: Projects

• Bentley Snow Crystal Collection of the Buffalo Museum of Science - Digital Library
  • Site 1 in Buffalo Museum of Science
  • Site 2 in the School of Informatics
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    • Infrastructure Design
    • Responsible for project's infrastructure construction.
    • Created a search engine using ASP (VBScript) to retrieve relevant records from MS Access database.
    • Wrote the technical manuals for system maintenance and migration.
    • Gained excellent knowledge in Greenstone Open Source Digital Library software.
  
  
  
• Koha@Buffalo Project- Library Automation System
  • Koha@Buffalo
  • Koha Informational site
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    • Develop an educational system included an Integrated Library System and a discussion board system for MLS graduate students to learn and test the world first Open Source Library Automation System, Koha.
    • MLS students would get to be familiar with new technologies related to library science by operating and manipulating Koha.
    • From this project, MLS students would obtain skills and knowledge not only in OPAC, circulation, catalogue, and acquisition, but also in Linux, Apache, MySQL, Perl, and website design.
    • The System is integrated with RedHat Linux Operating System, Apache Web Server, MySQL database system, and phpBB Bulletin Board System.
    • Programming languages include bash shell, Perl, php, Javascript, and HTML.
  
  
  
• UB Classics Department Goetz Library Project
  • UB Classics Goetz Library
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    • Develop a system to automate the Classics Department's reference library by using Koha.
    • Modify database structure in MARC and Koha OPAC to display suitable search results to fit Classics Department's information needs.
    • The collection of about 7,000 items, many in Latin and Greek, includes various formats such as photographs, maps, and archaeological field notes.
  
  
  
• UB Center for Teaching and Learning Resources Project
  • CTLR OPAC
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    • To automate collections in UB Center for Teaching and Learning Resources.
    • Modify database structure in MARC and Koha OPAC to display suitable search results to fit specific needs.
  
  
  
• Multilingual Environment in Single PC
  • Multilingual Environment in Single PC
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    • Create a informational website to provide a solution to users who have multilingual needs in their computing environment.
    • Use step-by-step instruction in Chinese, English, and Russian to help users to create their own computing systems.
  
  
  
• Capstone Project
  • English-Chinese Cross-Language Information Retrieval
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    • This study is to determine the major problems from end user's perspectives.
    • Chinese coding schemes: BIG5 (Traditional Chinese), GB (Simplified Chinese), Unicode.
    • Chinese character and phrase usage in traditional and simplified Chinese.
  
  
  
• Linux Live CD
  • Koha Live CD
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    • Develop a portable single CD version of Koha Library System for educational purposes.
    • Use Slackware Linux as original OS to create a portable, virus-free operating system in a CDROM.