hey tony,
i understand from gerri that we won't be getting into the ead business anytime
soon. if that's the case, i'm going to sign off of the list to eliminate
the e-mail
traffic. you may or may not want to pick up on the list if you're still
interested
(or NOT!!)
jn
1-9205

At 03:52 PM 04/07/2000 -0500, you wrote:
>We've just completed an RFP process to select a system that integrates our
>manuscripts, bibliographic and museum holdings. Two systems stuck out of the
>crowd: Re:Discovery, (http://www.rediscov.com/ <http://www.rediscov.com/> )
>from Re:Discovery Systems, and Minisis,
>(http://minisis.idrc.ca:80/minisis/minisis.htm
><http://minisis.idrc.ca:80/minisis/minisis.htm> ) from the International
>Development Research Centre of Canada. Both systems support XML and have
>management facilities for library, archival and curatorial holdings -- which
>is to say that you can more or less mix and match MARC, EAD and neither
>types of records. A lot depends on the size of your operation. Neither of
>these systems could really go up against an Endeavor or Ameritech system on
>the library side, but if you're small to middling in size, as we are, one of
>them might be just the ticket.
>______________________________________________________
>Chuck Patch
>Director of Systems
>Historic New Orleans Collection
>504/598-7116
>www.hnoc.org <http://www.hnoc.org>
>
>
>                -----Original Message-----
>                From:   Kerstin Ringdahl [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
>                Sent:   Friday, April 07, 2000 12:44 PM
>                To:     [log in to unmask]
>                Subject:        Automated library Systems
>
>                We are in the beginning stages of creating needs and
>assessment for a
>                new
>                automated library system.  We use Dynix now.  I would like
>to have our
>                finding
>                aids as fully integrated as possible in our new system.  I
>am wondering
>                if anyone
>                has information to share about various vendors and how a new
>automated
>                system
>                can benefit and incorporate the archives and special
>collections.  I am
>                thinking
>                especially of EAD encoded finding aids and photgraphs.  Does
>anyone have
>                a
>                system that is fully integrated?  Do you have any scripts
>prepared that
>                you are willing to share?
>
>                Thank you very much for your help.
>
>                Kerstin Ringdahl
>                Archives and Special Collections
>                Mortvedt Library
>                Pacific Lutheran University
>                Tacoma, WA., 98447
>