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History of Electronic Resources at UofS Libraries

History of Electronic Resources at UofS Libraries. David Fox August 27, 2001. History of Electronic Resources. Skins Game Challenge !!. David Fox August 27, 2001. History of Electronic Resources Skins Game Challenge. An audience participation event Quiz questions Fabulous prizes!

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History of Electronic Resources at UofS Libraries

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  1. History of Electronic Resources at UofS Libraries David Fox August 27, 2001

  2. History of Electronic Resources Skins Game Challenge !! David Fox August 27, 2001

  3. History of Electronic Resources Skins Game Challenge • An audience participation event • Quiz questions • Fabulous prizes! • Contest budget: $3.75 • 15 seconds to answer question • Skins Game: If no correct answer, or in the case of a tie, prize carries over to the next question.

  4. Prizes • Refreshing, ice-cold Coca Cola products • The official soft drink of the U of S… • …from the ITS fridge • Regularly a $0.75 value!

  5. History of Electronic Resources: Scope • end-user databases • (not fee-based, mediated searching) • locally mounted / remote • 1988 -

  6. Local vs Remote end-user searching Local: 1988 – 1998 • INFOACCESS • standalone CD-ROMs • Networked CD-ROMs • WebSPIRS Remote: 1998 – • WWW databases

  7. Quiz Question #1 Q:What was UofS Libraries first WWW- based database, and when was it acquired? A: International Index to Music Periodicals August 1997

  8. Distribution of UofS database formats Local • WebSPIRS 36 • Local CD-ROM 12 • INNOPAC 3 • INFOACCESS 4 55 (42.3%) Remote WWW 75(57.7%) Total: 130

  9. SKLIB/BUCAT/INFOACCESS and locally mounted databases: 1988- INFOACCESS: a local database service initiated in 1988 - 9 track tapes ! BUCAT: Brandon University DBMS - acquired 1987; installed on DCS server - initally used to build Govt Pubs, Spec Coll databases SKLIB: Vax 3600 - acquired, installed June 1988

  10. SKLIB/BUCAT/INFOACCESSDatabase Load Process • acquire database from vendor • ship to BU/TKM for processing (1-3 months) - convert to MARC • load, index, develop display formats (Laura Stewart) • add to INFOACCESS menu • BUCAT - command line searching - & | ~ symbols used for logical operators

  11. SKLIB/BUCAT/INFOACCESS, continued • 1988: (3) Govt Pubs; CODOC; ERIC/CIJE • 1989/90: (7) PsycINFO; CIHM; Spec Pamphlets; UofR CODOC • 1990/91: (16) CBCA, Humanities Index; Spec Manuscripts & Theses; Hist. of Photography; Landmarks of Science; American Culture Series I & II; American Periodical Series • 1991/92: (21) CINAHL, CEI; USGPO; Diefenbaker Lib; Univ. Archives • 1992/93: (31) Film Library; Social Science; General Science; ILP; IRBNYC (Ebib); SNI, STU; STF; ITEP; LIBHOLD II Serials

  12. Quiz Question #2 Q:What did IRBNYC stand for? A: Items Received But Not Yet Catalogued

  13. SKLIB/BUCAT/INFOACCESS, continued • 1993/94: (32) + Co-op Studies; Diefenbaker Archives; Becker; Sorokin - CODOC; UofR CODOC; IRBNYC • 1994/95: (31) + GEAC Acquisitions; Ejournals; SICC; GEOLTHES - American Culture I & II; Landmarks of Science; History of Photography; American Periodical Series

  14. INFOACCESS statistics

  15. Quiz Question #3 Q:What prestigious award did UofS Libraries win for the INFOACCESS service, and in what year? A: CACUL Innovative Achievement Award; 1991

  16. CD-ROM Databases The standalone CD-ROM era: 1987 – • 1st database: Cambridge Medline: HSL – Jan ‘87 • 2nd database: SP ERIC – Education – Oct ’87 • external CD-ROM drives ~ US$2,000 • first on campus? • no local service! • Needed correct version of retrieval software for specific CD-ROM hardware

  17. CD-ROM Databases Networked CD-ROMs: 1992 – • Logicraft/Meridian trials, 1991 • DEC Infoservers 1992 – • TSN: Laserquest, BIP+: Sept 92; BOP, CDMARC Names: 1993 • PSN/Automenu: ABI/Inform, Agricola, CAB, Dissertation Abstracts, MLA Bibliography, PsycLIT, and Romulus, PAIS; Jan 93: Sport Discus • 1992-94 – available via Pathworks; Infoserver client (OPACs + specially configured staff stations) / PCSPIRS • 1994 – Windows NT / WinSPIRS

  18. The Agony of CD-ROM Networking “TSN: The TechNet is available to the privileged few on Pathworks who have enough memory to run it. We are working to provide access to increasing numbers of workstations by reconfiguring them to maximize the available memory. This process may include installing menuing systems and batches that force reboots to drop memory-resident utility programs, virus checkers, and whatever else is taking up the required memory. Because of the sloppy, piggish, brain-dead, network-hostile nature of the commercial programs, we are unable to guarantee that they will work if you make any changes to our configurations.” SYSTEMS DEPARTMENT REPORT TO LIBRARIANS COUNCIL February 9, 1993

  19. The Ecstasy of CD-ROM Networking “On June 16, Gordon Rowland of the College of the Agriculture became the first faculty member outside the Library to have the PSN available from his office. Gordon's computer was also the first on campus to be installed with the Infoserver client software for DOS, which enables Infoserver access from non-Pathworks networked workstations. When last seen Gordon was happily performing searches on "somaclonal flax" on CAB and Agricola.” SYSTEMS DEPARTMENT REPORT TO LIBRARIANS COUNCIL June 22, 1993

  20. SilverPlatter ERL server • Implemented July 1995 with MEDLINE, CINAHL, HealthPlan, PolTox, Biological Abstracts, CAB, and Agricola (WinSPIRS) • Current Contents added, Sept ‘95 • WebSPIRS implemented, summer ‘96 • Summer ‘96: Addition of BNNA, Canadian Education Index, CBCA Full Text, CHEM-BANK (CHRIS, HSDB, IRIS, OHMTADS, RTECS), GeoRef, MLA Bibliography, PAIS, Sociofile. • Aug 2001: 36 titles

  21. Databases on INNOPAC September 1995: • Multidisciplinary Journal Index (MJI) • SSI, HUM, GSI, RG, ILP • Index to Legal Periodicals (ILP)

  22. Interesting Factoid • The MJI was not the first combined Wilson index created at UofS Libraries • The “Combined Wilson Index” was introduced on INFOACCESS in 1992

  23. Law/Govt Publications server: 1996 • ABI Global, America: History and Life, Canadian Case Digests, Dissertation Abstracts, E-Stat, Federal Legislation Infobases, Global BIP+, Globe & Mail 1994 and 1995, Historical Abstracts, Romulus, Tax Partner, Women's Resources International • Non-SilverPlatter, Windows-based CD-ROMs • Replaced by Bedrock in ‘98

  24. Quiz Question #4 Q:What was the name of our first full-text, full-image version of ABI/INFORM? A: ABI/INFORM Power Pages (96/97 ?)

  25. Database Consortia: Local SCOILC: 1995 – 99 • Members: UofS, SPL, SIAST Kelsey, STF • Databases: CBCA, CEI, MJI, CINAHL, Medline

  26. Database Consortia: Provincial Provincial Library: 1998 - • Members: All SK libraries • Databases: InfoTRAC dbs (5); Micromedia dbs (7); Cdn. Newspaper Source • Hosted by UofS (4) SK Education Library Consortium: 1998 – • Members: UofS, UofR, SIAST, STF, SK Ed. Resource Centre, RBE Main Lib • Databases: Education FT; ERIC

  27. Database Consortia: Provincial, cont’d SK University Libraries Consortium: 1996 - • Members: UofS, UofR • Shared databases: Social Work Abstracts, Criminal Justice Abstracts • Hosted for UofR: Exceptional Child Education Resources, Mental Measurements Yearbook

  28. Database Consortia: Regional COPPUL: 1995 - • Members: 15 COPPUL libraries • Databases: lots • Hosted by UofS: PAIS

  29. Database Consortia: National CNSLP: 2001 - • Members: 64 CARL libraries • Databases: Web of Science, Springer LINK, IDEAL, MathSciNet, ACS, RSC, IOP

  30. Database Consortia: Pros & Cons Pros: • Greater purchasing power • Cost savings? Cons: • Management overhead • Reduces flexibility to make local decisions

  31. U-Search and the Web, 1994 - • U-Search was introduced in September 1994 • First version was a text-based menu

  32. Quiz Question #5 Q:What was the name of the first U-Search menu program for the OPACs, and who created it? A: DougLynx; Doug MacDonald

  33. U-Search and the Web, 1994 - • OPACs/DougLynx/PCSPIRS • Remote access/Lynx/UnixSPIRS • Pilot Windows95/Netscape/WinSPIRS version of U-Search was introduced in December ’95 on 7 OPAC stations • Remote access/Lynx/UnixSPIRS • WebSPIRS introduced, summer 1996

  34. Remote access/User authentication: Geac • 1987-91 remote access to Geac OPAC (VUCAT): 8 users; 1200 baud • Aug ‘91 increased to 16 users; 2400 baud • UofS dialup still limited to 1200 baud • Jan ‘92 UofS dialup increased to 9600 baud • Geac access still limited to 2400 baud by VUCAT • User authentication: none

  35. Remote access/User AuthenticationINFOACCESS • Initially none. • CBCA. No written license; unrestricted access on INFOACCESS from 1990 – 1993. • First attempt at access control involved creation of accounts with different menus for different classes of users: INFOACCESS, PUBTERM, OFFCAMPUS, SONIA • June ’93 remote telnet access to INFOACCESS account terminated • In Dec ‘93 this was carried a step further by implementing separate logins for individual databases

  36. Remote access/User AuthenticationU-Search • Oct ’95: 5 different versions of U-Search menu for different classes of users • Confusing for Lib staff and time consuming to maintain • U-Search versions were unified in summer ‘97 • Access control at the database level • Access scripts • Proxy server: ‘99 • E-Z proxy: Nov ‘00 • 2001: Moving to database access control by specific patron type

  37. Conclusions • We’ve done a lot of interesting stuff • Electronic resources environment has become increasingly complex over the past 13 years • All of the types of electronic resources are still in place • Clear shift from local to remote access • Main issues are no longer technical • We are now in a relatively stable period • Main issues are now licensing and access control

  38. Future Issues • Licensing and access control • How to handle hundreds of databases • Database selection wizard • Cross database searching; common front ends; virtual databases

  39. Thank you for playing the History of Electronic Resources Skins Game Challenge

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