NewGenLib Open Source

Patrons have browser-based access to the library’s or the Library Systems’ web-enabled catalogue database

• Basic and Advanced search options including phrase and Boolean retrieval and display, print, download and formatting options for patrons as follows:
  # Customized
  # Text format (Brief)
  # Text format (Full)
  # MARC Tagged
  # ISO 2709
  # MARC XML
  # Dublin core
• Patrons can request new additions, access their circulation data, make reservations and go to other web sites via the OPAC.
• Digital content (full text, Images, audio, video and web pages), 'attached' to catalogue records are seen by the patron and can be viewed and/or downloaded by the patron
• The OPAC can be integrated with the Institution's home page.

The screen shot below shows the opening page of the OPAC. If a library shares a common server with other libraries (as in an Application Service Provider web site), then the OPAC opening page shows all libraries/library networks that are accessible to patrons of one or more libraries in a network. The figure below shows such a possibility.