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Goal

To demonstrate changes between versions 17 and 18 of the ALEPH OPAC application.


Tools

ALEPH Web OPAC, version 18Demo databases: USM01 (bibliographic), USM50 (administrative)PuTTY, free Telnet/SSH client available from http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/download.htmlHandout: Version 18 Overview of Changes: OPAC


Additional Documentation

Ex Libris Documentation Center, www.exlibrisgroup.com/docportal where the following documentation is found:

ALEPH Version 18 Release NotesALEPH Version 18 User GuideALEPH Version 18 System Librarian GuideALEPH Version 18 Configuration Guide

ALEPH Version 18 Oracle Tables Documentation available upon request.


Agenda

1. New Borrower Registration2. Search/Browse3. Requests4. My Library Card5. Miscellaneous

1. New Borrower Registration


New Borrower RegistrationIt is now possible to include Additional ID and Additional ID Verification in the "New Borrower Registration Form" in the Web OPAC, by adding the following section to the bor-new HTML page:

<tr> <td class=td2 width=20% nowrap>Additional ID:</td> <td class=td2> </td> <td class=td2> <input name=N_ADDITIONAL_ID_DATA size=30 maxlength=20 value="$6800"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td class=td2 width=20% nowrap>Additional ID Ver:</td> <td class=td2> </td> <td class=td2> <input type=password name=N_ADDITIONAL_ID_VER size=30 maxlength=20> </td> </tr> <tr> <td class=td2 width=20% nowrap>Add.ID Ver.Repeat:</td> <td class=td2> </td> <td class=td2> <input type=password name=N_ADDITIONAL_ID_VER_CHECK size=30 maxlength=20> </td> </tr>

These fields are not mandatory, except that if an Additional ID is provided, it must have verification.The type of the Additional ID is taken from the tab100 variable ADDITIONAL-ID-TYPE in the data_tab directory of usr_libarary.


The registration page (bor-new) can now be set up to require the registering patron to fill in the home library. To do this, the following is added to the bor-new page:<select name=M_Z303_HOME_LIB> <option value=" "></option> <option value=LIB1 $$2400-S"Library 1"> Library 1</option> <option value=LIB2 $$2400-S"Library 2"> Library 2</option></select>

If you do not want the home library to be a mandatory field, either use N_Z303_HOME_LIB instead of M_Z303_HOME_LIB, or replace: <option value=" "></option>

With:<option value=EMPTY $$2400-S"EMPTY"></option>

In the event that the home library is not filled in, the library that is registered with patron privileges (‘Library Branch’) will be used as the patron’s home library

2. Search/Browse


Combined Search/Browse 1. Replace the scan-include-2 include file with find-e-head, in the following files:

/alephe/www_f_eng/scan/alephe/www_f_eng/scan-acc-head/alephe/www_f_eng/scan-acc-head-hesci/alephe/www_f_eng/scan-acc-head-liedu/alephe/www_f_eng/scan-acc-head-usm10/alephe/www_f_eng/scan-acc-head-usm30/alephe/www_f_eng/scan-acc-head-usm90/alephe/www_f_eng/scan-acc-ug-head/alephe/www_f_eng/scan-ind-head/alephe/www_f_eng/scan-sys-head/alephe/www_f_eng/scan-word-head

2. Replace the find-b-head include file with find-e-head, in the following files:/alephe/www_f_eng/find-b/alephe/www_f_eng/find-b-list-headReplace find-b-0 with find-e-0 in the following files:/alephe/www_f_eng/base-list/alephe/www_f_eng/base-list-usm90/alephe/www_f_eng/find-b-head/alephe/www_f_eng/find-b-top/alephe/www_f_eng/find-include-buttons/alephe/www_f_eng/find-include-buttons-usm90/alephe/www_f_eng/head-1-bor/alephe/www_f_eng/head-1-bor-ext-ill/alephe/www_f_eng/head-1-nobor/alephe/www_f_eng/head-1-nobor-ext-ill/alephe/www_f_eng/head-1-nobor-ext-ill-pds/alephe/www_f_eng/head-1-nobor-pds/alephe/www_f_eng/head-replace


Combined Search/Browse – Cont.

4. Remove the Browse link from the head-1-bor/head-1-nobor files.

As search and browse options exist on the same page simultaneously, if a search index is chosen, all the special character functionality will be available. If any of the browse indexes is chosen, the Words Adjacent option will be irrelevant.

Both scan and find codes are configured in find-e-code-include with prefixes as shown in the following example:

<option value=SCAN_TIT $$FXX-S"SCAN_TIT">Browse Title</option><option value=SCAN_AUT $$FXX-S"SCAN_AUT">Browse Author</option><option value=SCAN_SUB $$FXX-S"SCAN_SUB">Browse Subject</option><option value=SCAN_SYS $$FXX-S"SCAN_SYS">Browse System Number</option><option value=SCAN_PLA $$FXX-S"SCAN_PLA">Browse Place of Publication</option><option value=SCAN_ISBN $$FXX-S"SCAN_ISBN">Browse ISBN</option><option value=FIND_WRD $$FXX-S"FIND_WRD">Find in All Fields</option><option value=FIND_WTI $$FXX-S"FIND_WTI">Find Title Words</option><option value=FIND_TIT $$FXX-S"FIND_TIT">Find Actual Title</option>


Browse Results List-No Match The browse results list can be configured to display a message in the list when no match is retrieved.

1. Set the new variable, BROWSE-NO-MATCH=Y (tab100) for the message to display. The default value is N.

2. Configure the message to be displayed in the aleph/error_eng directory under www_f_heading.

This message will not appear in the results list if the browse was made on a remote database using the Z39.50 server.


Summary Holdings

A new field, HLD, can now be presented in the full view, HLD may contain:

Electronic location (856): Summary holdings information (866): Summary index holdings (868):Summary supplement holdings (867)

These fields are not included in the default Full View setup.


Summary Holdings - ConfigurationUSM01/edit_field.lng

! 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10!-!-!!!!!-!-!-!!!!!!!!!!-!-!-!!!!!!!!!!-!!!!!!!!!!1 # HLD## L B2 h ^+2 i ^+2 k ^-^2 42 5 ^;^

USM01/edit_doc_999.lng

!1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 11 2 13 4 15 16!!-!!!!!-!-!!!!!!!!!!-!-!-!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!-!-!-!!!-!-!!!!!-!-!!-!!## HLD L LHLD Location Y L E

USM01/tab_expand

! 1 2 3!!!!!!!!!!-!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!-!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!>WEB-FULL expand_doc_bib_loc_usm

USM60/tab_expand

! 1 2 3!!!!!!!!!!-!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!-!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!>WEB-FULL expand_doc_hld_stmt GET_Z30_BY=HOLWEB-FULL expand_doc_hol_86x

3. Requests


Hold Requests – Bib Request

The link to the BIB Request function has been removed from the following web pages and replaced with Title Request:

direct-head

full-set-head-bor

full-set-head-bor-ext-ill

full-set-head-ext-ill

full-set-head-nobor


Hold Requests – Group Item Holds

Parallel Group: The patron identifies a group of requests that are equally suitable for his needs. After the patron receives the first available item in the group, the other items are no longer of interest to him. The Call Slips (cir-12) service and the ue_06 daemon have been enhanced to handle parallel requests in the following manner:

Only one list is printed for a group of parallel requests.A wait letter is only created if all of the group's requests cannot be filled.

The Recall Items on Loan (cir-13) service has been enhanced to handle parallel requests as follows:

A recall only takes place if all of the group's requested items are checked out. If a recall takes place, only one item is recalled.



Serial Group:The patron identifies a group of requests to be supplied in a given order. Enhanced Status column for My Library Card, showing hold request’s position in queue and due date of loan



Entire group - The patron identifies a group of records for which he wants to place a request, and clicks Request. This places a request on each of the records.All Group Item Requests use the following form.


Booking

Single drop down list in Booking form for pick-up and delivery locations, with the “Delivery Needed” checkbox acting as the toggle.

4. My Library Card


My Library Card

Single ADM patrons can not have the Summary column displayed.

Author/year column added to Bib table.


Renew

New column for non-Renew reason


SDI/RSS

Can receive SDI updates through RSS (Really Simple Syndication), from My Library Card>SDI Profiles.

5. Miscellaneous


Miscellaneous

Clicking the Back button after a session has expired will always take you to the Sign-in page


My e-Shelf

Records saved to e-shelf as a guest user are no longer lost once logged in


Fonts

CJK Extension A and B characters can be displayed in the Web OPAC when using Netscape 7.2 and Internet Explorer 6 on Windows XP, Chinese version5-character Unicode values can now be displayed

The EndThank you!

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