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2001 OCLC SiteSearch
User Meeting Agenda
Here is the detailed
agenda for the 2001 OCLC SiteSearch User Meeting, which will take place
on May 7-9, 2001 at OCLC in Dublin, Ohio. Click a date for that day's
activities:
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| Time |
Presentation/Event |
Description |
| 7:45
- 8:00 am |
Continental
Breakfast |
| 8:00
- 10:00 am |
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Improving
interoperability for cross-catalog searching is within reach!
This
session describes the work of a NISO Standards committee to
develop a U.S. National Z39.50 Profile for library Applications
and discusses its relationship with the Bath Profile. These
specifications provide a basis for formal interoperability
testing, and the session will describe the Z39.50 Interoperability
Testbed at the University of North Texas. A National Leadership
Grant from the U.S. Federal Institute of Museum and Library
Applications is providing resources to develop testing methodologies
and establish an operational interoperability testbed.
Relevant
URLs for more information: http://www.unt.edu/zprofile
and http://www.unt.edu/zinterop
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| 10:00
- 10:15 am |
Morning
Break |
| 10:15
- 11:30 am |
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From
RC to DB: Distributed Cataloging in CORC and Local Database
Creation
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Charles
Dean
Library Technology Group
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Download
PowerPoint presentation: Wisconsin_Dean.ppt
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SiteSearch
databases developed at the University of Wisconsin-Madison
have so far included multimedia collections, image archives,
and bibliographic resources.
Through
a Department of Education grant project, UW-Madison staff
are using the OCLC Cooperative Online Resource Catalog (CORC)
to build a local SiteSearch database of Web sites relevant
to Asian Studies.
This session describes the development of this database.
Project
records are batch exported from the CORC Resource Catalog
and loaded into Database Builder. WebZ provides a researchers'
"portal" to the collection, the Digital Asia Library.
Though
not a technical grant, the project's challenges include DC-MARC
crosswalks, thematic WebZ searches, and support for Unicode.
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| 11:30
am - 12:00 noon |
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Working
with MySQL
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Rob
Donahue
Section Manager, Distributed Systems Development
OCLC
Download PowerPoint
presentation: MySQL_Donahue.ppt
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MySQL
is currently one of the most widely used open source database
engines. To that end, there are literally dozens of free tools
to make database administration of a MySQL database a snap.
This
presentation highlights several of these tools and describes
some of the many available MySQL resources.
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| 12:00
- 1:00 pm |
Catered
Lunch |
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1:00
- 3:00 pm
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Breakout
Sessions
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Facilitated
by OCLC staff
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There are two periods for breakout sessions: 1:00 - 2:00
pm and 2:00 - 3:00 pm. Each period includes all of the
topics listed below, so you can attend two sessions that
interest you.
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| Session
Topic |
Description |
| Managing
Customizations to Your SiteSearch Environment |
Learn
how to set up your SiteSearch directory structure to simplify
upgrades. |
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Assisting
Patrons to Use Your Site
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Learn
how to use online help, reference aids, and/or tutorials
to help your patrons get the most out of your site.
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| SiteSearch
Top 5 List |
Find
out the top 5 support questions at the SiteSearch Support
Desk and learn how to troubleshoot them. |
| SiteSearch
System Administration for UNIX |
Learn
about maintaining logs, automation, setting ownership
and permissions, and other UNIX system issues. |
| Is
Your Site Accessible to All? |
Find
out how to design a SiteSearch environment that complies
with standards for Web accessibility for users with disabilities. |
| SiteSearch
and Future Technologies |
Learn
how SiteSearch can work with current technologies like
the wireless Web, Palm Pilots, and other personal digital
assistants (PDAs).
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| 3:00
- 3:15 pm |
Afternoon
Break |
| 3:15
- 4:30 pm |
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SiteSearch
4.2.0
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Doug
Loynes
SiteSearch Product Manager, OCLC
Download PowerPoint
presentation: SSDev_Loynes.ppt
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This
session includes information about the features planned for
SiteSearch 4.2.0 and an opportunity for questions and discussion
about the release. |
| 4:30
- 6:00 pm |
OCLC
SiteSearch User Reception |
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| Time |
Presentation/Event |
Description |
| 7:45
- 8:00 am |
Continental
Breakfast |
| 8:00
- 9:15 am
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Building
on SiteSearch - CISTI Source
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Danielle
Langlois and Carol Serroul
Canada Institute for Scientific and Technical Information
Download PowerPoint
presentation: CISTI_Langlois_Serroul.ppt
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The
Canada Institute for Scientific and Technical Information
(CISTI) uses SiteSearch as the base for the newest release
of its current Awareness and document ordering service, CISTI
Source.
CISTI
Source provides access to the CISTI catalogue through Z39.50
and to non-Z39.50 resources through custom programming. In
addition, CISTI Source features a bilingual interface, built-in
document ordering forms and has an expanded access control
feature that allows users to create saved searches and search
profiles.
This
presentation provides an overview of the design decisions
and the final product.
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| 9:15
- 10:00 am |
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SiteSearch's
Next-Generation Database Engine
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Ralph
LeVan
Consulting Research Scientist, OCLC
Download PowerPoint
presentation: Pears_Levan.ppt
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This
session provides an introduction to the features available in
the next-generation SiteSearch database engine and the ways
in which it differs from the current Newton search engine. |
| 10:00
- 10:15 am |
Morning
Break |
| 10:15
- 11:30 am |
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OCLC
Product Strategy
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Chip
Nilges
Director, New Product Planning
Discovery
& Fulfillment Services
OCLC
Download PowerPoint
presentation: ProductStrategy_Nilges.ppt
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In
the next three years, OCLC will extend the present OCLC library
cooperative of 38,000 institutions in 76 countries into a
truly global, digital community. This will involve developing
new Web-based services, implementing a new technological platform,
and, most important, reaffirming a commitment to library cooperation.
In
this session, Chip discusses some of the highlights of the
strategy and answer questions.
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| 11:30
am - 12:30 pm |
Catered
Lunch |
| 12:30
- 1:45 pm |
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SiteSearch
at Higher Elevations: New Developments at the Colorado
Virtual Library
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Steve
Gregory and Steve Walker
Colorado State Library
Download PowerPoint
presentation: ACLIN_Walker_Gregory.ppt
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The
Colorado Virtual Library uses WebZ and Database Builder to
provide access to libraries around Colorado, as well as state
publications and web links of interest to citizens.
In
this presentation, Colorado's technical staff presents an
under-the-hood view of their latest developments, including
the award-winning Colorado Virtual Library for Kids", and
a sneak preview of exciting projects that will be released
in the coming year -- SWIFT and Heritage.
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| 1:45
- 2:00 pm |
Afternoon
Break |
| 2:00
- 3:15 pm |
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Integration
and Customization of SiteSearch in a Multitype Consortium
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Peter
Binkley
Interface Developer
Alberta Library Interface
Download HTML
presentation: TAL_Binkley_print.html
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The
Alberta Library is a province-wide consortium comprising public,
academic, and a few special libraries.
Their
SiteSearch implementation has to reflect the different needs
of the various members and activities of the consortium. These
include consortial licensing agreements, which make it possible
for our SiteSearch implementation to present a wide range
of resources to our users.
This
talk focuses on the ways in which we are using the flexibility
of the WebZ interface to integrate these resources, for example,
by automating searching for book reviews. This kind of tight
integration will help our member libraries get the maximum
benefit from our licensed resources.
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