Dynix, Inc. Response to Request For Upgrade

Horizon Core Product

General

Meets 52 specific functionality requirements

Cannot meet 2

3Cannot edit help files (not planned)

3No automatic password change prompts at scheduled intervals (not planned)

PAC

Meets 76 specific functionality requirements

Cannot meet 5

3Option of a locally held cache of the collection to allow access during connectivity loss (can be accomplished with disk mirroring for additional price)

3Doesnıt allow natural language searching (planned but no availability date)

3ILS doesnıt retain thumbnail and full scanned images in digital format, w/ accompanying cataloging information (not part of Horizon, available through DigitaLink at available cost)

3Allow patrons to define a PAC view associated with their login (in development)

3Patrons canıt use credit card to pay charges through web (can use 3rd party software, at additional cost)

Cataloging

Meets 109 specific functionality requirements

Cannot meet 5

3Canıt accommodate MARC 21 Format for Holdings (planned enhancement, no availability date)

3Canıt review consequences of a global change to the database before it is made (modification is that user can make change, then undo on a case by case basis)

3Canıt export holdings data by date stamping with full retention of content (planned for release in 2004)

3Canıt query urlıs in bibliographic records and give report of broken links  (planned with no date)

3Doesnıt support FRBR (Functional Requirement for Bibliographic Records) (planned enhancement, no availability date)

Circulation

Meets 173 specific functionality requirements

Cannot meet 1

3Although itıs possible to copy a hold list from one bib record to another, the ability to copy a hold list from one bib record to many is in development (available in 7.3)

Acquisitions

Meets 110 specific functionality requirements

Serials

Meets 89 specific functionality requirements

Reserve Bookroom

Meets 20 specific requirements

Cannot meet 2

3Canıt store or make links to digitized reserve documents (DigitaLink is a product that will accomplish this, at additional cost)

3Canıt manage copyright compliance for electronic reserves (DigitaLink is a product that will accomplish this, at additional cost)

Community Information

Meets 8 specific functional requirements

Scheduling Module

Meets 13 specific functional requirements

Outreach/Homebound

Meets 20 specific functional requirements

Cannot meet 1

3Staff and public interfaces canıt comply with W3C Accessibility Initiative (planned for 2003)

 

 

DigitaLink (Digitizing/Archiving product ­ separate cost)

Meets 30 specific functional requirements

Cannot meet 1

3Canıt select a Œparentı metadata record (future development)

 

 

 

URSA (ILL across other automation products)

Meets 32 specific functional requirements