Xiaoming,
NAF@Identities is weekly handled by Ralph. He also proposed a dashboard
prototype below, which may be of use.
LCSH@Terminologies is updated every 6 months, and handled by
http://www.oclc.org/research/activities/termservices/default.htm
The last piece of the puzzle is xID: how often are those files updated?
Yašaqov
On 3/21/10 4:37 PM, "LeVan,Ralph" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> I'm open to suggestions, Ya'aqov.
>
> I've been talking up the idea of some sort of dashboard for our services.
> Display uptime and response time. It will be tougher to automatically detect
> a database update and report it. I'll give that some thought for stuff
> running over my software stack.
>
> This seems like the right forum to solicit other suggestions. Has anyone done
> this before? It seems like there ought to be some lists lying around
> somewhere of information that would be helpful to service consumers.
>
> Ralph
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Code for Libraries [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Ziso,
> Ya'aqov
> Sent: Sunday, March 21, 2010 1:09 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] WorldCat Terminologies
>
> I'm certain that as Ralph indicated, this file has been kept weekly
> up-to-date.
> The html page header will be, eventually, fixed as well to reflect accurately
> the file's last update and its SRU searchability. The fact remains that for
> all: terminologies/identities/xISSN/xISBN >> WC-DEVNET is the customer support
> and quality control.
>
> We have no other address for maintenance, and possibly OCLC Research's
> dedicated staff lack such address as well. Yes, these experimental services
> reside on OCLC servers.
>
> Unfortunately, given this customer support model, OCLC Research will be
> constantly put in a defensive position and all we can do is flag problems and
> maintain this loop.
>
> (unless any of you has an idea for a loophole and, please, bring it on!)
> Ya'aqov
>
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Code for Libraries on behalf of Jonathan Rochkind
> Sent: Sun 3/21/2010 12:19 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] WorldCat Terminologies
>
> Yeah, the statement that it's a static copy from 2006 would have stopped me in
> my tracks if I had somehow happened accross the page, which I probably
> wouldn't have, but now I've bookmarked it so I might find it again -- but will
> probably forget that it's REALLY up to date even though it says 2006 on it.
> Nice catch Karen.
>
> Karen, that looks to me like an HTML front-end for an SRU service, I bet it's
> got an SRU api. Which one of these days I'll get around to figuring out how to
> write code for.
> ________________________________________
> From: Code for Libraries [[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Karen Coyle
> [[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Saturday, March 20, 2010 11:29 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] WorldCat Terminologies
>
> Quoting "LeVan,Ralph" <[log in to unmask]>:
>
>> > I hate to muddy the waters, but I can't resist here.
>> >
>> > Research also exposes a copy of the LC NAF at
>> > http://alcme.oclc.org/srw/search/lcnaf
>> >
>> > It gets updated every Tuesday night.
>
> Unfortunately, that page states right up front:
>
> "A static copy of LC's Name Authority File from February of 2006"
>
> That might confuse visitors. Maybe a quick revision is in order? :-)
>
> Also, API access?
>
> kc
>
>> >
>> > This is something I've been maintaining for years and is what
>> > Identities points at when you ask to see the NAF record associated
>> > with an Identities record.
>> >
>> > This particular service has none of the linked-data-type bells and
>> > whistles I'm putting into VIAF and Identities, but easily could, if
>> > there was interest. I believe I've made the indexing on it
>> > consistent with what I do in Identities.
>> >
>> > Looking at the configuration file for the load of this database, I
>> > am omitting records with 100$k, 100$t, 100$v, 100$x or any 130
>> > fields. I'm sure Ya'aqov (or other similarly expert Authority
>> > Librarian) could tell you why I am omitting them, because I can't
>> > off the top of my head.
>> >
>> > This service is actually running as a long established model of how
>> > similar services should run in Research. While it is not running on
>> > a machine operated by our production staff, it is automatically
>> > monitored by them, they have restart procedures in places when the
>> > service becomes unresponsive and problems are escalated by email
>> > when the restart fails to fix the problem. (Those emails come to me
>> > and where they get treated appropriately.)
>> >
>> > Let me know if there are questions about any of this.
>> >
>> > Ralph
>> >
>>> >> -----Original Message-----
>>> >> From: Code for Libraries [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of
>>> >> Ya'aqov Ziso
>>> >> Sent: Friday, March 19, 2010 3:29 PM
>>> >> To: [log in to unmask]
>>> >> Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] WorldCat Terminologies
>>> >>
>>> >> Jonathan, thank you, in full accord. Yes, the crux of the matter is
>>> Names
>>> >> (NAF being the more expensive library subscription
>>> >> and the one not available for free like http://id.loc.gov
>>> >>
>>> >> At http://orlabs.oclc.org/Identities/ I searched Oclapton, ericš and
>>> wonder:
>>> >>
>>> >> * are all WorldCat+NAF 49 retrieved headings there helpful? do we need in
>>> >> the list Oclayton, cecileš (etc.)
>>> >> * Names that havenšt made it into an authority record are definitely
>>> >> helpful, but can we suggest a way to sort and rank them more usefully >>>
(for
>>> >> the user) on the page?
>>> >>
>>> >> Your thoughts?
>>> >> Yašaqov
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >> On 3/19/10 2:35 PM, "Jonathan Rochkind" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>>> >>
>>>> >> > I don't think the inclusion of non-NAF headings in Identities is
>>> >> a flaw, it's
>>>> >> > a benefit to the purpose of Identities not to be held back by the
>>>> somewhat
>>>> >> > glacial pace of change in NAF. But you're right, the right tool
>>> >> for the job,
>>>> >> > I don't know that any of the existing OCLC "free" (or included
>>> >> with other OCLC
>>>> >> > membership/services) services are the right tool to replace any
>>>> existing
>>>> >> > purchased authorities tools or sources. It depends on what you're
>>> >> using them
>>>> >> > for, of course. I agree that the brochure statement was potentially
>>>> >> > misleading, but these (Identities, Terminologies, Research
>>> >> Terminologies) are
>>>> >> > still very interesting and useful services.
>>>> >> > ________________________________________
>>>> >> > From: Code for Libraries [[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of
>>> >> Ya'aqov Ziso
>>>> >> > [[log in to unmask]]
>>>> >> > Sent: Friday, March 19, 2010 2:14 PM
>>>> >> > To: [log in to unmask]
>>>> >> > Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] WorldCat Terminologies
>>>> >> >
>>>> >> > Karen,
>>>> >> > Seems like pulling-teeth was worth it. Thank you for these updates and
for
>>>> >> > making them available for all interested.
>>>> >> > Essentially, given your 6 months latency compared to
>>> >> http://id.loc.gov) and
>>>> >> > the inclusion of NAF and non-NAF headings in Identities,
>>>> >> > both Terminologies and Identities are not yet at a level of databases
that
>>>> >> > libraries can go for, forgoing what they currently need to buy, load,
and
>>>> >> > maintain locally.
>>>> >> > Your withdrawal of the brochure statement is justified and
>>> >> apology accepted.
>>>> >> > Yašaqov
>>>> >> >
>>>> >> >
>>>> >> >
>>>> >> >
>>>> >> > On 3/19/10 1:35 PM, "Karen Coombs" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>>>> >> >
>>>>>> >> >> > Yašaqov,
>>>>>> >> >> >
>>>>>> >> >> > Identities is not based on a name authority file it is based
>>> >> on name data
>>>>> >> >> in
>>>>>> >> >> > WorldCat. These two are not the same thing. Names within
>>> >> Identities come
>>>>> >> >> from
>>>>>> >> >> > several different fields within the WorldCat MARC records
>>> >> including 1xx,
>>>>> >> >> 6xx,
>>>>>> >> >> > and 7xx fields. This is why Identities contains names which
>>> >> have not made
>>>>>> >> >> > their way into a name authority file
>>>>>> >> >> > (http://www.worldcat.org/identities/np-levan,%20ralph%20r).
>>> >> Also Identities
>>>>>> >> >> > doesnšt contain authority records, it contains Identity
>>> >> records. Identity
>>>>>> >> >> > records contain different information from Authority records.
>>>>>> >> >> >
>>>>>> >> >> > There are name authority projects going on within OCLC Research.
The
>>> >> most
>>>>>> >> >> > active is VIAF http://www.viaf.org/ . This service contains
>>> >> name authority
>>>>>> >> >> > information from several national libraries, not just Library
>>> >> of Congress
>>>>> >> >> and
>>>>>> >> >> > right now not all of NACO has been loaded, only differentiate
>>>>>> personal
>>>>> >> >> names.
>>>>>> >> >> > More information on the VIAF project is available at
>>>>>> >> >> > http://www.oclc.org/research/activities/viaf/
>>>>>> >> >> >
>>>>>> >> >> > Regarding up to dateness of Terminologies as I said in my >>>>>>
previous
>>> >> message
>>> >> a
>>>>>> >> >> > schedule for updates was posted to the Developer Network
>>> >> listserv and the
>>>>>> >> >> > Developer Network wiki
>>>>>> >> >> > (http://worldcat.org/devnet/wiki/Terminologies_Updates).
>>> >> Andrew Houghton
>>>>> >> >>
>>> >> has
>>>>>> >> >> > also informed you that information about how recently a given
>>> >> terminology
>>>>> >> >> is
>>>>>> >> >> > located on the Experimental Terminologies page (
>>>>>> >> >> > http://tspilot.oclc.org/resources/index.html).
>>>>>> >> >> >
>>>>>> >> >> > Karen
>> >
>
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