Yes, I agree! Your efforts are much appreciated! Thank you.
Marilyn
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Marilyn Nasserden
Head, Fine Arts & Visual Resources
Libraries and Cultural Resources
University of Calgary
Peter Blank wrote:
> Dear Joe (and your cohorts at the Getty),
>
> Please know that your efforts are VERY much appreciated. On behalf of
> my colleagues here at Stanford (students, faculty, staff), we wish you
> the best in these endeavors. Please keep us posted.
>
> Cheers!
>
> Peter Blank
>
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> Joe Shubitowski wrote:
>> I want to take a couple of minutes to let this community know where
>> we are with BHA:
>>
>> 1. We are restructuring the current BHA dataset to provide better
>> indexing. This means we are re-processing and reloading all 425K
>> records and reindexing while the system remains live for you to use.
>>
>> 2. We are mapping and writing code to convert the RILA backfile
>> (1975-1989) and will have this loaded into the system sometime this
>> month.
>>
>> 3. We are working on a Z39.50 configuration so that institutions can
>> make BHA a target for a federated search application.
>>
>> 4. We are exploring ways to provide OpenURL connectivity with BHA.
>> Because BHA is an open access database now, there is no
>> authentication taking place at our end. A simple and straightforward
>> eResource/SFX-like button will not work for external users as the
>> database doesn't know who you are or where you are coming from. We do
>> not intend to do any sort of IP authentication or manage logons, etc.
>> That said, we are looking at embedding COinS compliant metadata
>> within BHA result set records that would allow client-side link
>> activation. This is being used by OCLC in WorldCat.org and other open
>> access data providers.
>>
>> This is a fair amount of work to get through, so please bear with us
>> as we work to make BHA better for all of you.
>>
>> Best regards.........Joe Shubitowski
>>
>>
>> Joseph M. Shubitowski
>> Head, Library Information Systems
>> Getty Research Institute
>> 1200 Getty Center Drive, Suite 1100
>> Los Angeles CA 90049-1688
>> Voice: 310-440-6394
>> Fax: 310-440-7780
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>> >>> On 4/3/2010 at 6:44 PM, in message
>> <[log in to unmask]>, <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>> Does anyone know if Getty will add SFX buttons to BHA citations?
>>
>> RuthThomas
>> Mugar Library
>> BU
>>
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