Kyle Bannerjee said:
"Something that looks and acts like a different catalog does not require separate hardware or data sources. The goal shouldn't be to homogenize things. Rather, it should be eliminate duplication of commodity processes to free up resources so we can address the specialized needs of different user communities."
But don't we (or some of us) already do that to a certain extent? There are quite a few examples of shared integrated library systems where a lot of the technical work is done centrally and thus doesn't need to be duplicated at the individual library level. And these systems allow for some customization at the local level.
Bernie Sloan
Sora Associates
Bloomington, IN
--- On Fri, 2/13/09, Kyle Banerjee <kyle.banerjee_at_GMAIL.COM> wrote:
> From: Kyle Banerjee <kyle.banerjee_at_GMAIL.COM>
> Subject: Re: [NGC4LIB] Personal perspectives on catalog use
> To: NGC4LIB_at_LISTSERV.ND.EDU
> Date: Friday, February 13, 2009, 2:13 PM
> > Because each institution is different, each library
> should be different.
> > Each libraries collection will be different and have
> different focuses. Each
> > library's holdings and services are expected to be
> tailored the needs of the
> > library's users.
>
> At the risk of sounding Clintonesque, it depends on how we
> define
> catalog. I was thinking of the catalog in terms of the
> platform and
> data rather than in terms of what patrons and staff see.
>
> There is nothing contradictory about moving the catalog and
> data to
> the network level while maintaining distinct services for
> user
> communities with different needs. For example, displays and
> algorithms
> emphasizing the most popular works might be very
> appropriate in a
> public library setting, while the research community may be
> better
> served with tools and displays that emphasize locating the
> unique and
> obscure.
>
> Something that looks and acts like a different catalog does
> not
> require separate hardware or data sources. The goal
> shouldn't be to
> homogenize things. Rather, it should be eliminate
> duplication of
> commodity processes to free up resources so we can address
> the
> specialized needs of different user communities.
>
> kyle
> --
> ----------------------------------------------------------
> Kyle Banerjee
> Digital Services Program Manager
> Orbis Cascade Alliance
> banerjek_at_uoregon.edu / 541.359.9599
Received on Fri Feb 13 2009 - 16:00:04 EST