Volume17, Number 4 • April 2000

Inmagic Announces BiblioTech PRO Version 2.0

BiblioTech PRO 2.0 uses Progress version 9.0, a 32-bit desktop for the Windows interface, and Progress WebSpeed version 3.0, which provides advanced browser support for the Web-searching interface. Standard modules include cataloging and record update, indexing and searching across one or more indices, and an ANSI-standard thesaurus. Optional modules include procurement and accounting, integrated serials management, and circulation management. Available utilities include data conversion and downloading interfaces, security control at the document level, batch uploading options, e-commerce, and intranet/Internet access using any browser.

By using BiblioTech PRO 2.0 customers will be able to take advantage of Microsoft Windows options such as resizing screens, columns in browser display, and setting their own colors and type fonts. Several modules have been updated to present the application modules with a tabbed-folders method for accessing different functions. New data structures eliminate the need for data reloads if the data dictionary is changed, opening the option of substantial future additions to functions and features with limited technical impact as the new releases are sent to customers.

BibSpeed, the Web interface for searching, gives BiblioTech PRO 2.0 users the following options:

• The ability to construct and maintain a personal bibliography online. This can be added to, subtracted from, and perpetually maintained.
• The ability to save personal search strategies that can be recalled at any time. This means that searches involving complex Boolean combinations or hard-to-spell terms such as chemical names can be recalled for repeat execution.
• With one click, a New Acquisitions Bulletin option lets the user see the latest materials indexed or cataloged. The bulletin lets the user browse back and forth to see each previous month.

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