1. ALEPH Version 16 An introduction to the new staff mode client interface…

2. Outline Reconfigured clients/modules Introduction to the new client/module interface (GUI) A short, live demonstration using the Search interface + a selection of new features

3. Reconfigured Modules, or

4. What Went Where? Staff OPAC AcquisitionsCataloguingSerialsCirculationItemsTasks Admin v.14 v.16 Acquisitions and Serials Cataloguing Circulation

5. Acquisitions and Serials Acquisitions and Serials Staff OPAC Acquisitions SerialsTasks Admin Budgets Currencies Vendors

6. Cataloguing Staff OPACTasks Items

7. Circulation Items Tasks Admin Patron Profiles Staff OPAC

8. Staff Mode Interface (GUI) Bars Panes

9. Staff Mode Interface: Bars Title Bar Menu Bar Search Input Bars Server Status Bar Other Operations Application Icons Operations Bar

10. Staff Mode Interface: Navigation Pane Navigation Pane Tabs Mode Root Nodes Navigation Tree

11. Navigation Pane: Navigation Trees by Module Circ (Items)Acquisitions Cataloging

12. Navigation Pane: Navigation Tree Functionality Multiple Functionality Navigation – to access a record or a list Count – number of related records Status information

13. Right-hand Panes: Brief List and Full View Brief List Full information re. highlighted record

14. Right-hand Panes: List and Form

15. “Push” Functionality: Functional Mode

16. “Push” Functionality: Overview Mode

17. Live Demo: Panes, Columns, and Tabs Panes: Pane highlight (red frame) Pane re-size Full-screen toggle button Columns: Column re-size Column configuration Colour tabs

18. Live Demo: Search Searching in Aleph 16: Find (results sets appear here) Browse (gives a brief list, not a set) Show (what you select in Find/Browse must finally be pushed here to display) Search Input Bars in each module for pre- determined, simple searches Search input terms are now sticky Ellipsis button gives access to previous search terms (within current session)

19. Live Demo: New Features Other new features: Copy/Paste from brief lists Print lists or full view: Print Preview mode > F11 key Excel report option (right-click) Long edit fields Keyboard shortcuts abound!

20. Wrap-Up If you have questions about using the new interface, please post to the AlephTester List : http://www.library.mcgill.ca/lso/email/li sts.html