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-----Forwarded Message-----
From: Dbn0002@aol.com
To: drloss@suscom.net
Subject: Re: [Fwd: Re: [school-discuss] library conversion to open
source]
Date: Sat, 29 May 2004 16:42:21 -0400

Thank you so much Randy. You have answered my question. I have heard
Koha is good library automation software.
Brad
 
In a message dated 5/29/2004 9:26:14 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
drloss@suscom.net writes:
        -----Forwarded Message-----
        From: Randy Edwards <redwards@golgotha.net>
        To: schoolforge-discuss@schoolforge.net
        Subject: Re: [school-discuss] library conversion to open source
        Date: Sat, 29 May 2004 09:14:22 -0400
        
        brad wrote:
        > Our school district uses commercial library automation
        software. Our =
        > technology director would like to convert  to open source
        software. =
        > Anyone have success converting a commercial library database
        to open =
        > source?
        
            IMHO, the first question is what open source package will
        you convert to?
        
            The standard for library data is a format called MARC.  If
        your 
        commercial package handles MARC exports an open source package
        like Koha 
        <http://www.koha.org> can easily import the data.
        
          Regards,
          .
          Randy
        -- 
        Doug Loss <drloss@suscom.net>
-- 
Doug Loss <drloss@suscom.net>