Friends, Granthalaya.org ( www.granthalaya.org ) and Anant Corporation ( www.anantcorp.com ) are very pleased to announce general availability of Koha hosting on granthalaya.org server located in VPM, Thane ( www.vpmthane.org ) datacenter. We believe this is the first of its kind offering in India and its completely built on open source software and values.
For libraries, the major benefit of this offering is, they don't have to install and maintain a library software server in premises and have a internet leased line link to it to provide an updated Online Public Access Catalouge ( OPAC). They can simply host the entire library management software with granthalaya.org and work with it in a secure manner using a simple browser over internet. It is as simple as hosting your website at a shared hosting service provider but here you get a complete web based library management software from which you can do all your day to day library functions like member management, circulation, fees, new book acquisitions, barcode printing, stock taking etc.
Our first user of this service is already live, please see opac.kalibindia.com
This initiative is to provide a revenue stream for sustained operation and maintenance of the Granthalaya.org project ( which is a project of Vidya Prasarak Mandal, Thane; an educational trust.) which intends to create bibliographic union database of holdings of all the public libraries in Konkan area including Thane in India. Granthalaya.org also intends to help libraries in computerizing their holdings by providing them hosted / local installation of Koha, user training and data migration services.
Key features of this offering are..
* Independent install of Koha version of your choice on a shared Ubuntu server. Koha is worlds first open source Full-featured Integrated Library Software ( ILS)*.* In use worldwide in libraries of all sizes, Koha is a true enterprise-class ILS with comprehensive functionality including basic or advanced options. Koha includes modules for circulation, cataloging, acquisitions, serials, reserves, patron management, branch relationships, and more. * Full access to your home directory and Koha code. * Separate mysql database. Full access via phpmyadmin. * Separate Zebra database * Installation, Initial setup and NBD Annual Support included. * Can offer customization, data migration and user training services if required. * Nightly full dump of database in your home directory with backup to disk and tape. * We are open to discuss any additional requirements
Initially we are offering this service at INR 12500 ( USD 250) for initial setup (one time charge) + INR 17500 ( USD 350) as Annual Recurring fees.
Please contact us if you would like to avail this offer or know anyone who would like to or to help the Granthalaya.org project in any manner.
Regards, Koustubha Kale Anant Corporation
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