Dawn of a new era
Library Journal, vol.132, no.3, pp.27, 132 (3):
27-27 (February 2007)Abstract
Looks at the next-generation integrated library system (ILS) implemented at more than 250 libraries in the Georgia consortium, PINES. Within two months the libraries racked up two million checkouts and half-a-million renewals for a collection of eight million items and 1.5 million borrowers. While they are not the first to use an open source solution for their most essential operations, they are the largest and most complex system in the USA to attempt such a transition. The potential impact of this event on the library marketplace, which has recently been dominated by mergers and acquisitions, cannot be overstated. The Georgia system, called Evergreen, can scale to serve very large libraries. Koha has also been available for several years, and it continues to be updated and improved with additional functionality. It can also handle millions of records, although it is not designed for consortial environments, as is Evergreen. Since the summer of 2003, the Nelsonville Public Library, which serves Athens County in Ohio, has used the Koha open source ILS. (Quotes from original text)
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