You could look at Koha - it's open source and so absolutely free
http://www.koha.org/. I know a couple of libraries similar to yours
using it
Michael Heaney
Executive Secretary, the Bodleian Libraries
Clarendon Building, Bodleian Library
Oxford OX1 3BG UK
t: +44 (0) 1865 277 236
f: +44 (0) 1865 277 187
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Subject: [LIS-LINK] ILS for a small learned society library
Northamptonshire Record Society library currently has a hand-written
card
catalogue and a fairly obscure classification system for its c.4,000
items,
mostly books, pamphlets and serials.
I'm looking for a management system that can deliver a catalogue which
is
easily searchable by members (no limit on keywords), offers automatic
accession numbers and authority files to maintain consistency among
cataloguers and even perhaps access to BL bibliographic data. Oh, and it
mustn't cost much. I would love to hear the experiences of other
librarians
who have hauled small specialist collections into the 21st century. Any
recommendations, caveats?
Thanks for any help you can offer me
Wendy Raybould
Northamptonshire Record Society
Wootton Hall Park
Northampton
NN4 8BQ
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