All,
At TRLN <http://search.trln.org> we have implemented a feature that
takes advantage of Worldcat Identities to suggest authorized name
headings to users within results lists. This falls into the category of
"name suggester services" I think.
How does it work? When a user initiates an author search in Search
TRLN, we send the query string to the WorldCat Identities NameFinder
service and retrieve by JSON the 6 most popular (by OCLC holdings)
authorized headings that match the search. These headings are presented
as hyperlinks at the top of the results list and when clicked generate
new searches of Search TRLN. NameFinder's fuzzy-matching algorithms
boost the likelihood of retrieving a helpful heading in cases where
users misspell a name. To help with disambiguation, we display a link
to the appropriate Identities page and a mouse-over tool tip displays
publication dates and subject headings associated with the suggested
heading. You can see an example in this search:
<http://search.trln.org/search?N=0&Nty=1&Ntk=Author&Ntt=john+adams>
We're still gathering usability data on this feature, but we are
hopeful that this provides a degree of name authority functionality
within our Endeca application.
BTW, many thanks go to Ralph Levan at OCLC Research for his help in
implementing this service.
Derek
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Derek Rodriguez
Program Officer
Triangle Research Libraries Network
CB# 3940, Wilson Library
Chapel Hill, NC 27514-8890
919-962-8022 fax:919-962-4452
derek_at_trln.org
http://www.trln.org
Goldner,Matt wrote:
> This has been done in WorldCat.org to link to WorldCat Identities. You can find in the Details section of full records. Identities was created by mining WorldCat for an authors works and works about any person or character. It is a popular option that users click on frequently. It can also be embedded in other services.
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> Matt Goldner
> Product & Technology Advocate
> OCLC
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> OCLC Online Computer Library Center, Inc.
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> Sent: Wed Apr 28 08:41:52 2010
> Subject: [NGC4LIB] Linking headings in bib records to other resources
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> Dear NGC4LIB readers,
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> Jimmie Lundgren said in a recent post "Another useful navigation tool ... is the ability to click on headings in displayed records to retrieve other records with those headings." As is widely known, in OCLC WorldCat you can click on headings in bibliographic records to retrieve the authority record, if the heading has been "controlled." ("Control" in this context appears to be equivalent to "link.")
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> Has anyone developed functionality to link headings in bibliographic records, not to an authority record, but to an outside source that provides further information? For example: A personal name heading might be linked to an online biographical resource about that person.
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> - Ian
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> George Mason University
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