[Web4lib] Library Systems Question from San Diego State

[Andrew Darby]

I'm in the final stages of developing such a thing using PHP/MySQL here, 
the working demo is at:

http://www.ithacalibrary.com/scholars/index.php

I was actually planning to release the code as open source later this 
summer, once I figure out how to de-individualize it and make the 
installers (I'm saving up questions for OSS4LIB . . .).

We haven't launched yet (thus there are only a few test records in 
place), but the idea is that people will authenticate through LDAP and 
either:

a) enter their own works
b) log in and let a student do the dirty work for them
c) staff member logs in as "superuser" and enters work for people in 
their department

The LDAP authentication pre-populates the faculty/staff member's 
department/personal info, and each time the user reenters the admin view 
this info is updated.

For certain item types (book, movie), upon submission an email is sent 
to the subject librarian so they can add an ISBN to the record so we can 
link back to the catalog record.  (This might be more of a burden at a 
larger institution.)  Otherwise, we don't want to be involved in the 
process--we'll see how this pans out.

All item types can have an image attached by the user (at the request of 
an art faculty user testing subject, who thought that artworks, in 
particular, made no sense without some sort of attached image).

As for your questions:

1.  Me.  With some help with the LDAP portion from Campus IT
2.  We'll maintain the technology
3.  The implementation details remain to be seen.  Our library director 
has met with the deans, we've done user testing with a smattering of 
representative faculty, and everyone seems keen.  The key faculty 
concern was who does the data entry--preferably, someone else.

I could give you more specific details if you like.  Not sure if this 
would be scalable for a larger institution--we're a smallish liberal 
arts college.

Andrew Darby
Web Services Librarian
Ithaca College Library

ellie dworak wrote:
> Dear Colleagues-
> 
> We're considering a project to track and provide bibliographical records 
> of publications authored by or involving our faculty, and possibly 
> students here at San Diego State University.
> 
> If your library is involved in such a project, we'd love to know a few 
> things about your online bibliography.
> 
> 1. Is your system entirely homegrown, or did you purchase it? If 
> entirely or partially homegrown, how many people were involved in 
> developing it, or maintaining it? If purchased, what are you using?
> 
> 2. Is the technology maintained by the library, or some other campus 
> entity? (If campus academic IT is part of the Library, please note this.)
> 
> 3. Is the information updated regularly? If so, how often, who updates 
> it, validates it, edits it, etc.? How are updates done, e.g. database 
> query scripts, manual entry, self-reporting)? How many people are involved?
> 
> Please don't think that we are asking for extensive writing, or much of 
> your time. I'd love to get brief answers; anything would help. We are 
> involved in campus discussions about allocating resources to such a 
> project, and I'm sure you know how those discussions go. I will compile 
> answers to the list if there is interest.
> 
> Thank you in advance for your time!
> 
> 
> Warmly,
> Ellie Dworak
> Electronic Systems and Services Librarian | San Diego State University
> http://infodome.sdsu.edu/about/staff/dworak/ellied.shtml  
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