Comments on: 2006: Year of the phoenix OPAC? http://www.blyberg.net/2006/02/08/2006-year-of-the-phoenix-opac/ A library-geek blog Tue, 07 Feb 2012 08:39:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: 数图研究 » 昨日阅读 http://www.blyberg.net/2006/02/08/2006-year-of-the-phoenix-opac/comment-page-1/#comment-19820 数图研究 » 昨日阅读 Mon, 04 Dec 2006 14:51:08 +0000 http://www.blyberg.net/2006/02/08/2006-year-of-the-phoenix-opac/#comment-19820 [...] blyberg.net ?2006: Year of the phoenix OPAC? #SEXY (not so bloody as KILLER) applications of 2005!I’ll just say that it’s too sexy by far.Another great January moment was seeing Casey Bisson’s Wordpress OPAC project which poses some intrinsic questions about the nature of our relationship to the ILS and OPAC as well as with our vendors. [...] [...] blyberg.net ?2006: Year of the phoenix OPAC? #SEXY (not so bloody as KILLER) applications of 2005!I’ll just say that it’s too sexy by far.Another great January moment was seeing Casey Bisson’s WordPress OPAC project which poses some intrinsic questions about the nature of our relationship to the ILS and OPAC as well as with our vendors. [...]

]]> By: ex libris » libraries, music, tech » Blog Archive » hacking the opac http://www.blyberg.net/2006/02/08/2006-year-of-the-phoenix-opac/comment-page-1/#comment-6674 ex libris » libraries, music, tech » Blog Archive » hacking the opac Fri, 22 Sep 2006 18:02:23 +0000 http://www.blyberg.net/2006/02/08/2006-year-of-the-phoenix-opac/#comment-6674 [...] There have been some interesting experiments going on recently involving the library OPAC (that’s the online catalogue for you laypeople). John Blyberg wrote an excellent roundup on these developments. My two favourite examples are Blyberg’s own virtual card catalogue and Casey Bisson’s WPopac. The virtual card catalogue is a neat hack of the OPAC, easy to understand and encouraging patron input. WPopac on the other hand is an ambitious mashup which shoehorns the OPAC into a WordPress framework. Coincidentally (or perhaps not ), both of their libraries are using the same vendor’s library software as mine. It’s certainly giving us plenty to think about in terms of what we might consider doing with our aging OPAC. [...] [...] There have been some interesting experiments going on recently involving the library OPAC (that’s the online catalogue for you laypeople). John Blyberg wrote an excellent roundup on these developments. My two favourite examples are Blyberg’s own virtual card catalogue and Casey Bisson’s WPopac. The virtual card catalogue is a neat hack of the OPAC, easy to understand and encouraging patron input. WPopac on the other hand is an ambitious mashup which shoehorns the OPAC into a WordPress framework. Coincidentally (or perhaps not ), both of their libraries are using the same vendor’s library software as mine. It’s certainly giving us plenty to think about in terms of what we might consider doing with our aging OPAC. [...]

]]> By: Life as I Know It » Blog Archive » OPAC Blog Posts - A List http://www.blyberg.net/2006/02/08/2006-year-of-the-phoenix-opac/comment-page-1/#comment-1943 Life as I Know It » Blog Archive » OPAC Blog Posts - A List Thu, 06 Jul 2006 01:09:51 +0000 http://www.blyberg.net/2006/02/08/2006-year-of-the-phoenix-opac/#comment-1943 [...] Blyberg.net 2006: the year of the phoenix OPAC? ILS Customer Bill of Rights Library 2.0 websites: Where to begin? Why bother: the impact of social OPACs [...] [...] Blyberg.net 2006: the year of the phoenix OPAC? ILS Customer Bill of Rights Library 2.0 websites: Where to begin? Why bother: the impact of social OPACs [...]

]]> By: Library clips :: OPAC in a blog and library 2.0 :: May :: 2006 http://www.blyberg.net/2006/02/08/2006-year-of-the-phoenix-opac/comment-page-1/#comment-469 Library clips :: OPAC in a blog and library 2.0 :: May :: 2006 Tue, 02 May 2006 03:51:45 +0000 http://www.blyberg.net/2006/02/08/2006-year-of-the-phoenix-opac/#comment-469 [...] More on the future of OPAC’s: Exposing the deep web to increase access to library collections CIL2006 - Roy Tennant and Andrew Pace on the future of catalogues Internet Explorer to replace the OPAC Google Search Appliance + OPAC = ? Where is the edge of the OPAC? Thinking about the catalog Making data work - Web 2.0 and catalogs NCSU Libraries Unveils Revolutionary, Endeca-Powered Online Catalog (relevance ranking) The Revolution Will be Folksonomied How OPACs Suck, Part 1: Relevance Rank (Or the Lack of It) How OPACs Suck, Part 2: The Checklist of Shame OPAC Wishlist, Continued OPAC Tagging - Who’s It? 2006: Year of the phoenix OPAC? Catalogs/OPACs for the Future TOCRoSS: Table of Contents by Really Simple Syndication The Changing Nature of the Catalog and Its Integration with Other Discovery Tools A SirsiDynix Institute Conversation: The 2.0 Meme - Web 2.0, Library 2.0, Librarian 2.0 SLE feeds for Library OPAC’s [...] [...] More on the future of OPAC’s: Exposing the deep web to increase access to library collections CIL2006 – Roy Tennant and Andrew Pace on the future of catalogues Internet Explorer to replace the OPAC Google Search Appliance + OPAC = ? Where is the edge of the OPAC? Thinking about the catalog Making data work – Web 2.0 and catalogs NCSU Libraries Unveils Revolutionary, Endeca-Powered Online Catalog (relevance ranking) The Revolution Will be Folksonomied How OPACs Suck, Part 1: Relevance Rank (Or the Lack of It) How OPACs Suck, Part 2: The Checklist of Shame OPAC Wishlist, Continued OPAC Tagging – Who’s It? 2006: Year of the phoenix OPAC? Catalogs/OPACs for the Future TOCRoSS: Table of Contents by Really Simple Syndication The Changing Nature of the Catalog and Its Integration with Other Discovery Tools A SirsiDynix Institute Conversation: The 2.0 Meme – Web 2.0, Library 2.0, Librarian 2.0 SLE feeds for Library OPAC’s [...]

]]> By: Keven’s Blog 数图研究 » 昨日阅读 http://www.blyberg.net/2006/02/08/2006-year-of-the-phoenix-opac/comment-page-1/#comment-224 Keven’s Blog 数图研究 » 昨日阅读 Mon, 20 Feb 2006 01:32:29 +0000 http://www.blyberg.net/2006/02/08/2006-year-of-the-phoenix-opac/#comment-224 [...] blyberg.net ?2006: Year of the phoenix OPAC? # SEXY (not so bloody as KILLER) applications of 2005! I’ll just say that it’s too sexy by far.Another great January moment was seeing Casey Bisson’s Wordpress OPAC project which poses some intrinsic questions about the nature of our relationship to the ILS and OPAC as well as with our vendors. [...] [...] blyberg.net ?2006: Year of the phoenix OPAC? # SEXY (not so bloody as KILLER) applications of 2005! I’ll just say that it’s too sexy by far.Another great January moment was seeing Casey Bisson’s WordPress OPAC project which poses some intrinsic questions about the nature of our relationship to the ILS and OPAC as well as with our vendors. [...]

]]> By: panlibus http://www.blyberg.net/2006/02/08/2006-year-of-the-phoenix-opac/comment-page-1/#comment-213 panlibus Fri, 10 Feb 2006 19:06:24 +0000 http://www.blyberg.net/2006/02/08/2006-year-of-the-phoenix-opac/#comment-213 <strong>Where is the edge of the OPAC?...</strong> John Blyberg has posted a couple of comments in response to my post, The OPAC is not an end in itself. This post was, in turn, a response to something he wrote on his blog. First of all, John...... Where is the edge of the OPAC?…

John Blyberg has posted a couple of comments in response to my post, The OPAC is not an end in itself. This post was, in turn, a response to something he wrote on his blog. First of all, John……

]]> By: panlibus http://www.blyberg.net/2006/02/08/2006-year-of-the-phoenix-opac/comment-page-1/#comment-210 panlibus Wed, 08 Feb 2006 18:27:10 +0000 http://www.blyberg.net/2006/02/08/2006-year-of-the-phoenix-opac/#comment-210 <strong>The OPAC is not an end in itself...</strong> The ever-interesting John Blyberg has written a thought provoking post that picks up various threads from current discussions around the future - or otherwise - of that much maligned public face to library services; the Online Public Access Catalogue,... The OPAC is not an end in itself…

The ever-interesting John Blyberg has written a thought provoking post that picks up various threads from current discussions around the future – or otherwise – of that much maligned public face to library services; the Online Public Access Catalogue,…

]]> By: john http://www.blyberg.net/2006/02/08/2006-year-of-the-phoenix-opac/comment-page-1/#comment-209 john Wed, 08 Feb 2006 14:57:32 +0000 http://www.blyberg.net/2006/02/08/2006-year-of-the-phoenix-opac/#comment-209 Ed, I don't think of this as a post-OPAC era. The OPAC is here to stay, but what you're talking about is the new way in which a library's influence is extended by the users themselves who are making use of new OPAC features, such as RESTful presentation, RSS, etc. Anthony, As I mentioned, some vendors are acknowledging these changes and some are even pursuing active development. You need to realize that there is a very real perception within the library tech crowd that vendors are not giving us the tools we need. At the very least, vendors need to develop viable APIs that allow access to the sacred inner sanctum of their systems. I tend to be somewhat of an activist when it comes to the four points of my ILS customer bill-of-rights, because those four very simple features are vital to our ability to govern our own future. Ed,
I don’t think of this as a post-OPAC era. The OPAC is here to stay, but what you’re talking about is the new way in which a library’s influence is extended by the users themselves who are making use of new OPAC features, such as RESTful presentation, RSS, etc.

Anthony,
As I mentioned, some vendors are acknowledging these changes and some are even pursuing active development. You need to realize that there is a very real perception within the library tech crowd that vendors are not giving us the tools we need. At the very least, vendors need to develop viable APIs that allow access to the sacred inner sanctum of their systems. I tend to be somewhat of an activist when it comes to the four points of my ILS customer bill-of-rights, because those four very simple features are vital to our ability to govern our own future.

]]> By: Anthony http://www.blyberg.net/2006/02/08/2006-year-of-the-phoenix-opac/comment-page-1/#comment-208 Anthony Wed, 08 Feb 2006 14:13:56 +0000 http://www.blyberg.net/2006/02/08/2006-year-of-the-phoenix-opac/#comment-208 The vendors are indeed paying attention. Have you seen what The Library Corp. has done in the last 7 months with AquaBrowser Library? It has now been implemented in over 50 libraries in the US. This is a 100% Dutch product, developed in Amsterdam over a number of years. We try to present the rich data already in the library’s catalog in a fun, intuitive and motivating interface. You can learn more at http://www.tlcdelivers.com/aquabrowser The vendors are indeed paying attention. Have you seen what The Library Corp. has done in the last 7 months with AquaBrowser Library? It has now been implemented in over 50 libraries in the US. This is a 100% Dutch product, developed in Amsterdam over a number of years. We try to present the rich data already in the library’s catalog in a fun, intuitive and motivating interface. You can learn more at http://www.tlcdelivers.com/aquabrowser

]]> By: Edward Vielmetti http://www.blyberg.net/2006/02/08/2006-year-of-the-phoenix-opac/comment-page-1/#comment-207 Edward Vielmetti Wed, 08 Feb 2006 05:32:28 +0000 http://www.blyberg.net/2006/02/08/2006-year-of-the-phoenix-opac/#comment-207 Is Library 2.0 really the post-OPAC era? After all with the right interfaces you should be able to shoehorn library services in anywhere on the net people see ISBN numbers, at least to a first approximiation. Is Library 2.0 really the post-OPAC era? After all with the right interfaces you should be able to shoehorn library services in anywhere on the net people see ISBN numbers, at least to a first approximiation.

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