InC-Lib-Vendor

["Kent Percival" <>]

I notice that Atlas Systems has joined InCommon   - they are not in the Registry of Resources – has anyone been in touch?

Our Library is interested in expanding access management around Ares – the Atlas electronic reserves – so I’m interested in Atlas’ approach to federation.  How directly is Atlas involved in Shibbolizing ILLiad?

 

From the InCommon newsletter:

About Atlas Systems
Atlas Systems, Inc. is a software development company headquartered in Virginia Beach, VA, dedicated to serving libraries. Atlas is best known for creating the ILLiad interlibrary loan management system now exclusively distributed by OCLC and used by more than 1,000 libraries worldwide. Atlas has also introduced Ares, an electronic reserves solution, and Aeon, an online request and workflow management system specifically designed for special collections libraries and archives.

 

....Kent

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From: David Kennedy [mailto:]
Sent: January 29, 2010 16:54
To: inc-lib-vendor
Subject: [InC-Lib-Vendor] update on vendor communicado out of camp kennedy

 

Just thought I would recap some of the interactions I've had with vendors lately, since most have been offline.

 

BioOne (Foster started conversation with them a while back) - they are in the process of joining InCommon

Thomson Reuters (Adam started conversation with them a while back) - they are in the process of joining InCommon

 

Alexander Street Press - initial contact letter sent, no response, will follow up

 

Cambridge University Press - exchange with Heather Otrando and Andrea Cerniachiri.  Heather will likely be the point person for Cambridge and InCommon.  Scheduled a phone call for Feb 8th.

 

American Chemical Society - a couple of back and forth emails, talked today with Steve Hensen, high up in sales.  They are just getting started with Shib in the UK.  Next phase would be US and InCommon.  Their new web platform supports shib, but they have concerns (mainly security) because to them this is a new technology.  He will discuss internally, will touch base again mid-february.

 

Springer/MetaPress - Ulrike Lengwenat is point person.  They are doing shib with UK and Japan, and some other european federations.  As I understand, their platform in US, MetaPress, is different platform, that they are working on Shibbolizing.  Internal conversations to ensue to figure out next steps, but looking good so far.

 

That's all for now.

 

Have a pleasant weekend

 

Dave

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David Kennedy
Perkins Library, Duke University
(919) 613-6831

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