- From: Karen Coyle <kcoyle@kcoyle.net>
- Date: Sat, 03 Sep 2011 13:14:31 -0700
- To: public-xg-lld@w3.org
i think the sense was: these vendor systems contain the libraries' bibliographic data in a central database. That bibliographic database supports management functions like acquisitions, circulation, patron data, as well as the user discovery function. -- I'm not necessarily suggesting that as wording, but as an explanation of what was being said. kc Quoting Tom Baker <tbaker@tbaker.de>: > Instead of vendor systems "hold[ing] the bibliographic data > integrated into library > management functions," how about: > > Much of the technical expertise in the library community is > concentrated in > the small number of vendors who provide the systems and software that run > library management functions as well as the user discovery service -- > systems which integrate bibliographic data into library management > functions such as acquisitions, user data, and circulation. > > Tom > > [1] > http://www.w3.org/2005/Incubator/lld/wiki/index.php?title=Draft_issues_page_take2&diff=6101&oldid=6100 > [2] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Integrated_library_system > > -- Karen Coyle kcoyle@kcoyle.net http://kcoyle.net ph: 1-510-540-7596 m: 1-510-435-8234 skype: kcoylenet
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