MAP Millennium Access Plus Beta Testing Project

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MAPMillennium Access PlusBeta Testing Project

• Greg Anderson
• University of Newcastle

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Background

• 50 of 5m Resource budget allocated to
  datasets and bibliographic databases
• Global client base using ISPs, firewalls etc
• Usage statistics for online resources

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Background continued

• Single search interface across multiple library
  resources ScienceDirect via CSIRO
• Integration with other Millennium modules
• Cost savings associated with information literacy

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What is MAP?Millennium Access PlusBrings
together 3 components-Web Access Management
Authentication statsMetafind - Universal
Search InterfaceWebBridge Resource Linking -
Each is a distinct product
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WAM (Web Access Manager)

• Purchased in 1999
• Managed authentication based on patron privilege
  level and IP address
• Detailed usage statistics by-
• By Patron level
• Database - of logins, time logged in
• Combination of the above

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What happened? - 2000

• Internet traffic monitoring annual bill gt 100
• University Proxy Server and LDAP directory
• Emphasis changed to tracking information rather
  than accessing information
• WAM on hold
• Problems
• access behind firewalls
• browser configuration
• remote access impossible from some locations

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Beta testing - MAP - 2002

• Involved with 2 products Telephone renewal
  service and URL checking
• General release upgrades
• Staff benefits skills, knowledge etc
• Financial benefits
• Australian perspective

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WAM - revisited

• WAM essential for beta testing trial
• Network group convince data providers to
  authenticate at the source of the service
• Library going its own way again!
• Scholarly information resources exempt
• Trial using 2 proxy servers University and the
  Library
• WAM upgrade

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WAM - 2002

• Rewriting proxy method
• No browser reconfiguration
• Remote access to resources
• Elimination of firewall problems
• Implementation not all academics had library
  accounts PIN
• Used to using LDAP username/password

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Metafind Universal Search Interface

• A single search allows simultaneous searching
  across library resources (full text, electronic
  journals, bibliographic databases, catalogues
  etc)
• Result lists are integrated and linked directly
  to the resource

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What information sources?

• Any web-based resource - search engines,
  specialty websites, licenced databases
• Any Z39.50 server
• Any web-based local database image or archive
  databases

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MetaFind Features

• Group databases within subject area
• Simple and advanced searching

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MetaFind search screen
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Metafind Progress Screen
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Metafind Search Results
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Authentication via WAM
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Metafind article result
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Metafind - Current status

• 120 databases profiled by III
• Nominated Australian databases
• Html control over to the library

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WebBridgeResource Linking
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What is it?

• A web linking product
• Dynamic and contextual links
• WebBridge links from the WebOPAC

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Linking from the OPAC
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OPAC WebBridge
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Linking from an external source
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Issues

• Do you want fries with that?
• Priority to link bibliographic to full text eg
  Pubmed (External to external)
• Human resources

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Timeframe

• WebBridge general release now
• MetaFind profiling underway
• September 2003 customer access to profiling
• MAP launch 2nd Semester 2003

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Questions?And thank you!