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Get Out of the Frying Pan! Lori Bowen Ayre [email_address] Cheryl Gould [email_address] Evergreen Conference 2009 Athens, Georgia
but don’t get into the fire…
It’s cool that Evergreen is free and that you can see the source code.  But.
The best part is….  you are in control
With an Open Source Library System…
You decide what gets built.
You decide how it works.
You decide how  you  work.
The All Powerful “Vendor”
Why it doesn’t work for us… ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
[more]...why it doesn’t work for us ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Learned Helplessness
Imagine if people working in libraries actually felt their ideas about how to do things made a difference?
Imagine eliminating “waste” (muda) of staff work effort Muda  ( 無駄 ) is a Japanese term for activity that is wasteful, doesn't add value or is unproductive.
Imagine being able to optimize the user experience A Library Product:
Imagine being able to roll out a new service quickly! Sweet!  My book is ready! “ Text-a-Circ”
Now is the time to take back the POWER we have ceded to the Vendors
Key to Firefox Success: Community Involement!  ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],37% of the code contributed to Firefox since November ’06 has come from the community
Evergreen is a work in progress. We need to help build it.
Ways to contribute to Evergreen Suggest  improvements Increase  participation Contribute  new code Co-Sponsor  development Develop documentation   Organize  Evergreen communities  Do  usability  testing Manage  communities  of interest  (e.g. customers,  catalogers,  circ staff) Identify  inefficiencies Conduct user need assessments Optimize workflow Troubleshoot existing code Raise  money Beta  Test new releases Design  screens Write  specifications Create and test  third party  add-ins
Step One Stop talking about what The Vendor can do and start talking about what WE can do
More first steps… ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
The Beginning

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Get Out Of The Frying Pan

  • 1. Get Out of the Frying Pan! Lori Bowen Ayre [email_address] Cheryl Gould [email_address] Evergreen Conference 2009 Athens, Georgia
  • 2. but don’t get into the fire…
  • 3. It’s cool that Evergreen is free and that you can see the source code. But.
  • 4. The best part is…. you are in control
  • 5. With an Open Source Library System…
  • 6. You decide what gets built.
  • 7. You decide how it works.
  • 8. You decide how you work.
  • 9. The All Powerful “Vendor”
  • 10.
  • 11.
  • 13. Imagine if people working in libraries actually felt their ideas about how to do things made a difference?
  • 14. Imagine eliminating “waste” (muda) of staff work effort Muda ( 無駄 ) is a Japanese term for activity that is wasteful, doesn't add value or is unproductive.
  • 15. Imagine being able to optimize the user experience A Library Product:
  • 16. Imagine being able to roll out a new service quickly! Sweet! My book is ready! “ Text-a-Circ”
  • 17. Now is the time to take back the POWER we have ceded to the Vendors
  • 18.
  • 19. Evergreen is a work in progress. We need to help build it.
  • 20. Ways to contribute to Evergreen Suggest improvements Increase participation Contribute new code Co-Sponsor development Develop documentation Organize Evergreen communities Do usability testing Manage communities of interest (e.g. customers, catalogers, circ staff) Identify inefficiencies Conduct user need assessments Optimize workflow Troubleshoot existing code Raise money Beta Test new releases Design screens Write specifications Create and test third party add-ins
  • 21. Step One Stop talking about what The Vendor can do and start talking about what WE can do
  • 22.