Hi all, Yesterday, listening to a Talking with Talis podcast interview with Jonathan Gorman http://blogs.talis.com/panlibus/archives/2008/07/jonathan-gorman-talks-with-talis.php I was very intrigued by some comments he made regarding the need for catalogers to have an "integrated development environment" similar to that which many programmers have. I completely agree with him, and I was wondering if anybody out there knows of any place or project that is working on creating such a tool. I'm interested in contributing to the development of better automated tools to support those who create and manage collections of metadata, and I have a 12-month sabbatical scheduled for 2009-2010. Since I don't currently have the programming knowledge or skills to tackle a software development project on my own, I'd love to get hooked up with an existing project. Thanks for posting or sending me any leads you might have. Shirley Shirley Lincicum Collection Management Librarian Western Oregon University Monmouth, OR 97361 (503) 838-8890 - voice [log in to unmask]