I have loaded another piece of library software on Libology : OpenBiblio. It is an open source ILS (Integrated Library System) designed for schools, churches, and smaller libraries.
I am impressed with it so far. It doesn’t have a lot, but what is there works fast, and the software seems very stable. It has circulation, cataloging, and administrative modules, as well as a basic reporting tool. You can see the main screen here (although you need a login to actually go into the modules themselves… if you are curious, I can set you up with something temporary… let me know)
Most of all, it is written in php and runs on a mysql database, meaning that I can modify pretty much any part of it, given time and incentive. I have a desire to update the Opac most of all: it is table-based, and I know that it could be much more flexible and usable (not to mention standards compliant) with some adaptation. Can you say microformats?
There are currently about 1800 items in the collection, which belongs to a church which is tired of paying a three-figure annual support fee for 10-year-old software. The collection consists primarily of Christian materials, so keep that in mind when you check out the Opac.
