Library software

[primsong]

Hey all you librarian types out there (and you know who you are - ha!) Take your nose out of that book just for a moment and tell me if you've heard of any kind of software for *small* libraries with limited budgets - my antiquated Auto-Librarian (ick) is horrid and as I am going to be getting both a better computer (and internet, woot!) I am shopping around for something better, especially as I'm going to be setting up a small library for yet another church/school this year.

Danke! Mucho!

Comments

[maidoforange.livejournal.com]

Hmmmm...we use SIRSI at Nunez and at all state schools. I've only ever worked for Nunez except for my six weeks at NOPL and they used something similar. I don't know what a small, independent library might use but I'll try to find out for you.

[primsong.livejournal.com]

Don't go to too much trouble, but if something obvious floats by that would be great - We've been digging around and found something several libraries in Georgia are using that is open-source (Free is a Very Good Price) that looks better than the dinosaur I've been wrangling with so there may be an answer for it there, if we can make it work out. I especially like that it lets you 'browse the shelf' - you can see what else is to either side of the selection you have, a feature I have missed ever since the old paper card catalogs went away.