NISO Library Resource Management Systems: New Challenges, New Opportunities October 8-9, 2009 Metro Meeting Center Boston MA
NISO is holding a 2 day forum called Library Resource Management Systems: New Challenges, New Opportunities on October 8-9, 2009 at the Metro Meeting Center in Boston, Massachusetts:
“Libraries have a dizzying array of options for acquiring, implementing, and modifying library resource management systems. The ballooning number of choices reflects the changing character of this marketplace. Commercial vendors now compete not only with each other, but also with widely-publicized open source offerings. When evaluating new and existing systems, libraries attempt to balance sometimes conflicting needs:”
* Maintain functionality for staff / Offer usable interfaces for patrons
* Preserve local individuality / Profit from shared practices
* Cope with shrinking resources / Crave more development input
* Value external service and support / Appraise the advantages of internal creative freedom
“Join NISO for a two-day forum in which we will consider these issues’ consequences for customers, users, vendors, and developers. During this event, we will:
* Explore the effects of changes to the library community on system suppliers’ business models
* Compare the benefits and disadvantages of commercial and open-source systems through real libraries’ experiences
* Examine the implications of placing library systems in the cloud
* Address the need for interoperability between library management systems and other systems at work in the library
* Consider how information standards can help all stakeholders cope with this shifting terrain”
Registration:
NISO Member
Early-Bird (Ends 9/23/09): $475.00
Regular: $550.00
Non-Member
Early-Bird (Ends 9/23/09): $545.00
Regular: $620.00
Student
$225.00
For more info:
http://www.niso.org/news/events/2009/lrms09
Posted by Rich
