Re: [CODE4LIB] WorldCat SRU queries - elimination of records without a DDC no from the result set
I forwarded this thread to the Product Manager for the WorldCat Search API. She responded back that unfortunately this query is not possible using the API at this time. FYI, the SRU interface to WorldCat Search API doesn't currently support any scan type searches either. Is there a particular use case you're trying to support? Know that would help us document this as a possible enhancement. Karen Karen Coombs Senior Product Analyst Web Services OCLC coom...@oclc.org On Wed, May 16, 2012 at 9:49 PM, Arash.Joorabchi arash.joorab...@ul.ie wrote: Hi Andy, I am a SRU newbie myself, so I don't know how this could be achieved using scan operations and could not find much info on SRU website (http://www.loc.gov/standards/sru/). As for the wildcards, according to this guide: http://www.oclc.org/support/documentation/worldcat/searching/refcard/sea rchworldcatquickreference.pdf the symbols should be preceded by at least 3 characters, and therefore clauses like: ... AND srw.dd=* ... AND srw.dd=?.* ... AND srw/dd=###.* ... AND srw/dd=?3.* do not work and result in the following error: Diagnostics Identifier: info:srw/diagnostic/1/9 Meaning: Details: Message: Not enough chars in truncated term:Truncated words too short(9) Thanks, Arash From: Houghton,Andrew [mailto:hough...@oclc.org] Sent: 16 May 2012 11:58 To: Arash.Joorabchi Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] WorldCat SRU queries - elimination of records without a DDC no from the result set I'm not an SRU guru, but is it possible to do a scan and look for a postings of zero? Andy. On May 16, 2012, at 6:39, Arash.Joorabchi arash.joorab...@ul.ie wrote: Hi mark, Srw.dd=* does not work either: Identifier: info:srw/diagnostic/1/27 Meaning: Details: srw.dd Message: The index [srw.dd] did not include a searchable value I suppose the only option left is to retrieve everything and filter the results on the client side. Thanks for your quick reply. Arash -Original Message- From: Code for Libraries [mailto:CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Mike Taylor Sent: 16 May 2012 10:43 To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] WorldCat SRU queries - elimination of records without a DDC no from the result set There is no standard way in CQL to express field X is not empty. Depending on implementations, NOT srw.dd= might work (but evidently doesn't in this case). Another possibility is srw.dd=*, but again that may or may not work, and might be appallingly inefficient if it does. NOT srw.dd=null will definitely not work: null is not a special word in CQL. -- Mike. On 16 May 2012 10:32, Arash.Joorabchi arash.joorab...@ul.ie wrote: Hi all, I am sending SRU queries to the WorldCat in the following form: String host = http://worldcat.org/webservices/catalog/search/;; String query = sru?query=srw.kw=\ + keyword + \ + AND srw.ln exact \eng\ + AND srw.mt all \bks\ + AND srw.nt=\ + keyword + \ + servicelevel=full + maximumRecords=100 + sortKeys=relevance,,0 + wskey=[wskey]; And it is working fine, however I'd like to limit the results to those records that have a DDC number assigned to them, but I don't know what's the right way to specify this limit in the query. NOT srw.dd= NOT srw.dd=null Neither of above work Thanks, Arash No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2012.0.2176 / Virus Database: 2425/5001 - Release Date: 05/15/12
[CODE4LIB] Deadline extension for SWIB11 (Semantic Web in Libraries) to 31.5.2012
Due to several requests the submission deadline to the forth conference Semantic Web in Libraries (SWIB), 26.-28.11.2012 in Cologne, has been extended to May 31, 2012. The call for proposals here once again: Call for Participation: SWIB12 Semantic Web in Bibliotheken (Semantic Web in Libraries) Conference, 26.11. - 28.11.2012, Cologne To an ever increasing extent Linked Open Data (LOD) is developing into a mainstream topic, with more and more organisations announcing LOD projects and services. Furthermore and during the last two years Linked Open Data has received a lot more attention from the library world. Examples ranging from the Library of Congress' initiative A Bibliographic Framework for the Digital Age, the Conference of European National Librarians and their vote to support the open licensing of their data to groups like LODLAM, IFLA'S Semantic Web Special Interest Group, to library system vendors and providers discussing and experimenting with Linked Data technology clearly reflect that - LOD has gained a lot of momentum in library land. The question is how to ensure that LOD won't be a temporary hype but that it will take hold in future infrastructures. SWIB12 will focus on the adaption of Semantic Web approaches in applications for libraries and science. In the last years lots of effort has been put into generating LOD datasets from legacy systems and into promoting the LOD approach towards a global and open information space. Upcoming challenges will be the strategic and technical alignment of catalogues and legacy systems in libraries, and authoring environments for scholarly communication with a data and service infrastructure based on Semantic Web principles. This year's SWIB conference (Semantic Web in Bibliotheken) will be held in Cologne from 26-28 November 2012. As in the years before, SWIB12 will be organized by the North Rhine-Westphalian Library Service Center (hbz) and the ZBW - German National Library of Economics / Leibniz Information Centre for Economics. The conference language is English. We appreciate proposals (research reports, projects, work in progress, ...) on the following or related topics: * Integration of Linked Data into productive library environments * Technologies for providing, accessing and integrating Linked Data in a non-disruptive and lightweighted way, e.g. by means of APIs or WebServices * Enhancing authoring environments like Content Management Systems, blogs or wikis with Semantic Web facilities, e.g. by accessing Linked Open Datasets or by including semantic markup * Enhancing legacy data through integration of data from the LOD cloud or through FRBRizing, deduplication, crowdsourcing etc. * Applications using authority data maintained by libraries and possibly enriched by the community * Development of commercial or non-commercial library systems aligning their data models and policies with the web of data * Licensing strategies and business models for supporting the reuse of Linked Open Data Do you have an interesting service, research topic or project that you would like to present at the conference? We are looking forward to receiving your suggestions and proposals for contributions (with an abstract of 1000-1500 characters) by May 31, 2012. Please submit your abstract using our website at http://swib.org/swib12/submission. We'll try to give feedback till June 22. Adrian Pohl hbz Tel. +49-(0)221-40075235 E-mail: swib(at)hbz-nrw.de or Joachim Neubert ZBW Tel. +49-(0)40-42834462 E-mail: j.neubert(at)zbw.eu Website: http://swib.org/swib12 Twitter: #swib12
[CODE4LIB] Unglue.it has launched
There's even the beginnings of an API . https://unglue.it/api/help Lots of work left to do, though! Not much point unless the campaigns succeed. Eric
Re: [CODE4LIB] Unglue.it has launched
Congrats Eric! I'm very excited to see how the project moves forward. Now if I could only get a job to to pay for freeing those books! ;-) -- Tod Robbins iSchool GSA Crew MLIS Candidate 2012 University of Washington
[CODE4LIB] Job: Position Title: Librarian_Cataloger at PTFS,Inc.
**PTFS, a privately owned, Maryland-based company providing digital archiving and library solutions, as well as professional services including digitization, library staffing, and integration services, has an immediate opening for a Librarian/Cataloger at a client site in the Washington, DC metro area. **Responsibilities:** The Librarian/Cataloger will perform processing of government documents, reports, and other products in a variety of formats. Through the use of library and cataloging skills process materials according to archival quality procedures and standards. Enter existing and/or new records into an archival system. Maintain monthly and annual records of the number of items added to and withdrawn from the collection. ** ** Requires at least 5 years library and cataloging or archiving experience. Familiarity with NARA guidelines and requirements is a plus. Must be able to follow established Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) and other applicable policies and procedures. Requires TS/SCI with Full-Scope Polygraph level clearance. The candidate must be detail-oriented. The candidate should be diplomatic and responsive to customer requests, and have the ability to work in a fast-paced environment independently with minimal direction. Good interpersonal communications. The ability to work effectively at a computer workstation for extended periods of time, and the ability to read and assimilate information rapidly and use it to make timely and accurate decisions is required. The ability to work both as part of a team, and independently with minimal instruction is necessary. The candidate should be able to communicate effectively. **Preferred:** Experience processing archival materials and classified information and records in the IC, a plus. **Education:** Masters of Library Science degree preferred, but not required. Work experience can be substituted for degree. **Security Clearance Required: TS/SCI with Poly level clearance required**. Brought to you by code4lib jobs: http://jobs.code4lib.org/job/944/
[CODE4LIB] Working with proprietary library system API's
Just a note to say that I've received some very appreciative email and Tweets about a blog post I did concerning API's on proprietary library systems. As a result, I thought perhaps it might have appeal to a wider audience than would catch it via normal means of notification, so this is to bring it to your attention. If you've already read it, or work purely with open source software, please forgive and ignore this message, but if you haven't and you work with API's on proprietary library systems you might find this post helpful: http://thoughts.care-affiliates.com/2012/04/planning-to-customize-your-new-cloud.html Carl Grant CARE Affiliates LLC
Re: [CODE4LIB] Unglue.it has launched
Congrats to you and your team. This is wonderful- Nate On May 17, 2012, at 11:33 AM, Eric Hellman e...@hellman.net wrote: There's even the beginnings of an API . https://unglue.it/api/help Lots of work left to do, though! Not much point unless the campaigns succeed. Eric
Re: [CODE4LIB] Unglue.it has launched
I just signed up on the site and started uploading books to my wish list! What a great project. -Miraida On Thu, May 17, 2012 at 2:57 PM, Francis Kayiwa kay...@uic.edu wrote: On Thu, May 17, 2012 at 02:33:59PM -0400, Eric Hellman wrote: There's even the beginnings of an API . https://unglue.it/api/help Lots of work left to do, though! Not much point unless the campaigns succeed. Brilliant and good luck! ./fxk Eric -- Those who profess to favor freedom, and yet deprecate agitation, are men who want rain without thunder and lightning. They want the ocean without the roar of its many waters. -- Frederick Douglass
Re: [CODE4LIB] Code4Lib MidWest
Hi All, Thanks for the input. Sorry it took me a while to get back to you. The wiki for the Code4Lib MidWest: http://wiki.code4lib.org/index.php/Midwest Date: Tuesday July 24 and Wednesday July 25. We're looking for 10-15 minutes lightning talks, 30-60 minutes discussions/panels/presentations, and/or 90-minutes crash course/workshop. We are looking for hackfest suggestions as well (any hackfest topic is welcome; it doesn't have to be technical.) Registration is free. To register, please add your name, contact information/email, and affiliation to the wiki. We will add more info about the logistics soon. Please let me know if you have any questions, suggestions, etc. thanks, ranti. -- Bulk mail. Postage paid.
