Add thumbnails to search results, single item view

eporter23 commented 2 years ago

Stakeholders have requested that we add either item-specific or generic thumbnail icons for records in the catalog.

[ ] Implement a solution that incorporates available thumbnail images for individual records
[ ] If vendor-supplied thumbnail is not available, use one of the generic icons as specified below, mapping to our Resource Types facet values.
[ ] Implement new page layout for search results
[ ] Implement new page layout for single item view

See prior research ticket #69 for options to get vendor-supplied thumbnails.

Wireframes:

Search results Single item view Generic icons in PNG format: Book: book.png Journal, Newspaper or Serial: journal.png Video or Visual Material: film.png Musical Score: music.png Sound Recording: audio.png Map: globe.png Computer File: monitor.png Archival Material or Manuscripts: archive.png

abelemlih commented 2 years ago

@rotated8 @lovinscari What API should I use to retrieve images for thumbnails for documents? The report attached to this research ticket does not include any final decision on which API to use exactly. Thanks!

lovinscari commented 2 years ago

@abelemlih - I think we should go with the Google Books API @bwatson78 found to be the most stable in ticket #69. Let me know if you need any other details.

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Add thumbnails to search results, single item view #1161