[OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] ***SPAM*** RE: Costs

[Deanna Frazee]

There really isn't a set cost.  We bought a server, paid Alpha-G for migration services and have self-trained.  But it has not been a simple process.  There have been numerous delays as I dealt with issues that left us too short-staffed to cope with a migration at times and as we have worked with Alpha-G to get things right so that we can go live with as few interruptions to service for our patrons as possible on the go-live day (next Monday). 
 
There has been some training out there for Evergreen, but much of what you will need to do is look at the manuals that other libraries have created in-house.  From there, you may have to just experiment with it to see how it works. 
 
Since this is not an out-of-the-box solution, the price will be unique to your situation.  Your best bet is to send out an RFP with the details you mentioned below as well as infornation on your current ILS.  
 
Evergreen offers a lot of flexibility, but it is for those intrepid enough to take on an ILS without formal documentation and without the sort of full-time training staff that you often get with an established proprietary system.  These things will come with time, but they aren't here now.
 
Deanna Frazee
Killeen City Library System
Killeen, TX
dfrazee at ci.killeen.tx.us
 

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From: open-ils-general-bounces at list.georgialibraries.org on behalf of Georgette Rogers
Sent: Mon 6/14/2010 5:39 PM
To: open-ils-general at list.georgialibraries.org
Subject: [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Costs


Could anyone tell me the cost for implementation, self hosting, maitence and training for the Evergreen system.  We are a 9,000 square foot library, we have 28,000 items and about 5,000 patrons.
 
Thank you
 
Georgette
 
Georgette Rogers
Circulation Supervisor
Liberty Lake Municipal Library
23123 E  Mission Ave
Liberty Lake, WA 99019
509-435-0778
1-866-729-8507
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