Library Cataloging
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 Ajax Querying"More Like This" Resource SuggestionsSave Resources to Organized ListsTaggingCommenting
VuFind is a library resource portal designed and developed for libraries by libraries. The goal of VuFind is to enable your users to search and browse through all of your library's resources by replacing the traditional OPAC to include:Catalog RecordsDigital Library ItemsInstitutional RepositoryInstitutional BibliographyOther Library Collections and Resources
VuFind is completely modular so you can implement just the basic system, or all of components. And since it's open source, you can modify the modules to best fit your need or you can add new modules to extend your resource offerings
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Vufind 1.0 Released
Today, VuFind 1.0 has been released. In addition to improved stability, the new release includes several features missing from the previous release candidate: Flexible support for non-MARC metadata formatsA mobile interfaceDewey Decimal supportIntegration...
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Vufind, New Release
Version 0.7 of VuFind is now available.VuFind is a library resource portal designed and developed for libraries by libraries. The goal of VuFind is to enable your users to search and browse through all of your library's resources by replacing the...
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Fish4info Released
Yet another open-source OPAC replacement has been released, Fish4Info.Fish4Info is not an OPAC. Why not? OPACs connect users with MARC records when what they really want are resources. Fish4Info is focused on users, and provides a more positive finding...
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University Of Rochester Extensible Catalog (xc) Project
The 2.0 library catalog is coming.The University of Rochester's River Campus Libraries will take the lead in studying how best to develop an open-source online system that can unify access to traditional and digital library resources. With a $283,000...
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Oss Opac
The open source OPAC, OpenBiblio, has a new version available oss4lib reports.OpenBiblio is an easy to use, open source, automated library system written in PHP containing OPAC, circulation, cataloging, and staff administration functionality. The purpose...
Library Cataloging