PubMan Look-Up Services
work in progress
These specifications describe the integration of various look-up and web 2.0 services into PubMan.
WorldCat[edit]
- 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 narrow 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'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) |