Re: [PLUG] Linux in libraries?

["Lee H. Marzke" <lee@marzke.net>]

FYI,  Since I'm going to be in Meadville this weekend,  I asked Cindy for
a tour of the Linux LTSP setup in the Meadville library.

Maybe I can record some of the discussion audio and take pictures/video of the setup.

--> If anyone has specific questions for me to ask,  please submit them here.


>We're closed both of those days, but I live nearby, and I don't think I have anything going on either of those days yet.  I'd be up 
>for giving you a little tour.  I'm cc'ing our Director too--if he's free, I'm sure he'd be interested as well.  We always enjoy 
>showing off our Open Source goodies.
>-----------------------------------------------------------
>Cindy Murdock Ames
>IT Services Director
>Meadville Public Library | CCFLS
>http://meadvillelibrary.org | http://ccfls.org


Lee


----- Original Message -----
> From: "Lee H. Marzke" <lee@marzke.net>
> To: "Philadelphia Linux User's Group Discussion List" <plug@lists.phillylinux.org>
> Cc: "kbenjamin Coplon" <mr.gaga@gmail.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, May 22, 2012 2:32:56 PM
> Subject: Re: [PLUG] Linux in libraries?
> 
> kbenjamin,
> 
> > i would like to get Linux in libraries
> > anyone with time to work with me on this?
> 
> I can give some pointers to start out.
> 
> My hometown library in Meadville, PA [1] is one of the few library
> sites running Linux since 2002 in the US, and a recent post [2]
> indicates it's still in use today.
> 
> In fact it also spread across Crawford County's library system [3]
> with use of a complete open-source library system called "Koha" [6]
> (see slides on site)
> 
> Instead of diving in to tech details,  I suggest extended research on
> what has already been done [4], [5], and what has worked or failed.
> I'd
> suggest getting in contact with Cindy Murdock who setup Meadville and
> Crawford County's system for tips on how to get started.
> 
> Since it's relatively close to us see if you can get an appointment
> for a tour
> of Meadville's system from Cindy.
> 
> Since many libraries may not be in a position to migrate immediately
> you should have a plan on how to handle that.  For example suggesting
> migration in the near term to 'friendly' technologies such as FireFox
> on Windows instead of IE.  OpenOffice instead of Word.   Any any
> other
> migrations that would make a Linux conversion easier in the future.
> 
> Your going to need a presentation,  Return-on-investment (ROI)
> calculations, with backup facts and success stories from above,
> and need to find the people in the library
> or county that make tech decisions.   So the people helping you
> need to have these skills,  you probably don't need a demo until much
> later down the road.   Just demonstrating Linux to the local library
> staff will likely not work.   Also the library must be at a time
> where
> they are facing forced hardware upgrades ( so the XP-> Win7 )
> transition
> is a good place to propose reduced hw cost of a Linux LTSP  and/or
> k12linux.
> 
> 
> Lee
> 
> 
> [0] http://www.meadvillelibrary.org/os/ltsp.html
> [1]
> http://www.webjunction.org/documents/wj/Open_Source_Software_in_the_Meadville_Public_Library.html
> [2] http://meadvillelibrary.org/os/lita-ltsp/
> [3] http://meadvillelibrary.org/os/doku.php
> [4]
> http://sourceforge.net/apps/mediawiki/ltsp/index.php?title=Ltsp_SuccessStories
> [5] http://www.rlwconsulting.com/workshops/slt/index.html
> [6] http://www.ccfls.org/about-koha
> 
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "kbenjamin Coplon" <mr.gaga@gmail.com>
> > To: plug@lists.phillylinux.org
> > Sent: Tuesday, May 22, 2012 1:44:21 PM
> > Subject: [PLUG] Linux in libraries?
> > 
> > i would like to get Linux in libraries
> > for some people libraries are the only computer access
> > 
> > anyone with time to work with me on this?
> > 
> > thanks
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> iqlusion..." - Kryptos
> 
> Lee Marzke, lee@marzke.net http://marzke.net/lee/
> IT Consultant, VMware, VCenter, SAN storage, infrastructure, SW CM
> 
> 
> 

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IT Consultant, VMware, VCenter, SAN storage, infrastructure, SW CM 

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