[CODE4LIB] e-journals lists, database lists
Code4Lib, What, short of a full-blown ERM, are you using to manage and provide your e-journals lists and database lists? We're looking for something that we can use for just a couple years. We already have the data in a database, and would like to dump it into something and have the lists and searching of the lists come out. We could certainly build something ourselves, but if something already exists, we'd love to take a look at it. Best, -Tod Tod Olson t...@uchicago.edu Systems Librarian University of Chicago Library
Re: [CODE4LIB] e-journals lists, database lists
You may want to take a look at Simon Fraser University's CUFTS product: http://researcher.sfu.ca/cufts/erm It is open-source. Cheers James RW MacDonald, MLIS Digital Initiatives Librarian University of Northern British Columbia P: 250-960-6601 On 2012-05-24, at 11:44 AM, Tod Olson wrote: Code4Lib, What, short of a full-blown ERM, are you using to manage and provide your e-journals lists and database lists? We're looking for something that we can use for just a couple years. We already have the data in a database, and would like to dump it into something and have the lists and searching of the lists come out. We could certainly build something ourselves, but if something already exists, we'd love to take a look at it. Best, -Tod Tod Olson t...@uchicago.edu Systems Librarian University of Chicago Library
Re: [CODE4LIB] e-journals lists, database lists
Tod, We catalog our 1100 curated databases in our ILS, and then created a custom view in Blacklight to show these to patrons and librarians alike. This way they are integrated into the next generation catalog, but the tailored view lets us decorate their presentation with short summaries of what's in each database, off-campus access instructions, not sure where to start information, and a link to our federated search tool. http://searchworks.stanford.edu/?f[format][]=Database This replaced a one off application that held the same information, but with its own data store, app logic and distinct UI. We continue to maintain SFX for e-journals title searching browsing. - Tom On May 24, 2012, at 11:44 AM, Tod Olson wrote: Code4Lib, What, short of a full-blown ERM, are you using to manage and provide your e-journals lists and database lists? We're looking for something that we can use for just a couple years. We already have the data in a database, and would like to dump it into something and have the lists and searching of the lists come out. We could certainly build something ourselves, but if something already exists, we'd love to take a look at it. Best, -Tod Tod Olson t...@uchicago.edu Systems Librarian University of Chicago Library
Re: [CODE4LIB] e-journals lists, database lists
On Thu, May 24, 2012 at 7:44 PM, Tod Olson t...@uchicago.edu wrote: Code4Lib, What, short of a full-blown ERM, are you using to manage and provide your e-journals lists and database lists? We're looking for something that we can use for just a couple years. We already have the data in a database, and would like to dump it into something and have the lists and searching of the lists come out. We could certainly build something ourselves, but if something already exists, we'd love to take a look at it. Im inclined to say if you have the data in a database, just use its power to show the data in the form you need. You didn't really say what output you are looking for. searching/discovery Solr what database? perhaps just the right inverted index needs creating perhaps just a few join tables need creating Dave Caroline
Re: [CODE4LIB] e-journals lists, database lists
Hi Tod, We use SubjectsPlus [1] for the database list; basically, we have a script that exports the data from our III catalog, another script that reads this text file and does inserts/updates to the appropriate tables in SubjectsPlus. The A-Z list is then displayed by SubjectsPlus in its normal fashion. Example output here: http://library.miami.edu/sp/subjects/databases.php?letter=A If you already have a database, you'd just need a quick script to import into SubjectsPlus, and you could then manage it via the usual SP admin. Drop me a line if you want more info. Andrew [1] http://www.subjectsplus.com On Thu, May 24, 2012 at 2:44 PM, Tod Olson t...@uchicago.edu wrote: Code4Lib, What, short of a full-blown ERM, are you using to manage and provide your e-journals lists and database lists? We're looking for something that we can use for just a couple years. We already have the data in a database, and would like to dump it into something and have the lists and searching of the lists come out. We could certainly build something ourselves, but if something already exists, we'd love to take a look at it. Best, -Tod Tod Olson t...@uchicago.edu Systems Librarian University of Chicago Library -- Andrew Darby Head, Web Emerging Technologies University of Miami Libraries
Re: [CODE4LIB] e-journals lists, database lists
That's just the sort of thing we had in mind. Thanks! -Tod On May 24, 2012, at 2:14 PM, Andrew Darby wrote: Hi Tod, We use SubjectsPlus [1] for the database list; basically, we have a script that exports the data from our III catalog, another script that reads this text file and does inserts/updates to the appropriate tables in SubjectsPlus. The A-Z list is then displayed by SubjectsPlus in its normal fashion. Example output here: http://library.miami.edu/sp/subjects/databases.php?letter=A If you already have a database, you'd just need a quick script to import into SubjectsPlus, and you could then manage it via the usual SP admin. Drop me a line if you want more info. Andrew [1] http://www.subjectsplus.com On Thu, May 24, 2012 at 2:44 PM, Tod Olson t...@uchicago.edu wrote: Code4Lib, What, short of a full-blown ERM, are you using to manage and provide your e-journals lists and database lists? We're looking for something that we can use for just a couple years. We already have the data in a database, and would like to dump it into something and have the lists and searching of the lists come out. We could certainly build something ourselves, but if something already exists, we'd love to take a look at it. Best, -Tod Tod Olson t...@uchicago.edu Systems Librarian University of Chicago Library -- Andrew Darby Head, Web Emerging Technologies University of Miami Libraries
