Library Cataloging
The Georgia Pines system has decided to create their own open source ILS.
- Open Library Environment Project Report
News from the Open Library Environment Project.The Open Library Environment (OLE) Project has posted a draft of its final report. We are excited to offer this report publicly to the community and welcomes comment. As a community-source project, your input...
- Open Library Environment (ole) Project
Library and Archives Canada (LAC) has announced that it is participating in the Open Library Environment Project.With support from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, the Open Library Environment (OLE) Project will convene the academic library community...
- Evergreen Ils Beta Release
The Evergreen software development team has announced the Evergreen ILS Beta release. Evergreen is an open-source ILS being developed by the Georgia Public Library Service for PINES, a consortium of over 250 public libraries. The Evergreen ILS is scheduled...
- Open Source
The latest issue of WebJunction focuses on OS. The articles include:New Zealand Leads the Way: the Horowhenua Open Source Story by Rosalie Blake and Rachel Hamilton-WilliamsOpen Source Software in the Meadville Public Library by Cindy MurdockNelsonville...
- Catalogs
I've found another free open-source library catalog in beta test. Here is their description:OpenBiblio is an easy to use, open source, automated library system written in PHP containing OPAC, circulation, cataloging, and staff administration functionality....
Library Cataloging
Open Source ILS
The Georgia Pines system has decided to create their own open source ILS.
We strongly believe that the best choice for PINES at this critical crossroads is an open source system developed by the Georgia Public Library Service. This system will be custom-written for a library consortium as large and complex as we have become and into which we will continue to evolve. After careful analysis of the library automation marketplace, where we noted the possible benefits and potential shortcomings of every vendor-driven solution for our particular needs, Georgia Public Library Service and OIIT personnel agree that a custom-developed solution is the direction that we should take.Development of an integrated library software solution will take 18-24 months. We have the option of extending our current software contract for an additional year. This means that we would remain on the present system until at least June 2006. After one year of software development (June 2005), we will evaluate our progress. If, at this time, our development efforts are not sufficiently advanced, we will have adequate time to pursue a vendor-supplied solution through an RFP process.How, if at all will this affect other open source efforts? Will the resulting system become available to others? How will vendors respond? Interesting times we live in. Seen on TechnoBiblio.
- Open Library Environment Project Report
News from the Open Library Environment Project.The Open Library Environment (OLE) Project has posted a draft of its final report. We are excited to offer this report publicly to the community and welcomes comment. As a community-source project, your input...
- Open Library Environment (ole) Project
Library and Archives Canada (LAC) has announced that it is participating in the Open Library Environment Project.With support from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, the Open Library Environment (OLE) Project will convene the academic library community...
- Evergreen Ils Beta Release
The Evergreen software development team has announced the Evergreen ILS Beta release. Evergreen is an open-source ILS being developed by the Georgia Public Library Service for PINES, a consortium of over 250 public libraries. The Evergreen ILS is scheduled...
- Open Source
The latest issue of WebJunction focuses on OS. The articles include:New Zealand Leads the Way: the Horowhenua Open Source Story by Rosalie Blake and Rachel Hamilton-WilliamsOpen Source Software in the Meadville Public Library by Cindy MurdockNelsonville...
- Catalogs
I've found another free open-source library catalog in beta test. Here is their description:OpenBiblio is an easy to use, open source, automated library system written in PHP containing OPAC, circulation, cataloging, and staff administration functionality....