As noted by Tara, when using IFTTT (or similar tools like Bip.io and WappWolf) you are limited to the channels/services the tool has already integrated. You are also in the position of having to give a third party service access to personal information and the ability to read/write certain services.
I was investigating these types of services very briefly for a recent workshop and I came across an open source alternative called Huginn which you can run on your own server and of course can extend to work with whatever services/channels you want. I thought it looked interesting - available from https://github.com/cantino/huginn Overkill for this particular problem but may be of more general interest Owen Owen Stephens Owen Stephens Consulting Web: http://www.ostephens.com Email: o...@ostephens.com Telephone: 0121 288 6936 On 11 Sep 2014, at 08:21, Sylvain Machefert <smachef...@u-bordeaux3.fr> wrote: > Hello, > maybe that an easier solution, more IFTTT related, would be to develop a > Yahoo pipe, using the ISBN & querying the webpac should be easy for Yahoo > Pipes, you can then search in the page using xpath or thing like that. Should > be easier thant developping a custom script (if you have no development > knowledge, ortherwise it should be scripted easily in PHP, python, whatever). > > I haven't used YPipes in a long time but I think it's worth looking at it. > > Sylvain > > > Le 10/09/2014 21:48, Ian Walls a écrit : >> I don't think IFTTT is the right tool, but the basic idea is sound. >> >> With a spot of custom scripting on some server somewhere, one could take in >> an ISBN, lookup via the III WebPac, assess eligibility conditions, then >> return yes or no. Barcode Scanner on Android has the ability to do custom >> search URLs, so if your yes/no script can accept URL params, then you should >> be all set. >> >> Barring a script, just a lookup of the MARC record may be possible, and if >> it was styled in a mobile-friendly manner, perhaps you could quickly glean >> whether it's okay or not for copy cataloging. >> >> Side question: is there connectivity in the stacks for doing this kind of >> lookup? I know in my library, that's not always the case. >> >> >> -Ian >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Code for Libraries [mailto:CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of >> Riley Childs >> Sent: Wednesday, September 10, 2014 3:31 PM >> To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU >> Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] IFTTT and barcodes >> >> 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
