http://blog.ecorrado.us/2009/11/01/the-sirsidynix-and-open-source-kerfuffle/ Ramblings about library technology, open source software, and other adventures! Fri, 12 Mar 2010 20:59:34 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 http://blog.ecorrado.us/2009/11/01/the-sirsidynix-and-open-source-kerfuffle/comment-page-1/#comment-38625 blog.ecorrado.us » Are OSS ILSs redundant? Carl Grant and the SirsiDynix kerfuffle Sun, 08 Nov 2009 21:42:23 +0000 http://blog.ecorrado.us/?p=733#comment-38625 [...] them to re-invest in other areas and.or their staff. As I mentioned on a previous post on the SirsiDynix and Open Source Kerfuffle, each library should evaluate all the options available and invest in whichever one suits them [...] [...] them to re-invest in other areas and.or their staff. As I mentioned on a previous post on the SirsiDynix and Open Source Kerfuffle, each library should evaluate all the options available and invest in whichever one suits them [...]

]]> http://blog.ecorrado.us/2009/11/01/the-sirsidynix-and-open-source-kerfuffle/comment-page-1/#comment-38279 Ted Sun, 01 Nov 2009 20:36:08 +0000 http://blog.ecorrado.us/?p=733#comment-38279 Well said. Perhaps Ex Libris is doing this with its URM but the library world needs fewer integrated library systems and support for more modularization. Ideally the mixing and matching of components you describe above would be facilitated by a common, open, and documented datastore where components/modules from various vendors and open source projects could all be used along side each other without the hackery or the purchase of extra vendor 'APIs ' that is necessary in most cases today. Well said. Perhaps Ex Libris is doing this with its URM but the library world needs fewer integrated library systems and support for more modularization. Ideally the mixing and matching of components you describe above would be facilitated by a common, open, and documented datastore where components/modules from various vendors and open source projects could all be used along side each other without the hackery or the purchase of extra vendor ‘APIs ‘ that is necessary in most cases today.

]]> http://blog.ecorrado.us/2009/11/01/the-sirsidynix-and-open-source-kerfuffle/comment-page-1/#comment-38267 Chris Cormack (ranginui) 's status on Sunday, 01-Nov-09 17:44:29 UTC - Identi.ca Sun, 01 Nov 2009 17:44:32 +0000 http://blog.ecorrado.us/?p=733#comment-38267 [...] RT: @ecorrado New Blog post about #SirsiDynix and Open Source: http://blog.ecorrado.us/2009/11/01/the-sirsidynix-and-open-source-kerfuffle/ [...] [...] RT: @ecorrado New Blog post about #SirsiDynix and Open Source: http://blog.ecorrado.us/2009/11/01/the-sirsidynix-and-open-source-kerfuffle/ [...]

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