Inmagic TextWorks: un portrait de famille

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Inmagic TextWorksun portrait de famille
Source lthttp//www.inmagic.com/products/textbase
/platforms.htmlgt
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DB/Text vs Content Server
As the diagram illustrates, Inmagics software
tools TextWorks and WebPublisher PRO are
available with two back-ends the proprietary
DB/Text back-end or MS SQL Server. () Please
note that TextWorks and WebPublisher PRO work in
a nearly identical manner on either platform. As
a result, migration from DB/Text to Content
Server is straightforward. As an aid to
migration, Inmagic supplies a conversion tool
that automates much of the work involved in
moving your data, forms, reports and Web
interface from DB/Text to Content Server. While
the conversion is straightforward, we recommend
that you work with Inmagics Professional
Services Group or a local reseller, to ensure
that your Content Server installation goes
smoothly and migration issues are addressed
quickly and efficiently.
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Inmagic Content Server
Inmagic Content Server Customers that need
enhanced scalability, reliability and
compatibility with IT standards should consider
the Inmagic Content Server platform. Content
Server utilizes a MicrosoftSQL Server data
store to provide enterprise-wide scalability. In
addition, many clients need enhanced reliability
and wish to take advantage of the true
client/server architecture of Content Server, in
order to assure data integrity. Other clients may
have strict IT requirements and Content Server
provides an environment that is familiar to IT
when performing activities such as backup.
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Inmagic DB/Text
Inmagic DB/Text The Inmagic DB/Text platform
provides a robust environment for building
standalone, networked, and/or web-enabled
textbases. It is built on a proprietary database
store in a file sharing environment. In use at
thousands of organizations around the world over
the past ten years, the DB/Text platform is a
good option for organizations with little or no
IT support and where database size, scalability,
and IT standards are less of a concern. Platform
options are important and we know that not all of
our customers require the power and scalability
of the Content Server environment. The choice of
which platform is right for you is yours to make.
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Inmagic Genie
Inmagic Genie is a Web-based solution designed
to meet the changing needs of todays information
center. It provides effective management and
access for both traditional and non-traditional
library materials. Accessible from a standard
Internet browser, Genie supports the back-office
needs of the information center while
simultaneously providing a rich and robust
retrieval environment for end users. Inmagic
Genie is based on the core functionality that was
developed for one of the worlds most popular
library management systems DB/Text for
Libraries. These core capabilities support the
back-office needs of the information center as
well as offering a growing set of self-service
capabilities for end users.
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Nouveau Inmagic Presto

• Même philosophie que Genie, mais orienté gestion
  intégrée des connaissances
• Partenariat avec WebFeat
•  The Original Federated Search Engine 
• www.webfeat.org

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Inmagic Presto
Inmagic Presto is a Web-based enterprise
application designed for organizations where
managing multiple collections of information in
diverse formats and locations is of strategic
importance. Information-intensive organizations
that use Presto typically have high-value and
dynamic content that needs to be centrally
managed and made available 24/7 for efficient
research by a wide audience library automation
and workflow are not their main concern. The role
of the information professional is evolving into
that of a facilitator and strategist someone
who not only provides access to information but
actively cultivates knowledge in the
organization. Presto supports this evolution by
facilitating knowledge management and maximizing
the value and use of both dynamic and archival
information assets.
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DB/TextWorks

• Gros plan sur quelques fonctionnalités

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DB/TextWorks images

• Seulement les noms de fichiers sont gérés par la
  base (indexés, recherchables)
• Grand nombre de formats (incluant GIF, depuis la
  v9.00)
• Occurrences multiples seulement
• Annotations possibles
• Plus dannotations sonores depuis v8.00

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Démo

• DB/TextWorks images

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DB/TW annotation dimages

• Points positifs
• Contrôle daccès sur les annotations possible par
  mot de passe
• Points négatifs
• annotation associée à une image, même si elle est
  inscrite dans plusieurs fiches
• annotations peuvent être masquées
• sauvegarde des annotations lourd
• problème si chemin daccès trop long
• problème avec annotations chemins relatifs

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DB/TextWorks bases liées

• Début de relationnel
• But éliminer la redondance
• Utile quand certaines données sont communes à
  plusieurs fiches dune base
• Voir exemples manuel DB/TextWorks (p.221)
• Un champ-lien fait le lien entre deux bases
• Bases principale et secondaire

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(suite)

• Le champ-lien doit être indexé par occurrences
  dans les deux bases
• Le champ-lien ne peut pas avoir doccurrences
  multiples dans la base principale
• Le champ-lien devrait être à  valeurs uniques 
  et  sans occurrences multiples  dans la base
  secondaire

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Démo

• DB/TextWorks Bases liées

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Démo et tour guidé

• DB/TextWorks Thésaurus

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Démo et tour guidé

• DB/TextWorks Publication Webavec WebPublisher
• lthttp//www.gin-ebsi.umontreal.ca/marcoux/dbtw/gt