[evergreen-outreach] Draft description for ALA program

[Gagnon, Ron]

How about something like "long-standing" or "widely used" open-source
ILSs?  Something that does not sound so judgemental when you flip it to the
opposite.

Ron

On Fri, Feb 7, 2020 at 12:02 PM Amy Terlaga <terlaga at biblio.org> wrote:

> I could get behind that.   Like I said, I may be overthinking it.   You
> could argue that it's open to interpretation, though.    I'd want to stay
> away from anything that could be easily misinterpreted.  I would just want
> to be careful with the language - that's all.
>
> On Fri, Feb 7, 2020 at 11:52 AM <rogan.hamby at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> I suppose I'm coming from a different perspective in that I'm not so much
>> thinking of comparing us to newer open source entities but that some of the
>> enduring anti-open source disinformation is about the
>> uncertainty associated with it and I think it's worth emphasizing longevity
>> and reliability in the title, i.e. that this isn't an option for the
>> cutting edge adopters anymore.
>>
>>
>>
>> On Fri, Feb 7, 2020 at 11:41 AM Amy Terlaga <terlaga at biblio.org> wrote:
>>
>>> I'm just being overly sensitive, I think.   Concerned about the possible
>>> perception/reaction out there if we heavily underline the fact that we've
>>> been around for awhile (as opposed to other entities).   So, no, if it were
>>> up to me I wouldn't put it in the title, but leave it in at that one place.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Fri, Feb 7, 2020 at 11:30 AM Deborah Luchenbill <
>>> deborah at mobiusconsortium.org> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Amy,
>>>>
>>>> Are you thinking maybe we don't need "established" anywhere, including
>>>> the title, except that one phrase?  And what if we changed one to "mature"
>>>> or "enduring" as per Rogan's comment?
>>>>
>>>> Thoughts from others?
>>>>
>>>> Debbie Luchenbill
>>>> Evergreen Coordinator
>>>> MOBIUS
>>>> 111 E. Broadway, Ste. 220
>>>> Columbia, MO  65203
>>>> debbie at mobiusconsortium.org <deborah at mobiusconsortium.org>
>>>> 573-234-4914
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>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Fri, Feb 7, 2020 at 10:04 AM Amy Terlaga <terlaga at biblio.org> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Now that I'm thinking of it, do we need to use the word 'established'
>>>>> at all?   Or maybe just leave it here?
>>>>> these established communities
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Fri, Feb 7, 2020 at 10:50 AM Deborah Luchenbill <
>>>>> deborah at mobiusconsortium.org> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Happy Friday!
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I took a stab at a program description, based on what we talked about
>>>>>> at the meeting on Wednesday.  I also attempted to come up with something
>>>>>> catchy for a title/theme--I went with music--though I'm 100% open to other
>>>>>> ideas.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Take a look, feel free to edit and/or make suggestions, and let me
>>>>>> know if I captured what we were talking about (or not)!
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> https://docs.google.com/document/d/1UGUCuzXIF5WLeOpWFkUyFVv8LZxSmFwykPEs48qGxjo/edit?usp=sharing
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Best,
>>>>>> Debbie
>>>>>>
>>>>>> PS: Amy got in touch with Davenport and they're interested in
>>>>>> participating!
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Debbie Luchenbill
>>>>>> Evergreen Coordinator
>>>>>> MOBIUS
>>>>>> 111 E. Broadway, Ste. 220
>>>>>> Columbia, MO  65203
>>>>>> debbie at mobiusconsortium.org <deborah at mobiusconsortium.org>
>>>>>> 573-234-4914
>>>>>> https://mobiusconsortium.org <http://mobiusconsortium.org>
>>>>>> Evergreen Help Desk: help at mobiusconsortium.org / 877-312-3517
>>>>>> Pronouns: She/Her/Hers
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Ronald A. Gagnon
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North Of Boston Library Exchange (NOBLE)
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