We haven't tried anything just yet. Our State Library is backing
Evergreen and Koha is being backed by a state wide consortium -
INCOLSA. So we know we will be going with one of those; we just have
to wait for the smoke to clear and find out who comes out on top.

I plan on maintaining my position toward the middle of the crowd.
There are several people in my automation counterparts group who have
actual computer science degrees and are attending meetings down
state. Kinda rely on them to put things in laypersons language for
me.

Of course, the ultimate decision lays with my director.


--- In opensourceinlibraries@yahoogroups.com, "lisa_nealshaw"
<lisa_nealshaw@...> wrote:
>
> Sandi:
>
> Your day sounds like mine: Jack of all trades, but no Master of
> Library Science. I've used some open source apps but no experience
> with Linux yet. Have been battling to get Ubuntu on my laptop but
> it's Vista and Wubi still has bugs with them.
>
> Lisa
>
>
> --- In opensourceinlibraries@yahoogroups.com, "kuehlnjwtpl"
> <slmkuehl@> wrote:
> >
> > Since it would appear that either Koha or Evergreen will be our
> next
> > automation system, I have taken the step of joining this group to
> bone
> > up on what we'll need to know for the future.
> >
> > I'm currently the troubleshooter at the North Judson-Wayne
Township
> > Library in Indiana. No matter where and what the problem is,
from
> > finding misshelved books to changing toner on the copier to
> wrangling
> > with computer problems, they come to me to fix it. Been here 30+
> > years, worked my way up from page to indispensible.
> >
> > It's getting pretty busy here right now so I better get off the
> > computer. Look forward to corresponding with everyone.
> >
> > Sandi Kuehl
> > North Judson-Wayne Twp Library
> > North Judson, Indiana
> >
>