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

["Debra Flewelling" <flewellingd at douglas dot bc dot ca>]

Hello Casey,
Please add my name to the list.
Thanks
Debra

>>> cbisson at mail dot plymouth dot edu 05/19/05 7:09 AM >>>

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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