Pardon the cross-posting.
At the upcoming ALA Mid-winter meeting in Philadelphia, Villanova University
library staff will be hosting a VuFind<http://vufind.org/> Interest Group
meeting. The meeting will occur on Saturday, January 12 from 10:30 a.m. to
Noon in the Pennsylvania Convention Center, Room 308.
Anyone interested in learning more about the VuFind project is welcome to
attend. Topics to be addressed will include:
the current development roadmap;
prospects for extension and/or integration of VuFind into other library open
source environments;
implementation and support options; and
general issues related to the features & underpinnings of the software.
The Villanova VuFind development team (Andrew Nagy & Chris Barr) will be
present for a candid discussion about how we can grow partnerships and scale up
this project. We are interested not only in VuFind as such but also in the
larger question of how to catalyze open source growth and success and the
library space.
We will also be hosting VuFind demos throughout the conference at the
PALINET<http://www.palinet.org/> Booth in the exhibit hall. PALINET is now a
provider of implementation and support services for libraries interested in
VuFind but that lack the technical resources to take on such a project without
additional help.
We hope to see many of you there!
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Joe Lucia
University Librarian
Villanova University
610-519-4290
