Open Libraries Intro

Open Source for Libraries Theory & Practice A Joint Seminar presented by Swansea University, South West Wales Higher Education Partnership & PTFS Europe

Agenda slide
10.00 - 10.30 Arrival and coffee.
10.30 - 10.45 Swansea University – Introduction & Welcome
10.45 – 11.45 PTFS - Overview Open Source / Ken Chad - Open Source and The New Networked Information Economy
11.45 - 12.30 Swansea University / SWWHEP - VuFind and Resource discovery
12.30 - 13.30 Lunch
13.30 - 14.45 PTFS Open Source demo
14.45 - 15.00 Swansea University – Open RFID in Libraries Specification (ORILS)
15.00 - 15.30 Q&A's & Tea
15.30 Close.

The Context
The Library
Financial Pressures Increased User Expectation New / Improved Services Efficiency Requirements Integration The Web / Network level Competition New Digital Media

Library Systems – solution or problem?
Contracting vendor market
Lack of differentiation
Ageing Architecture
Cost
Development cycle
Development to *your* needs
‘ Add ons’ vs Standard features
Alternatives?

Open Source – UFD..questions / questions…
FUD = Fear, Uncertainty, Doubt
What is Open Source?
What can I do with it?
How does that work in practice?
Development?
Support?
Where’s the benefit for MY library?

Thanks & Enjoy the day…
Mark Hughes,
Head of Collections,
Library & Information Services,
Swansea University
Tel: 01792 295026
[email_address]
http://twitter.com/Mark_H_Swansea
http://www.slideshare.net/Mark_H_Swansea

Open Libraries Intro

by Mark Hughes on Apr 20, 2009

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