Circulation and WebCats

Donna Hopkins (mailto:HOPKINS@BRK.BFG.COM)
Mon, 6 Oct 1997 16:19:22 -0400 

Date:         Mon, 6 Oct 1997 16:19:22 -0400
From: Donna Hopkins <mailto:HOPKINS@BRK.BFG.COM>
Subject:      Circulation and WebCats
To: mailto:WEBCAT-L@WUVMD.WUSTL.EDU


I apologize if this has already been discussed, but I
couldn't find anything in the WEBCAT-L archive.


I am the administrator of a smallish corporate library,
looking for a simple OPAC with Web access and
circulation info in the hits (i.e., when you find a book,
you can tell if it's checked out). Hopefully, this is also
customizable.  It seems that most of the simple
systems don't support circulation, and most OPACs
with circ info have a lot more bells and whistles (and
cost big bucks) than we want or need!


Another staff member is looking into database
management software (probably BASIS or Cuadra
Star) and we could always add another module to that,
but I just thought there should be something out there
for just a simple catalog/circ system.


Does anyone have or know of such a system?  What
are the approximate costs? We would like to have
something in place by the end of the year (if possible).


Thanks,


Donna Hopkins