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‡biblios.net

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‡biblios.net
Screenshot of ‡biblios.net cataloging page.
Type of businessFor profit
Type of site
Library Cataloging
Available inEnglish
HeadquartersColumbus, Ohio
OwnerLibLime
URLbiblios.net
CommercialYes
RegistrationRequired
LaunchedJanuary 19, 2009 (2009-01-19)

‡biblios.net is a free browser-based cataloging service with a data store containing over thirty million records. Records are licensed under the Open Data Commons Public Domain Dedication and License, making the service the world's largest repository of freely-licensed library records. The service was created and is maintained by LibLime.

Features

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‡biblios.net (pronounced 'biblios dot net') features a metadata editor with templates, macros, authority auto-completion and embedded context-sensitive help. The central record repository contains 25-million bibliographic records and just under eight-million authority records. The data is maintained by ‡biblios.net users. Catalogers can use and contribute to the database without restrictions because records in ‡biblios.net are freely-licensed under the Open Data Commons Public Domain Dedication and License.[1]

‡biblios.net also includes a built-in federated search system, allowing catalogers to find records from any Z39.50 target.[2] Additionally, there is a central Search Target Registry, seeded with over 2,000 Z39.50 servers, for catalogers to find, create and share Z39.50 targets.[3]

In addition to offering a traditional cataloging interface, ‡biblios.net offers social cataloging features. Built-in forums and private messaging make finding help and communicating with others possible within the software.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Open Data Commons Public Domain Dedication and License". Retrieved 2009-01-19.
  2. ^ Hane, Paula (2 February 2009). "Open Solutions for Libraries Gain Momentum". Information Today. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
  3. ^ "Frequently Asked Questions". Retrieved 2009-01-19.
  4. ^ Oder, Norman (27 January 2009). "As ‡biblios.net Emerges, a New Opportunity for Catalogers (and Competition with OCLC)?". Library Journal. Archived from the original on 5 May 2012. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
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