OpenBiblio is an easy to use, integrated, automated library management system.
This application is written in PHP and contains Open Public Access Catalogue (OPAC), circulation, cataloging, and staff administration functionality.
OpenBiblio library administration offers an intuitive interface with broad category tabs and sidebar. It allows you to follow the loan of a library’s books and other statistics.
Key Features
- Circulation. Administering users’ data, loans, returns, reservations and fines.
- Cataloguing. Control of bibliographical records and their copies.
- Administration. Configuration and management of the system.
- Loan. Administering users’ data, loans, returns, reservations, and fines.
- Reports. Retrieve and format information from the database, for example: media labels, member cards, overdue letters.
- OPAC.
- User alerts via predesigned messages.
- Control of fines for late returns of documents.
- Statistical models for the use of the library and the material.
Website: obiblio.sourceforge.net
Support: Documentation
Developer: Frederic Descamps
License: GNU General Public License v2.0

OpenBiblio is written in PHP. Learn PHP with our recommended free books and free tutorials.
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