InfoSoup Development Blog

Based on the conversation at the InfoSoup brainstorming session, we made a small change to the brief record display. When available in the catalog record, series information will now display in the brief record. To see how that looks, here is a sample search.

Still on our to do list is an I'm looking for... Series page. I had some contact with the Kent District Library and was hopeful that we could acquire access to their series data that they use in their What's Next database. I was just informed this morning that they will not sell us the data, but plan to develop a subscription service sometime in 2008. Before developing an InfoSoup series page we will need to way the benefits of doing something ourselves or waiting to see what there service is like and what it will cost.

On our staging server http://www.infosoup.org:2082/ I have added a WebBridge link to All Music Guide for any music search. This is similar to the link we have for Internet Movie Database for movie searches or Amazon for book searches. It does not mean that there will be an actual record. The link will search All Music Guide for the author in the catalog record. In general the link will take you to an Index page as in this example http://www.infosoup.org:2082/record=b1527614. For comparison, I have All Music Guide open in a new window, unlike IMDB which opens in a frame. There are pros and cons to both. If you have a strong preference, let me know.

In staging I have also added links on movie searches to Move Review Query Engine and Rotten Tomatoes. I can only get the RT link to take one to an index page rather than directly to the main page for the search titled. Try any movie title search in staging and you should see the links. If you have thoughts on adding or not adding these or similar type of review sites, let us know.