[SLA-SF] Question for SF-SLA Digest

Mon Apr 10 15:14:28 PDT 2006

You can also make a note in a worksheet such as Deb describes of other
libraries that have the software and their comments, contact information
for the company, local vendors (if any), compatibility issues, etc.
Jaye
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: sla-sf-bounces at isaac.exploratorium.edu 
> [mailto:sla-sf-bounces at isaac.exploratorium.edu] On Behalf Of Deb Hunt
> Sent: Monday, April 10, 2006 02:55 PM
> To: dholmes at sierranevada.org
> Cc: sla-sf at isaac.exploratorium.edu
> Subject: Re: [SLA-SF] Question for SF-SLA Digest
> 
> 
> I'm also cc'ing the list on this as it's a good discussion to 
> have. This was the same topic in a recent discussion on the SLA KABC  
> listserv (architecture/engineering librarians) and was timely as I  
> just finished a consulting project evaluating software for a 
> client. Below Daniel's email is the email that summarized all 
> the input on  
> off the shelf software plus an additional resource I 
> submitted. I found it easiest to create a table listing all 
> the features I was  
> looking for down the left column and then all the software vendors  
> and their products across the top. That way you can keep 
> track of who  
> offers what.
> 
> Costs vary of course, but there are some great packages out there  
> that don't have to be homegrown, that are reasonable.
> Deb
> 
> 
> ***
> On Apr 9, 2006, at 2:37 PM, Daniel Holmes wrote:
> 
> It has come time for me to help a small corporate library pick some  
> software.  So I am hoping some of you have some suggestions of what  
> to look at.  Here are my general needs, without spending an 
> arm and a  
> leg.
> 
> 1.  FileMaker or other implementation of a library catalog with  
> limited fields with links to digital items in various text and  
> graphical formats.
> 
> 2.  FileMaker or other implementation of a full-featured authorized  
> terms thesaurus - UF, BT, NT, RT and possibly with links into the  
> catalog for seaching.  Need a tool that allows building the  
> thesaurus, searching the thesaurus, and picking selected terms for  
> searches in the catalog.
> 
> Thanks everyone for your interest.  Please respond to Dan Holmes,  
> Geographer and Librarian,  dholmes at sierranevada.org
> 
> ***
> And, just reading Gary Price's latest Resource Shelf update, he  
> mentions Marshall Breeding's excellent listing of automation 
> vendors at: http://tinyurl.com/o6nv4
> 
> According to the site:
> This unique database of library companies provides the most up-to- 
> date and comprehensive listing of companies that develop and market  
> library automation systems. To be included in this resource, the  
> company must offer a fully integrated library system, not just a  
> single module other library-related services.
> 
> Each listing includes all the basic contact information about the  
> company, the names of the products they offer. When available 
> we also  
> list the names and positions of the executive management of the  
> company, and all business mergers and acquisitions that the company  
> has experienced. Buttons are provided that automatically provide  
> information related to each company from other LTG resources. 
> You can  
> easily see what libraries listed in lib-web-cats use the products of  
> each company, read all press releases from the LTG News Release  
> Archive, and citations or documents from the LTG Bibliography.
> 
> Deb
> 
> On Mar 3, 2006, at 2:08 PM, Krista Mercer wrote:
> 
> To sum up our recent discussion of off-the-shelf summary, we heard  
> about the following three options:
> 1) Koha, www.koha.org - currently used by Nancy Collander of 
> WD Partners Koha is the first open-source Integrated Library 
> System (ILS).  In  
> use worldwide, its development is steered by a growing community of  
> libraries collaborating to achieve their technology goals.  Nancy  
> added that this product is available at a very reasonable price.
> 
> Implementation support for this product was provided by LibLime,  
> http://liblime.com/c/company.html, which develops and markets  
> affordable and customizable open-source library technology  
> solutions.  LibLime also provides full vendor services on these  
> software products including:  migration assistance, staff training,  
> and sofware maintenance, support, and development.  Nancy reported  
> that the staff is very knowledgeable.
> 
> 2) EOS.web, www.eosintl.com/Solutions/Corporate.aspx - 
> currently used  
> by Marlene Vogelsang of Pacific Energy Center
> EOS.web is a web-based module that allows librarians to integrate  
> print, digital, media content, and more.  This module allows 
> users to  
> build a non-standard MARC catalog record to accommodate different  
> indexed fields (for example, the fields for cataloging according to  
> the MasterFormat standard).  The EOS.web sytem can be managed in- 
> house or by a hosted service (which maintains all the system IT  
> upgrades, maintenance, etc.).  Marlene observed that she had been  
> very satisfied with both the software and the customer support.  For  
> more information, contact Glenn Reidway, greidway at eosintl.com.
> 
> 3) LibraryCom, www.librarycom.com - currently used by Elizabeth  
> Meylor of HGA
> LibraryCom will soon be changing its name to LibraryWorld.  It is a  
> web-based application service designed to automate a wide variety of  
> libraries. The website allows you to preview the service for 
> up to 30  
> days for free, then select the service level which meets your 
> storage  
> requirements.
> 
> Elizabeth noted that this product doesn't have all the "bells and  
> whistles," but that for the money it has served her needs well.  She  
> further reported that the data now in her LibraryCom catalog was  
> uploaded from an Access database.
> 
> Finally, Deb Hunt of Exploratorium recommended that we look at the  
> Survey of Library Automation Systems in Use at Various Libraries,  
> available at the SLA Solo Librarians Division:  http://www.sla.org/ 
> division/dsol/resources/autosurv.htm
> 
> Thanks again for all the recommendations, everyone!
> 
> Krista Mercer
> Research Information Center
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