1. 5 th EBRCN Project Meeting Situation of CABRI Web Site (March 2003) Presentation by F. Malusa SRS Data Manager e-mail: fmalusa@ist.unige.it made with OpenOffice Impress 1.0.1 European Biological Resource Centers Network | 5 th meeting – Genoa, March 26-28 2003 |

2. Present Status of CABRI Web Site Summary Catalogues: Update and Deadlines Developments: Site Map and FAQ sections SRS 7 implementation Logs and Mirror situation European Biological Resource Centers Network | 5 th meeting – Genoa, March 26-28 2003 |

3. Current status of catalogues New catalogues NCIMB phages catalogue (69 strains) on the main site and mirrors NCIMB plasmids catalogues (127 elements) still on the test site, waiting for final approval by CABRI-TC European Biological Resource Centers Network | 5 th meeting – Genoa, March 26-28 2003 |

4. Updates of catalogue Catalogues should be updated at least once a year Since Paris we had 3 deadlines January 2003: animal cell lines and plasmids Submitted and updated DSMZ/MUTZ for cell lines and BCCM/LMBP (Literature links) for plasmids February 2003: other catalogues none submitted March 2003: bacteria none submitted European Biological Resource Centers Network | 5 th meeting – Genoa, March 26-28 2003 |

5. New web site Important comunication to all partners: Implementation of new web site (end of May 2003) Will be based on SRS 7 Will include current features (shopping cart application) Will include revision of simple search feature GUI will remain the same European Biological Resource Centers Network | 5 th meeting – Genoa, March 26-28 2003 |

6. New web site In order to achieve this goal Our activity will be devoted to migration of catalogues structures from SRS 5 to SRS 7. Submission (via ftp or by e-mail) will be stopped Catalogue updates will not be implemented until end of May 2003 Update of catalogues will be delayed European Biological Resource Centers Network | 5 th meeting – Genoa, March 26-28 2003 |

7. Web site contents Web Site contents will remain the same, only SRS engine will change Entire structure and architecture of web site is not going to change Painless migration from AIX to Linux server Web site with SRS 7 implementation is available at URL http://srs7.cabri.org Incomplete structure (Shopping Cart and Simple Search not included) European Biological Resource Centers Network | 5 th meeting – Genoa, March 26-28 2003 |

8. Developments in Web Site Developments in old CABRI web site New sections added in last period: Site Map FAQ Simple Search feature revised European Biological Resource Centers Network | 5 th meeting – Genoa, March 26-28 2003 |

9. Developments in web site: site map (I) Site Map Important summary of all topics available in web site Entire web site contents in a single fully browsable page Direct link to the main HTML pages (eg. excluding details of Quality Management Guidelines and detailed HyperCatalogue indexes) European Biological Resource Centers Network | 5 th meeting – Genoa, March 26-28 2003 |

10. Developments in web site: site map (II) Site Map Selection of target by user is made easier Better visibility of the contents (e.g., prices, guides) Faster accesibility to the site (two clicks) Not all contents linked, just meaningful points European Biological Resource Centers Network | 5 th meeting – Genoa, March 26-28 2003 |

11. Developments in Web Site FAQ – Frequently Asked Question (I) Short questions and related answers explaining various issues Give the possibility to understand and discover main goals of CABRI and EBRCN projects Give some useful hints on the use of the site and its features European Biological Resource Centers Network | 5 th meeting – Genoa, March 26-28 2003 |

12. Developments in Web Site FAQ – Frequently Asked Question (I) Better support to end user Reduced requests of clarification by e-mail Sections on: What is CABRI CABRI and EBRCN Ordering procedures Searching procedures Copyrights Suggestions welcome! European Biological Resource Centers Network | 5 th meeting – Genoa, March 26-28 2003 |

13. Developments in Web Site Simple Search feature Fully functional on the new web site with SRS 7 Based on last ideas, not working on linux and SRS 5.1 Global query --> Count of hits listed in Summary page From summary page --> Selection of desired subsets European Biological Resource Centers Network | 5 th meeting – Genoa, March 26-28 2003 |

14. CABRI Web Site: SRS 7 SRS 7 server availability: In test phase at URL -http://srs7.cabri.org- It will replace older version (5.1 and 6) Improved XML support New Features, new GUI (more user friendly) European Biological Resource Centers Network | 5 th meeting – Genoa, March 26-28 2003 |

15. CABRI Web Site: SRS 7 SRS 7 implementation Catalogues imported from older versions Rebuilt Structure and Syntax files for all catalogues Improvements in indexing of flat file is ongoing Focus on main fields (Name, Other Collection Numers, Literature) is giving expected results Help from SRSvisadmin (tool for administration of SRS libraries) European Biological Resource Centers Network | 5 th meeting – Genoa, March 26-28 2003 |

16. CABRI Web Site: SRS 7 SRS 7 Implementation for Simple Search and Shopping Cart Basic SRS is free for academics Documentation is lacking (really lacking!) SRS interface can be adapted (icarus, perl, javascript) Support from Lion Bioscience has been requested (BV) Short stay in Cambridge foreseen (april 2003) European Biological Resource Centers Network | 5 th meeting – Genoa, March 26-28 2003 |

17. Analysis of Logs and Hits Count European Biological Resource Centers Network | 5 th meeting – Genoa, March 26-28 2003 |

18. Analysis of Logs and Hits Count European Biological Resource Centers Network | 5 th meeting – Genoa, March 26-28 2003 |

19. Analysis of Logs and Hits Count European Biological Resource Centers Network | 5 th meeting – Genoa, March 26-28 2003 |

20. Analysis of Logs and Hits Count European Biological Resource Centers Network | 5 th meeting – Genoa, March 26-28 2003 |

21. Analysis of Logs and Hits Count European Biological Resource Centers Network | 5 th meeting – Genoa, March 26-28 2003 | CABRI31015774,50% CABRI-SRS5927714,24% CABRI-IT15440,37% CABRI-BE253456,09% CABRI-CN200064,81% TOTAL416329100,00% Main site vs Mirror sites (January-February 2003)