http://www.librarian.net/stax/2825/the-proposed-policy-is-legally-murky/ putting the rarin back in librarian since 1999 Sat, 11 Feb 2012 18:14:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 http://www.librarian.net/stax/2825/the-proposed-policy-is-legally-murky/comment-page-1/#comment-124792 Jonathan Harwell Wed, 13 May 2009 23:01:13 +0000 http://www.librarian.net/?p=2825#comment-124792 Re OCLC entering the OPAC market: the "Quick Start" version of WorldCat Local is free to WorldCat subscribers. It basically provides an interface similar to worldcat.org but sorts the results first by location then by relevance. It's the paid "full" version that incorporates EBSCOhost into the search results. I've been thinking about using the Quick Start as an alternative WorldCat database interface rather than a "new catalog." Re OCLC entering the OPAC market: the “Quick Start” version of WorldCat Local is free to WorldCat subscribers. It basically provides an interface similar to worldcat.org but sorts the results first by location then by relevance. It’s the paid “full” version that incorporates EBSCOhost into the search results. I’ve been thinking about using the Quick Start as an alternative WorldCat database interface rather than a “new catalog.”

]]> http://www.librarian.net/stax/2825/the-proposed-policy-is-legally-murky/comment-page-1/#comment-124789 Chuck Wed, 13 May 2009 17:24:48 +0000 http://www.librarian.net/?p=2825#comment-124789 When I first read about OCLC moving into the ILS market with a cloud-like product I had the same concern that I do about SaaS- lack of control of library data. When a library owns its servers, along with all the expense and trouble of maintaining them comes the benefit of local access and increased control. While I understand the thinking that goes into SaaS and like services (mainly the expectations of having to fund an IT staff otherwise,) I think (and hope) the future trend is towards library automation systems that rely less on arcane expertise combined with the increased technical knowledge of future librarians. Although, as a soon-to-be-graduating MLS student, I am disappointed by library schools not encouraging, mentoring, creating programs that produce librarians with systems expertise. That's a gripe for another day. When I first read about OCLC moving into the ILS market with a cloud-like product I had the same concern that I do about SaaS- lack of control of library data. When a library owns its servers, along with all the expense and trouble of maintaining them comes the benefit of local access and increased control. While I understand the thinking that goes into SaaS and like services (mainly the expectations of having to fund an IT staff otherwise,) I think (and hope) the future trend is towards library automation systems that rely less on arcane expertise combined with the increased technical knowledge of future librarians. Although, as a soon-to-be-graduating MLS student, I am disappointed by library schools not encouraging, mentoring, creating programs that produce librarians with systems expertise. That’s a gripe for another day.

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