KOHA in Maine
Welcome to the Maine Koha Users Page
Koha, an open-source library
circulation and cataloging software program got its start in New
Zealand in 1999. Since that time, interest has grown to a point where
an estimated 300+ libraries around the globe are using or in the
process of using it.
This page is an attempt to provide a resource and contact list for
libraries in Maine. I have listed libraries using Koha with contact
information as well as links to Koha-relevant websites and listservs.
It will be updated as new information comes to my attention.
Please note that sometime in April 2009, this page will expand to include Evergreen activity/interest in Maine.
Please email me with any updates, additions or corrections
LIBRARY/STATUS/CONTACT
Active since 6/1/07 John Clark (wizard at hartland.lib.me.us) Phippsburg Elementary School In setup Laura Phelps (lphelps at rsu1.org) Active since mid-2007 Carolyn Paradise (cascolib at casco.lib.me.us) Jackson
Memorial Library-Tenants Harbor Went live in March 2008 (JML at JacksonMem.lib.me.us) Penquis Valley Schools Seriously considering migration to Koha Nancy Grant (nbgrant at msad41.us) Bridgton Public Library Planning implementation in late 2008 Holly Hancock (hollyh at bridgton.lib.me.us) Jackson Laboratory
Library, Bar Harbor Live since February 2008 Doug Macbeth (douglas.macbeth at jax.org ) Abbott Memorial Library (Dexter),Canaan Public Library,
Simpson Library (Carmel), Shaw Public Library (Greenville),
Thompson Free Library (Dover Foxcroft) Consortium Libraries (King Grant) planning or considering
migration to Koha Live Rich Boulet (rboulet at bhpl.net) Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association Currently adding their holdings to Koha with a planned
go-live this summer. C.J. Walke (cjwalke at mofga.org) Live: 7 school system on Koha 3.0 Frank Bridges (fbridges at msad3.org
10/17/08: Here's an interesting
observation which I have verified regarding Amazon.com cover images,
etc. appearing in an OPAC: It is my understanding that this is an
Amazon API issue. It's not that they only look at the 10 digit it's
that they look at the first 020 field only and so if the ISBN in that
field isn't the one that matches the one they have on Amazon then it
doesn't pull the data.
I may be wrong, but I've talked to several people who have researched
this issues and I think this was what was discovered.
Nicole C. Engard Open Source Evangelist, LibLime
**Nicole is correct. When I put the 10 digit ISBN above the 13 digit one before importing from Solar, I got images almost every time. In a few instances, I had to remove (acid-free paper) or (pbk) from behind a 10 digit ISBN from an existing bib in Koha to get cover images. While the process adds a bit more time to cataloging, the results for OPAC viewers is pretty nice.
The Stephen and Tabitha King Foundation have awarded a $23,000 grant
to a library consortium in the Tri-County area (Penobscot,
Piscataquis and Somerset counties). Jointly written by Liz Breaut,
Abbott Memorial Library, John Clark, Hartland Public Library and
Helen Fogler, Thompson Free Library in Dover-Foxcroft, the grant will
establish a starter cluster of Koha libraries in the region that will
have the potential to offer knowledge and setup expertise to other
Maine libraries interested in Koha. Stay tuned for further
details.
Koha resources
Nicole Engard's manual for Koha V. 3.0
Brooke
Johnson's Koha Manual for
Beginners
Koha
Developer's WIKI