Library Cataloging
An interesting idea on usr/lib/info, benchmarking ILS performance.
- Viewzi
Viewzi is a new search tool, a search mash-up (smash?). They have made it possible to create different views and parameters for a search. On search brings up screens for photos, videos, 4 search engines combined, etc. Interesting approach, they will have...
- Lc Test Of Access Level Records
In November of 2004, the Library of Congress Bibliographic Access Divisions posted information related to efforts to define a new level of cataloging within the MARC/AACR context, called access level-- more information related to the background and development...
- Bates Task Force 2.3 Review
A few days ago, I mentioned the Bates Task Force 2.3 Review. I've now had the chance to read it, and it was well worth the time spent.Something new to me was the 1:30 ratio humans like when dealing with information. When looking at a short title list...
- Marc::record
There's a new version of MARC::Record.[ENHANCEMENTS]MARC::Field::update() by default will append any subfields which do not exist in the record to the end of the field. Added tests to check the new functionality to 60.update.t[FIXES]Updated MARC::Lint...
- Z39.50/isn Robot
ZI-Bot Populates Global Server with ISBN Data.ZI-Bot (Z39.50/ISN Robot) is our project (initiated May 2001) to populate our prototype global server with ISBN and ISSN data from public Z39.50 servers around the world. Whenever a bibp/ISBN link is created...
Library Cataloging
Catalogs
An interesting idea on usr/lib/info, benchmarking ILS performance.
I wonder if anyone is aware of a set of tests for catalogs that would test their response times on a range of possible queries (from simple author or title searches to more complex multi-field testing). While these tests would only cover known item searches, it would be interesting, for instance, to see how well one library catalog performs when compared to another with the same record set. One might want to load up one of the open source ILSes with the same set of records s/he has in the local proprietary database, for instance, and compare the results.It seems that some institutions have done their own tests. It might be good to have some standards or guidelines for such tests. Sounds like a dissertation or a project for NISO.
- Viewzi
Viewzi is a new search tool, a search mash-up (smash?). They have made it possible to create different views and parameters for a search. On search brings up screens for photos, videos, 4 search engines combined, etc. Interesting approach, they will have...
- Lc Test Of Access Level Records
In November of 2004, the Library of Congress Bibliographic Access Divisions posted information related to efforts to define a new level of cataloging within the MARC/AACR context, called access level-- more information related to the background and development...
- Bates Task Force 2.3 Review
A few days ago, I mentioned the Bates Task Force 2.3 Review. I've now had the chance to read it, and it was well worth the time spent.Something new to me was the 1:30 ratio humans like when dealing with information. When looking at a short title list...
- Marc::record
There's a new version of MARC::Record.[ENHANCEMENTS]MARC::Field::update() by default will append any subfields which do not exist in the record to the end of the field. Added tests to check the new functionality to 60.update.t[FIXES]Updated MARC::Lint...
- Z39.50/isn Robot
ZI-Bot Populates Global Server with ISBN Data.ZI-Bot (Z39.50/ISN Robot) is our project (initiated May 2001) to populate our prototype global server with ISBN and ISSN data from public Z39.50 servers around the world. Whenever a bibp/ISBN link is created...