indexing of dynamic web pages

From: Claire McGuire (cmcguire@HAVERFORD.EDU)
Date: Fri May 10 2002 - 13:18:37 CDT

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Date:         Fri, 10 May 2002 11:18:37 -0700
From: Claire McGuire <mailto:cmcguire@HAVERFORD.EDU>
Subject:      indexing of dynamic web pages
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    <pre> Hello, all.

    We're planning to scan and transcribe a large group of 19th century letters. Because we're taking the time to transcribe these documents, it would be nice if search engines could pick up the full text transcriptions. But because the online versions of the transcripts will be database driven, I don't think the spiders will be able to pick them up. Is there a way to get around this? Is it possible to create static web pages that are still database-driven? OAI may help with some of the discovery challenges, but I'm looking for a way to reach less sophisticated users.

    I'd be grateful for any suggestions or resources that might help me figure out if search engines can index dynamic web pages.

    Thanks in advance for your help.

    Claire McGuire Haverford College

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