Wednesday, April 18, 2018

Transitioning to Open Source

11:30 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.

Michael W Kucsak, Assistant Dean & Chief of Staff, Virginia Tech University Libraries

Nathan Curulla, Owner, CRO, ByWater Solutions, LLC Koha Global Community

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University is transitioning to open source as their next Library Management System of the library's 1.5 million plus holdings. They are also creating a unified catalog allowing students to easily find all of the resources needed in one interface. Hear how the decision was made by The Virginia Tech University Libraries for this large scale academic library adoption, their challenges and experiences.