[OPEN-ILS-DEV] Authorities - alternate formats

Dan Scott dan at coffeecode.net
Wed Sep 5 10:42:19 EDT 2012


On Wed, Sep 05, 2012 at 02:32:14PM +0000, Duimovich, George wrote:
> 
> Hello all,
> 
> Regarding unAPI services, we've only used them in the context of bibliographic records, but I assume that some of the same plumbing could be adapted for authority records - or is it there already for use in 2.2.2 / 2.3.x (or planned for a future release)?

Some plumbing is indeed already there:

http://laurentian.concat.ca/opac/extras/supercat/retrieve/marcxml/authority/100

> 
> For examples of authority record transforms, see "Alternate formats" section of this entry here:
> 
>         http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008118536.html
> 
> I also wonder if any of those LoC crosswalks have been spotted anywhere under any public licence?

Time to start hunting for XSLT for the likes of
http://www.loc.gov/standards/mads/mads-mapping.html I guess.

Maybe open a wishlist bug and start collecting the required bits?


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