[OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] New Material OPAC Search URL

[Geoff Brown]

Hi June,

Thanks for the suggestion - this seems like it would be a great strategy to achieve  a list of the most recent bibs imported - unfortunately, our situation is complicated by the fact that Niagara Evergreen is a consortia (4 Public Libraries and 1 College Library) which shares bibs. Freshmeat would not reflect which titles were entered at which library. This is why I thought that constructing an opac url specific to our library would be the best way to display our latest titles.

Thanks for the input - it is appreciated.

Thanks again,
Geoff  

>>> "Rayner, June" <raynerj at einetwork.net> 1/6/2012 1:09 PM >>>
Hi Geoff

Have you tried something like this?

http://niagaracollege.niagaraevergreen.ca/opac/extras/feed/freshmeat/atom/biblio/import/10 

This would give you the most recent 10 (or however many you specify) titles added to the catalog.     There are several different formats that you can use.

I got this information from http://evergreen-ils.org/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=backend-devel:supercat:examples.

Hope that's helpful.

June

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Subject: [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] New Material OPAC Search URL

Hi All,

Hope everyone had a good break!

In an attempt to promote our new titles I am trying to construct a opac search url that will display the results of new material by date added to our catalogue.  I can create a search that included published date of 2012 but the list doesn't seem to sort with the newest at the top since they are all the same year.  

Does anyone know if there a way to create a quick search link that will point patrons to our new material that would be more reflective of the latest titles added to our catalogue? 

Thanks!
Geoff Brown

Library Technician - eResources, 
NC Libraries and Learning Commons
Niagara College, Welland Campus
300 Woodlawn Road
Welland, ON L3C 7L3
Tel.  (905) 735-2211  Welland x 7731
Fax  (905) 736-6021 
gebrown at niagaracollege.ca 
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