Andrew Nagy, Serials Solutions
Scott Garrison, Western Michigan University
OPAC silo…
Hasn’t kept up with Web, users’ expectations
Limited customization
Antiquated, rigid search technologies
Designed for known-item searching
Libraries have set expectations, learned to compensate accordingly
Ejournal and database silos
More every year in multiple packages
More alternatives, more confusion
Multiple A-Z lists to maintain, use
Interfaces change regularly
Query syntax varied, requires instructions???
“The version of ____ I [...]
