[OPEN-ILS-DEV] [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] browser staff feedback request / integration

[McCanna, Terran]

Every system has a few. "The Closers" is fantastic. For our users, I plan on recommending that the staff members that have trouble switching back and forth and that are intimidated by the new interface should just stick with the existing staff client when they are busy and practice using the web interface when they are not so busy until they get used to it. Any sort of change is going to require a certain amount of training, and I feel that this approach gives libraries more control over how and when they get their staff up to speed. 

And, depending on how workflow is set up at a branch, sometimes you will find yourself doing a simple repeated task over and over a hundred times and there won't be a lot of switching back and forth (checking in books from a holiday weekend, routing holds, etc.)




Terran McCanna 
PINES Program Manager 
Georgia Public Library Service 
1800 Century Place, Suite 150 
Atlanta, GA 30345 
404-235-7138 
tmccanna at georgialibraries.org 

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From: "Dan Wells" <dbw2 at calvin.edu>
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I’m fine with the decision and consensus, but want to add one thing. I’ve met a fair number of users who have a difficult time managing multiple windows in an ongoing way (call them “the closers”). We obviously don’t have any such folks responding to this thread, but I think we should be open to such feedback (should it come) and possibly reconsider this decision if necessary. 



Dan 






Daniel Wells 

Library Programmer/Analyst 

Hekman Library, Calvin College 

616.526.7133 



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Agreed on "fleshing out modules on a workflow-by-workflow basis as much as possible". This is one area where user testing early in the process can really pay off. 





So, I think it's safe to say we have a consensus on avoiding the XUL/mixed integration path entirely. From a development perspective, this is certainly a relief. 





-b 




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