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From: Jamie Bukovac <jamieb(a)ippl.info<mailto:jamieb@ippl.info>>
Date: September 14, 2017 at 5:06:15 PM CDT
To: "Rich Wolff (RWolff(a)tplibrary.org<mailto:RWolff@tplibrary.org>)" <RWolff(a)tplibrary.org<mailto:RWolff@tplibrary.org>>
Subject: perhaps SWAN is a cooperative without the emphasis on profit
http://www.uwcc.wisc.edu/whatisacoop/http://www.uwcc.wisc.edu/issues/Governance/
Jamie Bukovac
Director
Indian Prairie Public Library District
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SWAN Board,
The most recent ALA Technology Reports issue is an overview written by Marshall Breeding about the current state of five open source library systems. I advised in one of the goals for SWAN's strategic plan that we begin discussing these solutions as a concept together and then engage other groups in Illinois.
I have attached the ALA report issue to this email. I am not expecting a discussion on Friday, but I would like to use an upcoming SWAN Board meeting to provide a basic introduction to the concepts behind open source communities. Read this at your leisure.
I recommend you read the Introduction and chapter 3 on Evergreen-this is the software developed by a library consortium.
Aaron Skog
Executive Director
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