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Peter E. Murray

Library technologist, open source advocate, striving to think globally while acting locally

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  • A Note to ILS Vendors: Can't We All Just Get Along?

    In the course of putting together the JISC/SCONUL Library Management Systems Study, the authors interviewed the four major vendors of integrated library systems in higher education in the U.K.: Ex Libris, Innovative Interfaces, SirsiDynix and Talis. Among the "who are you" and "what do you do" questions were …

     Posted on  June 16, 2008
     and last updated June 16, 2008
     ·  4 minutes reading time
  • A "Vision for Development" -- Excerpt from the JISC/SCONUL Study

    As our profession re-examines itself and the services we provide to users, we seem to spend a great deal of time concerned about the way our "web front door" looks and operates. That is, we expect web users to come through the front page of our website and so we …

     Posted on  June 13, 2008
     and last updated June 13, 2008
     ·  2 minutes reading time
  • What's the Deal with NCIP?

    What's the deal with NCIP? For those that don't know, NCIP is the NISO protocol that attempts to "define the various transactions needed to support circulation activities among independent library systems." For example, "patron and item inquiry and update transactions, such as hold or reserve, check-out, renew, and check-in."

    I …

     Posted on  January 24, 2008
     and last updated January 24, 2008
     ·  1 minutes reading time
  • Colorado Alliance of Research Libraries to build a consortial repository using FEDORA

    On Friday, the Colorado Alliance of Research Libraries announced the creation of a consortium-wide digital repository project similar to that of the Ohio Digital Resource Commons.

    Colorado Alliance Digital Repository Project Approved

    The Board of Directors of the Colorado Alliance of Research Libraries has approved initial funding for a consortium-wide …

     Posted on  October 25, 2006
     and last updated October 25, 2006
     ·  1 minutes reading time