1. talks! The Story of an Open Source Library October 21, 2010 Audio is only available by calling this number: Conference Call: 866-740-1260; Access Code: 6339392 Sponsored by

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4. talks! The Story of an Open Source Library Presenters: Cindy Murdock Ames, Kyle Hall Sponsored by

5. The Story of an Open Source Library Conference Call: 866-740-1260 Access Code: 6339392 We are working toward a time when every nonprofit and social benefit organization on the planet has the technology resources and knowledge they need to operate at their full potential.

6. The Story of an Open Source Library Conference Call: 866-740-1260 Access Code: 6339392

7. The Story of an Open Source Library Conference Call: 866-740-1260 Access Code: 6339392 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

8. The Story of an Open Source Library Conference Call: 866-740-1260 Access Code: 6339392 Meadville Public Library

9. The Story of an Open Source Library Conference Call: 866-740-1260 Access Code: 6339392 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?

10. talks! How They Got Started and Where They are Now

11. The Story of an Open Source Library Conference Call: 866-740-1260 Access Code: 6339392 Timeline 1998-1999: Began using floppy-based Linux routers to share dialup connections in each library. 1999: Hired a consultant to provide Cindy with Linux training. 1999-2000: Began using OpenBSD to build a firewall/router for MPL Hired a consultant to train Cindy in using OpenBSD

12. The Story of an Open Source Library Conference Call: 866-740-1260 Access Code: 6339392 Timeline 2000: Began using LTSP ( Linux Terminal Server Project ) Allows reuse of old hardware 2001: Kyle joins IT staff on a part time basis. 2000-2002: Began using FOSS Internet filtering software. 2004-2005: Began investing Open Source ILS systems to replace aging ILS.

13. The Story of an Open Source Library Conference Call: 866-740-1260 Access Code: 6339392 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. 2007-2008 Migrated all CCFLS libraries to Koha

14. The Story of an Open Source Library Conference Call: 866-740-1260 Access Code: 6339392 Timeline 2007 Kyle investigates FOSS Internet kiosk management software (OpenKiosk, OutKafe, etc) Kyle develops Libki, a new FOSS Internet kiosk management software. 2009 Kyle replaces aging phone system with Open Source SIP-based phone system. 2010 Upgraded to Koha 3.2

15. talks! Specific Open Source Tools Great for Library Use

16. The Story of an Open Source Library Conference Call: 866-740-1260 Access Code: 6339392 Office Software Often Replaces Microsoft Office OpenOffice.org

17. The Story of an Open Source Library Conference Call: 866-740-1260 Access Code: 6339392 Web Services Often Replaces Microsoft IIS Most popular web server in use. Apache Web Server http://httpd.apache.org

18. The Story of an Open Source Library Conference Call: 866-740-1260 Access Code: 6339392 Database Often Replaces MS SQL Server Often used with Apache Interactive websites Web-based applications MySQL & PostgreSQL http://www.postgresql.org/ http://www.mysql.com

19. The Story of an Open Source Library Conference Call: 866-740-1260 Access Code: 6339392 Library System Software Overview 1 st ever FOSS ILS Web-based Catalog & Librarian interface Flexible Design Other Alternatives Evergreen Koha http://koha-community.org

20. The Story of an Open Source Library Conference Call: 866-740-1260 Access Code: 6339392 Email Often replaces MS Exchange Includes Email Contact Management Calendar Outlook-Integration Spam filtering Antivirus Zimbra http://zimbra.com

21. The Story of an Open Source Library Conference Call: 866-740-1260 Access Code: 6339392 Desktop Virtualization Often replaces: VMWare VirtualBox http://www.virtualbox.org/

22. The Story of an Open Source Library Conference Call: 866-740-1260 Access Code: 6339392 Server Virtualization Often replaces: VMWare Server Products Features Consolidates hardware Server pooling Lower TCO Xen http://www.xen.org

23. The Story of an Open Source Library Conference Call: 866-740-1260 Access Code: 6339392 Website Create & Management Great for creating & managing blogs & websites Web-based interface Many templates Many plugins Good documentation Wordpress http://wordpress.org

24. The Story of an Open Source Library Conference Call: 866-740-1260 Access Code: 6339392

25. The Story of an Open Source Library Conference Call: 866-740-1260 Access Code: 6339392 Internet Filtering Squid caching proxy SquidGuard – URL-based filtering DansGuardian – content filtering server-based http://www.squid-cache.org http://dansguardian.org

26. The Story of an Open Source Library Conference Call: 866-740-1260 Access Code: 6339392 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 http://ltsp.org

27. The Story of an Open Source Library Conference Call: 866-740-1260 Access Code: 6339392

28. The Story of an Open Source Library Conference Call: 866-740-1260 Access Code: 6339392 Libki Kiosk Management Integrates with Koha Manages patron time on public computers Librarian management interface http://libki.org

29. The Story of an Open Source Library Conference Call: 866-740-1260 Access Code: 6339392

30. The Story of an Open Source Library Conference Call: 866-740-1260 Access Code: 6339392 Asterisk Phone System SIP-based PBX VoIP gateway Conference server Voice menus Voicemail Scriptable http://www.asterisk.org

31. talks! Resources

32. The Story of an Open Source Library Conference Call: 866-740-1260 Access Code: 6339392 Meadville Public Library’s OSS Resources for Libraries: http://meadvillelibrary.org/os

33. talks! Benefits? Caveats?

34. The Story of an Open Source Library Conference Call: 866-740-1260 Access Code: 6339392 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

35. talks! Recommendations for Getting Started

36. The Story of an Open Source Library Conference Call: 866-740-1260 Access Code: 6339392 What to look for in an OSS project Vibrant, active community of users & developers Points of contact – mailing list, IRC, etc. Active development

37. The Story of an Open Source Library Conference Call: 866-740-1260 Access Code: 6339392 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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