Re: CORRECTION (was " An X PRIZE for next generation catalogs?")

The problem isn't lack of suitable motivation, it's lack of suitable
funding to _do_ it.  I don't see how a "prize" will help.

I mean, isn't this what we're all trying to do anyway? We don't lack
motivation. We lack our institutions (or any others) funding this
development. You think a monetary prize is going to make our
institutions fund this development? I doubt it.

But this is what we're all trying to do. Evergreen, Koha, the UB XC
project, etc.  We don't need a prize, we just need resources to work on
it. Because it's also not like we all know exactly what a "NG" catalog
would look like and we just need to do it either. We know some of the
parameters, but we need to work on figuring it out.

I think you all are barking up a strange tree with this "x prize" talk.

Jonathan

Simpson, Sarah wrote:
> I think it should be an entirely new thing that would be able to grab
> data from anyone who would add AND be able to limit to things locally
> available AND be able to do any number of other neat things.  A real
> world catalog that would connect materials and people in as many ways as
> possible without confusing anyone.  No problem, right?
>
> As to funding, do the X prize people take suggestions?  Otherwise, we'll
> have to figure out how to set it up or what other group might want to
> take it on.
>
> Sarah Simpson
> Tulsa City-County Library
>
> Opinions expressed are my own.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Next generation catalogs for libraries
> [mailto:NGC4LIB_at_listserv.nd.edu] On Behalf Of Drew, Bill
> Sent: Thursday, April 26, 2007 10:19 AM
> To: NGC4LIB_at_listserv.nd.edu
> Subject: Re: [NGC4LIB] CORRECTION (was "[NGC4LIB] An X PRIZE for next
> generation catalogs?")
>
> Again, the big question is the funding of such a prize.  Also, would
> this just be a web opac front end to existing LMS or an entirely new
> LMS?
>
> Bill Drew
> drewwe_at_morrisville.edu
>
>

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