Who else is using it? Moving to open source in local government
Channel: LinuxConfAu 2018 - Sydney, Australia
Date: 23/01/2018

Hugh Rundle

http://lca2018.linux.org.au/schedule/presentation/174/

In November 2017, Brimbank Libraries went live with the open source Koha Integrated Library System, immediately becoming becoming the largest Koha library in Australia. The data migration from a proprietary system to Koha ILS only took about six hours, but the internal process of getting there took over two years.

Open source solutions exist for most things local governments do, yet Australian local Councils - including public libraries - have generally been reticent to move from proprietary systems to open source. In this talk Hugh will explain what he has learned about making open source projects happen within local government, how to talk about open source software in a way that builds buy-in from managers and front-line staff, and how you can make government procurement rules work for you.

This talk was given at Linux.conf.au 2018 (LCA2018) which was held on 22-26 January 2018 in Sydney Australia.

linux.conf.au is a conference about the Linux operating system, and all aspects of the thriving ecosystem of Free and Open Source Software that has grown up around it. Run since 1999, in a different Australian or New Zealand city each year, by a team of local volunteers, LCA invites more than 500 people to learn from the people who shape the future of Open Source. For more information on the conference see https://linux.conf.au/

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