On Feb 11, 2006, at 8:16 AM, Brad Baxter wrote:
I have this sample data structure:
my %profile = (
'subjects' => {
'astronomy' => {
'telescope world' => 'http://telescope.com',
'stars r us' => 'http://websters.com',
'asto magazine' => 'http://oxford.edu'
},
'mathematics' => {
'2 + 2 = 4' => 'http://catalog.nd.edu',
'math library' => 'http://worldcat.com'
}
},
'tools' => {
'dictionaries' => {
'websters' => 'http://websters.com',
'oxford' => 'http://oxford.edu'
},
'catalogs' => {
'und' => 'http://catalog.nd.edu',
'worldcat' => 'http://worldcat.com'
}
}
);
I now need to build %profile programatically. As I loop through a set
of information resources I can determine the following values:
1. resource name (ex: telescope world)
2. URL (ex: http://telescope.com)
3. term (ex: astronomy)
4. facet (ex: subjects)
Given these values, how can I build %profile?
Short answer: $profile{ $facet }{ $term }{ $resource } = $url;
Wow! Perfect!!
I have been able to take what Jonathan Gorman, Bruce Van Allen, and
Brad Baxter have given me and incorporate it into a the beginnings of
a patron-specific interface of MyLibrary. In MyLibrary patrons can be
created and "cataloged" with facet/term combinations -- a controlled
vocabulary. These same facet/term combinations are used to "catalog"
information resources. Thus, through the controlled vocabulary I am
able to create relationships between resources and patrons.
The results is the display of a set of information resources designed
for individuals with particular characteristics. For example, try the
following URLs. Each points to a different patron with different
characteristics, and each page provides the ability to display the
information resources in an alphabetical or grouped view:
* Andrew Carnegie
http://dewey.library.nd.edu/morgan/portal/?cmd=patron&id=194
* Leonardo D'Vinci
http://dewey.library.nd.edu/morgan/portal/?cmd=patron&id=191
* Galileo Galilei
http://dewey.library.nd.edu/morgan/portal/?cmd=patron&id=193
Thanks guys. I have added your names to my code.
--
Eric Morgan
