Laundry List
It’s been a while, but here’s just some of what I’ve personally been doing during this latest stretch of radio silence: In-database circulation permit calculation — ~5ms instead of ~100ms for arbitrarily complex circ rules In-database hold permit calculation — ~5ms, down from about 50ms In-database relevance rank adjustments — configure relative weights and have … Continue Reading about Laundry List →
“We want to emulate the PINES experience”
One of the interesting aspects of working with Evergreen is the phone calls from large consortia or state libraries wishing to start large resource sharing networks like PINES. I believe there was a latent demand by the library community–particularly from library users–for ILS software capable of managing large networks that has now been met by … Continue Reading about “We want to emulate the PINES experience” →
Code4lib 2008 (Mini) Roundup
I’ve been to my share of library conferences over the last couple of years. They all have something to offer in their own way: networking, schmoozing, wacky vendor displays, swag, etc. It’s been my experience, though, that as a geek/developer, I’m often a little disappointed at the content — it’s just not geared toward someone … Continue Reading about Code4lib 2008 (Mini) Roundup →