Python
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Automating Tag Creation for the Library of Things
At the Mount Prospect Public Library, our Library of Things collection continues to grow, offering patrons access to unique items beyond traditional books—gadgets, tools, games, and more. To make this collection more accessible, the library’s Marketing Department initially planned to create thousands of informational tags, each featuring key details about individual items. The tags needed…
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Seamless Catalog Transition at Mount Prospect Public Library
When the Mount Prospect Public Library transitioned from a Horizon-based catalog system to a Polaris-based catalog system, it created a potential challenge for the library’s online catalog links. The old system’s deep links, embedded throughout the library’s website and services, relied on the Horizon catalog identifiers. A change to Polaris threatened to break these links,…