<div><div class="gmail_msg"><div class="gmail_msg">FYI, some of us think there is true Koha, which is free, and there is Liblime which has become sort of proprietary and not really contributing to the open source product.  They are found at <div class="gmail_msg">









<p class="m_-4972117345736459210p1 gmail_msg"><span class="m_-4972117345736459210s1 gmail_msg"><a href="http://www.liblime.com/welcome" class="gmail_msg" target="_blank">http://www.liblime.com/welcome</a> and not at the Koha site I gave, </span><span style="font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12pt"><a href="https://koha-community.org/">https://koha-community.org/</a>, which is the larger Koha community. I just thought I would say this because there is a difference.</span></p></div></div><div class="gmail_msg"><br class="gmail_msg"></div><div class="gmail_msg">Douglas County Library is disolving and I suspect that the individual libraries will not have funds to maintain a contract with their current ILS.  I hope they will have enough time to be able to transfer ILS information.</div><div class="gmail_msg"><br></div></div></div><div><div class="gmail_msg"><div class="gmail_msg"><br class="gmail_msg"></div><div class="gmail_msg"><br class="gmail_msg"><div class="gmail_quote gmail_msg"><div class="gmail_msg">On Fri, Feb 10, 2017 at 12:13 PM Brent Mills <<a href="mailto:brent@hoodriverlibrary.org" class="gmail_msg" target="_blank">brent@hoodriverlibrary.org</a>> wrote:<br class="gmail_msg"></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote gmail_msg" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div style="word-wrap:break-word" class="gmail_msg">Hi Melody,<div class="gmail_msg"><br class="gmail_msg"></div><div class="gmail_msg">There are a couple of “free” options available for a library catalog. Others can chime in, too. My general favorites are:</div><div class="gmail_msg"><br class="gmail_msg"></div><div class="gmail_msg">1) <a href="http://evergreen-ils.org" class="gmail_msg" target="_blank">Evergreen ILS</a></div><div class="gmail_msg">2) <a href="http://www.koha.org/" class="gmail_msg" target="_blank">Koha ILS</a> (mentioned by Diedre)</div><div class="gmail_msg"><br class="gmail_msg"></div><div class="gmail_msg">These will require a level of local support to get off the ground if you’re self-hosting. If you do not have a budget for that it could get more complicated. There are hosted/support options for those two also (Equinox / ByWater Solutions / LibLime) which can make the process smoother.</div><div class="gmail_msg"><br class="gmail_msg"></div><div class="gmail_msg">There are some other options I don’t have personal experience with that could be interesting to check out:</div><div class="gmail_msg"><br class="gmail_msg"></div><div class="gmail_msg">1) <a href="https://librarika.com/" class="gmail_msg" target="_blank">Libraika</a> — cloud hosted, free up to 2k titles, paid option with more functionality</div><div class="gmail_msg">2) <a href="https://www.libib.com" class="gmail_msg" target="_blank">Libib</a> — for circulation/patron management feature will likely have to upgrade to “pro” version</div><div class="gmail_msg"><br class="gmail_msg"></div><div class="gmail_msg">I’ve used LibraryThing'ss <a href="https://www.librarycat.org/" class="gmail_msg" target="_blank">TinyCat</a> for my home collection, but if the collection is small enough it could be an option? Paid options as you go bigger as well.</div><div class="gmail_msg"><br class="gmail_msg"></div><div class="gmail_msg">Are you going to need to migrate your patron/collection information to the new ILS (library catalog)? That might require contracting out for some support. Any reason you can’t keep your old catalog? Licensing/Contract?</div><div class="gmail_msg"><br class="gmail_msg"></div><div class="gmail_msg">Feel free to contact me off list if you need any more info and I’ll do what I can to help or point you in the right direction!</div><div class="gmail_msg"><br class="gmail_msg"></div><div class="gmail_msg"><div class="gmail_msg">
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<br class="gmail_msg"><div class="gmail_msg"><blockquote type="cite" class="gmail_msg"><div class="gmail_msg">On Feb 10, 2017, at 11:22 AM, melody rudenko <<a href="mailto:melodyrudenko@gmail.com" class="gmail_msg" target="_blank">melodyrudenko@gmail.com</a>> wrote:</div><br class="m_-4972117345736459210m_1845910089339884564m_-1321991600647958094Apple-interchange-newline gmail_msg"><div class="gmail_msg"><div style="font-family:'Calibri','sans-serif'" class="gmail_msg"><div class="gmail_msg">
<div class="gmail_msg">Hello,</div><div class="gmail_msg"><br class="gmail_msg"></div><div class="gmail_msg">My question is what kind of free library catalogue programs are available and how well do they work?</div><div class="gmail_msg"><br class="gmail_msg"></div><div class="gmail_msg">I'm a library board members rather than a Librarian. It was recommended that I join this group to ask questions about software for a library catalogue.</div><div class="gmail_msg"><br class="gmail_msg"></div><div class="gmail_msg">In Douglas County we are facing library closer and we are trying to find ways to give patrons access to some library services after the closure. </div><div class="gmail_msg"><br class="gmail_msg"></div><div class="gmail_msg">One of the things we now need to work on is acquiring library computers and a catalogue program for the books so we can still check them out to patrons. (Rather than switch the library to a reading room model when no books can leave the building).</div><div class="gmail_msg"><br class="gmail_msg"></div><div class="gmail_msg">It has been stated in various library meetings around the County that there are free library catalogue programs available but I've never any additional information.  </div><div class="gmail_msg"><br class="gmail_msg"></div><div class="gmail_msg">Thank you for any information you can provide.</div><div class="gmail_msg"><br class="gmail_msg"></div><div class="gmail_msg">-Melody Rudenko   <a href="mailto:melodyrudenko@gmail.com" class="gmail_msg" target="_blank">melodyrudenko@gmail.com</a></div><div class="gmail_msg">Oakland, Oregon.</div>

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