[Koha] Cost Analysis Information

[Chris Nighswonger]

Here is our experience:

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.

Hardware/OS:

Two Dual Core Pentium IIIs
1GB ram
70GB raid 1
Ubuntu Server 9.10

Cost: $0.00 (This server was taken out of service at a local dentists office
during an upgrade and donated to our school)

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.

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.

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>.

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.

I have no idea of what sort of $$ the labor translates into as some of this
was essentially volunteer time.

Our barcode scanner is a Metrologic MS9590 bought new for $183.00.

We began using the system for circulation about 3 weeks ago and have happy
library staff and patrons.

Kind Regards,
Chris


Christopher Nighswonger
Faculty Member
Network & Systems Director
Foundations Bible College & Seminary
www.foundations.edu
www.fbcradio.org
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2010/4/1 Jim and Laurie Barnes <czechbarnes at gmail.com>

>  Dear Koha Listserve,
>
> 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. Thanks
>
> With Best Regards,
>
> Laurie Barnes
>
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