Library Cataloging
At times we take big hits on our system. For instance, when we recently put up scans of 100 lunar maps and hundreds of folks decided to download them all at the same time. Now demand has tapered off and things are back to normal. I've been an advocate here for BitTorrent. I thought putting up the files a day or two ahead of general release as torrents might lessen some of the load. But, that requires some tech savvy of the part of the users.I've just discovered a new method of distributing large files when there is a peak in demand, Coral. This is nice since the user never even needs to know what is happening, it is all behind the scenes. The only change the server has to make is to add a short string to the URL. Once the peak is past, a script could easily remove the string and rename the files. Worth further investigation. Wikipedia has this to say:
- Links In Lc Records
News about 856 links from LOC.I've received a couple of questions recently about the 856 links in LC records for the TOCs, descriptions, bios, sample texts, etc. and wanted to spread the word about what we did. Every month, around the first of the...
- Bittorrent
BitTorrent is often seen as nothing more than a tool for stealing copy-protected material. In reality, P2P networking is a powerful tool for moving large files. Warner Brothers and 20th Century Fox have already agreed to use it to distribute content....
- Bittorrent
BitTorrent is an often neglected or maligned P2P service. It is often characterized as a place to share illegal copies of movies and music. However, the tool is very useful in distributing large files to large numbers of people. I've often thought...
- Content Management System
Railroad is a standards-based repository for large binary files such as digital media, along with their metadata. It is designed to be easy to integrate with content management systems and other client software.Many CMSes are more suitable for document-style...
- Downloading
BitTorrent is a unique approach to sharing files. It uses a distributed method to share the load of downloading. The more users requesting a file, the less the load on the host machine. This could be very useful for RLG, OCLC and LC when they offer new...
Library Cataloging
Bandwidth
At times we take big hits on our system. For instance, when we recently put up scans of 100 lunar maps and hundreds of folks decided to download them all at the same time. Now demand has tapered off and things are back to normal. I've been an advocate here for BitTorrent. I thought putting up the files a day or two ahead of general release as torrents might lessen some of the load. But, that requires some tech savvy of the part of the users.I've just discovered a new method of distributing large files when there is a peak in demand, Coral. This is nice since the user never even needs to know what is happening, it is all behind the scenes. The only change the server has to make is to add a short string to the URL. Once the peak is past, a script could easily remove the string and rename the files. Worth further investigation. Wikipedia has this to say:
Coral is an open source, peer-to-peer content distribution network designed to mirror web content. Coral is designed to use the bandwidth of volunteers to reduce the load on websites and other providers of web content. To use coral, simply add .nyud.net:8080 to the hostname in a URL. So, for example, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page becomes http://en.wikipedia.org.nyud.net:8080/wiki/Main_Page. The latter is known as a coralized link.Coral
- Links In Lc Records
News about 856 links from LOC.I've received a couple of questions recently about the 856 links in LC records for the TOCs, descriptions, bios, sample texts, etc. and wanted to spread the word about what we did. Every month, around the first of the...
- Bittorrent
BitTorrent is often seen as nothing more than a tool for stealing copy-protected material. In reality, P2P networking is a powerful tool for moving large files. Warner Brothers and 20th Century Fox have already agreed to use it to distribute content....
- Bittorrent
BitTorrent is an often neglected or maligned P2P service. It is often characterized as a place to share illegal copies of movies and music. However, the tool is very useful in distributing large files to large numbers of people. I've often thought...
- Content Management System
Railroad is a standards-based repository for large binary files such as digital media, along with their metadata. It is designed to be easy to integrate with content management systems and other client software.Many CMSes are more suitable for document-style...
- Downloading
BitTorrent is a unique approach to sharing files. It uses a distributed method to share the load of downloading. The more users requesting a file, the less the load on the host machine. This could be very useful for RLG, OCLC and LC when they offer new...