[OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Server-side OPAC development project: an introduction

[Kathy Lussier]

Hi Bill,

I want to echo the kudos for the new catalog. It looks great, and the
improved performance and easier customization of the templates should be a
big plus for Evergreen. Thank you for sharing the work in progress so that
we have an opportunity to take a close look at it.

I have a couple of questions about the new catalog.

I noticed the current Proof of Concept doesn't display any faceting with the
search results.  Is faceting something that is planned to be incorporated at
a future date or, if not, is it something that a library could easily
incorporate when customizing these templates?

Also, one of the KCLS development projects we have been highly interested in
is an e-Commerce interface for the public catalog. I noticed on the KCLS web
site that they are hoping to implement online fine payment in early spring.
I was just wondering if the e-Commerce interface will be something that is
only available under the new catalog or will it also be available for a
library using a skin under the old architecture? I guess I'm leading to a
larger question of what happens when a significant portion of the Evergreen
community is using the new OPAC, but another significant portion is still
using a customized default skin. As new functionality is developed for the
new catalog, will it also be available for the old catalog? I imagine there
will come a point when the old catalog is no longer supported, but I'm
mostly thinking of enhancements that may be developed in the short-term
future. 

Thanks!
Kathy Lussier

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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 Tara Robertson
> Sent: Tuesday, March 08, 2011 6:57 PM
> To: Evergreen Discussion Group
> Subject: Re: [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Server-side OPAC development 
> project: anintroduction
> 
> Hi Bill,
> 
> This is super exciting! 
> 
> What's the timeline for this (likely) being merged into Evergreen? 
> 
> I'm at an art and design university that will be going live 
> on Evergreen in late spring. While it might seem trivial and 
> frivolous to some, how the OPAC looks is almost as important 
> as how it functions. We were unbelievably excited about the 
> promise of the KCLS skin. It's super exciting to hear about 
> the development work that's going on to make the OPAC look 
> pretty and load faster. 
> 
> Yay!
> tara
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 	
> 	What now?
> 	
> 	ESI will continue adding features to this new OPAC.  To 
> provide the best long-term flexibility, we will develop with 
> the assumption that it could be merged into Evergreen at some point.  
> 	 
> 	As a community, we should decide if this new 
> architecture is a good path for Evergreen in general.  This 
> doesn't have to happen today, but deciding earlier gives us 
> more flexibility and clearer goals in the short term.  Then 
> we devise a plan for fostering the two projects in a way that 
> allows them to grow together.  
> 	
> 	I look forward to your questions.
> 	
> 	
> 	Thanks
> 	
> 	-b  
> 
> 	-- 
> 	Bill Erickson
> 	| VP, Software Development & Integration
> 	| Equinox Software, Inc. / Your Library's Guide to Open Source
> 	| phone: 877-OPEN-ILS (673-6457)
> 	| email: erickson at esilibrary.com
> 	| web: http://esilibrary.com
> 	
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