Comments on: Oh Canada! http://meredith.wolfwater.com/wordpress/2005/05/08/oh-canada/ A librarian, writer and educator reflecting on the profession and the tools we use to serve our patrons Mon, 06 Feb 2012 09:11:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.3 By: The Distant Librarian http://meredith.wolfwater.com/wordpress/2005/05/08/oh-canada/comment-page-1/#comment-173573 The Distant Librarian Tue, 01 May 2007 19:31:12 +0000 /?p=219#comment-173573 <strong>Oh, Georgia Tech...</strong> A couple of years ago Meredith Farkas posted about how impressed she was with all that she saw going on online in Canadian academic institutions: Oh Canada! Everywhere I turn I keep seeing reminders that I think I want to... Oh, Georgia Tech…

A couple of years ago Meredith Farkas posted about how impressed she was with all that she saw going on online in Canadian academic institutions: Oh Canada! Everywhere I turn I keep seeing reminders that I think I want to…

]]> By: Lisle http://meredith.wolfwater.com/wordpress/2005/05/08/oh-canada/comment-page-1/#comment-6411 Lisle Tue, 10 May 2005 20:51:12 +0000 /?p=219#comment-6411 Re: Canadian library blogs, don't miss Rochelle Mazur's <a href="http://mazar.ca/">Diary of a subversive librarian</a> Re: Canadian library blogs, don’t miss Rochelle Mazur’s Diary of a subversive librarian

]]> By: Ryan http://meredith.wolfwater.com/wordpress/2005/05/08/oh-canada/comment-page-1/#comment-6410 Ryan Tue, 10 May 2005 11:57:41 +0000 /?p=219#comment-6410 Canadian with a comment here. If you asked me which Canadian universities would be most likely to do the thing you say, UofA, UofC, UWinnipeg and SFU would be on the top of my list. But an important thing to remember about Canada -- we have a lot of space, so distance learning (therefore, innovative online resources) is just that much more attractive. Canadian with a comment here. If you asked me which Canadian universities would be most likely to do the thing you say, UofA, UofC, UWinnipeg and SFU would be on the top of my list. But an important thing to remember about Canada — we have a lot of space, so distance learning (therefore, innovative online resources) is just that much more attractive.

]]> By: The Do-It-Yourself Librarian http://meredith.wolfwater.com/wordpress/2005/05/08/oh-canada/comment-page-1/#comment-6401 The Do-It-Yourself Librarian Mon, 09 May 2005 22:12:35 +0000 /?p=219#comment-6401 <strong>Where is she now?</strong> Some of our library staff may know that Sherri Vokey hosts her blog on of our servers. After many people heard about and saw blogging in action at the MLA Conference, library staff have been asking about blogs, so I... Where is she now?
Some of our library staff may know that Sherri Vokey hosts her blog on of our servers. After many people heard about and saw blogging in action at the MLA Conference, library staff have been asking about blogs, so I…

]]> By: Meredith http://meredith.wolfwater.com/wordpress/2005/05/08/oh-canada/comment-page-1/#comment-6399 Meredith Mon, 09 May 2005 17:22:23 +0000 /?p=219#comment-6399 I agree, Dorothea, that there are definitely some cool open source projects going on in the U.S. What really struck me about the offerings from Simon Fraser is that they are being used by so many of the major universities in Canada and there seems to be a cooperative spirit to the whole thing. But, of course, I'm only seeing the Canadian universities from a distance (and their best works/people at that), so it may just be a case of "the grass is greener" syndrome. I agree, Dorothea, that there are definitely some cool open source projects going on in the U.S. What really struck me about the offerings from Simon Fraser is that they are being used by so many of the major universities in Canada and there seems to be a cooperative spirit to the whole thing. But, of course, I’m only seeing the Canadian universities from a distance (and their best works/people at that), so it may just be a case of “the grass is greener” syndrome.

]]> By: docwolf http://meredith.wolfwater.com/wordpress/2005/05/08/oh-canada/comment-page-1/#comment-6398 docwolf Mon, 09 May 2005 13:55:19 +0000 /?p=219#comment-6398 My big question about these open source projects is the degree of collaboration that's actually going on between institutions. It's admirable that universities release this source code to the general public, but how much interaction is there between the primary developers, users of the software, and developers from other universities? It seems to me that "not invented here" syndrome is still a major problem, and it negates many of the benefits of open source. My big question about these open source projects is the degree of collaboration that’s actually going on between institutions.

It’s admirable that universities release this source code to the general public, but how much interaction is there between the primary developers, users of the software, and developers from other universities? It seems to me that “not invented here” syndrome is still a major problem, and it negates many of the benefits of open source.

]]> By: Dorothea Salo http://meredith.wolfwater.com/wordpress/2005/05/08/oh-canada/comment-page-1/#comment-6397 Dorothea Salo Mon, 09 May 2005 10:52:38 +0000 /?p=219#comment-6397 The Evergreen ILS development effort is coming out of the States, I believe. And there's also DSpace and stuff like that. We are slow, conceded. But we haven't stopped entirely. The Evergreen ILS development effort is coming out of the States, I believe. And there’s also DSpace and stuff like that.

We are slow, conceded. But we haven’t stopped entirely.

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