[Koha] Greenstone - Musing on a museum module

[Rachel Hamilton-Williams]

Hi

> > ad reminded greenstone.
> >
> > I think this is not whai you are looking for, but this link could be
> > usefoul. I hope. ;)
> 
> I know of Greenstone and like it as a digital library system; notably
> because the database software underlying it is not relational. Not sure
> that Greenstone would be suitable for a library module though. Their
> purpose is closer to document management than to inventory. Don't recall
> that it had (or needs) loan control but prehaps in a commerical
> environment subscription access to content can be added.

We've done a bit of work with Greenstone - for digital collections, and it's 
really nice and easy to use, but we found it a bit tricky to change.  Our 
skills aren't in C tho.

It is currently entirely concerned with digital collections I think which it 
does briliantly - but therefor doesn't have ideas of members or circulating 
physical items.

There is work going on with Greenstone all the time though, so it maybe that 
subscription features are being added.  A couple of the Greenstone folks on 
this list wouldn't mind filling us in.

Cheers
Rachel_____________________________________________________________

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