This webinar will cover specific open source tools (some of which you may not have heard of before!) that work well for libraries and the benefits and challenges associated with their use. Meadville Public Library uses open source software on 90% of their public access computers. Cindy Murdock Ames, IT Services Director and Kyle Hall, the library's on-staff developer, will share recommendations for libraries considering open source software and how to get started successfully. Cindy has been using open source software for over 10 years, which has allowed the library to save licensing costs and have more control over its computing environment. The library uses open source tools for their websites, e-mail, Internet firewall, wireless router, proxying, filtering, and productivity software. They use thin clients for Internet access and Koha for the circulation and public catalogs.

1. The Story of an Open Source Library October 21, 2010 Audio is only available by calling this number: Conference Call: 866-740-1260; Access Code: 6339392 Sponsored by

4. The Story of an Open Source Library Presenters: Cindy Murdock Ames, Kyle Hall Sponsored by

5. We are working toward a time when every nonprofit and social benefit organization on the planet has the technology resources and knowledge they need to operate at their full potential.

7. Today’s Speakers Kyle Hall Meadville Public Library Crawford County Federated Library System Cindy Murdock Ames Meadville Public Library Crawford County Federated Library System Facilitator: Stephanie Gerding, TechSoup Global Assisting with chat questions: Kami Griffiths & Sarah Washburn, TechSoup Global

8. Meadville Public Library

10. How They Got Started and Where They are Now

15. Specific Open Source Tools Great for Library Use

31. Resources

32. Meadville Public Library’s OSS Resources for Libraries: http://meadvillelibrary.org/os

33. Benefits? Caveats?

35. Recommendations for Getting Started

38. Questions? Submit your questions using the chat box.

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