OPAC/Gateway Configuration Group
Notes from the October 25, 1999 meeting

Attending: Lynn Brown, Karen Calhoun, Elaine Engst, Philip Herold, Pat
Schafer, Ed Weissman

1. Multiple interfaces:
   We are awaiting a reply from Marlene Harris of Endeavor to questions we
   raised about features available in the Windows interface that are not
   available WebVoyage. We would like to make a recommendation about whether
   to implement the Windows interface as soon as possible so as to make the
   best use of the OPAC Configuration training on November 30-December 1.
   
   
2. Integration of the Library Gateway Networked Resources functionality
   into Voyager:
   Tom Gale has agreed to work with the Group to help determine if and how
   we can integrate Networked Resources functionality into Voyager. We will
   focus on this issue at our next two meetings. At the next meeting, Karen
   will provide information about the Gateway catalog. At the following
   meeting, Tom will provide an overview of the technical underpinnings of the
   Library Gateway. Our goal is to make a recommendation regarding the
   integration of Networked Resources functionality into Voyager by
   mid-December. This will have two parts: 1) can we integrate and, if so,
   what needs to be done and what will it cost?; 2) when should we
   integrate--by June 2000, August 2000, January 2001 or June 2001?
   
   
3. Assistance
   We agreed to formally ask Fred Muratori to join the Group. Fred has
   considerable experience working on Z39.50 configurations. We hope soon to
   appoint someone who will take primary responsibility for the HTML work and
   CGI scripting necessary for WebVoyage configuration, someone who will focus
   on design issues, and someone whose primary focus and responsibility will
   be documentation and who will serve as a link to the Documentation
   Subcommittee of IRPC