Library Cataloging
Solr 1.1 Release
Solr 1.1 is now available for download. What is Sorl?
Solr is an open source enterprise search server based on the Lucene Java search library, with XML/HTTP and JSON APIs, hit highlighting, faceted search, caching, replication, and a web administration interface.
This tool is going to be part of a preconference at the Code4lib get-together.
Solr
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Extensible Catalog Drupal Toolkit
News from the eXtensible Catalog project. I happily announce, that after several months of development the eXtensible Catalog Drupal Toolkit 1.3 is just released. The eXtensible Catalog Drupal Toolkit is the front end of eXtensible Catalog (XC) built...
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Ead Tool
EADitor is a new tool for working with EADs. EADitor is a free, open-source cross-platform XForms framework for creating, editing, and publishing Encoded Archival Description (EAD) finding aids using Orbeon, an enterprise-level XForms Java application,...
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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...
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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...
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Opac Replaced By Fish
Christopher Harris at Infomancy has an OPAC replacement, a FISH. FISH: Free (as in kittens) Integrated Search Handler. Using freely available tools has put together a system to replace the catalog. Seeing what he has done is fascinating and inspiring.With...
Library Cataloging