[OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] FW: MassLNC development interests

[Kathy Lussier]

Thanks for the feedback!

It sounds like you are probably dealing with a large number of targets. I
don't know if the MassLNC consortia will be utilizing that many targets, but
I may be surprised once they go live. I was giving a lot of thought to your
idea of "allowing the targets to be selected at group (like library
selector) or arbitrary individual level." Are you saying it could be similar
to other things in Evergreen where targets set at the consortium level are
available for use by all other org units, while those set by the individual
library are only available at those libraries? I could see where that would
be useful in some consortium and would add flexibility to the system. As I
was thinking it through, though, I realized MassLNC is looking for something
that almost does the opposite - most targets set up for the consortium would
be available for use just by staff working at the consortium, whereas the
individual libraries would have a much more limited set of targets. 

Part of the reason we are considering this functionality is to address some
concerns with quality control. The consortia participating in the MassLNC
project have been doing centralized cataloging for a number of years, and,
for the most part, consortia staff are the only ones importing bibliographic
records into their systems. When we looked at the Z39.50 import, we saw an
opportunity for opening up this ability to library staff, possibly saving
some time in their workflow. However, the consortia that are interested in
allowing library staff to import records would probably feel more
comfortable doing so if they only had access to a limited set of targets. 

Thanks George!

Kathy

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Kathy Lussier
Project Coordinator
Massachusetts Library Network Cooperative
(508) 756-0172
(508) 755-3721 (fax)
klussier at masslnc.org
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: open-ils-general-bounces at list.georgialibraries.org 
> [mailto:open-ils-general-bounces at list.georgialibraries.org] 
> On Behalf Of Duimovich, George
> Sent: Friday, February 18, 2011 2:27 PM
> To: Evergreen Discussion Group
> Subject: Re: [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] FW: MassLNC development interests
> 
> Thanks to MassLNC for posting this.
> 
> Regarding Enhancements to Z39.50 import, I always thought it 
> might be useful to provide option to group Z39.50 targets by 
> heading/category, streamlining the listing of large numbers 
> of targets and allowing the targets to be selected at group 
> (like library selector) or arbitrary individual level.
> 
> Use case: large consortia or single systems with large 
> numbers of targets.
> 
> George
> 
> George Duimovich
> NRCan Library / Bibliothèque de RNCan
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: open-ils-general-bounces at list.georgialibraries.org 
> [mailto:open-ils-general-bounces at list.georgialibraries.org] 
> On Behalf Of Kathy Lussier
> Sent: February 18, 2011 13:12
> To: 'Evergreen Discussion Group'
> Subject: [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] FW: MassLNC development interests
> 
> My apologies! The URL I sent out had a typo - the corrected 
> URL is below:
> 
> http://masslnc.cwmars.org/node/2273
> 
> Kathy
> 
> -------------------------------------------------------------
> Kathy Lussier
> Project Coordinator
> Massachusetts Library Network Cooperative
> (508) 756-0172
> (508) 755-3721 (fax)
> klussier at masslnc.org
> IM: kmlussier (AOL & Yahoo)
> Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/kmlussier
>  
>  
>  
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: open-ils-general-bounces at list.georgialibraries.org
> > [mailto:open-ils-general-bounces at list.georgialibraries.org]
> > On Behalf Of Kathy Lussier
> > Sent: Friday, February 18, 2011 12:42 PM
> > To: 'Evergreen Discussion Group'
> > Subject: [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] MassLNC development interests
> > 
> > Hi all,
> > 
> > The Massachusetts Library Network Cooperative is interested in 
> > sponsoring more enhancements for Evergreen and would like to share 
> > some of our ideas with the community. We're interested in hearing 
> > whether others would be interested in seeing these enhancements in 
> > Evergreen, if there are suggestions for improving upon our initial 
> > requirements, or if there is any overlap with a current development 
> > project.
> > The ideas for our next round of development include some 
> support for 
> > SMS, the ability to print spine labels on 8 1/2 x
> > 11 sheets, enhancements to book bags, and the ability to 
> access recent 
> > searches in the catalog. You can view our full list of possible 
> > enhancements with more detailed requirements at 
> > http://masslnc.cwmars.eorg/node/2273.
> > 
> > We look forward to any feedback you may have!
> > 
> > Kathy Lussier
> > 
> > -------------------------------------------------------------
> > Kathy Lussier
> > Project Coordinator
> > Massachusetts Library Network Cooperative
> > (508) 756-0172
> > (508) 755-3721 (fax)
> > klussier at masslnc.org
> > IM: kmlussier (AOL & Yahoo)
> > Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/kmlussier
> >  
> >  
> > 
> > 
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