Any suggestions for library administration software please?

[Mike Marchywka]

On Sun, Nov 17, 2019 at 05:17:15PM -0500, Udvarias Ur wrote:
> Dear Mr. Fletcher,
> 
> As I am also interested in Open Source library software I read this thread
> with some interest.
> 
> I was disappointed with the responds and though, they neither helpful nor
> answered your question, so I searched (once again) for a solution.
> 
> I found this
> 
>    Check Out Open Source Library and Collections Management Software -
>    Linux.com
>    <https://www.linux.com/news/check-out-open-source-library-and-collections-management-software/>
> 
> The article at above URL specifically states that Koha, "… developed for
> public libraries in New Zealand …", is "… scalable to libraries of different
> sizes, from small private collections to large, geographically-remote
> library systems with multiple branch locations."
> 
> There are a number of other suggestions in the article. Koha, because it is
> scalable, and the oldest (and therefore most mature) is likely the best bet.

Do you know offhand what is typical to present to patrons or researchers?
Say I want to use the facilities for research, I do a keyword
search on offerings can I download a list of bibtex entries for the hits
along with maybe library specific info ? My current crusade is to get
most web pages to provide bibtex for themselves similar to the way
"Share" features are ubiquitous. I guess it would be a good start
if libraries made digital citation information easy to manipulate,
never mind hardware stores :) 

Are there other industries with the same requirements? It sounds like indexing
is a bit library-specific but loaning things out and keeping track of
patrons may be a common web-based task. The html asset management systems like
joomla I thought may be a good place to look for web interfaces for
patrons and staff. 


> 
> Hope this helps!
> 
> On 2019-11-16 09:53, David Fletcher wrote:
> > My girlfriend is in Kathmandu at the moment. She's been trying but
> > failing to get a laptop set up with database software for a new
> > community library that's being built in an area to the north that's
> > been ravaged by earthquakes. The building is up, books are being
> > delivered, and she's carried a pack of 1000 serial numbered membership
> > cards and other materials there.
> > 
> > Apparently internet connections in the community are sketchy to say the
> > least.
> > 
> > I've been doing a little searching with Google and discovered projects
> > such as Evergreen, BiblioteQ and Koha but can't locate anything in the
> > repositories, which would be ideal.
> > 
> > Please, does anybody know of any solutions?
> > 
> > Regards,
> > 
> > Dave
> > 
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