OPAC Home > Next Generation OPAC Examples

• Libraries
  • North Carolina State University Library Catalog
    • Endeca-based OPAC
    • http://www.lib.ncsu.edu/catalog/
  • Georgia Pines
    • Incorporates faceted navigation
    • http://gapines.org/opac/en-US/skin/default/xml/index.xml
  • Danbury Public Library
    • Incorporates LibraryThing into the catalog records via tags and FRBR functions like other editions and translations
    • http://cat.danburylibrary.org
• Vendors
  • Ex Libris
    • Primo
      • Relevancy ranking, federated searching, user-supplied reviews, recommendations, etc.
      • http://www.exlibrisgroup.com/category/PrimoOverview
  • Medialab Solutions
    • Aquabrowser
      • http://www.medialab.nl/
  • Talis
    • http://www.www.talis.com
• Open Source
  • Scriblio
    • An open source content management system (CMS) and OPAC
    • Based on the WordPress blogging platform
    • http://www.scriblio.net/
  • Evergreen ILS
    • An integrated library system that gives the programmer the ability to incorporate many next generation OPAC practices
    • http://www.open-ils.org/
  • Koha ILS
    • An integrated library system that gives the programmer the ability to incorporate many next generation OPAC practices
    • http://www.koha.org/
• Other Lists
  • “Examples of Possible Next Generation Library Catalogs”
    • Futurelib wiki
    • Last revised January 25, 2008
    • http://futurelib.pbwiki.com/Examples

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