http://mylibrary.library.nd.edu A digital library framework & toolbox Thu, 10 Jul 2008 12:04:06 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en On the mylib-dev mailing list a person saw a press release regarding Notre Dame's acquisition of Primo, and they asked, "There is concern from some on-campus here that this announcement means the end of future development of MyLibrary. What can I tell them?" I thought I'd echo my reply, below. As ... http://mylibrary.library.nd.edu/mylibrary-vs-primo/ There was a request recently to make re-available an older version of MyLibrary, version 2.63. I have rooted through my archives, found a copy, and uploaded it to the local download directory. A blast from the past. http://mylibrary.library.nd.edu/mylibrary-version-263-a-blast-from-the-past/ I have been using MyLibrary is manage the content of a thing called the "Catholic Portal", and because MyLibrary is open source I have greater flexibility in my development. Here's an example. The Portal is expected to ingest both EAD and MARC records. As these files are submitted I have been ... http://mylibrary.library.nd.edu/flexibility-of-open-source-software-an-example/ I have made a number of simple, terminal-based scripts available for downloading from the local archive. From the distribution's README file: This distribution includes a set of terminal-based scripts to manage a MyLibrary instance. Its primary purpose is to demonstrate how to use some of the MyLibrary modules. As such, the scripts allow you ... http://mylibrary.library.nd.edu/simple-terminal-based-scripts/ Hmm... Maybe something could be hacked to MyLibrary and OAI-ORE work closely together. Open Archives Initiative Object Reuse and Exchange (OAI-ORE) posits a thing called a Resource Map (ReM). These ReMs are used to bundle together sets of Internet resources. Once created these bundles are expected to be discoverable through ... http://mylibrary.library.nd.edu/mylibrary-and-oai-ore/ The attached image illustrates that MyLibrary is about relationships. You first design a set of facet/term combinations, and then you apply them to people (librarians and patrons). Through these associations MyLibrary enables relationships such as: my resources are, the things I curate are, people who are in my class include, resources ... http://mylibrary.library.nd.edu/mylibrary-is-about-relationships/ By the way, MyLibrary was briefly reviewed in Issue #2 of Code4Lib Journal. From the text: ...Today, MyLibrary is now much more than simply a subject guide portal. While creating dynamic Web pages, such as subject guides, is still one of the major features of MyLibrary, it is now ... http://mylibrary.library.nd.edu/mylibrary-in-code4lib-journal/ A couple of months ago Chris Gray brought to my attention the fact that the MyLibrary Your Page demonstration was broken. Well, I (finally) got around to fixing it. Please try: http://mylibrary.library.nd.edu/demos/your-page/   There you will be presented with a list of famous intellectuals who you can impersonate. Once logging in ... http://mylibrary.library.nd.edu/your-page/ How could MyLibrary content be used/exploited if the content were accessible via Web Services? Put another way, if there were an HTTP-based method for syndicating MyLibrary content in Atom or JSON formats, then how might the content be put to use? Attached somewhere in this posting should be a Perl script ... http://mylibrary.library.nd.edu/mylibrary2atom-or-web-services-revisited/ After doing a bit of professional reading, two articles have bubbled up to the top of my consciousness and they have relevance to MyLibrary and library catalogs. [1, 2] Library websites The first article, by Liu, surveyed about 100 ARL library websites for Web 2.0 characteristics. Typical content and navigation includes resources ... http://mylibrary.library.nd.edu/two-articles-mylibrary-and-library-catalogs/