[Koha] How to know libraries that use Koha?

[Marshall Breeding]

To the Koha community,

Please keep in mind that I am also very interested in maintaining a comprehensive representation of the libraries that use Koha in the lib-web-cats directory of Library Technology Guides.  This directory is used quite frequently by those interested in making comparisons among the library automation software options available.  While having a list for the benefit of the Koha community internally has great benefits, being represented in lib-web-cats helps document the global impact of Koha to a broader audience.

Lib-web-cats currently lists 2,184 libraries using Koha, which I know is incomplete:

http://www.librarytechnology.org/libraries.pl?ILS=Koha

http://www.librarytechnology.org/map.pl?ILS=Koha

I'm aware of http://wiki.koha-community.org/wiki/Koha_Users_Worldwide and I occasionally check the installations mentioned on it to be sure that they are in lib-web-cats.  


It would be helpful if any opt-in registration function built into Koha might also send a notification to lib-web-cats so that it can also be added to that directory.

Apart from any potential automated mechanism, any library using Koha that is not already listed can register it on lib-web-cats manually, or simply send me a note by e-mail for it to be added.  

Thanks to all for your consideration.

-marshall


Marshall Breeding
Editor, Library Technology Guides
www.librarytechnology.org
Marshall.breeding at librarytechnology.org
twitter.com/mbreeding




-----Original Message-----
From: koha-bounces at lists.katipo.co.nz [mailto:koha-bounces at lists.katipo.co.nz] On Behalf Of Magnus Enger
Sent: Friday, July 05, 2013 3:07 AM
To: Koha at lists.katipo.co.nz
Subject: Re: [Koha] How to know libraries that use Koha?

On 4 July 2013 21:20, Chris Cormack <chris at bigballofwax.co.nz> wrote:
> Seriously though, a button they could click might be ok, the phone 
> home option I don't like much at all. It would totally have to be opt 
> in I feel

I think an opt-in system would be cool. There is already an enhancement bug for this:
Bug 6293 - Add a button to the intranet for registering with the Koha community
http://bugs.koha-community.org/bugzilla3/show_bug.cgi?id=6293

There is even a wiki page for collecting related ideas:
http://wiki.koha-community.org/wiki/Add_a_button_to_the_intranet_for_registering_with_the_Koha_community

Best regards,
Magnus Enger
libriotech.no
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