[OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Evergreen libraries using/testing Syndetics Unbound?

Tue Jul 17 10:47:43 EDT 2018

Thanks, Bob!

My assumption is that the Perl code is still running the old way to pull in
the images and to determine whether or not to load the section that the
added content appears in, so that could be cleaned up to eliminate a lot of
unnecessary work that it is doing.

Terran McCanna
PINES Program Manager
Georgia Public Library Service
tmccanna at georgialibraries.org

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On Fri, Jul 13, 2018 at 10:26 AM, Bob Wicksall <bwicksall at pls-net.org>
wrote:

> Hi Terran,
>
> I setup Syndetics for Lindsay so here is what I changed:
>
> For the cover art:
> /openils/conf/opensrf.xml under <added_content>
>
> <userid>user provided by syndetics</userid>
> <base_url>https://secure.syndetics.com/index.aspx</base_url>
>
>
> For the integration on the record details page I just added the following
> to /opac/parts/record/addedcontent.tt2
>
>     <script src="https://unbound.syndetics.com/syndeticsunbound/connector/
> initiator.php?a_id=402" type="text/javascript"></script>
>
>     <div id="syndetics_unbound"></div>
>
>
> I was actually kind of surprised that the covers just worked after
> tweaking the base_url and userid.
>
> Bob Wicksall
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> *From: *"Terran McCanna" <tmccanna at georgialibraries.org>
> *To: *"Evergreen Discussion Group" <open-ils-general at list.
> georgialibraries.org>
> *Sent: *Thursday, July 12, 2018 10:41:16 AM
> *Subject: *Re: [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Evergreen libraries using/testing
> Syndetics        Unbound?
>
> Looks great, thanks Lindsay!
>
> What did you need to do on the Evergreen sign to implement it?
>
> Terran McCanna
> PINES Program Manager
> Georgia Public Library Service
> tmccanna at georgialibraries.org
>
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>
> On Thu, Jul 12, 2018 at 10:22 AM, Lindsay Stratton <lstratton at pls-net.org>
> wrote:
>
>> We are currently testing Syndetics Unbound, and probably going to go live
>> with it Jan 2019. Implementation was no problem, our current test is pretty
>> much out of the box. We will probably tweak the display a bit eventually.
>>
>> Here's a link to - http://evergreendev.owwl.org/eg/opac/record/440908.
>> Syndetics Unbound content under Summaries & More, Novelist content under
>> Reviews, Series & Suggested Reads.
>>
>> We have not noticed any issues with cover images, and were pleased to
>> find Unbound now gives a nice "no cover image" image.
>>
>> Lindsay Stratton
>> Library Automation Services Manager
>> Pioneer Library System
>> 2557 State Rte 21
>> <https://maps.google.com/?q=2557+State+Rte+21++Canandaigua,+NY+14424&entry=gmail&source=g>
>> Canandaigua, NY 14424
>> <https://maps.google.com/?q=2557+State+Rte+21++Canandaigua,+NY+14424&entry=gmail&source=g>
>> 585-394-8260 x104
>>
>>
>> ------------------------------
>>
>> *From: *"Jessica Woolford" <jwoolford at biblio.org>
>> *To: *"Evergreen Discussion Group" <open-ils-general at list.
>> georgialibraries.org>
>> *Sent: *Wednesday, July 11, 2018 1:21:43 PM
>> *Subject: *Re: [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Evergreen libraries using/testing
>> Syndetics        Unbound?
>>
>> Thanks, Terran! This looks good!
>>
>> On Wed, Jul 11, 2018 at 12:57 PM, Terran McCanna <
>> tmccanna at georgialibraries.org> wrote:
>>
>>> FYI, until Syndetics Unbound works with Evergreen and we move to that, I
>>> decided to workaround the problems we were encountering with the display of
>>> Syndetics Classic content by modifying the tt2 files. I've changed the
>>> display to an in-screen modal pop-up that shows all the available Syndetics
>>> content (whether or not the perlmod looks for it). It's not perfect, but it
>>> uses Syndetics' own provided layout rather than trying to pull in the
>>> content they provide as plain text, and doesn't rely on doing lookups for
>>> every possible type of review.
>>>
>>> You can see how it works at http://gapines.org/eg/opac/
>>> record/2158551?locg=1 (click on the "See Summary, Reviews, and More
>>> from Syndetics" button towards the bottom of the page below the NoveList
>>> added content).
>>>
>>> And the code is here if anyone else wants to do something like it (or
>>> improve upon it) as a local customization:
>>> http://git.evergreen-ils.org/?p=evergreen/pines.git;a=commit;h=
>>> aa4422c78bec5fce371ef5db4ab552be3d1498d0
>>>
>>> Note that my change exposes the library-specific Syndetics id in the
>>> URL, but I talked with Syndetics about it and reviewed their documentation
>>> and that's exactly what they expect to happen, so it's not an issue as far
>>> as they are concerned.
>>>
>>> I had originally tried modifying the Perl code to just do a single
>>> Syndetics call to check for summary data rather than doing multiple calls
>>> for all different types of data, but I was encountering problems with it
>>> giving me false negatives (saying there wasn't data when there was) and
>>> triggering the code that temporarily disable added content lookups and
>>> finally decided I had better things to do with my time than argue with old
>>> code, especially since I assume it will all need to be rewritten to
>>> accommodate Syndetics Unbound in the not too distant future anyway.
>>>
>>> Terran McCanna
>>> PINES Program Manager
>>> Georgia Public Library Service
>>> 1800 Century Place, Suite 150
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>>> Atlanta, GA 30345
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>>> 404-235-7138
>>> tmccanna at georgialibraries.org
>>>
>>>
>>> On Thu, Mar 29, 2018 at 11:31 AM, Lindsay Stratton <
>>> lstratton at pls-net.org> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Well, at least their sales message is consistent!
>>>>
>>>> FWIW, because maybe they use the same title for their mock-up?, this is
>>>> a link to our current catalog for Raven Boys -
>>>> http://evergreen.owwl.org/eg/opac/record/442294.
>>>>
>>>> The Syndetics Classic content we subscribe to displays under the
>>>> "Summaries and more" tab. It's OK, but not as nice as the fancy Unbound
>>>> stuff. Although I do notice that we, although we are apparently paying for
>>>> it, do not have the Professional Reviews... I wonder if that is related to
>>>> the display issues Terran found.
>>>>
>>>> Our Novelist content displays under the "Reviews, Series & Suggest
>>>> Reads" tab. We are kind of assuming that Unbound content would function
>>>> similarly.
>>>>
>>>> Our main concern is the configuration and display of cover images. We
>>>> are using the Syndetics Classic API to manage that, and worry that the way
>>>> Evergreen processes cover images will not play nicely with whatever process
>>>> Unbound uses.
>>>>
>>>> Lindsay
>>>>
>>>> Lindsay Stratton
>>>> Library Automation Services Manager
>>>> Pioneer Library System
>>>> 2557 State Rte 21
>>>> <https://maps.google.com/?q=2557+State+Rte+21++Canandaigua,+NY+14424&entry=gmail&source=g>
>>>> Canandaigua, NY 14424
>>>> <https://maps.google.com/?q=2557+State+Rte+21++Canandaigua,+NY+14424&entry=gmail&source=g>
>>>> 585-394-8260 x104
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> ------------------------------
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Jessica Woolford
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>>
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