WebPAC Development Update

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WebPAC Development Update

• Dinah Sanders,
• Product Manager

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WebPAC Pro helps libraries give great service!
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The next generation in public catalogs

• WebPAC Pro is a free upgrade from 2006 Web OPAC
• After upgrading to 2006, you can go Pro by
  placing a service commitment request
• Some new products will require you to be on the
  Pro platform
• WebPAC Pro supports your existing customized
  pages and web options (with a handful of little
  changes)

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Why Pro?

• The internet has changed a lot since we
  introduced Web OPAC over a decade ago. Its time
  for a new platform on which we can build for the
  innovations of today tomorrow.
• Employing cutting edge technology
• Better able to engage Web-savvy users
• Poised to take advantage of emerging innovations
  in public access
• In a position to better demonstrate the librarys
  value in the Web environment
• Bringing the benefits of new Web technology to
  patrons

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Release 2006

• 19 new features in Web OPAC (also in WebPAC Pro)
• 7 new features only in WebPAC Pro
• 6 new WebPAC-related products which require Pro

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RightResulteven better Advanced Keyword

• The best results will appear first for keyword
  results.
• More results can be returned, but with clearer
  organization that helps patrons understand what
  theyve found
• The library has control over the terminology used
  to describe the groups of results

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Classic style Keyword results
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RightResult in Pro
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50 results per page feature
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Enhanced citation display

• Use of brief citation with a variety of new
  examples to choose from when you go Pro
• Put lots of detail or a minimal display as best
  suits your patrons.

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Customizable record display feature

• Dramatically increased control over the
  bibliographic record display including variation
  by scope language
• Emphasize what is most important to your patrons
• Key elements of page now represented as tokens
  which the library can rearrange and surround with
  additional presentation
• Also supported for the resource record display

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Just one bold idea for how you might change the
Pro bib display
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Another example of changing the bibliographic
record display
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WebPAC Pro record display at Yale
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Automatic login to My Millennium

• Optionally the library can allow any
  authentication to start a My Millennium session
  for the patron
• When the catalog needs the user to log in - e.g.
  when requesting or rating materials - it will
  prompt
• After patrons log in once in a session, they
  dont need to do it again to receive a
  personalized experience

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Other 2006 WebPAC Pro features changes

• WebBridge sites can now use the WEBADDRESS web
  option too
• Many system-generated styles which were hardcoded
  inline in the page are now linked in
  ProStyles.css, which allows you to override these
  rules in your style sheet
• The INN-Reach link has more flexibility in
  placement

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2006 WebPAC-related products

• Community Reviews
• Spell Check
• Feed Builder
• My Record Feeds
• Courseware Integration - Blackboard
• Single Sign-On

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Community Reviews product
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Community Reviews productStaff interface
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Spell Check product

• provides extra patron assistance for keyword
  searching

• includes both a "best guess" link as well as the
  ability to get additional suggestions
• Legal lexicon also available

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Feed Builder product

• A tool for strategic dissemination of information
  by RSS feeds
• Create a feed for a saved query of the Millennium
  database of catalog records (e.g. new books at
  the Science library)
• Create a feed for a review file of catalog
  records (e.g. Local authors)
• Use 2006LE token feature to display the feed in
  the catalog

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Feed Builder

• How do you publicize your collection?
• New materials display
• Showcase
• Collection spotlight
• All delivered online, in or out of the catalog.

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Feed Builder in action at Yale
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My Record Feeds product

• Personalized feed of timely patron record
  information
• Materials ready for pickup on hold shelf
• Materials due soon
• Materials recalled
• etc.
• Wording of alerts is customizable by the library
• Patron can subscribe in the feed reader of their
  choice on their own computer or in a personalized
  web portal

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My Record Feeds and AirPAC representing Yale in
My Google
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RSS overview

• Incoming feeds displayed in the catalog(built-in
  RSS to XHTML converter token)
• Free feature in 2006LE
• Outgoing one-to-many feeds of catalog data
• Feed Builder product with 2006 WebPAC Pro
• Outgoing one-to-one feeds of patron record events
• My Record Feeds product with 2006 WebPAC Pro

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Courseware Integration Blackboard product

• Search catalog directly from Blackboard
• Search MetaFind directly from Blackboard
• One-click access to library patron record from
  Blackboard
• Enter catalog already logged into a My Millennium
  session - no need to reauthenticate

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Single Sign-On product

• Use same credentials to log into library as
  everywhere else on campus
• No need to re-key credentials
• Reduce confusion for users
• Reduce staff time dedicated to helping with
  authorizations

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QA on Release 2006 WebPAC

• Two example sets we can use for reference?
• Yes, one for Web OPAC and one for Pro.
• Will there be a WebPAC Release 2007LE?
• No. Were building Encore, so were taking a
  release off and are working with you to get you
  on WebPAC Pro.

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Whats coming in 2007?

• A warning will be displayed at top of page as
  well as beside items when a renewal fails IUG
  ballot
• Forgot Your PIN? feature for patrons to reset
  their own lost PINs IUG ballot
• Allow option for numeric-only PINs (better
  support for self-check, kiosks)

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2007 contd

• More customizable text (order status messages,
  No Copies Available, checkin box status labels)
  IUG ballot
• Ability to link into the WebPAC into a specific
  scope from outside the Millennium system
• Option for 856 links to always open in a new
  window IUG ballot

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2007 contd

• Improved support of displayed title in brief
  citation to insure consistency with indexed title
• Concise summary of holds in staff view of records
• Honor cross-reference rule for suppression using
  subfield w, byte 3

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2007 contd

• New Nearby on Shelf button option to show
  material in its call number context
• Continued improvement of WebPAC management using
  Millennium Administration
• Feed Builder ability to add cover images to
  outgoing feeds

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Continuing integration of Programs Resources
with other materials

• Material type icons for Programs Electronic
  Resources
• Support within RightResult for better integrated
  relevance ranking of Programs Electronic
  Resources

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2007 INN-Reach features

• INN-Reach button appears beside Your Entry Would
  Be Here for failed searches in a local catalog.
  This allows the user to easily try the same
  search in the central catalog.
• INN-Reach can be offered only to certain scopes.

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2007 My List

• Sister feature to My Reading History, allows
  patron to save materials to a personal list for
  later requesting, exporting, or research
  purposes.
• (WebPAC Pro only)

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• Thank you!
• dsanders_at_iii.com