[OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] mobile OPAC functionality in 2.0

[Lori Bowen Ayre]

About the complete rewrite...not yet a foregone conclusion so no date to
report.  Still in a due diligence phase I think.

Lori

On Wed, Jan 19, 2011 at 5:23 PM, Tara Robertson <
information.detective at gmail.com> wrote:

> Thanks Lori!
>
> Yes! That's exactly what I was looking for--thank you!
>
> Thanks also for the update on the OPAC and the associated technical issues.
> I read the release notes for 2.0 (
> http://www.evergreen-ils.org/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=faqs:evergreen_roadmapand
> http://evergreen-ils.org/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=feature_list_2_0), do you
> know when the complete rewrite of the OPAC is planned?
>
> Many thanks,
> Tara
>
>
> On Wed, Jan 19, 2011 at 4:03 PM, Lori Bowen Ayre <lori.ayre at galecia.com>wrote:
>
>> Hi Tara,
>>
>> You are referring to the screenshots that Lisa Hill of KCLS provided
>>  (I've attached them here again).
>>
>> The update on this is that KCLS continues to struggle with their "skinned"
>> OPAC.  It isn't just a pretty face but in fact it adds a lot of new
>> functionality for the library user.  It turns out that the communication
>> between that skin and Evergreen has turned up some significant design issues
>> with the Evergreen OPAC (at least when you are trying to meet the
>> transaction requirements that KCLS is AND use this groovy new skin).
>>
>> So.  After many attempts at fixes and tweaks, the KCLS and Equinox folks
>> are looking are completely rewriting the Evergreen OPAC.  This is ultimately
>> really good news because all that great new functionality will then be part
>> of Evergreen (no "skinning" required).  The bad news is that might take a
>> while.
>>
>> So, that's the current thinking.  I don't believe the decision has been
>> made for sure about the re-do approach so don't hold me to it just
>> yet....but stay tuned.
>>
>> Lori
>>
>>
>> On Wed, Jan 19, 2011 at 3:25 PM, Tara Robertson <
>> information.detective at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> I think this question is mostly for the KCLS folks, but perhaps other
>>> people might be help too...
>>>
>>> I remember seeing screenshots of the design prototypes that you sent to
>>> the list--they look beautiful. I can't seem to find that email. Were they
>>> just a new way of skinning the PAC (that incorporated UI testing?) or was
>>> extra functionality added too?
>>>
>>> I see that there's now a basic mobile OPAC (
>>> http://catalog.kcls.org/opac/extras/mobile/)--rad<http://catalog.kcls.org/opac/extras/mobile/%29--rad>!
>>> Is anyone else using this? It says Copyright © SITKA<http://sitka.bclibraries.ca/>,
>>> are there SITKA sites using this?
>>>
>>> I'm wondering if additional mobile PAC functionality will be available in
>>> future releases. I'm not sure of quite how to ask this, but will the mobile
>>> PAC recognize that I'm using a smart phone and give me the mobile PAC, or
>>> would I have to go to a specific mobile URL?
>>>
>>> Thank you!
>>> Tara
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>> --
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>> Lori Bowen Ayre // Library Technology Consultant
>> The Galecia Group // www.galecia.com
>> (707) 763-6869 // Lori.Ayre at galecia.com
>>
>> <Lori.Ayre at galecia.com>Specializing in open source ILS solutions, RFID,
>> filtering,
>> workflow optimization, and materials handling
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Lori Bowen Ayre // Library Technology Consultant
The Galecia Group // www.galecia.com
(707) 763-6869 // Lori.Ayre at galecia.com

<Lori.Ayre at galecia.com>Specializing in open source ILS solutions, RFID,
filtering,
workflow optimization, and materials handling
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