1. TMS & Researchers
Synergizing Collection and Library Information
Chad Petrovay
Gallery Systems

2. Five Laws of Library Science
1. Books are for use.
2. Every reader his [or her] book.
3. Every book its reader.
4. Save the time of the reader.
5. The library is a growing organism.
Shiyali Ramamrita Ranganathan

3. Five Laws of Collection Info
1. Collection information is for use.
2. Every researcher their field.
3. Every field its researcher.
4. Save the time of the researcher.
5. The database is a growing organism.

4. You are desirable…
Curators Researchers Students

5. What makes you desirable…
TMS
eMuseum
OPAC

6. Synergy…
is the interaction of multiple
elements in a system to
produce an effect different
from or greater than the sum
of their individual effects.
Wikipedia

7. Library Management System
Admin UI
OPAC
OPAC

9. Synergizing your Relationships

10. UTILIZING Z39.50 FEATURE
Help yourself create records by…

11. Basic Setup
• Enable Koha’s Z39.50 Server
– Uncomment lines in config file
– Identify IP address and port
– Restart the Zebra Server
• Prepare the workstation
– Double-click and register the
“GS Z3950.reg” file

12. Testing with BibDataZU
zhost zport zdatabase
192.168.0.31 7090 biblios

13. Configuring TMS

14. Z39.50 Import

15. Z39.50 Import

16. Z39.50 Import

17. The Imported Records

18. Synergizing your Relationships

19. TMS/EMUSEUM TO YOUR OPAC
Drive traffic from…

20. TMS Bibliography

21. Linking to OPAC
http://library.drk2cmp.net/cgi-bin/koha/opac-
search.pl?idx=nb&q={ISBN}

22. eMuseum Bibliography

23. Linking to OPAC
http://library.drk2cmp.net/cgi-bin/koha/opac-
search.pl?idx=nb&q={ISBN}

24. YOUR OPAC TO EMUSEUM
Drive traffic from…

25. Basic Setup
• Prepare MARC Framework
– Add the 692 tag
– Subfield $a for ObjectNumber
– Subfield $0 for ObjectID
• Prepare a custom XSL

26. Edit the MARC record

27. Linking OPAC to eMuseum
http://v2003l.gallerysystems.com/emuseum/vie
w/objects/asitem/items$0040:{$0|ObjectID}

28. Synergizing your Relationships

29. CONNECTING TO BOOKSELLERS
Make it easy to purchase books by…

30. • Monetize your links
by joining an
affiliates program.
• A portion of the
purchase price is
remitted to the
affiliate account.
Affiliates Program
• AbeBooks
• Starting at 5%
• Alibris
• Flat 5%
• Amazon
• Starting at 4%
• Barnes & Noble
• Flat 6%
• Better World Books
• Between 5-8%

31. Linking to Amazon
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/{ISBN}?
tag={Affiliate Tag}

32. Linking to Amazon
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/{ISBN}?
tag={Affiliate Tag}

33. BOOK RELATED SITES
Make it easy to connect to…

34. Linking to Open Library
http://openlibrary.org/isbn/ {ISBN}

35. Linking to Google Books
http://books.google.com/books?isbn= {ISBN}

36. Linking to Google Scholar
http://scholar.google.com/scholar?q={Author}
+{Title}+{Subtitle}

37. UNION LIST OF ARTIST NAMES
Make it easy to learn more about an artist with…

38. Basic Setup
• Populate Constituent
Alternate Numbers
– Include the ULAN ID
– Give then a distinctive
description
• Prepare a custom XSL

39. Constituents in TMS

40. Linking to ULAN Profile
http://www.getty.edu/vow/ULANFullDisplay?
find={ULAN ID}&role=&nation=&prev_page=1
&subjectid={ULAN ID}

41. Web Searches
http://www.getty.edu/vow/ULANServlet?
english=Y&role=&page=1&nation=&find=
{Display Name}
http://www.google.com/search?q=
{Display Name}
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Search?
search={Display Name}

42. ENHANCING REPORTS
Help researchers connect faster by…

43. A Record with Bibliography

44. Export Reports to PDF

45. Linking to OCLC WorldCat
http://www.worldcat.org/search?q={ISBN}
+{Title}

46. Linking to Google Scholar
http://scholar.google.com/scholar?q={Author}
+{Title}

47. Synergizing your Relationships

48. UTILIZING BOOK RELATED API’S
Enhance records by…

49. • ProgrammableWeb
lists over 50 APIs
related to books
• Koha can enhance
records with 10 APIs
(4 paid; 6 free)
Book Related APIs
• Amazon*
• BookMooch
• Google Books*
• Library of Congress
• LibraryThing*
• New York Times
• Open Library*
• WorldCat/OCLC*

50. Book Covers from API
http://covers.openlibrary.org/b/isbn/{ISBN}-M.jpg

51. Synergizing your Relationships

52. THIRD PARTY TOOLS
Help researchers organize their research with…

53. About Zotero
• Automatically capture
citation information
• Store PDFs, files, images,
links, web pages
• Flexible note-taking
• Citation formatting and
bibliography creation
• Free and open source
• Firefox Extension

54. Zotero Interface

55. Saving a Webpage

56. Sharing Metadata
COinS
• Embed metadata in
HTML span element
• Easy to implement
• Limited to
– Books
– Journal Articles
– Dublin Core
unAPI + MODS XML
• Link MODS XML
documents to
resource/page
• Slightly more
complex
• Greater control of
metadata/fields

57. eMuseum Bibliography

58. eMuseum Object

59. eMuseum Object

60. OPAC Search Results

61. OPAC Search Results

62. CREATE SEARCH TOOLS
Help researchers search faster…

63. Basic Concept
• OpenSearch
– The search box in the toolbar of
most web browsers.
• LibX
– Browser Extension toolbar, tailored
to your institution and consolidating
multiple search interfaces.
• Google Custom Search
– Ad Supported vs. Premium.
• Summon Service
– Paid service to index and
consolidated search across multiple
web resources/databases.

64. OpenSearch

65. LibX

66. LibX

67. https://delicious.com/tms4researchers
For links to resources, visit

68. Chad Petrovay
Gallery Systems
chad@gallerysystems.com