“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 →
Measures of maximum load in PINES
I was curious about how many circulations PINES had on the biggest day on record. And that led to our asking: which hour and which minute had the most circs? Maximum circs by DAY: 96,326 – May 29, 2007 Maximum circs by HOUR: 11,305 – May 29, 2007, 11 AM Maximum circs by MINUTE: 548 … Continue Reading about Measures of maximum load in PINES →