Odyssey can send and receive tifs and pdfs, and can send and receive
files that are too large to import into Ariel. Articles are stored on
our ILLiad server for whatever length of time we set up. Our library IT
guy doesn't want to ever hear the word Ariel again, or deal with Infotrieve.
We rarely send anything via Ariel anymore, would rather receive via
Odyssey or email, and will drop Ariel as soon as the antique it's
currently running on dies, or accidentally smashes to bits on the floor.
10...9...8...7....
Diane Lee
Interlibrary Loan Supervisor
Oberlin College Library
Oberlin, OH 44074
On 8/18/2011 1:27 PM, Andrew Shuping wrote:
I was ready to try dropping Ariel last year, but my ILL staff person wanted to
continue to use it because of the number of libraries still on it. However,
this past summer she relented given the number of documents that now are only
delivered to her via email and the number of libraries I've seen dropping
Ariel. I think the tipping point has finally arrived...
Now if I can just get Stand Alone Odyssey up and running.
-----Original Message-----
From: arie-l-boun...@mailman2.u.washington.edu
[mailto:arie-l-boun...@mailman2.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Heck, Jeffrey
Sent: Thursday, August 18, 2011 1:21 PM
To: Discussion of the Ariel Document Transmission System
Subject: [ARIE-L] RE: Ariel alternative?
We currently use all three and do not look forward to each time we upgrade the
box on which Ariel resides. I tried to convince our previous circ/ill manager
to drop Ariel but she always felt there were still a sufficient number of
libraries that use ONLY Ariel that removing it would be too damaging to
service. I wonder where the tipping point is, given the number of libraries
that I see drop Ariel each day.
Jeff
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From: arie-l-boun...@mailman2.u.washington.edu
[mailto:arie-l-boun...@mailman2.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Steven Espinoza
Sent: Thursday, August 18, 2011 1:11 PM
To: Discussion of the Ariel Document Transmission System
Subject: [ARIE-L] RE: Ariel alternative?
Today...I am going to work on setting up a new system (Windows 7) and Ariel
4.1.(1?).
I work in Systems and not ILL so every three years I read up on the virtues of
patience just for this event.
As for alternatives, we use ILLIAD and Odyssey too! I have spoken to our Resource
Sharing manager and all I can get her to say is they will "consider dropping
Ariel...next time".
So my question is...are many of you using all three or are you making an either
or choice?
Thank you.
- Steve
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[mailto:arie-l-boun...@mailman2.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Craig, Tom
Sent: Thursday, August 18, 2011 9:28 AM
To: 'Discussion of the Ariel Document Transmission System'
Subject: [ARIE-L] RE: Ariel alternative?
We continue to use Ariel vs. Odyssey standalone because Ariel allows us to post
articles to our web server and automatically notifies the email addressee to
that effect. This allows us to scan articles of large file size without having
to deal with attachment size limits. Certainly Ariel is unsolvably quirky, but
it continues to work acceptably for us. We still use Windows XP and Ariel 3.4.
--Tom
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[mailto:arie-l-boun...@mailman2.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Bouchard, Kerry
Sent: Thursday, August 18, 2011 11:17 AM
To: Discussion of the Ariel Document Transmission System
Subject: [ARIE-L] RE: Ariel alternative?
We've been using Odyssey and ILLiad for several years with
good results. Since the Odyssey component is free, I'm a little puzzled by the
number of libraries still using Ariel, given the lack of vendor support - it
seems like the vendor abandoned it some time ago. The latest hurdle here has
been getting a scanner to work with both Ariel and Windows 7, and I really hate
to pour any more hours into Ariel.
-Kerry
Kerry Bouchard
Director of Automated Systems
Mary Couts Burnett Library, TCU
817-921-4304
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[mailto:arie-l-boun...@mailman2.u.washington.edu] On Behalf Of Estabrook, Alexia
Sent: Thursday, August 18, 2011 9:43 AM
To: Discussion of the Ariel Document Transmission System
Subject: [ARIE-L] Ariel alternative?
I have been having issues with Ariel for a while, the lasted being that the
send to function is not working. After months of working with IT we just
cannot figure out what is wrong... That and the fact that Ariel has not been
updated in a very long time has lead me to consider alternatives.
What other Ariel-type products are people using and why?
We currently recieve 95% of our requests via Docline and the other 5% via OCLC.
I need to do more research but was initially thinking of pairing Odyssey and
Illiad. Am I headed in the right direction or am I way off base?
Any and all suggestions are appreciated.
Alexia D. Estabrook-Isely, MSLS
Consultant, Medical Library
Providence Hospital | Helen L. DeRoy Medical Library Main Phone: 248-849-3294 |
Fax: 248-849-3201 | Email: alexia.estabr...@stjohn.org Library Home Page:
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