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Hey all,
Just a quick note to advise I'm learning PHP by designing a small PHP
based Library system, not sure what direction it will head in but
hopefully a positive one.
There's some great open source similar projects out there, but I'm not
a big fan of some of the interfaces or some lack of features - so
thought I'd give it a crack.
Anyway, the group is at http://groups.google.com/group/LibraryToast
I've just posted an intro message with a link to some screenshots (we
all love screenies) of what I've played around with so far.
Just a quick note to advise I'm learning PHP by designing a small PHP
based Library system, not sure what direction it will head in but
hopefully a positive one.
There's some great open source similar projects out there, but I'm not
a big fan of some of the interfaces or some lack of features - so
thought I'd give it a crack.
Anyway, the group is at http://groups.google.com/group/LibraryToast
I've just posted an intro message with a link to some screenshots (we
all love screenies) of what I've played around with so far.
- ChrisKraus
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- ChrisKraus
- Forum Regular
- Posts:351
- Joined:Wed Dec 31, 2003 11:10 am
- Location:Dedham, MA - U.S.A.
I'm already learning some AJAX for this purpose, however I don't think it'll be a feature of LT for a while yet.
I also worked at the high school Library for 6 years, so yup - I know how things work from that point of view. Many a time, when my class was spending time in the Library, I often had to jump behind the desk to get my classmates checked out because the Librarian was busy.
I also worked at the high school Library for 6 years, so yup - I know how things work from that point of view. Many a time, when my class was spending time in the Library, I often had to jump behind the desk to get my classmates checked out because the Librarian was busy.
Update:
I've spent the afternoon scouring tutorials for using AJAX technology with PHP and MySQL - resulting in a catalogue search which displays the results as you type.
Hopefully I'll have some form of online demo of this shortly.
Updated Update:
I've made some changes on http://www.librarytoast.com - there are now direct links to the Google discussion group and Flickr.com screenshots.
Also, perhaps more interesting are two flash videos I've uploaded which demonstrate what I achieved in an afternoon of learning AJAX.
For those new to AJAX, it's a method - not a coding language, which retrieves or sends information in the background while your user is doing something else on your website. In this case, executing a search of the Library - as you type.
Go to http://www.librarytoast.com and click Demo Videos to see the videos.![Cool 8)](./images/smilies/icon_cool.gif)
I've spent the afternoon scouring tutorials for using AJAX technology with PHP and MySQL - resulting in a catalogue search which displays the results as you type.
Hopefully I'll have some form of online demo of this shortly.
Updated Update:
I've made some changes on http://www.librarytoast.com - there are now direct links to the Google discussion group and Flickr.com screenshots.
Also, perhaps more interesting are two flash videos I've uploaded which demonstrate what I achieved in an afternoon of learning AJAX.
For those new to AJAX, it's a method - not a coding language, which retrieves or sends information in the background while your user is doing something else on your website. In this case, executing a search of the Library - as you type.
Go to http://www.librarytoast.com and click Demo Videos to see the videos.
![Cool 8)](./images/smilies/icon_cool.gif)
![Image](http://www.librarytoast.com/wiki/lib/tpl/monobook/user/logo.gif)
I've updated the website and am currently re-thinking the project. Trying to spend a little bit of time most days on either programming or planning, so no promises or dates right now.
From http://www.librarytoast.com you can view the wiki where I'm putting most of the ideas and technical info e.g. database structure. The wiki is read-only at the moment, however discussion is welcome at the Google Group http://groups.google.com/group/LibraryToast or email your post to LibraryToast@googlegroups.com
I've also updated the blog and expanded it a bit with a few posts on Web 2.0 projects such as LibraryThing.com (a very cool website for book lovers) and other related topics.
I don't know about software but online: http://www.librarything.com for books, and http://www.listal.com for almost anything (dvds, books, games etc).lemon535 wrote:does anyone know where i could fiind free library software?? I would like to catalogue m dvd's!
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