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Hi Jim,<br>
Had to go the electronic archives since this was 2008!<br>
But you should consider the following- we did a survey of the staff
asking what they liked and didn't like about our Spectrum/Winnebago
ILS. We formed a committee of supervisory staff and created a list
of what we wanted BEFORE looking at any vendor. We prioritized the
list and then asked vendors for a features list and a library who
was using their ILS. So no real RFP...more an RFI. After we received
the info we created an evaluation sheet from our wish list and
narrowed down the field. I then took the final two or three and did
market research and development research to see if we were gonna get
stuck again with an expensive legacy system that was costly to
migrate out of- The ILSs we evaluated were Destiny from Follet-
Koha-Evergreen- Library World- Symphony/Sirsi. We probably would
have included OCLC express but that was before their time! LOL That
is some thing to consider, CHANGE! and who can keep up with
development especially as we become more mobile with apps. AS A SIDE
NOTE -I think cost for us was huge, we needed so much in facility
updates I was really looking for the biggest bang for our buck. We
got it with Koha. Even with paid support we have spent less in 3
years than we did in one with Winnebago support and migration. Feel
free to share any of this info.<br>
Cheers<br>
Lee<br>
<br>
On 5/4/2011 8:41 AM, Buster wrote:
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cite="mid:BANLkTi=idfze0Vvg9PLBiOJxgoM9DjCu5Q@mail.gmail.com"
type="cite">
<p>Hi Lee. I'm currently putting together an RFP using the
guidelines my finance dept has forced on us. I'm worried it
might bias against open source. Could you share a copy of you
RFP with me? It would be very helpful. </p>
<p>Thanks!</p>
<p>Jim Maroon </p>
<blockquote type="cite">On May 2, 2011 11:32 AM, "Lee Phillips"
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Disappointing.<br>
<br>
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2011-04-27. National Library of New Zealand signs with
SirsiDynix. , [SirsiDynix]<br>
SirsiDynix announced that the National Library of New Zealand
has selected the SirsiDynix Symphony integrated library system
for the K&#333;tui shared library system. K&#333;tui is
a new shared library system operated by the National Library of
New Zealand for subscribing public libraries. K&#333;tui
will manage member libraries’ physical resources, offer a new
discovery system, and give member libraries access to
centralized expertise and help desk services.<br>
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