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> -----Original Message----- > From: Code for Libraries [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of > Adam Brin > Sent: Wednesday, May 02, 2007 2:29 PM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] Z39.50 for III Database? > > BTW, one other solution comes to mind, III supports an XML format > request > from the OPAC (it has to be configured in the wwwoptions to enable, but > you *should* be able to request bib's/items via: > > <catalog_url>/xrecord=b100200 > <catalog_url>/xrecord=i102345 > > eg. > http://tripod.brynmawr.edu/xrecord=b1005614 > > I believe it's III's xml (as opposed to marcXML, but it might be > preferable (and easier). It's essentially a poor man's rest interface. > > - adam [BZ] You don't have it unless you have purchased the XML server product, right? Bin > > On Tue, May 01, 2007 at 06:32:02PM -0400, Godmar Back wrote: > > If I may follow up on an earlier discussion [ relevant parts are > > included below ] regarding how to extract holdings information from > > III or other catalogs. > > > > I have one thing to offer and 1 thing to request. I'll start with the > > offering: MAJAX. MAJAX is a JavaScript library that screenscrapes III > > catalogs and can include the results so obtained into any document > > served from the same domain. URL of the current code is > > http://libx.org/majax/majax.html ; a demo is at > > http://libx.org/majax/majaxtest4.html ) > > > > After an initial, somewhat clumsy approach, we've now adopted an > > approach that's similar to COinS. For instance, to include holdings > > information for a book into a website, all you have to do is include > a > > <span class="majax-showholdings" title="iXXXXXXXXX"></span> in your > > HTML, and include MAJAX via a single <!cript> element, which will > > result in that SPAN being replaced with the holdings of the book with > > ISBN XXXXXXX. Also support bibrecord number and title. > > It's so easy a cave librarian could do it. It can be done directly > > from the WebBridge management panel for those of you have are damned > > to use WebBridge. Of course, the underlying JavaScript API is still > > available for more advanced users. MAJAX has been released under the > > LGPL. > > > > Now for the thing to request. Are there any reusable, open source > > scripts out there that implements a REST interface that screenscrapes > > or otherwise efficiently accesses a III catalog? David and James have > > provided links, but no code. I would be grateful for anything I could > > reuse and don't have to reimplement. > > > > Here's what I envision: > > > > Interface: REST > > > > Input: search terms/type - maybe OpenURL v0.1-syntax, or another > > adopted standard, or something custom, but ideally simple. > > > > Output: XML - maybe Marc XML with 852 (or whatever the number is) > > holdings records - similar to what David's screen scrape test > > provides. Ideally XML that comes with a schema and validates against > > it. Maybe JSON like James's scripts (?) > > > > Implementation: Something that a cave librarian could deploy - good > > candidates are PhP and possibly Perl-based cgi, but one could > conceive > > of others. Nothing that requires elaborate server setups or > installing > > custom frameworks. > > > > Thank you for any pointers/suggestions you may have. > > > > - Godmar > > > > On 3/4/07, Birkin James Diana <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > >On Mar 1, 2007, at 5:23 PM, Walker, David wrote: > > > > > >> http://walkertr.csusm.edu/scrape/test.htm > > > > > >Very cool; works on our III catalog! > > > > > >Nathan Mealy -- I also used the screenscrape method to get info we > > >needed for a couple of ISBN-based projects, not knowing at the time > > >about the yaz-z39.50-OPAC option. > > > > > >By implementing this in the form of a web-service, I can switch the > > >work-horse code without affecting other apps, and minimize session > > >concerns. > > > > > ><http://dl.lib.brown.edu/soa_services/josiah_status/examples.php> > > ><http://dl.lib.brown.edu/soa_services/josiah_status/tests/ > > >InfoHolderTest.php> > > > > > >(The returned json info is more comprehensible via view-source.) > > > > > >--- > > >Birkin James Diana > > >Programmer, Web Services > > >Brown University Library > > >[log in to unmask] > > >