BibLivre
It is an application that enables digital inclusion of citizens in the information society. It is a software for cataloging and dissemination of collections of public and private libraries of all sizes.
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I am not a librarian and I don’t have programming skills, I’m just a regular user who wanted to organize my personal book collection. Biblivre worked surprisingly well for me and was easier to set up than I expected.
My favorite feature is the option to print labels similar to those used in professional libraries. It makes organizing a lot easier. BibLivre provides a good variety of label formats, so you don’t waste them, and this makes a private collection look much more polished.
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What is BibLivre?
The Free Library program (BIBLIVRE) is an application that enables digital inclusion of citizens in the information society. It is a software for cataloging and dissemination of collections of public and private libraries of all sizes. In addition, anyone can share in the system their own texts, music, pictures and movies.
By using international library standards and enable communication network holdings, the system allows the user to access different libraries worldwide.
The system is licensed as General Public License of the Free Software Foundation (GPLv3) and was developed by the Society of Friends of the National Library (SABIN), with support from COPPE / UFRJ., In developing the project in versions 1.0 and 2.0.
The project was initially sponsored by IBM-Brazil and since 2007 its sole sponsor is Itaú Cultural Institute. His version 3.0 has versions in English and Spanish in addition to Portuguese, to meet the growing demand for software use in institutions abroad.
Today, BIBLIVRE's success in Brazil as well as abroad and, in extreme cultural relevance, has established itself as the application of choice for the digital inclusion of citizens.
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I am not a librarian and I don’t have programming skills, I’m just a regular user who wanted to organize my personal book collection. Biblivre worked surprisingly well for me and was easier to set up than I expected.
My favorite feature is the option to print labels similar to those used in professional libraries. It makes organizing a lot easier. BibLivre provides a good variety of label formats, so you don’t waste them, and this makes a private collection look much more polished.
The main drawback is the lack of GUI customization. To change things like the cover photo or appearance, you need to edit files manually, which isn’t intuitive for someone who isn’t tech-savvy. On the positive side, Biblivre lets you choose which book attributes to use, exclude others, and even go deep into customizing MARC attributes. I may not take full advantage of that, but I’m sure those with knowledge in library science can explore and enjoy its full potential.