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Suggestions for ILS for Central American library
7:54 AM EDT 9/12/08
I am living in a small town in Panama which is about to have a lovely new public library (and for those of you who know what public libraries are like here - in some ways this is a FIRST public library). They will have a "librarian" who does not have training in technology, library services, etc. And they need a system that will serve as OPAC, user database, and everything else; plus being not-too-expensive and useable by the librarian mentioned above. I would LOVE to hear suggestions, ideas, etc for systems. FYI, I expect their opening day collection to be about equal to that of an elementary school library serving 750-1000 students, but they DO need room to grow. And, of course, the collection will be predominantly in Spanish. Any ideas will be greatly appreciated!
Dana
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RE: Suggestions for ILS for Central American library
3:11 PM EDT 9/18/08
as a reply to Dana Applegate.
Mandarin Library Automation offers an affordable system that is currently used in many school libraries in Puerto Rico and in public and school libraries throughout South and Central America, as well as many other places around the world. The core client-server program, M3, is available free. (Tech support requires payment of a reasonable maintenance fee.)
It's just one possibility you might look at. The website is http://www.mlasolutions.com.
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RE: Suggestions for ILS for Central American library
2:29 PM EDT 9/22/08
as a reply to Dana Applegate.
You may want to look at Koha: http://www.koha.org/
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