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Arche · 11-15-2011, 07:14 PM

Hi!

The topic has been covered in parts but not fully to the extent I need so I deemed it worthy of a new topic.

So to the point.
We're creating a new websystem in our fraternity and the library is a part of it.
We have some 30k physical books - and a tad more - to index. And until now there's just a library system that some guy programmed himself on mySQL and sadly no-one ever uses it because it's limited and clumsy.
Also, we're discussing and probably creating an e-library for in-house use.

So the ideal solution would be able to:
- run a database of all the physical books in the fraternity library. With placemarkers and possibilities of multiple entries of the same book in the same place or in different locations.
- allow users/fraternity members to create and run a database of their books at home. And be able to have parts of their library show up in the big library system for all the members. This would actually be a win-win situation because guys would have a clear view of the stance of their libraries and also share some or all the information of their home libraries - so others could know to whom to turn to if they needed a certain book.
- offer a system to track and time borrowings. So that the whereabouts of the books would be easy to track and remember.
- offer an easy GUI for entering all kinds of books - by ISBN etc.
- be able to maintain customized fields in database
- possibly be able to run multiple user groups with different rights to different parts of the system
- and last but not least - be able to host an extensive library of ebooks. Allow for easy adding, possibly over the internet. And also be able to include different databases - if someone wants to open up their calibre database to other fraternity members then it would be easy...

So my question is - as I myself am just starting with my own ebrary management and I don't know the full potential of calibre yet - that how much of this would be accomplishable by calibre right now and how much additional programming would be needed? We have some IT-guys..
Or - as an alternative - is there a good system that could do all that?

Also - did I leave any great features out that could be there in a library system like that - if anyone can suggest something useful, I'd be really thankful

Cheers&Thanks!

11-15-2011, 07:14 PM	#1
Arche Junior Member Posts: 6 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2011 Device: PRS-T1	Calibre for library+ebrary management Hi! The topic has been covered in parts but not fully to the extent I need so I deemed it worthy of a new topic. So to the point. We're creating a new websystem in our fraternity and the library is a part of it. We have some 30k physical books - and a tad more - to index. And until now there's just a library system that some guy programmed himself on mySQL and sadly no-one ever uses it because it's limited and clumsy. Also, we're discussing and probably creating an e-library for in-house use. So the ideal solution would be able to: - run a database of all the physical books in the fraternity library. With placemarkers and possibilities of multiple entries of the same book in the same place or in different locations. - allow users/fraternity members to create and run a database of their books at home. And be able to have parts of their library show up in the big library system for all the members. This would actually be a win-win situation because guys would have a clear view of the stance of their libraries and also share some or all the information of their home libraries - so others could know to whom to turn to if they needed a certain book. - offer a system to track and time borrowings. So that the whereabouts of the books would be easy to track and remember. - offer an easy GUI for entering all kinds of books - by ISBN etc. - be able to maintain customized fields in database - possibly be able to run multiple user groups with different rights to different parts of the system - and last but not least - be able to host an extensive library of ebooks. Allow for easy adding, possibly over the internet. And also be able to include different databases - if someone wants to open up their calibre database to other fraternity members then it would be easy... So my question is - as I myself am just starting with my own ebrary management and I don't know the full potential of calibre yet - that how much of this would be accomplishable by calibre right now and how much additional programming would be needed? We have some IT-guys.. Or - as an alternative - is there a good system that could do all that? Also - did I leave any great features out that could be there in a library system like that - if anyone can suggest something useful, I'd be really thankful Cheers&Thanks!