OSS & Libraries
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This document discusses open source software (OSS) options for libraries, specifically the integrated library system (ILS) Koha and the online public access catalog (OPAC) VuFind. It provides an overview of the benefits of OSS like customizability and freedom from vendor lock-in compared to proprietary systems. Examples are given of libraries that use Koha for acquisition, circulation, and cataloging functions, and VuFind to replace their existing OPAC. Considerations for adoption like staff training, hosting, and ongoing maintenance are also covered.
OSS & Libraries
- 1. OSS & LIBRARIES KOHAILS VuFindOPAC Jerusha H. Shipstead Fall 2011 LI819
- 2. WHY?
- 3. WHAT? OSS = users' freedom to ? run ? copy ? distribute ? study ? change and improve the software http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html
- 4. Proprietary = users cannot ? modify ? copy ? change the software http://www.collegeonline.org/library/managing-expenses/open- source-library.html You want me to what? vendor
- 7. Not quite ¡°?Free software? is a matter of liberty, not price. To understand the concept, you should think of ?free? as in ?free speech,? not as in ?free beer.?¡± http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html
- 8. A FEW EXPENSES INCLUDE $ Staff training $ Maintaining programs and equipment $ Hosting system requirements LibLime - hosting, migration, training, maintenance, development, support
- 9. ? SirsiDynix Symphony ? Aquabrowser ? Millennium ? ChiliFresh ? Destiny ? iBistro
- 10. Koha ¨C ILS ? Acquisitions ? Circulation ? OPAC ? Serials ? Cataloging ? Patron Services
- 11. KOHA EXAMPLEATHENS COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARIES
- 12. VuFind ¨C OPAC ? Search & browse ? catalog records ? digital items ? other collections and resources ? designed and developed for libraries by libraries ? replaces existing OPAC ? completely modular
- 13. VuFind EXAMPLEDOUGLAS COUNTY LIBRARIES
- 14. Henderson County Public Library Yale University Valparaiso Public Library Trent University Rocky View School District HathiTrust Florida State Hospital University of London School Washington of Economics Georgia Tech Drexel University University at Kilgore College Memphis College of Art Buffalo
- 15. CONSIDERATIONS
- 16. IMAGE CREDITS ºÝºÝߣ 2 - http://savelibraries.org/2010/06/dave-granlunds-library- budget-cuts/ ºÝºÝߣ 3 - http://ozgekaraoglu.edublogs.org/files/2009/07/collaborative1.jp g ºÝºÝߣ 4 - http://www.poptower.com/john-cleese-picture-69703.htm ºÝºÝߣ 6 - http://bbrealtors.org/2010/10/cool-free-stuff-part-1/ ºÝºÝߣ 7 - http://socialwrite.com/wp- content/uploads/2008/06/free-beer-sign.jpg& http://listverse.files.wordpress.com/2007/10/martin-luther- king2.jpg
- 17. ºÝºÝߣ 9 - http://www.cam.nhs.uk/wp- content/uploads/koha_logo_001-sized.jpg& http://chrisbarr.net/design ºÝºÝߣ 11 - http://search.myacpl.org/cgi-bin/koha/opac- search.pl?q=edgar+allan+poe ºÝºÝߣ 13 - http://vufind.douglascountylibraries.org/Search/Results?type=Key word&lookfor=edgar+allan+poe&submit.x=0&submit.y=0 ºÝºÝߣ 15- http://www.etftrends.com/wp- content/uploads/2010/07/1106_mz_infrastructure.jpg, http://www.duluth.lib.mn.us/Images/Corian/LibraryStaff.jpg& http://us.123rf.com/400wm/400/400/stylephotographs/stylephoto graphs0911/stylephotographs091100155/5931979-students-waiting- in-line-in-library-at-university.jpg
- 18. ADDITIONAL RESOURCES ? http://www.koha.org/ ? http://vufind.org/index.php
- 19. Thank you for your time. jhs