This document discusses evaluating the open source library management system Koha. It covers understanding open source software principles, including that the full software stack is free and there are no licensing restrictions. However, there may be uneven code quality, incomplete testing, and lack of timely support. The document also provides a brief history of Koha and examples of libraries that have successfully implemented Koha worldwide.

1. Koha Workshop Evaluating Koha

2. Evaluating Koha Understanding OSS Koha History & Showcase Koha Features Koha Community Hardware & Software Requirements Support Options GUI Demonstration

3. Evaluating Koha Understanding OSS

4. OSS or FLOSS

5. OSS Costs Whole Software stack is free Software Upgrades are free No restrictions on no. of users, modules, servers

6. OSS Philosophy “ carefully crafted by individual wizards or small bands working in splendid isolation ” “ a great babbling bazaar of differing agendas and approaches ”

7. OSS Quality

8. No Vendor Lock-In

9. Possible OSS Downsides Incomplete Testing Lack of documentation Uneven code quality Lack of timely & effective support

10. OSS - Exercise OSS vs. Commercial Software

11. Evaluating Koha History & Showcase

12. How it all started

13. Chronology

14. Koha Users Worldwide

15. Athens County Public Library

16. Crawford County Federated System

17. Stow Munroe Public Library

18. Rengitikei Libraries

19. Near East University, Cyprus

20. Delhi Public Library

21. Granthalaya

22. Kerala Government

23. Koha History & Showcase Q & A