Library Cataloging
Blacklight version 2.5 has just been released on GitHub. Blacklight is:
- Vufind
VuFind, the open-source discovery tool has released a new version. The next significant version of VuFind has been released this morning. Here are some of the highlights of the new release: Improved support for non-MARC metadata and authority recordsNew...
- Open Publication Distribution System (opds) Catalog Format For Digital Content
Version 1.0 of the Open Publication Distribution System (OPDS) Catalog format for digital content has been released.The open ebook community and the Internet Archive are pleased to announce the release of the first production version of the Open Publication...
- Kete 1.1 Released
Kete version 1.1, from the same folks who brought you Koha, has been released.Kete is software that combines aspects of Digital Libraries/Repositories, Knowledge and Content Management Systems, and collaboration tools such as Wikis to make it easy to...
- Code4lib Conference
The video from the Code4Lib Conference is now on Archive.org. Note that you can get the MPEG2 high def format there. Some talks include:MARCThing Casey Durfee discusses MARCThing, a self-contained web service which aims to do for MARC and Z39.50 what...
- Blacklight, Another Opac Option
Blacklight, an open source OPAC using ruby on rails and solr, has now been released.A next generation library catalog written in ruby, using solr as the underlying search engine. All you have to do is export your marc records, index them with the scripts...
Library Cataloging
Blacklight Version 2.5 Released
Blacklight version 2.5 has just been released on GitHub. Blacklight is:
Blacklight is a free and open source ruby-on-rails based discovery interface (a.k.a. ?next-generation catalog?) especially optimized for heterogeneous collections. You can use it as a library catalog, as a front end for a digital repository, or as a single-search interface to aggregate digital content that would otherwise be siloed.
- Vufind
VuFind, the open-source discovery tool has released a new version. The next significant version of VuFind has been released this morning. Here are some of the highlights of the new release: Improved support for non-MARC metadata and authority recordsNew...
- Open Publication Distribution System (opds) Catalog Format For Digital Content
Version 1.0 of the Open Publication Distribution System (OPDS) Catalog format for digital content has been released.The open ebook community and the Internet Archive are pleased to announce the release of the first production version of the Open Publication...
- Kete 1.1 Released
Kete version 1.1, from the same folks who brought you Koha, has been released.Kete is software that combines aspects of Digital Libraries/Repositories, Knowledge and Content Management Systems, and collaboration tools such as Wikis to make it easy to...
- Code4lib Conference
The video from the Code4Lib Conference is now on Archive.org. Note that you can get the MPEG2 high def format there. Some talks include:MARCThing Casey Durfee discusses MARCThing, a self-contained web service which aims to do for MARC and Z39.50 what...
- Blacklight, Another Opac Option
Blacklight, an open source OPAC using ruby on rails and solr, has now been released.A next generation library catalog written in ruby, using solr as the underlying search engine. All you have to do is export your marc records, index them with the scripts...