Webhooks via the WordPress channel? Riley Childs Senior Charlotte United Christian Academy Library Services Administrator IT Services (704) 497-2086 rileychilds.net @rowdychildren ________________________________ From: Tara Robertson<mailto:trobert...@langara.bc.ca> Sent: 9/10/2014 3:03 PM To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU<mailto:CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU> Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] IFTTT and barcodes
Hi, I don't think this is possible using IFTTT right now as existing channels don't exist to create a recipe. I'm trying to think of what those channels would be and can't quite...I don't think IFTTT is the best tool for this task. What ILS are you using? Could you hook a barcode scanner up to a tablet and scan, then check the MARC...nah, that's seeming almost as time consuming as taking it to your desk (depending on how far your desk is). I recall at an Evergreen hackfest that someone was tweaking the web interface for an inventory type exercise, where it would show red or green depending on some condition. Cheers, Tara On 10/09/2014 11:52 AM, Harper, Cynthia wrote: > Now that someone has mentioned IFTTT, I'm reading up on it and wonder if it > could make this task possible: > > One of my tasks is copy cataloging. I'm only authorized to do LC copy, which > involves opening the record (already downloaded in the acq process), and > checking to see that 490 doesn't exist (I can't handle series), and looking > for DLC in the 040 |a and |c. > It's discouraging when I take 10 books back to my desk from the cataloging > shelf, and all 10 are not eligible for copy cataloging. > > SOOOO... could I take my phone to the cataloging shelf, use IFTTT to scan my > ISBN, search in the III Webpac, look at the MARc record and tell me whether > it's LC copy? > > Empower the frontline workers! :) > > Cindy Harper > Electronic Services and Serials Librarian > Virginia Theological Seminary > 3737 Seminary Road > Alexandria VA 22304 > 703-461-1794 > char...@vts.edu -- Tara Robertson Accessibility Librarian, CAPER-BC <http://caperbc.ca/> T 604.323.5254 F 604.323.5954 trobert...@langara.bc.ca <mailto:tara%20robertson%20%3ctrobert...@langara.bc.ca%3E> Langara. <http://www.langara.bc.ca> 100 West 49th Avenue, Vancouver, BC, V5Y 2Z6
