We're considering to expand our service with a item locator. Mapping the
library (http://mashedlibrary.com/wiki/index.php?title=Mapping_the_library)
describes how to build this with Google maps. But is this really the way to go?
Does anyone has any experience with this? Does anyone have some
One case study on this very topic was published in the recent Code4Lib Journal,
it may be of use:
http://journal.code4lib.org/articles/3072
From: Code for Libraries [code4...@listserv.nd.edu] On Behalf Of Tom
Vanmechelen
Hi Tom,
The mapping the library project started out (in my head) as simply using
existing mapping tools to provide an interface to a map. The way the project
went when we sat down and played for a day was slightly different, although
still vaguely interesting :)
The thinking behind using
Tom,
Before spending too much time trying to integrate building floorplans
with Google Maps, I would consider whether the maximum zoom level
(currently 20, which is around 3 pixels per foot) will allow you to
provide the detail needed for your floorplan.
Although this might only be an issue if
Love the soundtrack, Eric. :-)
Stephen Little
University of Notre Dame
LinkedIn profile: http://www.linkedin.com/in/stephenmalittle
On Wed, Jun 30, 2010 at 9:34 AM, Eric Lease Morgan emor...@nd.edu wrote:
Movie of code4libb...@loc temporarily at:
http://infomotions.com/tmp/loc/
Thanks
Hi All - III is touting their web-services based Synergy product as having
the efficiency of a pre-indexed service and the timeliness of a just-in-time
service. Does anyone know if the agreements they have made with database
vendors to use these web services preclude an organization developing an
I do suggest you look at your locations carefully before you dive in.
For the reserved stock held in boxes the location is in the box, the
box has its own location. Moving the box to a new shelf in another
room becomes a simple single update to the boxes location.
Some contain other items in the
Hi Cindy,
Both the Ebsco and Proquest APIs are definitely available to customers. We're
using the Ebsco one in our Xerxes application, for example. ( I'll send you a
link off-list, Cindy.)
--Dave
==
David Walker
Library Web Services Manager
California State University
You know, this leads into something I've been wondering about. You'll
all have to pardon my ignorance, as I've never worked in a library with
functioning management of e-resources.
Do libraries opt for these commercial 'pre-indexed' services simply
because they're a good value proposition
Cory Rockliff wrote:
Do libraries opt for these commercial 'pre-indexed' services simply
because they're a good value proposition compared to all the work of
indexing multiple resources from multiple vendors into one local index,
or is it that companies like iii and Ex Libris are the only ones
You might also need to factor in an extra server or three (in the cloud or
otherwise) into that equation, given that we're talking 100s of millions of
records that will need to be indexed.
companies like iii and Ex Libris are the only ones with
enough clout to negotiate access
I don't think
Well, this is the thing: we're a small, highly-specialized collection,
so I'm not talking about indexing the whole range of content which a
university like JHU or even a small liberal arts college would need
to--it's really a matter of a few key databases in our field(s). Don't
get me wrong,
We're looking at an infrastructure based on Marklogic running on Amazon
EC2, so the scale of data to be indexed shouldn't actually be that big
of an issue. Also, as I said to Jonathan, I only see myself indexing a
handful of highly-relevant resources, so we're talking millions, rather
than
We are one of those institutions that did this -negotiated for lots of content
YEARS ago (before the providers really knew what
they or we were in for.)
We have locally loaded records from the ISI databases, INSPEC, BIOSIS, and the
Department of Energy (as well as from full-text
publishers,
14 matches
Mail list logo
