linux // software librari

• Alexandria Book Collection Manager - A GNOME application book collection manager. Latest release is 0.6.15, 2009-08-15.
• Athens County Library Services -- The Koha Project - Athens County Library (Ohio, USA) has implemented Koha, an open source, ILS (Integrated Library System). There are links to the Koha project and other library-related open source links.
• Data Crow Cataloguer - Customizable cataloguing software for audio, software, book, movie and photo collections. It includes a loans module. Latest release is 3.7, 2009-11-07.
• Dublin Core Metadata Initiative (DCMI) - Open forum engaged in the development of interoperable online metadata standards to make it easier to find information.
• Emilda - Open Source Library Management - An integrated library system with Z39.50 interface capabilities and 100% MARCcompatibility.
• GCstar - Personal Collections Manager - A cross-platform application for managing and organizing collections including books, movies, music, and video games. The user can also define special collections as well. Site available in English and French. Latest stable release is 1.6.0, 2010-08-03.
• KOHA: Free Open Source Library System - An open source library system for public libraries.
• Koha (Open Source Library System) FAQ - All about Koha, the world's first open source intergrated library system developed in New Zealand and now found in libraries around the world. (2010)
• LinuxPlanet - Reports - Koha: A Library Checks Out Open Source - Welcome to Nelsonville, Ohio; Hot Bed of Open Source - Nelsonville Public Library has chosen KOHA, an open source library system for public libraries. (2002) In 2008 they are still using this system.
• MARC/Perl - A Perl 5 library for reading, manipulating, outputting and converting bibliographic records in the MARC format. The MARC (Machine Readable Cataloguing) format is a ANSI/NISO Z39.2 standard which is used by libraries around the world to provide computerized access to their collections. This project was formerly known as MARC.pm.
• MetaArchive.org Homepage - An open source metadata harvesting and searching service, with a publicly available web interface that will offer access to multiple universities' locally maintained resources and archives.
• MyLibrary - Customizable interface software (GPLed) to collections of Internet resources (a portal) primarily designed for libraries. Site contains detailed information on the service, installation, links and a download area. A digital library framework and toolbox.
• Online Library Application (OLA) Homepage - A browser-based library database for organizations with a small library and small client base.
• Open Media Collectors Database (OpenDb) - Flexible cataloguing application for various types of material, including DVDs, CDs, videos, games, and books. Latest release is 1.0.2, 2007-05-26.
• Open Source Software in Libraries - An introductory article about Open Source Software (OSS) and libraries; the shared, underlying principles of OSS and librarianship; and a description of well-known OSS software projects. (2002 and updated in 2007).
• Open-ILS.org - Home of the Evergreen ILS - An open source, enterprise-class, integrated library system for deployment in large public libraries and consortium environments with millions of records and hundreds of libraries. KOHA and now Evergreen are the beginning of the end for the old, proprietary automated library systems -- and about time, too!
• OpenBiblio - a library system that's free - System for small public libraries and schools.
• Oss4lib - Open Source Systems for Libraries - Listing of software and systems designed for libraries (as in books).
• Secure Managed Desktops | Userful - A Calgary (Alberta, Canada)-based company specializing in low-cost turnkey solutions for public access terminals using Linux; for libraries, internet cafes and onsite events.
• Tellico - A collection manager for KDE 4. It is a versatile personal library system for a variety of mediums including books, music, videos, and even your wine collection! Latest release is 2.1.1, 2009-11-20.
• The Learning Access Institute - OpenSource ILS - Full-feature Open Source library automation system for small school and small public libraries.
• The iVia: High Octane Software for Internet Portal and Virtual Library Creation and Management - This site hosts a variety of library software (all GPLed) including: iVia, a complete portal or virtual library software package; DataFountains, a tool for discovering and describing Internet resources through the use of three distinct Crawlers: Expert Guided Crawler, Targeted Link Crawler, and the Nalanda iVia Focused Crawler; Nalanda iVia FocusedCrawler (NIFC), a Focused Web Crawler designed to find Web resources with the same topic as a seed set of known resources plus many other software applications.
• Virtual Data Center: HomePage - An open source, digital library system for the management, dissemination, exchange, and citation of virtual collections of quantitative data.
• WIBS (Windsor Internet Booking System)