[Evergreen-general] ILS Conversion Justification Questions

[Amy Terlaga]

Thanks for sending this to the list, Debbie.  Just watched the program.
Really good!
Found this quote online yesterday so I can use it in a presentation.  Never
thought I'd be using a Transformers quote, but I guess, never say never.
It applies here, regarding the value of open source;

“Maybe we can help each other. You know things I don't know, I know things
you don't know.”

>From the movie: TRANSFORMERS: REVENGE OF THE FALLEN
<https://www.moviequotes.com/s-movie/transformers-revenge-of-the-fallen/>


So watching this online conference program makes me wonder what else I've
been missing from those three days.  Time to investigate ....


Amy

On Tue, Nov 10, 2020 at 2:37 PM Deborah Luchenbill <
deborah at mobiusconsortium.org> wrote:

> I want to second everything Rogan and Joan said. (And with the disclaimer
> that I work for MOBIUS, but also have my community hat on here.)
>
> There was a really good session at the 2020 Evergreen International Online
> Conference that discussed how to talk about the value of open-source. It
> addresses a lot of your questions, and might be helpful:
> https://youtu.be/LP1_PKol8ac.
>
> Best,
> Debbie
>
> Debbie Luchenbill
> Associate Director, Open Source Initiatives
> MOBIUS
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> On Tue, Nov 10, 2020 at 1:26 PM Joan Kranich <jkranich at cwmars.org> wrote:
>
>> Hello Wendell,
>>
>> We have been an Evergreen system since 2012.  Before Evergreen all of our
>> systems were proprietary systems.
>>
>> The ability to have some control over development is a big bonus.  We can
>> implement new features that have been developed and we can also have
>> development done for features not yet available.  The Evergreen community
>> is very supportive.
>>
>> Good luck with your process.
>>
>> Joan
>>
>> On Tue, Nov 10, 2020 at 10:35 AM Gragg, Wendell E <WGragg at bryantx.gov>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Hello everyone.  This is my first post here, so if I am posting in the
>>> wrong place, please feel free to let me know.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Our library system (3 branches) is considering a move from Polaris to
>>> Evergreen and we are going to need to jump through a number of hoops in
>>> this process, beginning with the point of my post, justifying the
>>> conversion.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> What we are looking at is using a hosted solution due to the fact that
>>> our city IT department will not allow us to have anything but a Windows
>>> based server. Currently, we have a production server, telephony server and
>>> a test server, all running Windows and MS SQL.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Currently, we have approximately 204k bib records, around 49k patrons
>>> and an annual circ between 500-600k. Only two of our branches circulate.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> I have received quotes from three companies (Mobius, Equinox and
>>> Emerald) for hosting and migration services and all three would come well
>>> under the approximately 40k per year we are paying for Polaris maintenance,
>>> so financially it would make sense. What I need is justifications/reasons
>>> to convert to an open source ILS from a proprietary system.  What are the
>>> advantages, both theoretical and real world and the potential pitfalls?
>>> Has making such a conversion saved you time and effort in administration
>>> and operation of the system?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> One of our biggest hurdles in getting this approved is going to be the
>>> cyber security section of our city IT department.  They are quite
>>> aggressive and demanding (oh the stories I could tell…), so I will need to
>>> gather information on that too. Any advice there would be greatly
>>> appreciated, especially if you can impart any knowledge as to the security
>>> aspects of Evergreen and/or the hosting providers I mentioned.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Please feel free to contact me off list if that is your preference.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Thanks in advance,
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Wendell
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Wendell Gragg, MSIS
>>>
>>> Automation Services Supervisor
>>>
>>> Bryan+College Station Public Library System
>>>
>>> Bryan, TX
>>>
>>> 979-209-5613
>>>
>>>
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>>
>> --
>>
>> ​​
>>
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>>
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