Yes, E-Matrix is somewhat more than notional/conceptual these days.  It is
also notionally open source, at least we have a GPLv2 licensed branch.  The
listing on the foss4lib site is based on some pretty old data; it's
(mostly) implemented in Java.

I can't speak too much to GoKB, either, but it's more of a shared service
than something you install (although the code should be open source).

HTH,

AC


On Fri, Sep 20, 2013 at 1:51 PM, Riesner, Giles W. <[log in to unmask]>wrote:

> Hi Karl,
>
> Thanks for your information. GOKb wasn't even something I'd heard of.
> Since NCSU is one of the leads on this, they may have a leg up already on
> Some of the work since they have their own locally creates ERM: E-Matrix,
> which seems to be mostly conceptual, but might actually be in use  there.
>
> CUFTS looks somewhat promising to me as does CORAL. The program that
> started the discussion at all ERMes, I'm not that sure about, though I
> have some folks I can talk with about it.
>
> I will post my results to the listserv.
>
> Regards,
>
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>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Code for Libraries [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of
> Karl Holten
> Sent: Friday, September 20, 2013 11:26 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] Open Source ERM
>
> A couple of months ago our organization began looking at new ERM solutions
> / link resolvers, so I thought I'd share my thoughts based on my research
> of the topic. Unfortunately, I think this is one area where open source
> offerings are a bit thin. Many offerings look promising at first but are no
> longer under development. I'd be careful about adopting something that's no
> longer supported. Out of all the options that are no longer developed, I
> thought the CUFTS/GODOT combo was the most promising. Out of the options
> that seem to still be under development, there were two options that stood
> out: CORAL and GOKb. Neither includes a link resolver, so they weren't good
> for our needs. CORAL has the advantage of being out on the market right
> now. GOKb is backed by some pretty big institutions and looks more
> sophisticated, but other than some slideshows there's not a lot to look at
> to actually evaluate it at the moment.
>
> Ultimately, I came to the conclusion that nothing out there right now
> matches the proprietary software, especially in terms of link resolvers and
> in terms of a knowledge base. If I were forced to go open source I'd say
> the GOKb and CORAL look the most promising. Hope that helps narrow things
> down at least a little bit.
>
> Regards,
> Karl Holten
> Systems Integration Specialist
> SWITCH Consortium
> 6801 North Yates Road
> Milwaukee, WI 53217
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>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Code for Libraries [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of
> Riesner, Giles W.
> Sent: Thursday, September 19, 2013 5:33 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] Open Source ERM
>
> Thank you, Peter.  I took a quick look at the list and found ERMes there
> as well as a few others.
> Not everything under this category really fits what I'm looking for (e.g.
> Calibre). I'll look a little deeper.
>
> Regards,
>
>
> Giles W. Riesner, Jr., Lead Library Technician, Library Technology
> Community College of Baltimore County
> 800 S. Rolling Road  Baltimore, MD 21228
> [log in to unmask]   1-443-840-2736
>
>
> ________________________________________
> From: Code for Libraries [[log in to unmask]] on behalf of Peter
> Murray [[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Thursday, September 19, 2013 4:44 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] Open Source ERM
>
> I don't know about ERMes specifically, but wanted to point out that
> FOSS4Lib has 12 packages of various sorts in the "Electronic Resource
> Management" category:
>
>   https://foss4lib.org/package-type/electronic-resource-management
>
>
> Peter
>
>
> On Sep 19, 2013, at 2:46 PM, "Riesner, Giles W." <[log in to unmask]>
> wrote:
>
> > One of our Librarians saw  an article about ERMes, an open source ERM
> > from the University of Wisconsin-Lacrosse
> >
> > (http://murphylibrary.uwlax.edu/erm/) ,  and was asking about the
> possibility of our  using it.
> >
> > If you're using it and wouldn't mind us picking your brain a little bit
> on it, please contact me off list .
> >
> > That said, if you have experience with any other open source ERM
> > systems and wouldn't mind sharing some information
> >
> > about them, I'm happy to hear about them as well.
> >
> > Thanks.
> >
> >
> >
> > Giles W. Riesner, Jr., Lead Library Technician, Library Technology
> > Community College of Baltimore County
> > 800 S. Rolling Road  Baltimore, MD 21228
> > [log in to unmask]   1-443-840-2736
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