[Web4lib] An Analysis Of Open Source ILS Market Penetration

[K.G. Schneider]

> This isn't to suggest that any of his data is suspect.  In fact, his
> numbers seem correct at first glance.  Evergreen is brand new, and
> companies offering support for either product are also relatively
> recent.  Most libraries are involved with multi-year ILS contracts, and
> the process of switching to a different ILS is complex and time
> consuming.  Assuming that Koha and Evergreen are wildly successful,
> their growth will still be relatively slow based on the time and effort
> involved to switch.
> 
> A comment that I saw mentioned on another list (NGC4lib) seems
> appropriate: "It'll be interesting to see how this table compares to one
> in a year from now." (credit to Deb Bergeron)  I personally think that
> five years will be the really interesting version of the table.
> 
> Rick Mason

Good points all (the first points you make are the ones I was trying to
make-perhaps not successfully, based on some of the responses).

Karen G. Schneider