A high-level birds-eye-view roadmap is now available on the main open-ils.org project site.

Inventory Control

Enhancement entered in BugZilla as Bug 401

Offline and/or standalone
	To run on laptop, tablet, telxon, PDA, etc.
	Scan items from shelf
	Shelf-read feature?
		Download list of items into device (sorted in shelf-list order)
		Read shelves comparing list to shelves
		Mark items
			Checked: Shelved as should be
			Unchecked: DEFAULT to not found as cited
			Other "unchecked" statuses (drop-down box?):
				Call number discrepancy [pull for Tech Svcs correction]
				Item information discrepancy [pull for TS correction]
				Repair advised [pull for repair]
				Consider for Discard
				Consider for collection reassignment [pull for TS consideration]
				OTHER: See notes
		"Free-text" inventory field would be nice for ancillary notes
Online
	Upload items into database
	Allow interactive scanning (IE: so batch-barcode readers' can enter data)
	Update inventory date on item record
	Note inventory result, notes, etc. on item record or linked table
	Indicate inventory source entered at data upload.  IE:
		Offline Inventory-Barcode Scan
		Offline Inventory-Shelfread
		Telxon scan
		Online Scan-default
		Online Scan-Batch Barcode download
		Online Scan-External inventory provider
	Reports for items and exceptions
		Items shelved and shouldn't be
		Items not scanned but should be on shelf
		Items on shelf previously marked missing or lost
		Items scanned but missing item record
		Items not in shelf-list order
		Inventory summary (what items were inventoried when)

Circulation

Checkout
	"on-the-fly" copy records (disappear on checkin)
Checkin
	Handling special item states (lost, missing, etc)
Renewal
Holds
	Holds notification
	Multi-title holds
Billing
	Past due fines
	Ad hoc billing
	Past due notices
	Cash drawer tracking and reports
Patron Mgt
	Postal/Address DB verification
	Search patrons by name, address
	Locally definable attributes "stat cats"
	Family grouping
	Collection Agency uplink
	Surveys (Voter registration)
Rotating Collection Mgt
Transiting of items
Tracking of in-house usage
Various receipts for checkouts, checkin, holds, billing
	re-print last receipt
	receipt layout templates
"Patron Claims Returned" functionality

Cataloging

Title mgt
	MARC editor
Copy and Volume Mgt
	Locally definable attributes "stat cats"
	Copy/Volume Transfer
	Spine label printing
Mass Edit
	"Meat grinder"-- for permanent mass changes
Z39.50 Import
	Title duplication prevention algorithm
MARC Upload/Import
Z39.50 server
Authority Control

OPAC

MyAccount
	View bills, holds, checkouts, info
Keyword, title, author, subject, series searching
Browsing of call numbers and subjects
Added content: book jackets, reviews, TOC, excerpts
Surveys

Other

SIP2
Statistical Reporting
	Canned, "simple" reports
	Powerful, advanced reports
	Output in Excel, CSV, and graphics/charts
Granular, groups-based permission scheme
Local administration interface (holiday, password, staff account, etc, mgt)
RSS Feeds

OPAC

Credit card payment via OPAC
Basic Computer/Equipment reservation system

Staff Client

Embeded Global Adminstration interfaces -- for adjusting libraries, groups, group permissions, etc.

Patron Mgt

Telephony system (notifying patrons via phone)

Acquisitions

Still need to spec this out completely.

Serials Mgt

Still need to spec this out completely.

Patron Mgt

Improved Telephony (patrons will be able to call into system and issue commands, get info)