NCL Electronic Database Catalog System

The NCL Electronic Database Catalog System was established to provide an efficient and easy way for public libraries and users in Taiwan to locate resources in the various electronic databases available at the NCL. The system adopts a web-based architecture using Microsoft Internet Information Server, MS SQL server 7.0, and Active Server Pages, as well as a system execution plan using SQL server storage procedures and T-SQL. All database statistics are automatically updated daily. The system currently provides information on 122 individual databases established using mirror, cache and Archie methods on WinNT/2000, Linux and Unix platforms. These frameworks enable users to search for information by database title, category, topic or type through a simple web-based interface. The system can also return statistics on the number of times that each database is used.