The University of Rochester River Campus Libraries are designing and
developing a set of open-source applications that will provide libraries
with an alternative way to reveal their collections to library users. This
set of applications, called the eXtensible Catalog (XC), will provide easy
access to all library resources (both digital and physical collections) and
will enable library content to be revealed through other services, such as
content management systems and learning management systems.
XC will be a collaborative effort between partners that will serve a variety
of roles in its development. Phase 1 of the XC project (2006-2007), funded
by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, involved the creation of a project plan
for developing XC during Phase 2.
To inform the development of a plan for XC, we conducted a survey of
prospective library users of XC to gauge interest in the XC system and
readiness to implement it. A summary of the findings from this survey is
now available on the XC blog:
http://www.extensiblecatalog.info/
We look forward to hearing your comments on our findings, and on the XC
project in general.
Look for additional Outcomes from Phase 1 of the XC Project to be posted to
the blog over the next couple of months!
Jennifer Bowen, Nancy Fried Foster, and David Lindahl, XC Co-Principal
Investigators, for the XC Team
Received on Fri Jul 20 2007 - 12:08:32 EDT