In other OCLC news, six library systems completed field tests of the OCLC SiteSearch 4.0 suite of software and paved the way for a release that, according to OCLC, offers libraries increased flexibility and expandability in integrating and managing electronic resources. As part of the version 4.0 release, OCLC SiteSearch server components have been rewritten in the Java programming language, which will increase libraries' abilities to extend the functionality of the OCLC SiteSearch software to create unique features specific to local needs. Version 2.0 automatically creates dynamic Web pages that include navigation buttons, related hotlinks, navigational icons, and index pages. The system automatically produces correctly formatted, standardized HTML output ready for the intranet. It also lets users automatically create custom subindex pages to specific documents on their Web site.
Individual access is provided via a login ID and password control.
In a separate announcement, Kluwer Academic Publishers and the Institute for Scientific Information have announced a collaboration to develop links between Kluwer Online Web content and the bibliographic information available in the ISI Web of Science. Kluwer Online provides access via the Web to the full text of 116 journals in the fields of natural, applied, and social sciences. The coverage will extend throughout the course of this year to all of Kluwer's 400 journals ready for full commercialization in 1999. Joint subscribers of Kluwer Online and the Web of Science will now be able to link directly between the two services. The package contains information on how to evaluate the usefulness of intranet technologies for your information services and your clients and how to manage intranet projects from start to finish.