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Title: OpenBiblio: an easy-to-use free Integrated Library System software


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OpenBiblio an easy-to-use free Integrated
Library System software
  • Tigran Zargaryan
  • eIFL FOSS coordinator Armenia
  • e-mail tigran_at_flib.sci.am
  • tigran.zargaryan_at_eifl.net

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OpenBiblio an easy-to-use free Integrated
Library System software
  • eIFL member country libraries have long lasting
    experience with 2 Free/Open Source Integrated
    Library Systems
  • Evergreen. Could be downloaded from the URL
    http//www.open-ils.org/
  • Koha. Could be downloaded from the URL
    http//koha-community.org/

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OpenBiblio an easy-to-use free Integrated
Library System software
  • Both are powerful systems designed mainly for the
    libraries with large collections (several hundred
    thousand items).
  • For installation of both systems you need
    powerful servers, well trained systems
    librarians, system administrators with good
    knowledge in Linux, Apache, MySQL.

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OpenBiblio an easy-to-use free Integrated
Library System software
  • And what about rural libraries, school libraries?
  • eIFL-PLIP community members are mainly
    representatives from small libraries.
  • Due to technical, financial and organisational
    restrictions most of them cant implement
    Evergreen or Koha systems.

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OpenBiblio an easy-to-use free Integrated
Library System software
  • OpenBiblio is an exact solution for such
    libraries.
  • eIFL-PLIP grantees can very easily install
    OpenBiblio system on
  • Windows or Linux based servers,
    or
  • Windows or Linux based workstations.

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OpenBiblio an easy-to-use free Integrated
Library System software
  • OpenBiblio is a simple to use Web-based library
    automation system, written in PHP. The program is
    presented in a user-friendly interface and is
    designed for small libraries.
  • OpenBiblio enables to automate the librarys
    circulation, cataloging and reporting functions,
    as well as manage the librarys administration.

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OpenBiblio an easy-to-use free Integrated
Library System software
  • Having basic knowledge in IT and computers is
    enough to proceed with the system installation
    and later - for system maintenance!!!

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OpenBiblio an easy-to-use free Integrated
Library System software
  • OpenBiblio system could be downloaded from the
    SourceForge site at http//obiblio.sourceforge.ne
    t/

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OpenBiblio an easy-to-use free Integrated
Library System software
  • OpenBiblio system could be downloaded from the
    SourceForge site at http//obiblio.sourceforge.ne
    t/
  • Developers site (in German) is
  • http//www.openbiblio.de

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OpenBiblio an easy-to-use free Integrated
Library System software
  • And you will be redirected to

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OpenBiblio an easy-to-use free Integrated
Library System software
  • And you will be redirected to

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OpenBiblio an easy-to-use free Integrated
Library System software
  • and OpenBiblio Save File window will be opened,
    asking to download the installer.

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OpenBiblio an easy-to-use free Integrated
Library System software
  • After unzipping the installer, you will have a
    folder openbiblio, and after opening the folder
    you will see an HTML file install_instructions.ht
    ml with detailed instructions how to install the
    OpenBiblio system.

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OpenBiblio an easy-to-use free Integrated
Library System software
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OpenBiblio an easy-to-use free Integrated
Library System software
  • If in your library you already have a server with
    preinstalled Apache, MySql, PHP modules then you
    can just add your OenBiblio files and folders to
    the desired directions, according to the
    instructions.

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OpenBiblio an easy-to-use free Integrated
Library System software
  • Such as most of librarians are not a savvy system
    administrators, most of libraries didnt have any
    servers
  • You can easily reconfigure your personal computer
    to the server, according to these instructions.

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OpenBiblio an easy-to-use free Integrated
Library System software
  • Download XAMPP for Windows package from the
    Apache Friends site, or from the SourceForge
  • http//sourceforge.net/projects/xampp/files/
  • Install XAMPP and your personal computer will
    operate as a server.

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OpenBiblio an easy-to-use free Integrated
Library System software
  • After successful installation of XAMP and
    OpenBiblio packages, and typing in your browsers
    (FireFox, Internet Explorer, etc) search window
  • http//127.0.0.1/openbiblio/home/index.php
  • OpenBiblio will be ready for use.

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OpenBiblio an easy-to-use free Integrated
Library System software
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OpenBiblio an easy-to-use free Integrated
Library System software
  • In the National Library of Armenia OpenBiblio is
    used in the Book Exchange department, as a stand
    alone solution.

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OpenBiblio an easy-to-use free Integrated
Library System software
  • Book Exchange partners of the National Library of
    Armenia are acting as a library patrons.
  • Collections of the Book Exchange Department are
    cataloged in the OpenBiblio.
  • When the material is being shipped to another
    library, then that material is being circulated
    to that partner.

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OpenBiblio an easy-to-use free Integrated
Library System software
  • In such way Book Exchange Department is
    controlling how many materials to which libraries
    is shipped.

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OpenBiblio an easy-to-use free Integrated
Library System software
  • Thank you
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