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Hi Johnathan, I've been interested in solutions for small libraries (say liek Churtrhc or club libraries) as well. While if I was setting one up, Koha would be the way I'd go, I can see why it might not be the best solution for all. The e-mail from Mary really didn't talk about the requirements they have, but Koha, once configured would probably be pretty easy to deal with. If they don't need something Web-based, and it is for one location, I'd look at some of the really nice Personal Library management programs out there. I'm not sure what is out there, but I personally really like Delicious Library (http://www.delicious-monster.com/). If you have $40 and Mac, it is a great little program. Edward Jonathan Rochkind said the following on 01/30/2008 11:54 PM: > Hi all, this is forwarded from a prison librarian listserv. Does > anyone know of any very low-cost (or open source?) library systems > that would be suitable for small and/or low-staffed libraries? I'm > thinking something like Koha or Evergreen would probably be overkill > and/or too hard to install without much/any tech/systems staff, but I > could very well be wrong, I don't know much about either system. I > also don't know much about the needs of that kind of small library. > > If anyone does have ideas, could you send them directly to Mary (in > addition to CCing the list if you want, because I'm interested too > and I bet other list members would be.). > > I've been curious for a while about solutions available to the very > small/limited-resource library in the way 'automation', but know > almost nothing about it and am not sure if there's an easy way to > find out. If anyone happens to know something about this (or is > interested in researching it), I personally think the Code4Lib > Journal would be a great place to publish an essay or survey on that > topic. > > Jonathan > > Begin forwarded message: > >> From: [log in to unmask] >> Date: January 30, 2008 9:12:19 PM EST >> To: [log in to unmask] >> Subject: [prison-l] Library automation software >> >> Greetings: >> >> Last month there was some discussion here about cheap/free/ >> reasonably priced automation software for correctional libraries. >> I am on a statewide committee which has just been formed to >> research and recommend a software package to replace Athena >> (formerly by Sagebrush, now Follett) in most of the correctional >> libraries in Virginia. After years in public libraries I am very >> familiar with some of the big vendors, but they are simply >> financially out of the question for our agency, not to mention web- >> based. >> >> I have looked at the websites for LibraryThing, Auto Librarian, and >> ResourceMate, which were recommended here in the previous >> discussion. If you know of or have a circ/cat system that is >> reasonably priced (or dirt cheap) and works well for you, please >> share the information with me, with pros and cons if you like. All >> replies greatly appreciated, and thanks in advance. >> >> >> Mary Geist, librarian >> Dept. of Correctional Education >> Brunswick Correctional Center >> 1147 Planter's Road >> Lawrenceville, VA 23868 >> 434.848.4131, ext. 1146 >> -- Edward M. Corrado http://www.tcnj.edu/~corrado/ Systems Librarian The College of New Jersey 403E TCNJ Library PO Box 7718 Ewing, NJ 08628-0718 Tel: 609.771.3337 Fax: 609.637.5177 Email: [log in to unmask]