http://www.gordian-knot.org A collaborative weblog for all Sirsi & Dynix customers to discuss the present and look to the future. Mon, 10 Mar 2008 18:32:46 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Whoo hoo!  GK is back!  Karma has been restored in good order, and we hope to once again be posting.  Comments, as Luke indicated several months ago, have been restricted severely.  If you would like to use GK as your "place" for collaborative ILS and technology posts, please contact either ... http://www.gordian-knot.org/index.php/2008/02/26/were-baaaack/ I am trying to take steps to reduce the deluge of spam on this blog. For the time being, only users who are registered on the blog and logged in may comment. I will continue trying to find a better way to manage the issue so that I ... http://www.gordian-knot.org/index.php/2007/08/01/comments-restricted-for-now/ Hey, SirsiDynix, remember us? The people that pay maintenance? The people that use your product? The orchestra that is supposed to play your Symphony? Recent excitement over the new "Symphony" name, which was unveiled Saturday morning at ALA and on the website as early as Saturday at 6 ... http://www.gordian-knot.org/index.php/2007/06/28/oops-about-those-customers/ SirsiDynix Introduces "SirsiDynix Symphony" as New Integrated Library System "Yet, it’s also the power of one. One library where people discover information. One information consumer reaching new heights thanks to the library. One vision for bringing together technology solutions that empower libraries and consortia to run better while undertaking exciting initiatives ... http://www.gordian-knot.org/index.php/2007/06/25/the-power-of-one-hand-clapping/ On the heels of the new SirsiDynix CEO announcement, today's riddle is as follows: What do Franz Schubert, George Bizet and SirsiDynix all have in common? � http://www.gordian-knot.org/index.php/2007/06/23/the-rome-riddle/ Enough serious stuff for this blog! I visited David Pattern's blog the other night and idly gave the 2.0 Idea Generator a workout for some inspiration. Coming the week after OZSDUG and on the three-months anniversary of the 8.0 cessation announcement, I found the ideas generated to be, ... http://www.gordian-knot.org/index.php/2007/06/15/psychic-20-idea-generator/ SirsiDynix's strategy at the moment is a little like the recent American Airlines promotion on Rome: Taste, see, watch, with large dash of Frenzy. At least AA has a 2.0-ey website with all the interactive tools our patrons want! AA describes the video of Rome as ... http://www.gordian-knot.org/index.php/2007/06/07/rome-some-day-well-laugh-about-all-of-this/ It's been a little over two months since the announcement by SirsiDynix to abandon the 8.0 Horizon product line. Six groups of customers remain in its wake: 8.0 customers, who were live, beta, or in process of meeting paid milestones as early implementers of the 8.0 product; Horizon customers, who, more ... http://www.gordian-knot.org/index.php/2007/05/31/the-rome-vigil-and-ozsdug/ Kansas Library Association, Kansas Association for Educational Communications and Technology, and the Kansas Association of School Librarians got together this week in pouring rain, damp, dark, and snow, peppered with freeze warnings that have gutted our gardens and frozen our spirits. The spring "Tri-Conference", as we affectionately refer to ... http://www.gordian-knot.org/index.php/2007/04/13/a-breath-of-fresh-aire/ Thanks to Frank Blair for noting yesterday, that the first Rome deadline has already been missed and past, this posted to SirsiDynix customers March 15, 2007: SIRSIDYNIX: As SirsiDynix announced, Rome will be based on the Unicorn platform. This will allow us to release the first version with ... http://www.gordian-knot.org/index.php/2007/03/28/roast-goose-now-being-served/