These were mostly gleaned from OSS4LIB (http://www.oss4lib.org/
projects):
emilda (http://www.emilda.org/)
openbiblio (http://obiblio.sourceforge.net/)
phpmylibrary (http://sourceforge.net/projects/phpmylibrary)
pmb (demo: http://pmb.biblio.free.fr/main.php), (documentation:
http://www.pizz.net/doc/en_UK/index.php)
, download: http://www.pizz.net/download.php) This one is being
developed and used in France, so the site is in french, but the demo
runs in English (at least it did for me). It might require some
technical knowledge to successfully deploy it.
scriblio (http://about.scriblio.net/about) not really an ILS, but an
interesting alternative.
Carol
On Jan 30, 2008, at 11:54 PM, Jonathan Rochkind wrote:
Hi all, this is forwarded from a prison librarian listserv. Does
anyone know of any very low-cost (or open source?) library systems
that would be suitable for small and/or low-staffed libraries? I'm
thinking something like Koha or Evergreen would probably be overkill
and/or too hard to install without much/any tech/systems staff, but I
could very well be wrong, I don't know much about either system. I
also don't know much about the needs of that kind of small library.
If anyone does have ideas, could you send them directly to Mary (in
addition to CCing the list if you want, because I'm interested too
and I bet other list members would be.).
I've been curious for a while about solutions available to the very
small/limited-resource library in the way 'automation', but know
almost nothing about it and am not sure if there's an easy way to
find out. If anyone happens to know something about this (or is
interested in researching it), I personally think the Code4Lib
Journal would be a great place to publish an essay or survey on that
topic.
Jonathan
Begin forwarded message:
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: January 30, 2008 9:12:19 PM EST
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: [prison-l] Library automation software
Greetings:
Last month there was some discussion here about cheap/free/
reasonably priced automation software for correctional libraries.
I am on a statewide committee which has just been formed to
research and recommend a software package to replace Athena
(formerly by Sagebrush, now Follett) in most of the correctional
libraries in Virginia. After years in public libraries I am very
familiar with some of the big vendors, but they are simply
financially out of the question for our agency, not to mention web-
based.
I have looked at the websites for LibraryThing, Auto Librarian, and
ResourceMate, which were recommended here in the previous
discussion. If you know of or have a circ/cat system that is
reasonably priced (or dirt cheap) and works well for you, please
share the information with me, with pros and cons if you like. All
replies greatly appreciated, and thanks in advance.
Mary Geist, librarian
Dept. of Correctional Education
Brunswick Correctional Center
1147 Planter's Road
Lawrenceville, VA 23868
434.848.4131, ext. 1146
Carol Bean
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
