an interesting bit for academic libraries ... would it be better to work with a project like this or to build our own interface using the virtual bookshelf concept? -pate Pat Eyler Kaitiaki/manager migrant Linux sys admin the Koha project ruby, shell, and perl geek http://www.koha.org http://pate.eylerfamily.org ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Mon, 07 Oct 2002 17:12:08 -0400 From: Ross Singer <rfsinge@emory.edu> To: oss4lib-discuss@lists.sourceforge.net, web4lib@sunsite.berkeley.edu Subject: [oss4lib-discuss] course/control - Reserves Management System [Pardon the crossposting] course/control, a PHP and PostgreSQL based reserves management system, is available for download at http://coursecontrol.sourceforge.net. Created by Emory University General Libraries, course/control is designed to give instructors as much control over their class reserves as they or the reserves department want. It allows instructors to: Create classes Place reserves in any order Set Activation Dates to hide items until specific dates Add files to their course reserves Reactivate reserves from previously taught classes Request items from the catalog via z39.50 Add comments/annotations to particular reserve items In combination with Hylafax, fax items to the server and automatically convert the document to pdf Library staff also have the ability to do this, plus process requests for new reserve items. Through the public interface, Reserves Direct, students set up profiles of their current schedule, which allows them to see only what they're supposed to see. Reserves Direct also allows the user to hide items from their class listing to reduce visual clutter for courses with many items on reserves. Handling both electronic and "traditional" (physical) reserves, course/control is intended to be a free, opensource alternative to the myriad commercial reserves management offerings on the market. Ross Singer Application Developer Emory University General Libraries ------------------------------------------------------- This sf.net email is sponsored by:ThinkGeek Welcome to geek heaven. http://thinkgeek.com/sf _______________________________________________ oss4lib-discuss@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/oss4lib-discuss see also http://www.oss4lib.org/