Re: [CODE4LIB] FOSS recommendations for online-only library
I would recommend Apache’s mod_proxy over Squid for a library setting, as it can be morphed into a general rewriting proxy easier than Squid can for off-site access. It’s true that both can be made to perform the rewriting function, but the bar for entry is lower for Apache and it supports a broader set of authentication options than Squid does. -- Andrew Anderson, President CEO, Library and Information Resources Network, Inc. http://www.lirn.net/ | http://www.twitter.com/LIRNnotes | http://www.facebook.com/LIRNnotes On Aug 23, 2015, at 0:45, Cornel Darden Jr. corneldarde...@gmail.com wrote: Hello, There are open-source proxies available. I would give squid a try. http://wiki.squid-cache.org/Features/Authentication At such a library, public domain materials are awesome! I would look into calibre as an ebook server and mamager. http://calibre-ebook.com Of course, project Gutenberg and the internet archive will supply calibre with thousands of free books. Also, look into drm free publishers. With squid active, many non-drm options can be realized for eBooks too. Do not allow access to databases without authentication. Sent from my iPhone On Aug 22, 2015, at 11:06 PM, Nicole Askin nask...@alumni.ubc.ca wrote: 1. We don't currently have such technology, though we are definitely looking at it beyond this project as well 2. Either. From my understanding there aren't many/any comprehensive free discovery products. We're currently making do with a Google custom search engine, which is a very suboptimal solution 3. Yes. I'm working on learning what I can, and we're working on tech support options. Thanks, Nicole On Fri, Aug 21, 2015 at 2:11 PM, Kevin Hawkins kevin.s.hawk...@ultraslavonic.info wrote: We should probably clarify you're needs a bit. Will you need technology that manages authentication of authorized users, or does your non-profit already have some tool (like a user login or proxy server) that can decide which users should be able to get access to your resources? You mention discovery options ... are you thinking of a discovery product or old-fashioned federated search that provides a single user search interface that searches across many or all of your licensed products? And a link resolver? As a general rule of thumb, you can either have limited tech support or use open-source software but not both. :( Kevin On 8/20/15 5:04 PM, Nicole Askin wrote: Hello all, I'm working with a non-profit that is offering access to research databases for patrons that do not otherwise have it. We are hoping to develop a library portal to support users, ideally including both article- and journal-level search. We'd like to do this as much as possible using *only* free and open source software, so I'm looking for recommendations on what to use and, crucially, what works well together. Some parameters: -We have no physical location or physical holdings - don't need circulation or anything in that category, although access stats would be nice -We do not have our own hosted materials - no need for a CMS -We have very limited tech support Any thoughts? I've been playing around with VuFind and reSearcher so far but am definitely open to other possibilities, particularly if there are good discovery options available. Thanks, Nicole
Re: [CODE4LIB] FOSS recommendations for online-only library
1. We don't currently have such technology, though we are definitely looking at it beyond this project as well 2. Either. From my understanding there aren't many/any comprehensive free discovery products. We're currently making do with a Google custom search engine, which is a very suboptimal solution 3. Yes. I'm working on learning what I can, and we're working on tech support options. Thanks, Nicole On Fri, Aug 21, 2015 at 2:11 PM, Kevin Hawkins kevin.s.hawk...@ultraslavonic.info wrote: We should probably clarify you're needs a bit. Will you need technology that manages authentication of authorized users, or does your non-profit already have some tool (like a user login or proxy server) that can decide which users should be able to get access to your resources? You mention discovery options ... are you thinking of a discovery product or old-fashioned federated search that provides a single user search interface that searches across many or all of your licensed products? And a link resolver? As a general rule of thumb, you can either have limited tech support or use open-source software but not both. :( Kevin On 8/20/15 5:04 PM, Nicole Askin wrote: Hello all, I'm working with a non-profit that is offering access to research databases for patrons that do not otherwise have it. We are hoping to develop a library portal to support users, ideally including both article- and journal-level search. We'd like to do this as much as possible using *only* free and open source software, so I'm looking for recommendations on what to use and, crucially, what works well together. Some parameters: -We have no physical location or physical holdings - don't need circulation or anything in that category, although access stats would be nice -We do not have our own hosted materials - no need for a CMS -We have very limited tech support Any thoughts? I've been playing around with VuFind and reSearcher so far but am definitely open to other possibilities, particularly if there are good discovery options available. Thanks, Nicole
Re: [CODE4LIB] FOSS recommendations for online-only library
Hello, There are open-source proxies available. I would give squid a try. http://wiki.squid-cache.org/Features/Authentication At such a library, public domain materials are awesome! I would look into calibre as an ebook server and mamager. http://calibre-ebook.com Of course, project Gutenberg and the internet archive will supply calibre with thousands of free books. Also, look into drm free publishers. With squid active, many non-drm options can be realized for eBooks too. Do not allow access to databases without authentication. Sent from my iPhone On Aug 22, 2015, at 11:06 PM, Nicole Askin nask...@alumni.ubc.ca wrote: 1. We don't currently have such technology, though we are definitely looking at it beyond this project as well 2. Either. From my understanding there aren't many/any comprehensive free discovery products. We're currently making do with a Google custom search engine, which is a very suboptimal solution 3. Yes. I'm working on learning what I can, and we're working on tech support options. Thanks, Nicole On Fri, Aug 21, 2015 at 2:11 PM, Kevin Hawkins kevin.s.hawk...@ultraslavonic.info wrote: We should probably clarify you're needs a bit. Will you need technology that manages authentication of authorized users, or does your non-profit already have some tool (like a user login or proxy server) that can decide which users should be able to get access to your resources? You mention discovery options ... are you thinking of a discovery product or old-fashioned federated search that provides a single user search interface that searches across many or all of your licensed products? And a link resolver? As a general rule of thumb, you can either have limited tech support or use open-source software but not both. :( Kevin On 8/20/15 5:04 PM, Nicole Askin wrote: Hello all, I'm working with a non-profit that is offering access to research databases for patrons that do not otherwise have it. We are hoping to develop a library portal to support users, ideally including both article- and journal-level search. We'd like to do this as much as possible using *only* free and open source software, so I'm looking for recommendations on what to use and, crucially, what works well together. Some parameters: -We have no physical location or physical holdings - don't need circulation or anything in that category, although access stats would be nice -We do not have our own hosted materials - no need for a CMS -We have very limited tech support Any thoughts? I've been playing around with VuFind and reSearcher so far but am definitely open to other possibilities, particularly if there are good discovery options available. Thanks, Nicole
Re: [CODE4LIB] FOSS recommendations for online-only library
We should probably clarify you're needs a bit. Will you need technology that manages authentication of authorized users, or does your non-profit already have some tool (like a user login or proxy server) that can decide which users should be able to get access to your resources? You mention discovery options ... are you thinking of a discovery product or old-fashioned federated search that provides a single user search interface that searches across many or all of your licensed products? And a link resolver? As a general rule of thumb, you can either have limited tech support or use open-source software but not both. :( Kevin On 8/20/15 5:04 PM, Nicole Askin wrote: Hello all, I'm working with a non-profit that is offering access to research databases for patrons that do not otherwise have it. We are hoping to develop a library portal to support users, ideally including both article- and journal-level search. We'd like to do this as much as possible using *only* free and open source software, so I'm looking for recommendations on what to use and, crucially, what works well together. Some parameters: -We have no physical location or physical holdings - don't need circulation or anything in that category, although access stats would be nice -We do not have our own hosted materials - no need for a CMS -We have very limited tech support Any thoughts? I've been playing around with VuFind and reSearcher so far but am definitely open to other possibilities, particularly if there are good discovery options available. Thanks, Nicole
[CODE4LIB] FOSS recommendations for online-only library
Hello all, I'm working with a non-profit that is offering access to research databases for patrons that do not otherwise have it. We are hoping to develop a library portal to support users, ideally including both article- and journal-level search. We'd like to do this as much as possible using *only* free and open source software, so I'm looking for recommendations on what to use and, crucially, what works well together. Some parameters: -We have no physical location or physical holdings - don't need circulation or anything in that category, although access stats would be nice -We do not have our own hosted materials - no need for a CMS -We have very limited tech support Any thoughts? I've been playing around with VuFind and reSearcher so far but am definitely open to other possibilities, particularly if there are good discovery options available. Thanks, Nicole
