Re: [VuFind-Tech] Same record format from different sources

[Alan R. <ala...@mn...>]

Hello Tod,

I'm loading records from multiple sources. What I do is give them a new
record type and create a new record driver for each type. In fact my
default record type is a custom type.

When I create my new type, I just extend MarcRecord. The constructor
calls the parent and any method I overwrite might call the parent first
(if needed), then add any new stuff. I can then rewrite functions and
add new functions. In the templates I create a template that handles the
new fields.

I do this for my main records, that way if the class gets updated, I
don't have to wade through the code with my customizations.

al

On Tue, 2013-02-19 at 21:32 +0000, Tod Olson wrote:
> vufind-tech,
> 
> Are any of you loading MARC records from different sources? In addition
>  to non-MARC data, we plan to load records from our ILS, from
>  HathiTrust, and from possibly from Center for Research Libraries. I'm
>  looking for suggestions for how to coordinate having these different
>  MARC records in VuFind. We will want to facet on the data source
>  somehow, and we will also likely want slightly different display logic
>  in the full record view. The most obvious one is that we would want to
>  link to our ILS for circ info for ILS records, but not want to try
>  that for HathiTrust. 
> 
> Is anyone dealing with this sort of situation (maybe a consortium) or
>  have advice to offer?
> 
> -Tod
> 
> 
> 
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