The DLF, and major vendors and application developers in the library software marketplace, have announced a major agreement to develop standardized, interoperable interfaces for basic operations supporting search and retrieval of bibliographic items. Standardized interfaces that work across different ILSs make it easier for libraries to add new applications, both open-source and vendor- supplied, that advance their customers' needs. Libraries seek interfaces that allow ILS data to be aggregated for indexing and search, that allow real-time search and query of ILS data, that support customer information and borrower services, and that allow embedding and interaction between OPACs and search interfaces. The agreement has the support of the following vendors and developers: # Talis # Ex Libris # LibLime # BiblioCommons # SirsiDynix # Polaris Library Systems # VTLS # California Digital Library # OCLC # Serial Solutions / AquaBrowser The initial announcement is here: http://blogs.lib.berkeley.edu/shimenawa.php/2008/04/04/ils_basic_discovery ------- I want to credit the work of those most associated with this effort, the DLF ILS Discovery Interface task force: * John Mark Ockerbloom, Univ. of Penn. (chair) * Terry Reese, Oregon State Univ. * Patricia Martin, California Digital Library * Emily Lynema, North Carolina State Univ. * Todd Grappone, Univ. of Southern California * Dave Kennedy, Univ. of Maryland * David Bucknum, Library of Congress * Dianne McCutcheon, National Library of Medicine assisted by the following individuals: * Dale Flecker, Harvard Univ. * Terry Ryan, UCLA * Robert Wolven, Columbia Univ. * Martin Kurth, Cornell Univ. Thank you!