Re: [IUG] What are you doing with perl?

[Phil Shirley <pshirley at cuyahogafallslibrary dot org>]

I'll make my posters available when they're finished.  There are lots of 
things to do with perl; some of them would be easiest if you had perl on 
your web server, but some of them can be done on a workstation with 
perl.  In addition to the the perl installation on my web server, I use 
the free ActivePerl on my PC:

http://www.activestate.com/Products/activeperl/features.plex

Phil

McGranahan, Jamen (Library) wrote:
> I would love to make use of perl and script some of my daily routines.
> I'm able to do some with AutoIt in combo with Millennium Scheduler.  But
> I think there's more I could do.  However, our IT Dept does not support
> perl and I'm not comfortable enough with it to try to install it myself
> on our webserver.  :-(  I've tried and have been unsuccessful.  Oh well.
> If anyone knows of an easy install for perl, please let me know.  Thank
> you.
>
> Jamen McGranahan
> Library Automation Specialist
> Nashville Public Library
> 615 Church Street
> Nashville, TN  37219
> Jamen dot McGranahan at nashville dot gov
> (615) 862-5726
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: innopac-bounces at innopacusers dot org
> [mailto:innopac-bounces at innopacusers dot org] On Behalf Of John Dillon
> Sent: Tuesday, April 22, 2008 8:53 AM
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> Subject: Re: [IUG] What are you doing with perl?
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>
> It is always very interesting to hear what people are doing with
> scripts.  Alan, thanks for posting.  We'd like to be doing more of this.
>
> The only place we currently use perl is for posting of Ariel document
> delivery to a web server.  Some versions of those scripts can be found
> at:   http://www4.infotrieve.com/ariel/webserver.html
>
> John
>
>  
> ~~~~~~~~~~~
> John Dillon
> Assistant College Librarian
> Library Systems and Technical Services
> Geisel Library
> Saint Anselm College
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> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: innopac-bounces at innopacusers dot org 
> > [mailto:innopac-bounces at innopacusers dot org] On Behalf Of Brown, Alan
> > Sent: Tuesday, April 22, 2008 4:32 AM
> > To: IUG INNOPAC List
> > Subject: Re: [IUG] What are you doing with perl?
> >
> > At 21 April 2008 17:47 Phil Shirley wrote:
> >
> > > I'm doing a poster session at the IUG conference entitled "what perl 
> > > can do for you".  The idea is partially to show people who are not 
> > > using perl scripts at their libraries that perl might be a
> > useful tool
> > > for them, and partially to provide everyone with examples of
> > how perl
> > > is being used or could be used in libraries, especially in
> > > relation to the III software.     
> > Phil,
> >
> > I do a number of things here with perl
> >
> > 1. I use a script to generate my own new items RSS feeds from create 
> > lists. I wrote this before Innovative had their feed builder product 
> > and this has saved my some cash. The script is in the clearing house.
> >
> > 2. Another script I use along with MARC::Record, I use to reorder the 
> > isbns in my new bib records so that the 10 digit isbn is first so that 
> > I can still use amazon book jackets.
> >
> > 3. Once a month I do a full extract of the marc bib data using data 
> > exchange. I use perl scripts to;
> >
> > a) clean and separate data of the records to upload to other services 
> > e.g. (unityuk, talis source), librarything for libraries.
> > b) load all of the data onto a mysql database which powers a 
> > rudimentary evidence based stock management tool (perl/mysql).
> > This automatically generates a series of stock reports that we find 
> > useful e.g. top issuing authors, a complete list of missing items, worn
>
> > stock etc.
> >
> > Many of these things can be done with create lists but when I find 
> > myself repeating tasks, I usually think "I wonder if I can get a script
>
> > to do that" (I use an autoit script to create the lists for my RSS 
> > feeds perl script:).
> >
> > I can't really recommend any books, but the perl documentation is 
> > pretty good. In particular the documentation and tutorial for 
> > MARC::Record is excellent.
> >
> > Regards
> >
> > --
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Phil Shirley
Technology Services Coordinator
Cuyahoga Falls Library
Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio
330-928-2117, ext. 109
pshirley at CuyahogaFallsLibrary dot org

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