Get to Know LibLime: Cookie Wolfrom
What’s your full name (middle name too)?
Cecelia Jacqueline Wolfrom
What is your official Job Title?
Customer Support Specialist
Did you (or do you) have a nickname?
Cookie (I’ve not been called Cecelia since grade school)
What’s your favorite color?
Teal
What’s your favorite food or meal?
Fresh Maine lobster
What’s your favorite word (keep it clean)?
Peachy, as in “that’s just ‘peachy!”
Are you a dog or a cat person?
At this time in my life I’m a cat person. They require a lot less work than dogs.
Do you have any pets?
I’ve recently adopted a beautiful long hair black and white kitty named Lexi who is the new ‘love of my life’.
Why did you want to work with LibLime?
When I learned that LibLime offered a hosted solution for Koha it made me realize that it would now be possible for libraries without the technical skills to set Koha up on their own, to move to an Open Source ILS. Along the way, I became so impressed with LibLime, that I decided I wanted to work with them.
What did you know about open source before taking on this job? What have you learned since taking the job?
I’d done a lot of research on the open source concept and spent about 3 years traveling to different library conferences talking to groups about the benefits of Open Source - from operating systems, word processing, web page development, and through to an ILS system.
I’ve learned and been amazed at just how quickly enhancements, bug fixes, etc. can occur in the open source environment. This is great for the users, but it certainly requires me to stay sharp to make sure I don’t miss anything! (I’m having the time of my life doing it though, I know it helps keep me young!)
What’s at the top of your wishlist for the next version of Koha?
I’m too busy keeping up with all the improvements in each latest version that I’ll leave that wish list to the librarians who are out there using it on a daily basis.
If you had all of the skills, time and money, what open source application would you like to develop?
A way for people to help people one-on-one around the world - to be nicer to the planet and each other - so many resources and too little time to search site by site.
What are your top three favorite websites?
What would you do if you won the lottery?
Help both my daughters pay off their homes, as well as set up a tidy college fund for my young grandson. For me, I’d love to do some traveling abroad and maybe buy a newer home. I then would take whatever was left to help find the small niches that don’t usually get funding for projects for one reason or another and help them.
Are you an organized desk person or a messy desk person?
I start each day as an organized desk person but can’t say that always carry through each day, so mostly yes, but sometimes ‘no’
Anything else you want our readers to know about you?
My first job ( college internship) was working for UNIVAC, a division of Sperry Rand Corporation in Blue Bell, Pennsylvania. If you’d like to see a little history of the computer industry, you might find this Wikipedia link interesting: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UNIVAC_I - we’ve sure come a long way since then…….