The development priorities described on these pages will be revised from time to time to ensure that they remain relevant to the needs of Kinetica customers. The following listing of priorities includes an estimate of the likely implementation date. The National Library aims to improve the KineticaWeb service by making the response time faster and the service easier for everyone to use. The service will allow any 'end user', be they an academic researcher in a university library or a visitor to their local library, to use Kinetica Web with ease. A link will be developed to enable 'end users' and document delivery library staff to search Kinetica Web and from there initiate the creation of an interlibrary loan request through a link to the Kinetica Document Delivery service.
New features are also to be introduced to assist the expert online reference searcher.
The range of databases will be increased and the capabilities of the system developed to allow more options for copy cataloguing and reference citations. The Expert Advisory Group on Reference and End User Services has provided extensive advice to the National Library which has been invaluable in formulating the development priorities for the KineticaWeb service. Provide a Command Search Screen which offers a streamlined and powerful way to search Kinetica suitable for users familiar with online searching conventions. The National Library aims to develop the Kinetica Cataloguing service to provide more flexible options for copy cataloguing and contributing to the National Bibliographic Database and to increase the range of target databases for copy cataloguing. There will be improved access to authority data.