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October 14, 2024
Some very cool updates to report today.
Firstly, last week we confirmed and processed a list of ~1.3 million records to be removed from the common data stream for the TRLN catalogs. These were largely duplicate e-resource records left over from our transition away from 360KB, but it also included some DKU records. Now that these records are gone, the search results should be a bit less confusing and have less potential for incorrect information, which will be a big improvement to the user experience of our catalog. It should also fix the main remaining reason behind workaround #2: inactive records displaying in B&MC. (Other deleted and suppressed records that were originally showing up should also be gone now.)
Another big win last week - we have fixed an issue with the “View Online” buttons for ~2 million e-resource records. These records were showing in the catalog, but they were missing the access URL, so the record pages looked strangely empty and users wouldn’t know where to go to get to the resource. Now that the buttons are showing up, this should fix the primary reason behind workaround #3: no View Online button.
We’re still working as fast as we can to get the data pipeline set up so it runs on an hourly schedule, and there’s progress on that every day, but it’s all behind the scenes right now. We’re also making great progress on other quality-of-life improvements, like more automated testing so we find bugs faster. Keep watching this space for the latest information!
October 9, 2024
The records from 9/18 are all fully ingested into the common data stream, so the catalog data should now be up to date as of 9/18.
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