2001 User Meeting OCLC SiteSearch Update Doug Loynes SiteSearch Product Manager

OCLC SiteSearch Update SiteSearch May 11, 2001 Release Highlights  WebZ  Database Builder/Record Builder  Other changes

OCLC SiteSearch Update SiteSearch WebZ – Interface enhancements  Sort databases by displayed name (vs. dbname)  Limit the number of dbs in a custom topic selected by a patron  Brief results: Supports full text button and DRA holdings display  Full text records: Retain preformatted display  Generate new window from hotlink  More parameters to AddRecordData class for controlling display, including diacritics, max Length and “Missing Data”

OCLC SiteSearch Update SiteSearch WebZ – Interlibrary loan enhancements  IPIG-compliant ILL services: OCLC ILL Direct RequestILL Manager (RLG) PALS (MnSCU/PALS)Library.Request (TLC) WINGS (Pigasus)  ILL profiling ILL service set per institution, per database by authorization  ILL “Double Check” New configurable feature that checks patron’s home catalog before processing patron-initiated ILL request

OCLC SiteSearch Update SiteSearch WebZ – Other features  FirstSearch 5.0 database configuration files Initially OBI databases. Databases.ini file updated.  SUTRS Return full text records with SUTRS syntax  Query normalization Parameters to support special phrase searching such as double hyphens (Elections--local) or spaces

OCLC SiteSearch Update SiteSearch Database Builder / Record Builder  DCQ – Dublin Core Qualifiers Enforces relationships between schemes and qualifiers Ability to set default values  Constant data Enforce constant data elements through RB workforms Constant data may be edited  Cataloger privileges Greater control over workflows Options in menu items reflect cataloger privileges Assign default database at cataloger level

OCLC SiteSearch Update SiteSearch Database Builder / Record Builder  Record statuses Customizable record status options  Save database Search records by date range, record status, and cataloger id  New icons Icons more descriptive of the action they perform  Add repeatable fields without returning to top of screen

OCLC SiteSearch Update SiteSearch Database Builder / Record Builder  Documentation for customizing DC templates Topics include: Setting locally defined XML elements Adding or removing DC schemes/qualifiers Adding constant data Removing elements Renaming element label  SSDOT RB journal files recovery automated through SSDOT SGML conversion enhanced for RB/DB uniformity

OCLC SiteSearch Update SiteSearch Other changes  Authentication enhancements  Utilities included to convert db to db  MySQL replaces mSQL  IP authorization through ZBroker  Linux new support platform. HP-UX discontinued

OCLC SiteSearch Update SiteSearch Fourth quarter 2001 release Database Builder / Record Builder Next Generation Database Engine  Successor to Newton engine (Newton will still be shipped in SS420)  Java-based  Unicode support  Easier to configure and administer  Easier to customize

OCLC SiteSearch Update SiteSearch Database Builder / Record Builder  Supports relevance ranking  Updates more reliable  Reads USMARC and SGML/XML records directly  Also reads BER and Newton databases  Batch-level import and export WebZ  Patron view of WorldCat  Bath Profile compliance (Desirable)

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