Conference poster
Technology tools used to create the Naval Reactors History Database
Washington State University Academic Showcase (Pullman, Washington, 2012)
03/30/2012
Handle:
https://hdl.handle.net/2376/3068
Abstract
The Naval Reactors History Database is a unique online resource that provides access to publicly-available digital content on the joint United States Navy/Department of Energy nuclear propulsion program. The database includes information on the program’s history, including the impact of nuclear propulsion on naval operations, the evolution of reactor technology over time, and environmental issues relating to naval reactors. The database is based on three low-cost or free technologies, which will be the focus of this presentation: Amazon Web Services for server infrastructure support; the California Digital Library’s XTF open source digital content platform to support the online database; and, Facebook’s Open Graph Protocol, which provides the foundation for building a community of users around this online resource. The creation of this database using these tools demonstrates the possibilities offered by blending cloud-based services like Amazon’s Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) and open source software platforms. It also demonstrates the ability to create and maintain a robust, discipline-specific online resource at a modest cost. Poster presented at the Washington State University Academic Showcase, Pullman, WA.
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- Title
- Technology tools used to create the Naval Reactors History Database
- Creators
- Alan Cornish (Author)
- Conference
- Washington State University Academic Showcase (Pullman, Washington, 2012)
- Academic Unit
- Libraries
- Identifiers
- 99900501768101842
- Copyright
- openAccess ; http://purl.org/eprint/accessRights/OpenAccess
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Conference poster