A STUDY ON MANAGING KOHA
   OPEN SOURCE LIBRARY
MANAGEMENT SYSTEM USING
         LIVE CD.
     National Conference on Emerging Trends in User
        Expectations for Next Generation Libraries
                  24-26 February 2012,
              Dravidian University, Kuppam.



 Biju V.V., Jasimudeen S., Vimal Kumar V.
Library Asst’s, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kerala.
Problem Statement

    Lack of proper awareness and training on Open
    Source tools,

    Complex installation procedure,

    Open Source software installation need an
    experts help,

    Lack of support.
What is KOHA?

    Full-featured ILS

    Library standards compliant

    Web based interfaces

    Free software (Licensed under GNU General
    Public License)

    No Vendor Lock in

    Active development process

    Community decides what they want

    Frequent software releases
What is Koha Live CD
A “Live CD” is a bootable CD, which contains pre-
  configured software, this allows the user to be
  productive without accessing any other hard
  drives.




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Koha Live CD Projects
LibliveCD

 http://sourceforge.net/projects/liblivecd
Koha Live DVD
http://sourceforge.net/projects/kohalived

KOHA GSDL Integrated -- LIVE
 CD
Benefits
Bundled with Linux operating system,
Suitable for trial without install inside the hard disk
 of the computer,
User friendly installation,
No need of high end Linux expertise for
 maintenance,
Customised version of Koha is ready to use,
Availability of third party applications (e.g. email
 client, database backup utility),
Suitable for offline installation
How to prepare Koha Live CD?

                   Adding
                  Third Party
    Koha
                    Tools
 Installation




   Linux             Running
Installation      Live CD Maker
                     Software
Conclusion


  Lot of optopns
 available to build live
 CD,

  Koha installation is
 difficult for librarians,

A study on managing koha open source library management system using live cd.

  • 1.
    A STUDY ONMANAGING KOHA OPEN SOURCE LIBRARY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM USING LIVE CD. National Conference on Emerging Trends in User Expectations for Next Generation Libraries 24-26 February 2012, Dravidian University, Kuppam. Biju V.V., Jasimudeen S., Vimal Kumar V. Library Asst’s, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kerala.
  • 2.
    Problem Statement  Lack of proper awareness and training on Open Source tools,  Complex installation procedure,  Open Source software installation need an experts help,  Lack of support.
  • 3.
    What is KOHA?  Full-featured ILS  Library standards compliant  Web based interfaces  Free software (Licensed under GNU General Public License)  No Vendor Lock in  Active development process  Community decides what they want  Frequent software releases
  • 4.
    What is KohaLive CD A “Live CD” is a bootable CD, which contains pre- configured software, this allows the user to be productive without accessing any other hard drives. + =
  • 5.
    Koha Live CDProjects LibliveCD http://sourceforge.net/projects/liblivecd Koha Live DVD http://sourceforge.net/projects/kohalived KOHA GSDL Integrated -- LIVE CD
  • 6.
    Benefits Bundled with Linuxoperating system, Suitable for trial without install inside the hard disk of the computer, User friendly installation, No need of high end Linux expertise for maintenance, Customised version of Koha is ready to use, Availability of third party applications (e.g. email client, database backup utility), Suitable for offline installation
  • 7.
    How to prepareKoha Live CD? Adding Third Party Koha Tools Installation Linux Running Installation Live CD Maker Software
  • 8.
    Conclusion  Lotof optopns available to build live CD,  Koha installation is difficult for librarians,