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Unit 14: Selected Library Packages: Winisis, .........

to make Koha the future of library software. You can too. > choose your support In a propri-
etary software development model, you pay high license fees to use the software. Notes
• If your vendor isn't providing you with adequate support or isn't allowing you the freedom
to customize and improve the software to Dollars and sense of Koha. meet your needs,
switching vendors means switching software. And then there's the matter of migrating your
data from one vendor to the next. With open source, switching to another service provider or
migrating to an in-house solution is simple. In fact, at LibLime, if managing your library
software in-house is a goal we can help you achieve it. Further, an open-source software
development model means that your data is YOUR data.
• Our customers have unfettered access to all of their data all of the time in standard formats at
no additional charge. Invest. > the future is 'open' no vendor lock-in. No need to switch soft-
ware just because you are Open source in libraries has its challenges as well. Till now, library
software vendors have built their businesses switching vendors. Long-term security, around
a proprietary software development model, and, as a result, libraries have been slow to adopt
open source. pure and simple. Many libraries simply do not have the in-house expertise to
support open-source software development, and also don't have the ability to train staff on
the use of the new technologies.
• They rely on software vendors to provide them with solutions. This is where LibLime comes
in. We're informing libraries about the superiority of the open-source development model so
they can provide their patrons with better technology services, faster and cheaper. And we
make it possible for libraries to use open-source software by providing them with outstanding
support and training options. Open source is here. It's growing. You can be a part of it.
• LibLime is the library community's most trusted provider of open-source solutions. Rather
than sell software licenses for static, hard- to-customize software products, we're informing
libraries about the benefits of open source, enabling them to make choices about how best to
provide their communities and staff with better technology services. We enable libraries to
use open-source software to its full potential by providing outstanding commercial support
services, tailored to each customer's needs. ? Why choose > training + > development + >
fully-managed support customization solutions With seasoned librarians on The freedom to
customize is Hosting • Data Migration o staff, LibLime understands the one of the biggest
advantages Installation & Configuration importance of staff training to of choosing open source.
That's ensure a smooth transition when why LibLime offers software No IT staff is required
to take switching software solutions. development and customiza-advantage of LibLime's
fully- That's why we provide both tion services. By sponsoring managed solutions.
• We're pre-on-site and online training development of new features pared to take care of every
level packages. through LibLime, your library of the migration process, from can help steer
development of data extraction and standardiza-Since LibLime is a service—your ILS soft-
ware. LibLime will tion to normalization and import oriented company, support is see to it
that your features get into your new system. If you at the heart of what we do. contributed
back to the larger have IT staff, LibLime is happy LibLime offers comprehensive library com-
munity, facilitating to work with you to leverage email and phone support. true collabora-
tion. those resources.

Self Assessment

Fill in the blanks:
1. ...... is an integrated application programming language which allows the user to tailor the
software to specific needs.
2. ...... is web-based ILS, with a SQL database backend with cataloguing data stored in MARC
and accessible via Z39.50.

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