OCLC Web Speaker Series: March 10, 2005
Example:
detailed software criteria
nAllows collaborative and distributed collection
development/management
nPlatform (hardware, operating system) agnostic – server
and client
nWeb-based client with easy-to-use interface
nBasic and advanced searching across collections, across
sites (federated searches,
virtual collections, stored result sets)
nCommon client-side players/viewers
nClient tools for manipulation, comparison, per-user
annotation
nFlexible support for metadata standards
nSupport for many object formats, and developing formats
(e.g.,
nSupport for high-resolution, zoom-in features
nSupports Unicode text for display and searching
nURL access to objects
nCustomizable display interface
nBased on open standards (database, metadata, etc.)
nFlexible access control list features
nStandards-based export functions to avoid “lock-in” and
promote remote indexing