BTW, there’s a typo for the link to MassLNC website (should be http://masslnc.cwmars.org/) under question “Will these presentations be online, with links to what Evergreen looks like?”.

Thanks for posting this rundown on the new open source project. I work in two libraries in the WMARS end of things and have been hearing bits and pieces here and there (one director has her hands full and hasn’t been able to keep up on this project and the other, well, transparency is lacking there).

It’s wonderful to get such a detailed run down of the pros & cons and a timeline for the project. The evergreen patron-side demo is pretty exciting. The search functions are so much easier to deal with than clunky III. I like the options of material type and searchs all on the same page–no limiting your search afterwards. I also really enjoy that the information all shows on one screen, no scrolling necessary. The side bar with similar items is delightful–I’m forever trying to walk patrons through using the subject headings, recommended books, or tags to find like items, but they aren’t that easy to navigate for your basic user.

Can’t wait to see what the staff end of things would look like.

I’ll stop gushing and just thank you again for the write up!