Michigan Evergreen: An Open Source Project

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Michigan Evergreen An Open Source Project

• Randy Dykhuis
• July 12, 2009

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A Dino Story

• Librarian I wish I had enough money to buy a
  dinosaur.
• Patron What would you do with a dinosaur?
• Librarian Who wants a dinosaur? I just want the
  money!

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Todays Presentation

• Background
• Pilot Project
• Next Steps
• Challenges

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Background

• MLC
• MeLCat statewide resource sharing system
• Based on INN-Reach
• Open to any library in Michigan
• Nearly 400 participating libraries
• Many libraries with inadequate automation
• Small
• Resource poor finances human

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Background

• ILS system goals
• Compatibility with MeLCat
• Full featured
• Affordable by small libraries
• Value-added
• Commercial solutions
• Open Source options
• Koha
• Evergreen

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Background

• June 2007 Field trip to Atlanta
• Informal market research in summer/fall 2007
• MLC Board approval in January 2008

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Another Dino Story

• Q What do you call Tyrannosaurus rex when it
  wears a cowboy hat and boots?
• A Tyrannosaurus tex!

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Pilot Project

• 7 libraries, 4 different ILS vendors
• Timeline
• Go Live

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Pilot Project

• Cost-sharing
• Staffing
• MLC
• Grand Rapids Public Library
• Equinox

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Moving from the Pilot Phase

• Pilot participants meeting
• Adding new libraries
• Creating a framework

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Ongoing

• Adding participants Into MeLCat
• NCIP lurking in background
• Additional libraries into the shared system

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Challenges

• Database maintenance cataloging
• Support training
• Software development
• Evergreen
• Young company
• Coopetition

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A Final Dino Story

• Q What do you get when you cross a dinosaur with
  fireworks?
• A DINOMITE!

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Contact

• Ruth Dukelow, dukelow_at_mlcnet.org
• Evette Atkin, atkine_at_mlcnet.org
• Randy Dykhuis, dykhuisr_at_mlcnet.org
• Blog www.mlcnet.org/evergreen