We use Ariel, but we prefer ILLiad or Article Exchange. We like Odyssey's scanning software better and it's less buggy for us than Ariel has been for the past two years. And it has better support.
Melissa Jackson ILL Librarian Armstrong Atlantic State University On Wed, Jul 31, 2013 at 3:48 PM, Sundwick, William <w...@loc.gov> wrote: > *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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