CISTI Source & SiteSearch OCLC User Meeting 2001 Danielle Langlois & Carol Serroul May 9, 2001

2 What Is CISTI Source? Integrated current awareness and document delivery service 3 main components: CISTI Source Articles database Article Alert Journal Contents Alert

3 New CISTI Source offers better integration of CISTI’s current awareness services an enhanced search interface additional content more customization options a better document ordering service

4 Why SiteSearch? Cross-database searching Stateful system with search history Bookmarking of records Ability to records Z39.50 compatibility

5 CISTI Source Content CISTI Source Articles 15,000,000 articles 350,000 abstracts URL links to publisher sites CISTI Source Journals 17,000 titles CISTI Catalogue

6 CISTI Source User Interface Created using SiteSearch API Easy to use and understand Fully bilingual interface (French and English) Customizable Combines various CISTI services in one location

7 CISTI Source User Profiles 6 tables included with SiteSearch 40 additional tables to allow for: Saved Searches Alerts Customization Full Text Links Updating Billing

8 CISTI Source User Profiles Database structure allows flexibility to add new services with a minimal amount of modification ability to easily accommodate new customizations allows for dynamic interface based on user’s services and roles

9 CISTI Source Demo

10 Development Process Started in 1999 Market studies Prototyping Focus groups Specifications Database redesign User interface design SiteSearch programming

11 SiteSearch Programming Required Over 100 new gadgets 30 additional verbs 25 additional formatting classes CistiUser object in UserStateObject contains the user’s profile information Two Java packages to allow access to Basis databases (non-Z39.50)

12 Added Features - Saved Searches allows user to save query from session to session new verb (savesearch.java) takes information from ZUserData and stores it in “SavedSearches” table “SavedSearches” gadget displays saved search profiles and allows user to execute them

13 Added Features - Saved Searches (2) Saved Searches Fields

14 Added Features - Article Alert Article Alert new subject profiles runs weekly on CS Articles database results/notifications sent by to users results can also be viewed on the Web articles can be ordered from results

15 Added Features - Journal Contents Alert Journal Contents Alert replaces former Select tables of contents service more intuitive interface new system to keep track of title changes can reactivate titles at any time tables of contents/notifications sent by to users

16 System Architecture External Data Sources (TOCs, abstracts) CISTI Source Databases JDBC Z39.50 SiteSearch system CISTI Catalogue User profile database CRS Database Run JCA/AA Alerts Order documents Deliver results/ notifications

17 Platform Installed on Linux cluster - 6 PCs running RedHat 6.1 Allows for greater scalability (we add more PCs as we get more users) OpServe, Access and ZBases reside on one machine and the JASSIs are distributed across the cluster Uses MySQL for authentication

18 Customization options Institutional logo Help files and information pages Home page Database selection menu Local holdings Document delivery Order form

19 Document ordering options Multiple document ordering Customized order forms Improved local holdings block New list order features Links to full-text articles and electronic journals

20 Registration options New registration form that allows users to view and modify their account information Instant registration form for large institutions

21 Subscription options CISTI Source service Single Group Site Consortium Alert services Article Alert Journal Contents Alert

22 Schedule Alpha testing - December 2000 Beta testing - January-February 2001 First release - March 1st 2001 Conversion of existing customizations - March-June 2001 Termination of existing system - Fall 2001

23 Future enhancements Account management Shopping cart New print formats (alerts & results) Document ordering from the CISTI Catalogue Domain-specific database subsets Additional content

24 CISTI Source Questions?