tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3746807651848493410.post7681671329365772656..comments2023-09-25T09:57:27.595+01:00Comments on RepositoryMan: More Mundane WorkLeslie Carrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16951479417243623642noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3746807651848493410.post-33651481890161575582007-08-09T16:36:00.000+01:002007-08-09T16:36:00.000+01:00It all ended up happily enough - I didn't get arou...It all ended up happily enough - I didn't get around to making the changes for a couple of weeks, by which time he had done them himself. I apologised for not helping him in time, he expressed gratitude for me having shown him what the problem was. Win win as far as I'm concerned because I didn't increase my workload, and my user feels that "the system" worked alright in the end.Leslie Carrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16951479417243623642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3746807651848493410.post-25604349654609463352007-08-03T23:30:00.000+01:002007-08-03T23:30:00.000+01:00That's a good point and well made. What could we a...That's a good point and well made. What could we add to the software to address the tension a bit better?<BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/>We could also add other perspective:<BR/><BR/>1) librarians are perfectionists and are not satisfied unless they have separate ISSNs for the print and electronic versions of their holdings<BR/>2) librarians are too under-resourced to add this valuable metadata<BR/><BR/>Similarly - what should the repository software do to fill the reality gap?Leslie Carrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16951479417243623642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3746807651848493410.post-27841106064401620732007-08-03T20:10:00.000+01:002007-08-03T20:10:00.000+01:00One of the tensions in repository design and manag...One of the tensions in repository design and management is how much of the work is or should be pushed downstream. Two elements to it, really: 1) faculty are control freaks, and they want to be able to do stuff to their deposits, and 2) faculty are lazy and want someone else to do everything for them.<BR/><BR/>As yet, IMHO, no repository software addresses this tension adequately.Dorotheahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04140402663592388379noreply@blogger.com