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Wondering about koha/VOKAL/open source ILS? This webinar is a great starting point to get you educated.
ByWater Solutions to Offer Free Open Source Webinars
ByWater Solutions, an open source community supporter and Koha support
company is happy to announce a new open source education initiative.
In an effort to educate library staff about the true nature of open
source ByWater Solutions will be offering a series of free webinars
entitled: Open Source in Libraries: Freedom and Community.
We at ByWater Solutions are dedicated to supporting open source
software in libraries and support starts with Education. It is with
that in mind that we would like to offer free training webinars to
teach you all about open source.
Taught by our Vice President of Education, Nicole C. Engard, these 1.5
hour webinars will walk attendees through the history and meaning of
open source software. Nicole comments on this series of webinars:
After years of training librarians how to use the Koha ILS I have
found that there is still a lack of knowledge of open source software
and I like to help combat that with these lessons.
Librarians have adopted a culture of helplessness and workarounds when
it comes to our software. Open source software is a way to get freed
from these chains. But open source is about more than just software,
it’s about community and a philosophy of freedom. This session will
give librarians the facts about open source software by introducing
them to what open source is and what it means for libraries.
Join us online for one of our first two lessons (space is limited so
register early).
February 16, 2012 at 10am-11:30am EST
Register Online: https://www3.gotomeeting.com/register/993578942
March 13, 2012 at 2pm-3:30pm EST
Register Online: https://www3.gotomeeting.com/register/636868638
