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Mapping your library with Web Services and Google

MapsJohn Wohlers

Waubonsee Community College

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Technologies Used SirsiDynix Web Services API SirsiDynix E-Library PHP MySQL Google Maps API V3 Google Earth QR Codes Adobe Photoshop / Fireworks

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Drawing the map Scan floor plan Use layers to trace

– Vector drawing– Opacity

Permanent fixtures Remove scanned image No text or logos

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Adjust the alignment Locate library

– http://maps.google.com Screenshot

– Highest zoom (Level 20)– Import into layer

Orient map to screenshot Adjust scale Remove screenshot

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Embellish your map Add persistent text

– Room Numbers– Descriptors

Add logo Flourishes

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Preparing the map Download & Install MapTiler

– http://www.maptiler.org Geo locate your map image

– http://www.getlatlon.com/– Google Earth– Handheld GPS

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Tiling the Map Location Format: North South East

West– 41.66487457668102 41.66385936458253 -88.50639149534651 -

88.50750234162167

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Testing the tiles Test in browser

– googlemaps.html– version 2 API

Make adjustmentsif needed and re-export

Copy tiles to web server

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Getting Fancy Item location using SirsiDynix Web

Services QR Codes You are here

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SirsiDynix Core Web Services

Standard Services Catalog searches Basic Item info

Security Services Authentication

Patron Services LICENCE REQUIRED Patron account info Renewals, Holds

Admin Services System policies

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Add Service Client ID Symphony Web Services Admin Client ID

– Google Maps– Web Services– No license

Custom Client ID’s not retained during upgrades as of 3.0

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Web Services in PHP PHP Modules & Libraries

– PHP SOAP module– WSDLProxyGenerator

Bug fix required

Define header Create client “Try / catch”

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Title Lookup Create lookup request Perform lookup

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Simple Database MySQL Stores location data

– Symphony location code– Call number range– Lat / Long data– Marker data

Varchar for Lat / Long due to length Example limited to four coordinates

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Schema “Locations “ table

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Location Data Google Earth

– Map overlay Draw regions using “Add Polygon”

– Export to KML Locate markers via “Add Placemark”

– Export to KML

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Physical Location Lookup Convert LC Call to sortable

– E185.61 .C6970 = E  0185.61C.6970 .0000

LC Sort library (‘LC_sortable.php’) MySQL query

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JavaScript Define tile boundaries Create new

google.maps.ImageMapType Create new map object Overlay ImageMapType Marker JavaScript

– Dynamically generated by PHP

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Enhancing eLibrary Copy “dispholdings.h” to

Pages_custom/Elib_revD Include custom map.h file

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eLibrary - Map.h Custom HTML / JavaScript

– eLibrary uses Prototype JavaScript framework

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The End Result: New Books

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The End Result: Stacks

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The End Result: Reserves

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Additional Resources This presentation

– http://bit.ly/h6Wt4b Google Maps API Family

– http://code.google.com/apis/maps/index.html

Google I/O 2009 Map HowTo– http://code.google.com/p/googleio2009-

map/wiki/HowTo

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WSDL Proxy PHP library WSDL Proxy

– http://www.phpbuilder.com/columns/adam_delves20060606.php3

– Patch:@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ preg_match("/([a-z0-9_]+)\s+([a-z0-9_]+(\[\])?)(.*)?/si", $type, $matches); $type = $matches[1];+ $name = $matches[2]; switch($type) { /* if the data type is struct, we create a class with this name */

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Email: jwohlers@waubonsee.edu Instant Messenger: cap60552 Twitter: cap60552 Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/wohlers In person at the conference

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