Download Portal - BC ELN

AGent Demonstration
Multi-Tier Solution
Presented by Auto-Graphics
Pomona, CA
December 8-9, 2003
Version 2.0
Schedule
• AGent Powerpoint Presentation
• AGent Version 2.0 Demo and Review
• Modular Components
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Multi-Tier Solution
Portal
Authentication
Statistics
Resource sharing
Cataloging
Statistics
Overview
Digital
Assets
ILS
Virtual
Catalogs
Union
Database
XML, Dublin Core,
OPENURL,
Web Sites
Cataloging
AGent
Resource
Sharing
System
Administration
Reference
Databases
Statistics
&
Reporting
User/Staff
Authentication
Back to Menu
Multi-Tier Solution
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
Multi-Tier Structure
Province of British Columbia
Private
Resources
Province
Resources
The Region
Regional
Resources
Region Private
Resources
The Consortium
Consortium
Resources
Consortium Private
Resources
MyLibrary
MyAGent
User Preferences
Private
Resources
AGent Portal
pages can be
customized
to suit any
or all of these
levels.
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
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AGent Portal
Portal
Portal
• Integrated portal/gateway
• OpenURL linking
– Third-party resolver
– Local resolver
– Support for your licensed databases
Portal
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Content enrichment
– Basic: jacket art and annotations
– Advanced: jacket art, annotations, book
reviews, table of contents, author notes,
chapter(s), etc.
Portal (cont.)
• Broadcast Search
Portal
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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 (cont.)
• Faster searching
– .Net technology
– 35% less code & graphics
– Improved broadcast searching
• Integrated home page
• Multi-language interface
Portal
• Improved administrative functions and user
interface
• Bath Profile Level 2 enhanced searching and
indexing
– Integrated Z39.50 client
Portal
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Improved searching speed (.Net)
Home or portal page support
Enhanced menu system
Redesigned user and staff interface
Enhanced Z39.50 client
Content enrichment
Multi-lingual Support
How about
How about in
Chinese
French?
Spanish?
using
Unicode?
Portal
Quick Search
New Menu options
Ability to hide or
display resources
My Preferences for
authenticated staff
or patron
Portal
Alpha Browse
Portal
Advanced Search
Portal
Summary page with
the ability to sort by:
•Catalog/database
•Results
•Status
Database
information note
Portal
Summary Screen
Brief Browse Screen
Label display
List display
Portal
Full Record Display - Staff
Staff Menu
Portal
Content Enrichment
Portal
OpenURL Link from Full Record
Display
Portal
Enhanced Record Configuration
Administrators can
configure the
system for staff
and/or patrons
Portal
Extending Content via ISBN Links
Portal
Full Record Display - Patron
Placement of text is
dependent upon
availability of
content enrichment
Portal
Reference Database - EBSCO
Screen
Scraping
Portal
Sample Portal Splash Pages
Sample Portal Splash Pages
Sample Portal Splash Pages
Sample Portal Splash Pages
Sample Portal Splash Pages
Sample Portal Splash Pages
Sample Portal Splash Pages
Sample Portal Splash Pages
Sample Portal Splash Pages
Back to Menu
AGent Authentication and
Authorization
Authentication &
Authorization
Authentication & Authorization
• Defined
– Authentication: Validation of a user through
SIP2, NCIP, AGent user database or other
proprietary methods
– Authorization: Controls which modules,
Authentication &
functions/features, and resources a user can
Authorization
view & access
Authentication
• Staff authentication
– Single or unified login
– AGent user database
• Remote Patron Authentication (RPA)
– SIP2 (Standard Interface Protocol Version 2)
– NCIP
Authentication
& (NISO Circulation Interface Protocol)
Authorization
• Patron
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authentication
AGent user database
Local ILS systems
Student registration systems
Database files
Remote Patron
Authentication
Check AGent
AGent
Patron
Authentication
Module
user database
Existing
user
Local ILS with
patron database
AGent Search
Display resources for the
user’s specific authorization
New user
Check remote patron database
(ILS) for current user status via
NCIP, SIP2 or other method
Update or create AGent user database
record for current status and set
user authorization level
Authorization
• Resource Displays
– Subscription databases
– Union Catalog
– Z39.50
– Web& resources
Authentication
Authorization
• User Category or Profile
– Administrators
– Library staff
– Patrons
Authentication
• Single staff login
• Patron database
• Remote Patron Authentication (RPA)
– SIP2 (Standard Interface Protocol Version 2)
– NCIP (NISO Circulation Interface Protocol)
Authentication
• Improved authorization
User Authentication Features
• Define “in-library” IP ranges for quick
patron access
• Configurable login options
• Auto time-out for system inactivity
Authentication &
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Users
outside
the
library
can
set
cookies
for
Authorization
auto login
Back to Menu
Statistics
Statistics
Statistics (cont.)
• Usage Statistics
– Resource usage validation
– Collection development
– Streamlined statistics: summary and detailed
for all modules
– Web statistics (WebTrends)
Statistics
– Union database details
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Totals
Indexes
Qualifiers: language, media, format, and URLs
Holdings
Statistics (cont.)
• Available
– Basic statistics
– Advanced statistics
• Download (ex. transactions)
– Custom reports
– 3rd party report writer files
Statistics
• Statistics within AGent environment
– Usage statistics
• Resources usage validation
• Collection development
• Streamlined statistics: summary and detailed for all modules
Statistics (cont.)
• Number of searches
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Statistics
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Basic
Advanced
Linked
Browse
Number
Z39.50
WebTrends Statistics
Statistics
Statistics
• AGent stats
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Statistics
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Login
Search
Database usage
ILL
Cataloging
• New web activity stats
• New union database stats
– Interactive