Library Technologies

Question 1

CEO of SirsiDynix

Answer 1

Bill Davidson

Question 2

BLUECloud Suite

Answer 2

SD Browser based set of products to compliment Horizon or Sympony. ILS can be hosted locally or offsite

Question 3

BLUECloud Staff

Answer 3

SD BlueCloud feature that allows you to manage the operations of the library

Question 4

BLUECloud Discovery

Answer 4

Patron access / discovery.

Give patrons access to the library to find and access content.

Question 5

Features of SD’s BLUECloud Suite’s “BLUECloud staff”

Answer 5

MobileCirc
BLUECloud Analytics
Universal Admin
Cataloging
Circulation
Acquisitions
Serials

Question 6

MobileCirc (BLUECloud Staff feature)

Answer 6

Circulate anywhere, so long as you have an inet connection

Question 7

BLUECloud Marketplace

Answer 7

Allows you to expand the functionality of BLUECloud by purchasing additional services for BLUECloud Staff and BLUEcloud Discovery

Question 8

3 main components of SD’s BLUEcloud

Answer 8

BLUEcloud staff
BLUEcloud Discovery
BLUEcloud Marketplace

Question 9

Features of SD’s BLUECloud Suite’s “BLUECloud Discovery”

Answer 9

Social Library
Book Myne
BLUEcloud PAC (Intention is to replace Horizon or E-library OPACs)

Question 10

Can BLUEcloud be used without an ILS client?

Answer 10

Yes

Question 11

ILS’s available via SirsiDynix

Answer 11

Horizon
Symphony
BLUEcloud will compliment the above, and could be used on its own

Question 12

SirsiDynix’s stated goal of BLUEcloud

Answer 12

Getting everyone on to BLUEcloud, off of their traditional ILS’s, Horizon and Symphony