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Koha

The world's first free and open source library system·koha-community.org

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Koha is a fully featured, scalable library management system (ILS) used by libraries worldwide. It includes modules for acquisitions, circulation, cataloging, serials management, authorities, flexible reporting, label printing, multi-format notices, and offline circulation. It is built on library standards (MARC 21, UNIMARC, z39.50, SRU/SW, SIP2, SIP/NCIP) and delivers its OPAC, circulation, management, and self-checkout interfaces through standards-compliant web technologies.

What it's for

acquisitions managementcirculation managementcatalogingserials managementauthorities managementflexible reportinglabel printingmulti-format noticesoffline circulation when internet access is unavailablefull text searching and enhanced catalogue display

Features 16

Acquisitions module
Authorities management
Cataloging module
Circulation module
Enhanced catalogue display with content from Amazon, Google, LibraryThing, Open Library, and Syndetics
Flexible reporting
Full text searching
Label printing
Multi-branch and consortia support
Multi-format notices
Multilingual and translatable interface
No vendor lock-in; data export freedom
Offline circulation for when internet access is unavailable
Serials management
Support for MARC 21, UNIMARC, z39.50, SRU/SW, SIP2, SIP/NCIP standards
Web-based OPAC, circulation, management, and self-checkout interfaces

At a glance

free tieropen sourceself-hostableAPI

TypeWeb app

DeploymentSelf-hosted

PlatformsWeb, Linux

LanguagesEnglish, Arabic, Chinese (Traditional), Czech, French, French (Canada), German, Greek, Hindi, Italian, Portuguese, Portuguese (Brazil), Slovak, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish

Forlibraries of varying types and sizes, consortia, multi-branch libraries, single-branch libraries, developers, librarians, library users

Integrations

SyndeticsAmazonLibraryThingOpen LibraryGoogle

Resources

Pricing

Koha itself is free, open-source software with no licensing cost. Paid support is available from third-party support companies, but no pricing for these services is listed.