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Annual Report:New Enterprises & Development News

Marty Withrow, Director

Product Development Division

withrow@ oclc.org

Topics

Developments with Inter-Library Loan

WorldCat Update

Connexion Client

CJK Cataloging Module

WorldCat Update

54.5 million records and still growing!!!

Over 914 million holdings

Watch WorldCat Grow

www.oclc.org/worldcat/grow.htm

Oracle Migration

FirstSearch

Final testing has begun, should be in production within the next few months.

For the most part it should be transparent to end-users

FRBR data model

Oracle Migration

Cataloging

All supporting DB’s are migrated

Resource Catalog (RC),Savefile,Authorities,Dewey

Currently completing the requirements for WorldCat

Will be built off of the FirstSearch implementation

Database synchronization is a huge concern

Goal is to have this all completed by July 2005

Oracle Migration

CJK Impact

Phase one

Initially release new CJK software that will search and update the new version of WorldCat

First cut will maintain same indexes and search keys that are supported today.

Phase Two

Implement new indexes and more robust searching capabilities

Connexion Client

Version 1.0 is in production

Online cataloging

Version 1.10 Field Test began March 1

Performance enhancements

Macro Recorder

Local File support is next

Client Architecture

Client Base ApplicationClient Base Application(connectivity, local file, macros,constant data, etc.)(connectivity, local file, macros,constant data, etc.)

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CJKCJKCJKCJK ArabicArabicArabicArabic SpanishSpanishSpanishSpanish HebrewHebrewHebrewHebrew Others…Others…Others…Others…

Client Demo

Assign short cut keys

Editing capabilities

Option pages

CJK Cataloging Module

Enhanced Export Capabilities

Roman only data

Roman data tagged, CJK script in the 880 (current)

CJK script tagged, roman data in the linked 880

CJK script only

Unicode export

CJK Cataloging Module

Option to suppress roman fields if CJK script is present

Roman data input will be optional

Dummy fields “<>” will be provided initially.

Later phase linked fields will not be required

CJK Cataloging Module

CJK E-dictionary

Unicode compliant

“Memory” features

Recall recently entered

Frequently used

CJK Cataloging Module

Support for Microsoft Input Method Editor (IME)

Potential risk with the Unicode private use area

Exploring the issue with Hong Kong Univ. of Science and Technology

CJK Cataloging Module

Local Constant Data (CD)

Support for CJK script in constant data name and My Status

Streamlined process – fewer keystrokes than today’s software

Apply CD by typing the nameSelecting CD record from a listSetting as default and applying the default

No plans to support CJK for online CD

CJK Cataloging Module

Save files

Local save file will include more extensive CJK indexes

Online save file will continue to support CJK script

Ability to import records created in your local system

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