Session D: Establishing a Web-Based ILL Presence by Troy Christenson BBA, MBA Eastern Washington University Libraries Presented at the 1st Northwest Interlibrary Loan / Resource Sharing Conference Friday, September 20, 2002 Portland, Oregon

2 So you’ve decided to join the electronic revolution and want people to know who you are, where you are and what you do. Before you start, you need to think about a few things. b Where do I start? b Who is going to make this happen? b What do you want to say? b When will this happen? b Why is this important? b How am I going to do this?

3 Where do I start? b You already have! b You’re here and it isn’t scary! scary b It’s not rocket science!

4 “When you put those first few lines of HTML in a file and then look at them in your browser, you'll feel like you can conquer the world!" Who? You !

5 What do you want to say? b Name b Address b Telephone b Fax b b ARIEL Address b Policies b Logo Example Example

6 When will this happen? b Today b Tomorrow b Anytime you have time

7 Why is this important? b People are relying more and more on the internet to provide them with information. b Your organization provides information. b Costs continue to increase for advertising, phone listings, and funding. b A WWW page is available to anybody who wants to know how to contact you. They can find your information quickly and easily.

8 What is involved? b A page that is written in HTML (Hyper Text Markup Language) b Publishing your page to an internet site. b Updating your information. b Creating new pages or modifying old ones.

9 How do I find an internet host? b First you need a computer with a modem and a connection to the internet. Most libraries have one available for no charge. b Many people already have a computer at home with an internet connection. b Surf the internet for “discount ISP” or “Low cost web hosting” add the word “compare” to find out what you get for what you pay.

10 Getting an Address b Each computer on the internet has an address similar to a house’s street address. b The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) assigns and deletes the addresses. b You must subscribe for your own address or use someone else's address.

11 Subscribing organizations b All addresses are numeric. Domain name addresses are converted to numeric (IP addresses) by “trunk” servers. b Organizations are contracted to assign addresses.com,.org,.edu, etc. are handled by middlemen. These organizations charge various amounts so shopping around can lower costs.

12 How Much Does it Cost? b Cost depends on how you want to set up your WWW site. b It can be free (only our time) b It can be very expensive, thousands of dollars per year, to set up and maintain an organizational site. Requiring hardware, software, staff and maintenance.

13 The Easy Way b First view other libraries pages. b If you find one you like, you can use it for a template using the source code. b Using Netscape, Click on View and then Page Source. b Using Internet Explorer, Click on View and then Source.

14 Copy and Paste b Open a word processor like Word Pad or Microsoft Word. b Highlight the HTML code using the mouse “click and drag” method. b to copy the text from the source. b to paste into your word processor.

15 The Code b b b ILL Information for Other Institutions b ILL Information for Other Institutions b b b

16 Now it’s yours b Simply edit the page to contain your information and graphics. b Save it under a new name as a HTML in a location that makes sense to you. b Start your browser. b Click on and go to where the file is saved and view it.

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32 Forms integration b What is CGI? “Common Gateway Interface” b “without a CGI script, an HTML form is useless” b “external programs (scripts) that act as gateways between the Web server and other applications” b many applications such as surveys, database searching, access counters, guestbooks, etc. b there are security issues to be aware of

33 So, now what do I do? 1. Find out if your web server is set up to handle CGI scripts bIf not, find out if the IS/IT staff can/will do it. bIf so, design a page and a form. 2. Are you on a Microsoft server and have FrontPage? bIf so, you should have what you need - design a page and a form. 3. If the answer to #1 and #2 is no, you’ll need to investigate other options.

34 What about PERL? b Perl is regarded as a good choice for developing common gateway interface (CGI) programs because it has good text manipulation facilities (although it also handles binary files). It was invented by Larry Wall ,00.html ,00.html ,00.html b b

35 What about OCLC ? b Transferring to the review file b Firstsearch b Automatic requesting b ILLIAD b Other ILL Management programs.

36 Resources b Glossary b Creating a web site - step by step b Building a school web site b The Bare Bones Guide to HTML lists every official HTML tag in common usage b Web Monkey b W3Schools b HTML Goodies b Berkeley Web Page Authoring & Site Management Creating a Web Site webdev.html webdev.html

37 Servers & Domain Names b Local public support server b Link through locallibrary b Link though regional College or University b interNIC b Accredited Registrar Directory b Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) b.com,.net and.org $15 and under b html (example) html b b ill/Sailig/Home2.htm (example) ill/Sailig/Home2.htm b b b b le.html le.html

38 Web Hosts (Where does my page live) b Web Host Checklist b Compare Web hosts b Host Index b Host pile b Hosting hound b Web host guru b b b b b b

39 Web Page Creation Software b Word Pad - FREE b Netscape Composer - FREE b Adobe - Web - Illustrator b Adobe GoLive - FREE Trial b Macromedia ColdFusion b Macromedia DreamWeaver b Microsoft Front Page b Hot Dog Web b WebSpawner.com - FREE b Cool Page - FREE Trial b Included with Microsoft Windows b Included with Netscape Communicator b b ain.html ain.html b b eamweaver/ eamweaver/ b b b b

40 Forms b Godot blank ILL form b Interlibrary Loan Request Form kit b Creating an interactive Interlibrary Loan Request Form b Olivet ISO-compliant ILL Web form b Open source systems for libraries b b b b b