Evergreen ILS
Koha
DSpace
Invenio
Greenstone Digital Library
BiblioteQ
TinyCat
FOLIO
LibraryThing
Goodreads
Bookicious
BookAuthority
GoodBooks.io
Read This Twice
Libib.com
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Evergreen ILS LibraryThingBased on our record, LibraryThing should be more popular than Evergreen ILS. It has been mentiond 15 times since March 2021. We are tracking product recommendations and mentions on various public social media platforms and blogs. They can help you identify which product is more popular and what people think of it.
On the harder side of the world, there are entire open source products like Koha (https://koha-community.org) and Evergreen (https://evergreen-ils.org) that are capable of running large libraries, but require installation and systems maintenance. On the easier, something like Librarycat (https://www.librarycat.org) might work fine for your needs (and if you end up using it, lmk...the developer is a friend) or... Source: over 1 year ago
We use PINES which is based on Evergreen, which is open-source. I believe there are vendors you can pay to help you set it up and run it, and there's a volunteer community that will help, too. Of course, this is at the expense of having someone else run it *for* you, but my understanding is that we (Georgia libraries that use PINES) decided to make the software to address limitations in existing ILSs. So, if your... Source: over 1 year ago
I’ve thought about using a self-hosted library management system like evergreen to manage everything. But, I’ve got 20,000 other small projects to complete before then. Source: over 1 year ago
My last library used Evergreen and I really loved it, buy I didn't do any of the back end stuff. Source: over 1 year ago
It sounds like you're looking for a ILS - an Integrated Library System. There are a couple of open source options - I believe the most popular is Evergreen, and here's a list with seven more. Source: about 2 years ago
I have 827 (thank you librarything.com for the catalogue) and 7 dictionaries in four languages accumulated over 50-odd years. I have several matching sets I’ve bought as they were issued. You just have to (a) buy books and (b) live a long time. Source: 10 months ago
I use librarything.com to keep track of books I read. One of the things I like most about the site is that it basically works like your own personal library card catalog. You can create "collections" as well as tags to organize your books. You can easily add books by edition, format, or ISBN to your library. And if you have physical books, you can scan the barcodes to add them to your library instead of entering... Source: 11 months ago
Take a look at librarything.com, probably perfect for small libraries. Source: about 1 year ago
i'll also put in a plug for librarything.com. I prefer it way more than goodreads. It feels less more indie and far smaller. Source: over 1 year ago
I believe you can make comments vs. Private comments on librarything.com. You can also set your entire library to private. Source: over 1 year ago
Koha - Koha is the first free and open source software library automation package (ILS).
Goodreads - See what your friends are reading.
DSpace - DSpace open source software enables open sharing of content that spans organizations, continents...
Bookicious - Find the best new book to read with books collections for makers, founders and entrepreneurs.
Invenio - Invenio is a free, open-source software to run a digital library or document repository on the web.
BookAuthority - BookAuthority collects the most recommended books on business, technology and science - as featured on CNN, Inc and Forbes
