[eIFLfoss] Call for Participation: eIFL-FOSS ILS project

[Randy Metcalfe]

Hi,

Just a reminder to everyone (especially eIFL.net country coordinators
whose countries do not yet have eIFL-FOSS country coordinators) that
expressions of interest in participating in this project (along with
your preferred ILS, Koha or Evergreen) are due by 28 February.

Already we have seen a number of these as well as a number of
completed applications. Great stuff!

If you are engaged in discussion with your national consortium about
this project, perhaps with the aim of selecting one institution as
your preferred candidate, that's great. But do send an email with the
expression of interest as soon as possible.

Thanks again,

Randy

-- 
Randy Metcalfe
eIFL-FOSS


On 12/02/2008, Randy Metcalfe <randy.metcalfe at eifl.net> wrote:
> Dear All,
>
> I am pleased to announce a Call for Participation in the eIFL-FOSS ILS
> project [1].
>
> eIFL-FOSS country coordinators are currently passing this call to
> their national library consortia, and thence onward to individual
> institutions and libraries that may wish to participate in this
> project. If your country does not yet have an eIFL-FOSS country
> coordinator [see 2], do please pass this along to your colleagues in
> eIFL.net member countries yourself.
>
>
> The Project:
>
> eIFL-FOSS ILS is a project of the eIFL-FOSS program supporting
> evaluation of and migration to free and open source (FOSS) integrated
> library systems (ILS). It is an opportunity for librarians in eIFL
> member countries to engage directly with the Koha [3] or Evergreen [4]
> development communities and to contribute to that ongoing development.
> In particular it is an opportunity for pilot institutions, in
> conjunction with the active participation of the eIFL-FOSS country
> coordinators, to identify and draft support documentation to aid
> themselves and other libraries that may wish to pursue this FOSS ILS
> path.
>
>
> Call for Participation:
>
> At this time we invite any eIFL.net library that is interested in
> participating in a pilot of either Koha or Evergreen to make
> themselves known to the eIFL-FOSS Program Manager, Randy Metcalfe
> randy.metcalfe[@]eifl.net , by no later than 28 February 2008. An
> initial meeting of pilot institutions will take place as soon after
> that date as is feasible. Please be sure to identify which ILS you are
> most interested in piloting. The full application details along with
> further details of what is involved in piloting are available here
> [1].
>
>
> [1] http://www.eifl.net/cps/sections/services/eifl-foss/ils/call-for-participation
> [2] http://www.eifl.net/cps/workspaces/eifl-foss/people
> [3] http://www.koha.org/
> [4] http://www.open-ils.org/
>
> Best wishes,
>
> Randy
>
> --
> Randy Metcalfe
> eIFL-FOSS Program Manager
>