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As a technical person (library guy, but not a librarian!), I agree with Karen in including 'catalog' in the list name. I think, this helps support people to understand what this list is about. Just for a thought.. ngcatalog4web? May be it is wordy too . BTW ngo in ngo4lib could mean "non-gazetted officers" in some counties esp. in India Vishwam Vishwam Annam Web Developer Wright State University Libraries Dayton, OH 45435 K.G. Schneider wrote: >>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 >> >> > >As a word person, I keep circling back to the word "catalog," because... > >* It's not an acronym-particularly not an acronym that makes my skin crawl; >it's nice plain English > >* It is broad enough to refer to all the functions a catalog might include: >user interface (which is what OPAC refers to), commerce, inventory, >reporting, data management... > >Just a thought. > >Karen S. > >