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of possible interest. bobbie From: Chamberlain,
Clinton K [mailto:c.chamberlain@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] Please join us for a free ALCTS e-forum
discussion! Participation is open to all. April 21-22, 2009: Open Source ILS and Technical
Services: High Risk or High Reward? Moderated by Clint Chamberlain, University of Texas
Libraries, and Rob Van Rennes, University of Iowa Libraries, members of the
ALCTS CRS Acquisitions Committee. Over the past few years, many librarians have expressed
dissatisfaction with our current ILS, citing inflexible systems, high costs,
and lackluster vendor service. Some libraries have consequently pursued
Open Source ILS such as OLE, Koha, and Evergreen. Join this e-forum to
share your experiences with and your questions about Open Source ILS and your
thoughts on the future of the traditional, proprietary ILS. We are
particularly interested in hearing about experiences with the technical
services aspects of Open Source ILS: acquisitions, management of
continuing resources, and cataloging. Discussion will start Tuesday, April 21, 9AM EST and will
conclude Wednesday, April 22, 5PM EST. It is not necessary to belong to ALCTS to participate in the
discussion, but a login and password are required. To register: 1)
Go to http://lists.ala.org/sympa 2)
Under the ALA Division heading, click on Association
for Library Collections and Technical Services (ALCTS) 3)
Select alcts-eforum@xxxxxxx 4)
An e-mail address and password are required to register
for the list. Obtain a password by clicking on “First login?” 5)
Click on “Subscribe” Clinton K Chamberlain Coordinator for Electronic Resource Acquisitions University of Texas Libraries Austin, Texas 78713-8916 w: 512.495-4143 || f: 512-495-4410 c.chamberlain@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx |