vdx 3.1 (incorporating vdx 3.0) presenter : patricia burke

VDX 3.1

(incorporating VDX 3.0)

Presenter : Patricia Burke

VDX 3.1 – Major changes

• Improved searching and requesting• Oracle 10i• NCIP• WebAdmin – Reports• Wodiak – re-structured Selection

Manager• Online Help – Wodiak and

WebAdmin

ZPORTAL

• Filter searches and requests by:– Media type; e.g. video, book on CD, etc– Audience level; e.g. Adult, Juvenile– Language.

• Filter search by publication year or range of years

• Improved request monitoring• Display search profile description

ZPORTAL

• End user can enter max cost when placing request

• Cancel Request• Renew Request• Message of the day

ZPORTAL

• Incorporation of Syndetics book jackets

• Request limits in real time• 856 http links display with

description

ZPORTAL – Request Monitoring

Idle

Not Supplied; Pending; In Process; Forward; Conditional Cancel Pending; Cancelled

Shipped

Received

Renew/Pending

New

Pending

Cancelled

Shipped

Received

Renewal Requested

ZPORTAL – Request Monitoring (Cont.)Not Received/Overdue; Overdue

Renew/Overdue

Returned/Checked in

Recall

Lost

Unknown

Error

Overdue

Overdue/Renew Requested

Returned

Recalled (must be returned)

Lost

Unknown

Error

WebAdmin & Wodiak

• Filter searches and requests by:– Media type; e.g. video, book on CD, etc– Audience level; e.g. Adult, Juvenile– Language.

• Request management broadened to accommodate material types

• WebAdmin – new search in request management on media type

• WebAdmin – request actioned on results screen

WebAdmin & Wodiak

• Terminate – kills the request any time until request “Received”– End user cancel = “Terminate”

NCIP• Responder – Circ system

• Holds• Check in • Check out

• Requester• Pass received items to Circ• Checked in from Responder• Checked out to patron

**Library management system must be NCIP compliant**

Reports - WebAdmin

• Incorporation of NLA reports• New reports

• Bulk Printing of all Loan and Copy Requests except Core

• Bulk Printing of Core Copy Requests • Bulk Printing of Core Loan and Copy

Requests • Bulk Printing of Core Loan Requests • Copy Requested per Title • Copy Supplied per Title

Reports – WebAdmin (cont)

• Incomplete Requests - as Requester• Incomplete Requests - as Responder • Loan Requested per Title • Loan Supplied per Title • Requester ILL Status Summary to be

Acknowledged and Idle Requests Suspended • Responder ILL Status Summary to be

Acknowledged • To Be Acknowledged Requests Requiring Action -

as Requester • To Be Acknowledged Requests Requiring Action -

as Responder

Selection Manager Reorganised

Online HELP

• Windows client Help Online• Online Help in Windows and Web

Admin client contains… “What’s new in this release”

Email Protocol

• Transactions can be updated to show:– Requester

• Informed Not supplied• Informed Shipped• Informed on hold• Informed Renewed

– Responder• Informed cancelled • Informed received

• Will display in audit trail – transmission dates blank

Improvements and fixes

• Unwanted cost calculation disabled• Request limits prevent request

creation• Improved ISBN handling to

accommodate 13 digit ISBNs• Copyright notices stabilised

Improvements and fixes(Cont)..• Pop up calendar on date entry• WebAdmin display of Copyright

text• Brokering – preferred delivery

address• Build search portlet box

VDXipedia

http://vdxipedia.fdusa.com/

Any questions..???