Sydetic Solutions Activated

The UofL activated the Syndetic Solutions plug-ins in the catalogue earlier today.

What this means is that when you perform a search (Advanced or Basic Keyword), the resulting titles might display a small picture of the book. When you click on the image, a new frame opens in the OPAC and allows you to browse additional information about the title. Information that you might find includes: abstract/summary, author notes, larger cover image, reviews, and table of contents. The Syndetic Solutions information is available in the aforementioned results lists or at the bibliographic level of a title.

The spell checker feature has yet to be installed.

Once all updates are complete and the bugs worked out, then I will post an announcement about the new features.

WebPAC Pro Updates

Yesterday the initial upgrading of the OPAC to WebPAC Pro was initiated. The enhanced search algorithm and lengthier results list (from 12 to 50 per page ) were activated. Additionally, the brief citation was also activated. With the activation of the brief citation, a user will no longer have to enter a record before determining where it is located or if it is available.

There will be more enhancements to come over the next week. Things such as a spell checker and the Syndetic Solutions plug-ins will add further user convenience.

Old with the Old, In with the New (OPAC)

Well, the bulk of the refreshed OPAC has been completed and pushed to the live web server. There will be a few anomalies - such as blue buttons at the record level, but the UofL will be fixing that when they post their revisions later this week.

With any luck we will make a smooth transition to III's WebPAC Pro later this week. In the following week, the Syndetic Solutions enhancements should also come online.

Some screens captures of the before and after versions of the OPAC are shown below.

Old OPAC homepage:









New OPAC homepage:









Old OPAC Record Entry:









New OPAC Record Entry: