The ALEPH Mobile Catalog

Tags: aleph , opac , mobile , devices , iphone , blackberry
Last Updated: Oct 30, 2009 00:49

Description
Following the development of mobile devices, this is a proposal on how to customize the ALEPH HTML pages to create a simple and light WEB OPAC Interface.

The interface was tested with iPhone and Blackberry devices.

The current development status is "Production" however new developments will happen as "My Library Card" (Book Renew, Hold Requests, etc) is a demand of our users.
Author: Rodrigo Calloni
Additional author(s):
Institution: Interamerican Development Bank
Year: 2009
License: BSD style
Short description: Use, modification and distribution of the code are permitted provided the copyright notice, list of conditions and disclaimer appear in all related material.
Link to terms: [Detailed license terms]
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Programming language

Installation Documentat and HTML files for www_v_eng are available in the following link:

Web OPAC html customization

Just released.

Installation Instructions are in the attached file

My Library Card Interface

Integration with SFX

GoogleBooks in Results List could be an issue for large ALEPH installations. It works fine for IDB.

FHL Mobile Catalog (ALEPH Mobile Catalog) was presented at Ex Libris DC User Group 2009 (October 30).

Please watch presentation "ALEPH Mobile OPAC : How HARD is to make it SIMPLE?" for a brief introduction on the current available features.