Implementing Open-Source Software for Three Core Library Functions: A Stage-by-Stage Comparison

Morton-Owens, Emily; Hanson, Karen L.; Walls, Ian

doi:10.1080/15424065.2011.551486

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“…Walls (2011) and Morton-Owens et al . (2011) provide the background and circumstances surrounding the New York University Health Sciences Libraries’ (NYUHSL) migration from a proprietary ILS to an open-source ILS (Koha).…”

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Implementing an open source integrated library system (ILS) in a special focus institution

Avery

2016

Digital Library Perspectives

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Purpose The paper aims to explore the circumstances and processes involved in implementing and migrating from a proprietary integrated library system (ILS) (Follett’s Destiny) to an open-source ILS (Koha) for a special focus institution. Design/methodology/approach In 2012, the campus libraries of God’s Bible College (GBC) migrated to Koha. After locally hosting and supporting Koha for three years, GBC contracted a vendor (ByWater Solutions) to provide hosting and support, beginning in the fall of 2015. Findings The paper offers experiences and practical recommendations in migration and implementation. The paper will demonstrate that libraries, including special-focus institutions, can migrate efficiently and without vendor support. Additionally, the paper examines some of the reasons why libraries might consider vendor hosting and support. Practical implications The paper gives libraries a framework, illustrated with a special-focus institution case study, for selecting and migrating from a proprietary ILS to an open-source ILS. Such information will be of assistance in clarifying the process of migration and implementation for institutions seeking to move from a proprietary system, especially Destiny, to an open-source ILS. Originality/value The paper covers the steps taken to successfully migrate the database and offers a series of best practices for the adoption and migration process of an open-source ILS, providing librarians and other key stakeholders both theoretical and practical information in the selection and implementation of an open-source ILS.

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“…The migration was also used to sync circulation rules between libraries and weed out inactive patrons. On-sight training was purchased from ByWater Solutions, with Morton-Owens et al (2011) noting that both open-source software and user training must often be customized to fit the needs of each local implementation.…”

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Implementing an open source integrated library system (ILS) in a special focus institution

Avery

2016

Digital Library Perspectives

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“…22 The two-paragraph section includes suggested methods and does not mention anything about the amount of time or expertise needed for ongoing maintenance.…”

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“…18 It was also used to weed out inactive patrons (anyone who had not used the library in two years). Data migration can be a problem, though.…”

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Experiences of Migrating to Open Source Integrated Library Systems

Singh

2013

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“…Other reasons included usability of the backend for librarians, theming options, the scripting language the CMS uses (PHP), and Drupal's popularity with other libraries and other NYU departments. 9 NYUHSL's Drupal environment has four main user roles: Returning to the themes of correctness, choice, and presentation, it could be said that librarian authors are responsible for choice (deciding what to post), the marketing team is responsible for choice and presentation, and the administrators are responsible for all three.…”

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Editorial and Technological Workflow Tools to Promote Website Quality

Morton-Owens

2011

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Library websites are an increasingly visible representation of the library as an institution, which makes website quality an important way to communicate competence and trustworthiness to users. A website editorial workflow is one way to enforce a process and ensure quality. In a workflow, users receive roles, like author or editor, and content travels through various stages in which grammar, spelling, tone, and format are checked. One library used a workflow system to involve librarians in the creation of content. This system, implemented in Drupal, an opensource content management system, solved problems of coordination, quality, and comprehensiveness that existed on the library’s earlier, static website.

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Implementing Open-Source Software for Three Core Library Functions: A Stage-by-Stage Comparison

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Implementing an open source integrated library system (ILS) in a special focus institution

Implementing an open source integrated library system (ILS) in a special focus institution

Experiences of Migrating to Open Source Integrated Library Systems

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