Description:
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<jats:title content-type="abstract-subheading">Purpose</jats:title>
<jats:p>Three of the seven regional systems in Kansas report on the history and use of the open-source Koha integrated library system (ILS) in their regions.</jats:p>
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<jats:title content-type="abstract-subheading">Design/methodology/approach</jats:title>
<jats:p>Each of the systems wrote up their experiences and then they collaborated on sections that discussed how they work together to achieve success with this product.</jats:p>
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<jats:title content-type="abstract-subheading">Findings</jats:title>
<jats:p>Each of the systems will continue to use the Koha software, and there are a few stand-alone instances of Koha already in place in Kansas. Development and advocacy of the product will be continued by all three of the systems.</jats:p>
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<jats:title content-type="abstract-subheading">Originality/value</jats:title>
<jats:p>This is a rare instance of three separate consortia coming together to work on improving everyone’s experience with an open-source ILS. The authors feel that the experiences they have had with this software are of value to anyone considering making use of it.</jats:p>
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