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Subject: [INpublib] Are You Open to Open Source? IOLUG, 24 Oct, IMCPL
Date: Thu, 25 Sep 2008 11:01:10 -0400
From: Hughes, Melanie Elizabeth <mehughes@...>
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Announcing Fall IOLUG program on Open Source 10/24/08

*Are You Open to Open Source?
Free and Not Quite So Free Library Solutions*

Indiana Online Users Group Fall 2008 Program
Indianapolis Marion County Public Library (IMCPL), Central Library,
Riley Room, Indianapolis, IN
*Friday, October 24, 2008 9:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.*

*Could Open Source Open Doors for Your Library?*

Webopedia defines Open Source as "...a program in which the source code
is available to the general public for use and/or modification from its
original design *free of charge*, i.e., *open*."

So, what are Open Source's applications in our libraries? Is it really
free? How do you manage it? How could it impact the way we provide
services? Our Fall Program will address these questions and more, and
discuss several Open Source solutions for public, academic, school, and
special libraries.

Visit http://www.iolug.org/2008fall.php for a complete schedule and to
register.

Our keynote speaker is *Randy Robertshaw*, director of Tyngsborough,
Mass. Public Library. As a public library director, he'll explore ways
he's utilized Open Source technology in order to *save the library
money* while at the same time providing the *same level of service* his
patrons have come to expect. Randy will address the implementation of
Open Source tools, from human resource management to costs.

Next, through panel sessions highlighting specific case studies, we’ll
investigate specific Open Source applications such as *Integrated
Library Systems* (Richard Deuschle, Hussey-Mayfield Memorial Public
Library and Jason Ronallo, Christ Church Cathedral), *Institutional
Repositories* (Kristi Palmer, IUPUI, Brad Faust, Ball State University,
and Michael Witt, Purdue University), and *Digital Library Software*
(Jerry Yarnetsky, Madison-Jefferson County Public Library and Jon Dunn,
Indiana University).

Forrest Gaston, an Indiana Department of Education Open Source
Consultant, will wrap up the day with information about *Open Source in
the schools* and how to use *Open Source every day*, with tools for
office productivity, web browsing, image editing, and more!

An optional tour of the newly renovated IMCPL Central library will be
offered at 3:30. Be sure to indicate your interest for the tour on your
registration form.

Registration is $35 for current IOLUG members and student members or $55
for non-members. This includes breaks, lunch, and speakers' handouts. At
the door, $45 for members and student members and $65 for non-members.
Annual IOLUG membership is $20, $10 for students.

Registrations are now being accepted at http://www.iolug.org/2008fall.php.

CEU’s are available for this program, and we are working on getting
LEU’s as well.

See you in October!

--Melanie



*Melanie E. Hughes, IOLUG President 2008-09*

Associate Librarian

Coordinator of Automation and Technical Services

Co-Director, Center for Cultural Resources

Indiana University Southeast Library

4201 Grant Line Road, LB122B

New Albany, IN 47150

(812) 941-2145

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--
Allen D. Tate
Head of Computer Services
Ohio Township Public Library System
4111 Lakeshore Dr
PO Box 850
Newburgh, IN 47629
(812) 853-5468 x 313

http://www.ohio.lib.in.us/ (Library Home Page)
http://www.opensourceinlibraries.com/ (Open Source In Libraries)

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