Presented at the 2015 Pacific Northwest Association of Church Libraries (PNACL) annual conference at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Vancouver, Washington.

1. ENABLING YOUR RIPPLES TO SPREAD:
COMPUTERS AND SOFTWARE IN CHURCH LIBRARIES
Ann Pool
2015 PNACL Conference
Vancouver, Washington
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domain], from Wikimedia Commons

2. Why automate?
Things to consider
Evaluating your options
“Free” commercial software
Open source software
Other options
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3. http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Advanced_Automation_for_Space_Missions_figure_5-29.gif
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License: CC0
Why automate?

4. Why automate?
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License: CC BY-SA 2.0
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Flickr user: The Shifted Librarian
License: CC BY-NC-SA 2.0

5. Why automate?
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Author: Harvard College Library
License: CC0

6. All
Or
Nothing

7. Things to
Consider
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License: CC0

8. Things to
Consider
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License: CC BY 2.0

9. Things to Consider
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Author: Flickr user dave_7
License: CC BY 2.0

10. Things to
Consider
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Author: The Voice of Hassocks
License: CC0

11. Things to
Consider
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Author: Flickr user Genealogyphotos
License: CC BY 2.0

12. Evaluating
Your Options
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License: CC BY 3.0

13. Evaluating Your Options
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License: CC BY-SA 3.0

14. Evaluating Your Options
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License: CC0
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License: CC0

15. Evaluating Your Options
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16. Evaluating Your Options
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Author: Wikimedia user Jamie Cox
License: CC BY 2.0
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Author: Flickr user Scott Richards
License: CC BY-NC-SA 2.0

17. Evaluating
Your Options
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Author: Pixabay user max-i-m
License: CC0

18. Evaluating Your Options
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Author: Flickr user Tony Hirst
License: CC BY 2.0
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Author: Flickr user Tony Hirst
License: CC BY 2.0

19. http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Free_Beer.jpg
Wikimedia Commons user: Tom Morris
License: CC BY-SA 3.0
software

20. https://www.flickr.com/photos/jezarnold/140044286/
Flickr user: Jez Arnold
License: CC BY-SA 2.0
Abando
nware

22. Abandonware: Things to Watch For

23. https://www.flickr.com/photos/flakepardigm/3181598932
Author: Flickr user Tyler Nienhouse
License: CC BY-SA 2.0

24. Open Source Software
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Author: Wikimedia user Edward Betts
License: CC BY-SA 2.5
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Author: Flickr user Simon Gibbs
License: CC BY 2.0

25. Open Source Software
https://www.flickr.com/photos/pestoverde/3370061425
Author: Flickr user Maurizio Pesce
License: CC BY 2.0
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Zenith_Z-19_Terminal.jpg
Author: Wikimedia user Jamie Cox
License: CC BY 2.0

26. Open Source Software
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Author: Flickr user colorblindPICASO
License: CC BY-NC 2.0

29. Open Source Software: Evergreen

30. Open Source Software: Koha

31. Other Options: LibraryThing

32. Other Options: LibraryThing

33. Other Options: LibraryThing

34. Other Options: LibraryThing

35. Other Options: LibraryThing

36. Other Options: Librarika

37. Other Options: Librarika

38. Other Options: Librarika

39. Other Options: Librarika

40. Other Options: Commercial on a Budget

41. Other Options: Commercial on a Budget

42. Questions?
Email: annpool@alumni.washington.edu
My LinkedIn profile: http://www.linkedin.com/in/AnnPoolMLIS
These slides: http://www.slideshare.net/AnnPool/enabling-your-
ripples
Link to Aldersgate UMC slides for PNACL members:
http://pnacl.org/newsite/members/going-digital/
Handout with links:
http://www.slideshare.net/AnnPool/enabling-your-ripples-
handout
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