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Hello, There are open-source proxies available. I would give squid a try. http://wiki.squid-cache.org/Features/Authentication At such a library, public domain materials are awesome! I would look into calibre as an ebook server and mamager. http://calibre-ebook.com Of course, project Gutenberg and the internet archive will supply calibre with thousands of free books. Also, look into drm free publishers. With squid active, many non-drm options can be realized for eBooks too. Do not allow access to databases without authentication. Sent from my iPhone > On Aug 22, 2015, at 11:06 PM, Nicole Askin <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > 1. We don't currently have such technology, though we are definitely > looking at it beyond this project as well > 2. Either. From my understanding there aren't many/any comprehensive free > discovery products. We're currently making do with a Google custom search > engine, which is a very suboptimal solution > 3. Yes. I'm working on learning what I can, and we're working on tech > support options. > Thanks, > Nicole > > On Fri, Aug 21, 2015 at 2:11 PM, Kevin Hawkins < > [log in to unmask]> wrote: > >> We should probably clarify you're needs a bit. >> >> Will you need technology that manages authentication of authorized users, >> or does your non-profit already have some tool (like a user login or proxy >> server) that can decide which users should be able to get access to your >> resources? >> >> You mention "discovery options" ... are you thinking of a "discovery >> product" or old-fashioned federated search that provides a single user >> search interface that searches across many or all of your licensed >> products? And a link resolver? >> >> As a general rule of thumb, you can either have limited tech support or >> use open-source software but not both. :( >> >> Kevin >> >> >>> On 8/20/15 5:04 PM, Nicole Askin wrote: >>> >>> Hello all, >>> I'm working with a non-profit that is offering access to research >>> databases >>> for patrons that do not otherwise have it. We are hoping to develop a >>> library portal to support users, ideally including both article- and >>> journal-level search. We'd like to do this as much as possible using >>> *only* >>> free and open source software, so I'm looking for recommendations on what >>> to use and, crucially, what works well together. >>> Some parameters: >>> -We have no physical location or physical holdings - don't need >>> circulation >>> or anything in that category, although access stats would be nice >>> -We do not have our own hosted materials - no need for a CMS >>> -We have very limited tech support >>> >>> Any thoughts? I've been playing around with VuFind and reSearcher so far >>> but am definitely open to other possibilities, particularly if there are >>> good discovery options available. >>> >>> Thanks, >>> Nicole >>> >>>