Vendors sending an email describing their services +1 Requiring that they add a visible link to the project web site +1
On Tue, Jul 9, 2013 at 5:28 PM, Kathy Lussier <kluss...@masslnc.org> wrote: > Hi all, > > At the June Oversight Board meeting (minutes available at > http://evergreen-ils.org/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=governance:minutes:2013-6-20), > I raised the question of whether the Evergreen community should develop a > policy regarding the paid support vendors that are listed on the Evergreen > web site at > http://evergreen-ils.org/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=faqs:evergreen_companies. > > I don't think the community should be in a position of endorsing any > Evergreen provider. However, I think it's important that the companies on > the list do indeed provide Evergreen services so that users don't waste a > lot of time investigating companies that don't really work with Evergreen. > There was a consensus at the Board meeting that a policy should be > considered. > > I would like to get feedback from others in the community on the > guidelines you think should be used for this page. As an example, Koha asks > support providers to follow the procedures outlined at > http://koha-community.org/support/paid-support/how-to-get-listed/. The > Koha community asks support providers to send an e-mail to the general list > with contact information and a description of services provided. The > providers must also show their support for the community by adding a > visible link to the Koha web site. > > I think the Koha guidelines might offer a good starting point for the > Evergreen community. > > During the meeting, there was discussion about whether we should define > what an Evergreen service is. Migration, hosting, support, development, > training, and implementation seem like obvious Evergreen services. Should > peripheral devices or third-party services that work with Evergreen be > included or are they a different animal? > > Does everyone like the Koha model of requiring listed vendors to add a > visible link to the project web site? > > Does anyone have any other thoughts on the subject? > > Thanks! > > Kathy > > > <http://koha-community.org/support/paid-support/how-to-get-listed/> > > -- > Kathy Lussier > Project Coordinator > Massachusetts Library Network Cooperative(508) 343-0128kluss...@masslnc.org > Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/kmlussier > > -- Rogan Hamby, MLS, CCNP, MIA Managers Headquarters Library and Reference Services, York County Library System "You can never get a cup of tea large enough or a book long enough to suit me." -- C.S. Lewis <http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/1069006.C_S_Lewis>