I just wanted to throw this up quickly so interested parties could see it happen almost live… We have a small team of US and Canadian library coders & techies gathered together in person at GPLS’s datacenter in Suwanee, Georgia, to further the development of an open source acquisitions and serials system (“Woodchip”) for use … Continue Reading about Evergreen AcqFest →
ALA; Open Source is not a distraction
I had a great time at ALA, and obviously, I perked my ears whenever the topic of open source came up (which was a lot). I found it interesting that everyone seemed forced to agree that open source was a good thing, whether it was as infrastructure that even proprietary vendors made use of or … Continue Reading about ALA; Open Source is not a distraction →
Lies, Damned Lies, and Library Automation Software
What’s on my mind today? I’ll tell you: it’s the War against Evergreen. What’s that Jason? Surely you’re kidding? No, I’m not. Another title could be Open Source vs. the Used Car Salesmen. We’ve seen this before with Linux vs. Windows; but I’ve never expected to experience such a thing first hand. It really upsets … Continue Reading about Lies, Damned Lies, and Library Automation Software →
Frequently Anticipated Questions about Evergreen
K.G. Schneider gave us a good friendly poke with some constructive criticism during her keynote at the recent CODE4LIB conference. 🙂 We’ve taken her suggestions to heart and have revamped the FAQ (http://open-ils.org/faq.html). We’ve toned down the “open source” advocacy and are trying hard to restrict any jargon to the appropriate audience. We also have … Continue Reading about Frequently Anticipated Questions about Evergreen →
a peek at implementing a feature in Evergreen
In PINES, catalogers work mostly through OCLC, so the functionality for directly creating local MARC records was always being pushed low on my priority list. But today is their lucky day, and perhaps an unlucky day for you, because I’m going to share some of the process. 😀 Warning: If you’re not a software developer, … Continue Reading about a peek at implementing a feature in Evergreen →
Extra Extra! Read all about it!
Hi everyone, A lot has been happening with the PINES crew and Evergreen development, and we apologize for lagging behind with our blog entries. I want to thank the OPEN-ILS-DEV folks for inquiring about us! Some highlights: We mentioned before that one of us was getting married, though I don’t know if we ever mentioned … Continue Reading about Extra Extra! Read all about it! →