[OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Using Syndetics DVD covers in TPAC (EG 2.4)

[Ben Shum]

That sounds more like a Syndetics problem or cataloging issue with use
of the UPCs than an Evergreen issue with the feature.

I know Jeff and I have spoken a few times about having different
prioritization of deciding which fields get used if available for
matching purposes.  Additionally one of the many wishlist things I
dream about would be some sort of hard refresh button that goes and
clears any stored Syndetics image that was retrieved erroneously and
update it with a new match.  This would be super helpful for after
Syndetics fixes a mismatch on their end, or we edit our records to put
the right identifier in place since memcache keeps the originally
retrieved image "forever" and doesn't update it till forced to.

-- Ben

On Fri, Feb 7, 2014 at 8:06 AM, Hardy, Elaine
<ehardy at georgialibraries.org> wrote:
> Unfortunately, this is causing problems with mismatched cover art. UPCs
> are reused more often than ISBNs.
>
> Elaine
>
> J. Elaine Hardy
> PINES & Collaborative Projects Manager
> Georgia Public Library Service
> 1800 Century Place, Ste 150
> Atlanta, Ga. 30345-4304
>
> 404.235-7128
> 404.235-7201, fax
> ehardy at georgialibraries.org
> www.georgialibraries.org
> www.georgialibraries.org/pines
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: open-ils-general-bounces at list.georgialibraries.org
> [mailto:open-ils-general-bounces at list.georgialibraries.org] On Behalf Of
> Michael Schell
> Sent: Thursday, February 06, 2014 4:09 PM
> To: Evergreen Discussion Group
> Subject: Re: [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Using Syndetics DVD covers in TPAC (EG
> 2.4)
>
> Ben,
>
> Thanks for the quick response.  Thats exactly the info I was looking for!
>
> Cheers,
>
> Michael
>
> On 2014-02-06 3:32 PM, Ben Shum wrote:
>> Hi Michael,
>>
>> So, it wasn't until recently in Evergreen 2.5's development that the
>> catalog added the ability to recognize UPC codes for Syndetics.
>> Previously to this, it only worked with ISBNs.  You can read more
>> about this change in the 2.5 Release Notes:
>> http://evergreen-ils.org/documentation/release/RELEASE_NOTES_2_5.html#
>> _opac_2
>>
>> So, 2.4 will not be able to access those covers via UPC.  You will
>> need to have (or upgrade to) a 2.5 system instead.
>>
>> -- Ben
>>
>> On Thu, Feb 6, 2014 at 3:10 PM, Michael Schell <mschell at fepl.ca> wrote:
>>> Hi All,
>>>
>>> Our consortium is testing cover images supplied by Bowker/Syndetics
>>> in our catalogue.  We have been able to get the book jackets to show
>>> using the setup from the documentation but covers for movies dont
>>> show up when UPC data is in the 024 field.  Only DVDs  that have ISBN
>>> data in the 020 field show.  Here is a link to our test server if it
> helps.
>>> http://68.71.19.14/eg/opac/results?fi%3Aitem_type=g&query=james+patte
>>> rson&qtype=keyword&locg=1&sort=
>>>
>>> Does anyone have any hints on how to get this working?
>>>
>>> Thanks.
>>>
>>> Michael.
>>
>>
>



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