http://adamgirard.net/opacproject A Blog About OPACs and Library Technology Sun, 04 Jul 2010 15:49:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://adamgirard.net/opacproject/interview-with-jessamyn-west-the-vokal-koha-project-part-3/comment-page-1#comment-19 Kai Sun, 04 Jul 2010 15:49:33 +0000 http://adamgirard.net/blog/?p=51#comment-19 "it looks like it was built in 1994. It was probably hot shit in 1994, and it’s ridiculous now." -- I feel like people say that about my wardrobe... “it looks like it was built in 1994. It was probably hot shit in 1994, and it’s ridiculous now.” — I feel like people say that about my wardrobe…

]]> http://adamgirard.net/opacproject/interview-with-jessamyn-west-the-vokal-koha-project-part-3/comment-page-1#comment-13 leah the librarian Thu, 17 Jun 2010 14:11:14 +0000 http://adamgirard.net/blog/?p=51#comment-13 Adam, these are looking great! What a privilege for all of us to have a glimpse into your conversation with such an amazing librarian. Thank you so much for sharing!! Adam, these are looking great! What a privilege for all of us to have a glimpse into your conversation with such an amazing librarian. Thank you so much for sharing!!

]]> http://adamgirard.net/opacproject/interview-with-jessamyn-west-the-vokal-koha-project-part-2/comment-page-1#comment-8 adam Fri, 21 May 2010 03:49:16 +0000 http://adamgirard.net/blog/?p=48#comment-8 Thanks for your comment! The cultural aspects of each community are integral to the local library. The community defines the character of their library, and the value that they place on many aspects (such as those that you suggest) make serving a unique community truly valuable. There are pros and cons about losing the public display of previous users. In general I certainly do miss ways of doing things that increase the experiential aspect of using the library. Thanks for your comment!
The cultural aspects of each community are integral to the local library. The community defines the character of their library, and the value that they place on many aspects (such as those that you suggest) make serving a unique community truly valuable. There are pros and cons about losing the public display of previous users. In general I certainly do miss ways of doing things that increase the experiential aspect of using the library.

]]> http://adamgirard.net/opacproject/interview-with-jessamyn-west-the-vokal-koha-project-part-2/comment-page-1#comment-7 Elena Thu, 20 May 2010 12:31:59 +0000 http://adamgirard.net/blog/?p=48#comment-7 The nitty gritty of which systems you all are using is a bit beyond my ken, but I really appreciate the look that comes in part 2 at the way using these different systems changes the cultural experiences of being in a community, by having a visual connection to others who've read a book, to suddenly being an anonymous reader, say. This question may be dumb, but do you all miss card catalogs ever for that reason, the cultural experience of browsing, the visual experience of handwriting, the personality of it, and, perhaps the accessibility of it? Congrats to Jessamyn and her colleagues for their incredible work and to Adam for letting us see it! The nitty gritty of which systems you all are using is a bit beyond my ken, but I really appreciate the look that comes in part 2 at the way using these different systems changes the cultural experiences of being in a community, by having a visual connection to others who’ve read a book, to suddenly being an anonymous reader, say. This question may be dumb, but do you all miss card catalogs ever for that reason, the cultural experience of browsing, the visual experience of handwriting, the personality of it, and, perhaps the accessibility of it? Congrats to Jessamyn and her colleagues for their incredible work and to Adam for letting us see it!

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