At 03:34 PM 4/11/2011, Mike Tribby wrote:
Not all libraries perceive the same needs as other libraries. If
"the ILSs are just waiting for RDA to be finalized before rolling
out new iterations that can take advantage of the relational
properties" then why haven't they already rolled out ILSs that
feature "technology [which] already exists, as we can see on the
likes of Amazon"?
Our current ILS (Voyager) doesn't even take full advantage of the
coding in authority 4XX/5XX subfield $w, which has been around since
the 1970s...
Gary L. Strawn, Authorities Librarian, etc.
Northwestern University Library, 1970 Campus Drive, Evanston IL 60208-2300
e-mail: mrsm...@northwestern.edu voice: 847/491-2788<--now even
newer! fax: 847/491-8306
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