InfoStation Project integrated access to information

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InfoStation Projectintegrated access to
information

• Demo
• Project organization and responsibilities
• Status report
• Plans for next year
• Issues for discussion

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InfoStation Software

• Netscape Communicator
• Adobe Acrobat, Ghostscript (Postscript)
• Real Player, Liquid Audio, VDOLive, Quicktime,
  Shockwave
• RASMol, Cn3D (Molecular viewers)
• Beilstein Commander (Molecular database)
• JavaScript Interface

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Project Organization

Branch Libraries
InfoPath
InfoStation Planning Group
Information Services Committee
Systems
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InfoStation Planning Group Role

• Members from Branch Libraries, Systems, and
  InfoPath
• Coordinates deployment
• Discusses implementation of InfoStation Interface
• InfoStation Technical Team

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Branch Libraries Role

• Chose local interface options to meet local needs
• Arrange furniture, provide for power, physical
  security
• Coordinate work with Copier Services
• Patron support, including help files

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Branch Library Departmental Support Liaison

• Primary support
• Contact Systems Help Desk if unable to solve
  problem

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Information Services Committee

• Determine policy about InfoStation Interface and
  operations, such as what shall be a local option,
  what shall be consistent between libraries,
  acceptable use and use priorities
• Reviews interface to make sure InfoStations meet
  the libraries public service computing needs

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Systems Department Role

• Project management
• Network facilities
• Novell services
• Hardware maintenance
• Help Desk

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InfoPath Services Office Role

• Project programming
• Software and OS maintenance
• Interface maintenance
• Primary response to Help Desk calls

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InfoStation Status Report

• 20 BML/MCL Fall 97
• 8 SE Spring Break 98
• 6 SSHL Spring Break 98
• 3 SIO April 98
• 4 AAL Music Spring 98
• 1 Special Collections Spring 98

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InfoStation Status Report

• CD-NET Integration
• InfoStations run CD-NET applications
• CD-NET PCs run InfoStation
• Internet workstation to InfoStation conversions

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Plans for Next Year

• Fall 98
• 2 AAL, 1 IR/PS, 17 SSHL, 1 Playback
• Winter 99
• 17 SSHL, 1 MUS/FVL
• Spring 99
• CD-NET integration (20)
• Conversions and other options

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Issues for Discussion

• Impacts on staff training needs for web based
  databases, and CD-ROM databases
• Are all InfoStations created equal? Tier access
  in remote locations?
• Sound cards and audio issues