[Archivesspace_Users_Group] LCNAF import plugin

[Kottman, Miloche]

First a qualifier... I haven't experimented with this plugin so I'm just guessing about what it's expected to do

BUT

If it's supposed to allow you to search LC's NAME authority file and then download records easily, instead of using the address OCLC suggests which goes to LC's Voyager catalog of authority records where you'll go through some hoops to download the record in MARC format, I suggest using:  http://id.loc.gov/ 

This site will allow you to search several different thesauri and download the results in a variety of formats including:  RDF/XML (MADS and SKOS), N-Triples (MADS and SKOS), JSON (MADS/RDF and SKOS/RDF), etc.

Of course, I'm not the one who has to program it, so whatever will work.

--Miloche Kottman
University of Kansas

-----Original Message-----
From: archivesspace_users_group-bounces at lyralists.lyrasis.org [mailto:archivesspace_users_group-bounces at lyralists.lyrasis.org] On Behalf Of Kathryn Frederick (Library)
Sent: Wednesday, January 14, 2015 9:40 AM
To: Archivesspace Users Group (archivesspace_users_group at lyralists.lyrasis.org)
Subject: [Archivesspace_Users_Group] LCNAF import plugin

Hi,
Please see below a follow-up to my question to this list regarding the LCNAF Import plugin.
Thanks,
Kathryn

-----Original Message-----
From: OCLC Customer Support [mailto:support at oclc.org] 
Sent: Tuesday, January 13, 2015 2:07 PM
To: Kathryn Frederick (Library)
Subject: RE: 1-2679494668: LCNAF site?

Hi Kathryn,

Thank you for emailing OCLC Customer Support.

OCLC Research's LC Name Authority Service is now closed. The information on this page (http://oclc.org/research/activities/authority.html) is provided for historical purposes only.
You wull want to use this site instead:
http://authorities.loc.gov/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?DB=local&PAGE=First

Please let me know if there is anything more I can assist you with regarding this issue. 

Sincerely,
Shawn Marie Thomas, MLIS
Senior Support Analyst
OCLC Customer Support Department


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-----Original Message-----

From:  kfrederi at skidmore.edu
Sent:  1/13/2015 09:14:15 AM
To:  "'support at oclc.org'" <support at oclc.org>
Subject:  1-2679494668:  LCNAF site?

Hi,

Is this site no longer being updated? It hasn’t had authority records in the database for at least the last two weeks. http://alcme.oclc.org/srw/search/lcnaf

Thanks!

Kathryn

 

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