Programme for Day 1
Day 2 - Day 3
| 8:00-8:50 | Registration |
| 8:50-9:00 | Welcome
and housekeeping Russel Garlick |
| 9:00-10:00 | Keynote Rosalie Blake About Rosalie Blake She has worked at Horowhenua Libraries from 1981 to 2009 in a variety of positions which she kept reinventing. Full Bio >> recording |
| 10:00-10:15 | Coffee Break |
| 10:15-11:15 | Ask
a librarian: Why I love Koha Lee Phillips I will discuss our migration from Winnebago, briefly:
She is the director of the Butte Silver Bow Public Library. BSB Public is the fourth largest library in Montana serving 35,000 people. In 2008, BSB Public became the first open source public library in Montana with their migration to Koha ILS. Full Bio >> recording - video "Ask a Librarian" |
| 11:15-12:00 | Kete
and Koha: Integration built on Open Standards Walter McGinnis This presentation will look at the history of the Koha and Kete projects and their interactions. Particular attention is drawn to Kete’s development. The presentation puts forward the idea that a focus on supporting Open Standards and general interoperability not only makes it simple to integrate instances of the two software projects, but also creates larger possibilities for data sharing with a number of web sites and services. About Walter McGinnis Walter McGinnis is the original software architect of Kete, an Open Source web application enabling collaboration on text and multimedia, and leads Katipo Communication’s Ruby on Rails web development team. Full Bio >> recording - slides |
| 12:00-13:00 | Lunch |
| 13:00-14:00 |
Koha
uptake in Nigeria: Prospects and challenges Olugbenga Adara (presentation via Skype) There has been an upsurge in the uptake of Koha as the Library Management System of choice in Nigeria in the past two years. At present, at least over 12 institutions have adopted Koha in Nigeria in the past 18 months. This presentation seeks to highlight the issues faced by the adopters and present a viewpoint from a developing country. About Olugbenga Adara He is a consultant on implementing open source software projects in Projektlink Konsult Ltd. Full Bio >> recording - slides |
| 14:00-15:00 | Koha
governance: Observations and options Bob Birchall The term governance concerns how a corporation or project is structured, directed and controlled for long term survival. It is different to management, which is more concerned with operating issues. This paper will very briefly define what is meant by governance, give examples from other prominent open source projects and describe how Koha is governed and managed at present. The role of the HLT Koha Committee will be briefly described in the context of other components of the Koha governance model. The second part of the paper will focus on some perceived strengths and weaknesses of Koha's governance model. Finally, some options for strengthening the governance of the Koha project in future will be considered. About Bob Birchall He is a director of CALYX information essentials, a Koha support provider in Australia. Full Bio >> recording - slides |
| 15:00-15:15 | Coffee break |
| 15:15-16:15 | What's
new in Koha 3.4? Chris Cormack The 3.4 Release Manager will talk about what's coming up in the 3.4 release. About Chris Cormack He has a BSc in Computer Science and a BA in Mathematics and Māori Studies. While working for Katipo Communications he was the lead developer of the original version of Koha. Full Bio >> recording - slides |
| 16:15-16:45 | Library
data for fun and profit David Friggens Library systems contain a wealth of information waiting to be unlocked. From ways to enhance the OPAC experience to statistics gathered for greater insight, this talk will look at a number of ideas (both implemented and barely conceived) for helping your library data reach its potential. N.B. We do not currently use Koha, but this will be an ILS/LMS-agnostic talk. About David Friggens David is the Systems Librarian at the University of Waikato in New Zealand. The Library currently uses a proprietary ILS but uses a variety of Free Software, including Greenstone, Firefox and GNU/Linux. Full Bio >> recording - slides |
| 17:30 - Late | Drinks at The Library |
Day 2 and Day 3
