Re: [CODE4LIB] SuDoc normalization for sorting
Hi, Tod. No idea how well it works, but there is a perl Text::SuDocs module on CPAN: http://search.cpan.org/~cfouts/Text-SuDocs-0.014/lib/Text/SuDocs.pm Might be something you could reverse-engineer for another platform. wayne -Original Message- From: Code for Libraries [mailto:CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Tod Olson Sent: Wednesday, February 20, 2013 10:09 AM To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: [CODE4LIB] SuDoc normalization for sorting C4L, Does anyone have some code they'd be willing to share that normalizes SuDoc numbers for sorting? Best, -Tod Tod Olson t...@uchicago.edumailto:t...@uchicago.edu Systems Librarian University of Chicago Library
Re: [CODE4LIB] Local catalog records and Google, Bing, Yahoo!
This is really interesting. Do you have evidence (anecdotally or otherwise) that the people coming to you via search engines found what they were looking for? Sorry, I don't know exactly how to phrase this. To put it another way - are your patrons finding you this way? wayne -Original Message- From: Code for Libraries [mailto:CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Sean Hannan Sent: Thursday, February 23, 2012 12:37 PM To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] Local catalog records and Google, Bing, Yahoo! Our Blacklight-powered catalog (https://catalyst.library.jhu.edu/) comes up a lot in google search results (try gil scott heron circle of stone). Some numbers: 59% of our total catalog traffic comes from google searches 0.04% of our total catalog traffic comes from yahoo searches 0.03% of our total catalog traffic comes from bing searches For context, 32.96% of our total catalog traffic is direct traffic and referrals from all of the library websites combined. Anecdotally, it would appear that bing (and bing-using yahoo) seem to drastically play down catalog records in their results. We're not doing anything to favor a particular search engine; we have a completely open robots.txt file. Google regularly indexes our catalog. Every couple days or so. I haven't checked in awhile. We're not doing any fancy SEO here (though, I'd like to implement some of the microdata stuff). It's just a function of how the site works. We link a lot of our catalog results to further searches (clicking on an author name takes you to an author search with that name, etc). Google *loves* that type of intertextual website linking (see also: Wikipedia). We also have stable URLs. Search URLs will always return searches with those parameters, item URLs are based on an ID that does not change. All of that good stuff doesn't help us with bing, though. ...But I'm not really concerned with remedying that, right this moment. -Sean On 2/23/12 12:37 PM, todd.d.robb...@gmail.com todd.d.robb...@gmail.com wrote: First of all, I'm going to say I know little in this area. I've done some preliminary research about search indexing (Google's) and investigated a few OPAC robot.txt files. Now to my questions: - Can someone explain to me or point me to research as to why local library catalog records do not show up in Google, Bing, or Yahoo! search results? - Is there a general prohibition by libraries for search engines to crawl their public records? - Do the search engines not index these records actively? - Is it a matter of SEO/promoted results? - Is it because some systems don't mint URLs for each record? I haven't seen a lot of discussion about this recently and I know Jason Ranallo has done a lot of work in this area and gave a great talk at code4lib Seattle on microdata/Schema.org, so I figured this could be part of that continuing conversation. I look forward to being educated by you all, Tod
Re: [CODE4LIB] Thanks and a question
I think it was Tom Burton-West's talk on the first day (just getting my notes in order, too): http://code4lib.org/conference/2012/burton-west His slides are linked there (thanks, Tom!). wayne -Original Message- From: Code for Libraries [mailto:CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of William Gunn Sent: Friday, February 10, 2012 4:43 PM To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: [CODE4LIB] Thanks and a question Thanks everyone for the days packed with interesting discussions. It was a great experience and I've already been talking to some people about plans for Chicago awesomeness. I remember a presentation where someone, perhaps Mike Schultz http://code4lib.org/conference/2012/schultz said they switched the Solr search default from OR to AND and they saw great improvements in search success. Does anyone know who that was and if they have any data they can share? I'd really like to get this implemented at Mendeley if I can make a case for it. Also, this is the last call for those who want to either give me presentation feedback or get a free trial of some not-yet-publicly released features: http://mnd.ly/C4L2012WG Thanks again to the wonderful hosts. Seattle is a lovely town and it was great to share it with you. Best, -- William Gunn
Re: [CODE4LIB] SIP2 SDK available
There is a perl implementation of the server (or ACS, in SIP terminology) side, which I believe is incorporated into the Koha code. A CVS repository is available from SourceForge (http://openncip.cvs.sourceforge.net/viewvc/openncip/). It doesn't appear to be too actively worked on at the moment. I don't know if how helpful it will be, since you're probably looking at libraries for the client side, but there may be useful stuff in there for you. wayne -Original Message- From: Code for Libraries [mailto:code4...@listserv.nd.edu] On Behalf Of Migell Acosta Sent: Thursday, November 04, 2010 9:19 AM To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: [CODE4LIB] SIP2 SDK available Hello everyone, my name is Migell Acosta and I am new to the list. I am at the County of Los Angeles Public Library. I am interested in developing our own automated check in system because the commercial offerings are a bit pricey and not very innovative. So, my task will be to write the user interface, but I'd like to avoid writing the SIP2 component from scratch. Does anyone know of a SIP2 SDK or software library available as FOSS or paid license? I'm not too picky about programming language. We have a developer on staff who can adapt to a few different languages. Thanks very much. Migell Acosta County of Los Angeles Public Library Interim Assistant Director, Information Systems 562-940-8418 maco...@library.lacounty.gov
Re: [CODE4LIB] hotel for conf?
Hey, Jonathan. That's weird - the hotel told me (well, the web site told me) that 1 king bed was not available at this time. I placed the reservation Wednesday. Have you called? I wouldn't mind swapping, since I'm not sharing the room with anyone, but I begin to suspect that the guest block may simply be overbooked. wayne -Original Message- From: Code for Libraries [mailto:code4...@listserv.nd.edu] On Behalf Of Jonathan Rochkind Sent: Friday, January 09, 2009 4:15 PM To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: [CODE4LIB] hotel for conf? So the Marriott for the conference hotel is telling me there are no rooms with two queen beds available. That's kind of a problem, since I was planning on sharing a room with a colleague. Anyone know if there's any way around that? Jonathan -- Jonathan Rochkind Digital Services Software Engineer The Sheridan Libraries Johns Hopkins University 410.516.8886 rochkind (at) jhu.edu
Re: [CODE4LIB] conference travel share -- portland to seattle?
I'm not sure what your budget is, but I'm taking Amtrak to Seattle after the conference, one-way for about $25.00 (with AAA discount). Both the Portland and Seattle train stations are in the downtown areas. I've ridden this train before; it's a nice, relaxed ride. I don't remember all the options, but I think there are at least 3 trains a day. wayne -Original Message- From: Code for Libraries [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jonathan Rochkind Sent: Friday, January 25, 2008 4:49 PM To: CODE4LIB@listserv.nd.edu Subject: [CODE4LIB] conference travel share -- portland to seattle? Are there any Code4Lib 08 conference attendees that will be returning via automobile from Portland to Seattle WA after the conference, and want to let me share their ride for appropriate cost share? I am going to vacation for a few days in Seattle after the conference, and am trying to figure out the best/cheapest/easiest way to get there. Jonathan -- Jonathan Rochkind Digital Services Software Engineer The Sheridan Libraries Johns Hopkins University 410.516.8886 rochkind (at) jhu.edu
Re: [CODE4LIB] Please participate in the ILS Discovery Interface Task Force survey
Are you also interested in feedback from public libraries? wayne -- Wayne Schneider ILS System Administrator Hennepin County Library wschneider at hclib.org -Original Message- From: Code for Libraries [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Todd Grappone Sent: Friday, September 07, 2007 12:19 PM To: CODE4LIB@listserv.nd.edu Subject: [CODE4LIB] Please participate in the ILS Discovery Interface Task Force survey The ILS Discovery Interface Task Force, convened by the Digital Library Federation (DLF), is studying the discovery needs of research libraries and their patrons, in order to recommend interfaces to the ILS that discovery applications can use. We want to know what kinds of discovery applications (outside the traditional ILS public access catalog) are most needed in libraries, and where machine-accessible interfaces (APIs) to the ILS and its data can better support these applications.
