

OVGSTL

Librarianship has a bright future. You just have to be flexible.
  
XML is a very powerful data structure
  * Convert MARC to MARCXML and then MODS
  * "Catalog" texts with TEI and transform them
  * XML can be a part of the data

Open source software is empowering
  * MARC to MyLibrary
  * MyLibrary to swish-e
  * Alex Catalogue of Electronic Texts

OAI provides a means for high volume acquisitions:
  * DOAJ to MyLibrary
  * Images to MyLibrary
  * Aggregating content from IR systems

Libraries are about the combination of collections and services
  * Services against the content of the IRD
  * a "next generation OPAC"

OpenURLs are unique identifiers enabling services
  * COinS

Statistical analysis supplements human added value
  * Did you mean?
  * Possible synonyms
  * Automatic keyword creation
  * Find more like this

A recipe for making these things production services:
  1. Spend time playing.
  2. Be positive.
  3. Think outside the box.
  4. Discuss the results.
  5. Go to Step #1
  
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Eric Lease Morgan (emorgan@nd.edu)
May 12, 2006
