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Contributing an Open Source Solution to the Library Community

Contributing an Open Source Solution to the Library Community. Ben Heet University of Notre Dame. The Conference for Entrepreneurial Librarians Winston-Salem, NC. Contributing an Open Source solution to the library community About Hesburgh Libraries About CORAL

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Contributing an Open Source Solution to the Library Community

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  1. Contributing an Open Source Solution to the Library Community Ben Heet University of Notre Dame The Conference for Entrepreneurial Librarians Winston-Salem, NC

  2. Contributing an Open Source solution to the library community • About Hesburgh Libraries • About CORAL • - centralized online resources acquisitions and licensing • Present state of ERMS • Building an ERM • Open Source • Supporting the software • Users Group • - http://erm.library.nd.edu

  3. Hesburgh Libraries • - 11,000 FTE (mostly undergraduate) • - $10,000,000 total materials budget ($6 million electronic) • - 3 million total volumes held • ERMS History • - Local database (began as filemaker pro) • - Shared file space (Word docs, spreadsheets) • - Verde (two years) • - Investigated SerialsSolutions, III Millenium, e-Martix

  4. Present state of ERMS • Verde • SerialsSolutions • III Millenium • ERM Essentials • E-Matrix • Others… • - CUFTS • - ERMes • - OLLARA Which one do we choose? - Functionality - Complexity - Flexibility

  5. The CORAL Approach to ERMS Each Module specialized Simplified and intuitive interface Optional interoperability Focus on workflow Iterative development Designed by a library for libraries

  6. Sharing is Caring  http://marcywrites.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/sharing.jpg

  7. Open Source http://erm.library.nd.edu • Four available modules • - Licensing • - Organizations • - Resources • - Usage Statistics • Documentation • - User guides • - Installation instructions • - Technical documentation

  8. We aren’t alone!

  9. Open Source Support • Challenges • Working with other libraries • Competing priorities • Enhancement requests • Support calls • Bug fixes • Training • Best Practices http://www.caeius.com/Portals/0/asian%20woman%20on%20phone.png We are giving it our best shot!

  10. Building a Community http://trcs.wikispaces.com/file/view/community1.jpg/74037801/community1.jpg • First Users Group Meeting – ER&L 2011 • coral-erm@listserv.nd.edu • New website – DRUPAL • Wiki? • Development partners • How are we going to do this?

  11. The Big Question… How can CORAL become and remain a successful ERMS for the library community? http://babyanimalz.com/community/sites/default/files/images/Kitten-Ducks.jpg Requisite Cute Picture

  12. Benjamin Heet University of Notre Dame heet.2@nd.edu 574-631-4329

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