Comments on: An Almost-Manifesto Masquerading as a Presentation… http://maisonbisson.com/blog/post/11849/an-almost-manifesto-masquerading-as-a-presentation/ A bunch of stuff I would have emailed you about. Fri, 21 Nov 2008 03:01:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Scriblio » ALA Presentation Roundup http://maisonbisson.com/blog/post/11849/an-almost-manifesto-masquerading-as-a-presentation/#comment-177209 Scriblio » ALA Presentation Roundup Wed, 27 Jun 2007 19:28:16 +0000 http://maisonbisson.com/blog/post/11849/#an-almost-manifesto-masquerading-as-a-presentation#comment-177209 [...] my contribution to the Social Software Showcase was a rallying cry for the work we need to do to build our libraries of the future. [...] [...] my contribution to the Social Software Showcase was a rallying cry for the work we need to do to build our libraries of the future. [...]

]]> By: Eric Schnell http://maisonbisson.com/blog/post/11849/an-almost-manifesto-masquerading-as-a-presentation/#comment-177033 Eric Schnell Mon, 25 Jun 2007 13:18:31 +0000 http://maisonbisson.com/blog/post/11849/#an-almost-manifesto-masquerading-as-a-presentation#comment-177033 Thanks for the post and the heads up about Scriblio, Casey. Libraries have traditionally banded together to pool resources with the common goals of obtaining monographs, serials, and databases as economically as possible. The decision to develop or become involved with a library network is to affect a positive change on a library’s ability to plan and budget. Unlike these cooperative efforts of the past, libraries have chosen to work independently on information system solutions. With the significant costs involved in the purchasing and maintenance commerical information systems I wonder why haven't more libraries banded together to build library systems? In a continuing era where budgets are trim and the need for innovated and flexible library systems growing, libraries need to begin establishing new resource sharing networks that focus on the development of information systems needed to support Internet-based library services. See: http://ericschnell.blogspot.com/2006/03/are-oss4lib-networks-needed.html Thanks for the post and the heads up about Scriblio, Casey.

Libraries have traditionally banded together to pool resources with the common goals of obtaining monographs, serials, and databases as economically as possible. The decision to develop or become involved with a library network is to affect a positive change on a library’s ability to plan and budget.

Unlike these cooperative efforts of the past, libraries have chosen to work independently on information system solutions. With the significant costs involved in the purchasing and maintenance commerical information systems I wonder why haven’t more libraries banded together to build library systems?

In a continuing era where budgets are trim and the need for innovated and flexible library systems growing, libraries need to begin establishing new resource sharing networks that focus on the development of information systems needed to support Internet-based library services.

See:

http://ericschnell.blogspot.com/2006/03/are-oss4lib-networks-needed.html

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