Unesco information storage and retrievals tools

Training Program Objectives:Training Program Objectives:
1. Databases Concepts and Structure Design
2. OPAC Working Concepts and Structure
3. Software Required Installations Process
4. ISISMARC
5. WINISIS (Database Structure)
6. Apache Server (Web Server)
7. GENISIS (Database Front)
8. Online Public Access Catalogue (OPAC) Publishing
9. Updating OPAC after Publishing

Database Concepts & Structure:Database Concepts & Structure:
Database:
A collection of related data
Data:
Known facts that can be recorded and have an implicit meaning.
Examples: Author’s name, Title of a book
Database Management System (DBMS):
the software that manages the data
Database System:
The DBMS software together with the data itself. Sometimes, the
applications are also included.
Database: It is a collection of related data / records, Every
record in the data base has different attributes called fields, It
consists of different tables each table contains rows and columns.

MARC Database:
•It is not like other databases; perhaps it has also a collection of
related records.
•Every field in this database is represented by 3- digit number
called TAG number.
•The TAGs in this database is further divided into subfields.

How does a DBMS Work?
The DBMS is a general-purpose software system that facilitates
the processes of:
Defining:
Specifying the data types, structures, and how data should be
stored;
Constructing:
The process of storing the data itself on some storage medium that
is controlled by the DBMS and;
Manipulating:
Querying the database to retrieve specific data, updating the
database, and generating reports from the data for various
applications.

Installation of Software:Installation of Software:
Step-01:
Install ISISMARC
Step-02:
Install WINISIS
Step-03:
Install Apache Server (Web Server)
Step-04:
Install GENISIS (Database Front)

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ISISmarc:
• Data Entry Interface for CDS/ISIS or MARC databases.
• It is used for handling files with (ISO 2709 Standard format)
like MARC21.
• It is a Multi-user capable (for local area networks).
• It has independent and multi-lingual worksheets definition.
• It allows single subfields units data entry, with a complete
description.
• It allows multiple subfields data entry field or even subfield level
user-help links.
• It supports record validation through CDS/ISIS format.
• It supports cross-data base copy/paste of records.
• It has built-in Z39.50 client.

WINISIS
• It is used for creating and manipulating textual databases.
• It handle the variable length records, fields and sub fields,
saving disk space.
• It has a capability to create the files database files either
with *.par and *.mst extensions.
• to handle the repeatable fields.
• It has its own data base definition component (FDT).
• It has data entry worksheet component for user-created data
base.
• Its information retrieval component (FST) using a powerful
search language.

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Apache Web ServerApache Web Server

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Genisis Web
GENISIS is an authoring software (for Win32) for visually producing
web forms to query CDS/ISIS databases.
 There are two versions of the tool:
 GenisisWeb, for web publishing and
 GenisisCD for developing CDRom interfaces for CDS/ISIS
databases.
 CDS/ISIS is an advanced non-numerical information storage and
retrieval software developed by UNESCO since 1985 to satisfy the
need expressed by many institutions, especially in developing
countries, to be able to streamline their information processing
activities by using modern (and relatively inexpensive)
technologies.
Genisis was originally developed by the former IBISCUS Association
(France) for UNESCO and it is now available free of charge on the
UNESCO FTP site.

Genisis, basically implements the following steps:
1. the web query form (with field selection and index access);
2. the display of query results;
3. the display of a particular record’s details;
4. test the application;
 For testing the generated application with GenisisWeb, will
require the use of a local web server such as Apache web
server.
 Finally, depending on which version of GENISIS you are using,
it is possible to export the generated application to a real
internet/intranet server (Windows, Unix, Linux) or to prepare
the structure of the CDRom for the copy.
 GENISIS is based on the Web CDS/ISIS interface WWWISIS by
BIREME
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Query Form DesignQuery Form Design

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Then click on the ‘Format-listing' window and you will get the following
screen. It will create a default search-result page, which will display all
fields contained in the database, if you do not do anything at all.

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In the above screen, select the appropriate Field by
clicking the drop down menu at the top.

Detailed Page DesignDetailed Page Design

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