[Archon-L] Archon Digest, Vol 13, Issue 7
Martin Cohen
mjcohen at stmarys-ca.edu
Tue May 13 16:09:13 MDT 2008
I would be willing to help with the Digital Library. Been using Archon
for a year and like it very much but I agree that
the Digital Library section is awkward to use when entering items. I do
like the ability both to upload directly and to
link. We have been experimenting with using ePrints for large files e.g.
videos and audio recordings.
Martin Cohen
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> Date: Mon, 12 May 2008 14:28:29 -0500 (Central Daylight Time)
> From: Chris Prom <prom at uiuc.edu>
> Subject: Re: [Archon-L] Digital library major problems
> To: Kyle Fox <kylejfox at gmail.com>
> Cc: archon at archon.org
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> John,
>
> I woule just add in addition to what Kyle says below that we
> would like to redo the interface for the staff side of the the
> digital library. That is a potential summertime project for us.
> Certainly some of the issues you mention were already high on my
> own personal list of desired changes.
>
> If several people from the list would like to volunteer to be
> part of a small advisory committee, it would be helpful to us, so
> that we can end up with the best possible result.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Chris
>
> --
>
> Christopher J. Prom
> Assistant University Archivist
> University of Illinois Archives
> 19 Library
> 1408 W. Gregory Dr.
> Urbana, IL 61801
>
> phone: 217.333.0798
> fax: 217.333.2868
> e-mail: prom at uiuc.edu
> web: http://web.library.uiuc.edu/ahx
>
> On Mon, 12 May 2008, Kyle Fox wrote:
>
>
>> On May 6, 2008, at 5:52 PM, Scott Schwartz wrote:
>>
>>>> I just upgraded to version 2.10 and have been trying again to figure
>>>> out how to use the digital library manager. I found some significant
>>>> bugs. After entering 7 scanned photos (a few with the backs also
>>>> scanned), I found that the digital library lost the ?detailed
>>>> description? field on most of them. On the last one I entered, it
>>>> would only let me upload one scan; the second uploaded file just
>>>> disappeared whenever I clicked update, as did the detailed description.
>>>>
>> Would it be possible to give me a series of steps that replicate your error?
>> I'm able to update the description field fine on my installation. Also,
>> please specify which update buttons you are pressing. The one under the files
>> updates only the files and the one at the bottom of the Digital Library
>> Manager updates everything except for the files, creators, subjects, and
>> languages.
>>
>>>> - why can?t you go to the Digital Library Manager directly from the
>>>> Content Manager?
>>>>
>> I'm this is a bug. It will be fixed for the next release and if I finish
>> writing up the fix today I'll send it off in another reply.
>>
>>
>>>> - why is it necessary to select the collection, folder, etc. for each
>>>> digital item entered (instead of having it remain the same when you?re
>>>> entering a whole series of digital items)?
>>>>
>> This comes down to deciding which way is better. Sometimes having it remember
>> the folders is annoying because you'll end up having to change everything
>> again anyway if you actually want a new collection. I guess we'll just go
>> with what more people would find convenient. I might put a poll up on the
>> forums or something.
>>
>>
>>>> - Why is it necessary to click update for each individual file linked
>>>> to a digital item? Why not allow uploading/linking multiple files, say
>>>> a folder of files?
>>>>
>> We'll consider what we can do about this.
>>
>>
>>>> - Why do you need to click update after each file name before entering
>>>> other information? (If you fill in the file name field and then go
>>>> enter the detailed description with first clicking update, the file
>>>> name field is blanked out.)
>>>>
>> The two update buttons do different things as explained above. We'll change
>> the text in at least one of them to help prevent confusion in the future.
>>
>>
>>>> - Why is it necessary to enter a title twice? Why have a title at all?
>>>> Why not just default to the uploaded file name, for example?
>>>>
>> I think defaulting would be a useful feature if somebody neglects to enter a
>> title on their own, but custom titles are useful if you want something more
>> descriptive then a numbered jpg or if somebody uploads two files with the
>> same name.
>>
>>
>>>> - Why is it necessary to click ?add? before you can enter the URL or
>>>> file name, detailed description, and other fields? Why not have these
>>>> all on one screen with one add/update click?
>>>>
>> We'll put the detailed description section in with new content. The other
>> fields are updated by the api by using id numbers that don't exist until
>> you've saved a piece of content at least once.
>>
>>
>>
>> I'm afraid I'm going to be out of the country for a couple weeks, but few
>> free to send replies and hopefully somebody still here can offer advice.
>>
>> ---
>> Kyle Jordan Fox
>>
>>
>> Senior in Computer Science
>> Lead Developer - Archon Simple Archival Information System
>> Tour Manager/Internet Officer - Varsity Men's Glee Club
>> -
>> University of Illinois at Urbana/Champaign
>>
>> <kylefox2 at uiuc.edu>
>>
>>
>>
>>
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> Message: 2
> Date: Mon, 12 May 2008 15:13:35 -0500
> From: "Thiesen, John" <jthiesen at bethelks.edu>
> Subject: [Archon-L] mysql errors
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> Has anyone seen this problem? Archon was working fine last time I used
> it (Thurs afternoon) but now I get the following errors:
>
>
>
> Warning: Could not connect to MySQL Server at localhost with user
> archontest. Please check your settings in config.inc.php. in
> /data/website/archon/db/MySQLDatabase.php on line 46
>
> Warning: Could not select database mcusa in
> /data/website/archon/db/MySQLDatabase.php on line 339
>
> Warning: Could not connect to MySQL Server at localhost with user
> archontest. Please check your settings in config.inc.php. in
> /data/website/archon/db/MySQLDatabase.php on line 46
>
> Warning: Could not connect to MySQL Server at localhost with user
> archontest. Please check your settings in config.inc.php. in
> /data/website/archon/db/MySQLDatabase.php on line 46
>
> Fatal error: Could not load Archon: There was a problem querying the
> database in /data/website/archon/packages/core/lib/archon.inc.php on
> line 1704
>
>
>
> When I try to log on to phpmyadmin on the same machine I get
>
>
>
> #2002 - The server is not responding (or the local MySQL server's socket
> is not correctly configured)
>
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> John D. Thiesen
>
> Archivist and Co-director of Libraries
>
> Mennonite Library and Archives
>
> Mennonite Church USA Archives
>
> Bethel College
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> http://people.bethelks.edu/jthiesen
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