The newest issue of the Code4Lib Journal has been released and there is an article that I just have to point out to all of you.

‡biblios: An Open Source Cataloging Editor
by Chris Catalfo, LibLime

‡biblios is an open source cataloging editor designed to allow libraries to perform copy and original cataloging in a web based environment. ‡biblios allows users to search for, edit, and save bibliographic records in the MARC21/MARCXML formats. It also allows users to send records directly to integrated library systems such as the Koha ILS. Where most MARC editors are part of an integrated library system (and therefore require logging in), ‡biblios allows users to catalog with an open source standalone system available anywhere via a web browser. Unlike other cataloging editors, it offers an attractive user interface for searching, saving and editing cataloging records. This article describes the system architecture and design of ‡biblios.

I have been working very closely with Chris on this project for what seems like forever, so I’m happy to see this article and to hear what everyone things about the new ‡biblios.net service.

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