In between analyzing FRBR, MARC, indicators, and authority records, I finally got back to reading what’s going on in the world of library OPACS. Wow, what I have been missing. From Jessamyn to Blyberg, I love it. There is some real interesting debate going on and it sounds like everyone has an opinion and the vendors are as freaked and frustrated as the end users. I’m not going to rehash all of it but I think it’s going to be a fun year. It’s just a matter of time before the ILS as we know it is replaced by a coal powered difference engine that incorporates sophisticated algorithms and rankings based on user preference, search trends and click throughs.
In other curiosities, I wonder how popular my favorite book, The Master & Margarita is? Is livejournal still talked about compared to facebook, or myspace?