Friends down under and all over, I've been "observing" the list for several months from Rome, Italy and would like to ask a few specific questions, hoping that the answers will convince our Systems Engineer to choose KOHA over AMICUS. Here goes: 1. Is the MARC and z39.50 support up to par for a major installation? I've seen activity in the list but would like to know the current status and future targets for these features. 2. Can KOHA confidently handle our 100,000+ multi-language volumes, with a growth rate of 10,000 a year? How far do you think KOHA can go, or is the sky the limit? Do you recommend MySQL or another DBase? 3. Does anyone have experience migrating from ALEPH or AMICUS to KOHA? I know it seems like a downgrade, but I love the opensource spirit and the full customization. Besides, I'm the University Administrator (Bursor) and the price is VERY attractive too! 4. Any knowledge of other people in Italy (or nearby) using KOHA who might be able to lend us a hand? 5. Any news about porting KOHA over to Windows NT/2000/XP? (POST- Jan. 24, 2002: Andrew Hooper ahooper@microsoft.com <mailto:ahooper@microsoft.com> ) 6. Anyone at Katipo looking for a FREE fortnight in Rome - with a little KOHA customization on the side, of course? Offers are welcome. Seriously! (Chris, Rachel, Simon, ... You can answer off list if you prefer.) James Mulford Director of Finance & Development Regina Apostolorum University Via degli Aldobrandeschi 190 Roma, 00163 Tel: (+39) 06.66.52.78.00 Fax: (+39) 06.66.52.78.92 Videoconference: (+39) 06.6652.7962 www.upra.org <http://www.upra.org> ========================================================= At 19.19 25/05/01 +0200, you wrote:
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Greetings from Rome, Italy! This is my first post to the list. I'm a member of a consortium of 16 Universities in Rome with all our libraries containing a little over 2,000,000 volumes. Most have been using Aleph300 for the past 10 years and are seriously considering switching to AMICUS (used by British Library, Australian & Canadian National Systems, etc.) but I recently came across the Koha Proyect and have been impressed. ...
James Mulford Director of Finance & Development Regina Apostolorum University >