Library Cataloging
I'm not sure if Vortex works on all ILS or only VTLS systems. Or maybe it sets up a seperate repository, the description is unclear. It seems to be a UNIX or Linux program since it downloads as a tar file. It is open-source from a respected company.
MARC
- Opac Replacement
The open-source Next-Gen library catalog browser, VuFind has been released. Currently only works with Voyager, other systems are planned or you could help write the code. Features include:Search with Faceted ResultsLive Record Status and Location with...
- Houston Area - Open Source Software In Libraries Workshop
Title: Open Source Software in Libraries Date: February 17, 2006 Early Bird Deadline: 1/06/2006 Location: North Harris Montgomery Community College District Libraries, The Woodlands, TX Description: According to the Open Source Initiative, "the basic...
- Oai-pmh
Infrae has released extensions for Python, Zope and the Silva CMS for harvesting web-based repositories exposed using the OAI-PMH standard (Open Archives Initiative Protocol for Metadata Harvesting). In addition they are announcing an extension for the...
- Bibliographic Infrastructure
In Building a New Bibliographic Infrastructure Roy Tennant decides MARC should not to put to death but rather die a natural death.The point is we need to craft standards, software tools, and systems that can accept, manipulate, store, output, search,...
- Oai, Marc & Z39.50
FOS News alerted me to this tool.ZMARCO is an Open Archive Initiative Protocol for Metadata Harvesting (OAI-PMH) 2.0 compliant data provider. The 'Z' in ZMARCO stands for Z39.50; 'MARC' stands for MAchine-Readable Cataloging; and the 'O'...
Library Cataloging
OAI and MARC - Vortex Software
I'm not sure if Vortex works on all ILS or only VTLS systems. Or maybe it sets up a seperate repository, the description is unclear. It seems to be a UNIX or Linux program since it downloads as a tar file. It is open-source from a respected company.
Discover the power of VORTEX a revolutionary open-source tool that allows your library records to become harvestable through OAI compliance. Be recognized as a leader in resource sharing, and unlock your library's resources to more users than ever before.Your library's catalog is resource rich in bibliographic and authority metadata - information that's in increasingly wide demand from sources worldwide. VORTEX is a simple, yet powerful tool that gives more people access to these resources by carving new channels through which information can easily flow. By enabling existing databases to comply with Open Archives Initiative's Protocol for Metadata Harvesting (OAI-PMH), Vortex makes your library's records harvestable to a potentially limitless number of patrons. As a VORTEX user and an OAI-compliant institution, your library will be perched on the leading edge of technology in resource sharing and coordinated collection work.OAI
MARC
- Opac Replacement
The open-source Next-Gen library catalog browser, VuFind has been released. Currently only works with Voyager, other systems are planned or you could help write the code. Features include:Search with Faceted ResultsLive Record Status and Location with...
- Houston Area - Open Source Software In Libraries Workshop
Title: Open Source Software in Libraries Date: February 17, 2006 Early Bird Deadline: 1/06/2006 Location: North Harris Montgomery Community College District Libraries, The Woodlands, TX Description: According to the Open Source Initiative, "the basic...
- Oai-pmh
Infrae has released extensions for Python, Zope and the Silva CMS for harvesting web-based repositories exposed using the OAI-PMH standard (Open Archives Initiative Protocol for Metadata Harvesting). In addition they are announcing an extension for the...
- Bibliographic Infrastructure
In Building a New Bibliographic Infrastructure Roy Tennant decides MARC should not to put to death but rather die a natural death.The point is we need to craft standards, software tools, and systems that can accept, manipulate, store, output, search,...
- Oai, Marc & Z39.50
FOS News alerted me to this tool.ZMARCO is an Open Archive Initiative Protocol for Metadata Harvesting (OAI-PMH) 2.0 compliant data provider. The 'Z' in ZMARCO stands for Z39.50; 'MARC' stands for MAchine-Readable Cataloging; and the 'O'...