This is just a note to say that the MyLibrary Home Page 2.0 now
resides at the following URL and the old URL redirects to this new one:

   http://mylibrary.library.nd.edu/

This is now the canonical page for MyLibrary. It is complete with
bunch's o' documentation, sample scripts, descriptive text outlining
what MyLibrary is (and is not), mailing list administratativia, links
to sample applications and production-level applications, etc. The
whole thing lives on top of WordPress. Consider blogging about
MyLibrary, good or bad.  ;-)

FYI, MyLibrary is NOT an application as much as it is digital library
framework and toolbox. MyLibrary  is about creating *relationships*
between the three primary entities of libraries: 1) information
resources, 2) librarians, and 3) patrons. It does this through the
management of an institution-defined controlled vocabulary of facets
and terms. By classifying resources, librarians, and patrons with
facet/term combinations MyLibrary can address things like:

   * As a librarian, my collection includes...
   * As a patron, my databases are...
   * People like me also use...
   * Other resources like this include...
   * If you use this, then you might like...
   * As a patron, my librarian is...
   * As a librarian, my patrons are...
   * Resources for my class include...

Because of they way MyLibrary is built it can support many of the
increasingly expected features of Web 2.0. RSS syndication.
Integration with a campus-wide portal. What's new? Comments and
reviews. Rankings and rating. "My" pages. Recommendations. Tagging.
Relevancy ranked searching. Various flavors of XML. OAI. It can gets
its content from MARC records, Excel spreadsheets, or the open Web.

The goal now is to build a community. Wish us luck.

--
Eric Lease Morgan
University Libraries of Notre Dame