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

[Duimovich, George]

 Hello Kathy,

>>  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 can see where that might be helpful too, but not a preference from our shop.

So we have our current current listing of A-Z z3950 targets.

And option 2 would be something like this, where targets can be grouped by area of specialization, etc. http://geoscan.ess.nrcan.gc.ca/evergreen/z3950.png  Tech staff can then individually select within a group or at the group level (to capture all targets in that group).

George


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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 22, 2011 13:34
To: 'Evergreen Discussion Group'
Subject: Re: [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] FW: MassLNC development interests

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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Massachusetts Library Network Cooperative
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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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