I agree with you, Chris. Just trying to lighten the mood a bit.<br><br clear="all">Josh Westbrook<br>Prescott Library Mngr/District Technology Mngr<br>Walla Walla County Rural Library District<br><a href="mailto:joshw@wwrurallibrary.com">joshw@wwrurallibrary.com</a><br>
<a href="http://www.wwrurallibrary.com">http://www.wwrurallibrary.com</a><br>
<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Dec 10, 2010 at 9:39 AM, Chris Cormack <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:chris@bigballofwax.co.nz">chris@bigballofwax.co.nz</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;">
2010/12/11 Josh Westbrook <<a href="mailto:joshw@wwrurallibrary.com">joshw@wwrurallibrary.com</a>>:<br>
<div class="im">> I wonder if Marshall gives any other group of folks this much input into his<br>
> survey :)<br>
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</div>I'm sure he does, after all that's how things improve. The worlds a<br>
changing place, and some of the rules that apply to proprietary<br>
systems don't make sense with free and open source ones, it does no<br>
harm to point that out.<br>
<div class="im"><br>
><br>
> With that being said, I think with the way the library software market is<br>
> going it would make sense to add a vendor field separate from the "Current<br>
> Automation System" field. (since the survey includes questions about the<br>
> software you use and the vendor that supports it) It could even have a<br>
> lovely asterisk that leads you to a footnote similar to this:<br>
><br>
> "If your library uses more than one support vendor, please list what you<br>
> consider to be your main support vendor. If you do not contract with a<br>
> support vendor please list 'Independent'."<br>
><br>
</div>What if you have 2 main .... why not just let the person list them<br>
all, and rank them all?<br>
<div class="im"><br>
> Then those people listed as "Independent" could go in and rate their<br>
> in-house support team with the highest marks and go buy them cookies, or<br>
> donuts, or pavlova, or whatever ...<br>
><br>
</div>Off topic<br>
<a href="http://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/food-wine/4418676/New-Zealand-wins-pavlova-war" target="_blank">http://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/food-wine/4418676/New-Zealand-wins-pavlova-war</a><br>
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Chris<br>
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