Kent library staff are widely dispersed at six libraries on the Kent campus and seven regional libraries throughout eastern Ohio. Staff training in this environment is very difficult. Many of the staff need and want to learn more about the structure and function of circulation loan rules.

II. OPPORTUNITY:

The tools and the staff became available.

III. GOALS:

Provide easy-to-read web pages to all staff throughout the library system. These pages would allow the staff to review library hours, days closed, loan rule information, the rule determiner table, and all the variables and notice data that live in each loan rule. Accomplish this training effort without having to provide access to the actual III system tables.

IV. DESIGN AND TOOLS:

White Rabbit Software -- KentLINK Information Reports -- Circulation

** A. ProcommPlus32 Aspect scripts that run against KentLINK, our INNOPAC.

1. scripts for days closed, hours open, loan rules, rule selection table, text of circulation notices and a utility script
2. scripts generate text files for days closed, hours open, loan rules, rule selection table, and text of circulation notices

1. populates Access database tables
2. generates some static html pages
3. some VBScripts generate separate dynamic html pages e.g. the loan rule page
4. goal: convert scripts to active server pages (ASP)

1. originally served from a desktop under Microsoft (PWS)
2. In production under IIS Web Server on an NT 4.0 server

1. staff can request access via a web form
2. staff requests approved by systems staff
3. intended scope is for all staff that do circulation
4. chief goal is to be a training tool