Automated Services Workshop 2009

NOTES FROM 11/18/2008 MEETING

Overview

Title:
The Best Library Catalog in the World

Where: Crowell Public Library

Date: TBA in March or April

Time: 9-12:30

Agenda:

• Vendors
  

  SoPac (Joseph Muennich)
  Biblio Commons
  

• Update on Open Source Project
  

-Break-

• Experiences of 2 Libraries
  

  PVLD
  ?
  

Issues we see as needing to be covered

Texting
Readers' Advisory mechanisms
Monitoring of content – the pros and consIssues we see as needing to be covered
RSS
Readers' Advisory mechanisms
Monitoring of content – the pros and cons
How much control of technology do you need?
Federated Searches – how to make sure the patron knows what they are looking at??
How to talk to the PTB about moving forward
Incremental vs wholesale change??
How much is too much??

Things that Need to be Done Before the Next Meeting

• Invite Stephanie to participate
  
• Find out the dates already taken in March and April
  
• Create Survey and distribute URL
• Heather will send or post the URL for demos for BiblioCommons and SoPac and we will review them

The demo library for bibliocommons is Oakville Public Library in Ontario at:
http://www.opl.on.ca/
And Darien CT is the demo for SOPAC: http://www.darienlibrary.org/

Next Meeting

December 16, 2008
10 a.m.
MCLS HQ

Did I miss anything?? If so, please post changes.