Building list of products libraries want to interface with via APIs, Web Services etc.

[Kirsten Leonard]

I’m a member of the newly reconstituted LITA Technology and Industry
Interest group being Co-Chaired by Marshall Breeding (Vanderbilt University)
and Matt Goldner (OCLC).  We’re developing a white paper on best practices
or suggested guidelines for librarians and vendors when implementing cloud
computing solutions.

As part of this, we’re trying to build a list of products by type and name
that your institution would expect a cloud computing library management
product to interface with via API’s, Web Services or through other
standardized interfaces.  In addition, we are looking at the following
questions: 
       What are the data and service points most critical for libraries to
work more efficiently? 
       What are the new functions that libraries should be focusing on?

I am interested to hear about the types of systems your library is
using/connecting with and, if you don’t mind, the product and vendor names. 
For instance list the ERM, digital repository, administrative, distance
education, course management, learning management, authentication,
authorization, etc. systems used on your campus.  Where are you trying to
pull in data from and where are you trying to send ILS data to?  What are
the systems that you would LIKE to connect with but aren’t able to
currently?

Please send your thoughts to kleonard at palni.edu .

For more information on the project:
IG Web site:
https://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/lita/involve/igs/industry/lit-igven.cfm 
E-Mail List: http://lists.ala.org/sympa/info/lita-industryig 

Thank you!

--Kirsten
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Kirsten Leonard
Executive Director, PALNI
7606 W 450 N
Sharpsville, IN 46068
(317)752-6831
kleonard at palni.edu
kirsten.leonard at gmail.com
www.palni.org
 

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2012-03-12