Friday, January 30, 2009
Interesting Catalog tidbits
Hi all, I thought I'd pass along these two open-access catalog initiatives I happened across... The first one is called "Scriblio." As I understand it, it uses a Wordpress-like OPAC face that allows you to do things like faceted searching. Here's the link: http://about.scriblio.net/ The example that best matches our own catalog needs is the Hong Kong University's Library for Science and Technology's "SmartCat": http://catalog.ust.hk/catalog/smartcat.php <http://catalog.ust.hk/catalog/smartcat.php> The second is the eXtensible Catalog project. http://www.extensiblecatalog.org/ <http://www.extensiblecatalog.org/> I don't believe this one is up and running yet, but I think it will roll out this summer. I just thought I'd send these out as interesting fodder as we talk about catalog options in the future...they're definitely worth poking around. dan
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Is it just me, or is this catalog kind of awesome?
ReplyDeletehttp://library.plymouth.edu/
Actually, don't use the Search Library Catalog link, because that is /very unawesome/. Instead use the "Search entire library,
including catalog" box in upper left and look at what it spits out.
I'm not sure what part of that Scriblio is responsible for, but I love the individual record display (and options for interactivity). Very cool!
I think eXtensible is one of the open source tools powering the CDI.
Thanks for sharing! --Selene
The CDI is powered by eXist a native XML database, the eXtensible catalog is a Mellon funded project to be an open source OPAC that is extensible and that truly meets the needs of the modern user. i know they have done a tremendous amount of research before they even began developing. It is unclear what the final product will look like, but I'm certainly intrigued by the possibilities.
ReplyDelete-Winona