But it is not an interface for the ILS. It is an interface for part of
the ILS that at times has been tacked on as an after thought. That is
the major problem with the current state of the catalog or OPAC.
Wilfred (Bill) Drew
E-mail: mailto:drewwe_at_morrisville.edu
AOL Instant Messenger:BillDrew4
"They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary
safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." (Benjamin Franklin)
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Next generation catalogs for libraries
> [mailto:NGC4LIB_at_listserv.nd.edu] On Behalf Of Aaron Bales
> Sent: Wednesday, June 07, 2006 9:41 AM
> To: NGC4LIB_at_listserv.nd.edu
> Subject: Re: Define catalog!
>
> How about:
>
> The component of the Integrated Library System (ILS) and/or a separate
> system that is used as a public interface for the ILS.
>
> Aaron Bales
>
> Drew, Bill wrote:
>
> >One of the first things that needs to be done is to define what the
> >catalog is currently. I see it as a badly designed front
> end designed
> >for locating physical resources. Some designs work better
> than others.
> >It is not designed for the typical user but for an imaginary
> user who is
> >supposed to think like a cataloger.
> >
> >Wilfred (Bill) Drew
> >E-mail: mailto:drewwe_at_morrisville.edu
> >AOL Instant Messenger:BillDrew4
> >"They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary
> >safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." (Benjamin Franklin)
> >
> >
>
Received on Wed Jun 07 2006 - 09:46:36 EDT