- CdsWare
CERN Document Server Software (CDSware) is the
software developed by, maintained by, and used at, the CERN Document Server. It allows you
to run your own electronic preprint server, your own online library catalogue or a document
system on the web. It complies with the Open Archives Initiative metadata harvesting
protocol (OAI-PMH) and uses MARC 21 as its underlying bibliographic standard. It is a free
software issued under GNU-GPL license.
- Dienst
Dienst is a system for configuring a set of
individual services running on distributed servers to cooperate in providing the services
of a digital library. It has been written in PERL. It works more comfortably on Unix/Linux
run webservers.
- DeSpace
DSpace is a digital library system to capture,
store, index, preserve, and redistribute the intellectual output of a university’s research
faculty in digital formats. Dspace has been developed jointly by MIT Libraries and
Hewlett-Packard (HP). It is now freely available to research institutions world-wide as an
open source system.
- Eprints
EPrints is generic archive software under
development by the University of Southampton. It is intended to create a highly configurable
web-based archive. EPrints primary goal is to be set up as an open archive for research papers, but
it could be easily used for other things such as images, research data, audio archives -
anything that can be stored digitally by making changes in configuration. It works on Linux
O/s and it needs MySQL, Perl modules and Apache webserver.
- Fedora
An Open-Source digital repository management
system based on the Flexible Extensible Digital Object and Repository Architecture (Fedora).
The Fedora repository system is open source software licensed under the Mozilla Public License.
It requires Sun Java Software Development Kit, v1.4. Optionaly one can use MySql or Oracale 9i
to create relational databse. It works both on Windows and Unix versions of O/s.
- Greenstone
Greenstone is a suite of software for building
and distributing digital library collections. It provides a new way of organizing information
and publishing it on the Internet or on CD-ROM. It is available for both Windows and Linux O/S.
It requires Perl software to build collections.
- Roads
The ROADS software is a suite of programs intended to aid in the setting up and day to day running of World-Wide Web based
catalogues of on-line resources. Although designed specifically to meet the requirements of the
eLib subject gateways, ROADS software will be useful in a variety of other situations and for
a variety of other purposes. It works on a variant of the Unix operating system with HTTP
Apache webserver and Perl language.
- SiteSearch
The OCLC SiteSearch software provides a
comprehensive solution for managing distributed library information resources in a World Wide
Web environment. It offers tools that integrate electronic resources under one web interface,
provide flexible access to resources, and build text and image databases locally. It works on
both Digital Unix and Windows NT O/s.
- Athenaeum Light
Athenaeum Light can handle large catalogues
and manage borrower lists easily. As per its developer it is maint for school libraries. As
of now its limit of records is 50000. It is available for both Windows and Macintosh. It can
even be used in the multiuser environment.
- Avanthi Circulation System
The Avanti circulation system is a simple, scalable, networkable, client/server
circulation system that can be deployed in small to medium scale libraries. The end product will be modular: consisting
of a system core, circulation module, minimal OPAC, and network and user interfaces. The entire system is written in
Java. Avanti 0.3.1 was developed using the Blackdown JDK v1.1.7 on a Linux system with the
servlet classes being developed using the Apache Jserv servlet engine.
- Emilda
Emilda is a complete Integrated Library System
that features amongst others an OPAC, circulation and administration fuctions, Z39.50
capabilities and 100% MARC compatibility. MARC compatibility is achieved using Zebra in
conjunction with MySQL.
- FireFly
FireFly is a Complete Public Library system. It
is being written in Python, Perl, with all data being stored in XML. The driving force behind
this project is to give public libraries a Free-Software set to run and maintain library
systems.
- Glibms
Glibms is Library management software
developed using PHP and PostgreSQL to automate the different activities carried
out in the library.
- Java Book Cataloguing System
This software is primarily to create a Book
Catalog using barcode data from the freely avaliable cuecat(tm) bar code reader. It will use
a rdbms backend database, and allow synchronization between different library branches.
- Koha Open Source Library System
Claimed as worlds first Free Open Source
Library System. Made in New Zealand by the Horowhenua Library Trust and Katipo Communications Ltd the
Koha system is a full catalogue, opac, circulation and acquisitions system.
To successfully use Koha one need have some additional software:
A webserver (It was built to work with Apache, but there is no reason it
shouldnt work with any other webserver).
Perl
Mysql (You could intead use postgres, or another sql based database)
Perl Modules: Date::Manip
DBI
DBD::Mysql (or whatever database system you use)
AuthenDBI (if you want to use Database based authentication)
CDK (for the telnet interface)
Which in turn depends on the C CDK libraries http://www.vexus.ca/CDK.html
- ITIL Library Management System
Library Management System is a workflow application which aims at automating various library
functions encompassing Member Registration, Requisitions for New Items & their Approval,
Accession & Cataloging of library items, Reservation/ Issue / Return of library items, Order
Generation and maintenance of details pertaining to Inter-Library Loans, Bills, Orders and
Vendors. It requires Lotus Notes Domino server.
- Mylibrarian
This is a integrated suite of school library
books management software targeted at secondary schools. The language used is totally
Microsoft Visual BASIC 6.0 and Microsoft SQL 2000 server.
- Mylibrary
MyLibrary is a user-driven, customizable
interface to collections of Internet resources-a portal. Primarily designed for libraries,
the system's purpose is to reduce information overload by allowing patrons to select as
little or as much information as desired for their personal pages.
- OpenBiblio
OpenBiblio is a open source library software
written in PHP containing OPAC, Circulation, Cataloguing and Staff administration. It is good
for small school and public libraries. It requires MySql, PHP and works on both Linux and
Windows platforms.
- OpenBook Open Source Library System
OpenBook is full feature open source library system
developed for use of small school and public libraries. It has been developed based the original
Koha open source library system of New Zealand. At present
it consists of three modules viz. OPAC, Cataloguing and Circulation. In future includes Acquisition
module too. All the modules are web-intraface based. It works on Linux O/S with Apache, Perl
and MySql.
- Open-ILS
It is website of an open source Intregrated Library
System (ILS), named Evergreen. This software is being developed and maintained by the Georgia
Public Library Service for use by the Georgia Library PINES Program, a consortium of
249 public libraries. This software can be downloaded for free, and anyone can contribute
to development efforts.
- PhpMyLibrary
PhpMyLibrary is a open source web-based library software having
catalouging, circulation, webopac, file managment modules, etc. It also supports import of data
from ISIS databases. It requires PHP and MYSQL.
- Python Simple Libary Circulation
System
The software useful for carrying out circulation
activities of the library.
- Research Guide
This software helps librarians to build
web-based subject guides.
- Seansoft Library Loan Management System 1.17B
A useful software for something like a school
library. Each student can have a login, from which they loan books. Keeps track of weeks
loaned and will alert a supervisor of overdue books. Has mail merge facilities to produce
letters to individuals or a list for a noticeboard. Also features backup and basic repair
facilities for the database. It requires VB5 Runtimes, DAO.
- WebLis
WEBLIS is a free-of-charge Web based Library Integrated System based on
CDS/ISIS. Presently it has Cataloguing system , OPAC (search), LOAN module and Statistical
modules.
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