Hi George,
In our case, our initial testing was done over the summer as part of the selection process for a new system. We have since worked with library staff to evaluate workflows and have created use cases on how the system behaves as it responds to different requests. We are now testing these use cases against version 1.6 and against trunk. We are in the thick of this testing now, but I am trying to look ahead to get an idea of how we will approach the RFP when the time comes. I agree that we do need to rethink RFP process with open-source software, and I am interested in seeing how others have approached it. Thanks! Kathy ------------------------------------------------------------- Kathy Lussier Project Coordinator Massachusetts Library Network Cooperative (508) 756-0172 (508) 755-3721 (fax) kluss...@masslnc.org IM: kmlussier (AOL & Yahoo) Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/techielibrarian Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/kmlussier _____ From: open-ils-general-boun...@list.georgialibraries.org [mailto:open-ils-general-boun...@list.georgialibraries.org] On Behalf Of George Tuttle Sent: Sunday, May 16, 2010 5:20 PM To: 'Evergreen Discussion Group' Subject: Re: [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] RFPs for system development Hi Lori, By wide-scale, I mean "to your heart's content." Open source puts more pressure on you to understand the software and your workflow in advance. Testing helps, but you need an effective testing model. An RFP for that service could be the answer. Thanks. Good thought. BTW, besides Equinox, is there anyone else providing these services? George _____ From: open-ils-general-boun...@list.georgialibraries.org [mailto:open-ils-general-boun...@list.georgialibraries.org] On Behalf Of Lori Bowen Ayre Sent: Saturday, May 15, 2010 4:05 PM To: Evergreen Discussion Group Subject: Re: [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] RFPs for system development George, I agree. Open Source DOES mean rethinking the RFP process. And, one way to rethink it is to do an RFP for services. Some of the services I might seek via RFP are: * getting help setting up a test environment * migration, support and/or hosting services * assessing the suitability of products against a set of criteria, or * helping develop the criteria to be used for evaluation Not sure what you mean by wide-scale testing or if that is the ONLY way to "rethink the RFP" process. But, definitely a rethink is needed. To paraphrase something someone else said (which I could remember who)... if you use the same old procurement method, you'll keep getting the same old thing. Lori Ayre On Fri, May 14, 2010 at 9:56 AM, George Tuttle <gtut...@prlib.org> wrote: Open Source means rethinking the RFP process. What wide-scale testing have you done so far? George Tuttle Computer Services Librarian Piedmont Regional Library System 770-867-2762 x103 770-891-0654 (cell) 770-867-7483 (fax) gtut...@prlib.org _____ From: open-ils-general-boun...@list.georgialibraries.org [mailto:open-ils-general-boun...@list.georgialibraries.org] On Behalf Of Kathleen O'Connor Sent: Friday, May 14, 2010 11:40 AM To: Evergreen Discussion Group Subject: Re: [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] RFPs for system development Our director has been toying with this idea for quite some time. I was just trying to get a heads up on it when he finally decided to pull the plug on voyager Whatever you can share would be appreciated Kathleen E. O'Connor Systems Librarian Falvey Memorial Library Villanova University Villanova, Pa. 19085 kathleen.ocon...@villanova.edu 610-519-4158 From: open-ils-general-boun...@list.georgialibraries.org [mailto:open-ils-general-boun...@list.georgialibraries.org] On Behalf Of Lori Bowen Ayre Sent: Wednesday, May 12, 2010 11:13 AM To: Evergreen Discussion Group Subject: Re: [OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] RFPs for system development Hi Kathy, Are you planning to do development or are you looking for an RFP for services such as migrating and implementation? The KCLS software specs were for writing a LOT of new code and I'm thinking that's not really what you had in mind so wanted to clarify. I do have an RFP sample for support I could share. And another very simple one for implementation and training. Lori Ayre On Wed, May 12, 2010 at 7:45 AM, Kathy Lussier <kluss...@masslnc.org> wrote: Hi all, I'm working with the three Massachusetts consortia that are planning to move to Evergreen in 2011. We are in the latter phases of identifying our development needs for Evergreen with the plan of issuing an RFP for system development in early summer. I was wondering if anyone in the Evergreen community has an RFP they have used for system development in Evergreen or another open-source product that you would be willing to share with us. I do have a copy of King County's RFP for system support as well as the specs they posted to the http://oss4pl.org/ site. Thanks in advance for your help! Kathy Lussier ------------------------------------------------------------- Kathy Lussier Project Coordinator Massachusetts Library Network Cooperative (508) 756-0172 (508) 755-3721 (fax) kluss...@masslnc.org IM: kmlussier (AOL & Yahoo) Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/techielibrarian Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/kmlussier
