[columbus.pm] Greetings all you Columbus Perl Mongers
chris
chris at theconceited.com
Fri Feb 6 20:47:16 CST 2004
An idea just hit me for a project...perhaps some of you can advise me on
the feasibility of it. Right now I am searching through the databases of
the YSU Maag library, the Mahoning County public library system, and
OhioLink(sure you're all familiar with that one). The frustrating thing is
that I am searching for the same set of books at each. While Maagnet and
Ohiolink overlap a bit, its not enough to be useful(mostly, it just yells
at me on Ohiolink when i look for a book that Maag has...and refuses to let
me request it). If I could build a small program to search through all 3
web-based databases, it would be very useful. If I could build it in such
a way that I could easily add new sites to its searches, that would be
really, really useful(like say, return listings on Amazon if nothing can be
found in the library systems).
Doesn't seem like something all that complicated, but again I'm a newbie so
perhaps the project is deceptively simple?
On a somewhat related note: any computer-related books you perl-mongers
would recommend? Not technical how-to's, bur rather stuff that might be
called "informative entertainment." To give an idea, my recent reading
list is "The Cuckoo's Egg" by Clifford Stoll, "Just for Fun" by Linus
Torvalds, "Cyberpunk," and "Rebel Code."
I think "The Mythical Man-Month" will probably be next, its referenced so
much in the other books.
>However, you are correct, our website does need something. A new project
>perhaps?
>Any ideas anyone?
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