Hi

If there is anyone on this list who is involved with the development of Koha, and would like to write a description of the Koha project as a case study in open source development and cooperation in government I would very much appreicate it.

I'm not sure if this will affect things, but the Horowhenua Libraries are a Trust, which I guess means that technically they are not "government". I don't think this invalidates koha as an example of open source development, but I'm not sure it counts as "cooperation in government". I don't want to speak for the library (who are more than able to speak for themselves), but I believe a big part of why they were able to undertake this project is because they are no longer a Council department. If you want to find out more about how the politics of organisation structure impact on decision making, drop rosalie blake a line - rosalie@library.org.nz, I'm sure she'd be happy to explain their setup. Being part of Council has seemed to be a blocker for other libraries taking up Koha. Cheers Rachel _____________________________________________________________ Rachel Hamilton-Williams Katipo Communications WEBMISTRESS ph 021 389 128 or +64 04 934 1285 mailto:rachel@katipo.co.nz PO Box 12487, Wellington http://www.katipo.co.nz New Zealand Koha Open Source Library System http://www.koha.org