Marshall Breeding's assessment, in his 2009 LMS Marketplace Review
published Library Journal in April, is that, 'Open Source systems such as
Koha and Evergreen have entered the marketplace as routine options.' That
was a mainly US perspective although open source LMSs are having a
significant impact in other countries such as France. How soon before Open
Source Library Management Systems become routine in UK public and academic
libraries? Whatever your views it's worth keeping up with the current
state-of-play.
A useful short seminar on Open Source library systems is taking place in
Manchester on Thursday 1st October 2009 from 10.15 - 14.00. It will be in
the 2nd Floor Committee Room, Manchester Central Library, St Peters Square,
Manchester, M2 5PD.
The seminar is being run by PTFS-Europe who support the implementation and
development of the Koha and Evergreen Open Source Library Management
Systems. This particular seminar will focus on the Evergreen system. It
promises to be a useful event.
To attend: Reply by email to [log in to unmask] before 20th September
2009.
Make an online booking by going
to:http://www.openlibraries.eu/index.php?option=com_jforms
<http://www.openlibraries.eu/index.php?option=com_jforms&view=form&id=5&Item
id=7> &view=form&id=5&Itemid=7
In addition there are some useful background resources on the
Openlibraries.eu website including links to my April 2009 article published
in CILIP Library+Information Gazette and a good review (published in the
Summer edition of Panlibus) of the 'Breaking the barriers' conference held
in May.
Ken
CEO, Ken Chad Consulting Ltd
16 Regency Court. Brentwood. UK
Tel +44 (0)7788 727 845. Email: [log in to unmask]
www.kenchadconsulting.com <http://www.kenchadconsulting.com/>
Skype: kenchadconsulting
See my recent presentations on slideshare: http://www.slideshare.net/kenchad
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