Here at Bates College, we've been talking about dropping Ariel for a while, but we still use it in conjunction with Odyssey.
Zack Handlen Bates ILL On Thu, Aug 1, 2013 at 9:30 AM, Brown, Steve <steve.br...@indwes.edu> wrote: > At Indiana Wesleyan Univ. we are continuing to use Ariel as long as it > continues working. We also use Illiad, Article Exchange, etc.**** > > ** ** > > Stephen Brown**** > > Technical Services Librarian**** > > Indiana Wesleyan University**** > > 4201 S Washington Street**** > > Marion Indiana 46953**** > > ** ** > > 765.677.2197**** > > steve.br...@indwes.edu**** > > ** ** > > ** ** > > ** ** > > *From:* arie-l-boun...@mailman2.u.washington.edu [mailto: > arie-l-boun...@mailman2.u.washington.edu] *On Behalf Of *Sundwick, William > *Sent:* Wednesday, July 31, 2013 3:49 PM > > *To:* 'arie-l@u.washington.edu' > *Cc:* Townsend, Candice > *Subject:* [ARIE-L] Anybody still depend on Ariel for receiving ILL > articles?**** > > ** ** > > *Arie-L members:* > > ** ** > > At the Library of Congress, we have always made an effort to accommodate > as many different platforms for electronic document delivery as feasible. > However, there comes a time when we must evaluate that feasibility.**** > > ** ** > > Ariel Interlibrary Loan software is the case in point now. We would like > to request that members of this list who still rely on Ariel for receipt of > ILL articles, or other surrogate documents, please speak up! We are well > aware of the diminished user base for Ariel, vs. Odyssey, Article Exchange, > or any other means of transmitting electronic documents (like PDF email > attachments). **** > > ** ** > > Our question, then, is whether, with our own restrictive budgetary > guidelines, we have to make special arrangements to support Ariel in a > Windows XP environment, after the rest of the institution has migrated to > Windows 7? As you know, Microsoft's Windows XP drop-dead date is April, > 2014. Continued support for Ariel after that time may not be possible. > Should we "pull the plug" sooner? Please respond. **** > > ** ** > > Awaiting discussion on this list. Thank you for your participation.**** > > ** ** > > Bill Sundwick**** > > ******************************************************** > > Wiliam Sundwick **** > > Automation Operations Coordinator **** > > Collections Access, Loan and Management Division **** > > Library of Congress**** > > w...@loc.gov **** > > ph.: 202-707-1186 **** > > fax: 202-707-5986**** > > ******************************************************** > > *Opinions expressed here are solely my own, and do not reflect any > official position of the Library of Congress* > > ** ** > > ** ** > > _______________________________________________ > ARIE-L mailing list > Mail the list at ARIE-L@u.washington.edu > Unsubscribe at http://www.arie-l.org#subscribers > Archive at http://www.mail-archive.com/arie-l@u.washington.edu/ > Scanner recommendations at > http://shareill.org/index.php?title=Ariel_Scanners > >
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