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 >