I was thinking this morning about an appliance solution -- Koha or
Evergreen in a box -- something to make it as stir-and-pour as possible
for libraries with minimal resources.

K.G. Schneider


On Thu, 31 Jan 2008 08:54:15 -0500, "Edward Corrado" <[log in to unmask]>
said:
> 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
> >>
>
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