I'm with you Gary. I think this is a great opportunity for the LIS students and hope that they are indeed learning about library systems. And it is great that Liblime is supporting the students this way. I just hope they aren't getting instruction in how to be a part of an open source community from Liblime too!
As I tweeted....I'd rather be the one doing the Open Source instruction for these students than Liblime! Lori =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-==-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Lori Bowen Ayre // Library Technology Consultant / The Galecia Group Oversight Board & Communications Committee / Evergreen (707) 763-6869 // [email protected] <[email protected]>Specializing in open source ILS solutions, RFID, filtering, workflow optimization, and materials handling =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= 2011/12/12 Harris, Gary, DCA <[email protected]> > I for one, as a member of the “real” Koha community, kind of like what > is happening. I love the fact that Koha is being used to teach these kinds > of skills to library school students. On the other hand, I am dismayed by > the way this is happening. Hopefully, students in these classes will figure > this out. They don’t need a benefactor like this company to learn about > open source, Koha, and how to make work. I wish there was something the > community could do, I just don’t know what right now. Anyone else > experiencing mixed emotions on this particular topic? Would it not be > wonderful to have interested library school students everywhere using > community-based Koha?**** > > ** ** > > Sorry, this company just gets to me sometimes.**** > > ** ** > > Gary**** > > New Mexico, USA.**** > > ** ** > > *From:* [email protected] [mailto: > [email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Joann Ransom > *Sent:* Monday, December 12, 2011 1:16 PM > *Cc:* Koha list > *Subject:* Re: [Koha] Well, this is disappointing ...**** > > ** ** > > You can't help those who won't help themselves. The LibLime relationship > with Koha is well documented and a cursory internet search would clearly > show that. > > It does seems short sighted though.. > > > J **** > > On 13 December 2011 05:00, Cab Vinton <[email protected]> wrote:**** > > http://www.librarytechnology.org/ltg-displaytext.pl?RC=16375 > > "LibLime Academic Koha to be used by University Students in Spring > Semester 2012 [Dec. 8, 2011] > > Spring semester 2012, three schools are joining LibLime in the Koha > with Class program. The three schools working with LibLime on this > project include: The School of Library and Information Science at > Indiana University; The Information School at the University of > Washington Gallagher; and the Graduate School of Library and > Information Science at Simmons College. Library school students at > these three Universities – taking classes in library automation and > technology systems -- will be studying the principles for design, > selection, implementation and management of automated systems of all > types in libraries. Each course will cover the use of ILSs for > technical service processing, reference and user services, and > management. Both courses will include presentations and demos from > vendors and systems librarians and possible site visits to libraries > using ILS systems in their day-to-day operations." > > Free hosting is a nice bonus, but still ... > > Cab Vinton, Director > Sanbornton Public Library > Sanbornton, NH > > "Politeness and consideration for others is like investing pennies and > getting dollars back." Thomas Sowell > _______________________________________________ > Koha mailing list http://koha-community.org > [email protected] > http://lists.katipo.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/koha**** > > > > > -- > Joann Ransom RLIANZA > Head of Libraries, > Horowhenua Library Trust.**** > > _______________________________________________ > Koha mailing list http://koha-community.org > [email protected] > http://lists.katipo.co.nz/mailman/listinfo/koha > >
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