[Metadatalibrarians] New issue: The Code4Lib Journal, issue 4

[Schwartz, Christine]

The fourth issue of the Code4Lib Journal is now available at
http://journal.code4lib.org/ .  

Editorial Introduction -- Issue 4
Ken Varnum
http://journal.code4lib.org/articles/363
<http://journal.code4lib.org/articles/363> 
 
Auto-Populating an ILL form with the Serial Solutions Link Resolver API
Daniel Talsky
http://journal.code4lib.org/articles/108
<http://journal.code4lib.org/articles/108> 
  In this article we'll take a tour of the OpenURL protocol; discover
  how to use it to get an XML API response from the Serial Solutions
link
  resolver; and see how to receive and process that XML data using PHP
to
  create an Interlibrary Loan webform. Finally, we'll see a few examples
  of how to handle form processing. This article will be of interest to
  beginner programmers interested in examples of programming with
OpenURL
  and XML in PHP, and to more experienced programmers interested in
taking
  a look at the Serial Solutions 360 Link API.

Mining Data from ISI Web of Science Reports
Alfred Kraemer
http://journal.code4lib.org/articles/110
<http://journal.code4lib.org/articles/110> 
  Journal citation data is valuable as a selection tool for adding new
journals
  as well as for discontinuing subscriptions that are no longer
cost-effective.
  This article presents and discusses an example of data extraction from
a
  typical ISI Web of Science report. The strategy was developed
following a
  review of the data relationships and embedded data output format.
While Perl
  was used in the example, the method described can be implemented with
most
  programming/scripting languages. The example demonstrates also that
  citation-based studies and reports can be based on large sets of
extracted
  data rather than the typical, small samples. The value of the data is
  discussed using a actual decision-making scenario.

Unveiling Jangle: Untangling Library Resources and Exposing them through
the Atom Publishing Protocol
Ross Singer and James Farrugia
http://journal.code4lib.org/articles/109
<http://journal.code4lib.org/articles/109> 
  The Jangle project intends to expose the data hidden in library
systems by
  using the Atom Publishing Protocol to provide simple, consistent
access to
  content and resources. The lack of uniform access to the underlying
data in
  library systems is a major impediment to library development. The
Jangle
  project has the potential to enable new development opportunities by
  leveraging simple to use and easy to understand processes. This
article
  discusses the benefits of the Atom Publishing Protocol and how Jangle
  utilizes it, including a description of the current JangleR reference
  implementation and case studies of the simplicity of developing within
the
  framework.

LibraryH3lp: A New Flexible Chat Reference System
Pam Sessoms and Eric Sessoms
http://journal.code4lib.org/articles/107
<http://journal.code4lib.org/articles/107> 
  LibraryH3lp is an integrated IM and web chat system designed
specifically for
  Virtual Reference services in libraries. The software was designed
for, and
  is currently used by, a night-time chat reference collaboraton between
  several large academic libraries. LibraryH3lp is designed for the
workflow of
  chat reference, supporting multiple simultaneous operators and routing
to
  queues of operators in a particular service area. It also supports web
page
  embeddable chat 'widgets', as well as simultaneous gateways to
multiple IM
  protocols.  This article discusses the motivation for the development
of the
  software, and provides an overview of LibraryH3lp's features and
technical
  architecture.  Parts of LibraryH3lp are available as open source. The
  complete application is available as a low-cost hosted service, and
will
  eventually be available to be licensed for local hosting. 

OpenBook WordPress Plugin: Open Source Access to Bibliographic Data
John Miedema
http://journal.code4lib.org/articles/105
<http://journal.code4lib.org/articles/105> 
  OpenBook is a WordPress PHP plugin that implements the Open Library
APIs to
  insert book covers, titles, authors and publishers into web pages. The
motive
  behind the development was to provide an easy alterative to the common
  practice of linking to Amazon. Open Library was selected as a data
source
  because it is both open source and open data.The plugin is useful for
book
  reviewers, library webmasters, anyone who wants to put book covers and
data
  on their WordPress blog or website. The plugin also allows users to
add links
  to publisher websites, a feature that was considered significant to
  independent publishers.

The Library Search Engine: A Smart Solution for Integrating Resources
Beyond Library Holdings
Karin Herm and Sibylle Volz
http://journal.code4lib.org/articles/142
<http://journal.code4lib.org/articles/142> 
  The Cooperative Library Network Berlin-Brandenburg (KOBV), Germany
addresses
  the problem of how to integrate resources found outside the library
and
  library holdings into a single discovery tool. It presents a solution
that
  uses open source technology to develop a next-generation catalog
interface
  called the Library Search Engine. This pilot project was launched in
2007
  with the library of Albert Einstein Science Park, Potsdam. The idea
was to
  design and develop a fast and convenient search tool, integrating
local
  holdings (books, journals, journal articles) as well as relevant
scientific
  subject information such as open access publications and
bibliographies. 

BOOK REVIEW: Two Books about FRBR, Compared
Christine Schwartz
http://journal.code4lib.org/articles/138
<http://journal.code4lib.org/articles/138> 
  This article reviews 2 books on FRBR published in the past year.
Although
  both books aim to be introductions to FRBR, their approaches are very
  different. One is sort of a FRBR study guide with commentary, the
other a
  collection of essays. Robert Maxwell's book, FRBR: A Guide for the
Perplexed,
  takes the study guide approach. Arlene Taylor edited Understanding
FRBR: What
  It Is and How It Will Affect Our Retrieval Tools, a book of essays
about FRBR
  and FRAD, written by cataloging experts, aimed at a broader audience,
not
  just the cataloging specialist.  The first seven chapters lay out the
basics:
  introductions to FRBR and FRAD, FRBR research, FRBR and the history of
  cataloging, FRBR and RDA. These chapters provide an excellent
introduction
  for those new to FRBR. The last seven chapters each look at different
types
  of resources in relation to FRBR.

 

Christine Schwartz

Metadata Librarian

Princeton Theological Seminary Libraries

christine.schwartz at ptsem.edu

(609) 497-7938