Alejandro,
Just wanted to say that I am _thrilled_ to hear this. I was already
thinking about drupal as the platform for our new website and now it
could also be the platform for an opac replacement. Awesome news!
Thanks,
Mike
> Date: Thu, 17 Jan 2008 14:39:12 -0600
> From: Alejandro Garza Gonzalez <alejandro.garza_at_ITESM.MX>
> Subject: Beta Release of Drupal-Millennium integration
>
> I just released an module for the open source CMS Drupal that "easily"
> imports records from a Millennium WebOpac into your site.
>
> Take a look at the project information here:
> http://drupal.org/project/millennium
>
> And see the demo here:
> http://enlinea.mty.itesm.mx/
>
> <http://enlinea.mty.itesm.mx/>This last test site is also running other
> open modules like Faceted Search, Fivestar and Similar By Terms.
>
> It works by crawling the Millennium Web OPAC (or WebPAC Pro) and parsing
> the MARC view for each record. It does this for a few records every hour.
>
> This is the first step in trying to build "NG Catalogs" which--like Eric
> L. Morgan says, are not only the "catalog" but a way to find library
> resources, and from elsewhere... (we are wrecking our brains to get to
> what this "elsewhere" really means and is within our grasp...)
>
> Some Drupal pros and cons:
> Pros: * Super extensible & configurable (don't like the look? put in a
> new theme for whatever portion you want re-styled)
> Cons: * Steep learning curve for developers (it's not just a CMS, it's a
> framework...)
>
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Received on Fri Jan 18 2008 - 11:26:23 EST