Dear Friends, Adoption of Koha ILS in Mysore University and British Libraries in India is a good move. I hope that, this initiatives inspire other libraries to use Koha. Many libraries not automated yet due to lack of money to buy a proprietary software. Koha now is in mature stage to use in Indian libraries. Lack of awareness and training are the main barrier. A general perception rooted among librarians is that Open Source softwares are not user friendly and difficult to learn. Its true, many librarians got bitter experiences while try to install Koha. Now scene is changed lot, Koha Live CD is available for download. Koha is ready to use after installing the live CD. No need to install Koha after Linux installation. Here are the Koha Live CD/DVD link, http://kohalivecd.mizstik.com/p/koha-live-cd.html http://sourceforge.net/projects/kohalivedvd/ http://sourceforge.net/projects/liblivecd/ http://www.osslabs.biz/koha/livecd Regards, -- Vimal Kumar V. Mahatma Gandhi University Library Kottayam, Kerala- 686 560 Web: http://www.vimalkumar.co.nr Blog: http://vimalkumar.oksociety.in http://linuxhalwa.blogspot.com --------------------------------------------------------------------------- "I forget what I was taught. I only remember what I have learnt" -Patrick White My profiles: [image: Delicious] <http://www.delicious.com/vimal0212> [image: SlideShare] <http://www.slideshare.net/vimal0212> [image: Flickr]<http://www.flickr.com/photos/vimal0212/> [image: Facebook] <http://www.facebook.com/home.php#%21/profile.php?id=512044127> [image: Twitter] <http://twitter.com/vimal0212>Latest tweet: Currently Browsing: http://is.gd/rB9XhG Follow @vimal0212 <http://twitter.com/vimal0212> <http://twitter.com/?status=@vimal0212%20&in_reply_to_status_id=44673240156741630&in_reply_to=vimal0212> Reply<http://twitter.com/?status=@vimal0212%20&in_reply_to_status_id=44673240156741630&in_reply_to=vimal0212> <http://twitter.com/?status=RT%20%40vimal0212%3A%20Currently%20Browsing%3A%20http%3A%2F%2Fis.gd%2FrB9XhG> Retweet<http://twitter.com/?status=RT%20%40vimal0212%3A%20Currently%20Browsing%3A%20http%3A%2F%2Fis.gd%2FrB9XhG> 13:48 Mar-07 <http://twitter.com/vimal0212/statuses/44673240156741630> Get this email app! <http://www.wisestamp.com/apps/twitter?utm_source=extension&utm_medium=email&utm_term=twitter&utm_campaign=apps> Signature powered by <http://www.wisestamp.com/email-install?utm_source=extension&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=footer> WiseStamp<http://www.wisestamp.com/email-install?utm_source=extension&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=footer> -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.