SimonXIX’s Twitter Archive—№ 45,094

My manager - who works in IT - asked me last week why there are so many separate systems for the library. Why not one?
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Archives data, bib data, digital library metadata is all just data. Why not have one database with an application layer on top and APIs?
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"Welcome to library systems," I replied. "Welcome to 2006."
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Someone plz give me a team of developers and tech-savvy librarians, some money, and 2 years and I'll build a better library system.
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