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h1. OLE 101

h2. 1. Sign up for a KIS Account

To guarantee access to all OLE materials (Wiki, Jira, Google Docs, KIS Calendars & Team pages), it is recommended you be logged into KIS.
# Current KIS user? Check that you are logged in via the top right corner of this screen. If you see your name, you are logged in. If not, click the "log in" link.
# New to Kuali? Setup your account -- it's easy and fast, and only requires your name and email address to get started immediately. You can then access information on OLE other Kuali projects thru this wiki, Google Docs or even Jira. {link-window:http://kuali.org/kis/logins/create|scrollbars=true|menubar=true|location=true|statusbar=true|resizable=true|width=800|height=600|icon=false}{*}Create KIS Account{*}{link-window}
# KIS credentials are NOT required to access our Wiki Pages or the DEMO drive of OLE.

h2. 2. Introduction to OLE

Use this wiki with its links to past presentations, our project roadmap, and other design documents. We recommend new library staff or subject matter experts use our [OLE:Introduction to OLE] wiki page to get startedKuali OLE (Open Library Environment) empowers libraries to leverage the expertise within the library community to find solutions for common needs. The processes for purchasing, tracking, and managing collections in a digital environment are far different from the print-based workflows now underpinning many library management systems. Kuali OLE offers a new and better alternative.

Motivated by the understanding that only by working together can libraries realize their potential, a partnership of top research libraries is now making Kuali OLE a reality. Together they are defining the next-generation library management system and will make it freely available as community-source software, which libraries can adapt for local implementation and enhance for the common good.

More than 300 libraries, educational institutions, professional organizations, and businesses have already helped identify the project scope. Forward-thinking partner libraries have invested in the project and are leading its development. The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation provides generous support for the development project, having previously funded the initial planning grant.
Kuali OLE intends to deliver nothing less than an enterprise-ready, community source software package for academic and research libraries and a governance model in which the entire library community can collaborate to own and govern the resulting intellectual property.

Use this wiki with its links to past presentations, our project roadmap, and other design documents.

h2. 3. Test-drive OLE 0.6 Milestone Release

Use the [OLE 0.6 Drivers Manual |OLE:OLE 0.6 Milestone User Documentation]and links to familiarize yourself with coding already completed for Library Acquisitions functions.

h2. 4. Joining a Spec Team?

# Review your team's working files linked via your KIS team page and google docs.
# Review our resources for spec teams, including documentation templates, checklists, and FAQ: [OLE Spec Writing & Requirements Analysis] and the linked pages specifically for Tiger Teams, Spec Teams, System Analysts/Business Analysts.

h2. 5. Find your team pages & resources

(as applicable)
# Go directly to your KIS Team page, or find it in [OLE:OLE Tools & Working Teams].
# Bookmark your KIS Team page for easy navigation in the future. Your team page provides:
## Team email distribution list
## Archive of email threads
## Link to wiki
## Link to jira
## Link to OLE public website
## Link to team Google Docs folder
## Link to team Google calendar
## List of all team members with individual contact information
# Use our helpful [Google Docs Tips|OLE:Introduction to Google Docs] to map your frequently-used "Collections" in Google Docs (team folders, other OLE folders organized into file directories called Collections).
# See what tools we use through the Kuali Foundation, via the [KULFOUND:Kuali Toolset].
# Refer to the [OLE:OLE Spec Writing & Requirements Analysis] pages for team startup, and roles.