[K12OSN] LTSP in libraries - HELP!

[Jim Anderson]

On Nov 21, 2007 11:08 AM, James P. Kinney III
<jkinney at localnetsolutions.com> wrote:
> On Wed, 2007-11-21 at 10:48 -0500, Kriston Purdy wrote:
> > Have you investigated the Horizon Systems, which is a turn-key linux based
> > system. They are using this system in several library locations throughout
> > North America and can be tied into Library Card Authentication as well as
> > reservations etc...
>
> For reasons I don't know, the Horizon web site is now a junk portal
> site. They are owned by Ameritech and their site is also junk. Maybe
> they should pay their domain name hosting bill...
>
> Here's a funny thought: The State of Georgia sponsored the development
> of a fully open-source library management system called Evergreen
> (http://open-ils.org/ ). But for unknown reasons the public school
> systems are _paying_ for closed source systems that are less capable are
> harder to use. At least the public libraries are jumping on the
> bandwagon.
>

I've done searches for Horizon Systems, but no luck finding anyone
offering a turn-key Linux solution.

I had heard about Evergreen and had suggested it to my library
director.  We are part of a larger system that is now actively looking
for a replacement for its current ILS.

Thanks.