Difference between revisions of "PubMan Look-Up Services"

Revision as of 16:37, 7 March 2009

work in progress

These specifications describe the integration of various look-up and web 2.0 services into PubMan.

intergration of WorldCat Look-Up into the researcher portfolio
possibility for the user to search for additional works of the same author (e.g. beyond a particular organziation or period of time)
example search within all fields for works of "Kurt Mehlhorn"
- user gets a range of results to choose the appropriate person
- there is also the possibility to refine the search for special formats, years, content, languages, and topics in a second step
- Screenshot
WorldCat offers the possibility to implement a search plug-in for other websites
the html code for the search box is available on WorldCat after a prior registration; it includes ones WorldCat Affiliate ID
it's possible to adjust the embedded styles to have the box's appearance conform to one's site
here are the three available versions of the search plug-in with their html codes:

Version	Code	Example
Narrow Search Box (150 pixels wide)
Wide Search Box (250 pixels wide)
Tab Search Box (500 pixels wide)

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 *[http://www.worldcat.org/search?qt=worldcat_org_all&q=kurt+mehlhorn example search within all fields for works of "Kurt Mehlhorn"]
 **user gets a range of results to choose the appropriate person
-**there is also the possibility to narrow the search for special formats, years, content, languages, and topics in a second step
+**there is also the possibility to refine the search for special formats, years, content, languages, and topics in a second step
 **[https://zim01.gwdg.de/repos/smc/tags/public/PubMan/Screenshots&Pictures/worldcat_search_sidebar.PNG Screenshot]
 *WorldCat offers the possibility to implement a search plug-in for other websites