digital volcanoes and data flows carol hamilton 1vala 2012
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Digital Volcanoes and Data Flows
Carol Hamilton
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Database Services Team2VALA 2012
Library3VALA 2012
Digital Volcanoes
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Data Flows
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SRU Record Update OAI Harvest
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SRU Record Update(SRU = Search and Retrieve by URL)
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ILS
Batch loading
ILS
SRU record update
WorldCat
WorldCat
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SRU Record Update between your library and Libraries Australia
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ILS
What do you need to use SRU Record Update
• Compatible System• SRU Client
• IT Support• MARC Records• Web Accessible Data
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(MARC = Machine-Readable Cataloging)
How it works• The SRU Client searches for new bibliographic
records that have holdings. • Once found these are pushed to Libraries
Australia in real time.
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What SRU Record Update does
• Adds new bibliographic records with holdings• May delete and update holdings• Does not update bibliographic records or add
bibliographic records without holdings
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What if your system doesn’t have a SRU Client?
The Synchronization Gateway is a middleware widget obtainable from OCLC. It sits on your system. It is used to query your system to find, select and push new bibliographic records with holdings.
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(OCLC = Online Computer Library Center)
SRU Record Update We have not moved this service to production
but hope to do so soon.
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ILS
OAI Harvest(Open Archives Initiative Protocol for Metadata Harvesting)
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How it works1 •From your library system via NLA Harvester
•To temporary database at NLA
2 •From temporary database via Style Sheet•To Libraries Australia FTP site
3 •From FTP site via Record Import Service•To Libraries Australia and Trove
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(FTP = File Transfer Protocol)
What do you need to use OAI Harvest
• Compatible System• Export Records in
XML • Unique Identifiers
• IT Support• Consistent data• Web Accessible Data
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What the OAI Harvest does
• Adds bibliographic records and holdings• Delete holdings• Updates bibliographic records and holdings
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Who uses OAI Harvest?• State Library of Queensland with their
manuscript material• State Library of Tasmania with their
manuscript material
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