http://blog.ecorrado.us/2007/01/27/high-costs-of-the-ils/ Ramblings about library technology, open source software, and other adventures! Fri, 28 Oct 2011 05:59:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 http://blog.ecorrado.us/2007/01/27/high-costs-of-the-ils/comment-page-1/#comment-90 ebyblog » Blog Archive » High Costs for Libraries Wed, 31 Jan 2007 02:17:16 +0000 http://blog.ecorrado.us/?p=282#comment-90 [...] From ecorrado: I was at a meeting that was discussing ILS issues yesterday and someone from a small college said that their ILS costs them over 40% of the total library budget. She even clarified the total library budget part. I’m assuming she is not including staffing, but still, that is a big chunk of change. [...] [...] From ecorrado: I was at a meeting that was discussing ILS issues yesterday and someone from a small college said that their ILS costs them over 40% of the total library budget. She even clarified the total library budget part. I’m assuming she is not including staffing, but still, that is a big chunk of change. [...]

]]> http://blog.ecorrado.us/2007/01/27/high-costs-of-the-ils/comment-page-1/#comment-89 Edward Corrado Tue, 30 Jan 2007 04:15:12 +0000 http://blog.ecorrado.us/?p=282#comment-89 Yes, Open Source Systems such as Koha are another possible solution. As Josuha mentioned their are costs involved with migrating, but in theory it should be less expensive without the license fees. I would like to see a good study about the costs difference (including staff time involved), but I'd me shocked if an OSS ILS wasn't less expensive, even after paying for some level of support. Yes, Open Source Systems such as Koha are another possible solution. As Josuha mentioned their are costs involved with migrating, but in theory it should be less expensive without the license fees. I would like to see a good study about the costs difference (including staff time involved), but I’d me shocked if an OSS ILS wasn’t less expensive, even after paying for some level of support.

]]> http://blog.ecorrado.us/2007/01/27/high-costs-of-the-ils/comment-page-1/#comment-88 Joshua Ferraro Sat, 27 Jan 2007 22:01:47 +0000 http://blog.ecorrado.us/?p=282#comment-88 I see this situation in the public library sector daily. Complete abandonment is certainly one option, but the high costs of an ILS are also causing a shift in the market towards more sustainable solutions such as Koha. Even if a library can't support an open-source system in-house they can hire a company like <a href="http://liblime.com" rel="nofollow">LibLime</a> to provide a complete ILS package with no license fee overhead. Ultimately there is no escape from installation, migration, and maintenance costs, but you can at least eliminate license costs with open source. I see this situation in the public library sector daily. Complete abandonment is certainly one option, but the high costs of an ILS are also causing a shift in the market towards more sustainable solutions such as Koha. Even if a library can’t support an open-source system in-house they can hire a company like LibLime to provide a complete ILS package with no license fee overhead. Ultimately there is no escape from installation, migration, and maintenance costs, but you can at least eliminate license costs with open source.

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