[Web4lib] ARES automating reserves system

[John Fereira]

We're using Ares at Cornell University Libraries and have been pretty happy with it though I don't deal with the end users so I wouldn't hear any complaints directly.  I developed a wrapper service that also integrates with our voyager catalog and that services is used on several unit library sites as well as the main CUL web site (all Drupal sites).  That provides a drop down select list of classes which have reserve items, then when a class is selected,  all reserve items for the class, *and* the current availability of the item as determined from the catalog via my service is shown as well.  You can see it in action at:

http://www.mannlib.cornell.edu/library-services/borrowing-delivery/course-reserves

Note that students never use a UI provided by Ares.  

> -----Original Message-----
> From: web4lib-bounces at webjunction.org [mailto:web4lib-
> bounces at webjunction.org] On Behalf Of Woodard, Amber
> Sent: Monday, July 12, 2010 11:29 AM
> To: web4lib at webjunction.org
> Subject: [Web4lib] ARES automating reserves system
> 
> Hi everyone,
> 
> Has anyone ever used the ARES automating reserves system
> <https://mail.cumberland.edu/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=https://promethe
> us.atlas-sys.com/display/ARE/Ares%2B2.5%2BHome%2BPage>  made by Atlas
> Systems? I'm looking at ways to streamline our reserve process and
> wanted to get some feedback from actual users.
> 
> Thanks!
> 
> Amber Woodard
> Library Technical Assistant
> Cumberland University Vise Library
> awoodard at cumberland.edu
> 615-547-1302
> 
> 
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