> From: Code for Libraries [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of
> Emily Lynema
> Sent: Wednesday, September 17, 2008 11:46 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: [CODE4LIB] creating call number browse
> 
> Hey all,
> 
> I would love to tackle the issue of creating a really cool call number
> browse tool that utilizes book covers, etc. However, I'd like to do
> this
> outside of my ILS/OPAC. What I don't know is whether there are any
> indexing / SQL / query techniques that could be used to browse forward
> and backword in an index like this.
> 
> Has anyone else worked on developing a tool like this outside of the
> OPAC? I guess I would be perfectly happy even if it was something I
> could build directly on top of the ILS database and its indexes (we use
> SirsiDynix Unicorn).

Our group has done something simliar with the DDC rather than using call
numbers.  You can find information about the Dewey browser here:

<http://www.oclc.org/research/researchworks/ddc/browser.htm>

and the prototype browser can be access here:

<http://deweybrowser.oclc.org/ddcbrowser2/>

The prototype runs on the Linux platform under Apache HTTP or Tomcat and uses
Apache Solr to index and search the records.  According to the developer it
was fairly easy to put together using Apache Solr.  The difficult part was the
UI which has taken many iterations...


Andy.