Indexing PastPerfect metadata for the “Catholic Portal”
Using VuFind’s inherent ability to index OAI metadata, I have successfully been able to index metadata coming from a PastPerfect implementation. Starting somewhere near version 1.2, VuFind supports the...
View ArticleCRRA Update Nov/Dec 2011
CRRA Update November/December 2011 In this update … CRRA Welcomes Three New Members: Benedictine University (Lisle, IL), Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary (Wynnewood, PA), Xavier University of Louisiana...
View ArticleContent from the University of Dayton
Twenty-nine records from the Archives at the University of Dayton added to the “Catholic Portal” — http://bit.ly/weVl8h
View ArticleCRRA Update January 2012
CRRA UPDATE January 2012 Happy New Year! We wish you a most blessed, peaceful, healthy, and prosperous 2012. This month’s update includes: Reflections on The Duquesne Symposium Over seventy scholars,...
View ArticlePhiladelphia Archdiocesan Historical Research Center (PAHRC) records
Just less than 1,100 records from the Philadelphia Archdiocesan Historical Research Center (PAHRC) have been added to the “Portal” — http://bit.ly/uG92RG
View ArticleHow to make MARC and EAD metadata available in the “Catholic Portal”
This is a set of (draft) prescriptive instructions describing how to make MARC and EAD metadata available in the “Catholic Portal“. Introduction At its core, the “Portal” is an index — a list of...
View ArticleCRRA Update February 2012
CRRA UPDATE February 2012 Comments, questions, suggestions, please … This Update focuses on the just-released Draft Plan of the Five Year Strategic Planning Task Force. Task Force chair, Lorraine...
View ArticlePrioritized list of fixes/enhancements for the “Portal”
Based on our usability studies and conference call from the other day I have created a (more or less) prioritized list of fixes/enhancements to be applied to the “Portal”: add a a note to the email...
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Linking CRRA items to member libraries: A Prototype
I have implemented a prototype for linking items found in the “Catholic Portal” to CRRA member institutions. The Problem The vast majority of the content in the “Portal” is not digitized. Consequently,...
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Moving to VuFind version 1.3
We here at “Catholic Portal Central” are spending time and effort moving to VuFind version 1.3. To this end I have implemented a number of things as per our usability studies as well as begun to skin...
View ArticleCRRA Update March 2012
CRRA UPDATE March 2012 Happy Spring! This month’s update includes: Board Adopts Vision and Strategic Plan, from Janice Welburn, chair, CRRA Board of DirectorsWith great appreciation for a job well...
View ArticleTransforming schema-based EAD files
This posting describes my solution for transforming schema-based EAD files for the “Catholic Portal”. In a sentence, the solution boils down to removing the all the namespaces from the input. For the...
View ArticleStatistical reports against the “Catholic Portal”
This text describes the beginnings of a set of statistical reports describing the use of the “Catholic Portal“. More specifically, the Portal’s Web server log files are read on a daily basis,...
View ArticleApril 2012 Update
CRRA UPDATE April 2012 This month’s update includes: A Focus on Members, from Janice Welburn, Chair, CRRA Board of Directors To guide us in developing effective strategies for successful member...
View ArticleUsing OAI-PMH to populate the “Catholic Portal” is not straight-forward
Using OAI-PMH to populate the “Catholic Portal” is not straight-forward, and this posting outlines some of my investigations in this regard. Introduction As you may or may not know, OAI-PMH is a...
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CRRA May 2012 Update: Focus on Anaheim meeting
The May Update includes details about the CRRA All-Member Annual Meeting in Anaheim, June 25-26, 2012. Also noteworthy: on June 23 and June 25, Jennifer Younger, CRRA Executive Director, will...
View ArticleCRRA Update June 2012
CRRA Update June 2012 In celebration of the official start of summer, we are writing to celebrate what is nearly the end of a year with many accomplishments. Even a partial list of goals and...
View ArticleFTP site as dropbox
In an effort to make it easier for us here at the “Catholic Portal Home Planet”, we have implemented an FTP site designed to be used as a dropbox. For the longest time Catholic Research Resources...
View ArticleHow to make CRRA metadata available via the FTP “dropbox”
When CRRA members are not able or do not want to make their metadata available their own website, we hear at Catholic Portal Central will create one for them. To begin the process, a CRRA member simply...
View ArticleFulltext indexing in Vufind with Aperture
The implementation of fulltext indexing in Vufind with Aperture is not difficult. This posting describes how I implemented it for the Catholic Research Resources Alliance. About 800 of the 125,000...
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