This document provides a list of useful links for information about open source library systems and technologies. It includes general open source and library automation links as well as links specifically for Evergreen, Koha, and VuFind. The links provide information on the software homepages, demo instances, implementation blogs, and support communities. The document encourages exploration of related links on these sites to find additional resources.

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

2. 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!

3. 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

4. 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/

5. 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/

6. 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