Re: [LM_NET] Follett buys Sagebrush

[Jane Johnson <lists@MEDIADIVA.INFO>]

Perhaps you're right about the loss of choices which, in turn, may affect
pricing, but I don't agree about the loss of creativity.  I've been on
Athena for the past 5-6 years and have found it to be a clunky piece of
software with "improvements" that were erratic and not much difference in
the performance of the product.  Product support has mostly concluded with
"We can't do that," unlike Follett's response which typically is to find out
how to do something and if it isn't a possible to try to rewrite the
software. (Try doing inventory in Circ Plus vs. Athena for example, the
difference is like night and day.) I haven't found Athena be user friendly
for patrons because little kids especially don't understand the way records
are displayed.  My first response was "Hallelujah!" maybe Athena will morph
and incorporate some of the standard Circ Plus features.

Jane Johnson
Media Consultant
The Media Diva
lists@mediadiva.info


-----Original Message-----
From: School Library Media & Network Communications
[mailto:LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU] On Behalf Of Paula Yohe
Sent: Thursday, July 27, 2006 8:30 PM
To: LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
Subject: Follett buys Sagebrush

Announced today that Follett has purchased Sagebrush Technology -- not book
division --
  so Athena, Spectrum, Accent, and InfoCentre are all now owned by Follett.
   
  I have been a Winnebago user for years -- but I am becoming concerned
about the various automation systems being owned by one company.
   
  Our choices become very limited -- and I believe the creativity in
development is being lost -- which is not to our benefit....
   
  I guess I will be on the "bad" list -- but I always speak my mind... and
have spoken such to Sagebrush representatives.
   
  Paula
   
   
   


Paula Yohe
Director Of Technology/Library Media Center
Dillon School District Two
405 West Washington Street
Dillon, SC 29536
Phone: 843-841-3604 Fax:843-774-1214
paula_yohe@yahoo.com
                        
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