On 18/01/2008, Paul POULAIN <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hello folks, > > Just to let you know : BibLibre (sponsored by SAN-OP), has started to > develop a new acquisition module, best suited for larger libraries than > the one we have in Koha atm. > The specs are written in French. If someone want to have them for > translation, let me know (22 pages) > > To summarize : > - divide budget in groups and sub-groups (not only 1 level as we have now) > - the library can ask an RFP before the official order. > - the bookseller can fill the RFP online if wanted > - the orders can be done from scratch, from existing catalogue or from > suggestions (as in koha 3.0), but also from an external data source > (iso2709 file) > - each document bought is attached to group, sub-group, expected > audience, expected branch > - librarians can be responsible for acquisition on a given group/sub-group > - the module will provide a lot of features to plan how the library will > spend money, and analyze how they have spent it : group, sub-group > (yearly & monthly), audience, branch > > > BibLibre has hired a new developer (Olivier Saury) to work on that (and > only on that). > The DB schema is done. > The coding has started. We will use only Koha tools & it will be fully > integrated with Koha (so developed in English, unlike the specs). The > 3.0 acquisition module will stay available, for smaller libraries, the > new one will be activtaable by a syspref. > We also hope to be able to have this module as standalone, for libraries > happy with their ILS, but unhappy with it's acquisition module. But the > module may not be available as standalone app in 1st version. > > I don't think I'm missing something, but any question welcomed. > -- > Paul POULAIN > BibLibre SARL > Expert en Logiciels Libres pour l'info-doc > Tel : 04 91 31 45 19 > > Hi Paul:
This sounds like an excellent step forward! Many thanks to BibLibre and SAN-OP. We (Laurentian University) would be willing to translate the specifications into English. As far as we're concerned, the more specifications for acquisitions systems that are openly available, the better! -- Dan Scott Laurentian University
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