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Infinite Mile Awards, 2007Individual | Team
Innovation and Creativity: Recent Additions to the Collection RSS Feed Team
Working together, two can accomplish what would be impossible for one: Frodo could never have made it to Mordor without Sam. And while the winners of this year’s team award for Innovation and Creativity may not have saved Middle-Earth, their determination and complementary skills did enable them to accomplish something nearly as precious. They created what we in the Libraries have wanted for years: automated lists of the Libraries' newest titles, available to our users via RSS feeds as well as via the Web. The right partnership makes all the difference. Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers moved flawlessly across the dance floor, making the most complicated steps look completely effortless. Our dynamic duo overcame the technical challenges of RSS and the “funny formats” in different subjects – particularly in music – to develop what a nominator called a “great service for our community, advertising our collections and highlighting the newest additions that are always of special interest.” After "Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure," they were able to present their homework assignment to very appreciative classmates. Our winning pair’s new book-feed assignment is appreciated not only by the MIT community but also by Libraries staff, who've been relieved of the arduous task of manually creating new-title lists. Also appreciative is the greater Aleph user community, with whom this team shared the details of their implementation. They continue to work together in Barton Advisory Group and on User Interface Group projects. To steal a line from Casablanca, “I think this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship.” Please congratulate the recipients of the Libraries 2007 Infinite Mile Award for Innovation and Creativity, the team of Darcy Duke and Rich Wenger. |
