Koha International Development Fesabid 2009

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Free Softwares / Open source softwaresKoha : an Open Source Software

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Open Source Softwares For LibrariesKoha

Henri-Damien LAURENT

BibLibre

22 mai 2009

Henri-Damien LAURENT Open Source Softwares For Libraries Koha

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1 IntroductionMeBibLibre

1 Free Softwares / Open source softwaresDefinitionStrategical Assets

1 Koha : an Open Source SoftwareAccounting For French successKoha Challenges

1 ConclusionI want to...The End


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1Ross Singer, Code4Lib 2008Henri-Damien LAURENT Open Source Softwares For Libraries Koha

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what we do

Libraries only, but all types

Open Source Software only, but any kind, as long as it serveslibraries :• ILMS (Koha) • Web (Drupal) • Federated Search • ...

Expertise : technical analysis and developer expertise (smallsubcontracts for development)


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History : Paul Poulain

2002 : Koha : Internationalisation and norms (MARC)

2003 : 1st (small) libraries in France

2004 : Koha Release Manager

2005 : Henri-Damien Laurent (hdl)

2006 : 1st (bigger) public library in France (300.000 records)


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History Biblibre

Oct 2007 : Biblibre is created

April 2008 : 1st employee

July 2008 : Nicolas Morin joins

Aug 2008 : 3.0 Release Maintainer

Sept 2008 1st Bigger University Library France

Today : Headcount is 9


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DefinitionStrategical Assets

Definition

Free software is a matter of the users freedom to run,copy, distribute, study, change and improve the software.More precisely, it refers to four kinds of freedom, for theusers of the software :

The freedom to run the program, for any purpose(freedom 0).The freedom to study how the program works, andadapt it to your needs (freedom 1).Access to the source code is a precondition for this.The freedom to redistribute copies so you can helpyour neighbor (freedom 2).The freedom to improve the program, and releaseyour improvements (and modified versions ingeneral) to the public, so that the whole communitybenefits (freedom 3).


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The freedom to run the program, for any purpose(freedom 0).

The freedom to study how the program works, andadapt it to your needs (freedom 1).Access to the source code is a precondition for this.The freedom to redistribute copies so you can helpyour neighbor (freedom 2).The freedom to improve the program, and releaseyour improvements (and modified versions ingeneral) to the public, so that the whole communitybenefits (freedom 3).


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The freedom to run the program, for any purpose(freedom 0).The freedom to study how the program works, andadapt it to your needs (freedom 1).Access to the source code is a precondition for this.

The freedom to redistribute copies so you can helpyour neighbor (freedom 2).The freedom to improve the program, and releaseyour improvements (and modified versions ingeneral) to the public, so that the whole communitybenefits (freedom 3).


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The freedom to run the program, for any purpose(freedom 0).The freedom to study how the program works, andadapt it to your needs (freedom 1).Access to the source code is a precondition for this.The freedom to redistribute copies so you can helpyour neighbor (freedom 2).

The freedom to improve the program, and releaseyour improvements (and modified versions ingeneral) to the public, so that the whole communitybenefits (freedom 3).


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The freedom to run the program, for any purpose(freedom 0).The freedom to study how the program works, andadapt it to your needs (freedom 1).Access to the source code is a precondition for this.The freedom to redistribute copies so you can helpyour neighbor (freedom 2).The freedom to improve the program, and releaseyour improvements (and modified versions ingeneral) to the public, so that the whole communitybenefits (freedom 3).Henri-Damien LAURENT Open Source Softwares For Libraries Koha

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Consequence

FREE-DOM

It has to do with Freedom

FREE BEER

not with free beer


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Consequence

FREE-DOM

It has to do with Freedom

FREE BEER

not with free beer


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Strategical Assets

Idealist Point of view

Give the user back hiscomputer

Provides technologicalindependance from Softwareeditors

Seek Liberty ! (via themastering of the software)

Technical point of view

Source Code providedimplies possibility to audit

Shared work provide sharings

Standard are respected

Interoperability is VITAL


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Accounting For French successKoha Challenges

FOSS Model interesting

FOSS takes strength out of its weaknesses

Vital Interoperability.

You can use and combine things withone an other (Drupal/Koha)

providing services rather than selling products

quick development cycles

direct relation from developer to users


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Vital Interoperability. You can use and combine things withone an other (Drupal/Koha)





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A community

If you want to harness the power of the community, you have togive back

kohala : French Not for profit

a few militant libraries arepushing for an alternativerelationship between libraries andvendors

developpers of Koha

users of Koha

people merely interested inKoha

not a one-to-one relationshipbetween library and vendor

Worldwide Community

Liblime + BibLibre = about80% of devs• G. Charlton (Liblime) : R.Manager 3.2 • H-D. Laurent(BibLibre) : R. Maintainer3.0

Liblime runs koha.orgBibLibre runs mailing listsBibLibre runs koha-fr.org(french community site)


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A community




developpers of Koha

users of Koha



Worldwide Community




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developpers of Koha

users of Koha



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TCO

Koha cheaper :

Cost of development shared

A lot of lightweightcompanies (little overheadcosts)

We don’t have bad habits(last 15 yrs)

vendors lower their prices inreaction

Market for IT in Libraries

France 2008 :

Down -7% at 42 me

open source IT projects :+75% from 2007


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Koha cheaper :






France 2008 :

Down -7% at 42 me



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Koha cheaper :






France 2008 :

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France 2008 :

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France 2008 :

Down -7% at 42 me



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worldwide organisation

Koha is a never sleeping community.


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More Contributors

Join Forces

http ://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/koha-es/www.koha.orgwiki.koha.orglists.koha.orgirc.katipo.co.nz #kohaThe more we are, the more we

need to organize

Join Us

So many things to do :Technical (translation, bug fixing,bug declaring, RFC writing,revewing, coding...)But also non Technical(documenting, entertaining alocal community, advocating,promoting,...)


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More Contributors

Join Forces


need to organize

Join Us

So many things to do :Technical (translation, bug fixing,bug declaring, RFC writing,revewing, coding...)

But also non Technical(documenting, entertaining alocal community, advocating,promoting,...)


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More Contributors

Join Forces


need to organize

Join Us

So many things to do :Technical (translation, bug fixing,bug declaring, RFC writing,revewing, coding...)But also non Technical(documenting, entertaining alocal community, advocating,promoting,...)


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Patch and Features

As time goes by and features gets added, Quality Assurance, andTest Suite is getting a heavy task that most libraries are not awareof and donot want to support,

but which is really important on the long run to ensure that afeature is not lost from a previous version to a new one.


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Patch and Features

As time goes by and features gets added, Quality Assurance, andTest Suite is getting a heavy task that most libraries are not awareof and donot want to support,but which is really important on the long run to ensure that afeature is not lost from a previous version to a new one.


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I want to...The End

Community Rules


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Add Features

install Koha

try Koha

propose improvements on wiki or on koha-devel mailing list oron bugs.koha.org

propose patch eventually on [email protected]

I have little time/ressources/skills, can I ask for help ?You can ask any of the listed companies to assist you.


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I want to...The End

Add Features

install Koha

try Koha



I have little time/ressources/skills, can I ask for help ?

You can ask any of the listed companies to assist you.


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I want to...The End

Add Features

install Koha

try Koha



I have little time/ressources/skills, can I ask for help ?You can ask any of the listed companies to assist you.


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