John Griogair Bell - Arlecchino Malbenvolio

Etaoin Shrdlu

Etaoin Shrdlu is my name for the work I have done on an open source library automation system. It's actually more than just a library tool, as it includes tools for all kinds of community related activities and fun stuff. I've imagined that if the code were even re-written as client-server that the client would by Etaoin and the server code would be called Shrdlu.

If you're curious about the word origin, look at Etaoin Shrdlu. I originally found the term in a dictionary, and have kept it in my supply of interesting trivia.

LearningAccess ILS

The newest code base is being developed as The Learning Access ILS. There's a gazillion improved and refined concepts in this code base.

For more information on this, please start with the Learning Access Institute's website, Click Here.

OpenBook

OpenBook was a compilation of the code by several programmers working with the Technology Resource Foundation. The TRF no longer exists and future OpenBook code will not be released.

NOTE: Please be kind to my bandwidth. These archives are rather large. If you aren't really serious about this, don't waste it. OpenBook is not ready for prime time. I do not recommend using this in production. If you are technically savvy (Linux, MySQL, Apache and PHP), and can deal with having no support whatsoever, and want to take a look at the final release of OpenBook code, then here it is.

Koha West

Koha West was the original project, a port of the Koha code from perl to PHP adding localization and support for MARC format records. While looking to add MARC support, I made the decision to make some fundamental changes that unfortunately meant becoming incompatible with the original project. My understanding is that they have now done some work on integrating MARC support into the original project also.

Koha

Please take a look at the Koha project. It is the inspiration for the original work on Koha West, and the catalyst for my project.