Library Cataloging
EADitor is a new tool for working with EADs.
- Vufind 1.3 Released
Image by nengard via FlickrVuFind, the library portal software, has a new version. The latest version of the VuFind Open Source discovery software has just been released. The new release includes several significant enhancements: A new "book bag" feature...
- Vufind
VuFind, the open-source discovery tool has released a new version. The next significant version of VuFind has been released this morning. Here are some of the highlights of the new release: Improved support for non-MARC metadata and authority recordsNew...
- Draft Version Of Jangle Spec
Email from Ross Singer, widely distributed.Jangle, an open specification to apply the Atom Publishing Protocol to library services and resources, has just released a draft version of a 1.0 release spec. The goal of Jangle is to provide a very simple and...
- Ojax Federated Search Service Software
An exciting announcement about OJAX, an open-source federated search tool.OJAX federated search service software is now in Beta release and available for download. Version 0.7 has improved performance, stability and user feedback, as well as additional...
- Solr 1.1 Release
Solr 1.1 is now available for download. What is Sorl?Solr is an open source enterprise search server based on the Lucene Java search library, with XML/HTTP and JSON APIs, hit highlighting, faceted search, caching, replication, and a web administration...
Library Cataloging
EAD Tool
EADitor is a new tool for working with EADs.
EADitor is a free, open-source cross-platform XForms framework for creating, editing, and publishing Encoded Archival Description (EAD) finding aids using Orbeon, an enterprise-level XForms Java application, which runs in Apache Tomcat. I have released the latest stable code in downloadable packages on our Google Code site. This release is a major advancement over the June 2011 release, especially in terms of performance and stability. I call EADitor a beta because there is much I have left to improve, but this is the first production-ready release, an example of which is the American Numismatic Society Archives site, Archer
Features in a nutshell:One of the most important recent advancements in the project is the introduction of our documentation wiki. Documentation is an ongoing process, but the wiki contains enough information to get you started with installation and use.
- Public interface with faceted search results and facet-based OpenLayers mapping
- Linked data and geographic services: OAI-PMH feed, Solr-based Atom feed (embedded with geographic points) and search results in the form of KML
- Geonames, LCSH, VIAF APIs for geographic, subject term, personal, and corporate name controlled vocabulary
- Upload finding aids from the "wild" (if they adhere to EAD 2002).
- Interface for reordering and setting permissions of components
- Flickr API integration, attach flickr images as a daogrp
- Simple template controls for EAD finding aids
- Introduction of simple themes: select facet orientation on search page and from a selection of jQuery UI themes (theme controls will be enhanced over time)
Blog
Google Group
SAA 2010 slideshow
code4lib article (XForms for Libraries, an Introduction)
- Vufind 1.3 Released
Image by nengard via FlickrVuFind, the library portal software, has a new version. The latest version of the VuFind Open Source discovery software has just been released. The new release includes several significant enhancements: A new "book bag" feature...
- Vufind
VuFind, the open-source discovery tool has released a new version. The next significant version of VuFind has been released this morning. Here are some of the highlights of the new release: Improved support for non-MARC metadata and authority recordsNew...
- Draft Version Of Jangle Spec
Email from Ross Singer, widely distributed.Jangle, an open specification to apply the Atom Publishing Protocol to library services and resources, has just released a draft version of a 1.0 release spec. The goal of Jangle is to provide a very simple and...
- Ojax Federated Search Service Software
An exciting announcement about OJAX, an open-source federated search tool.OJAX federated search service software is now in Beta release and available for download. Version 0.7 has improved performance, stability and user feedback, as well as additional...
- Solr 1.1 Release
Solr 1.1 is now available for download. What is Sorl?Solr is an open source enterprise search server based on the Lucene Java search library, with XML/HTTP and JSON APIs, hit highlighting, faceted search, caching, replication, and a web administration...