Getting back to the subject of a previous thread, (and digesting some wonderful
contributions by Karen, Alex, Jeremy and Ed C.) I dug around some links that
Jonathan posted, and I think they're worth further discussion.
The way that JHU has integrated Public Domain works into its catalog results
with umlaut is brilliant and pragmatic; the new catalog ("catalyst") interface
based on Blacklight is a great improvement on the older Horizon version:
https://catalyst.library.jhu.edu/catalog/bib_816990
Clearly, Jonathan has gone through the process of getting his library to think
through the integration, and it seems to work.
Has there been any opposition?
What are the reasons that this sort of integration not more widespread? Are
they technical or institutional? What can be done by producers of open access
content to make this work better and easier? Are "unified" approaches being
touted by vendors delivering something really different?
Looking forward, I wonder whether the "print-first, then enrich with digital"
strategy required by today's infrastructure and work flow will decline compared
to a more Googlish web-first strategy.
Eric
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