PhpMyBibli

PMB (PhpMyBibli) is a fully featured open source integrated library system. The project was initiated by François Lemarchand in October 2002, Director of the Public Library of Agneaux; it is now maintained by PMB Services (a French Company).

Infobox Software
name = PMB



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developer = PMB Services
released = October 2003
latest release version = 3.0.17 /March 2007
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operating system = Linux, Windows, Mac OS
programming language = PHP
language = English, French, Spanish, Italian, Arabic and Portuguese
genre = Integrated library system
license = GNU General Public License
website = [http://www.sigb.net/ www.sigb.net]

Features

PMB has most of the functional modules essential for a library management system.

* Circulation
* Cataloguing
* Reports
* SDI (Selective Dissemination of Information Service)
* Administration
* Acquisition

"The features of PMB are,"

* User friendly web interfaces for librarian and users
* UNIMARC
* Z39.50
* Barcode generator
* Detailed documentation for users and administrator
* Active development status
* Interface for database back up and bibliographical records
* Multi language support (French, English, Spanish, Italian and Portuguese)
* Import and export of bibliographic records in different formats.

History

The development of PMB was started in October 2002 by François Lemarchand. He prepared the bases of cataloguing and the skeleton of the application. Later Eric Robert, Gautier Michelin, Florent Tetart, Armelle Nedelec joined the developers' group. In 2003, the project initiator François Lemarchand left the team. The last 3.0 version was launched in September 2006, and since then frequent release updates were made and new features added to the existing version.

Development

PMB was initially licensed under GNU General Public License, which ensures the free availability of the software. Wiki, mailing lists and BerliOS hosting facilities allow communication between PMB developers and users. The latest version of PMB can be downloaded from the [www.sigb.net] site. PMB is now licensed under CECILL free licence, that ensures legal security in France and other countries with similar legal systems.

Requirements

PMB is written using PHP programming language. Installation of PMB is comparatively easy in Linux and Windows. It requires:

* PHP
* Apache web server
* MySQL database
* Web browser (Mozilla Firefox or Internet Explorer)

Quick installation of PMB using EasyPHP is possible in Windows XP.

See also

*Koha
* OpenBiblio
*PhpMyLibrary

External links

* [http://www.sigb.net PMB Website]