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Koha Services from LibLimeKoha Services from LibLime
Nicole C. Engard, Open Source Evangelist
[email protected]://liblime.com
Nicole C. Engard, Open Source Evangelist
[email protected]://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
[email protected]://liblime.com
Nicole C. Engard, Open Source Evangelist
[email protected]://liblime.com