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Thanks Freya. I will share. Your comment about the distinct needs especially in terms of collection management rings true. I do feel however that there is more hope for unified discovery. I am seeing some examples of that. Your remark about a trend in LAM resonates. I think an appreciation of the value of archives and special collections, esp in an academic context is gaining ground. Research libraries uk (RLUK) produced an useful report back in 2014. http://www.rluk.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/RLUK-UDC-Report.pdf Ken Tel: +44 (0)7788727845 Email: [log in to unmask] www.kenchadconsulting.com > On 9 Nov 2017, at 18:07, Anderson, Freya N (EED) <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > About 3-4 years ago, as we were planning to move from three separate locations into a shared building, the Alaska State Library, State Archives, and State Museum explored this in depth. At that time, we were unable to find or develop any sharable catalog or discovery layer that worked for all. The needs were just so different, despite similarities, and none of us were willing to give up functionality that was perceived as needed. We have the additional wrinkle that the State Library is in a consortium with many other libraries, and keeping that connection is a high priority. Still, it seemed like it should be doable to all of us, well, most of us, until we tried to do it. The trend of integrating LAMs seems to be gaining speed, though, so hopefully there’s something now! Please do share what you find. > > Freya > =============== > Freya Anderson > Head, Information Services > Alaska State Library > 907-465-1315 > > http://library.alaska.gov/ > > From: Ken Chad [mailto:[log in to unmask]] > Sent: Thursday, November 09, 2017 8:43 AM > To: [log in to unmask]; [log in to unmask]; 'Code for Libraries' <[log in to unmask]> > Subject: [lita-l] A coherent solution for a library/archive/museum? > > I’m working with a learned society that is looking for a more integrated software solution for its rich library, archive and museum collections. I’d love to hear from anyone with real life experience of combining these elements into something like a coherent whole....in particular in terms of:- > · Unified discovery across the record formats used by libraries/archives/museums –e.g. MARC/ISAD(G)-EAD/Spectrum. For example I have seen a small number of organisations that have managed to combine the display of bibliographic data (based on MARC) with hierarchical archive data (based on ISAD(G). I’d welcome any experience you are prepared to share > · A shared thesaurus/controlled vocabulary (MARC authority control is insufficient) across the three main collection types (library/archive/museum). > · Linked data type solutions to expose these (typically unique) materials on the web. (E.g. I’ve noted the Atlas Systems and Zepheira partnership announced last year) > > My sense at the moment that the resource/collection management functions will be much harder to integrate into a single solution—although there is some similarity between archives and museums (e.g. location management, conservation management, digitisation etc) > > All comments gratefully received! > Ken > Ken Chad Consulting Ltd http://www.kenchadconsulting.com Tel: +44(0)7788727845 > Twitter: @kenchad | Skype: kenchadconsulting |Linkedin: www.linkedin.com/in/kenchad > Researcher IDs: > · Orcid.org/0000-0001-5502-6898 > · ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Ken_Chad > > > To maximize your use of LITA-L or to unsubscribe, see http://www.ala.org/lita/involve/email > > To maximize your use of LITA-L or to unsubscribe, see http://www.ala.org/lita/involve/email