Hi h2, thank you very much for your thoughts. My intention - as a syslib and sysadmin, not a cataloger myself - is not to turn Koha into a DAM, but rather, at my clients' request, watch out for possibilities of catalog enhancement. They are used, from their legacy ILS, to having the possibility to store their TOCs and abstracts in pdf files - which may come from their vendors or library consortia - and which can be full text indexed within the ILS, allowing to be searched without the cataloger having to copy and paste the text into a MARC field. And yes, when the legacy ILS had this feature newly added, there were indeed some qualms that the ILS might be mistaken for a fully fledged Digital Asset Management Tool, but librarians were well aware of this, and have been using the tool for catalog enhancement only. I meanwhile received a private answer to my question pointing me to ElasticSearch which should be able to search pdfs. So this might be the road to explore, as we are still on Zebra, but will consider a switch to ElasticSearch. Has anybody experiences in this direction? Best regards, and a good weekend to everybody! Anke -- Anke Bruns M.A. (LIS) Arbeitsgruppe "Anwendungs- und Informationssysteme" E-Mail: anke.bruns@gwdg.de --------------------------------------- Gesellschaft für wissenschaftliche Datenverarbeitung mbH Göttingen (GWDG) Burckhardtweg 4, 37077 Göttingen, URL: https://gwdg.de Support: Tel.: +49 551 39-30000, URL: https://gwdg.de/support Sekretariat: Tel.: +49 551 39-30001, E-Mail: gwdg@gwdg.de Geschäftsführer: Prof. Dr. Ramin Yahyapour Aufsichtsratsvorsitzender: Prof. Dr. Norbert Lossau Sitz der Gesellschaft: Göttingen Registergericht: Göttingen, Handelsregister-Nr. B 598 --------------------------------------- Zertifiziert nach ISO 9001 ---------------------------------------
-----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- Von: Hernandez, Heather H <Heather_Hernandez@nps.gov> Gesendet: Donnerstag, 8. September 2022 17:33 An: Bruns, Anke <Anke.Bruns@gwdg.de>; Koha <koha@lists.katipo.co.nz> Betreff: Re: [Koha] Question re TOCs and other digital content
Hi, Anke!
My perspective on this is that Koha isn't a digital collections platform as such-- being a catalog, so there are places in the catalog record to put the Table of Contents (in MARC21 the 505 field), an abstract (in MARC21 the 520), etc. I don't think that it would work well to try to turn it into a digital collections platform that allowed keyword searching _within_ all the uploaded files attached to the bibliographic or item records. Of course, I'm a cataloger, so I see that Koha offers speedy searching efficiency and effectiveness--curated search terms placed in the authority controlled fields, generously supplied tables of contents, abstracts, summary notes, etc., and use of tagging for user participation to create folksonomies, etc.
Digital collections platforms like archive.org, HathiTrust.org, ContentDM, Google Books, etc., are very different. They operate, to me, like the access offered to collections by, for example, periodical indexes. I'm not sure it would strengthen Koha to try to stretch its functioning into a combo library- integrated-system/digital-collections-platform to that degree. I would ask, are the attached digital items represented in relevant periodical and book indexes? If not, why not, and can they be? But I am, indeed, a cataloger.:)
Cheerio! h2 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Ms. Heather Hernandez (she, her, hers) Technical Services Librarian Library catalog: https://keys.bywatersolutions.com/ <https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fkeys.byw atersolutions.com%2F&data=05%7C01%7CHeather_Hernandez%40nps.gov%7C 950a4b896c6840abbf2708da5a0692c2%7C0693b5ba4b184d7b9341f32f400a54 94%7C0%7C0%7C637921281518907037%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIj oiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C300 0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=KDx6voZToIrZN2QYqe18e9S16%2B44bJ99OzKqi608gvQ% 3D&reserved=0> San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park Research Center 2 Marina Blvd., Bldg. E, 3rd floor, San Francisco, CA 94123-1284 415-561-7032 (office generally Tu-W & F, telecommuting M&Th) heather_hernandez@nps.gov <https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwebmail .lmi.net%2Fsrc%2Fcompose.php%3Fsend_to%3Dheather_hernandez%2540nps.g ov&data=05%7C01%7CHeather_Hernandez%40nps.gov%7C950a4b896c6840ab bf2708da5a0692c2%7C0693b5ba4b184d7b9341f32f400a5494%7C0%7C0%7C63 7921281518907037%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiL CJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sda ta=xRq2sXM4t7jF7lA1WvRZ7q0ff4hgben1igzi2FlLBu4%3D&reserved=0> ________________________________
From: Koha <koha-bounces@lists.katipo.co.nz> on behalf of Bruns, Anke <Anke.Bruns@gwdg.de> Sent: Thursday, September 8, 2022 12:47 AM To: Koha <koha@lists.katipo.co.nz> Subject: [EXTERNAL] [Koha] Question re TOCs and other digital content
This email has been received from outside of DOI - Use caution before clicking on links, opening attachments, or responding.
Hello again,
as far as we know, Koha provides no possibility to index uploaded files, e.g. pdfs containing a table of content, an abstract, or a full text.
As this info isn't so very recent, perhaps there has been development in this area that we aren't aware of? I checked the documentation, but couldn't really find anything.
Thanks for updating me on this issue in advance!
Regards, Anke
-- Anke Bruns M.A. (LIS) Arbeitsgruppe "Anwendungs- und Informationssysteme" E-Mail: anke.bruns@gwdg.de --------------------------------------- Gesellschaft für wissenschaftliche Datenverarbeitung mbH Göttingen (GWDG) Burckhardtweg 4, 37077 Göttingen, URL: https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgwdg.de% 2F&data=05%7C01%7Cheather_hernandez%40nps.gov%7C8f0f2fd1688046 294f6f08da916e8beb%7C0693b5ba4b184d7b9341f32f400a5494%7C0%7C0%7C 637982201251727507%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMD AiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C& amp;sdata=mGfXADT1w6KJZnkL7i8HfKLAoK7yfUvryQvzuuZVDpo%3D&rese rved=0 <https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgwdg.de %2F&data=05%7C01%7Cheather_hernandez%40nps.gov%7C8f0f2fd16880 46294f6f08da916e8beb%7C0693b5ba4b184d7b9341f32f400a5494%7C0%7C0% 7C637982201251727507%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwM DAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C &sdata=mGfXADT1w6KJZnkL7i8HfKLAoK7yfUvryQvzuuZVDpo%3D&re served=0>
Support: Tel.: +49 551 39-30000, URL: https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgwdg.de% 2Fsupport&data=05%7C01%7Cheather_hernandez%40nps.gov%7C8f0f2fd1 688046294f6f08da916e8beb%7C0693b5ba4b184d7b9341f32f400a5494%7C0%7 C0%7C637982201251727507%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLj AwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C %7C&sdata=yaADah0gAl5vZ9UEE5rqTzW%2BX455LyDCNqsidzNQ3fg%3D& amp;reserved=0 <https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgwdg.de %2Fsupport&data=05%7C01%7Cheather_hernandez%40nps.gov%7C8f0f2f d1688046294f6f08da916e8beb%7C0693b5ba4b184d7b9341f32f400a5494%7C0 %7C0%7C637982201251727507%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4 wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C %7C%7C&sdata=yaADah0gAl5vZ9UEE5rqTzW%2BX455LyDCNqsidzNQ3fg% 3D&reserved=0> Sekretariat: Tel.: +49 551 39-30001, E-Mail: gwdg@gwdg.de
Geschäftsführer: Prof. Dr. Ramin Yahyapour Aufsichtsratsvorsitzender: Prof. Dr. Norbert Lossau Sitz der Gesellschaft: Göttingen Registergericht: Göttingen, Handelsregister-Nr. B 598 --------------------------------------- Zertifiziert nach ISO 9001 ---------------------------------------
_______________________________________________
Koha mailing list https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fkoha- community.org%2F&data=05%7C01%7Cheather_hernandez%40nps.gov%7 C8f0f2fd1688046294f6f08da916e8beb%7C0693b5ba4b184d7b9341f32f400a54 94%7C0%7C0%7C637982201251727507%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIj oiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C300 0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=pby7RjPKn5tm2w%2FtAV%2BMvWXHgIIyHh3gFB3rP %2Ff%2BQqE%3D&reserved=0 <https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fkoha- community.org%2F&data=05%7C01%7Cheather_hernandez%40nps.gov%7 C8f0f2fd1688046294f6f08da916e8beb%7C0693b5ba4b184d7b9341f32f400a54 94%7C0%7C0%7C637982201251727507%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIj oiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C300 0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=pby7RjPKn5tm2w%2FtAV%2BMvWXHgIIyHh3gFB3rP %2Ff%2BQqE%3D&reserved=0> Koha@lists.katipo.co.nz Unsubscribe: https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Flists.kati... o.co.nz%2Fmailman%2Flistinfo%2Fkoha&data=05%7C01%7Cheather_hern andez%40nps.gov%7C8f0f2fd1688046294f6f08da916e8beb%7C0693b5ba4b184 d7b9341f32f400a5494%7C0%7C0%7C637982201251727507%7CUnknown%7CT WFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJX VCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=ehruu76pDZpavhwIgJqbaSaNo QZ1l4kYytPBj74Ud6o%3D&reserved=0 <https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Flists.kati po.co.nz%2Fmailman%2Flistinfo%2Fkoha&data=05%7C01%7Cheather_her nandez%40nps.gov%7C8f0f2fd1688046294f6f08da916e8beb%7C0693b5ba4b18 4d7b9341f32f400a5494%7C0%7C0%7C637982201251727507%7CUnknown%7C TWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJ XVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=ehruu76pDZpavhwIgJqbaSaN oQZ1l4kYytPBj74Ud6o%3D&reserved=0>