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[yendi]

Why would the Dekalb Public Library use a search engine running in Java? I've got nothing against Java, but it accomplishes nothing other than slowing the service here. A library catalog search is something that just begs to be run using basic HTML forms, with an Oracle (or whatever they prefer) database on the backend. Java just makes things more confusing.

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because they can?

[m0usegrrl.livejournal.com]

seriously, the most likely reason they use Java is that they prolly bought a pre-canned library search engine from somewhere. it's easy to integrate -- it doesn't take much intelligence to insert a Java applet into your web page, and you don't need an in-house developer either.

so the real answer is they're cheap and lazy. =)

Re: because they can?

[(Anonymous)]

The Mousegrrl is probably right. There's a great deal of laziness in libraries; and not a lot of computer savvyness (does the spelling of that look right?)among the general staff. If you can buy it and not have to tweak it any, that's more time you can spend doing your job. Or not doing it, as the case may be. :)

The Mark of the Phantom Wolfboy!

Re: because they can?

[m0usegrrl.livejournal.com]

no, "savvyness" doesn't look right, but then, it's one of those words that just doesn't... =)