cclsd and an open source ils
DESCRIPTION
This presentation was given during the February 2009 Coos Library Directors' meeting to convince them to look into adopting an open source integrated library system (ILS) such as Koha or Evergreen. The Coos County Library Service District is located on the southern Oregon coast.TRANSCRIPT
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Coos County Library Service District Coos County, Oregon
CCLSD and an open source ILSTHE TIME HAS COME
CCLSD and an open source ILS
This work is licensed under a
Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 United
States License (http://www.creativecommons.org)
Proposed by:Sean Park, Buzzy Nielsen, & Gary Sharp
Directors’ Meeting | February 19, 2009
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THE SEASON(S) OF OUR DISCONTENT
The odd search
results and order
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THE SEASON(S) OF OUR DISCONTENT
The nonsensical
menus and modules
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THE SEASON(S) OF OUR DISCONTENT
The distinctly
unhelpful manual
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THE SEASON(S) OF OUR DISCONTENT
“Keyboard doesn’t
respond when trying to
key in or update records
“Millennium/system
hesitations since 12/8”
*Actual problems taken from the Call Tracker
key in or update records
in Millennium.”
“Cannot print from Millennium”
“Millennium freezes”
“Using Millennium and Word
brings PC to its knees”
And all of those
other sundry problems
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IT’S TIME TO EXPLORE NEW OPTIONS.
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FRUSTRATIONReason #1:
F
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TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCESReason #2:
T
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MORE FLEXIBLE OPACS
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MORE FLEXIBLE OPACS
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LEANER, EASIER STAFF MODULES
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LEANER, EASIER STAFF MODULES
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COSTReason #3:
C
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NICKEL & DIMING US
Self-checks
Ports
OPAC flexibility
Unhelpful tech support
Annual maintenance
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OPEN SOURCE ALREADY SAVES US $
Web design
Online calendar
qmail
WebCalendar
WordPress
Internet filtering
Instant messaging
Online calendar
Network monitoring
Public computing
WebCalendar
DansGuardian
Ubuntu
Pandion
Nagios
$28,300 plus annual fees
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PROVEN TRACK RECORDReason #4:
P
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ALMOST ALL OF GEORGIA’S DONE IT
= PINES libraries
= non-PINES libraries
Map source: Georgia Public Library Service
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SO HAS ATHENS COUNTY, OH
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AND MANY MORE
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OPPORTUNITYReason #5:
O
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OREGON’S ALREADY EXPERIMENTING
2009 LSTA grant:The Sage
Library System
is investigating
an open source ILS.
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OUR PROPOSAL
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APPOINT A COMMITTEE
RECOMMENDED COMPOSITION:
• Library director: Nadine Goodrich (LAK)
• Cataloger: Mary Graham (COQ)
• Researcher: Buzzy Nielsen (NON)
• Tech expert: Sean Park (ESO)
• Frontline staff member: Suzy Piatt (SWO)
• ILS expert: Nancy Price (ESO/BAY)
• Volunteers
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COMMITTEE INVESTIGATES OPTIONS
TOPICS OF INVESTIGATION:
• Options for systems
• Other libraries’ experiences
• Cost implications
• Technical implications
• Migration needs
• Possibility of neighboring counties joining system
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REPORT BACK TO DIRECTORS/SYSTEM
REPORT DETAILS
• Contents:
Should address all previously listed topics
Recommendation:• Recommendation:
Should recommend whether/which to adopt.
• Funding sources:
Should preliminarily identify grants and other funds
• Deadline:
July 2009 Directors’ meeting
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'Free software' is a matter of liberty, not price.
To understand the concept, you should think“
”
Source: Richard Stallman, “The Free Software Definition” (GNU Project)
To understand the concept, you should think
of 'free' as in 'free speech,' not as in 'free beer.' ”
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QUESTIONS?