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I agree -- the term OPAC brings with it a whole set of last-generation assumptions. It strikes me as being like starting a list on new developments in Web technology called "Gopher 3.0" or something. Also, NGO is traditionally used to describe Non-Governmental Organizations like the Red Cross, Amnesty International, etc. Probably more people are familiar with the acronym NGO than with OPAC. --Casey >>> [log in to unmask] 06/05/06 12:54 PM >>> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Perhaps I'm too much of a radical, but for me even leaving "OPAC" in the mailing list name would be to already admit defeat. Peter On 6/5/06 3:40 PM, Eric Lease Morgan wrote: > What do y'all think of the possible creation of a mailing list called > "next generation" OPAC for libraries -- ngo4lib? > > The purpose of such a list would be to discuss things like but not > limited to: > > * who would be the audience of such a system > * what such a system might contain > * how such a system would be created - -- Peter Murray http://www.pandc.org/peter/work/ Assistant Director, Multimedia Systems tel:+1-614-728-3600;ext=338 OhioLINK: the Ohio Library and Information Network Columbus, Ohio The Disruptive Library Technology Jester http://dltj.org/ -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.2 (Darwin) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFEhIv74+t4qSfPIHIRAoqDAKCBWZHEju0+K9VkYw2gpsDV3iIlDQCfUl+R AGhGIzRo8TMoj+23PfiZPNg= =Nadl -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----