[ipac] OPAC 8.X was: Browse by format and location

[Stuart Miller]

Ain't it amazing?

As someone who could adopt "Constant Complainer" as a nom-de-plume,  
it's only fair (and certainly a nice change of pace) to point out 
improvements and advances when they occur.

Stuart Miller

Susan M. Johns-Smith wrote:

>Why, Stuart, this seems positively gushing with optimism from you!  :_) 
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>(whew!)
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>Enjoy!
>And, thanks for testing :_)
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>q
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>Susan Johns Smith 
>Systems/Circulation Librarian            Voice:  (620) 235-4115 
>Axe Library, Pittsburg State University  Fax:    (620) 235-4090 
>Pittsburg KS  66762                      
>suzyq at pittstate.edu
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>>Thanks.  This sounds more encouraging.
>>
>>-Steve
>>
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: ipac-bounces at lists.tblc.org [mailto:ipac-bounces at lists.tblc.org] On
>>Behalf Of Stuart Miller
>>Sent: Friday, February 23, 2007 3:48 PM
>>To: Dynix's Horizon Information Portal,formerly iPac (discussion)
>>Subject: Re: [ipac] OPAC 8.X was: Browse by format and location
>>
>>The IP was not actually rewritten; the portal was switched from uPortal 
>>to LifeRay. That obviously involved changes, but those were to integrate 
>>with LifeRay, not to rewrite the IP features/functions from scratch.
>>
>>The Information Portal 8.0 is in beta test; part of the beta test is 
>>having some libraries running Horizon/IP 8.0 on a SirsiDynix ASP or in 
>>their own local test environments. The beta test also includes 8 other 
>>libraries that are running a build of Horizon/IP 8.0 in production. 
>>Those libraries first test each new build of the software on a 
>>SirsiDyinx ASP with their own databases and then, if all looks good, 
>>upgrade their production environments to that build. Other libraries in 
>>the beta test upgrade their own test environments with each new build 
>>and continue their testing. The build currently out is what is known as 
>>a "release candidate", i.e., SirsiDynix believes it may be the "best and 
>>final" version. Whenever the 8 libraries can put a "release candidate" 
>>build into production and find no major problems within a time frame 
>>(usually it's about 2 weeks), that build will become the official 8.0 
>>release for all. If any "release candidate" build has critical problems, 
>>then fixes are done in the next build which then becomes the next 
>>"release candidate". And so on until, presumably, all's well.
>>
>>[Cynical response: we're heard all this before. Optimistic response: 
>>It's really happening this time. As a frequent beta test participant in 
>>the past, we feel that with this beta test: (a) we're getting beta, not 
>>alpha software, to test; (b) bugs are really getting tracked and fixed; 
>>(c) our input is solicited; (d) more general concerns bout SirsiDynix's 
>>development process are being addressed, e.g., Documentation is actively 
>>involved and is rewriting and correcting as the testing progresses, and 
>>product managers, not programmers, determine what gets done; and (e) 
>>SirsiDynix is serious about quality control. Has the entire process been 
>>painless? Will the release be completely bug-free as a result? Of course 
>>not to both questions. But no pain/no gain (I AM an optimist--it must be 
>>Friday afternoon and time to leave) and remember that a "bug" ranges 
>>from a mis-spelled label to a system crash. There will be some of the 
>>former. I'm willing to bet none of the latter. It should make the 
>>admittedly frustrating delays worthwhile.]
>>
>>Stuart Miller
>>
>>Steven Bowers wrote:
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>>>Deanna Frazee wrote:
>>>
>>>" . . . since we went on to 4.0 in July 2005, I have pretty much 
>>>forgotten how I set up most things in the early-vastly 
>>>superior-versions of HIP . . . "
>>>
>>>How encouraging. Any news on the new 8.X portal that was supposedly 
>>>rewritten in Dec 2006 / February 2007? I heard it was in Alpha?
>>>
>>>-Steve
>>>
>>>Steven K. Bowers
>>>Director
>>>sbowers at wayne.edu
>>>
>>>DALNET - the Detroit Area Library Network
>>>http://www.dalnet.lib.mi.us <http://www.dalnet.lib.mi.us/>
>>>
>>>phone 313-577-6789
>>>fax 313-577-1231
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