Library Intranets Presented at Access ‘98 Saskatoon, Saskatchewan October 2, 1998 Peter Scott Darryl Friesen

Part 1: Overview Library Intranets

What are Intranets? n Private and secure internal information systems which use Internet technology to collect and disseminate information of interest to all staff.

Why do you need one? To organize and make available the huge amount of information which is generated by an organization. To save paper, be timely, and to communicate.

The U of S Library n 180 staff n 3 bargaining groups n Established 18 months ago to deal with re-organization documents n 4 person Task Force established

Library Intranets Part 2: Techie Stuff

ServerClients  Modified Apache Web Server  Perl 5, plus useful modules  DEC 3000 (Alpha), Digital Unix 4.0  mSQL Server  SWISH-E  Web Browser  Browser Plug-ins (QuickTime, Real Audio, Shockwave, etc.)  Adobe Acrobat Reader  Ultimate BBS (Forum)  Microsoft Office (or equivalent viewers) Hardware & Software

Security n Strict permissions on physical files and directories on the Unix server n Intranet ‘accounts’ - follows the Unix User and Group security scheme n Web Server BASIC Authentication (standard.htaccess stuff) n Future: Secure Server for added safety

U of S Libraries Intranet University of Saskatchewan Libraries Management n Good Organization n HTML Templates & SSI

Management n Good Organization n HTML Templates & SSI n Adobe Acrobat n User and Group Administration n Election Wizard

Features n Password Changer n Message of the Day (MOTD) n Forum n Online Elections n Scavenger Hunt n Search

ServerFeatures Future n Apache mod_perl Module n Secure Server (Apache-SSL) n Web based Finger/ICQ style service n Web based Scheduling and Calendaring (for room bookings, upcoming events etc)

Questions

Peter Scott Small Systems Manager University of Saskatchewan Libraries University of Saskatchewan Darryl Friesen Programmer/Analyst Department of Computing Services University of Saskatchewan The End.