Monday, November 5, 2007
Evaluation of Greenstone..
As professor Nickerson states, some of the ways in which to evaluate software such as Greenstone include the following: 1) Scope, 2) Design, 3) Development, 4) Testing , 5) Production and 6) Maintenance (Lecture 5: October 9,2007). Other factors to consider are available features, customization abilities, technical support, various costs and scalability. Through the evaluation of Greenstone, it is able to achieve the majority of its objectives. Being open source and multilingual, is a major advantage for libraries or organizations. This means the elimination of cost and the possibility of widespread use among a diverse audience. Though like any other software, Greenstone has its own set of limitations such as downloading the product. As it was confusing and cumbersome (for me to figure out how to download), which can be problematic. However, if such downloading feature is improved or having a more concise instruction (i.e. how to download manual), its features are generally positive.
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You stated that Greenstone is multilingual and I wonder if the downloading instructions are also multilingual because it would be pointless to have an interface that is multilingual, but with instructions on downloading and use that aren't. I think using open source software has great advantages for libraries also, but I try not to think about all the training involved that may increase the overall cost of implementing such a system. Maybe it would be better to try open source software in smaller systems first and then once the problems are all sorted out, be able to move to larger systems like TPL.
What was Greenstone? An OPAC? An ILS?
Looks like you have some good conclusions!
Hi Faye,
Whay not take advantage of the Greenstone Mailing List? Their developer can help you. Besides, Greenstone has User's Guide. Does it not include download information?
Wendy
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