for quite some time, i've been looking for a open source or cheap low-end library management system for my church's small library. something that would let people create an account, log in and then check out books themselves. (there's no librarian sitting there) Then, send them email reminders when a book is due. Other cool things would be: browse the collection on the library computer or online; if a book is checked out, you can send a message to whoever has it; reserve books online; book data input from Amazon or other sources. The dream solution would be if people could enter their own book/video/etc. collections that they are willing to share and those become extensions of the library. If you want an item from a private collection, email them and see if they can loan it to you (with checkout and reminders registered in the library computer, of course).
The systems for "real" libraries like Koha and evergreen are overkill for something like this.
Anybody know of anything close to this or at least could provide the first level of functionality (without the cool features)?
since google map and earth data is not at all real time, wouldn't it be hard for them to use these tools to find new encroachments? a forest or jungle could be cut down in the year or two it takes for google to get new sat images up.
I run an WAP in my home and decided to leave it unsecured, sort of as a community service in case people drive by and need some quick access.
However, now I noticed that *whenever* I look at the wireless light or my cable modem light they are always blinking active, even when all my computers are off. I'm takling, I wake up at 4am in the morning to take a piss and its blinking away.
So, while I'm mentally ok with people using it for quick access, I'm wondering who is using it *all the time* and whether they are really using alot of bandwidth.
Are there any tools to try to find this out?
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the pc in that pic is using a standard off-the-shelf HTPC case from Silverstone:
http://www.silverstonetek.com/products-lc16m.htm
nice case (I use one) but not exactly total innovation if that's really what they're using.
for quite some time, i've been looking for a open source or cheap low-end library management system for my church's small library. something that would let people create an account, log in and then check out books themselves. (there's no librarian sitting there) Then, send them email reminders when a book is due. Other cool things would be: browse the collection on the library computer or online; if a book is checked out, you can send a message to whoever has it; reserve books online; book data input from Amazon or other sources. The dream solution would be if people could enter their own book/video/etc. collections that they are willing to share and those become extensions of the library. If you want an item from a private collection, email them and see if they can loan it to you (with checkout and reminders registered in the library computer, of course). The systems for "real" libraries like Koha and evergreen are overkill for something like this. Anybody know of anything close to this or at least could provide the first level of functionality (without the cool features)?
since google map and earth data is not at all real time, wouldn't it be hard for them to use these tools to find new encroachments? a forest or jungle could be cut down in the year or two it takes for google to get new sat images up.
I run an WAP in my home and decided to leave it unsecured, sort of as a community service in case people drive by and need some quick access. However, now I noticed that *whenever* I look at the wireless light or my cable modem light they are always blinking active, even when all my computers are off. I'm takling, I wake up at 4am in the morning to take a piss and its blinking away. So, while I'm mentally ok with people using it for quick access, I'm wondering who is using it *all the time* and whether they are really using alot of bandwidth. Are there any tools to try to find this out?