Re: [LM_NET] HIT: Atrium and Destiny

[Paula Yohe <paula_yohe@YAHOO.COM>]

As far as catalgoing..
you don't have to let anyone catalog
Also - you can setup Destiny to choose the best
incoming record.

Having a centralized database is not a problem -- 
I do not want misinformation about cataloging in a
centralized environment to get going.

As far as Follette's attitude - that may or may not be
the case.
I have heard both points of view on that...



--- "Kirsten M. Steintrager" <ksteintrager@COX.NET>
wrote:

> I really didn't get much feedback but this is what I
> got:
> 
>  
> 
> We recently went through a study of automated
> systems and had presentations
> by both Atriuum and Follett Destiny. Destiny is by
> far more
> sophisticated--and the most expensive. 
> 
> When the vendors present you will get about an hour
> long presentation.
> 
> We asked to be able to get into the system ourselves
> to practice and play
> with the cir & cataloging modules. That really
> helped! We chose Destiny but
> is it way more expensive than Atriuum or
> Alexandria--another system we
> seriously considered.
> 
> Sue.johnston@aberdeen.k12.sd.us
> 
>  
> 
>  
> 
> While I never have used Destiny, we just recently
> changed from
> Spectrum/Winnebago to Atriuum.  I found the company
> to friendly and
> responsive to my questions and concerns (as opposed
> to the attitude I was
> getting from the Follett people.)  Also, one thing
> that I did not like with
> Destiny.... if you have several schools, they would
> all be working off of
> one database for your records.  I am very particular
> with my cataloging and
> I didn't someone from another school changing a
> material record of mine.
> BookSystems (who makes Atriuum) is a fairly new
> company so they are eager to
> please.  If you are interested in the link to my
> catalog let me know.
> Atriuum has quite a few different screens for the
> OPAC and some are
> modifiable by the head librarian.  I have modified
> mine to match the colors
> of our school district web page.
> 
>  
> 
> Kirsten M. Steintrager
> 
> Our Lady of Mercy School
> 
> 400 Marquette Avenue
> 
> Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70806
> 
> 225-924-1054
> 
> ksteintrager@olomschool.org 
> 
>  <http://www.olomlibrary.org> www.olomlibrary.org
> 
>  
> 
> 
>
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Dillon School District Two
405 West Washington Street
Dillon, SC 29536
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