[aisle] OPAC migration - Destiny or open source software costs

[K Femal]

Push for Destiny. Follett knows what it is doing. I think they have the
most student friendly product and it's very user friendly for library
administrators. Easy to run reports and great customer support.

On Wed, Aug 21, 2019, 8:49 AM Meredith Riddle via AISLE <
aisle at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:

> Dear all,
>
> Our IT department and I have been limping along with a very outdated OPAC.
> (Even though it is no longer supported by Follett - can you believe we are
> still working with their predecessor to Destiny, Catalog Pro?)
>
> I am asking our superintendent for the expenditure to migrate to Destiny
> or similar. For comparison's sake, I have started looking into open source
> software like Koha or Evergreen, but when I contacted a company that
> provides some technical support for such software, I was shocked that their
> cost was just as high (if not higher) than for proprietary software like
> Destiny!
>
> So, my question is: are there any school libraries out there who are using
> open source software and are able to keep the cost lower than what you
> would spend on licensing Destiny? I guess it all boils down to what your IT
> department is willing to do. I am wondering if I am making the issue more
> complicated than it needs to be and should just push for Destiny.
>
> I'm curious to hear your thoughts. Thanks in advance for your help! If
> you'd like to reply off-list, my email is below.
>
> --
>
> Meredith Riddle
> District Librarian, Cerro Gordo CUSD #100
> mriddle at cgbroncos.org
> MAILMAN_MIMEDEFANG
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