Hi folks: Thanks to everyone who responded to the academic reserves RFC; there were some excellent responses both on and off list. I've updated the RFC at http://open-ils.org/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=feature:academic_reserves doing my best to incorporate your comments.
In this revision of the RFC, the scope has expanded from simply addressing existing items within the ILS to trying to address the most common requirements for electronic reserves. I do worry about feature creep, and am not trying to replace dedicated third-party reserves systems in the first iteration of the Evergreen reserves module, but your comments convinced me that there would be a significant improvement in process and flexibility if the system is capable of handling a broader set of reserve items. I would greatly appreciate another round of comments on the RFC - even if it's simply a matter of "sounds good" or "please stop wasting my time, you're so far off the track!". If it's the latter, then I'd rather hear it now than six months down the road :) -- Dan Scott Laurentian University
