AGent Demonstration

Multi-Tier Solution

Presented by Auto-Graphics

Pomona, CA

December 8-9, 2003

Version 2.0

Schedule

• AGent Powerpoint Presentation• AGent Version 2.0 Demo and Review• Modular Components

– Multi-Tier Solution– Portal– Authentication– Statistics– Resource sharing– Cataloging – Statistics– Library Management System

Overview

SystemAdministration

VirtualCatalogs

Union Database Resource

Sharing

ReferenceDatabases

User/StaffAuthentication

ILS

DigitalAssets

XML, Dublin Core, OPENURL, Web Sites

Cataloging

Statistics &

ReportingAGent

Multi-Tier Solution

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Multi-Tier Structure

• MyProvince or MyConsortium– Integrated home page

• MyLibrary– Personalization of resources, colors, banners, labels, etc.

• MyAGent– User personalization via new user preferences component

including color selection, language, default searching methods, indexes, and scoping

– Personal resource selection– Search history– MyWebLinks

Province of British Columbia

The Region

RegionalResources

ProvinceResources

PrivateResources

Region Private Resources

The Consortium

ConsortiumResources

Consortium Private Resources

Private Resources

MyAGentUser Preferences

AGent Portalpages can be customizedto suit any or all of theselevels.

MyLibrary

Multi-Tier Structure

Multi-Tier Infrastructure and Design

• Multi-Tier implementation• Province/consortium purchasing power• Economical system design minimizes

– Server equipment purchases– Duplicated software purchases– Staff system management

• Builds on infrastructure of the parent organization• Available to assist local regions, consortium and

libraries to buy into technology with a minimum investment in software/hardware

AGent Portal

Portal

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Portal

• Integrated portal/gateway• OpenURL linking

– Third-party resolver– Local resolver– Support for your licensed databases

• Content enrichment– Basic: jacket art and annotations – Advanced: jacket art, annotations, book reviews,

table of contents, author notes, chapter(s), etc.

Portal

Portal (cont.)

• Broadcast Search– Z39.50– HTTP– AG union databases and Verso– XML– Proprietary resources

• OPAC interface replacement– Patron account status– Holds and renewals– Common interface for disparate ILS software

Portal

Portal (cont.)

• Faster searching – .Net technology– 35% less code & graphics– Improved broadcast searching

• Integrated home page• Multi-language interface• Improved administrative functions and user interface• Bath Profile Level 2 enhanced searching and indexing

– Integrated Z39.50 client– Target for union database(s)

Portal

Portal

• Improved searching speed (.Net)

• Home or portal page support

• Enhanced menu system

• Redesigned user and staff interface

• Enhanced Z39.50 client

• Content enrichment

Portal

How about in French?How about Spanish?

How about Chinese using Unicode?

Multi-lingual Support

Portal

Quick Search

Portal

New Menu options

Ability to hide or display resources

My Preferences for authenticated staff or patron

Alpha Browse

Portal

Advanced Search

Portal

Summary Screen

Portal

Summary page with the ability to sort by:

•Catalog/database•Results•Status

Database information note

Brief Browse Screen

Portal

Label display

List display

Full Record Display - Staff

Staff Menu

Portal

Content Enrichment

Portal

Portal

OpenURL Link from Full Record Display

Enhanced Record ConfigurationAdministrators can configure the system for staff and/or patrons

Portal

Portal

Extending Content via ISBN Links

Full Record Display - Patron

Portal

Placement of text is dependent upon availability of content enrichment

Reference Database - EBSCO

Portal

Screen

Scraping

Sample Portal Splash Pages

Sample Portal Splash Pages

Sample Portal Splash Pages

Sample Portal Splash Pages

Sample Portal Splash Pages

Sample Portal Splash Pages

Sample Portal Splash Pages

Sample Portal Splash Pages

Sample Portal Splash Pages

AGent Authentication and Authorization

Authentication &Authorization

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Authentication & Authorization

• Defined– Authentication: Validation of a user through

SIP2, NCIP, AGent user database or other proprietary methods

– Authorization: Controls which modules, functions/features, and resources a user can view & access

Authentication &Authorization

Authentication

• Staff authentication– Single or unified login– AGent user database

• Remote Patron Authentication (RPA)– SIP2 (Standard Interface Protocol Version 2)– NCIP (NISO Circulation Interface Protocol)

• Patron authentication– AGent user database– Local ILS systems– Student registration systems – Database files– Proprietary algorithms

Authentication &Authorization

Patron

AGentAuthentication

Module

Check remote patron database(ILS) for current user status via

NCIP, SIP2 or other method

New user

Existing user

Check AGentuser database

Update or create AGent user databaserecord for current status and set

user authorization level

AGent SearchDisplay resources for the

user’s specific authorization

Local ILS withpatron database

Remote Patron Authentication

Authentication &Authorization

Authorization

• Resource Displays – Subscription databases– Union Catalog– Z39.50– Web resources

• User Category or Profile– Administrators– Library staff– Patrons– Guests

Authentication

• Single staff login

• Patron database

• Remote Patron Authentication (RPA)– SIP2 (Standard Interface Protocol Version 2)– NCIP (NISO Circulation Interface Protocol)

• Improved authorizationAuthentication

User Authentication Features

• Define “in-library” IP ranges for quick patron access

• Configurable login options

• Auto time-out for system inactivity

• Users outside the library can set cookies for auto login

Authentication &Authorization

Statistics

Statistics

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Statistics (cont.)

• Usage Statistics– Resource usage validation– Collection development– Streamlined statistics: summary and detailed for all

modules– Web statistics (WebTrends)– Union database details

• Totals• Indexes• Qualifiers: language, media, format, and URLs• Holdings

Statistics

Statistics (cont.)

• Available– Basic statistics– Advanced statistics

• Download (ex. transactions)

– Custom reports– 3rd party report writer files

• Statistics within AGent environment– Usage statistics

• Resources usage validation• Collection development• Streamlined statistics: summary and detailed for all modules

• WebTrends

Statistics

Statistics (cont.)

• Number of searches– Basic– Advanced– Linked– Browse– Number– Z39.50

Statistics

Statistics

WebTrends Statistics

Statistics

• AGent stats– Login– Search– Database usage– ILL– Cataloging

• New web activity stats• New union database stats

– Interactive– Real-time

Statistics