[OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] 226 subscribers

[Nathaniel Rasmussen]

Hi all,

I'm another long-time OSS fan who resents the commercial ILS "pay handsomely
for the privilege of dealing with our corporate priorities," model.  With a
migration now our only recourse for future improvements (also a Horizon
customer) I too am here to test the water.

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Nathaniel Rasmussen
Computer Systems Administrator
Schlow Centre Region Library
211 South Allen Street
State College, PA 16801
814.237.6238 x214
814.238.8508 fax

On 3/22/07, Michael E. Casey <mcasey at gwinnettpl.org> wrote:
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> I'm lurking for the same reason Deanna! We just got the same news re
> Horizon 8 and, after being told over and over that 8 was "just around the
> corner" I can tell you it's made me pretty angry. I'm watching Evergreen
> with a lot of hope!
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> Michael Casey
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> From: open-ils-general-bounces at list.georgialibraries.org on behalf of
> Deanna  Frazee
> Sent: Thu 22-Mar-07 8:54 PM
> To: open-ils-general at list.georgialibraries.org
> Subject: RE: [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] 226 subscribers
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> I am a public library director who moved up from the system administration
> ranks and decided to keep the system administration as part of my duties.  A
> few months ago, I became very interested in the possibilities that open
> source ILSs offer libraries to have databases customized to our needs
> instead of setting our needs aside because the software does not do what we
> want.  And then our vendor dropped a little bombshell last week about
> stopping development of our current software.  Do I really want to sign with
> another big vendor, just to have the same thing happen with them in 5-10
> years?  Not really.
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> The articles I have read about Evergreen are very intriguing.  I am here
> to lurk about and hear what others have to say, ask questions and make a
> decision about whether or not this could be right for us.
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> Deanna
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> From: open-ils-general-bounces at list.georgialibraries.org on behalf of
> LaJeunesse, Brad
> Sent: Thu 3/22/2007 7:44 PM
> To: open-ils-general at list.georgialibraries.org
> Subject: [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] 226 subscribers
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> Hi folks,
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> You know, there are 226 subscribers to this list. That's really amazing.
> So, anyone care to break the ice and introduce themselves? It's awfully
> quiet in here. I'm sure someone has something more interesting to say
> than I do. :)
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> Well, ok, fine, twist my arm... I'll go first and introduce myself. I'm
> Brad LaJeunesse, one of the instigators behind the Evergreen project
> here at the Georgia Public Library Service. I'm not a software
> developer, but rather a systems administrator type, and I am primarily
> responsible for the servers that support the PINES consortium's
> installation of Evergreen. I'm also a degree-toting professional
> librarian.
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> In addition to my sys-admin duties, I also act as a project manager for
> the Evergreen software development project, yet I will readily admit
> that kind of work is not exactly my forte. There's just some sort of
> similarity between being a 'project manager' and a 'cruise coordinator'
> that I just can't get my head around. (Trust me, you never want to be on
> a cruise that I've coordinated.) Thankfully I have a great team to work
> with.
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> So, with my introduction out of the way, why are we all here? Well, ok,
> you're all here because you've heard of Evergreen, are interested in
> Evergreen, something like that... or you're just in the wrong place. :)
> I'm here because this was my crazy idea, so I'm stuck. But the rest of
> you-- what do you want to talk about? What questions do you have? What
> do you want to see on this mailing list?
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> If you wish to remain anonymous and send questions/comments directly to
> me, I'd be happy to post them back to this list for you.
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> Look forward to hearing from ya'll. If no one speaks up, I'll be forced
> to resort to more devious measures, such as singing karaoke.
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> --Brad
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