Calyx 10 minutes presentation

1. TRAX4TRANSITION
27th Annual ANZTLA Conference
14 July, 2012
Sancta Sophia College Free Open Source Software
University of Sydney Library Management System
... We can do better as a community ...
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2. Transitioning
away from
... offline, slow, fragmented, unattractive, expensive, pre-Web 2.0, ....
to dynamic standards based open technology
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3. Who uses Koha?
Academic, Public, School and Special libraries
around the world
http://wiki.koha-community.org/wiki/Koha_Users_Worldwide
http://www.librarytechnology.org/libwebcats/
and search for Koha
In Australia:
several Theological Libraries have already adopted
Koha
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4. ... About Koha ...
http://koha-community.org
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5. What can do
Anywhere ~ Anytime ~ 100% web based
Supports you in your goals
Links you with your communities
Is student and staff friendly and easy to use
Has a flexible set up to suit your needs now and when they change
Links with aggregators and most library suppliers services
Catalogues and tracks your resources
Describes all material types including e-books and web resources,
multi-media, class sets, realia and more
Is a superb administration tool
Great reporting allows for more control over your collections
Manages your acquisitions, your serials, your patron communications
Describes shelf location or cloud access: from your college or elsewhere
Self service capable
Koha is packed with features
Click on link below ...
Current Koha version Features List maintained by CALYX
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6. With Koha you can
use mobile devices
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7. In build Z39.50 functionality for
Is UTF8 compatible and easy copy cataloguing Easily customisable MARC21
many characters can be frameworks for all item types
displayed ...CJK, Arabic...
and
Write reviews and summaries Borrowers can access from
about books, websites, e-resources Library resources anywhere, anytime current and past
can be booked and loans information
renewed
Create, save or email Lists to
themselves or others (teachers Koha translations are
to their students for example), available in over 40 OPAC design is flexible and can
save search results to Zotero or languages be customised to your brand and
EndNote sometimes makes the corporate
Refine your search with various filters website look tired
and search results display options
Koha is packed with features
Just a quick reminder... Because Koha is free and open
source you will never pay restrictive licensing fees.
Libraries can contribute to future Koha improvements
and benefit from the contributions made by others from
around the world.
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8. OPAC demo Koha version 3.6.
Try it here ....
Koha v. 3.6. demo
Koha v. 3.6. OPAC demo
try it here ...
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9. Koha v. 3.6.
Koha v. 3.6. Staff client demo
Try it here ....
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10. A
OPAC and Staff interface more demo sites Koha v. 3.8.
http://koha-community.org/demo/
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11. What CALYX can do
● Advise on the suitability of Koha or other "traxs"
● Define requirements and priorities "We assist communities
● Consult on transition processes and project management to provide access to their
● Help you migrate from your current LMS collections and manage
● Host and maintain your Koha securely these with today's digital
● Assist you to manage and maintain your Koha in-house tools"
● Provide training in all facets of Koha for all levels of users The CALYX Team
● Be your Koha Help Desk when you need support
● Keep your hosted Koha healthy, up to date and shiny
● Help you keep your hosted in-house Koha healthy, up to date
● Link you to the international Koha community, to which Calyx is an ongoing contributor
● Help you get the most out of your Koha with optimal configuration: to meet your targets
now and in the future.
● Neither lock your data or your library into long term expensive agreements
● Consult on consortial arrangements with partner libraries or new library branches
● Partner with you to create an engaging online and mobile library environment
We are specialists in data migration, managed hosting and Koha training.
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12. Koha's values of community, openness and
transparency are not dissimilar to the values
of theological colleges. CALYX offers
genuine partnership to help you to
participate in this great community, embrace
FOSS and maximise access to your
collections at affordable prices.
CAYX is based in Sydney. Clients are in Australia,
NZ, Papua New Guinea and the Pacific Islands
Celebrating 10 years in business in March 2013
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13. Any questions or reflections?
Thank you and enjoy lunch
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