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

[Terran McCanna]

>> 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. <<

Yes - if we implement Syndetics Classic the way they intend for it to be
implemented, it will appear in a popup like the one screen-capped here:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1iHPL-hUcHSfBbk-vbDbb1i2rJNC9e27b/view?usp=sharing

Then, instead of Evergreen needing to go check for each possible type of
content and possible review and then screen-scrape or parse the content
out, it only checks to see if the main summary page is available and
displays that, and Syndetics takes care of the rest.

Alternatively, instead of a screencap, it could be displayed in an iframe
or something like that. I prefer the pop-up.




Terran McCanna
PINES Program Manager
Georgia Public Library Service
1800 Century Place, Suite 150
Atlanta, GA 30345
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
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