To empower libraries and library consortia by encouraging participation and collaboration in open source software products generally, and encouraging them to consider an Open Source Library System such as Koha or Evergreen.

Handouts and PPT from Empowering Libraries - Creating Opportunities Workshop

Submitted by Lori Bowen Ayre on Tue, 03/09/2010 - 7:21pm
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Handouts and Powerpoint slides from the workshop, Empowering Libraries - Creating Opportunities are now available here:

If you'd like to bring this class to a library near you, contact us via the Contact Us form.

Migration to Koha and Hosting Available from ByWaters for OS-OL Members

Submitted by Lori Bowen Ayre on Tue, 03/09/2010 - 2:57pm
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Did you know that ByWater Solutions has offered Open Source - Open Libraries members special pricing?  Yes indeed.  Just to give you a sense of costs, if you are a library with 15,000 bib records or less, here's their deal:

Koha Install and Customization: $2,800.00 

Data Migration $.10 Per Record 

Annual Support: $1,000.00

Hosting: $,1200

This pricing requires a two-year commitment.  Here's their flyer.

If you'd like to get a quote from ByWaters, you may contact them directly (and make sure you are part of the California Open Source - Open Libraries Consortium).  You may get help from Lori Ayre to get some numbers from ByWaters (and other support companies).  To get help, send a message using the Contact Us form.

ILL Module in First Stages of Development for Koha

Submitted by Lori Bowen Ayre on Fri, 02/12/2010 - 9:25am
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There is a new RFC (Request for Comment) available on the Koha wiki for development of an ILL module.  If you register on the site, you can submit your own requests for functionality.  I've already added a couple.  If you'd prefer, submit your suggestions for how an ILL module SHOULD work here (add a comment to this post) and I'll submit them.

Here's the URL if you'd like to see what's there so far. To register to participate directly, click on the Login button on the lower right hand corner of the page.

http://wiki.koha.org/doku.php?id=en:development:inter_library_loan

New Official Koha Website (at least temporarily)

Submitted by Lori Bowen Ayre on Tue, 02/02/2010 - 4:53pm
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Due to continuing issues related to Liblime's retention of the Koha website, the community of Koha users decided to set up a new website for now.  So, until further notice, the place to go for official Koha news is http://koha-community.org/.

 

Kudos Meeting at Midwinter: January 16, 3pm, Boston Public Library

Submitted by Lori Bowen Ayre on Thu, 01/14/2010 - 2:03pm
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The US Koha Users Group, KUDOS, will be meeting at Midwinter.  If you are going, be sure to attend and meet some people using Koha already!
Here's the agenda for the meeting.
  1. Welcome
  2. Introduction of officers
  3. General information sharing (need to have time limit)
  4. How we got here/history presentation
  5. Report on minutes from today’s meeting
  6. Present Bylaws (Mission statement,  membership categories and dues structure) - should   a vendor or employee be allowed to be an officer of the organization?
  7. Approval of bylaws 
  8. Status of 501 c3 filing with IRS
  9. Discussion of membership services (what do they want?)
  10. Virtual conference program suggestions
  11. Future meetings

More info at http://kudos.koha.org/