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Open Source Library System
Software: Libraries Are Doing it For
Themselves
Lori Bowen [email protected]
METRO WebinarOctober 13, 2009
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Why are we here?
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Tough working environment…
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Diverse Customer Services Needed!
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“One of the great advantages of an Open Source Library System
(OSLS) is the ability to empower staff
and optimize the user's
experience by
getting involved in improving the software.”
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Involvement = Write Code
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Increase participation
“Coding” is just one way to be involved…
Contribute new code
Co-Sponsor development
Developdocumentation
Organize Koha
communities
Do usability testing
Create and test third party
add-ins
Manage communities
of interest (e.g. customers,
catalogers, circ staff)
Write specifications
Conduct userneed
assessments
Optimizeworkflow
Troubleshootexisting code
Raise money
Beta Testnew
releases
Design screens
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You decide what gets built.
Write specifications
Conduct userneed
assessmentsCo-Sponsor development
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You decide how it works.
Design screens
Do usability testing
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You decide how you work.
Manage communities
of interest (e.g. customers,
catalogers, circ staff)
Beta Testnew
releases
Optimizeworkflow
Design screens
Conduct userneed
assessments
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Step One: Read
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Where to Get Started….• Evergreen http://evergreen-ils.org/about.php
– Evergreen demos, mailing lists, blogs– FAQ– Development roadmap– Downloads
• Koha http://koha.org/about/get-involved– Koha demos, mailing lists, blogs– Development roadmap– Support – Sponsoring a project– Test things and report bugs– Suggest improvements– Teach developers about library standards/process
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• Owen Leonard, Nelsonville Public Library http://www.myacpl.org/koha/
• South Central Library System http://scls.typepad.com/link2koha/
• Nicole Engard http://blogs.liblime.com/open-sesame/
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Evergreen Blogshttp://planet.evergreen-ils.org/
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Follow #koha on Twitter
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Follow @esilibrary on Twitter
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Step Two: Lurk
* To lurk, joining is required
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Social Networks
Facebook: LinkedIn:
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Koha Mailing Listshttp://koha.org/about/get-involved/mailing-lists/
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Evergreen Mailing Listshttp://evergreen-ils.org/listserv.php
Wed Jul 15 15:02 2009Do automatic email notifications for holds need a cron job set up on the server to send them out? If so, is there a script already set up that I could run to pull and send out the notifications from evergreen?Thanks, Robert
Wed Jul 15 15:38 2009Yep, see Open-ILS/support-scripts. We run the following cron job:01 06 * * * cd /home/opensrf/Evergreen-trunk/Open-ILS/src/support-scripts/; PERL5LIB=/openils/lib/perl5 perl generate_circ_notices.pl --send-email --notice-type overdue,predue-Dan Scott, Laurentian University
Thu Jul 16 13:13 2009Thanks Dan and thanks for your answer regarding my earlier question on a "due time" column which was exactly what we needed.-Robert
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http://bugs.koha.org/
• Tool used for keeping track of bugs and enhancements of software
• Mechanism for directly communicating with developers
• Publically available to anyone who creates a Bugzilla account
bugzilla
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Bug # 813Summary: OPAC virtual shelves should store commentsDescription [reply] Opened: 2004-08-06 03:51 The OPAC virtual shelf
system would be improved by allowing for storage of description and comments information. I suggest the addition of a 'description' column in the 'bookshelf' table so that shelf creators can describe the purpose of the bookshelf (useful for teachers, for instance, who want to provide their students with more information about the purpose or use of the list).
------- Comment #1 From tipaul 2004-12-17 00:32:59 [reply] ------- good idea, could be done after 2.2.0 official release as it requires new
DB field(s), and i don't want to modify DB structure during 2.2.0RC process
------- Comment #2 From tipaul 2006-05-12 21:11:12 [reply] ------- good idea, moved to head for 3.0
Reporter: Owen Leonard <[email protected]> Assigned To: tipaul <[email protected]>
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Bug# 3342Summary: Changes to holds priority list should be logged for accountability.
Component: Hold Request
Description: [reply] Opened: 2009-06-19 15:11 When a library staff member changes a hold priority or moves a hold up or down the list, the change information should be logged to encourage accountability. Log information should include: - Which user did it - Date/Time stamp - Which Patron was moved and to which priority.
Reporter: Liz Rea <[email protected]> Assigned To: Galen Charlton <[email protected]>
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Holds-related Enhancement Requests
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Evergreen is still a tadpole…
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Step 3: Test Drive
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Install and Try Koha
• Current stable version: 3.0.2• Server operating systems support: Linux with Apache,
MySQL and Perl installed• There is no client software. It is browser based. Firefox
is recommended.• Download the software and installation instructions from:
http://koha.org/download/• Download End User Documentation from
http://koha.org/documentation
You need someone knowledgeable with a Linux to set up your own demo. Not for the faint of heart….
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Install and Try Evergreen• Current stable version: 1.4.0.6• Server operating systems support: Ubuntu or Debian• Client operating systems supported: Windows, Mac,
Linux• Client software must match the server version• Download the software and installation instructions from:
http://www.open-ils.org/downloads.php• Download End User Documentation from
http://www.open-ils.org/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=evergreen-user:evergreen_end-user_documentation
You need someone knowledgeable with Debian or Ubuntu to set up your own demo. Not for the faint of
heart….
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In case your head is exploding…..
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Help is on the way!
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Equinox Softwarehttp://www.esilibrary.com/
• Support– Per incident or comprehensive 24/7/365
• Migration – Project Management– Data Translation– Training
• Hosting
• Custom Development
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http://bywatersolutions.com/
• Support– 24/7 phone-based support
• Migration – Data clean-up– Installation– Configuration– Training
• Hosting• Custom Development
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PTFShttp://koha.ptfs.com
• Product selection • Support
– Email and helpdesk support– Tiered support structure
• Migration – Data export– Retrospective conversion– Implementation– Configuration
• Hosting• Custom Development
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Media Flexhttp://www.mediaflex.net
• Not available to download locally without registering with Media Flex
• No obvious open source community
• Most users are hosted by Media Flex
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Liblimehttp://liblime.com
• Support– Web and phone-based support
• Migration – Installation– Data clean-up– Configuration– Training
• Hosting• Custom Development
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Non-Commercial Support Options
• PINES (Georgia) http://www.georgialibraries.org/public/pines.php
• SITKA (BC) http://sitka.bclibraries.ca/
• Michigan Library Consortium http://mlcnet.org/evergreen/
• Northeast Kansas Library System (NEKLS) http://nexpresslibrary.org
• NYS BOCES provides support services for NY state school libraries using OPALS http://www.boces.org
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Peer-to-Peer Support• IMLS Grant for $1,000,000 Awarded to King County
Library System (KCLS) and 3 other library systems to….
• Watch http://oss4pl.org for developments related to this grant project
“create and develop the critical infrastructure components that have traditionally been provided by ILS vendors and establish a peer-to-peer support model for open source libraries.”