This documentation describes how to create, update, and utilize New York Times Bestseller lists in Pika.
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Basic Navigation and Configuration
In order to use the New York Times (NYT) Lists functionality in Pika, an API must be installed. The API installation happens when a Discovery site is first configured. Marmot members all use the same, existing API.
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The NYT Lists functionality requires a Pika User account in their ILS.
Go to Pika Configuration and NY Times Lists.
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Create and Update NYT Lists
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To create or update a NYT List, use the drop down list to choose the desired NYT list and the Create/Update List button.
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The drop down list
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populates with all the NYT lists that are available from the API. Each list will have the publication date
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associated.
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Please review the publication date to ensure you’re creating and using a recently published list. There are a good number of now-obsolete lists that are still available in the API but not recently updated. |
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Lists are refreshed on Sunday, but it will be for the following Sunday.
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To update or create a NY Times List, choose a list from the drop down menu, and click on the Create/Update List button.
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NYT lists are published by the NYT on Sundays, but publication dates are for the upcoming Sunday (a week ahead). |
Once you have created or updated a list, you will see success dialog and a link to the created or updated list.
The Create/Update List function creates or updates a public user list of all the items in the catalog that Pika can find relative to the NYT List
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from the API.
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If the NYT list includes titles that cannot be found in the catalog, |
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the titles will not |
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appear in the list. |
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Any lists that have been
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created or updated will display as NYT – List Name
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. The Last Updated column is relative to the last time the list was updated.
There is an automated
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scheduled task that updates NYT Lists everyday, which should mitigate the need to manually update NYT Lists.
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NYT
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Lists as a Browse
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Click on the list to open it.
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You can click on the Add To Home Page under the Admin Options to add this list as a Browse Category.
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Categories
NYT Lists can be added as Browse Categories following the documentation for Creating a Browse Category from User List Admin Options.
Below are two examples of libraries using NYT Lists as browse categories.
Marmot Consortium
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Mesa County Libraries
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For more information about creating and editing Browse Categories, including NYT Lists, please reference this documentation. |
NYT Lists in Catalog Search Results
If your library includes public lists in search results, the NYT Lists can be included in search result.
Perform a keyword search for NYT and limit the format to Lists for easy access.
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Clicking into a NYT List from the search results will
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deliver you to the list’s
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page, with all the expected features of a user list.
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For more detailed information on using User List features, please reference this documentation. |
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