Getting started with SirsiDynix Enterprise

To get started using SirsiDynix SirsiDynix Enterprise, you should first understand the different parts of the SirsiDynix Enterprise system and how they work together. SirsiDynix Enterprise has three main parts: a Searching interface where patrons search for library items, an administration tool (called the “Admin console”) to configure and customize the Searching interface, and an agent (called the “Discovery Agent”) that extracts and indexes data from your ILS server to use with the Searching interface.

Before you begin configuring and using your Searching environment, you must establish communication between your ILS database and the Discovery Agent so that the Discovery Agent can extract bib and item data from your ILS database and make it available for SirsiDynix Enterprise for searching. Once this communication has been established, the Discovery Agent can extract and index your bib and item data.

The communication between your ILS and the Discovery Agent will be set up for you by SirsiDynix personnel.

When the Discovery Agent extracts and indexes your library data, it extracts and indexes specific tags from your item and bib records. The information in these specific tags is displayed in various places throughout the Searching interface. You should review the information about how the tags from your ILS data are used within the Searching interface.

Lastly, you should be able to recognize unexpected software errors that may occur in Searching or in the Admin console, and be aware of how SirsiDynix Enterprise recovers from them.

This section explains these topics:

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