Data Interoperability

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Date Topics Assignments
Jan 20 Overview to Interoperability
File types:
Flat files, RDBMS, XML
C/S Architecture,MARC Records 		JavaScript Tutorial
Term Paper: Issues in Data Interoperability
Jan 27 Using JavaScript functions
Hierarchical nodes - CVs
Language Models
Client Server Architecture (pdf) 		JavaScript review (.zip file)
Feb 3JavaScript, con’t JavaScript and PHP integration demo (.zip file)
Feb 7 [iSchool Conference]Use this time in Lab
Feb 17 Java Fundamentals
Char Encoding		 Java tutorial 1: (.zip file)
Feb 24 Java, Con’t. Java tutorial 2, tutorial 3
Mar 2 Objects, facets 
Mar 9 Spring Break
Mar 16 XML + XSLT
Java XML programs		 Java tutorial XML (Agenda for the day in .pdf) | Xerces zipped XML Class Homepage
Mar 23 Q & A
DCMI, REST, SOAP as examples		 
Mar 30Domains and Research Chan, paleo, etc.
Apr 6 Standard Oriented: RDF and DCMI 
Apr 13Mashups, Druple? 
Apr 20Developing a System
Sketching out objects		 Creating an integrated system: MARC, DigLib
Apr 27Continued 
May 4Project discussion & wrapup 

G Benoit, Ph.D.

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Associate Professor, Computer Science & GSLIS | Simmons College, Boston, MA USA | Email

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Updated Jan 19, 2012; Posted January 12, 2012.