SDI - Selective Dissemination of Information

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Session Outline

• What is SDI?• SDI creation and updating.• The SDI process in ALEPH.• Setting up SDI to run automatically.• HTML files for the Web OPAC interface.• New developments.• SDI in MetaLib.

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What Is SDI?

SDI = Selective Dissemination of Information.

Patrons may request the library to send them email messages each time a new title which interests them is added to the library collection.

See also: Current Awareness Alerts

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The SDI Workflow Summary

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SDI in ALEPH

Patrons can specify in the Web OPAC a number of search strings (in CCL format) which will be run through all (or part) of the database at regular intervals.

Each time the search is run and a new match was found, the system will send the bibliographic record, in the requested format, to the patron by email.

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Access to SDI (1)

In order to create and update SDI queries, a patron must have:

• A Local User Record (Z305 - at least for the ADM library).

• Appropriate authorization for their profile*:

* Release 12.4 onwards

Z61-SDI-PERMISSION

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Access to SDI (2)

The setting up of SDI queries is done from the User screen of the Web OPAC.

It can be accessed only by patrons with a valid log-in/password (or pincode).

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Accessing SDI RecordsAfter signing in and selecting the ADM Library, the User Information page comes up. Click on the link

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Display of SDI Records

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Add/Update SDI Record

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The Oracle Table - Z32501 z325 \

02 z325_rec_key \

03 id ......................6798222

03 sequence ................0002

02 z325_open_date ............20000305

02 z325_update_date ..........20000305

02 z325_last_action_date .....20000305

02 z325_sdi_name .............Jacobean drama

02 z325_delivery_type ........E

02 z325_print_format .........001

02 z325_sdi_interval_count ...002

02 z325_sdi_interval_type ....W

02 z325_sdi_message ..........Jacobean Tragedies

02 z325_print_sort ...........01

02 z325_sdi_request ..........wti=jacobean and wti=traged?

02 z325_sdi_filter ...........

02 z325_sdi_base_list ........BOOKS;

User ID

Date of last search

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SDI Message to Patrons

The format for the email message sent to patrons is: usm01/form_lng/bor-sdi-00.

It includes library details as well as details pertaining to the SDI request.

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The SDI Process

In order to run the SDI searches, pick up their results and mail them to the patrons, a process called p_sdi_01 should run.

Using the job scheduling available in ALEPH (job_list), this process can be set torun at regular intervals.

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Setting Up the SDI Process

W1 23:30:00 Y USM50 p_sdi_01 USM50

alephe/tab/job_list

alephe/tab/job_list.conf

W1 W YYYYYYY

(The above setting will run the process p_sdi_01 nightly at 23:30.)

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The SDI Process

When the SDI process runs, it goes through all Z325 records.

Depending on the Search Intervals defined, the Last Action Date and today’s date, it defines which searches should be run today.

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The SDI Process

The logical bases defined in the SDI record are taken from alephe/tab/

tab_base.lng.

Either the whole database, or a logical part of it, can be added to the HTML page.

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SDI HTML Files (in www_a_lng)File name Functionbor-sdi-headbor-sdi-body List of SDI records for patronbor-sdi-tail

bor-sdi-no-sdi “There’s no SDI” message

sdi-updatesdi-update-0 Update SDI Recordsdi-delete sdi-delete-0 Warning before deletion