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Lucene powers the search capabilities of practically all library discovery platforms, by way of Solr, etc. The Lucene project evolves rapidly, and it's a full-time job to keep up with the ever improving features and scalability. This talk will distill and showcase the most relevant(!) advancements to date.
== The Why and How of Very Large Displays in Libraries. ==
* Cory Lown, NCSU Libraries, cwlown@ncsu.edu
Previous Code4Lib Presentations:
[http://code4lib.org/conference/2012/lown How People Search the Library from a Single Search Box] 2012
[http://code4lib.org/conference/2010/orphanides_lown_lynema Enhancing Discoverability with Virtual Shelf Browse] 2010
Built into the walls of NC State's new Hunt Library are several [http://www.christiedigital.com/en-us/digital-signage/products/microtiles/pages/microtiles-digital-signage-video-wall.aspx Christie MicroTile Display Wall Systems]. What does a library do with a display that's seven feet tall and over twenty feet wide? I'll talk about why libraries might want large displays like this, what we're doing with them right now, and what we might do with them in the future. And I'll get into the fun details of how you build web applications for a browser window with about 14 million pixels (about 10 million more than a dual 24" monitor desktop setup).
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