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I think that this is a great idea, and I don't know of anything with
this scope that exists at the moment. Of the other services mentioned,
http://libsuccess.org/ seems like the best fit.

Personally, I would build it in Drupal, but you probably knew that.

Cary


On Fri, Oct 1, 2010 at 1:43 PM, Dave Bretthauer
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> Hello LITA and Code4Lib colleagues,
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> We at UConn Libraries find ourselves looking to other institutions
> frequently when seeking solutions.
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> As a result, we’ve been discussing how we might begin an effort to track
> enterprise software used by our colleagues at other institutions, rather
> than seek this information on an ad-hoc basis every time we need it—software
> such as:
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> Integrated Library System (e.g. Koha, Unicorn, etc.)
> Web Content Management System (e.g. Drupal, Vignette)
> Learning Management System (e.g. Sakai, Blackboard)
> OpenURL Link Resolver (e.g. SFX, 360LINK)
> Metasearch (e.g. MetaLib)
> Discovery (e.g. Ebsco Discovery Service, Primo Central)
> Electronic Resources Management (e.g. CORAL, III’s ERM)
> Reserves Management (e.g. Reserves Direct, Aries)
> Document Delivery/Interlibrary Loan (e.g. ILLiad)
> Digital Asset Management (e.g. Rezuna, Artesia)
> Local Digital Collection Management (e.g. Fedora, CONTENTdm)
> Institutional Repository (e.g. DSpace, DigitalCommons)
> Find Aids Search Tool (e.g. XTF)
> Authentication/Authorization methods used (e.g. LDAP, CAS, Shibboleth)
> Institutional ERP (e.g. Kuali, Peoplesoft)
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> This is a partial, brainstormed list which obviously will change. We’re
> looking for a balance of useful & manageable without becoming overwhelming.
> Also, the examples above are not intended as endorsements, just examples to
> help clarify since lines of distinction between categories are not always
> clear.
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> We are not thinking of this as a rating or evaluation tool, rather simply a
> tool to keep track of this information to help us see who’s using which
> software tools to accomplish a set of tasks or services.
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> Our questions for the LITA and Code4Lib communities at the moment:
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> Does anyone know of such a resource already available? Assuming the answer
> is no…
> Would such a database be of interest to you or others at your institution
> (i.e., would you find  such a database useful in your organization if we
> made it available publicly)?
> If we created such a resource and made it available, would you be willing to
> contribute information to it about your home institution and keep it up to
> date?
> What other systems or organizational eccentricities would you find useful to
> include in such tracking?
> Would you be interested in having this data tracked over time, or only the
> current state?
> What data points should be gathered? We have thus far can thought of
> software, version, locally hosted or remotely hosted (e.g. cloud)? Also,
> institutional entity granularity will need to be subdivided for some of
> these, we know.
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> What do you think?
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> Thanks for sharing any thoughts you have.
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> Dave
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Cary Gordon
The Cherry Hill Company
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