Hi Marshall,
Thanks for reaching out to the community. Butte decided to shop with two
different service providers this year with our upgrade. We are very
pleased with the 3.12 instance and are looking forward to the features
in 3.14 aka "Pi". I encourage ALL Koha libraries to respond to the ILS
survey because it really does matter what libraries have to say about
their experiences.
Have a great Thanksgiving!
Lee in Butte
On 11/22/2013 7:35 AM, Marshall Breeding wrote:
To all libraries using Koha:
I'm collecting data for this year's International Library Automation
Perceptions survey.
This survey, now in its seventh annual iteration, provides an opportunity for
libraries to register their perceptions of the strategic automation products
they use, organizations that provide these products, and the quality of support
delivered. The survey also probes at considerations for migrating to new
systems and the level of interest in open source products.
As open source software supported both by the general community and by specific
companies, some special considerations apply to Koha. In the lib-web-cats
directory, Koha is represented by a combination of the name Koha and the
primary support organization involved. (For example Koha - Catalyst IT).
Libraries relying entirely on community support or internal resources are
represented as Koha - Independent. If there are any special support
arrangements not covered by these conventions, just mention that in the
comments area of the survey. In this way the survey will be able to reflect
both the functionality of the Koha software and the quality of support provided.
While the numeric rating scales support the statistical results of the study,
it's the comments offered that provide the most insight into the current state
of library automation satisfaction. Comments will be published in the survey
results, redacted to conceal text that might identify the individual or
organization responding.
Please help your fellow libraries who might be in the process of evaluating
library automation options by responding to the survey. Any information
regarding vendor performance and product quality can be helpful when making
strategic decisions regarding automation alternatives. A large number of
responses strengthen the impact of the survey and the subsequent report.
If you have responded in previous years, please respond again this year to help
identify any trends regarding improvement or worsening of the products or
support services.
For more information about the survey, for instructions on how to participate,
and to see results of previous year's survey reports, see:
http://www.librarytechnology.org/blog.pl?ThreadID=263&BlogID=1
I hope that all libraries using Koha will respond. Feel free to forward this
request to any other library-related list.
Please let me know if there are any questions regarding the survey.
Marshall Breeding
Editor, Library Technology Guides
Independent Consultant
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www.librarytechnology.org/<http://www.librarytechnology.org/>
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