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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 >> > > > -- > Karen Coyle > [log in to unmask] http://kcoyle.net > ph: 1-510-540-7596 > m: 1-510-435-8234 > skype: kcoylenet