That's sort of along the lines of what I've been thinking as well. In
my dream world, Google and Amazon decide it would be fun to build an ILS
and don't plan on turning a profit for 5 - 7 years.
Mack
Sloan, Bernie wrote:
> Off and on over the years I've found myself thinking the following about
> public access library systems development: "what would happen if you put
> software designers/developers and library users in a room together and
> locked the doors so that no librarians could get in?"
>
> I'm usually half-joking when I say this, but I was wondering if anyone
> has ever tried or considered such an experiment with minimal librarian
> participation in the design and development of library systems meant for
> public use?
>
> Bernie Sloan
> E-mail: bernies_at_uillinois.edu
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Received on Thu Jun 08 2006 - 15:55:19 EDT