Apologies to Andrew and Ellen!
Owen
Owen Stephens
Assistant Director: e-Strategy and Information Resources
Imperial College London Library
Imperial College London
South Kensington
London SW7 2AZ
Tel: 020 7594 8829
Email: o.stephens_at_imperial.ac.uk
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Next generation catalogs for libraries
> [mailto:NGC4LIB_at_listserv.nd.edu] On Behalf Of Ellen Bahr
> Sent: 19 October 2007 16:01
> To: NGC4LIB_at_listserv.nd.edu
> Subject: Re: [NGC4LIB] NGLMS4LIB?
>
> As much as I'd like to be able to take credit for Andrew
> Pace's thoughts,
> the quote below is from him and not from me! I interviewed a number of
> people, including Andrew, for the article. Just wanted to clarify...
> Ellen
>
> Ellen Bahr
> Information Systems Librarian
> Herrick Memorial Library
> Alfred University
> Phone: 607-871-2976
> On 10/19/07, Stephens, Owen <o.stephens_at_imperial.ac.uk> wrote:
> >
> > Just a Friday afternoon thought.
> >
> > In the October issue of Computers in Libraries, Ellen Bahr
> says "That
> > danger includes being forced to pick ILS products or
> support from the
> > likes of Banner, PeopleSoft, or some other "search" company
> that happens
> > to sit among a portfolio of some equity firm that just picked up a
> > quaint little library software provider. (Wouldn't that be
> ironic? After
> > all our complaints about search problems, we're forced to
> use software
> > from a search company that knows nothing about inventory control?)"
> >
> > I feel that many aspects of the NGC have been discussed
> fully on this
> > list, and to some extent feel that we understand more about
> what an NGC
> > should look like than a Next Gen Library Management System
> - I mean all
> > the stuff that isn't search. It isn't glamorous, but it is
> the heart of
> > much of the day-to-day work of the library. What does a superlative
> > circulation system look like? What would a world class cataloguing
> > client look like (and how could it deal with new challenges
> like FRBR
> > based cataloguing, or the use of alternatives to MARC)? How can ERM
> > systems develop to provide great license and subscription management
> > (and in the future is there a difference between Journal,
> Database and
> > E-Book management)? Etc.
> >
> > Is there anywhere that these questions are being discussed? If not,
> > should there be one?
> >
> > Owen
> >
> >
> > PS. On the homepage for NGC4LIB Eric writes:
> >
> > This mailing list will exist from now until at least eighteen months
> > from now (Christmas 2007) when an evaluation whether or not
> the list is
> > fulfilling its purpose. If it is deemed to be useful, the list will
> > continue. Otherwise it will be discontinued.
> >
> > Is it time to review this?
> >
> > Owen Stephens
> > Assistant Director: e-Strategy and Information Resources
> > Imperial College London Library
> > Imperial College London
> > South Kensington
> > London SW7 2AZ
> >
> >
> > Tel: 020 7594 8829
> > Email: o.stephens_at_imperial.ac.uk
> > <blocked::mailto:o.stephens_at_imperial.ac.uk>
> >
> >
>
>
> --
> Ellen Bahr
> Herrick Memorial Library
> Alfred University
> 607-871-2976
> bahr_at_alfred.edu
> ellenbahr_at_gmail.com
>
Received on Fri Oct 19 2007 - 11:57:05 EDT