A large-database searching joint research project is also under discussion. An ad-hoc subcommittee of HAAC has been established to evaluate available database engines. The committee will be visiting MIT to look at their implementation of OCLC's Newton search engine, and will be drawing up criteria for evaluation of search engines. PsycInfo Thesaurus records will not be included in this initial implementation, but may be added later. This raises technical problems, because circulation and patron-initiated retrieval will not be supported outside the HU database.
Discussions are still underway about a final approach.
The old numbers will be eliminated later in the year. The system will be mounted on a networked Sybase server. A test database is up, the working group is evaluating query tools and will soon choose one to recommend, and OIS will soon generate the full databases. The pilot phase with beta test sites will begin in November. Top Return to the HAAC Home Page rev.