Thanks for sending this to the list, Debbie. Just watched the program. Really good! Found this quote online yesterday so I can use it in a presentation. Never thought I'd be using a Transformers quote, but I guess, never say never. It applies here, regarding the value of open source;
“Maybe we can help each other. You know things I don't know, I know things you don't know.” >From the movie: TRANSFORMERS: REVENGE OF THE FALLEN <https://www.moviequotes.com/s-movie/transformers-revenge-of-the-fallen/> So watching this online conference program makes me wonder what else I've been missing from those three days. Time to investigate .... Amy On Tue, Nov 10, 2020 at 2:37 PM Deborah Luchenbill < [email protected]> wrote: > I want to second everything Rogan and Joan said. (And with the disclaimer > that I work for MOBIUS, but also have my community hat on here.) > > There was a really good session at the 2020 Evergreen International Online > Conference that discussed how to talk about the value of open-source. It > addresses a lot of your questions, and might be helpful: > https://youtu.be/LP1_PKol8ac. > > Best, > Debbie > > Debbie Luchenbill > Associate Director, Open Source Initiatives > MOBIUS > 2511 Broadway Bluffs, Ste. 101 > Columbia, MO 65201 > [email protected] <[email protected]> > 573-234-4914 > https://mobiusconsortium.org <http://mobiusconsortium.org> > Evergreen Help Desk: [email protected] / 877-312-3517 > Pronouns: She/Her/Hers > > > On Tue, Nov 10, 2020 at 1:26 PM Joan Kranich <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Hello Wendell, >> >> We have been an Evergreen system since 2012. Before Evergreen all of our >> systems were proprietary systems. >> >> The ability to have some control over development is a big bonus. We can >> implement new features that have been developed and we can also have >> development done for features not yet available. The Evergreen community >> is very supportive. >> >> Good luck with your process. >> >> Joan >> >> On Tue, Nov 10, 2020 at 10:35 AM Gragg, Wendell E <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> Hello everyone. This is my first post here, so if I am posting in the >>> wrong place, please feel free to let me know. >>> >>> >>> >>> Our library system (3 branches) is considering a move from Polaris to >>> Evergreen and we are going to need to jump through a number of hoops in >>> this process, beginning with the point of my post, justifying the >>> conversion. >>> >>> >>> >>> What we are looking at is using a hosted solution due to the fact that >>> our city IT department will not allow us to have anything but a Windows >>> based server. Currently, we have a production server, telephony server and >>> a test server, all running Windows and MS SQL. >>> >>> >>> >>> Currently, we have approximately 204k bib records, around 49k patrons >>> and an annual circ between 500-600k. Only two of our branches circulate. >>> >>> >>> >>> I have received quotes from three companies (Mobius, Equinox and >>> Emerald) for hosting and migration services and all three would come well >>> under the approximately 40k per year we are paying for Polaris maintenance, >>> so financially it would make sense. What I need is justifications/reasons >>> to convert to an open source ILS from a proprietary system. What are the >>> advantages, both theoretical and real world and the potential pitfalls? >>> Has making such a conversion saved you time and effort in administration >>> and operation of the system? >>> >>> >>> >>> One of our biggest hurdles in getting this approved is going to be the >>> cyber security section of our city IT department. They are quite >>> aggressive and demanding (oh the stories I could tell…), so I will need to >>> gather information on that too. Any advice there would be greatly >>> appreciated, especially if you can impart any knowledge as to the security >>> aspects of Evergreen and/or the hosting providers I mentioned. >>> >>> >>> >>> Please feel free to contact me off list if that is your preference. >>> >>> >>> >>> Thanks in advance, >>> >>> >>> >>> Wendell >>> >>> >>> >>> Wendell Gragg, MSIS >>> >>> Automation Services Supervisor >>> >>> Bryan+College Station Public Library System >>> >>> Bryan, TX >>> >>> 979-209-5613 >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Evergreen-general mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> http://list.evergreen-ils.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/evergreen-general >>> >> >> >> -- >> >> >> >> Joan Kranich | Library Applications Manager >> >> CW MARS >> >> [email protected] >> >> 508-755-3323 x321 or x1 <(508)%20755-3323> >> >> http://www.cwmars.org >> >> Pronouns <https://www.mypronouns.org/what-and-why>: she, her, hers >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Evergreen-general mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://list.evergreen-ils.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/evergreen-general >> > _______________________________________________ > Evergreen-general mailing list > [email protected] > http://list.evergreen-ils.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/evergreen-general > -- +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ Amy Terlaga Director of Member Services Bibliomation, Inc. 24 Wooster Avenue Waterbury, CT 06708 (203)577-4070 x101 [email protected]
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