Comments on: OPACs old and new, Ms. Jessamyn goes to Washington http://www.librarian.net/stax/1623/opacs-old-and-new-ms-jessamyn-goes-to-washington/ putting the rarin back in librarian since 1999 Sat, 11 Feb 2012 18:14:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: blyberg.net » 2006: Year of the phoenix OPAC? http://www.librarian.net/stax/1623/opacs-old-and-new-ms-jessamyn-goes-to-washington/comment-page-1/#comment-1376 blyberg.net » 2006: Year of the phoenix OPAC? Wed, 08 Feb 2006 05:28:22 +0000 http://www.librarian.net/?p=1623#comment-1376 [...] Another great January moment was seeing Casey Bisson’s Wordpress OPAC project which poses some intrinsic questions about the nature of our relationship to the ILS and OPAC as well as with our vendors. [...] [...] Another great January moment was seeing Casey Bisson’s WordPress OPAC project which poses some intrinsic questions about the nature of our relationship to the ILS and OPAC as well as with our vendors. [...]

]]> By: laura http://www.librarian.net/stax/1623/opacs-old-and-new-ms-jessamyn-goes-to-washington/comment-page-1/#comment-1208 laura Thu, 02 Feb 2006 05:26:21 +0000 http://www.librarian.net/?p=1623#comment-1208 Wyoming--where I will be working shortly--does something similar to what Lois describes in West Virginia, except that the whole of the state is <a href="http://wyld.state.wy.us/" rel="nofollow">one big network</a>. I can't imagine that in any other set up libraries as small as mine would be able to have an ILS--though I'm sure the hefty ($2/item) fees they charge for ILL help finance it as well. Anyway, I'm interested to see what happens with Casey's prototype, LibraryThing, et al. BTW, your instant comment preview rocks! Wyoming–where I will be working shortly–does something similar to what Lois describes in West Virginia, except that the whole of the state is one big network. I can’t imagine that in any other set up libraries as small as mine would be able to have an ILS–though I’m sure the hefty ($2/item) fees they charge for ILL help finance it as well. Anyway, I’m interested to see what happens with Casey’s prototype, LibraryThing, et al.

BTW, your instant comment preview rocks!

]]> By: Lois http://www.librarian.net/stax/1623/opacs-old-and-new-ms-jessamyn-goes-to-washington/comment-page-1/#comment-1190 Lois Wed, 01 Feb 2006 20:08:39 +0000 http://www.librarian.net/?p=1623#comment-1190 I didn't know about Word’s “recover text from any document” until you mentioned it. (If anyone else is wondering, MS has a site about it at http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=290946 which I just e-mailed to myself for future reference.) As for the smaller libraries and OPACs: here in West Virginia we have 3 large regional networks that include almost all the public libraries, large and small (and there are some teeny ones indeed); this is affordable by everyone sharing the costs, and (I'm not sure but I think maybe) grants. This also enables people to see what other nearby libraries have, and interlibrary loaning. Could Vermont do something like this? We don't have wifi yet in our library, though. Go you! I didn’t know about Word’s “recover text from any document” until you mentioned it. (If anyone else is wondering, MS has a site about it at http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=290946
which I just e-mailed to myself for future reference.)

As for the smaller libraries and OPACs: here in West Virginia we have 3 large regional networks that include almost all the public libraries, large and small (and there are some teeny ones indeed); this is affordable by everyone sharing the costs, and (I’m not sure but I think maybe) grants. This also enables people to see what other nearby libraries have, and interlibrary loaning. Could Vermont do something like this?

We don’t have wifi yet in our library, though. Go you!

]]> By: jessamyn http://www.librarian.net/stax/1623/opacs-old-and-new-ms-jessamyn-goes-to-washington/comment-page-1/#comment-1187 jessamyn Wed, 01 Feb 2006 14:55:55 +0000 http://www.librarian.net/?p=1623#comment-1187 I think Koha is pretty great BUT you need someone who is savvy on the backend to make use of the cost savings you get form it. The LibLime guys are great from what I've heard, but they're not cheap. Of course OPACs and support aren't cheap, but if you're small and you need to save money and you don't have a techie librarian on staff (or are a solo shop) some sort of web-based solution really seems to be the key. I think Koha is pretty great BUT you need someone who is savvy on the backend to make use of the cost savings you get form it. The LibLime guys are great from what I’ve heard, but they’re not cheap. Of course OPACs and support aren’t cheap, but if you’re small and you need to save money and you don’t have a techie librarian on staff (or are a solo shop) some sort of web-based solution really seems to be the key.

]]> By: Christopher Harris http://www.librarian.net/stax/1623/opacs-old-and-new-ms-jessamyn-goes-to-washington/comment-page-1/#comment-1185 Christopher Harris Wed, 01 Feb 2006 13:05:32 +0000 http://www.librarian.net/?p=1623#comment-1185 LibraryThing has great potential as well for school libraries as well I think. Add in some basic checkout/in features and LibraryThing would be a great basic ILS. I especially love the graphical shelf view. If you need another voice to add to the clammoring for a younger user version, let me know! LibraryThing has great potential as well for school libraries as well I think. Add in some basic checkout/in features and LibraryThing would be a great basic ILS. I especially love the graphical shelf view.

If you need another voice to add to the clammoring for a younger user version, let me know!

]]> By: Mel http://www.librarian.net/stax/1623/opacs-old-and-new-ms-jessamyn-goes-to-washington/comment-page-1/#comment-1163 Mel Wed, 01 Feb 2006 02:18:09 +0000 http://www.librarian.net/?p=1623#comment-1163 what do you think of the open source ILS software that is available - like KOHA http://liblime.com/koha I tseems to have some great features and appears to be a very workable solution for small-budget libraries what do you think of the open source ILS software that is available – like KOHA http://liblime.com/koha
I tseems to have some great features and appears to be a very workable solution for small-budget libraries

]]> By: tangognat http://www.librarian.net/stax/1623/opacs-old-and-new-ms-jessamyn-goes-to-washington/comment-page-1/#comment-1156 tangognat Tue, 31 Jan 2006 18:00:42 +0000 http://www.librarian.net/?p=1623#comment-1156 Wow, that OPAC prototype looks very interesting. I wonder how well it would scale, or if it would function best for very small library collections? Wow, that OPAC prototype looks very interesting. I wonder how well it would scale, or if it would function best for very small library collections?

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