tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-255115872011-12-14T19:06:35.577-08:00Polerio T. Babao IIInoreply@blogger.comBlogger21100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25511587.post-1144305513388657662006-04-05T23:36:00.001-07:002006-04-05T23:41:23.940-07:00<pre>Download: http://sf.net/projects/pycatalog<br /><br />pyCatalog is a Python, MySQL, wxPython, Reportlab application<br />specifically usable in library and information centers. It simply<br />produces book catalog and card catalog in pdf format rendered using<br />reportlab. The program takes MARC file as its source data. pyCatalog -<br />is a combination of Python, wxPython, Reportlab, and python-mysql<br />application that renders Book and Card Catalog.<br /><br />Catalog output is one of the core output needed in library software<br />today. Because open source system for libraries as of this date didn't<br />have this kind of feature as most other proprietary library software<br />have today. This includes Koha, Obiblio, and PhpMyLibrary. By making<br />this generalized solution, those open source system for libraries<br />mentioned will be able to take advantage from this application because<br />the software is not centered on one library system. The application<br />simply needs a MARC file in order to output the desired book and card<br />catalog. The application was written in Python to make it platform<br />independent. Thus it will run in Linux, Mac, and Windows environment.<br />Other utilities added include python-mysqldb, wxPython, reportlab.<br /><br />The application require MySQL database to manipulate the order of the<br />catalog. Card catalog is a 3x5 page size output that comprises one<br />book bibliographic entry. Book catalog is a full page output that<br />comprise 1 or more bibliograrphic entry. It was named pycatalog,<br />simply because it is written entirely in python, and catalog wholly<br />describes the purpose of this application. I wanted to make this<br />application open source because I believe open source developers will<br />put this application above all expensive proprietary software for<br />libraries. And will make this application fully-functional, I may not<br />have that complete resource to create a world-accepted catalog<br />generator but I think ideas and contributions from the developers<br />around the world would help improve this application. I brought this<br />idea to the public because of the necessity I felt during my project.<br />I have searched all day long at Google to find a catalog generator but<br />I find nothing. Hope this application would be able to help small to<br />large scale libraries around the world.<br /><br />It simply needs MARC file to output thier desired catalog. MARC means<br />Machine Readable Catalog (The MARC formats are standards for the<br />representation and communication of bibliographic and related<br />information in machine-readable form.) This is simply a machine<br />readable bibiliographic description of materials like book, newspaper,<br />etc.<br /><br />Download: http://sf.net/projects/pycatalog<br /><br />Polerio T. Babao III<br />Open Source Project<br />Head Developer</pre><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/25511587-114430551338865766?l=pycatalog.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Polerio T. Babao IIInoreply@blogger.com45tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25511587.post-1144303291690018672006-04-05T23:01:00.000-07:002006-04-05T23:01:31.700-07:00pyCatalog is a Python, MySQL, wxPython, Reportlab application specifically usable in library and information centers. It simply produces book catalog and card catalog in pdf format rendered using reportlab. The program takes MARC file as its source data.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/25511587-114430329169001867?l=pycatalog.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Polerio T. Babao IIInoreply@blogger.com0