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Open Source Solutions for Libraries?

Posted by Cliff on from the for-your-friendly-neighborhood-librarian dept.

rscrawford asks: "I'm a former web developer who's been playing with open source solutions wherever possible for just over a year, and now I'm on that obsessive track toward becoming a librarian. Now, I've seen a lot of library websites and catalog software packages that are MS-based; what open-source solutions are there for libraries, and where have you seen libraries using open-source technologies (like Linux) to solve problems?"

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  1. another question by Mike_R · · Score: 2, Interesting

    I have another, related question to pose :

    Are there any small-scale library systems : standalone, run on a 486/Pentium90...

    In my case it would be used for the small library of an astronomy club, but other assocications surely have similar needs.

    Anyone?