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2 AGent Demonstration Multi-Tier Solution Presented by Auto-Graphics Pomona, CA December 8-9, 2003 Version 2.0

3 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

4 Overview System Administration Virtual Catalogs Union Database Resource Sharing Reference Databases User/Staff Authentication ILS Digital Assets XML, Dublin Core, OPENURL, Web Sites Cataloging Statistics & Reporting AGent

5 Multi-Tier Solution Back to Menu

6 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

7 Province of British Columbia The Region Regional Resources Province Resources Private Resources Region Private Resources The Consortium Consortium Resources Consortium Private Resources Private Resources MyAGen t User Preferences AGent Portal pages can be customized to suit any or all of these levels. MyLibrary Multi-Tier Structure

8 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

9 AGent Portal Portal Back to Menu

10 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

11 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

12 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

13 Improved searching speed (.Net) Home or portal page support Enhanced menu system Redesigned user and staff interface Enhanced Z39.50 client Content enrichment Portal

14 How about in French? How about Spanish? How about Chinese using Unicode? Multi-lingual Support Portal

15 Quick Search Portal New Menu options Ability to hide or display resources My Preferences for authenticated staff or patron

16 Alpha Browse Portal

17 Advanced Search Portal

18 Summary Screen Portal Summary page with the ability to sort by: Catalog/database Results Status Database information note

19 Brief Browse Screen Portal Label display List display

20 Full Record Display - Staff Staff Menu Portal

21 Content Enrichment Portal

22 OpenURL Link from Full Record Display

23 Enhanced Record Configuration Administrators can configure the system for staff and/or patrons Portal

24 Extending Content via ISBN Links

25 Full Record Display - Patron Portal Placement of text is dependent upon availability of content enrichment

26 Reference Database - EBSCO Portal Screen Scraping

27 Sample Portal Splash Pages

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36 AGent Authentication and Authorization Authentication & Authorization Back to Menu

37 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

38 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

39 Patron AGent Authentication Module Check remote patron database (ILS) for current user status via NCIP, SIP2 or other method New user Existing user Check AGent user database Update or create AGent user database record for current status and set user authorization level AGent Search Display resources for the user’s specific authorization Local ILS with patron database Remote Patron Authentication

40 Authentication & Authorization Resource Displays –Subscription databases –Union Catalog –Z39.50 –Web resources User Category or Profile –Administrators –Library staff –Patrons –Guests

41 Authentication Single staff login Patron database Remote Patron Authentication (RPA) –SIP2 (Standard Interface Protocol Version 2) –NCIP (NISO Circulation Interface Protocol) Improved authorization Authentication

42 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

43 Statistics Back to Menu

44 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

45 Statistics (cont.) Available –Basic statistics –Advanced statistics Download (ex. transactions) –Custom reports –3 rd 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

46 Statistics (cont.) Number of searches –Basic –Advanced –Linked –Browse –Number –Z39.50 Statistics

47 WebTrends Statistics

48 Statistics AGent stats –Login –Search –Database usage –ILL –Cataloging New web activity stats New union database stats –Interactive –Real-time Statistics

49 Resource Sharing ILL workflow enhancements ISO and IPIG compliance Interoperability with: –National Library of Canada –OCLC –RLG –RSS Resource Sharing

50 Resource Sharing (cont.) Union database –Holdings shelf status –Union Database Maintenance Module (UDMM) –Enhanced scoping –Bath Level 2 indexing –Enhanced BibTool –Record enrichment Resource Sharing

51 Resource Sharing: Union and/or virtual (Z39.50) databases Resource Sharing Back to Menu


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