koha 3.2 : the next step
DESCRIPTION
A presentation delivered at LIANZA 09 by Joann Ransom and Chris Cormack. Key areas: intro to Koha, Koha 3.2 features, Koha community, librarians in a FOSS world and Koha for Consortia.TRANSCRIPT
Koha 3.2 : the next step
Joann Ransom – Horowhenua Library Trust.Chris Cormack – Catalyst IT Ltd.
Outline
• Intro to Koha
• Koha 3.2 features
• Community
• Librarians in a FOSS world
• Koha for consortia
Intro to Koha
• 1999 by HLT & Katipo Communications
• GNU GPL license Version 2, 2000
• Active community
• Lots of development
• Koha 3.0 Dec 2008
• Koha 3.2 Nov 2009
Koha 3.2
A full featured modern ILS
Free / Open source
No vendor lockin
Library standards and protocols
Multi platform
Can be fully integrated it into your website.
Features
Customisable
Translations
MARC
Z39.50 or copy cataloguing
Report and export
Label maker
RSS feeds
Email or text notifications
Sip2 / RFID
Features
Customisable
Translations
MARC
Z39.50 or copy cataloguing
Report and export
Label maker
RSS feeds
Email or text notifications
Sip2 / RFID
Built-in “web 2.0”
Tags
Reviews
Comments
Lists, carts, virtual shelves
Purchase suggestions
RSS feeds
Zotero
OPAC
As a customer I want to know:
everything you have on file about ME
what you HAVE
HERE and NOW
How to FIND it
Is it USEFUL to me?
and what happens if I can't find anything?
Translations
Select translation
Mandarin or Taiwanese
Te Reo
Current loans
View Account
Reserves
Reading History
Notifications
Recommendations
Carts
Lists
Finding stuff
Keyword
Advanced
Faceted searching
By collections
Finding stuff
Keyword
Advanced
Tags
faceted searching
format icon & location info
Options for what next
Digital content from Kete
Content from Koha sits alongside digital content from Kete plus Digital NZ
Imported Enrichment
Amazon, Google or Syndeticsfor covers, contents, scans, reviews
Library Thing or SOPAC 2for user generated content
Amazon
Amazon
Amazon
Drupal
Events
Exhibitions
Library Thing
Library Thing
Vanilla Koha
Vanilla OPAC
Albany High
Nelsonville
Total Web Presence
Koha
Kete
Could add in a CMS
Drupal, Joomla, Kea
then apply Design
Artist
html skill
Community• 38+ active developers pushing enhancements and fixes
• Translations
Libraries and FOSS
Both...
• Believe that information should be freely accessible to everyone
• Give away stuff
• Benefit from the generosity of others
• Are about communities
• Make the world a better place :)
Librarians in a FOSS World
What you want NOT what you are given
System admin skills
Irc – chat, meetings
Bug reporting, testing and enhancement requests
Sharing, helping, asking
Discussion lists
Wikis
Vendors NZ
All do installations but specialities too
• Katipo : design, koha and kete
• Catalyst : development
• Koha Aloha : support, data migration
Australians working in NZ:
• Calyx : librarians, marc, migration, policy, training.
Coopetition
Koha Libraries
Europe, North America & Asia 25% each
Oceania, S. America & Africa 25% combined
Kerala State
Delhi NYUMedical
Libs
Guggenheim
WIPO
UNIDO
Koha for Consortia
MASSCAT
Plano ISD9
SEKLS
INCOLSA
NEKLS
CKLS
ASCC
Contacts
Chris Cormack
Catalyst IT Ltd.
Joann Ransom
Horowhenua Library Trust
Richard Anderson & Walter McGinnis
Katipo Communications Ltd.