Comments on: MA Libraries Moving Towards Open Source http://www.swissarmylibrarian.net/2009/08/04/ma-libraries-moving-towards-open-source/ or, The Hitchhiker’s Guide to Fear and Loathing at a Public Library Reference Desk Sat, 15 Jun 2013 17:29:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Following Along the Open Source Trail « SHARE Tech http://www.swissarmylibrarian.net/2009/08/04/ma-libraries-moving-towards-open-source/#comment-1163 Following Along the Open Source Trail « SHARE Tech Tue, 04 Aug 2009 17:52:52 +0000 http://www.swissarmylibrarian.net/?p=749#comment-1163 [...] SHARE system is not the only consortium that has started looking into open source ILS options. This post from Brian Herzog at the Swiss Army Librarian shows that libraries around the US are chomping at the [...]

]]> By: Winnie http://www.swissarmylibrarian.net/2009/08/04/ma-libraries-moving-towards-open-source/#comment-1162 Winnie Tue, 04 Aug 2009 17:47:15 +0000 http://www.swissarmylibrarian.net/?p=749#comment-1162 We migrated from Mandarin to Evergreen earlier this year. We are exceedingly happy. Mandarin gave us no end of trouble and a few years ago when we upgraded to M3 our entire staff almost ended up in the looney bin. Add to that the tech support issues including a 3 time zone difference and the fact that once when I called with a problem they told me that it was impossible, the system couldn’t do that and I think we might have been relieved to move to anything. However, Evergreen seems to be meeting our needs and the our tech team is great. The only issue we have run into with the catalogue is you have to dig to find out where a book is shelved. We’ll see what happens when winter hits and our Internet and power take turns going down.

]]> By: Jeff Scott http://www.swissarmylibrarian.net/2009/08/04/ma-libraries-moving-towards-open-source/#comment-1161 Jeff Scott Tue, 04 Aug 2009 15:20:22 +0000 http://www.swissarmylibrarian.net/?p=749#comment-1161 It’s funny, no matter where the library is or who is in charge, the process is always the same. You are probably lucky you even have input once the ILS is selected.

I remember being in the selection process for the consortium. The administrators where in a separate room talking about how to accomplish the migration and everyone else was in another room looking at all the features of the catalog. Those in the features room approached me about the great things the system does and could we purchase some extras. When I spoke with the other administrators about getting these add-ons, they looked at me like I had a third head.

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