Cage Match: Koha Library System vs Athenaeum

Cage Match: Koha Library System vs Athenaeum If you are shopping around for a new library software, you may have come across Koha and Athenaeum in your web searches. I hope you will find this article helpful as you compare the two and try to make a decision. Despite...

Z39.50 Server Directory

Z39.50 Server Directory Copy cataloging is one of the most useful tools your library system has (or should have). It works by importing ready made MARC records from external sources like the Library of Congress. This will make cataloging much faster and easier, saving...

7 Reasons Why You Need an Integrated Library Management System

Running a library isn’t as simple and straightforward as many people I have encountered think. It’s more than just checking out books and putting them back on the shelf when they are returned. Librarians have to deal other complex, time-consuming responsibilities like acquisitions, cataloguing, inventory, budgets, reports and interlibrary loaning. Pen and paper won’t cut it, and using an excel spreadsheet is only marginally better than digging a trench using a caviar spoon.