HAN Library – Automatic maintenance of the login logic
The HAN Library ensures that you can download the correct login logic for your online resources at any time. If the logic for an online resource is not yet available, we will take care of creating it and uploading it to the HAN Library. You will receive immediate notification of any changes and can apply the updated logic straight away. This helps you avoid downtime and saves you a lot of time.
HAN Login Script Checker – Detect errors before they become apparent
With the new Loginscript Checker, HAN automatically checks at regular intervals whether your logins are working. It does this using the centrally maintained logic from the HAN Library. Your HAN system detects problems itself and notifies you – without you having to wait for feedback from end users.
HAN Package Management – Manage licences flexibly
The package management system helps you to easily map out complex licensing models – for example, when individual eBooks from the same provider have different usage rights. At the same time, you can analyse exactly how often each eBook has been used. This also makes integration via the HAN Web API simpler and more efficient.
HAN End-User Management with Self-Registration – Less effort, more control
With the new end-user management system, end-users can register themselves – without your direct assistance. HAN automatically checks whether an email address is valid for registration and sends an activation link. Forgotten your password? No problem – users can reset it themselves. Once set up, everything runs automatically. As an admin, you still retain control and can manage end users, block them or send targeted invitations to register at any time.
Statistics reimagined – automatic, up-to-date, scalable
The completely revamped statistics function automatically generates reports based on predefined templates – for example, an analysis of the previous month on the 1st of each month. Further report templates will be added in the future to provide you with even better support for usage reporting and licence analysis.
New interfaces – Simpler. More efficient. Accessible.
HAN 6 features optimised user interfaces for all administrative programmes: they can now be operated entirely via the keyboard and with screen readers. The new user interface makes working with the system even more intuitive – including for people with disabilities.
A to Z and Thematic Lists – Now fully accessible
Our A–Z lists and subject-based lists have been completely revised and are now BITV-certified. This means that all end users can access the content without restriction.
HAN for library networks – a central platform with individual control
HAN enables library networks to manage their online resources efficiently and securely – whilst at the same time meeting the individual needs of each institution. A single HAN system is sufficient to serve multiple libraries or institutions – regardless of where the system is hosted.
Working together where it makes sense – and individually where necessary:
Resources used across the network (e.g. licensed databases or e-journals) are managed centrally and made available to all participating institutions – with full licence control. At the same time, each library manages its own site-specific resources entirely independently.
Important: Each institution has administrative access only to its own content. This ensures maximum data security and a clear separation of responsibilities – whilst delivering cost efficiency and reduced administrative burden.
High availability – reliability through load balancing
With HAN 6, the system can now be operated even more reliably: by separating the system into a central HAN management server and several independent HAN web servers, a true high-availability architecture can be established.
Thanks to this structure, it is possible to implement load balancing efficiently whilst ensuring access security in the event of a server failure – particularly for HAN systems with three or more web servers.
This ensures that your online resources remain accessible to end users at all times – even if individual servers are unavailable.
