Thanks Karen - yes, I'm following the work of the group :) Owen
Owen Stephens Owen Stephens Consulting Web: http://www.ostephens.com Email: o...@ostephens.com Telephone: 0121 288 6936 On 23 Aug 2010, at 16:54, Karen Coombs wrote: > Owen, > > It is probably worth looking at the work of ILS Interoperability group > which is has adopted the XC NCIP Toolkit to try to provide access to > ILS data like Availability. The group is very active right now and > trying to get people to build connectors for the toolkit and improve > existing code. If you are dealing with ALEPH I believe there is a > connector for ALEPH in the current version of the XC NCIP toolkit. > > You can check out our activities at http://groups.google.com/group/ils-di > > Karen > > On Mon, Aug 23, 2010 at 6:48 AM, Owen Stephens <o...@ostephens.com> wrote: >> I'm part of a project at Oxford University in the UK that is looking at how >> we can enhance the 'Citation Helper' module in Sakai (which is used to >> provide the Oxford learning environment 'WebLearn') - enabling faculty >> members to add resources from the Oxford 'resource discovery' solution SOLO >> (Primo, from Ex Libris) and displaying holdings/availability information >> alongside items in the resource lists. >> >> I've just blogged some more information about the project (from my own point >> of view), outlining the approach we are taking. We are aiming to achieve the >> integrations through a 'loosely coupled' approach making use of common >> standards/specifications including: >> >> OpenURL >> COinS >> Juice framework >> DLF-ILS GetAvailability >> DAIA (possibly) >> >> All this should be mean that what we do at Oxford can be easily transferred >> to other environments. There is a lot more detail in the blog post at >> http://www.meanboyfriend.com/overdue_ideas/2010/08/sir-louie/, and I'd >> really welcome comments/suggestions/issues/questions to inform the project >> as we start developing the solutions for Sir Louie. >> >> Thanks, >> >> Owen >> >> >> Owen Stephens >> Owen Stephens Consulting >> Web: http://www.ostephens.com >> Email: o...@ostephens.com >> Telephone: 0121 288 6936 >>
