Tag Archives: koha

ILS Turnover

Posted on 6 February 2010 by Rick Mason

Library Technology Guides has a couple of interesting data sets that, in a limited way, shows some of the dynamic patterns in the Integrated Library System (ILS) market: Integrated Library System turnover in 2009 (listed by the ILS migrated to) … Continue reading →

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Koha LiveCD

Posted on 12 November 2009 by Rick Mason

Most of us who have used and installed any of the many variants of Linux started off with a live CD.  These allow you to boot your computer up using the CD, and try out the operating system without having … Continue reading →

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Open Source ILS and Technical Services

Posted on 15 April 2009 by Rick Mason

For those interested in Open Source Integrated Library Systems such as Koha, Evergreen, Open Library Environment Project (OLE), OpenBiblio, etc., the Association for Library Collections and Technical Services (ALCTS) will be holding an e-forum on April 21st and 22nd.  From … Continue reading →

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Kete

Posted on 3 September 2008 by Rick Mason

Kete is billed as a combination of a digital archive, a content management system, and collaboration tools meant to allow the storage, control, and access of digital content. Developed as an outgrowth of the Koha project, Kete has a pedigree … Continue reading →

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Koha 3.0

Posted on 10 August 2008 by Rick Mason

The Koha Integrated Library System (ILS) has just released version 3.0 of their software.  This New Zealand-based open source project is quite mature and provides many libraries cost-effective means to run their operations. The release notes for this version show … Continue reading →

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Code4Lib Journal

Posted on 17 December 2007 by Rick Mason

Issue 1 of the Code4Lib Journal is now available! The journal is an open-access journal dealing with, well, the more techie aspects of libraries. Even if you aren’t into systems and web coding, you should still look this over. The … Continue reading →

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Koha Zoom

Posted on 15 November 2006 by Rick Mason

The Nelsonville Public Library in Athens County, Ohio has just gone live with the latest update for Koha, an open source Integrated Library System (ILS). The OPAC is clean, fast, and shares more than a passing similarity to the OPAC … Continue reading →

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