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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