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Koha Services from LibLime

Koha Services from LibLime. Nicole C. Engard, Open Source Evangelist nce@liblime.com http://liblime.com. Outline. LibLime What is Open Source? Demos Open Discussion. The leader in open-source solutions for libraries. Athens County Public Libraries.

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Koha Services from LibLime

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  1. Koha Services from LibLime Nicole C. Engard, Open Source Evangelist nce@liblime.com http://liblime.com

  2. Outline • LibLime • What is Open Source? • Demos • Open Discussion

  3. The leader in open-source solutions for libraries

  4. Athens County Public Libraries

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

  6. 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

  7. It all started with an idea: open access to ideas and information not only builds better libraries, it builds better software too.

  8. Integrated Library Systems Meta-Search Digital Library

  9. 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

  10. Growth 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

  11. Our 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.

  12. Consortia 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

  13. Strategic Partnerships

  14. 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.

  15. What is Open Source? “55% of US Companies use OSS for Mission Critical applications” -- Forester Research

  16. What is Open Source? Why So Popular?

  17. Why so Popular? Reliability through Peer Review

  18. Why so Popular? Reliability through Peer Review No Vendor Lock-in

  19. Why so Popular? Reliability through Peer Review No Vendor Lock-in User-centric Development

  20. Why so Popular? Reliability through Peer Review No Vendor Lock-in User-centric Development Freedom to Innovate

  21. Why so Popular? Reliability through Peer Review No Vendor Lock-in User-centric Development Freedom to Innovate Zero License Fees

  22. “Software is a service industry operating under the delusion that it is a manufacturing industry” -- Raymond, Eric, The Cathedral and the Bazaar

  23. How much would you pay for a Horizon 8.0 license?

  24. The Value of Software Hinges on Maintainability

  25. Open Source in Libraries Open Source hasn’t been as widely adopted in libraries as in the business world.

  26. Is there support? Do I have to skimp on features? Isn’t Open Source risky? Open Source in Libraries Common questions libraries have:

  27. Open 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

  28. Open Source in Libraries Do I have to skimp on features? • 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

  29. Open Source in Libraries Isn’t Open Source Risky? • 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

  30. The Koha Project 2003 NPL 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

  31. 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.com http://koha.org

  32. Lets take a look! • http://public.demo.kohalibrary.com/ • http://public-staff.demo.kohalibrary.com/

  33. Demo

  34. Thank You Nicole C. Engard, Open Source Evangelist nce@liblime.com http://liblime.com

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