[Koha] SOS from Rome, Italy

[jmulford at legionaries.org]

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 at microsoft.com <mailto:ahooper at 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>     

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At 19.19 25/05/01 +0200, you wrote:
>Friends,
>
>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 >