[OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Potential project to sort by geographic proximity

[Kathy Lussier]

Hi all,

I'm sending along another set of development requirements for community 
feedback and questions. The MassLNC Development Initiative is 
considering funding for a project to allow users to sort holdings by 
geographic proximity. The user can either manually enter their current 
location or click a location marker to have their browser automatically 
detect their location. An Evergreen site could also set their catalog to 
default to sorting by geographic location, in which case the preferred 
library or other criteria might be used to identify the default 
location. There is also an option to display holdings a map.

The full set of requirements is available at http://masslnc.org/node/3404.

Feel free to send along any feedback you might have! We're hoping to 
begin seeking quotes for this and the patron note consolidation project 
(https://markmail.org/message/7itgyexmbzrfjg7g) very soon.

Also, many thanks to the MassLNC development partners who provided 
feedback to create these initial requirements and/or are providing 
funding for this projects: CW MARS, NOBLE, Bibliomation, BC Libraries, 
Georgia PINES, Evergreen Indiana, Lake Agassiz Regional Library / 
Northwest Regional Library and Howe Library.

Kathy

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Kathy Lussier
Project Coordinator
Massachusetts Library Network Cooperative
(508) 343-0128
klussier at masslnc.org
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/kmlussier