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

[Randy Metcalfe]

Hi,

Just a quick final reminder that today is the day to get your
expressions of interest in for running pilots in the eIFL-FOSS ILS
project. All the details are available in the unusual place [1].

And a big thank you to all of you who have already sent in your
expressions of interest or completed applications. It looks like we
will have a great group!

[1]  http://www.eifl.net/cps/sections/services/eifl-foss/ils/call-for-participation

Best wishes,

Randy

-- 
Randy Metcalfe
eIFL-FOSS




On 20/02/2008, Randy Metcalfe <randy.metcalfe at eifl.net> wrote:
> 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
>  >
>