Re: [VuFind-General] VuFind and SirsiDynix Unicorn/Symphony

[James F. <jfa...@dr...>]

Hi Sue,

I 'm one who's working on this.

With help from Wayne Graham, I wrote the Unicorn.php that is distributed with VuFind 0.8.
I also wrote a server-side search.php program to go with it, and Tim McGeary and I worked on an analog in Perl, called
vufind.pl.

If you're Sirsi API-trained, I can share the search.php with you (I want to re-write it, but that's another matter).
The Unicorn.php is available via VuFind. If not, I can share "most" of it with you.

There's also another way of coding a Unicorn driver that some folks have been working on, but
I'll let them chime in if they wish.

The results of Unicorn.php and search.php can be seen at http://drewcat.drew.edu/vufind.
It's working against Unicorn GL 3.1, PC 4.

Also, from people whom I've shared it with, I understand that Unicorn.php and search.php are working
at two other sites.

So far, just the getHolding and getHoldings functions are implemented (though not without wrinkles and just as a proof-of-concept), and at the moment I have "path problems" with VuFind 0.8.2 that are preventing the Next page links to work once you get to a hits-list page.

I'll be happy to talk with you further about this off-list.

Jim

>>> "Susan Emson" <Sus...@ai...> 04/29/08 8:36 PM >>>
Hi
 
We are considering VuFind as an option for a new web front end to our
catalogue to replace the very 90's looking iLink.  We are currently
running SirsiDynix Unicorn GL3.1 with tentative plans to upgrade later
this year.
 
I have read through the information available from the VuFind webpage
and noted that implementation of SirsiDynix datasets was "under
development".  Could I please ask who is currently working on this
project and what the state of play is at the moment?
 
Any information would be gratefully received.
 
Regards
 
 
Sue
 
 
 
 
 
Susan Emson
Digital Archive Manager
Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies
Lawson Crescent
ACTON ACT 2600
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