VIZION 2.0 Readme File

	What is VIZION 
	What is VIZION w/Z39.50
	Enhancements
	New Functionality
	Optional Z39.50 Client Features
	System Requirements 
	Connections with VIZION 
	Configuration FAQ's 

What is VIZION 
	Designed by library professionals, VIZION is Personal Research
	Power for your desktop. VIZION provides a sophisticated, 
	customizable, icon-based site capture and retrieval management 
	system for your favorite Internet resources. VIZION catalogs sites
	in a sophisticated yet easy to navigate environment. Destinations
	can be defined using searchable titles, descriptions, abstracts 
	and keywords. Applying search, sort and filter capabilities, 
	VIZION retrieves specified resources stored within your local 
	database. For those facing a time crunch, VIZION also offers 
	browsed, bookmarked, and annotated categories of quality sites 
	that users can download. Designed to "host" popular Internet 
	clients such as WAIS, Gophers, Web browsers etc..., VIZION serves 
	as both the launch point and retrieval center for your diverse 
	Internet tools.
 
     
What is VIZION w/Z39.50
	VIZION with Z39.50 combines offline searching and site management, 
	offered in standard VIZION, with the Z39.50 information retrieval 
	protocol for external database research. The Z39.50 protocol 
	provides standard translation of commands between local systems 
	and external databases, allowing the user to search external 
	databases using familiar commands and to view search results in 
	familiar local display.

Enhancements  
		Auto generated prompt to import newly "Captured" 
		 destination into Portfolio
		Streamlined icon selection feature using either icon names
		 or images 
		Redesigned data manager user interface
		Improved destination database management

New Functionality
		Define and configure Z39.50 destinations
		Customize search terms and display parameters to access 
		 and retrieve specialized database content
 
Optional VIZION Z39.50 Client Features
		Version 3 compliant
		Create and execute simple or complex search statements
		Simultaneously search multiple Z39.50 databases
		Conduct searches using hypertext terms or highlighted text
		Create search histories to re-execute search strategies
		Sort search results
		View full records in labeled or USMARC format
		Export records to a local printer or file 

System Requirements 
	     PC/386 Processor or higher 
	     MS DOS 3.1 or higher 
	     Windows 3.1 
	     8MB RAM 
	     3.5 MB hard disk space 
	     An Internet Connection 

Making Connections with VIZION 

	Connections are made via the Internet. When accessing a home page
	on the World Wide Web, VIZION launches the appropriate Web Browser
	and provides the universal resource locator (URL). For FTP files, 
	VIZION launches an FTP client. 

	Using your existing Internet clients

	You may already have Internet clients installed on your computer,
	such as NCSA's Mosaic, or a gopher client. VIZION is designed to 
	work with your existing clients. Clients are added by clicking on
	the Client Manager and completing the Add Client information 
	fields. 

	An FTP Internet client, WinFTP, is provided with VIZION. WinFTP 
	can be used to download Internet client software and other 
	software from the Internet. 

	Note: SIRSI does not provide support for WinFTP. 

About Winsock 

	The Internet, and many Local Area Networks, use a communications 
	protocol known as TCP/IP. Windows Sockets, or Winsock, is software
	for Microsoft Windows that allows programs to communicate using 
	the TCP/IP protocol. 

	Downloading Winsock

	There is a popular shareware Winsock, called Trumpet Winsock. It 
	is available via anonymous FTP from the following sources. You 
	will need a program such as "pkunzip" to decompress the files you
	retrieve. 

	host: ftp.ncsa.uiuc.edu
	directory: /Web/Mosaic/Windows/Sockets
	files: disclaim.txt, winsock.zip

	host: ftp.utas.edu.au
	directory: /pc/trumpet/winsock
	files: retrieve and refer to "readme" files

	host: ftp.trumpet.com.au
	directory: winsock
	files: retrieve and refer to "readme" files

Frequently Asked Questions 

	Q: Telnet and other clients won't work

	A: Make sure the network is up and running. If so, go into the 
	   Preferences menu and press Selected Setup, then choose Yes for 
	   Winsock.dll. Now try again. 

	Q: How do I add icons?

	A: The icon bit-mapped files (.bmp) can be placed directly into 
	   the "Icons" director, but must be 64x64 pixels and be Windows 
	   compatible. The icon name is the bit-map file name 
	   (i.e. name.bmp). 

	Q: One of my clients starts up, but doesn't automatically load 
	   the destination.

	A: First check the command line information in the Client Manager.
	   If this isn't the problem, then it is likely that your client 
	   does not support command line navigation. We recommend that you
	   use a client that does. Many are available from the Internet, 
	   including Mosaic and Netscape. 

	Q: VIZION doesn't find my Winsock.dll file.

	A: First make sure that there is an existing TCP/IP protocol on 
	   your computer (to ensure that it is a working copy of Winsock).
	   If so, then make sure the directory containing winsock.dll is 
	   included in the path in your autoexec.bat file. VIZION looks 
	   for it there. Remember that the normal DOS path is limited
	   to 128 characters. 


