On Wed, Sep 24, 2008 at 20:46, Ross Singer <rossfsinger_at_gmail.com> wrote:
> Out of curiousity, what would this generic software that will lead
> libraries out of their navels and into 21st century be?
What problem do you want to solve? In fact, let's reverse it; what
problem have libraries got that cannot be done by outside systems?
> What industry doesn't have their own specialized software?
There's different levels of specialness, and I think both me and Tim
here agree that there's simply too much library specialness and that
it is causing serious problems. I work as a consultant into *many*
industries these days, and the solutions we develop are always working
with domain experts using standard software that gets a slight tweak.
And trust me, we work in very diverse industries and libraries aren't
*that* special.
Alex
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