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color:#1F497D'>Excellent point – sometimes I’m sure I can’t
see the forest for the trees, and maybe this is one of those times.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>I will say, that despite its small size, using an OPAC like Koha
would allow us to potentially serve patrons who live across a wide geographic
area, i.e. across South Africa. Also, we’re thinking a Koha installation
might encourage collaborative activity as multiple organisations learn to share
an ILS, and make a wider range of library resources available to respective members,
and perhaps eventually to non-members or other libraries via inter-library
loans. Perhaps Koha could help us make a valuable resource more
accessible to society.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Finally, as a non-librarian myself, my understanding is that one
of the key qualities of an ILS like Koha is its ability to point the user to
appropriate books, etc. according to the need – i.e. strong search
features build into the software (I assume Koha has this). Often our
students find books by simply looking on the shelf, then choosing ones that
look interesting. However, more advanced library users may find
first-rate materials through a more abstract process of heading to the computer
for some leads.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:#1F497D'>Again, thank you for the reality check. I’ll keep
considering what you’ve said.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Erik Lewis [mailto:elewis@ngrl.org] <br>
<b>Sent:</b> 18 February 2009 05:17 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Nelson Fredsell -CCE<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Koha] Counting the cost<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>I'm going to say it, but is automating a library with fewer
than 50 transactions a day really needed? The bulk of the functionality
of a ILS is to replicate manual processes that libraries began with because
those tasks became to arduous to perform manually. To each their own but
to me it seems like a sledge hammer to kill a fly? I'm all for the growth of
Koha and free solutions, but I think there are times to stand back and ask do I
need a shovel or backhoe? <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>On Feb 18, 2009, at 9:43 AM, Nelson Fredsell -CCE wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
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color:black'>I am considering Koha for our very small libraries (Fewer than 50
transactions/day). We might get some help doing the initial setup on a
CentOS 5.2 server. We’re wanting a basic install, allowing patrons
to do online search of catalogues of multiple collections in a single library,
and multiple libraries belonging to legally separate NGOs.</span><span
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<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:black'>+Once set up, is it possible that it could need very little
support/maintenance? We could pay something for set up, but ongoing
annual support fees we’d like to avoid.</span><span style='font-size:
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<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:black'>+And I suppose that support could be provided remotely, perhaps on
an hourly basis, with the exception of possibly needing to reboot the server. </span><span
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<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:black'>+We have limited IT skills inhouse and NO full time library staff. </span><span
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<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:black'>+ Staff who do the cataloguing would not be professional
librarians.</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:black'>+We’ve developed our own cataloguing system, not standard in
any way – can Koha work with this? Maybe over time we’d like
to standardize.</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
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<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:black'>+If so, the chaser question is that each very small (NGO/school)
library has its own cataloguing system: would this be a problem for Koha
– single install, multiple administrators (one at each library).</span><span
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color:black'>I don’t want to bite off more than we can chew, and I
don’t want to leave my NGO in the lurch after I’m no longer
employed there. I have about three months to implement something, and
make sure it’s stable.</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:
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color:black'>Thanks very much for feedback,</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
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color:black'>Nelson</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:black'>Centre for Creative Education</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:black'>Cape Town, South Africa</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
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