University of Wisconsin - Madison

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University of Wisconsin - Madison

• Curran Riley
• criley_at_library.wisc.edu
• 1711/criley

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Currently using Handles for

• 1711.web
• For licensed electronic resources
• Including EZproxy string in Handles for remote
  access by valid UW-Madison patrons
• 1711.dl
• For digitization projects
• Use for URLs as well as links to project contents
  (images, etc.)

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Development efforts

• Web administration servlet
• Handling application
• Oracle Handle database

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Web Administration Servlet

• Allows creation and modification of Handles
  through a web browser
• Uses J2EE Servlet
• Goal is to allow regular librarians to create and
  modify Handles for library resources by
  themselves
• Still in testing, but we would share the source
  code when its finished if others are interested

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Web Administration Servlet

• Requires the addition of a HS_SECKEY to the
  librarians personal Handle (which functions as
  the web password).

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Web Administration Servlet

• Users can create a Handle with Name, URL and
  contact email address

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Web Administration Servlet

• Users can also modify existing Handles

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Web Administration Servlet

• Modifying the NAME value of a Handle

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Web Administration Servlet

• Users can list all Handles for a particular
  subnaming authority

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Handling application

• Allows passing of a parameter to the server along
  with a Handle.
• Interprets what to do with parameter
• Results in a URL being returned, much like
  current Handle resolver

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Handling application

• Example Documents in EBSCO can have links back
  to holdings in our library catalog, using the
  ISBN or ISSN number. Requires setting up a
  canned search URL in EBSCO so the ISBN or ISSN
  can be appended to the URL
• http//madcat.library.wisc.edu/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.c
  gi?DBlocalCNT100recordsperpageBOOL1asaph
  raseFLD1ISBN28ISBN29SA1(ISBNNUMBERHERE)
• Better to use a Handle, in case of changes to our
  catalog require a change to our canned search
  url.

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Handling application

• Application restructures the URL from
• http//j2ee-dev.library.wisc.edu/1712/madcatissn?I
  SBN00567-83745
• to
• http//j2ee-dev.library.wisc.edu/abc.do?handle171
  2/madcatissnnum00567-83745
• J2EE servlet (abc.do) will resolve the handle to
  the canned search URL and then append the
  number in the ISBN parameter. It will then
  redirect to the newly generated URL.

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Future Projects

• Store Handles in an Oracle database
• We have been working with CNRI to implement
• Licensed for Oracle, good Oracle expertise on
  campus (myself excluded)
• Add multiple resolution and authentication piece
• Handles would include URLs to freely available
  (thumbnails) and restricted (full size) images
  with a tie to a UW-Madison authentication server
• Add metadata???
• We are very interested in how much others are
  putting in Handle records

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University of Wisconsin - Madison

• Curran Riley
• criley_at_library.wisc.edu
• 1711/criley