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Thanks Dave, Yes - my reading was that dlf:holdings was for pure 'holdings' as opposed to 'availability'. We could put the simpleavailability in there I guess but as you say since we are controlling both ends then there doesn't seem any point in abusing it like that. The downside is we'd hoped to do something that could be taken by other sites - the original plan was to use the Juice framework - developed by Talis using jQuery to parse a standard availability format so that this could then be applied easily in other environments. Obviously we can still achieve the outcome we need for the immediate requirements of the project by using a custom format. Thanks again Owen On Thu, Oct 21, 2010 at 4:28 PM, Walker, David <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Hey Owen, > > Seems like the you could use the <dlf:holdings> element to hold this kind > of individual library information. > > The DLF-ILS documentation doesn't seem to think that you would use > dlf:simpleavailability here, though, but rather MARC or ISO holdings > schemas. > > But if you're controlling both ends of the communication, I don't know if > it really matters. > > --Dave > > ================== > David Walker > Library Web Services Manager > California State University > http://xerxes.calstate.edu > ________________________________________ > From: Code for Libraries [[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Owen > Stephens [[log in to unmask]] > Sent: Wednesday, October 20, 2010 12:22 PM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: [CODE4LIB] Help with DLF-ILS GetAvailability > > I'm working with the University of Oxford to look at integrating some > library services into their VLE/Learning Management System (Sakai). One of > the services is something that will give availability for items on a reading > list in the VLE (the Sakai 'Citation Helper'), and I'm looking at the > DLF-ILS GetAvailability specification to achieve this. > > For physical items, the availability information I was hoping to use is > expressed at the level of a physical collection. For example, if several > college libraries within the University I have aggregated information that > tells me the availability of the item in each of the college libraries. > However, I don't have item level information. > > I can see how I can use simpleavailability to say over the entire > institution whether (e.g.) a book is available or not. However, I'm not > clear I can express this in a more granular way (say availability on a > library by library basis) except by going to item level. Also although it > seems you can express multiple locations in simpleavailability, and multiple > availabilitymsg, there is no way I can see to link these, so although I > could list each location OK, I can't attach an availabilitymsg to a specific > location (unless I only express one location). > > Am I missing something, or is my interpretation correct? > > Any other suggestions? > > Thanks, > > Owen > > PS also looked at DAIA which I like, but this (as far as I can tell) only > allows availabitlity to be specified at the level of items > > > Owen Stephens > Owen Stephens Consulting > Web: http://www.ostephens.com > Email: [log in to unmask] > Telephone: 0121 288 6936 > -- Owen Stephens Owen Stephens Consulting Web: http://www.ostephens.com Email: [log in to unmask]