WebPAC Pro: From RightResult to Community Reviews & what’s coming in Release 2007! Dinah Sanders, Product Manager

WebPAC Pro The next generation in public catalogs Free! (Just a service commitment to request) The internet has changed a lot since we introduced Web OPAC over a decade ago. It was time for a new platform on which we can build for the innovations of today & tomorrow.

2006 WebPAC Pro-only features 50 results per page Customizable record display Automatic login to My Millennium Default use of highly-flexible brief citation for all keyword results Better default look & feel that’s easier to change with CSS

Add-on Products Spell Check Community Reviews Feed Builder My Record Feeds Courseware Integration - Blackboard Single Sign-On

RightResult relevance grouping for keyword search results

The Pro Enhancement Easy toggle to see sort by date or title Why is result #2 showing up? “Note: Reprint. Originally published: New York : McGraw-Hill, 1958.”

The Pro Enhancement… also! Improved display controls for Community Reviews Switch between behaviors with the change of a token: –“Brief”, inline, click headline to reveal –“Full”, inline, body already displayed –“Static”, box comes up below headline –“Overlay”, box comes up in center of screen

Useful resources WebPAC Pro FAQ “Going Pro” tour

Example Sets: classic Web OPAC & WebPAC Pro Two versions, one with Pro features and many design improvements –Updated between releases –Change Notes –Please report errors or issues!

Coming in Release 2007 New features for both Web OPAC and WebPAC Pro Pro is free, though, so why miss out? Get it all! Go Pro!

R2007: Nearby On Shelf

R2007: better messages On Order messages (now in messages.conf) “No Copies Available” (new web option) & bring in sync with AVAILLIM_STATS definition of “available” & suppress message from programs and resources Checkin box status labels (new web option) & improved CSS control of display (phases out old web options)

R2007: “Forgot your password?”

R2007: Link into a scoped session Get to WebPAC from anywhere… Use a link like so … and retain that scope on subsequent searches

R2007: improved support for the MARC21 standard for cross-references Sexy version: Mmm, baby, subfield w, byte 3 Factual version: 4xx and 5xx fields with a value in w/3 indicating a complex cross-reference may cause 6xx field to display and/or suppress display of 4xx/5xx field as appropriate.

R2007: My List From the patron record: From the bookcart: & a bonus! ^ (also)

R2007: codename BOOKEND Improved handling of multi-item self-bookings ending time! –change "Maximum Booking Period … " wording to "Available for … " –no end time selected when page first loads –once a user selects an item, we will set the end time to the maximum bookable time for that item –new token to choose Hourly calendar as default

R2007: Programs & Resources better integrated in RightResult

Also coming in R2007 A new option for numeric-only values for patrons' PIN A warning will be provided above the list of checked out material as well as by the individual affected records when a renewal fails. [IUG ballot]

Also coming in Release 2007 Enable only strong Secure Socket Layer (SSL) encryption cyphers in the secure (HTTPS) interface to the WebPAC Support Blackboard server running in SSL mode for Courseware Integration - Blackboard pre-authenticated passthrough

Also coming in R2007 A new token for the indexed title will be available for use in brief citation. It will be possible to add book covers to Feed Builder feeds. Link to INN-Reach next to “Your entry would be here” in no hits browse

Questions?

See IUG 15! Encore Booth / Millennium Self Check Exhibits –CC/Exhibit Hall 1 Open During Exhibit Hours Innovative Help Desk Annex / Customer Sales Center –CC/Room B Tuesday 11 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. Wednesday 8 – 11 a.m., 1:30 – 5:30 p.m. Thursday 8 a.m. – 3 p.m.