Conference for Entrepreneurial Librarians 2011 - Contributing an Open Source ERMS

Contributing an Open SourceSolution to the Library Community Ben Heet University of Notre DameThe Conference for Entrepreneurial Librarians Winston-Salem, NC

Contributing an Open Source solution to the library community About Hesburgh Libraries About CORAL - centralized online resources acquisitions and licensing Present state of ERMS Building an ERM Open Source Supporting the software Users Group - http://erm.library.nd.edu

 Hesburgh Libraries - 11,000 FTE (mostly undergraduate) - $10,000,000 total materials budget ($6 million electronic) - 3 million total volumes held ERMS History - Local database (began as filemaker pro) - Shared file space (Word docs, spreadsheets) - Verde (two years) - Investigated SerialsSolutions, III Millenium, e-Martix

Present state of ERMS Verde SerialsSolutions III Millenium ERM Essentials E-Matrix Others… - CUFTS - ERMes - OLLARAWhich one do we choose? - Functionality - Complexity - Flexibility

The CORAL Approach to ERMS Each Module specialized Simplified and intuitive interface Optional interoperability Focus on workflow Iterative developmentDesigned by a library for libraries

Sharing is Caring  http://marcywrites.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/sharing.jpg

Open Source http://erm.library.nd.edu Four available modules - Licensing - Organizations - Resources - Usage Statistics Documentation - User guides - Installation instructions - Technical documentation

We aren’t alone!

Open Source Support Challenges Working with other libraries Competing priorities Enhancement requests Support calls Bug fixes Training Best Practices http://www.caeius.com/Portals/0/asian%20woman%20on%20phone.png We are giving it our best shot!

Building aCommunity http://trcs.wikispaces.com/file/view/community1.jpg/74037801/community1.jpg First Users Group Meeting – ER&L 2011 coral-erm@listserv.nd.edu New website – DRUPAL Wiki? Development partners How are we going to do this?

The Big Question… How can CORAL become and remain a successful ERMS for the library community?http://babyanimalz.com/community/sites/default/files/images/Kitten-Ducks.jpg Requisite Cute Picture

Benjamin HeetUniversity of Notre Dameheet.2@nd.edu574-631-4329

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