UIUC Digital Libraries Initiative Partner Update
November 3, 1997

*DeLIver (the DLI web-based client) is being distributed and publicized campus-wide: http://dli.grainger.uiuc.edu/deliver.htm
*DeLIver Login procedure
*Detailed transaction logging for DeLIver to be implemented soon
*Ovid proxy system to provide links to full-text in DeLIver
*What’s in DeLIver (testbed):http://morrigan.grainger.uiuc.edu/pubs
*Sample press release for DeLIver: http://www.ncsa.uiuc.edu/Indices/Spotlight/Press_DeLIver.html

DeLIver is distributed campus-wide

The final phase of the design and implementation of the Web client (DeLIver) has been completed and campus-wide distribution commenced October 15. DeLIver was tested by select user groups to insure the usability of the interface and the performance of the system. We are actively promoting the system and soliciting responses from users. We encourage all of you to investigate the system and give us feedback: http://dli.grainger.uiuc.edu/deliver.htm.

TO LOGIN: Those of you who already have logins for the custom client can use your previous user id and passwords. Those of you who do not have user ids and passwords and want to use the system need to contact me (thabing@uiuc.edu). Every time you start a new session, you will need to go through about 4 screens. (A session begins every time you restart Netscape. Once you exit Netscape you will be required to login again and start a new session):

The 4 Screens are:

1. Access DeLIver transition screen ("continue") - press "login" to continue

2. NetID screen (user id): NetID screen: Your login will be the same as what you've previously used to access the custom client followed by /deliver. For example: aiplogin/deliver..

3. Password - Your password will be the same as what you've previously used also

4. Transition screen: Press "continue"

Beginning next week, we will be implementing an authentication process for off-campus users. Off-campus users will be sent through Bluestem, the UIUC net authentication server, to validate their NetID. We are trying to limit the number of "back door" entries, which is why we are asking for specific IP addresses.

Access to Ovid from DeLIver

We are also in the process of testing an Ovid proxy system which provides links to full-text articles in DeLIver from Ovid bibliographic databases. This will provide the advantage of providing access to over 4 million citations from 4,000 journal and conference titles. Items available in full-text format from the testbed can be retrieved and displayed from an Ovid citation short record.

Testbed (DeLIver) Status:

As of this month, we have approximately 33,000 articles from five of our publishing partners processed and indexed and we are adding about 2,000 articles per month to the system. For a current list of what's in the system, investigate: http://morrigan.grainger.uiuc.edu/pubs/

Appendix A: Press release for NCSA (http://www.ncsa.uiuc.edu/Indices/Spotlight/Press_DeLIver.html)