On 3/4/13 9:35 PM, Asaf Bartov wrote:
Hi, John.
This is pretty nifty! Thanks for creating it.
I wonder: would it make sense to connect it to some of the open
resolvers out there? (or are those only useful at the item level,
whereas this produces searches?)
It depends on how the resolver is set up. Most OpenURL resolvers
are primarily designed to link to known items, whereas this is trying
to link to groups of items by or about someone or something. But the
OpenURL 1.0 specification is pretty open-ended, and could encompass
this sort of thing. I decided not to use it to implement this
particular service, but if someone's library would provide better
results via their OpenURL resolver than via their catalog or other
discovery system, I could link to it.
(If anyone would like me to try linking to their library that way,
you can let me know when you request service for the library at
http://onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu/webbin/olbpcontact?type=library
Tell me about your wishes in the "Anything we should know ..."
comment space, and leave your contact details in case I have any
questions.)
Thanks,
John