Another possible place to find catalog software for small libraries is
with the school librarian crowd, since they often have similar issues.
LM_NET is a good option. Their archives are accessible and searchable at
http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/archive/
--Bryan M. Carson
-- Bryan M. Carson, J.D., M.I.L.S. Associate Professor/Coordinator of Reference & Instructional Services Western Kentucky University Libraries Author, "The Law of Libraries and Archives" (Scarecrow Press)1906 College Heights Blvd. #11067 Bowling Green, Kentucky 42101-1067 Phone: 270-745-5007; Fax: 270-745-2275 bryan.carson@wku.edu
All original content copyright 2007 Bryan M. Carson
David P. Dillard wrote: > > This is discussed on the MEDLIB-L list from time to time as hospital and > small colleges are represented by their librarians on this list. > The new location for the list archives that are public is. > > > <http://list.uvm.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A0=MEDLIB-L&D=0&F=&H=0&O=T&S=&T=0> > > I do recommend browsing rapidly the post titles to find the content sought > as the site search engine seems to bring old results and limits to the > first fifty found, with no apparent link to view more sets of fifty > documents. > > I hope that this will help. > > > > Sincerely, > David Dillard > Temple University > (215) 204 - 4584 > jwne@temple.edu > Net-Gold > <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/net-gold> > <http://listserv.temple.edu/archives/net-gold.html> > <http://groups.google.com/group/net-gold?hl=en> > <http://net-gold.jiglu.com/> > General Internet & Print Resources > <http://library.temple.edu/articles/subject_guides/general.jsp> > <http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/ringleaders/davidd.html> > Digital Divide Network > <http://www.digitaldivide.net/profile/jwne> > Educator-Gold > <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Educator-Gold/> > K12ADMINLIFE > <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/K12AdminLIFE/> > Nina Dillard's Photographs > <http://homepage.mac.com/neemers1/PhotoAlbum3.html> > Nina Dillard's Photographs on Net-Gold > <http://tinyurl.com/36qd2o> > Net-Gold Membership Required to View Photos > > > > On Wed, 1 Aug 2007, Serpento, Mary Margaret wrote: > >> Greetings, >> >> I've been given the go-ahead to investigate replacing the Firm's InMagic >> 2.1 library database. After searching the Law-lib archives, I found >> nothing informative posted after May 2005. Does anyone have additional >> application recommendations for small-medium size law libraries? Or did >> I miss a more recent Law-lib summary/review? >> >> What we're looking for: >> >> >> In-house ownership rather than out-sourced subscription to our records >> >> Separate records for copies (i.e.: use accession or record numbers >> instead of titles to allow duplicate titles) >> >> Import data and/or copy selected text to records (current database has >> typos from by-hand data entry) >> >> Export data and/or selected text to Word, Excel, email, etc. We don't >> need to have the application do everything itself, but it'd be a >> time-saver to be able transfer data. >> >> Does *NOT* have to be MARC-compatible >> >> Record hyperlinks for websites and electronic items >> >> Shelf-list reports (sorting and filtering options would be nice) >> >> Private and public fields, read-only access for the users >> >> Access via network or the Firm intranet >> >> Ability to add reports and/or make structural database changes down the >> road >> >> Existing application/systems would be great -- IT and yours truly don't >> have the staff or time to learn how to germinate a "Christmas tree". >> And as a 2005 Law-lib post said, travel for training is "out of the >> question". >> >> >> Merci d'avance, >> >> Mary Margaret Serpento >> Librarian >> Sommers Schwartz, P.C. >> >> >> >
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