Side by side comparison of pros and cons of Ares & Voyager for course reserves:
Ares: pros |
Ares: cons |
Voyager: pros |
Voyager: cons |
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Instructors can see lists |
Instructors/Ts's expected to submit lists |
Costs already part of Voyager |
Part of Voyager system |
Ability to clone |
More staff processing time* |
Less staff processing time |
Does not archive lists (electronically) |
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More instructor time |
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E-reserves go to Blackboard home page |
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Staff cleaning up instructor & staff errors |
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Annual subscription costs |
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Lack of copyright disclaimer for e-reserves |
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E-reserves go to Blackboard home page |
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Instructors requesting we DO NOT use Ares |
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When looking for course, brings up all semesters |
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X listing tab irrelevant - no info provided when searching |
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When incorrect info data field, Ares freezes |
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*particularly for formats other than standard monographs or serials, i.e. music, scores, etc..