Whither NOTIS Development?
What Won't Be Done If Current LMS Development Is Frozen
For discussion at the 1999 Joint Meeting
MAINFRAME NOTIS AND SUPPORTING
PROGRAMS
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Protect local data in authority records
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Unicode support, including CJK, in data loaders (WinONI and batch)
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Authority keyword searching at the tag level (e.g., fk100)
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Retrospective autoclaim rerun with modifications to incorporate changes
from ongoing version
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Preserve 245 $h brackets in WinONI and batch loads
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Add 245 $h brackets if not already present in existing records
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Display series in call number order
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Z39.50 in tech mode
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Other to be determined?
ACQUISITIONS CLIENT WITH EDI
Will not be developed
CIRCULATION AND ERC
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SUS-wide circulation
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Patron initiated hold/recall requests
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Data converted to DB2 (relational database) to support ad hoc reports and
other services
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Circulation client that enables use of Windows technology to enhance functionality
and improve productivity
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More ERC enhancements such as:
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Develop user statistics tracking
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Overlay URLs in unlinked records with link text
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Secure URLs
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Build union patron index so HAS works across all OPACs
WebLUIS
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Display of diacritics and non-roman alphabets (i.e., Unicode/CJK) support)
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Multi-database searching
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Reduction in level of enhancement development, i.e., arrive at a status-quo
and hold
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MHI browse with cross references and search redirect
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No additional database-related functionality such as:
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Hook-to-electronic holdings
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Thesaurus displays with clickable entries and ability to create complex
boolean searches
PO-PRINT
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E-mail orders
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EDIFACT orders with Harrassowitz (followed by other vendors)
CATALYST
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Improved tag table distribution
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Unicode, including CJK support
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Enhancements to clickable searching
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Additional bibliographic information in holdings tree
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Item relinking
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Protect local data in authority records
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View order records
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Bibl headings verification against authorities (BAM)
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Export multiple records to a single file
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Import records from a multiple-record file
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MHI headings view of index
SerCLIENT
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OPAC Display of Individual Receipts (currently in test by FCLA)
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Claiming: Edifact with Faxon (others to follow); Printed; E-mail
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Security (CURRENTLY IN DEVELOPMENT)
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Enhancements requested by Task Force
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OPAC Display (Compressed)
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Routing
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Compression for MHLD updating
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Links to related technical services clients/records
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Binding
SILLC
Entire Phase II -
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Automatic request status updates - batch update/download statuses of pending
requests from OCLC
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Lending Module - Automatic lending request retrieval - receive and print
requests; download these in batch; check items out to ILL; track overdues;
handle billing; more reports