Sirsi Unicorn LAS: Implementation at Foothill College

Foothill Library Catalog Address

• Foothill College Library home page
  • http://www.foothill.fhda.edu/ol/index.html
  • On this page you can choose
    • Text-based access to the catalog
      • telnet://fhlib.fhda.edu
      • This requires a telnet software application (available free, shareware, low-cost, or included with some other communications software)
    • WebCat
      • http://fhlib.fhda.edu/uhtbin/webcat.
      • This Web-based catalog requires a Web browser such as Netscape.

Major features of the Sirsi Unicorn client-server LAS as implemented at Foothill College:

• IBM RS-6000 host / file server running a version of the UNIX operating system.
• Macintosh computers as intelligent terminals or clients in the library, though any kind of computer that can run a web browser or telnet fuctions as a client.
• Three Display Interfaces
  • The Sirsi Unicorn LAS offers three types of interfaces for accessing its catalog.
  • All three of the Sirsi interfaces offer approximately the same search and retrieval capabilities.
  • Interfaces
    • Text-based
      • You can dial-in or telnet in to the catalog. For information look at Text-Only Catalog Link Instructions at:
        • http://www.foothill.fhda.edu/ol/LibTxtOnly.html
      • The telnet address is:
        • telnet://fhlib.fhda.edu
      • To log in:

        • Login:	public <ret>
          Pin Password:	public <ret>
          Terminal:	vt100 <ret>

    • InfoView Proprietary Graphical Interface
      • This is a LAN connected interface that is only available in the library.
      • It is relatively easy to use, but you have to look carefully to utilize some of the more sophisticated capabilities.
      • This is also the primary graphical interface for library technical processes and circulation.
    • WebCAT (Web browser-based interface) address:
      • http://fhlib.fhda.edu/uhtbin/webcat
    • We will focus on the WebCat browser-based interface because it:
      • Is easier to use.
      • Provides access from home or anywhere else in the world with a Web connection.
• Access to the Internet through the "Information Gateway"
  • InfoTracSearchbank [Web-based] - This must be done from the campus.
  • InfoTrac (Searchbank) - This enables you to you to telnet to a text-based interface to 3 InfoTrac databases.
  • UMI Proquest
  • EBSCO
  • De Anza Library Catalog. - Foothill's sister college.
  • Santa Clara County Library Catalog (Dynix) - This is a telnet interface.
  • Links to other libraries on the web.
•  Multiple User Configurations
  • The different Macs in the applications below have different levels of access to various parts of the SIRSI Unicorn system.
    • Circulation
    • Technical Services (Cataloging, Inter-Library Loan, Acquisitions, Serials Management)
    • Reference access to the OPAC
    • Patron access to the OPAC
    • Administrative

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