Category Library Systems

Library Systems covers software, tools, and technical guidance related to library automation, digital repositories, and information management. This category includes Koha, DSpace, SLiMS, and other open source solutions used in libraries, archives, and academic institutions. Readers can find installation tutorials, configuration tips, comparisons, and helpful content for managing digital and physical library systems more effectively.

Library Systems

From Bookshelves to Chatbots: Enhancing Library Services with Chat GPT

Quick takeaway: Chat GPT can help libraries answer common questions faster, improve access to digital resources, support multilingual users, and reduce routine staff workload, while librarians continue leading research, ethics, and human-centered service. Libraries are no longer defined only by…

Faheem Akbar
April 27, 2023

Library Systems

IT Skills for Librarians in 2026: A Beginner-Friendly Guide

Libraries are not becoming less important in the digital age. They are becoming more complex. That shift changes the job. Today’s librarian may need to support digital collections, troubleshoot access problems, improve website usability, protect patron privacy, teach online research…

Faheem Akbar
April 9, 2023

SLIMS

SLIMS Installation: How to Install SLiMS 9.7 on Laragon

If you want the easiest path to a local SLIMS installation on Windows, stop copying old XAMPP tutorials. They usually work halfway, skip the security cleanup, and ignore the newer SLiMS requirement changes. That is exactly how beginners waste hours…

Faheem Akbar
November 22, 2022

Koha

Koha Live DVD on Ubuntu Installation Guide

Installing Koha on Ubuntu can feel difficult if you are new to Linux, library automation, or server setup. Many librarians, students, and library science professionals want to learn Koha, but the technical installation steps can become confusing. This Koha Live…

Faheem Akbar
November 1, 2018

SLIMS

Unleashing Senayan Library Management System(SLIMS )

Senayan Library Management System (SLiMS) is open source integrated library management software developed by Indonesian Library Community in 2007, about 17 versions of SLiMS have been released. It is licensed under the GPL v3. The web application developed by a team from the Center for Information and Public…

Faheem Akbar
October 17, 2018

Koha

Koha Integrated Library Management System: Complete Beginner Guide

If you are new to library software, Koha can sound harder than it really is. You may hear terms like ILMS, OPAC, cataloging, circulation, and patrons, then feel lost before you even begin. That is the problem with most beginner…

Faheem Akbar
October 15, 2018

Koha

LIVE DVD of Koha, DSPACE, SLIMS WordPress, Joomla on Ubuntu 18.0.4

Editor’s note before you begin This guide is about a training image built on Ubuntu 18.04.4. That version is now a legacy release, not the latest Ubuntu Desktop version, and Ubuntu says its standard support ended on May 31, 2023.…

Faheem Akbar
September 26, 2018

SLIMS

How to Install portable SLiMS on Windows in 5 Minutes

SLiMS (Senayan Library Management System) is an open-source, fee-free library automation system developed in Indonesia. It is widely used around the world for managing library operations efficiently. SLiMS is coded in PHP and uses MySQL or MariaDB as its database.…

Faheem Akbar
October 25, 2017

DSpace

Dspace 6 Installation on Windows: Step by Step Guide

DSpace is the most widely used software for creating digital archives. It free and open source software. It is freely available online and community of experts is working on its development and improvement. It is multiplatform software which can work…

Faheem Akbar
October 25, 2017

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