Chapter 4. Major Products

Authors

  • Marshall Breeding

Abstract

This chapter takes a closer look at the major products in the category of library services platforms and the organizations that produce and support them. Products covered include Sierra from Innovative Interfaces, Alma from Ex Libris, WorldShare Management Services from OCLC, Intota from ProQuest, and the open source Kuali OLE project. The general strategic vision, general areas of functionality, a chronology of development, and current implementation status is given for each product.

Author Biography

Marshall Breeding

Marshall Breeding is an independent consultant, speaker, and author. He is the creator and editor of Library Technology Guides (www.librarytechnology.org), a columnist for Computers in Libraries, and the editor of Smart Libraries Newsletter. He has authored the annual “Automation Marketplace” feature published most recently in American Libraries. Marshall has also edited or authored seven books, including Cloud Computing for Libraries, published in 2012. Formerly the director for innovative technology and research for the Vanderbilt University Library, he regularly teaches workshops and gives presentations internationally at library conferences. This is his twelfth issue of Library Technology Reports.

References

Marshall Breeding, “Serials Solutions to Launch Summon 2.0,” Smart Libraries Newsletter 33, no. 5 (May 2013): 2–5, accessed May 6, 2015, http://journals.ala.org/sln/issue/view/281.

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Published

2015-05-14

Issue

Vol. 51 No. 4 (2015): May/June

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