Re: Changing the library environment - BiblioCommons

From: Steve Toub <stoub_at_nyob>
Date: Wed, 24 Sep 2008 19:45:04 -0700
To: NGC4LIB_at_LISTSERV.ND.EDU
Hi Bernie--

I'm a product manager at BiblioCommons so I'm pretty familiar both with 
the product and how frustrating our corporate web site is. ;)

The Oakville site <http://opl.bibliocommons.com/dashboard> gives a sense 
of current features. Unlike SOPAC, a library card is required to be able 
to contribute content: we believe that authenticating through the 
library is one way to ensure thoughtful comments. However, there is a 
tour and help linked from the masthead that demonstrate and explain 
these features. Under the covers, we currently support broad and deep 
ILS integration--level 4 of the DLF ILS-DI and beyond--with Horizon, 
Unicorn, and Voyager; next up are Millennium and Evergreen.

If there are specific questions that are appropriate for the list, fire 
away and I'll do my best to respond on list. If we start veering into 
product pitch, let's take that off list: contact me at my work email or 
phone number listed below.

	--SET

--
Steve Toub
Product Manager, BiblioCommons
steve_at_bibliocommons.com
(650) 576-9746



B.G. Sloan wrote:
> Speaking of changing the library environment, anyone know much about BiblioCommons? The product sounds interesting, but they have to be a candidate for most frustrating .com web site...apparently just a home page, with links to three dated testimonials.
> 
> There's just enough info out there to tantalize, e.g.:
> 
> http://www.libraryjournal.com/article/CA6585865.html
> http://www.theshiftedlibrarian.com/archives/2008/07/23/bibliocommons-goes-live.html
> 
> Bernie Sloan
> Sora Associates
> Bloomington, IN
> 
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Received on Wed Sep 24 2008 - 21:10:53 EDT