[Genealib] Inexpensive cataloging and OPAC software

[Mara Munroe]

Many OPAC systems for small libraries are meant to handle circulation--in a school library, for instance.  For a research collection, you may prefer an indexing system.  

One widely used software package is SkyIndex http://www.sky-software.com/
I'm sure there are others.

Mara B. Munroe
Oshkosh Public Library




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From: genealib-bounces at mailman.acomp.usf.edu on behalf of Mary Kraeszig, MLS
Sent: Sun 1/27/2008 12:06 AM
To: genealib at mailman.acomp.usf.edu
Subject: [Genealib] Inexpensive cataloging and OPAC software
 
Greetings,

I am investigating software options for cataloging and creating an OPAC for a small to medium sized private genealogy collection.  For years, books were simply sorted geographically, with no way to cross-reference materials that involved multiple states or included a variety of surnames.  The "catalog" was the genealogist's memory.  She is no longer there.

I'm trying to help them do some weeding, cataloging, and creating a basic OPAC so visitors can at least see what is in the collection before they come to visit the library.  

Any suggestions, especially from librarians or genealogists at smaller or private collections, would be most appreciated.  The goal is to make this very nice collection much more user-friendly.  There will be no circulation concerns since it is strictly a research library.

Thank you so much,
Mary D. Kraeszig, MLS
 
       
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