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Hi Hazel I hadn't considered loading Aspire lists as records in to Primo, but can see the benefits in making lists more discoverable. We also use Primo. For any given Primo Pipe (i.e. data source) it can either do delta updates or a full reload. The easiest way to ensure all changes/deletions/additions are captured is to do a full reload for a data source I've had quick look to see how I would try and go about it: Aspire has a Report in CSV for all lists in a time period. The stumbling block would be converting the Aspire CSV file in to a something Primo can digest, namely MARC21 or Dublin Core. It would need someone to write a script of some sort to do the conversion. Then, let's say once a month: export Report CSV from Aspire; use script to convert to MARC21 or DC; Run a 'Delete and Reload' process on Primo for the Aspire data source (this will do as the name suggests, delete all existing records for Aspire and reload the new file to replace them). This will ensure all changes etc are captured in the update process. Chris. Chris Keene - Technical Development Manager, University of Sussex Library Contact: http://www.sussex.ac.uk/profiles/150000 From: Talis Aspire Users [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Ingrey, Hazel Sent: 02 September 2014 16:59 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Aspire searchable on library catalogues? Hello, Does anyone here make their reading lists metadata available to search on their library catalogue? At UCL we use Primo as our catalogue (named locally as 'Explore<http://www.ucl.ac.uk/library/explore/>') and, at the moment, I run a monthly Aspire report of new reading lists and make their basic metadata (course code, title, url to module level) searchable in our catalogue. Students can then search the catalogue for course code or title and their reading lists will be amongst the results. One obvious pitfall is that this is static data; throughout the year course codes, academic names etc. are altered on Aspire, rendering the catalogue inaccurate. Before I start re-inventing the wheel, I wondered if any institutions have set up a dynamic link between Aspire and their catalogue? I would be grateful for any comments on this! Many thanks Hazel -- Hazel Ingrey Acting Co-ordinator, Teaching and Learning Support Section (TLSS) UCL Library Services University College London Gower Street London WC1E 6BT email: [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> Tel: +44 (0) 20 7679 2087 (extension: 32087) For online reading lists, digitised readings & copyright advice: http://www.ucl.ac.uk/Library/teachsup.shtml ________________________________ To unsubscribe from the LIS-TALIS-ASPIRE list, click the following link: https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?SUBED1=LIS-TALIS-ASPIRE&A=1 ######################################################################## To unsubscribe from the LIS-TALIS-ASPIRE list, click the following link: https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?SUBED1=LIS-TALIS-ASPIRE&A=1