Hi, Lack of technology skills seems to be a recurring theme here. 21st century Librarians shouldn't lack any technology skills. Those that do need to get them or look for another career.; or they are just hurting the patrons and institutions they serve. Thanks, Cornel Darden Jr. MSLIS Librarian Kennedy-King College City Colleges of Chicago Work 773-602-5449 Cell 708-705-2945 > On Aug 11, 2013, at 8:10 PM, stuart yeates <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > >> On 12/08/13 12:20, Andrew Darby wrote: >> I don't get this argument at all. Why is it "counter productive to try to >> look at open source alternatives" if the vendor's option is relatively >> cheap? Why wouldn't you investigate all options? > > If you have no in-house technical capability, the cost of looking at an open source alternative can easily outweigh the multi-year licensing fee. > > cheers > stuart > -- > Stuart Yeates > Library Technology Services http://www.victoria.ac.nz/library/