1. Introduction to WWWoptions CIUG 2005 Charlotte, NC Mark Stoffan Network Librarian Western North Carolina Library Network Asheville, NC

2. What are “wwwoptions”? The “wwwoptions” file contains customizable settings that control the display and behavior of the WebOPAC

3. Editing wwwoptions  Millennium Administration (MilAdmin) –Web Options

7. WebOPAC ports  “Live” on port 80 contains current WebOPAC files  “Staging” on port 2082 contains draft/working copy of WebOPAC files  “Test” wwwoptions on port 2080 is a second copy of the “Live” wwoptions file for testing purposes

8. Main Menu OPAC Menu Search Help Screen SEARCH Browse Display Bib Record Display “Static” screens- locally controlled System-generated screens – WWWoption-influenced From “WWWoptions for Beginners” by Dinah Sanders, IUG 11, 2003

15. Web Options  General Display  Graphics  OPAC Display and Behavior  Other Resources  My Millennium

16. General Display Options  TOPLOGO  BOTLOGO  STYLESHEET -Under “General Display and Behavior” -TOPLOGO and BOTLOGO must match the HTML on your customizable pages!!

20. Consistency!

21. Graphics Buttons  A good set is supplied by Innovative as part of the sample screens set  Easy to modify or create new ones using Photoshop

22. Display and Behavior Options  Most important role of wwwoptions – permits display to be customized to the needs of your library’s patrons

23. Sample wwwoption entries  BRIEF  EXTENDED  BROWSE  RECORDFRAME

30. Brief Citation File  Briefcit.html  Most powerful customization is contained in this file  Permits showing relevant information to patrons without requiring them to go to every bibliographic record

31. Briefcit.html    Save     

34. RECORDFRAME OFF

35. RECORDFRAME ON

36. RESOURCETABLE  Permits grouping of links to shared resources consistently throughout the user interface

39. My Millennium  Why enable My Millennium? –Personalization for patrons –Customization opportunities for libraries

40. My Millennium  MY_WEBPAC to enable (under Patron Record)  NO_REVERIFY to eliminate the need to log in repeatedly  PREF_SEARCHES to allow patrons to save favorite searches

45. More Information  Innopac manual starting on page 102167  CSDirect Web OPAC options FAQ: –http://csdirect.iii.com/faq/woptions.shtml http://csdirect.iii.com/faq/woptions.shtml  Web Admin Workshops at III –http://csdirect.iii.com/workshops/request.php?di d=5 http://csdirect.iii.com/workshops/request.php?di d=5http://csdirect.iii.com/workshops/request.php?di d=5

46. Thank you! Mark Stoffan mstoffan@wncln.lib.unca.edu