FindIt - Aleph OPAC Extension

Tags: api , google_book , books_in_print , maps , google_viewability_api , isbn_com , aleph , ulrichs , worldcat_org , perl , intermediate

Last Updated: Feb 19, 2010 17:29

Author: Mark Dehmlow
Additional author(s):

Institution: University of Notre Dame
Year: 2008

License: GNU GPL version 3, Copyright 2008 University of Notre Dame/Hesburgh Libraries
Link to terms: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.html

Skill required for using this code: intermediate

Programming Language
Description
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Working example
Using the following Ex Libris API
Changes

Version 1.0

Dependencies
Installation instructions

Programming Language

PERL

Description

FindIt is an Aleph record extension script. It's purpose is to offer extended services for items in Aleph. The extended services include maps, openurls to document delivery forms, google book, worldcat.org, books in print, ulrichs, and amazon.com reviews.

State

Stable

Screen captures

Download

findit.cgi
getAlephRecord.pm
genericWebService.pm
findit.css
findit.js
location.cgi

Working example

http://www.library.nd.edu/eresources/findit/findit.cgi?doc_num=002099718

Using the following Ex Libris API

Aleph 18.1 X-Services

Changes

Version 1.0

Initial Release

Dependencies

URI::Escape.pm
CGI.pm
Data::Dumper.pm
XML::LibXML.pm
JSON.pm
LWP::UserAgent.pm

Installation instructions

All of the files from the attachments menu should be saved to a directory on a web server that can execute PERL scripts. The findit.cgi script will need at least getAlephRecord.pm and genericWebService.pm to run properly. location.cgi is an optional redirection/logging script.

findit requires a system number as the input, but can also take an aleph session id
doc_num=002099718
aleph_session=95TP8LI6DJ37HU11HAL2MCKL2N5PXMVY9MQSD76QM8A39SUJEU-43123