[Web4lib] News about an ubuntu deployment at Howard County Library, MD

[Amy De Groff]

Nope, I don't pay more for consulting fees.  Our needs are very 
straightforward  --  and the vendor OpenSenseSolutions provides support 
at a reasonable rate.  

We seek open source solutions because we find they use less memory and 
that the hardware requirements are not demanding -- as a result, I plan 
to turn over my machines every 5-7 years rather than more frequently as 
other organizations may choose to do so.


Amy

Amy Begg De Groff
Library Technology Services Department Head
Howard County Library 
www.hclibrary.org 

voice: 410-313-7985 
cell: 443-474-0741 
fax: 410-313-7864
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Ranked number one in the nation among the great public library systems
by Hennen's American Public Library Ratings (HAPLR) 2005

Howard County Library is committed to using open source solutions whenever possible. 



David Kane wrote:

>Hi Amy,
>
>I am a great supporter of open source.
>
>Just one question though.  Although you save money on software, do you
>have to pay more for technical expertise/consultancy.
>
>One thing about closed source and/or Microsoft software is that it does
>make things easy.
>
>Whats the background to your decision to go open-source?
>
>Thanks,
>
>David.
>
>David Kane
>WIT Libraries
>http://library.wit.ie/
>++353.51302838
>
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