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The Story of an Open Source Library Conference Call: Access Code: Today’s Speakers Kyle Hall Meadville Public Library Crawford County Federated Library System Cindy Murdock Ames Meadville Public Library Crawford County Federated Library System Facilitator: Stephanie Gerding, TechSoup Global Assisting with chat questions: Kami Griffiths & Sarah Washburn, TechSoup Global

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The Story of an Open Source Library Conference Call: Access Code: Agenda What is Open Source (OSS, FOSS)? How did Meadville develop into an OSS library? What tools work for libraries? What are the Benefits/Caveats? What to look for in an OS project Why is OSS important for libraries?

talks! How They Got Started and Where They are Now

The Story of an Open Source Library Conference Call: Access Code: Timeline : Began using floppy-based Linux routers to share dialup connections in each library. 1999: Hired a consultant to provide Cindy with Linux training : Began using OpenBSD to build a firewall/router for MPL Hired a consultant to train Cindy in using OpenBSD

The Story of an Open Source Library Conference Call: Access Code: Timeline 2000: Began using LTSP ( Linux Terminal Server Project ) Allows reuse of old hardware 2001: Kyle joins IT staff on a part time basis : Began using FOSS Internet filtering software : Began investing Open Source ILS systems to replace aging ILS.

The Story of an Open Source Library Conference Call: Access Code: Timeline 2005 Sponsored development of Koha to allow it to be used by libraries with large collections. Hired Kyle full time. Primary duties include Koha development Migrated all CCFLS libraries to Koha

The Story of an Open Source Library Conference Call: Access Code: Timeline 2007 Kyle investigates FOSS Internet kiosk management software (OpenKiosk, OutKafe, etc) Kyle develops Libki, a new FOSS Internet kiosk management software Kyle replaces aging phone system with Open Source SIP-based phone system Upgraded to Koha 3.2

talks! Specific Open Source Tools Great for Library Use

The Story of an Open Source Library Conference Call: Access Code: Office Software Often Replaces Microsoft Office OpenOffice.org

The Story of an Open Source Library Conference Call: Access Code: Web Services Often Replaces Microsoft IIS Most popular web server in use. Apache Web Server

The Story of an Open Source Library Conference Call: Access Code: Database Often Replaces MS SQL Server Often used with Apache Interactive websites Web-based applications MySQL & PostgreSQL

The Story of an Open Source Library Conference Call: Access Code: Library System Software Overview 1 st ever FOSS ILS Web-based Catalog & Librarian interface Flexible Design Other Alternatives Evergreen Koha

The Story of an Open Source Library Conference Call: Access Code: Often replaces MS Exchange Includes Contact Management Calendar Outlook-Integration Spam filtering Antivirus Zimbra

The Story of an Open Source Library Conference Call: Access Code: Desktop Virtualization Often replaces: VMWare VirtualBox

The Story of an Open Source Library Conference Call: Access Code: Server Virtualization Often replaces: VMWare Server Products Features Consolidates hardware Server pooling Lower TCO Xen

The Story of an Open Source Library Conference Call: Access Code: Website Create & Management Great for creating & managing blogs & websites Web-based interface Many templates Many plugins Good documentation Wordpress

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The Story of an Open Source Library Conference Call: Access Code: Internet Filtering Squid caching proxy SquidGuard – URL-based filtering DansGuardian – content filtering server-based

The Story of an Open Source Library Conference Call: Access Code: Public Thin Clients Linux Terminal Server Project (LTSP) We use it for public computers & OPACS Reuse old hardware or use new low power hardware Centralizes maintenance

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The Story of an Open Source Library Conference Call: Access Code: Libki Kiosk Management Integrates with Koha Manages patron time on public computers Librarian management interface

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The Story of an Open Source Library Conference Call: Access Code: Asterisk Phone System SIP-based PBX VoIP gateway Conference server Voice menus Voic Scriptable

talks! Resources

The Story of an Open Source Library Conference Call: Access Code: Meadville Public Library’s OSS Resources for Libraries:

talks! Benefits? Caveats?

The Story of an Open Source Library Conference Call: Access Code: Benefits vs. Caveats Free Access to the code Build upon what you learn Community Many choices for support Free as in “free kitten” Learning curve Documentation quality varies

talks! Recommendations for Getting Started

The Story of an Open Source Library Conference Call: Access Code: What to look for in an OSS project Vibrant, active community of users & developers Points of contact – mailing list, IRC, etc. Active development

The Story of an Open Source Library Conference Call: Access Code: Why OSS is important for libraries Taking the reins – directly guiding technology in our libraries FOSS benefits everyone – our profession, our patrons

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