[Koha] Switching to Koha unsupported

[Edward M Corrado]

I agree with what others have said. With basic Linux/mysql knowledge it is not difficult. 

The hardest thing would be migrating the records from the old server to the new one - if you don't want to renter everything. How hard that would be depends on how difficult it is to extract the data from the old system in a format that Koha understands. This is where a consultant might be useful/needed. 

Edward

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On Jun 19, 2010, at 4:15 AM, Kate <kate.lomax at gmail.com> wrote:

Hi Matthew, 

We managed to set it up at our small independent library in south London with precious little systems admin experience at the time. There's plenty of useful documentation and troubleshooting info available online if you run into problems. There's also a new(ish) email list for libraries in the U.K. setting up (or considering) koha: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/LIS-Koha.

Happy to help if you have any specific questions about installation or our experiences with Koha. 

Cheers, 
Kate





2010/6/18 Keogh, Matthew <Matthew.Keogh at eht.nhs.uk>
Dear all

 

I work in a small healthcare library, based in a general hospital in west London with an expanding user-base and a diminishing budget.

 

We need a replacement for our aging DOS based library management system, but can’t afford a commercial solution.

 

Koha seems to fit our purposes, but I would appreciate some idea of how feasible it would be to implement on our own - without using vendors such as PTFS?

 

Two of us staff the library and we both have a reasonable level of IT literacy. We also have a supportive hospital IT department.

 

I would be grateful if anyone could share their experience of setting up and using Koha unsupported.

 

Many thanks for your help.

 

Matthew

Ealing Hospital Library


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