If you are interested in an open-source Google App Engine Python
application that was customized for Western State College's ELibrary and
other internal apps; check-out eCataloger at
http://code.google.com/p/ecataloger/. I haven't been developing much on
this project since I left Western but I would be happy to help out if you
have any questions. Western's current E-Library
(http://www.western.edu/academics/library/e-library.html) is running on
version 1.2.

Jeremy Nelson
Metadata and Systems Librarian
Tutt Library
Colorado College


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Subject: [CODE4LIB] simple,flexible ILS for a small library.

Hello,

Some folks in the VuFind library suggested I ask here.  We are starting a
small library and thinking of using VuFind as our online catalog.  As for
the ILS we would like something small and simple (evergreen and others
seem
massive for the small amount of functionality we need), and especially
something which is flexible enough to allow us to base our library on book
sharing rather than an institutionally owned collection.


book sharing will probably happen through creative use of inter-library
loan
functionality, and so an ILS that has a solid and flexible ILL is
necessary.

We will probably have less than 1,000 books (perhaps a couple thousand if
things really take off) and less than 100 borrowers.  Probably about as
many
book sharers (ie, partner libraries) as borrowers.

Does anyone have experience with the ILS which already have drivers for
VuFind?  I think the list is:

* SirsiDynix Horizon
* Sirsi Unicorn
* Voyager:
* VTLS Virtua
* Innovative:
* DAIA / OCLC PICA:
* NewGenLib:

If you can, please comment on the suitability of these ILS for our system
(low complexity and flexible ILL system).

I have considered just writing some administrative scripts in python.  It
would be a good project and not ridiculously difficult.  I would much
rather
write the whole thing from scratch than try to write a VuFind driver for
an
ILS not yet supported.

Thanks for reading,
Elliot