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You might want to contact Dr. Ray Russell here at Appstate. Ray is in the Computer Science department here and has done work for NASA also. He has this obsession, oops I mean hobby, for collecting weather data. He has weather stations throughout the High Country ( western North Carolina ) and a WEB site http://raysweather.com that several people have relied on. I know at one time he had code you could embed in your WEB page, I don't know now. He has been working on this project for several years and probably still expanding his coverage a little at a time. You can tell him I suggested you contact him but I don't think that will get you anywhere ;-) . I had experience with some data that he accessed when taking databases, and advance databases courses under him and in a Java course taught by another instructor. He might be able to give you a quick and easy solution. Thomas ==================================================== Thomas McMillan Grant Bennett Appalachian State University Operations & Systems Analyst P O Box 32026 University Library Boone, North Carolina 28608 (828) 262 6587 Library Systems http://www.library.appstate.edu ==================================================== On May 1, 2012, at 3:39 PM, Ellen K. Wilson wrote: > This is really more of a thought experiment than an actual project, but I thought some people might get a kick out of it - maybe someone has even done it. > > We are in the process of redesigning our library homepage. During the fall semester we had a team of freshmen CIS students do a basic usability and design service learning project and we are now incorporating as much of their feedback as possible. We'd like to be as student-centric as possible. > > This got me thinking about the top two suggestions in the library's feedback box - 1) we want a coffee shop and 2) it's too cold/hot in the library. I figure I covered number one by throwing in some Javascript on the page (*groan*) but I see an opportunity with the second one. We do have microclimates within the library, so while it may be hot on 3N, chances are good it's freezing on 4S. Given that actually fixing this is beyond the library's control, what if we put wireless temperature sensors throughout the building and displayed their readings on the library homepage? > > So, if one were to attempt this: > -How would you go about it? (hardware- or software-wise) > -Could it be done for cheap? > -Would it be OCLC-approved? > > Best regards, > Ellen > > DISCLAIMER: The a/c is out in the library (again) and I think the high temperatures in my office may be frying my brain. > > -- > Ellen Knowlton Wilson > Instructional Services Librarian > Room 250, University Library > University of South Alabama > 5901 USA Drive North > Mobile, AL 36688 > (251) 460-6045 > [log in to unmask]