Thanks Stephen - that's really useful.
Site looks brilliant by the way :-)
cheers
Mike
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On 20 Oct 2012, at 08:59, Stephen McConnachie <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Hi Mike,
>
> At the BFI our web team extract our Adlib data via API, although they are loading it to Drupal not Wordpress (I think quite a few organisations are loading Adlib data to Drupal for massaging it on the way to their web platform).
>
> That has some benefits, eg it allows our web team to create an entity for each agent (in Adlib terminology, each person / institution), and load all work records into that agent entity. That enables a straightforward display of filmography, which is trickier to achieve with only an API call.
>
> It also has some drawbacks, data management overheads are duplicated, etc.
>
> RE your point about collections data sitting 'over there' rather than being woven in - have a look at our bfi website's Sight and Sound greatest films area, about the recent poll (which ousted Kane from number 1 for the first time since records began):
> http://explore.bfi.org.uk/sightandsoundpolls/2012
>
> Our Adlib data is woven into that area quite well, with hyperlinks to detailed view of filmographies records, enriching the user experience quite nicely, I think. All of those links and embedded pieces of data are targetting from the Drupal entities, but they could as easily work as live API calls, I think.
>
> Stephen
>
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