Re: Looking for cataloging software

From: Harvey Hahn <rooster3_at_nyob>
Date: Wed, 29 Dec 2010 15:07:41 -0600
To: NGC4LIB_at_LISTSERV.ND.EDU
Marcin Roszkowski wrote:
> Greetings
> I'll be grateful for some hints on choosing free cataloguing software.
> I'll be using it for teaching students descriptive cataloging. The
> software should be free, web-based and support MARC 21. I've tested
> some open source ILS systems but still haven't found anything small
> and simple. I am interested only in cataloging module. 
> Please feel free and send me some hints.

You might take a look at the following FOSS products:

Catalis (Spanish, English):
http://inmabb.criba.edu.ar/catalis/catalis.php?p=main

Biblios (F but maybe not OSS):
http://biblios.net/

ABCD's cataloging module:
http://reddes.bvsalud.org/projects/abcd/wiki

NewGenLib's cataloging module:
http://www.verussolutions.biz/

OPALS's cataloging module (OSS but maybe not F):
http://www.opals-na.org/

Gnuteca's cataloging module (Portuguese):
http://www.solis.org.br/projetos/gnuteca

WEBLIS's cataloging module?? (MARC21 use unknown):
http://portal.unesco.org/ci/en/ev.php-
URL_ID=16841&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html

OpenBiblio's cataloging module?? (MARC21 use unknown) (Ubuntu Linux):
http://obiblio.sourceforge.net/index.php/Main/OpenBiblio

I'm not completely familiar with the details (i.e., MARC editors and 
such) of these products, but I had done a scan of the field a year or 
so ago with the above being some of the best lesser known projects 
available (i.e., not well known major projects, like Koha, Evergreen, 
etc.).  Some of these may require more effort on your part to 
implement than others may.  No guarantees that ANY of these might 
meet your needs!


Harvey
Received on Wed Dec 29 2010 - 16:08:06 EST