Kommentarer for Librarian 1.5 http://lib1point5.wordpress.com Library 2.0 from a Scandinavian perspective - by Thomas Brevik Wed, 14 Oct 2009 06:10:57 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Kommenter på Back to Koha av Magnus Enger http://lib1point5.wordpress.com/2009/07/27/back-to-koha/#comment-14040 Magnus Enger Wed, 14 Oct 2009 06:10:57 +0000 http://lib1point5.wordpress.com/?p=81#comment-14040 Andrew: Have you seen this? http://wiki.koha.org/doku.php?id=en:documentation:tutorials:kohagoogleandroidsearch Andrew: Have you seen this? http://wiki.koha.org/doku.php?id=en:documentation:tutorials:kohagoogleandroidsearch

]]> Kommenter på Back to Koha av Andrew http://lib1point5.wordpress.com/2009/07/27/back-to-koha/#comment-14039 Andrew Tue, 13 Oct 2009 19:11:47 +0000 http://lib1point5.wordpress.com/?p=81#comment-14039 How did it go with the creation of a mobile version of Koha? I am a Library and Information Science student right now at San Jose State University and have considered creating an iPhone app that allows users to scan barcodes and access the OPAC. How did it go with the creation of a mobile version of Koha?
I am a Library and Information Science student right now at San Jose State University and have considered creating an iPhone app that allows users to scan barcodes and access the OPAC.

]]> Kommenter på Where goes Koha? av MJ Ray (software.coop) http://lib1point5.wordpress.com/2009/09/16/where-goes-koha/#comment-14035 MJ Ray (software.coop) Wed, 23 Sep 2009 20:01:15 +0000 http://lib1point5.wordpress.com/?p=109#comment-14035 Having been involved with several start-ups, I agree that starting a foundation or association for Koha is going to take a lot of work and I wonder how many of the community have similar experiences. While I agree that libraries must be involved as equal members, I completely disagree with the ideas that the developers should be disenfranchised, that the organisation should be hierarchical, or that geographical star-chambers are a good way to start developing the organisation. In effect, we've already had one geographical star-chamber developing the Ohio-registered Koha Software Foundation and look where that's got us! I'm sorry to read that you found the IRC too overwhelming. I agree at one level, which is part of the reason I'm not active there all day every day, but I hope that we can do enough by email and on blogs like this to keep everyone involved. Maybe you could blog a call to librarians to fill out the survey at http://wiki.koha.org/doku.php?id=vote_in_prelim_survey If you help, maybe we can get more well-informed librarians involved in forming the organisation? Having been involved with several start-ups, I agree that starting a foundation or association for Koha is going to take a lot of work and I wonder how many of the community have similar experiences.

While I agree that libraries must be involved as equal members, I completely disagree with the ideas that the developers should be disenfranchised, that the organisation should be hierarchical, or that geographical star-chambers are a good way to start developing the organisation. In effect, we’ve already had one geographical star-chamber developing the Ohio-registered Koha Software Foundation and look where that’s got us!

I’m sorry to read that you found the IRC too overwhelming. I agree at one level, which is part of the reason I’m not active there all day every day, but I hope that we can do enough by email and on blogs like this to keep everyone involved. Maybe you could blog a call to librarians to fill out the survey at http://wiki.koha.org/doku.php?id=vote_in_prelim_survey

If you help, maybe we can get more well-informed librarians involved in forming the organisation?

]]> Kommenter på Where goes Koha? av LibLime och Koha | betabib http://lib1point5.wordpress.com/2009/09/16/where-goes-koha/#comment-14034 LibLime och Koha | betabib Tue, 22 Sep 2009 14:41:41 +0000 http://lib1point5.wordpress.com/?p=109#comment-14034 [...] när jag såg det här om Koha och LibLime så dök det upp en massa tankar och bekräftade aningar. Dock måste jag samla mig något. Men [...] [...] när jag såg det här om Koha och LibLime så dök det upp en massa tankar och bekräftade aningar. Dock måste jag samla mig något. Men [...]

]]> Kommenter på Where goes Koha? av The Koha fork and being the change you want to see | Librarians Matter http://lib1point5.wordpress.com/2009/09/16/where-goes-koha/#comment-14031 The Koha fork and being the change you want to see | Librarians Matter Sat, 19 Sep 2009 02:39:38 +0000 http://lib1point5.wordpress.com/?p=109#comment-14031 [...] Community. Thomas Brevik has suggested that there may be a role for an organisation like IFLA,  Where goes Koha? Roy Tennant has compared the commercial forking of Koha to that of Redhat Linux, Liblime to the [...] [...] Community. Thomas Brevik has suggested that there may be a role for an organisation like IFLA,  Where goes Koha? Roy Tennant has compared the commercial forking of Koha to that of Redhat Linux, Liblime to the [...]

]]> Kommenter på Where goes Koha? av Ragni Zlotos http://lib1point5.wordpress.com/2009/09/16/where-goes-koha/#comment-14029 Ragni Zlotos Fri, 18 Sep 2009 08:32:32 +0000 http://lib1point5.wordpress.com/?p=109#comment-14029 As you know, Thomas, I am very curious about how the Koha thing will work out in Norway. So I really hope, this problem will be solvable, and I just wanted you to know, that I would like to help. I think it would be interesting to have a meeting with other Koha-interested librarian on the conference in Bergen 12th/13th november. This would be a great case to understand the nuts and bolts of community-developed software. And hopefully find ideas/people to overcome them. As you know, Thomas, I am very curious about how the Koha thing will work out in Norway. So I really hope, this problem will be solvable, and I just wanted you to know, that I would like to help.

I think it would be interesting to have a meeting with other Koha-interested librarian on the conference in Bergen 12th/13th november. This would be a great case to understand the nuts and bolts of community-developed software. And hopefully find ideas/people to overcome them.

]]> Kommenter på Happy Ada Lovelace day! av Grace Hopper on Ada Lovelace Day http://lib1point5.wordpress.com/2009/03/24/happy-ada-lovelace-day/#comment-14028 Grace Hopper on Ada Lovelace Day Fri, 18 Sep 2009 07:59:36 +0000 http://lib1point5.wordpress.com/?p=62#comment-14028 [...] Library 1.5 – Happy Ada Lovelace Day [...] [...] Library 1.5 – Happy Ada Lovelace Day [...]

]]> Kommenter på Where goes Koha? av Koha ILS (kohails) 's status on Thursday, 17-Sep-09 01:08:49 UTC - Identi.ca http://lib1point5.wordpress.com/2009/09/16/where-goes-koha/#comment-14025 Koha ILS (kohails) 's status on Thursday, 17-Sep-09 01:08:49 UTC - Identi.ca Thu, 17 Sep 2009 01:08:53 +0000 http://lib1point5.wordpress.com/?p=109#comment-14025 [...] Where goes Koha? « Librarian 1.5 a few seconds ago from web [...] [...] Where goes Koha? « Librarian 1.5 a few seconds ago from web [...]

]]> Kommenter på Where goes Koha? av Thomas Brevik http://lib1point5.wordpress.com/2009/09/16/where-goes-koha/#comment-14024 Thomas Brevik Wed, 16 Sep 2009 16:38:08 +0000 http://lib1point5.wordpress.com/?p=109#comment-14024 Owen: I see your point about the developer feeling the need for organizing more than librarians. I hope we can bring as many librarians on board as soon as possible so that we get as large as possible pool of talent and skills in the organization, whatever it will become. Paul: Great if you as an IFLA insider. Will be interesting to hear. I think there is a vendor group there, so it should for instance be possible to organize an open source library systems group maybe? To cover all FOSS library systems? I´m really happy that all of you are more optimistic than me on this issue. This is one case where I´ll be extremely happy to be proven wrong:-) Owen: I see your point about the developer feeling the need for organizing more than librarians. I hope we can bring as many librarians on board as soon as possible so that we get as large as possible pool of talent and skills in the organization, whatever it will become.

Paul: Great if you as an IFLA insider. Will be interesting to hear. I think there is a vendor group there, so it should for instance be possible to organize an open source library systems group maybe? To cover all FOSS library systems?

I´m really happy that all of you are more optimistic than me on this issue. This is one case where I´ll be extremely happy to be proven wrong:-)

]]> Kommenter på Where goes Koha? av Owen Leonard http://lib1point5.wordpress.com/2009/09/16/where-goes-koha/#comment-14023 Owen Leonard Wed, 16 Sep 2009 13:40:15 +0000 http://lib1point5.wordpress.com/?p=109#comment-14023 IRC certainly gives the advantage to those we are accustomed to it, and whose native language is being spoken. I appreciate you attending and contributing your opinion. I didn't come away from the meeting with the impression that IFLA was rejected outright. I think all options are still on the table. Our ultimate goal is to have a self-organized Koha-specific organization. I would love for it to be library-driven, but for the time being it is the developers who most urgently feel the need for it. In my experience many librarians are still learning about what Open Source means. That might mean it's too soon to ask for them to take the lead. On the other hand, I *don't* favor a foundation/association which is only developer-centric. IRC certainly gives the advantage to those we are accustomed to it, and whose native language is being spoken. I appreciate you attending and contributing your opinion. I didn’t come away from the meeting with the impression that IFLA was rejected outright. I think all options are still on the table.

Our ultimate goal is to have a self-organized Koha-specific organization. I would love for it to be library-driven, but for the time being it is the developers who most urgently feel the need for it. In my experience many librarians are still learning about what Open Source means. That might mean it’s too soon to ask for them to take the lead. On the other hand, I *don’t* favor a foundation/association which is only developer-centric.

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