1. ShelfLister ShelfLister Real-time Voyager Shelf Lists via Wireless PDA Michael Doran, Systems Librarian Ex Libris Southwest Users Group February 6, 2008 – Santa Ana College

2. doran@uta.edu Michael Doran, Systems Librarian Where do we get Voyager data? Voyager data sits on the server, but to get at it we need a Voyager client... Acquisitions Cataloging Circulation WebVoyage reports.mdb etc.

3. doran@uta.edu Michael Doran, Systems Librarian To a computer......on a desk... (generally) in an office. go Where do we go to get Voyager data?

4. doran@uta.edu Michael Doran, Systems Librarian Working in the trenches stacks

5. doran@uta.edu Michael Doran, Systems Librarian You could carry your PC with you

6. doran@uta.edu Michael Doran, Systems Librarian If we could access Voyager data with a wireless-enabled hand-held device? But wouldn’t it be nice... Palm Pocket PC That was the thinking behind ShelfLister...

7. doran@uta.edu Michael Doran, Systems Librarian ShelfLister, a mobile Voyager client Proof-of-concept mobile client Server-based web application: no specialized client software any operating system Only requirements: browser internet connection Optimized for use by hand-held devices: Palm Pocket PC Beta version

8. doran@uta.edu Michael Doran, Systems Librarian ShelfLister... Generates a shelf list shelf list - a file of bibliographic records arranged in the same order as the corresponding materials on the shelves Additionally, includes any or all of... Item status Historical charges Historical browses Enhanced call number information... And allows user to “mark” items

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10. doran@uta.edu Michael Doran, Systems Librarian End barcode Start barcode Info on Books that are there Books that aren’t there

11. doran@uta.edu Michael Doran, Systems Librarian Shelf list in call number order Charge statistics Item status (code)

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14. doran@uta.edu Michael Doran, Systems Librarian End barcode Start barcode

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16. doran@uta.edu Michael Doran, Systems Librarian Gap on the shelf

17. doran@uta.edu Michael Doran, Systems Librarian 2nd page 3rd page

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21. doran@uta.edu Michael Doran, Systems Librarian “Marking” items Categories are configurable

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23. doran@uta.edu Michael Doran, Systems Librarian Flat file of “marked” records 2004-10-05 14:21:53|187970|212386|199426|31334701154102|Missing|BF 1.P7 v.101 1994 2004-10-05 14:22:28|187970|212386|199426|31334701154102|Missing|BF 1.P7 v.101 1994 2004-10-14 19:48:43|953216|1018840|1126370|31334021100751|Circ Review|QA76.73.P22 H64 2001 2004-11-02 10:41:32|947548|1013054|1089337|31334020531782|Send to Annex|QA76.73.P224 H84 2001 2004-11-08 08:18:50|654226|709861|821328|31334005997461|Send to Annex|PR 5686.H26 1991 2005-1-07 13:42:14|932412|997093|1076695|31334020276149|Send to Annex|QA76.73.P22 D47 2000 2005-2-27 16:26:04|821424|882518|959880|31334019701693|Send to Annex|QA 76.73.P22 S655 1997 2005-2-27 16:34:04|1033626|1106868|1156207|31334021279738|Cat Review|QA76.73.P22 D89 2003 2005-2-27 16:34:30|932722|997326|1076368|31334020278046|Send to Annex|QA76.73.P22 G84 2000 2005-2-27 16:34:46|994203|1060518|1134441|31334019919311|Send to Annex|QA76.73.P22 P37 1998 2005-3-10 08:35:18|1086561|1224369|1195767|31334020931552|Cat Review|QA76.73.P224 R67 2003 2005-3-10 09:54:58|947548|1013054|1089337|31334020531782|Circ Review|QA76.73.P224 H84 2001 2005-3-10 17:56:29|654226|709861|821328|31334005997461|Send to Annex|PR 5686.H26 1991 2005-4-02 17:48:26|947035|1012585|1088217|31334020525677|Lost|QA76.73.P224 S39 2001 File resides on Voyager database server Download flat file to PC Import into MS Access

24. doran@uta.edu Michael Doran, Systems Librarian Import flat file into MS Access

25. doran@uta.edu Michael Doran, Systems Librarian Run a “Make Table” query

26. doran@uta.edu Michael Doran, Systems Librarian Export results to a text file

27. doran@uta.edu Michael Doran, Systems Librarian Use as input file for “Pick and Scan” For more information, see the online tutorial, Importing "Marked Items" file into MS Access

28. doran@uta.edu Michael Doran, Systems Librarian The one-book shelf list

29. doran@uta.edu Michael Doran, Systems Librarian 31334020525677

30. doran@uta.edu Michael Doran, Systems Librarian Periodicals

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37. doran@uta.edu Michael Doran, Systems Librarian Known Issues HTML forms and back button quirkiness  In some browsers, on some platforms, when you use the navigation ‘back’ button, form data and/or ‘checked’ place holder the form boxes may be blank MFHDs with multiple pieces, some without an item record  If a holdings record has multiple physical pieces associated with it, any pieces without an item record will not appear on the shelf list

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40. doran@uta.edu Michael Doran, Systems Librarian http://rocky.uta.edu/doran/ Additional Information

41. doran@uta.edu Michael Doran, Systems Librarian Download, install, and configure

42. doran@uta.edu Michael Doran, Systems Librarian Requirements On Voyager database server ShelfLister.cgi Perl Perl DBI / DBD::Oracle modules In Library Wireless infrastructure Clients (Handheld/Tablet/Laptop) Browser Wireless enabled Barcode scanner-enabled (optional) Handheld device with integrated wireless and bar code data capture. e.g. 802.11b

43. doran@uta.edu Michael Doran, Systems Librarian Q & A BUT--BUT I’VE TOLD YOU EVERYTHING!