From a HE perspective JISC continues to explore this area and has also
announced funding for projects. See for example
http://infteam.jiscinvolve.org/wp/2012/01/30/exploring-the-future-of-library
-systems-2/
It has some useful links. From the above:'Not so long ago the library
management system was the neglected sibling of the library world; but the
landscape is changing and it is starting to become centre-stage once again.
Yet this is a very different world to even just a few years ago. While it
regains its moment in the lime-light, it is constrained on either side by
the emerging importance of resource discovery and e-resource management.
Entitled: ‘The Squeezed Middle’ the JISC and SCONUL sponsored event was a
chance for directors and senior library managers to review the evolving role
and requirements of the institutional Library Management System (LMS)'
There are some free community resources that explore these issues: Everyone
is free to contribute (e.g. Discuss, add/edit content).
SCONUL's Higher Education Library Technology (HELibTech) wiki
(http://helibtech.com/)
also has a page on 'next generation systems'
http://helibtech.com/Next+Generation
From a local government (public library) perspective the Local Government
Library Technology wiki (LGLibTech) http://lglibtech.wikispaces.com/ also
has some information on the 'LMS development' page.
http://lglibtech.wikispaces.com/LMS+development+directions
Finally some issues are explored in the 'Open Specifications for Library
Systems' wiki (LibTechRFP). It provides free downloadable and also editable
online system specifications for anyone to use or update with what they
think would be useful
http://libtechrfp.wikispaces.com/
Hope that helps
Ken
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Sent: 17 February 2012 13:58
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Subject: Re: What is the future of the Library Management System?
Thanks for all the comments! It's really interesting getting the
perspectives, I agree with Ian that we've heard from everyone except the
library staff....
Firstly though I need to clarify that the link posted is from a gentleman
called Walter Nelson, Library Manager at RAND Corporation - I can't take
credit for his comments. Interestingly I was recently able to hear his
presentation in person and it was very powerful.
As you probably have already realized I bring another perspective to the
table as my background is with an ILS vendor, EOS International. That said
identifying with the needs of library's and their users is so important if
we all are going to be around in the future, it doesn't matter if we are
consultants, vendors or librarians. The future is about working together!
Thinking about the short term, namely the next few years, can we adapt the
ILS to maintain its relevance?
Adrian Watkins
Market Analyst
EOS International
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Sent: Friday, February 17, 2012 2:56 AM
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Subject: Re: What is the future of the Library Management System?
Ian Haydock wrote:
> People from outside libraries tend
> to be very frustrated by the complexity of library systems (or maybe
> just libraries!), which in turn limit integration with other systems,
> while possibly being unaware of the fact that much of this complexity
> has been added to meet the demands of library users.
I understand some of this.
Currently we have a conventional library catalogue system and, separately, a
bibliographic database system. Bibliographic reference data, index terms and
so on are typed into each independently; index terms come from separate
controlled lists evolved for different purposes; and the systems are
searched separately. We would like a system to bring it all together, so
data entry happens once and searching covers both library content and the
database.
Backwards compatibility is just one of the problems.
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Sheila Thomas BA MCLIP MWeldI
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