At 05:52 PM 01/09/2008, Joseph Lucia wrote:
> Pardon the cross-posting. I want to announce this one more
> time so you can add it to your calendar before heading to
> Philadelphia -- if you're coming.
>
> At the upcoming ALA Mid-winter meeting in Philadelphia, Villanova
> University library staff will be hosting a
> VuFind<http://vufind.org/> Interest Group meeting. The meeting
> will occur on Saturday, January 12 from 10:30 a.m. to Noon in the
> Pennsylvania Convention Center, Room 308.
If you can't make this event, the Index Data/CARE Affiliates booth
(#230) is hosting a half hour presentation of VUFind by Andrew Nagy
of Villanova University at 11:30 a.m. on Monday.
David
> Anyone interested in learning more about the VuFind project is
> welcome to attend. Topics to be addressed will include:
>
>the current development roadmap;
>prospects for extension and/or integration of VuFind into other
>library open source environments;
>implementation and support options; and
>general issues related to the features & underpinnings of the software.
>
> The Villanova VuFind development team (Andrew Nagy & Chris Barr)
> will be present for a candid discussion about how we can grow
> partnerships and scale up this project. We are interested not only
> in VuFind as such but also in the larger question of how to
> catalyze open source growth and success and the library space.
>
> We will also be hosting VuFind demos throughout the conference
> at the PALINET<http://www.palinet.org/> Booth in the exhibit
> hall. PALINET is now a provider of implementation and support
> services for libraries interested in VuFind but that lack the
> technical resources to take on such a project without additional help.
>
> We hope to see many of you there!
>
>*********
>Joe Lucia
>University Librarian
>Villanova University
>610-519-4290
>
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