Thanks, Terran! This looks good! On Wed, Jul 11, 2018 at 12:57 PM, Terran McCanna < [email protected]> wrote:
> FYI, until Syndetics Unbound works with Evergreen and we move to that, I > decided to workaround the problems we were encountering with the display of > Syndetics Classic content by modifying the tt2 files. I've changed the > display to an in-screen modal pop-up that shows all the available Syndetics > content (whether or not the perlmod looks for it). It's not perfect, but it > uses Syndetics' own provided layout rather than trying to pull in the > content they provide as plain text, and doesn't rely on doing lookups for > every possible type of review. > > You can see how it works at http://gapines.org/eg/opac/ > record/2158551?locg=1 (click on the "See Summary, Reviews, and More from > Syndetics" button towards the bottom of the page below the NoveList added > content). > > And the code is here if anyone else wants to do something like it (or > improve upon it) as a local customization: > http://git.evergreen-ils.org/?p=evergreen/pines.git;a=commit > ;h=aa4422c78bec5fce371ef5db4ab552be3d1498d0 > > Note that my change exposes the library-specific Syndetics id in the URL, > but I talked with Syndetics about it and reviewed their documentation and > that's exactly what they expect to happen, so it's not an issue as far as > they are concerned. > > I had originally tried modifying the Perl code to just do a single > Syndetics call to check for summary data rather than doing multiple calls > for all different types of data, but I was encountering problems with it > giving me false negatives (saying there wasn't data when there was) and > triggering the code that temporarily disable added content lookups and > finally decided I had better things to do with my time than argue with old > code, especially since I assume it will all need to be rewritten to > accommodate Syndetics Unbound in the not too distant future anyway. > > Terran McCanna > PINES Program Manager > Georgia Public Library Service > 1800 Century Place, Suite 150 > <https://maps.google.com/?q=1800+Century+Place,+Suite+150++Atlanta,+GA+30345&entry=gmail&source=g> > Atlanta, GA 30345 > <https://maps.google.com/?q=1800+Century+Place,+Suite+150++Atlanta,+GA+30345&entry=gmail&source=g> > 404-235-7138 > [email protected] > > > On Thu, Mar 29, 2018 at 11:31 AM, Lindsay Stratton <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Well, at least their sales message is consistent! >> >> FWIW, because maybe they use the same title for their mock-up?, this is a >> link to our current catalog for Raven Boys - http://evergreen.owwl.org/eg >> /opac/record/442294. >> >> The Syndetics Classic content we subscribe to displays under the >> "Summaries and more" tab. It's OK, but not as nice as the fancy Unbound >> stuff. Although I do notice that we, although we are apparently paying for >> it, do not have the Professional Reviews... I wonder if that is related to >> the display issues Terran found. >> >> Our Novelist content displays under the "Reviews, Series & Suggest Reads" >> tab. We are kind of assuming that Unbound content would function similarly. >> >> Our main concern is the configuration and display of cover images. We are >> using the Syndetics Classic API to manage that, and worry that the way >> Evergreen processes cover images will not play nicely with whatever process >> Unbound uses. >> >> Lindsay >> >> Lindsay Stratton >> Library Automation Services Manager >> Pioneer Library System >> 2557 State Rte 21 >> <https://maps.google.com/?q=2557+State+Rte+21++Canandaigua,+NY+14424&entry=gmail&source=g> >> Canandaigua, NY 14424 >> <https://maps.google.com/?q=2557+State+Rte+21++Canandaigua,+NY+14424&entry=gmail&source=g> >> 585-394-8260 x104 >> >> >> ------------------------------ >> >> > -- Jessica Woolford Evergreen Systems Manager Bibliomation, Inc. 24 Wooster Ave. Waterbury, CT 06708 203-577-4070 ext. 105
