Imagine doing acquisitions with hypertext links to materials suppliers or circulation with links to patron files. PortFolio is entirely compatible with the Best-Seller system. It is being developed module by module with the Z39.50 BestOPAC being the first available. It will soon be followed by all the other modules starting with Cataloging with integrated authority control. Existing clients can upgrade from Best-Seller as the modules become available.
New clients can combine modules from both.
Today, PortFolio BestOPAC and optional products exchange data and share resources seamlessly with Best-Seller. Module for module, Best-Seller is being enhanced to support the new technologies, guaranteeing a smooth migration path for customers and protecting their investment from obsolescence. BestOPAC PortFolio BestOPAC is designed to enable libraries to link many sources of information based on very different technologies in a single system providing their users one place to look. Libraries catalog local resources, linking the local references to images, sound, video, web sites, full-text and other sites. These other sources may be housed locally in the library or be anywhere on the Internet.