Demian,
Your digital collection view (e.g. Villanova Digital Collection) is an interesting visualization--I like very much the date histogram, by the way. The context view with the hierarchical tree is something we'll be looking at closely. Thanks for sharing these links.
- Tom
On Jan 28, 2013, at 10:20 AM, Demian Katz wrote:
> I have a demo instance of VuFind using the new hierarchical collection features here:
>
> http://vufind.org/collection/
>
> It is populated with data from our VuDL instance (http://digital.library.villanova.edu).
>
> Since this was designed to demonstrate and test the new features but was not intended for production, it has some rough edges and may be a little sluggish at times -- but hopefully it shows how things work.
>
> There's also some documentation here which describes the index schema, among other details:
>
> http://vufind.org/wiki/hierarchies_and_collections
>
> I'll be happy to answer any questions if you need more details.
>
> - Demian
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Next generation catalogs for libraries [mailto:NGC4LIB_at_LISTSERV.ND.EDU]
>> On Behalf Of Tom Cramer
>> Sent: Monday, January 28, 2013 12:42 PM
>> To: NGC4LIB_at_LISTSERV.ND.EDU
>> Subject: Re: [NGC4LIB] VuFind 1.4 Released
>>
>> Demian,
>>
>> Congratulations on the release! Can you point to any instances of VuFind that
>> demonstrate this:
>>
>>> - Support for hierarchical collections of records, allowing better
>> integration of archival materials and digital repositories.
>>
>> This general need has been the focus of much discussion and some development
>> at Stanford, and it is always interesting to see how others tackle this in
>> both the index and the app.
>>
>> - Tom
>>
>>
>>
>> Typed with my thumbs.
>>
>> On Jan 28, 2013, at 8:54 AM, Demian Katz <demian.katz_at_VILLANOVA.EDU> wrote:
>>
>>> Apologies for cross-posting...
>>>
>>> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
>>>
>>> VuFind 1.4 Released
>>>
>>> Villanova, Pennsylvania - January 28, 2013 - The latest version of the
>> VuFind Open Source discovery software has just been released. This will be the
>> final release in the 1.x series, with a 2.0 release planned for later in the
>> year.
>>>
>>> The new release includes several significant enhancements:
>>>
>>>
>>> - Built-in support for running without an Integrated Library System, making
>> VuFind more convenient for non-library uses and offering smarter behavior
>> during temporary ILS outages.
>>>
>>> - The ability to provide custom recommendations to the user when no search
>> results are found.
>>>
>>> - An improved and expanded mobile interface.
>>>
>>> - New index fields allowing VuFind to be used as an article index.
>>>
>>> - Optional Clickatell support for text messaging.
>>>
>>> - Several new interface translations: Basque, Catalan, Czech and Russian.
>>>
>>> Additionally, several bug fixes and minor improvements have been
>> incorporated.
>>>
>>> Questions about the new release or VuFind in general can be directed to
>> Demian Katz, the lead developer of the project at Villanova University.
>>>
>>> Contact:
>>> Demian Katz
>>> demian.katz_at_villanova.edu
>>> Villanova University
>>> Falvey Memorial Library
>>> 800 Lancaster Avenue
>>> Villanova, PA 19085
>>>
>>> ###
Received on Mon Jan 28 2013 - 16:10:30 EST