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Sorry, I wasn't clear there, I meant public access research databases (Ebsco, proquest, etc.). Someone kindly directed me to SubjectsPlus: http://ithacalibrary.com/subsplus/ Which I think will fit the bill (or at least be a start). On Mon, Jun 29, 2009 at 10:25 AM, Joe Hourcle <[log in to unmask] > wrote: > On Fri, 26 Jun 2009, Derik Badman wrote: > > Is anyone aware of any open source programs for managing public access to >> databases? That is, something with browse, search, subjects, etc. for >> inclusion in a library website. >> >> I'm having trouble searching for such a thing, as I'm not even sure what >> it >> would be called (ERM does not seem to bring up the public side of >> e-resource >> management). >> > > I'm not sure what exactly you're asking for. > > The generic term for database frontends without much application-specific > logic in them are 'CRUD applications', but that assumes more than just > read-only access. (CRUD == Create, Read, Update, Delete). > > Other terms to use in searching are 'MVC framework' (and insert whatever > programming language you're most comfortable in). > > ... > > If you're asking for something that handles the access to multiple discrete > databases, I'm not sure what the various terms are used in libraries. We > refer to 'federated search' in the science informatics, but that makes an > assumption that you're normalizing the records to create a unified result > set. > > I think that the XC project is going to handle some aspects of this, and > their FAQ seems to suggest it, too: > > http://www.extensiblecatalog.org/faq#n510 > > ... but I don't know how close to complete the features that you might want > are currently. (but they'd probably welcome the help). > > ... > > You might also look through the OSS4LIB website: > > http://oss4lib.org/ > > -Joe > -- Derik A. Badman Digital Services Librarian Reference Librarian for Education and Social Work Temple University Libraries Paley Library 209 Philadelphia, PA Phone: 215-204-5250 Email/GTalk: [log in to unmask] "Research makes times march forward, it makes time march backward, and it also makes time stand still." -Greil Marcus