Dear all, Project Next-L (http://www.next-l.jp/), the librarian community in Japan proudly announces the release of our open-source integrated library system, Next-L Enju Leaf 1.0.0. https://github.com/nabeta/enju_leaf/tree/1.0
Next-L Enju Leaf is a full-featured ILS built on Ruby on Rails 3.1, Apache Solr and their RESTful architecture. A live demo site is at the following site. http://enju2.slis.keio.ac.jp/?locale=en Next-L Enju has been adopted by some libraries in Japan, for example, National Diet Library (http://iss.ndl.go.jp/) and National Institute for Materials Science (https://library.nims.go.jp/). The latest example is Minamisanriku Library, a public library in Miyagi prefecture. It was completely swept away by the tsunami after the huge earthquake on March 11, http://www.flickr.com/photos/argeditor/5688080135/in/set-72157626649048894 and reopened in a temporary location on October 6. http://english.kyodonews.jp/photos/2011/10/118715.html http://www.flickr.com/groups/1792320@N23/pool/ The library had not introduced an ILS before, so the librarians who engaged in volunteer work to restore the library chose Next-L Enju to organize about 3,000 donated books. http://www.flickr.com/photos/water24653jv/6185440740/in/pool-1792320@N23 http://www.flickr.com/photos/53412454@N05/6181365888/in/pool-1792320@N23 If you are interested in our project, Feel free to contact us. -- Kosuke Tanabe
