WMS, APIs and LibGuides: Building a Better Database A-Z List

At the American University of Sharjah, our Databases by title and by subject pages are the 3rd and 4th most visited pages on our website. When we changed our ILS from Millennium to OCLC’s WorldShare Management Services (WMS), our previous automations which kept our Databases A-Z pages up-to-date wer...

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Main Author: Ramshaw, Veronica (author)
Other Authors: Lecat, Veronique (author), Hodge, Thomas (author)
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dc.identifier.none.fl_str_mv Ramshaw, V., Lecat, V. and Hodge, T. (2018). WMS, APIs and LibGuides: building a better database A-Z list. The Code4Lib Journal, 41. Retrieved from https://journal.code4lib.org/articles/13688
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description At the American University of Sharjah, our Databases by title and by subject pages are the 3rd and 4th most visited pages on our website. When we changed our ILS from Millennium to OCLC’s WorldShare Management Services (WMS), our previous automations which kept our Databases A-Z pages up-to-date were no longer usable and needed to be replaced. Using APIs, a Perl script, and LibGuides’ database management interface, we developed a workflow that pulls database metadata from WMS Collection Manager into a clean public-facing A-Z list. This article will discuss the details of how this process works, the advantages it provides, and the continuing issues we are facing.
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spelling WMS, APIs and LibGuides: Building a Better Database A-Z ListRamshaw, VeronicaLecat, VeroniqueHodge, ThomasWorldShare Management ServicesDatabase managementElectronic resource managementLibrariesLibGuidesOCLCAt the American University of Sharjah, our Databases by title and by subject pages are the 3rd and 4th most visited pages on our website. When we changed our ILS from Millennium to OCLC’s WorldShare Management Services (WMS), our previous automations which kept our Databases A-Z pages up-to-date were no longer usable and needed to be replaced. Using APIs, a Perl script, and LibGuides’ database management interface, we developed a workflow that pulls database metadata from WMS Collection Manager into a clean public-facing A-Z list. This article will discuss the details of how this process works, the advantages it provides, and the continuing issues we are facing.2018-09-09T12:21:36Z2018-09-09T12:21:36Z2018info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfRamshaw, V., Lecat, V. and Hodge, T. (2018). WMS, APIs and LibGuides: building a better database A-Z list. The Code4Lib Journal, 41. Retrieved from https://journal.code4lib.org/articles/136881940-5758http://hdl.handle.net/11073/16220en_UShttps://journal.code4lib.org/articles/13688oai:repository.aus.edu:11073/162202024-08-22T11:38:28Z
spellingShingle WMS, APIs and LibGuides: Building a Better Database A-Z List
Ramshaw, Veronica
WorldShare Management Services
Database management
Electronic resource management
Libraries
LibGuides
OCLC
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title WMS, APIs and LibGuides: Building a Better Database A-Z List
title_full WMS, APIs and LibGuides: Building a Better Database A-Z List
title_fullStr WMS, APIs and LibGuides: Building a Better Database A-Z List
title_full_unstemmed WMS, APIs and LibGuides: Building a Better Database A-Z List
title_short WMS, APIs and LibGuides: Building a Better Database A-Z List
title_sort WMS, APIs and LibGuides: Building a Better Database A-Z List
topic WorldShare Management Services
Database management
Electronic resource management
Libraries
LibGuides
OCLC
url http://hdl.handle.net/11073/16220