Open Source for Libraries Some Useful Links A Joint Seminar presented by Swansea University, South West Wales Higher Education Partnership & PTFS Europe

General Open Source / Library Automation Information Code4lib - http://code4lib.org/ Planet Code4lib - http://planet.code4lib.org/ OSS4lib - http://www.oss4lib.org/ Library Technology Guides - http://www.librarytechnology.org/ ‘ Self Plagiarism is Style’ (Dave Pattern’s Blog) - http://www.daveyp.com/blog/ Mashed Library UK 2009 - http://mashlib09.wordpress.com/ Stephen’s Lighthouse - http://stephenslighthouse.sirsidynix.com/ ‘ Disruptive Library Technology Jester’ blog - http://dltj.org/ Panlibus Blog - http://blogs.talis.com/panlibus/ PTFS Europe - http://www.ptfs-europe.com/ Ken Chad Consulting – http://www.kenchadconsulting.com/ & on http://www.slideshare.net/kenchad Open Libraries Site – http://www.openlibraries.eu/ JISC / Sconul report on future of the LMS in HE - http://www.kenchadconsulting.co.uk/images/stories/lmsstudy.pdf Open Library Environment - http://oleproject.org/ ..and many more – explore some of the links off these and you’ll soon find them!

Code4lib - http://code4lib.org/

Planet Code4lib - http://planet.code4lib.org/

OSS4lib - http://www.oss4lib.org/

Library Technology Guides - http://www.librarytechnology.org/

‘ Self Plagiarism is Style’ (Dave Pattern’s Blog) - http://www.daveyp.com/blog/

Mashed Library UK 2009 - http://mashlib09.wordpress.com/

Stephen’s Lighthouse - http://stephenslighthouse.sirsidynix.com/

‘ Disruptive Library Technology Jester’ blog - http://dltj.org/

Panlibus Blog - http://blogs.talis.com/panlibus/

PTFS Europe - http://www.ptfs-europe.com/

Ken Chad Consulting – http://www.kenchadconsulting.com/ & on http://www.slideshare.net/kenchad

Open Libraries Site – http://www.openlibraries.eu/

JISC / Sconul report on future of the LMS in HE - http://www.kenchadconsulting.co.uk/images/stories/lmsstudy.pdf

Open Library Environment - http://oleproject.org/

..and many more – explore some of the links off these and you’ll soon find them!

Evergreen Links / Information Evergreen homepage - http://www.open-ils.org/ Evergreen Demo System - http://demo.gapines.org/ Evergreen ILS Blog - http://evergreen-ils.org/blog/ Equinox (Evergreen support & development) – http://www.esilibrary.com/esi/ Equinox Blog - http://blog.esilibrary.com/ Presentation on the ‘Conifer’ project - http://www.slideshare.net/kramsey/implementing-a-shared-instance-of-the-evergreen-ils-for-an-academic-library-consortium-in-ontario-presentation Dan Scott’s Blog - http://coffeecode.net/ Pines Evergreen Consortium - http://www.georgialibraries.org/public/pines.php

Evergreen homepage - http://www.open-ils.org/

Evergreen Demo System - http://demo.gapines.org/

Evergreen ILS Blog - http://evergreen-ils.org/blog/

Equinox (Evergreen support & development) – http://www.esilibrary.com/esi/

Equinox Blog - http://blog.esilibrary.com/

Presentation on the ‘Conifer’ project - http://www.slideshare.net/kramsey/implementing-a-shared-instance-of-the-evergreen-ils-for-an-academic-library-consortium-in-ontario-presentation

Dan Scott’s Blog - http://coffeecode.net/

Pines Evergreen Consortium - http://www.georgialibraries.org/public/pines.php

Koha Links / Information Koha Homepage- http://www.koha.org/ Koha Demo Links - http://www.koha.org/showcase/ Nicole Engard’s Blog - http://www.web2learning.net/ Liblime(Koha & other support & development) – http://liblime.com/ Liblime Blog - http://blogs.liblime.com/open-sesame/ Index Data - http://www.indexdata.dk/ Biblibre- http://www.biblibre.com/english Nelsonville Libraries Koha blog - http://www.myacpl.org/koha/

Koha Homepage- http://www.koha.org/

Koha Demo Links - http://www.koha.org/showcase/

Nicole Engard’s Blog - http://www.web2learning.net/

Liblime(Koha & other support & development) – http://liblime.com/

Liblime Blog - http://blogs.liblime.com/open-sesame/

Index Data - http://www.indexdata.dk/

Biblibre- http://www.biblibre.com/english

Nelsonville Libraries Koha blog - http://www.myacpl.org/koha/

VuFind Info / Links VuFind Homepage- http://www.vufind.org/ VuFind Demo Links - http://www.vufind.org/demo/ Villanova University OPAC - http://library.villanova.edu/Find National Library of Australia OPAC – http://catalogue.nla.gov.au/ Georgia Tech University OPAC - http://finder.library.gatech.edu/

VuFind Homepage- http://www.vufind.org/

VuFind Demo Links - http://www.vufind.org/demo/

Villanova University OPAC - http://library.villanova.edu/Find

National Library of Australia OPAC – http://catalogue.nla.gov.au/

Georgia Tech University OPAC - http://finder.library.gatech.edu/

Don’t forget, the above is really just a taster, there’s lots more out there! Mark Hughes, Head of Collections, Library & Information Services, Swansea University Tel: 01792 295026 [email_address] http://twitter.com/Mark_H_Swansea http://www.slideshare.net/Mark_H_Swansea

Mark Hughes,

Head of Collections,

Library & Information Services,

Swansea University

Tel: 01792 295026

[email_address]

http://twitter.com/Mark_H_Swansea

http://www.slideshare.net/Mark_H_Swansea