Difference between revisions of "PubMan Look-Up Services"

Revision as of 17:11, 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)	html code for Narrow Search Box
Wide Search Box (250 pixels wide)	html code for Wide Search Box
Tab Search Box (500 pixels wide)	html code for Tab Search Box

I would suggest to choose the narrow or wide search box
via the offered search boxes an automatic WorldCat search within the fields title, subject or author starts
for our use a search within the author field would be sufficient; the text in the search box should be adapted accordingly
WorldCat search possibilities within the author field:
- via truncation (e.g. "mehl*")
- only the surname (e.g. "mehlhorn")
- surname plus given name abbreviated (e.g. "mehlhorn, k." or "k. mehlhorn")
- surname plus complete given name (e.g. "kurt mehlhorn" or "mehlhorn, kurt")

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 *I would suggest to choose the narrow or wide search box