AGent Demonstration Multi-Tier Solution Presented by Auto-Graphics Pomona, CA December 8-9, 2003 Version 2.0

Schedule AGent Powerpoint Presentation AGent Version 2.0 Demo and Review Modular Components –Multi-Tier Solution –Portal –Authentication –Statistics –Resource sharing –Cataloging –Statistics –Library Management System

Overview System Administration Virtual Catalogs Union Database Resource Sharing Reference Databases User/Staff Authentication ILS Digital Assets XML, Dublin Core, OPENURL, Web Sites Cataloging Statistics & Reporting AGent

Multi-Tier Solution Back to Menu

Multi-Tier Structure MyProvince or MyConsortium –Integrated home page MyLibrary –Personalization of resources, colors, banners, labels, etc. MyAGent –User personalization via new user preferences component including color selection, language, default searching methods, indexes, and scoping –Personal resource selection –Search history –MyWebLinks

Province of British Columbia The Region Regional Resources Province Resources Private Resources Region Private Resources The Consortium Consortium Resources Consortium Private Resources Private Resources MyAGen t User Preferences AGent Portal pages can be customized to suit any or all of these levels. MyLibrary Multi-Tier Structure

Multi-Tier Infrastructure and Design Multi-Tier implementation Province/consortium purchasing power Economical system design minimizes –Server equipment purchases –Duplicated software purchases –Staff system management Builds on infrastructure of the parent organization Available to assist local regions, consortium and libraries to buy into technology with a minimum investment in software/hardware

AGent Portal Portal Back to Menu

Portal Integrated portal/gateway OpenURL linking –Third-party resolver –Local resolver –Support for your licensed databases Content enrichment –Basic: jacket art and annotations –Advanced: jacket art, annotations, book reviews, table of contents, author notes, chapter(s), etc. Portal

Portal (cont.) Broadcast Search –Z39.50 –HTTP –AG union databases and Verso –XML –Proprietary resources OPAC interface replacement –Patron account status –Holds and renewals –Common interface for disparate ILS software Portal

Portal (cont.) Faster searching –.Net technology –35% less code & graphics –Improved broadcast searching Integrated home page Multi-language interface Improved administrative functions and user interface Bath Profile Level 2 enhanced searching and indexing –Integrated Z39.50 client –Target for union database(s) Portal

Improved searching speed (.Net) Home or portal page support Enhanced menu system Redesigned user and staff interface Enhanced Z39.50 client Content enrichment Portal

How about in French? How about Spanish? How about Chinese using Unicode? Multi-lingual Support Portal

Quick Search Portal New Menu options Ability to hide or display resources My Preferences for authenticated staff or patron

Alpha Browse Portal

Advanced Search Portal

Summary Screen Portal Summary page with the ability to sort by: Catalog/database Results Status Database information note

Brief Browse Screen Portal Label display List display

Full Record Display - Staff Staff Menu Portal

Content Enrichment Portal

OpenURL Link from Full Record Display

Enhanced Record Configuration Administrators can configure the system for staff and/or patrons Portal

Extending Content via ISBN Links

Full Record Display - Patron Portal Placement of text is dependent upon availability of content enrichment

Reference Database - EBSCO Portal Screen Scraping

Sample Portal Splash Pages

AGent Authentication and Authorization Authentication & Authorization Back to Menu

Authentication & Authorization Defined –Authentication: Validation of a user through SIP2, NCIP, AGent user database or other proprietary methods –Authorization: Controls which modules, functions/features, and resources a user can view & access Authentication & Authorization

Authentication Staff authentication –Single or unified login –AGent user database Remote Patron Authentication (RPA) –SIP2 (Standard Interface Protocol Version 2) –NCIP (NISO Circulation Interface Protocol) Patron authentication –AGent user database –Local ILS systems –Student registration systems –Database files –Proprietary algorithms Authentication & Authorization

Patron AGent Authentication Module Check remote patron database (ILS) for current user status via NCIP, SIP2 or other method New user Existing user Check AGent user database Update or create AGent user database record for current status and set user authorization level AGent Search Display resources for the user’s specific authorization Local ILS with patron database Remote Patron Authentication

Authentication & Authorization Resource Displays –Subscription databases –Union Catalog –Z39.50 –Web resources User Category or Profile –Administrators –Library staff –Patrons –Guests

Authentication Single staff login Patron database Remote Patron Authentication (RPA) –SIP2 (Standard Interface Protocol Version 2) –NCIP (NISO Circulation Interface Protocol) Improved authorization Authentication

User Authentication Features Define “in-library” IP ranges for quick patron access Configurable login options Auto time-out for system inactivity Users outside the library can set cookies for auto login Authentication & Authorization

Statistics Back to Menu

Statistics (cont.) Usage Statistics –Resource usage validation –Collection development –Streamlined statistics: summary and detailed for all modules –Web statistics (WebTrends) –Union database details Totals Indexes Qualifiers: language, media, format, and URLs Holdings Statistics

Statistics (cont.) Available –Basic statistics –Advanced statistics Download (ex. transactions) –Custom reports –3 rd party report writer files Statistics within AGent environment –Usage statistics Resources usage validation Collection development Streamlined statistics: summary and detailed for all modules WebTrends Statistics

Statistics (cont.) Number of searches –Basic –Advanced –Linked –Browse –Number –Z39.50 Statistics

WebTrends Statistics

Statistics AGent stats –Login –Search –Database usage –ILL –Cataloging New web activity stats New union database stats –Interactive –Real-time Statistics

Resource Sharing ILL workflow enhancements ISO and IPIG compliance Interoperability with: –National Library of Canada –OCLC –RLG –RSS Resource Sharing

Resource Sharing (cont.) Union database –Holdings shelf status –Union Database Maintenance Module (UDMM) –Enhanced scoping –Bath Level 2 indexing –Enhanced BibTool –Record enrichment Resource Sharing

Resource Sharing: Union and/or virtual (Z39.50) databases Resource Sharing Back to Menu