Hello,
I just wanted to add that I saw Koha in action at the Kings Fund
yesterday - it looks great, and the staff were very enthusiastic about
it. You may want to get in touch with them regarding costs etc - they
hire an outside company to maintain the site, but said this was many
times cheaper than implementing a paid for LMS.
Claire Packham
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From: A general Library and Information Science list for news and
discussion. [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Ken Chad
Sent: 14 September 2011 16:28
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: low cost Library systems for small libraries RE: ILS for a
small learned society library
There has been a couple of postings on LIS-LINK and LIS-PUB-LIBS about
library systems for small libraries that 'don't cost much'. There are
some great systems around and some vendors with links are listed on
CILIP 2010 'Showcase event' web page
http://www.cilip.org.uk/whats-on/events/Pages/lms-showcases-2010.aspx .
Of the vendors listed those that focus on working with smaller libraries
are:-
Adlib Informations Systems Ltd
Amlib/ANS Ltd
Bailey Solutions
EOS International
IS Oxford
PTFS Europe Ltd (provides support, implementation and dev for open
source
Koha)
Softlink Europe
Soutron Ltd
You could also add Microlibrarian (popular in schools)
http://www.microlib.co.uk/ and Access-it (also popular in schools)
http://www.accessitsoftware.com/
The systems provided by these vendors do not necessarily lack in terms
of functionality and may outperform so called 'bigger' systems in many
regards.
As for costs the purchase price of the software may well be the smallest
factor in overall costs. For example Koha software is open source and
free of charge but there are still costs in terms of implementation,
training etc
Btw the 2011 CILIP showcase event is soon (4th November) so offers a
good opportunity to evaluate some of the systems.
www.cilip.org.uk/lms-showcase-autumn-2011<http://www.cilip.org.uk/lms-sh
owca
se-autumn-2011
Ken
Ken Chad Consulting Ltd
Tel +44 (0)7788 727 845. Email: [log in to unmask]
www.kenchadconsulting.com
Skype: kenchadconsulting Twitter: @KenChad
Open Library Systems Specifications: http://libtechrfp.wikispaces.com
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From: A general Library and Information Science list for news and
discussion. [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Wendy Raybould
Sent: 14 September 2011 10:30
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Subject: 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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On Behalf Of David Tanner
Sent: 14 September 2011 12:57
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Subject: Alternative library management systems for community run
libraries
We have a community looking to take over the running of the library but
not remain on our LMS. Anyone know any alternative cheap LMS systems? We
already have details of "Library Gold" from Cadomel Library Systems.
thanks
--
David Tanner
Manager: Stock and Systems
Adult and Community Services (Information) North Yorkshire County
Council Library HQ
21 Grammar School Lane
Northallerton
North Yorkshire
DL6 1DF
Tel: 01609 533814
Fax: 01609 780793
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