Koha Services from LibLimeKoha Services from LibLime

Nicole C. Engard, Open Source Evangelist

nce@liblime.comhttp://liblime.com

Nicole C. Engard, Open Source Evangelist

nce@liblime.comhttp://liblime.com

OutlineOutline

•LibLime

•What is Open Source?

•Demos

•Open Discussion

The leader in open-source solutions for libraries

Athens County Public LibrariesAthens County Public Libraries

First Library in the US to Adopt an Open Source ILS:

Koha

First Library in the US to Adopt an Open Source ILS:

Koha

Intensely Frustrated Intensely

Frustrated •Libraries slow to adopt open

source

•‘No Support’ was the most common objection

•An Open Source Software Company seemed the most practical approach

It all started with an idea: open access to ideas and

information not only builds better libraries, it builds

better software too.

It all started with an idea: open access to ideas and

information not only builds better libraries, it builds

better software too.

Integrated Library Systems

Digital LibraryMeta-Search

It’s all Open Source!

It’s all Open Source!

•You steer development!

•Features can be implemented in days and weeks, not years and decades

•You can share your solutions with other libraries

Growth PatternsGrowth Patterns

•400% growth three years running

•Incorporated January 2005, 1 full-time employee, 1 customer

•September 2008, 24 employees, over 400 customers and 120 contracts

Our CustomersOur Customers supports hundreds of libraries around the globe. Our customers include: library consortia, academic and research institutions, public libraries, museum and special libraries, K-12 schools, enterprise corporations and government and non-profit organizations.

Consortia using KohaConsortia using Koha•Crawford County Federated Library System

•9 member libraries; 246,616 items; 518,382 annual circulation

•Independently Cooperating Ashtabula Network (ICAN)•6 member libraries; 166,597 bibs

•Westchester Academic Library Directors Organization (WALDO)

•15 member libraries migrating to Koha•Central Kansas Library System

•31 member libraries•Indiana Cooperative Library Services Authority (INCOLSA)

•30 member libraries•MassCat

•100+ member libraries•Northeast Kansas Library System

•116 member libraries

Strategic PartnershipsStrategic Partnerships

What is Open Source?What is Open Source?

Open source software is software that users have the ability to run, distribute, study and modify for any purpose.

This permits users to use, change, and improve the software, and to redistribute it in modified or unmodified form.

Open source software is often developed over the Internet in a collaborative manner.

What is Open Source?What is Open Source?

“55% of US Companies use OSS for Mission Critical applications” --

Forester Research

What is Open Source?What is Open Source?

Why So Popular?

Why so Popular?Why so Popular?

Reliability through Peer Review

Reliability through Peer ReviewNo Vendor Lock-in

Why so Popular?Why so Popular?

Reliability through Peer ReviewNo Vendor Lock-inUser-centric Development

Why so Popular?Why so Popular?

Reliability through Peer ReviewNo Vendor Lock-inUser-centric DevelopmentFreedom to Innovate

Why so Popular?Why so Popular?

Reliability through Peer ReviewNo Vendor Lock-inUser-centric DevelopmentFreedom to InnovateZero License Fees

Why so Popular?Why so Popular?

“Software is a service industry operating under

the delusion that it is a manufacturing

industry”

“Software is a service industry operating under

the delusion that it is a manufacturing

industry”

-- Raymond, Eric, The Cathedral and the Bazaar

How much would you pay for a

Horizon 8.0 license?

How much would you pay for a

Horizon 8.0 license?

The Value of Software Hinges on

Maintainability

The Value of Software Hinges on

Maintainability

Open Source in LibrariesOpen Source in Libraries

Open Source hasn’t beenas widely adopted in libraries

as in the business world.

Open Source in LibrariesOpen Source in Libraries

•Is there support?

•Do I have to skimp on features?

•Isn’t Open Source risky?

Common questions libraries have:

Open Source in LibrariesOpen Source in Libraries

Is there support?

This is where LibLime comes in.

• Phone Support• Email Support• Chat Rooms• Instant Messaging• Mailing Lists• Online Documentation• Worldwide User Community

Open Source in LibrariesOpen Source in Libraries

•Open Source developers follow the rule of “Release early and release often”

•Users vote with their dollars

•LibLime has a dedicated business analyst and development staff to respond immediately to customer sponsored development projects

Do I have to skimp on features?

Open Source in LibrariesOpen Source in Libraries

Several Levels of Risk to consider:

•Software security issues•Open source is just as secure if

not more secure than proprietary systems because of its transparency

•Company mergers and acquisitions•Because you own the code to your

system you are not tied to one support source and will never be left without support

Isn’t Open Source Risky?

The Koha ProjectThe Koha ProjectNPL goes live in 2003

with a bold claim:

“Within the next few years, our web site will offer some of the best online library services available anywhere in the world.”Stephen Hedges, Director

20032003

The Koha ILS:Continued

The Koha ILS:Continued

• Fully web-based ILS• Offers same features as the proprietary ILS• Software available for free• Support and customization available at reasonable prices• Data is yours!

http://liblime.comhttp://koha.org

Lets take a look!Lets take a look!

•http://public.demo.kohalibrary.com/

•http://public-staff.demo.kohalibrary.com/

DemoDemo

Thank YouThank You

Nicole C. Engard, Open Source Evangelist

nce@liblime.comhttp://liblime.com

Nicole C. Engard, Open Source Evangelist

nce@liblime.comhttp://liblime.com