Ian and Lori,
Thank you for the quick responses. I know the school is replacing the servers
while they're doing the upgrade, because the old ones weren't reliable, but I'm
not sure of the details. I hope to have a chance to speak with the contractors
doing the upgrade the next time they're on campus and share what I've learned
from this discussion. I'm not sure how much they know about the specifics of
library software, but this should help me explain what I'm suggesting.
Cathy
CPT Catherine "Cathy" Pierce
Librarian/Testing Coordinator
Massanutten Military Academy
540-259-2167 ext. 250
Non Nobis Solum
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From: [email protected]
[[email protected]] On Behalf Of Lori Bowen
Ayre [[email protected]]
Sent: Tuesday, November 15, 2011 1:56 PM
To: Evergreen Discussion Group
Subject: Re: [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Brand new to open ILS- questions
Cathy,
Evergreen (the server side) runs on Linux. The client software runs on Windows
7 just fine. Not sure if the server side is of concern to you. You can, of
course, contract with a vendor to host the server (which might be a good idea
for you anyway).
FYI, you may also want to look at Koha
(koha-community.org<http://koha-community.org>). It also runs on Linux (server
side) but there is no client software. It is 100% browser based.
Lori
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Lori Bowen Ayre //
Library Technology Consultant / The Galecia Group
Oversight Board & Communications Committee / Evergreen
(707) 763-6869 // [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>
<mailto:[email protected]>Specializing in open source ILS solutions, RFID,
filtering,
workflow optimization, and materials handling
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On Tue, Nov 15, 2011 at 10:50 AM, Pierce, Cathy
<[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
Hello,
I am trying to figure out if open ILS will work for my small private school
library, but I am completely new to the concept and I'm not a tech expert, so
I'm hoping someone out there can give me some advice.
I have only recently learned that open ILS exists, and just last week found out
that my current library software will probably not be compatible with the
upgrade to Windows 7 that my school is working on completing by the end of the
year.
We no longer have an IT person on staff, so I'm not sure of what questions I
need to ask in order to determine whether I should attempt to convert to
something like Evergreen, or if I should just stick with an off the shelf
product.
Does anyone have any suggestions?
Thank you in advance for your help.
Sincerely,
Cathy Pierce
CPT Catherine "Cathy" Pierce
Librarian/Testing Coordinator
Massanutten Military Academy
540-259-2167 ext. 250<tel:540-259-2167%20ext.%20250>
Non Nobis Solum
