Date: Sun, 11 Mar 2012 22:57:29 -0400
To: NGC4LIB_at_LISTSERV.ND.EDU
I'm a member of the newly reconstituted LITA Technology and Industry Interest group being Co-Chaired by Marshall Breeding (Vanderbilt University) and Matt Goldner (OCLC). We're developing a white paper on best practices or suggested guidelines for librarians and vendors when implementing cloud computing solutions. As part of this, we're trying to build a list of products by type and name that your institution would expect a cloud computing library management product to interface with via API's, Web Services or through other standardized interfaces. In addition, we are looking at the following questions: What are the data and service points most critical for libraries to work more efficiently? What are the new functions that libraries should be focusing on? I am interested to hear about the types of systems your library is using/connecting with and, if you don't mind, the product and vendor names. For instance list the ERM, digital repository, administrative, distance education, course management, learning management, authentication, authorization, etc. systems used on your campus. Where are you trying to pull in data from and where are you trying to send ILS data to? What are the systems that you would LIKE to connect with but aren't able to currently? Please send your thoughts to kleonard_at_palni.edu . For more information on the project: IG Web site: https://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/lita/involve/igs/industry/lit-igven.cfm E-Mail List: http://lists.ala.org/sympa/info/lita-industryig Thank you! --Kirsten _______________________________________________________________ Kirsten Leonard Executive Director, PALNI 7606 W 450 N Sharpsville, IN 46068 (317)752-6831 <mailto:kleonard_at_palni.edu> kleonard_at_palni.edu <mailto:kirsten.leonard_at_gmail.com> kirsten.leonard_at_gmail.com <http://www.palni.org/> www.palni.org <http://www.palni.org/> Description: http://www.palni.org/images/website_button.png The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate, to have it make some difference that you have lived and lived well. ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson
