OpenBiblio: an easy-to-use free Integrated Library System software

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OpenBiblio an easy-to-use free Integrated
Library System software

• Tigran Zargaryan
• eIFL FOSS coordinator Armenia
• e-mail tigran_at_flib.sci.am
• tigran.zargaryan_at_eifl.net

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OpenBiblio an easy-to-use free Integrated
Library System software

• eIFL member country libraries have long lasting
  experience with 2 Free/Open Source Integrated
  Library Systems
• Evergreen. Could be downloaded from the URL
  http//www.open-ils.org/
• Koha. Could be downloaded from the URL
  http//koha-community.org/

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OpenBiblio an easy-to-use free Integrated
Library System software

• Both are powerful systems designed mainly for the
  libraries with large collections (several hundred
  thousand items).
• For installation of both systems you need
  powerful servers, well trained systems
  librarians, system administrators with good
  knowledge in Linux, Apache, MySQL.

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OpenBiblio an easy-to-use free Integrated
Library System software

• And what about rural libraries, school libraries?
• eIFL-PLIP community members are mainly
  representatives from small libraries.
• Due to technical, financial and organisational
  restrictions most of them cant implement
  Evergreen or Koha systems.

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OpenBiblio an easy-to-use free Integrated
Library System software

• OpenBiblio is an exact solution for such
  libraries.
• eIFL-PLIP grantees can very easily install
  OpenBiblio system on
• Windows or Linux based servers,
  or
• Windows or Linux based workstations.

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OpenBiblio an easy-to-use free Integrated
Library System software

• OpenBiblio is a simple to use Web-based library
  automation system, written in PHP. The program is
  presented in a user-friendly interface and is
  designed for small libraries.
• OpenBiblio enables to automate the librarys
  circulation, cataloging and reporting functions,
  as well as manage the librarys administration.

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OpenBiblio an easy-to-use free Integrated
Library System software

• Having basic knowledge in IT and computers is
  enough to proceed with the system installation
  and later - for system maintenance!!!

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OpenBiblio an easy-to-use free Integrated
Library System software

• OpenBiblio system could be downloaded from the
  SourceForge site at http//obiblio.sourceforge.ne
  t/

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OpenBiblio an easy-to-use free Integrated
Library System software

• OpenBiblio system could be downloaded from the
  SourceForge site at http//obiblio.sourceforge.ne
  t/
• Developers site (in German) is
• http//www.openbiblio.de

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OpenBiblio an easy-to-use free Integrated
Library System software

• And you will be redirected to

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OpenBiblio an easy-to-use free Integrated
Library System software

• And you will be redirected to

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OpenBiblio an easy-to-use free Integrated
Library System software

• and OpenBiblio Save File window will be opened,
  asking to download the installer.

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OpenBiblio an easy-to-use free Integrated
Library System software

• After unzipping the installer, you will have a
  folder openbiblio, and after opening the folder
  you will see an HTML file install_instructions.ht
  ml with detailed instructions how to install the
  OpenBiblio system.

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OpenBiblio an easy-to-use free Integrated
Library System software
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OpenBiblio an easy-to-use free Integrated
Library System software

• If in your library you already have a server with
  preinstalled Apache, MySql, PHP modules then you
  can just add your OenBiblio files and folders to
  the desired directions, according to the
  instructions.

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OpenBiblio an easy-to-use free Integrated
Library System software

• Such as most of librarians are not a savvy system
  administrators, most of libraries didnt have any
  servers
• You can easily reconfigure your personal computer
  to the server, according to these instructions.

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OpenBiblio an easy-to-use free Integrated
Library System software

• Download XAMPP for Windows package from the
  Apache Friends site, or from the SourceForge
• http//sourceforge.net/projects/xampp/files/
• Install XAMPP and your personal computer will
  operate as a server.

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OpenBiblio an easy-to-use free Integrated
Library System software

• After successful installation of XAMP and
  OpenBiblio packages, and typing in your browsers
  (FireFox, Internet Explorer, etc) search window
• http//127.0.0.1/openbiblio/home/index.php
• OpenBiblio will be ready for use.

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OpenBiblio an easy-to-use free Integrated
Library System software
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OpenBiblio an easy-to-use free Integrated
Library System software

• In the National Library of Armenia OpenBiblio is
  used in the Book Exchange department, as a stand
  alone solution.

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OpenBiblio an easy-to-use free Integrated
Library System software

• Book Exchange partners of the National Library of
  Armenia are acting as a library patrons.
• Collections of the Book Exchange Department are
  cataloged in the OpenBiblio.
• When the material is being shipped to another
  library, then that material is being circulated
  to that partner.

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OpenBiblio an easy-to-use free Integrated
Library System software

• In such way Book Exchange Department is
  controlling how many materials to which libraries
  is shipped.

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OpenBiblio an easy-to-use free Integrated
Library System software

• Thank you