Re: [CODE4LIB] Koha in the Running

2012-01-17 Thread todd.d.robb...@gmail.com
Thanks all! I am more curious about the general utility of Koha since each organization will have different needs. I'm just thrilled to see Koha spreading and the launch of foss4lib and other exciting developments in the LAM communities as of late. Cheers, Tod -- Tod Robbins iSchool GSA Crew

Re: [CODE4LIB] Koha in the Running

2012-01-14 Thread MJ Ray
Jon Gorman jonathan.gor...@gmail.com There's vendors/companies that develop for and support Koha. Open source and vendor/commercial activity are not mutually exclusive. Yes, exactly! I work for a commercial vendor (software.coop) which has done all of the following combinations: Open Source

[CODE4LIB] Koha in the Running

2012-01-12 Thread todd.d.robb...@gmail.com
Hello all, I'm curious to know of this lists current thoughts on Koha as an ILS. Where would you rank it among the various options, open source and vendor? Cheers, Tod PS: If this has been addressed recently and I just happened to miss it in the archives: my apologies. -- Tod Robbins iSchool

Re: [CODE4LIB] Koha in the Running

2012-01-12 Thread Jonathan Rochkind
The only thing I can say is be careful of PTFS/LibLime as a vendor. There are other vendors that provide Koha support in the US, however. http://bibwild.wordpress.com/2011/09/20/koha-support-or-hosting-options/ On 1/12/2012 1:19 PM, todd.d.robb...@gmail.com wrote: Hello all, I'm curious to

Re: [CODE4LIB] Koha in the Running

2012-01-12 Thread Jon Gorman
I'm curious to know of this lists current thoughts on Koha as an ILS. Where would you rank it among the various options, open source and vendor? I'm confused, what do you mean by open source and vendor? There's vendors/companies that develop for and support Koha. Open source and

Re: [CODE4LIB] Koha in the Running

2012-01-12 Thread Genny Engel
-0831 x581 www.sonomalibrary.org -Original Message- From: Code for Libraries [mailto:CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of todd.d.robb...@gmail.com Sent: Thursday, January 12, 2012 10:20 AM To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: [CODE4LIB] Koha in the Running Hello all, I'm curious to know

Re: [CODE4LIB] Koha in the Running

2012-01-12 Thread Tod Olson
@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of todd.d.robb...@gmail.com Sent: Thursday, January 12, 2012 10:20 AM To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: [CODE4LIB] Koha in the Running Hello all, I'm curious to know of this lists current thoughts on Koha as an ILS. Where would you rank it among the various options

Re: [CODE4LIB] Koha in the Running

2012-01-12 Thread Oscar Gaona
: Thursday, January 12, 2012 1:23 PM Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] Koha in the Running Also, suitability of any particular ILS will depend in part on the nature of the organization using. Academic libraries have different needs from publics, scale of the environment, staff resources and skill sets