Library Intranets

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Library Intranets
Peter Scott Darryl Friesen
Presented at Access 98 Saskatoon,
Saskatchewan October 2, 1998
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Library Intranets
Part 1 Overview
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What are Intranets?

• Private and secure internal information systems
  which use Internet technology to collect and
  disseminate information of interest to all staff.

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Why do you need one?

• To organize and make available the huge amount of
  information which is generated by an
  organization.
• To save paper, be timely, and to communicate.

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The U of S Library

• 180 staff
• 3 bargaining groups
• Established 18 months ago to deal with
  re-organization documents
• 4 person Task Force established

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Library Intranets
Part 2 Techie Stuff
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Hardware Software
? DEC 3000 (Alpha), Digital Unix 4.0
? Web Browser
? Browser Plug-ins (QuickTime, Real Audio,
Shockwave, etc.)
? Modified Apache Web Server
? mSQL Server
? Microsoft Office (or equivalent viewers)
? Perl 5, plus useful modules
Server
Clients
? Adobe Acrobat Reader
? Ultimate BBS (Forum)
? SWISH-E
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Security

• Strict permissions on physical files and
  directories on the Unix server
• Intranet accounts - follows the Unix User and
  Group security scheme
• Web Server BASIC Authentication (standard
  .htaccess stuff)
• Future Secure Server for added safety

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Management

• Good Organization
• HTML Templates SSI

ltHTMLgt ltHEADgt ltTITLEgtU of S Libraries
Intranetlt/TITLEgt lt/HEADgt lt!--include
virtual"/include/body.html"--gt lt!--include
virtual"/include/start.html"--gt lt!--include
virtual"/include/navigation.html"--gt ltCENTERgt ltF
ONT FACE"Verdana,Arial"gtltBgtUniversity of
Saskatchewan Librarieslt/Bgtlt/FONTgtltBRgt ltIMG
SRC"/cgi-bin/random.gif" ALT"Intranet"gt lt/CENTER
gt lt!--include virtual"/motd.html"--gt ltHR
SIZE1 NOSHADEgt lt!--include virtual"/include/end
.html"--gt lt/BODYgt lt/HTMLgt
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Management

• Good Organization
• HTML Templates SSI

• Adobe Acrobat
• User and Group Administration
• Election Wizard

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Features

• Password Changer
• Message of the Day (MOTD)
• Forum
• Online Elections
• Scavenger Hunt
• Search

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Future
Server
Features

• Apache mod_perl Module
• Secure Server (Apache-SSL)

• Web based Finger/ICQ style service
• Web based Scheduling and Calendaring (for room
  bookings, upcoming events etc)

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Questions
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The End.

• Peter Scott
• Small Systems Manager
• University of Saskatchewan Libraries
• University of Saskatchewan
• scottp_at_library.usask.ca

• Darryl Friesen
• Programmer/Analyst
• Department of Computing Services
• University of Saskatchewan
• Darryl.Friesen_at_usask.ca