[OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] PC reservation systems

[Aaron Z]

Out of courisity, what features does Envisionware have that CASSIE doesn't? 
If its something that our libraries could use I might ask them for it from our end as well :D 

Aaron Zsembery 
Library Systems Analyst 

Pioneer Library System 
2557 State Rt. 21 
Canandaigua, New York 14424 
Phone: (585) 394-8260 x111 

----- Original Message -----

> From: "Holly Brennan" <haderhold at ci.homer.ak.us>
> To: "Evergreen Discussion Group"
> <open-ils-general at list.georgialibraries.org>,
> evergreenresources at lists.in.gov, ever at tcpclibrary.org
> Sent: Wednesday, March 19, 2014 3:30:54 PM
> Subject: Re: [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] PC reservation systems

> Our library has run Cybrarian (barely has features, continued to bill
> us two years after we quit using it).... then we moved to
> Envisionware, which I LOVED. At some point last year during an
> upgrade, our IT staff declared it unusable and refused to continue
> using it. I was very sad. I researched everything else out there and
> chose CASSIE. It seems to be the most advanced option out there
> after Envisionware. It works great, is very stable and doesn't
> crash, ever, but I continue to bug their support team to make it act
> like Envisionware since we lost some features that both staff and
> patrons were used to.

> If I had the choice, I would return to Envisionware. It's just
> lovely. You'll probably pay more for it, but it just does
> EVERYTHING. If you aren't already spoiled, CASSIE is nice. And we
> migrated our patron info to it easily.

> -Holly

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> [open-ils-general-bounces at list.georgialibraries.org] on behalf of
> jmundy at tcpclibrary.org [jmundy at tcpclibrary.org]
> Sent: Wednesday, March 19, 2014 6:20 AM
> To: evergreenresources at lists.in.gov; ever at tcpclibrary.org;
> open-ils-general at list.georgialibraries.org
> Subject: [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] PC reservation systems

> Anyone on Evergreen have a PC reservation system for the public they
> would recommend or recommend against? It should have print
> management software too and we would prefer it to run with Windows
> PCs.

> Thanks,
> John

> Director
> Perry County Public Library
> 2328 Tell Street
> Tell City, IN 47586
> www.tcpclibrary.org
> jmundy at tcpclibrary.org
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