This document summarizes a presentation about integrating EBSCO Discovery Service (EDS) into the open source VuFind discovery platform. It discusses upgrading VuFind from versions 1.x to 2.x, demonstrates how to configure EDS integration in VuFind 2.3+, and solicits feedback from the VuFind community on how to better empower developers and improve the discovery experience. Configuration details provided include editing VuFind configuration files and the EDS API credentials needed to enable the integration. Upcoming additions like publication finders are also mentioned.

1. Embracing Open Source:
Introducing EBSCO
Discovery Service's
VuFind 2.x Integration
Filipe Bento | Claus Wolf
3rd German VuFind Community Meeting
24th and 25th September 2014
Frankfurt University, Campus Westend

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Sharing in this session
• Introduction: Why?
• Growing together: we are community
• Fusion into a Developers Network:
merging technologies, getting even more Open (Open Source
| GitHub), involving and empowering developers and
community, fully exploit synergies
• VuFind Upgrade (1.x -> 2.x | 2.y -> 2.x)
• EDS API integration in VuFind (1.3/4 | 2.3+, Aug’14)

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Introduction: Why?

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Why?

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Why?

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Getting even more Open (Open Source | GitHub)
For a full list, please visit https://github.com/EBSCO

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Getting even more Open (Open Source | GitHub)

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EDS integration in VuFind 1.x
Demo site, live: http://vufinddemo.ebscohost.com/

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EDS integration in VuFind 1.x
Demo site, live: http://vufinddemo.ebscohost.com/

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EDS integration in VuFind 2.3+

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1.3/4: EBSCO.zip
In console / remote session run
1. chmod +x ./install.sh
2. ./install.sh /path/to/vufind
e.g. ./install.sh /usr/local/vufind
Note: Use a user that has write permission for the VuFind
directory structure.
* please visit https://vufind.org/jira/browse/VUFIND-636 for further info
EDS integration in VuFind: it’s easy

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VuFind Upgrade to version 2.3

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VuFind Upgrade to version 2.3
Migrating VuFind from 1.x to 2.3*
1. Install version 2.3 to a new directory, or to
VuFind 1.x old directory after moving this (1.x) to a new one
2. Start VuFind 1.x, if stopped
3. http://your-server/vufind/Upgrade/Home
– Despite the automatic upgrade process, several entries will require manual
attention
4. Shut down VuFind 1.x, reindex your records into VuFind 2, and start
VuFind 2's Solr instance
5. Disable web server write access to local/config/vufind/ subdirectory and
turn off autoConfigure in config.ini
* please visit https://vufind.org/wiki/vufind2:migration_notes for further info

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VuFind Upgrade to version 2.3
Migrating VuFind from 2.x to 2.3*
1. Unpack version 2.3 on top of the old version
2. Enable web server write access to
local/config/vufind/ subdirectory and turn on
autoConfigure in config.ini
3. http://your-server/vufind/Upgrade/Home
– run the automatic upgrade process
4. Undo 2)
* please visit https://vufind.org/wiki/vufind2:migration_notes for further info

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EDS integration in VuFind 2.3+

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local/config/vufind/config.ini
[Site]
(…)
; defaultModule = Search
defaultModule = Combined
(…)
[SearchTabs]
Combined = OneSearch
Solr = Catalog
;Summon = Summon
;WorldCat = WorldCat
EDS = EDS Discovery Service
EDS integration in VuFind: it’s easy

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EDS integration in VuFind:

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local/config/vufind/config.ini
(…)
[SearchHistoryLabels]
Solr = Catalog
;Summon = Summon
;WorldCat = WorldCat
;SolrWeb = "Library Website"
EDS = EDS Discovery Service
EDS integration in VuFind: it’s easy

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EDS integration in VuFind:

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local/config/vufind/combined.ini
[Layout]
; This is the maximum number of columns to use.
columns = 2
(…)
[Solr]
label = Catalog
; sublabel = "library books, videos, CDs, microform, local resources"
more_link = "More catalog results"
; limit = 10
[EDS]
label = EDS
sublabel = "full-text articles, e-books, electronic subscription resources"
more_link = "More EDS results"
ajax = true
; limit = 10
EDS integration in VuFind: it’s easy

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EDS integration in VuFind:

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local/config/vufind/EDS.ini
[EBSCO_Account]
ip_auth = false
user_name = "s1234567-api"
password = "********"
profile = "edsapi"
EDS integration in VuFind: it’s easy

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EDS integration in VuFind:

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Coming up…
Research Starters (optional placard – save real estate)
EDS integration in VuFind:
50,000+ “Research
Starters” provided by
Salem Press PhDs &
Encyclopedia Britannica

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Research Starters (optional)
Research Starters
EDS integration in VuFind:

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Research Starters (optional)
*Already available in the API
GET /edsapi/rest/Info
EDS integration in VuFind:

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Research Starters (optional)
*Already available in the API
GET /edsapi/rest/Info
EDS integration in VuFind:

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Research Starters (optional)
*Already available in the API
GET /edsapi/rest/Info
EDS integration in VuFind:

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Coming up soon: Publication Finder
EDS integration in VuFind:

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EDS integration in VuFind:
Coming up soon: Publication Finder
DB that needs to be enabled in EBSCOAdmin:

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EDS integration in VuFind:
Coming up soon: Publication Finder
DB that needs to be enabled in EBSCOAdmin:

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Please share…
Questions, suggestions, critics?
How can we help empower
VuFind community, developers
and the overall Discovery experience?
… any feedback is much appreciated!

39. Embracing Open Source:
Introducing EBSCO
Discovery Service's
VuFind 2.x Integration
Filipe Bento | Claus Wolf
3rd German VuFind Community Meeting
24th and 25th September 2014
Frankfurt University, Campus Westend

40. Embracing Open Source:
Introducing EBSCO
Discovery Service's
VuFind 2.x Integration
Filipe Bento | Claus Wolf
Thank you!