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UWindsor ILS Symposium • 15-Nov-2006
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| It's not about | It's about |
|---|---|
| a programming language or network protocol | an architecture for designing systems |
| large applications | discrete business processes |
| starting over | reuse |
| only "web services" | web services as a means to an end |
| proprietary systems | standards and open protocols |
The major ILS products have long done an excellent job of automating how libraries deal with traditional resources. They have fallen behind, however, in dealing with electronic content.Marshall Breeding. "Musings on the State of the ILS in 2006" Computers in Libraries. 26(26): March 2006. pp 26-29.
I'm concerned that the current path of relatively nonintegrated products will not be sustainable in the longer term. Would it be better if there were an ILS that would encompass a broader set of capabilities, including one for both print and electronic content, in a more integrated package?Marshall Breeding. "Musings on the State of the ILS in 2006"
SOA doesn't guarantee a happier, healthier life, free from business concerns. However, movement toward SOA is usually a movement toward freedom and flexibility and bodes well for the longevity of an organization and for the sanity of those usually held responsible.Judith Hurwitz, et al. Service Oriented Architecture for Dummies. Wiley Publishing, Inc.: Indianapolis, Indiana. 2006.
Another possible end point of [the work of the DLF SFG] is the development of a service-oriented architecture for library systems. We are some way away from this as well; moreover the term "service-oriented architecture" is itself ill-defined and used inconsistently. However, one could imagine a service-oriented architecture for libraries as one that represented the library as a collection of autonomous yet linkable services, deployed and discoverable on the network through Web service technologies.Brian Lavoie, Geneva Henry, Lorcan Dempsey. "A Service Framework for Libraries" D-Lib Magazine. 12(7/8): July/August 2006. doi:10.1045/july2006-lavoie
The CDL Common Framework is an open, services-oriented technical architecture that provides an integrating framework for services related to digital libraries. As a layered architecture it aims to separate front-end tools from back-end services from underlying data storage so that different components can be reused in multiple applications, reducing the time and money it takes to develop and maintain code. The Common Framework also supports easy integration of local and third party tools and services through a plug-in approach. It is available through both machine (i.e. web services) and human interfaces.
The eFramework for Education and Research; an overview briefing paper provides an overview of the e-Framework for Education and Research (the e-Framework), its strategic context, its aims and objectives, its overall approach, the stakeholders, the benefits and its expected outcomes and impact. Workflow and Webservices examines the topic of coordinating workflows of web services within an elearning context, and identifies the requirements, challenges, and technology choices involved. The JISC Information Environment (JISC IE) technical architecture specifies a set of standards and protocols that support the development and delivery of an integrated set of networked services that allow the end-user to discover, access, use and publish digital and physical resources as part of their learning and research activities.
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