Re: Integration (XML, Portals, etc) SIG, anybody?

[Kamaludeen Mohamed Rafi <rafi at sp dot edu dot sg>]

Hi Casey,

I am interested on this topic and it is timely for us. Our institution has 
just embarked on the enterprise information portal project and we are also 
keen to integrate our library services with Blackboard and Portal. Please 
include me as well.

Thanks and Regards,
K Mohamed Rafi, 
Innopac Coordinator,
Singapore Polytechnic Library,
http://www.lib.sp.edu.sg




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Integration (XML, Portals, etc) SIG, anybody?






Invitation

If you've ever thought about the following:

web services
XML interfaces
single sign-on
portal or CMS integration
Blackboard or WebCT integration
or anything else along these lines...

please consider emailing me regarding your possible interest in 
forming a SIG to work on integration-related efforts. I don't know 
now what this might become, but I'd love to see further discussion of 
these issues and try to find a way for interested people address 
related concerns together.



Background

The response to the presentation on portal integration that I did 
with my colleague Elaine Allard, and my presentation on XML Server 
applications has been tremendous, and one of the greatest things to 
come of it has been to find so many others that have similar 
interests in building library services that integrate with and add 
value to larger projects.

As a person involved with academic libraries, I often think of ways 
to add library services to academic efforts like our campus portal or 
our learning management system (WebCT), but I've spoken with folks 
from all manner of libraries who've named great integration 
opportunities that they imagine would improve service to their 
patrons. Though the specifics vary, we all seem to share an awareness 
that the library is part of (or could add services to) a larger 
system and we're interested in finding ways to do it.

It's clear that there are a number of us out there, but we've not had 
many opportunities to talk or work together on issues like this and 
I'd like to find a way to change that.

Links to information and followup about the two presentations

XML Server Applications
< http://www.maisonbisson.com/blog/comments.php?id=10566_0_1_0_C >

Portal Integration: What Works at Plymouth State University
< http://www.maisonbisson.com/blog/comments.php?id=10579_0_1_0_C >



Please forward this message to any and all appropriate parties.

Thank you,

Casey Bisson
__________________________________________

Library Information Technologist
Plymouth State University
Plymouth, New Hampshire
http://oz.plymouth.edu/~cbisson/
ph: 603-535-2256



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