Archive for June, 2008

John’s article on Open Source Software in Libraries

Posted by John on June 24th, 2008

Modus Operandi for 21st Century Library Technology:
Using open source software to become the library triumphant

By John Brice
Executive Director, Meadville Public Library
System Administrator, Crawford County Federated Library System
“Open source” allows independently developed modules to work together in a large system due to mutually agreed principles. It insures integration and interoperability because: the system as a […]

My KOHA talk at ALA

Posted by John on June 24th, 2008

Koha The ILS that keeps on giving

By John Brice
Presented at American Library Association Annual Convention
Saturday June 26, 2008
My talk today is about the open source Koha Integrated Library System. How it came into being, what in the heck does Koha mean, how it works and of course how it works in the Crawford County […]