It sounds to me like you're asking for EG to take over ILL
functionality currently typically implemented in ILL software
packages that are not part of an ILS?
To me, the best solution here is for EG to support loosely coupled
integration with external ILL packages. In general, the future
direction many of us see for library systems infrastructure is away
from gigantic monolithic systems whose parts are inseperable, and
toward suites of individual components which work well together, but
which are separate components which can be mixed and matched. To get
there, some things currently contained in typical monolithic ILS/LMS
packages are going to have to be separated out in a way that still
allows staff and patron _workflow_ to be integrated. So taking
functionality that currently already is separated out and tightly
coupling it into a monolithic system would be the backwards direction!
On the other hand, these other components DO need to support a
tightly integrated _workflow_ with each other, which they don't now,
so there is work to be done. Is there an existing satisfactory ILL
component that EG could be made to work well with? (Open source _or_
proprietary, depending on the requirements of the customers). If
not, perhaps it makes sense to create one, if there are resources to
do so--but still as an external project to EG, which can be made to
work very well with EG, not as an intrinsic part of a monolithic EG.
I hope that makes some sense.
Jonathan
On Feb 4, 2008, at 9:19 AM, Zachary Spalding wrote:
Hey Dan,
ILLiad is currently used by staff at other libraries and they use
it to mange their ILL que that we currently host on our VDX
system. So by using the ISO ILL they can check what requests they
currently have and respond to those requests, and submit their own
requests without having staff trained to use two different software
platforms.
As for interactions I probably the basics would be great, just see
a request, answer a request, and create your own request.
Zack
On Feb 3, 2008, at 11:57 PM, Dan Scott wrote:
On 30/01/2008, Zachary wrote:
I could use the addition of an ISO ILL so I could get my ILLiad
users
to interact directly with Evergreen when dealing with ILL requests.
Hi Zachary:
Thanks for responding - this sounds pretty interesting.
Can you tell us who your ILLiad users are, in relation to your
library
(are they your staff? your patrons? patrons or staff at other
libraries?), what they do today with your current system, and what
kinds of interactions you would like them to have with Evergreen?
Thanks,
--
Dan Scott
Laurentian University
