Re: [CODE4LIB] Support for Small Libraries

2015-02-10 Thread Boyd, Evan
Hi Mark, Depending on the state the college is based in, the State Library or a statewide consortia for academic libraries may offer select databases as part of membership or on a partial cost recovery basis. For instance, here in Illinois, the State Library pays for what used to be called a

Re: [CODE4LIB] Solr and Koha

2014-05-29 Thread Boyd, Evan
The forked versions of Koha from LibLime/PTFS use a Solr index. They may have some insight. evan -Original Message- From: Code for Libraries [mailto:CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Riley Childs Sent: Wednesday, May 28, 2014 10:22 PM To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject:

Re: [CODE4LIB] Academic Library Website Question

2013-12-17 Thread Boyd, Evan
Matt, We actually had zero web presence until about 2006. At that time, my predecessor developed a custom website through a simple webhosting service, which was better than nothing. When I got here about two years ago, I made a case for developing a new website that was a sub-domain of the

Re: [CODE4LIB] LibGuides: I don't get it

2013-08-12 Thread Boyd, Evan
I'm currently experimenting with and developing a new SubjectsPlus installation. I'm the only full-time librarian at my institution and it has been mostly a breeze to install, alter, and find help from other users through its Google Group. www.ctslibrary.org/subsplus/ Now if only I could