2001 user meeting oclc sitesearch update doug loynes sitesearch product manager

2001 User MeetingOCLC SiteSearch Update

Doug LoynesSiteSearch Product Manager

2001 User MeetingOCLC SiteSearch Update

Doug LoynesSiteSearch Product Manager

OCLC SiteSearch UpdateOCLC SiteSearch Update

SiteSearch 4.1.2May 11, 2001 Release

SiteSearch 4.1.2May 11, 2001 Release

Highlights

WebZ

Database Builder/Record Builder

Other changes


SiteSearch 4.1.2SiteSearch 4.1.2

WebZ – Interface enhancements Sort databases by displayed name (vs. dbname)

Limit the number of dbs in a custom topic selected by a patron

Brief results: Supports full text button and DRA holdings display

Full text records: Retain preformatted display

Generate new window from hotlink

More parameters to AddRecordData class for controlling display, including diacritics, max Length and “Missing Data”



WebZ – Interlibrary loan enhancements IPIG-compliant ILL services:

OCLC ILL Direct Request ILL Manager (RLG)

PALS (MnSCU/PALS) Library.Request (TLC)

WINGS (Pigasus)

ILL profiling

ILL service set per institution, per database by authorization

ILL “Double Check”

New configurable feature that checks patron’s home catalog before processing patron-initiated ILL request



WebZ – Other features

FirstSearch 5.0 database configuration files

Initially OBI databases. Databases.ini file updated.

SUTRS

Return full text records with SUTRS syntax

Query normalization

Parameters to support special phrase searching such as double hyphens (Elections--local) or spaces


SiteSearch 4.1.2SiteSearch 4.1.2Database Builder / Record Builder DCQ – Dublin Core Qualifiers

Enforces relationships between schemes and qualifiers

Ability to set default values

Constant data

Enforce constant data elements through RB workforms

Constant data may be edited

Cataloger privileges

Greater control over workflows

Options in menu items reflect cataloger privileges

Assign default database at cataloger level



Database Builder / Record Builder Record statuses

Customizable record status options

Save database

Search records by date range, record status, and cataloger id

New icons

Icons more descriptive of the action they perform

Add repeatable fields without returning to top of screen



Database Builder / Record Builder Documentation for customizing DC templates

Topics include:

Setting locally defined XML elements

Adding or removing DC schemes/qualifiers

Adding constant data

Removing elements

Renaming element label

SSDOT

RB journal files recovery automated through SSDOT

SGML conversion enhanced for RB/DB uniformity



Other changes Authentication enhancements

Utilities included to convert 4.1.1 db to 4.1.2 db

MySQL replaces mSQL

IP authorization through ZBroker

Linux new support platform. HP-UX discontinued


SiteSearch 4.2.0 Fourth quarter 2001 releaseSiteSearch 4.2.0 Fourth quarter 2001 release

Database Builder / Record Builder

Next Generation Database Engine

Successor to Newton engine

(Newton will still be shipped in SS420)

Java-based

Unicode support

Easier to configure and administer

Easier to customize



Database Builder / Record Builder Supports relevance ranking

Updates more reliable

Reads USMARC and SGML/XML records directly

Also reads BER and Newton databases

Batch-level import and export

WebZ Patron view of WorldCat

Bath Profile compliance (Desirable)

Questions?Questions?

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