Tools Cataloguing

Subject: Tools:Cataloging: Biblios:social cataloging tool

> Date: Saturday, 21 February, 2009, 10:58 PM
> "As OCLC and its central role in the library cataloging
> world has
> become a subject of much discussion, LibLime has brought an
> open
> source approach to cataloging, debuting ‡biblios, an
> open-source,
> web-based metadata tool for libraries and ‡biblios.net, a
> hosted
> version of ‡biblios with social cataloging features such
> as forums,
> private messaging, and chat.
>
> After beta testing since November, with 200 testers, it was
> unveiled
> just before the American Library Association Midwinter
> Meeting. More
> than 1000 people have signed up in a week. A presentation
> Monday by
> LibLime CEO Joshua Ferraro drew a curious audience."
>
> Full Article:
>
> http://www.libraryj ournal.com/ article/CA663242 5.html
>