Re: [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Media request regarding K12 library automation

2014-07-15 Thread Jason Etheridge
Hi Kylie, How does open source software “work” exactly for K12 schools? Open source software can work just like other software, the difference is that you have more options--you have the freedom to develop your own expertise with running and using the software, or paying someone else to do it,

Re: [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Media request regarding K12 library automation

2014-07-15 Thread Ron Gagnon
One other important point is control. As the software is not owned controlled by a single vendor, like proprietary systems, no one can unilaterally decide the software is end-of-life, no longer supported, etc. And since there are multiple support options, unlike proprietary systems, no single

Re: [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Media request regarding K12 library automation

2014-07-15 Thread Rogan Hamby
This is an expansion on one of Jason's points but I think it's worth echoing - the distinction between FLOSS and proprietary software in terms of quality, reliability, ease of use, etc... is non-existent. Anyone who says otherwise is FUDing things. Why? Simply, because an open source license

Re: [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Browse the Catalog and Auto Suggest not retrieving complete results

2014-07-15 Thread Lazar, Alexey Vladimirovich
On 2014-06-30, at 05:13 , Jayaraj JR jaya...@iisertvm.ac.in wrote: Hello, We have updated from Evergreen 2.3.7 to 2.6.1. It is noticed that Browse the Catalog Option and Auto Suggest Option in the TPAC retrieves only those titles that are added to our collection after the up-gradation.