Here is our experience:<br><br>We have several libraries on campus. Only the main library (just under 8000 items) is on Koha at present, but all are slated to be moved over the next year or two.<br><br>Hardware/OS:<br><br>
Two Dual Core Pentium IIIs<br>1GB ram<br>70GB raid 1<br>Ubuntu Server 9.10<br><br>Cost: $0.00 (This server was taken out of service at a local dentists office during an upgrade and donated to our school)<br><br>We "manually" cataloged all of our books by harvesting records from various publicly available z3950 servers. Each record was edited for applicability to our library and we also added data to some fields to enhance OPAC content.<br>
<br>We used Koha's label module to generate all of our labeling. In order to gain the functionality we felt was lacking in this module, we re-wrote the entire module. By and large, the label creation was the least time-consuming part of cataloging.<br>
<br>Barcode/spine labels were printed on a Ricoh AP400N network printer. There is nothing magic about this brand/model. They would print as well on a $50 Brother or HP or <your_favorite_brand_goes_here>.<br><br>Working with the equivalent of one full-time cataloger and three part-time catalogers putting in 40+ person-hours per week it took roughly 2.5 years to touch all ~8K items. Keep in mind that we were also searching out and editing bibs for each item as well.<br>
<br>I have no idea of what sort of $$ the labor translates into as some of this was essentially volunteer time.<br><br>Our barcode scanner is a Metrologic MS9590 bought new for $183.00.<br><br>We began using the system for circulation about 3 weeks ago and have happy library staff and patrons.<br>
<br>Kind Regards,<br>Chris<br>
<br><br clear="all">Christopher Nighswonger<br>Faculty Member<br>Network & Systems Director<br>Foundations Bible College & Seminary<br><a href="http://www.foundations.edu" target="_blank">www.foundations.edu</a><br>
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<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">2010/4/1 Jim and Laurie Barnes <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:czechbarnes@gmail.com" target="_blank">czechbarnes@gmail.com</a>></span><br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
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<div><font face="Calibri">Dear Koha Listserve,</font></div>
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<div><font face="Calibri">We are in the process of doing a cost analysis for
installation and self-hosting of Koha and would be interested in detailed budget
information including equipment, personnel, and maintenance costs for a small
private library. If you have this sort of information and would be
willing to share we would be most grateful. We would be interested
especially in specific equipment needs and the amount of time
needed for installation. </font><font face="Calibri">Thanks </font></div>
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<div><font face="Calibri">With Best Regards, </font></div>
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<div><font face="Calibri">Laurie Barnes</font></div>
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