NEWS RELEASE

 

For Immediate Release:  Denver, CO.  March 13, 2008

 

GOLD RUSH XML GATEWAY WEB SERVICES LAYER (GRX)

 

The Colorado Alliance of Research Libraries is pleased to announce the
release of an XML gateway Web services layer to the Gold Rush public
interface.  As libraries move into greater integration and display of their
different Web-based offerings, there is an increasing call for greater
flexibility in the way Gold Rush can be queried and result-sets displayed
for integration into local Web sites.   The traditional Gold Rush public
interface has some customization options but a site must work within the
confines of its table-driven result sets.  The Gold Rush XML Gateway (GRX)
is a new service that will take Gold Rush "out-of-the-box" so that
interaction with it is completely customizable by a library.  

 

GRX Gold Rush is a Web service, accepting XML requests and returning XML
responses.  This new services oriented architecture uses the SOAP (simple
object access protocol) standard which handles the transfer of the XML data.
With this functionality, you will be able to make Gold Rush look like almost
anything desired since each local site can create and control their own
templates and style sheets.  The original Gold Rush Web interface will
continue to be fully supported for those sites what do not want to use the
new Web service.

 

Since XML result sets can range from an individual record to the extraction
of a site's entire Gold Rush set of holdings, the possibilities for its use
are endless.  Examples of some applications might include:

 

*	Create an entirely new starting interface for Gold Rush that is
tailored to your exact needs.
*	Create mash-ups or integrate Gold Rush more fully into other library
applications or services including many new Web 2.0 projects
*	Present the Gold Rush result sets with different data than are
currently displayed.  For example, you may want to have the initial results
of a browse to show elements that do not currently appear to limit the need
to go to a full record.  
*	Extract an XML representation of a site's full set of Gold Rush data
to import into a next generation library interface or share with another
vendor.

 

As always, full documentation for these new features is available by
clicking on the question mark within the GR Staff Toolbox.  A copy can also
be found at
http://grweb.coalliance.org/images/stories/GRV4/grx_documentation.pdf.  

 

 

About Gold Rush 

Gold Rush is Web-based central digital registry of databases and electronic
journals including both stand-alone and titles embedded within aggregated
services. Gold Rush Complete offers a suite of tools for public access and
staff management.   Gold Rush Complete offers openURL link resolution,
subscription management (ERM), a public search interface (A-Z) with an
additional Web services layer and content comparison. 

  

About The Colorado Alliance of Research Libraries 

The Colorado Alliance of Research Libraries (http://www.coalliance.org
<http://www.coalliance.org/> )  is a non-profit consortium of eleven
libraries in Colorado and Wyoming.  It is a 32 year old partnership of
academic, special and public libraries with a history of working in concert
to share resources through cooperative purchasing, special projects, systems
management and consulting services.  

 

For more information contact: 

 

George Machovec or Rose Nelson

Colorado Alliance of Research Libraries

3801 E. Florida, Suite 515

Denver, CO  80210

(303) 759-3399 (phone)

(303) 759-3363 (fax)

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http://grweb.coalliance.org <http://grweb.coalliance.org/> 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

George Machovec

Associate Director

Colorado Alliance of Research Libraries

3801 E. Florida, Suite 515

Denver, CO  80210

(303) 759-3399 x.101

(303) 759-3363 (fax)

http://www.coalliance.org