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		_juof on Feb 4, 2010 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Librarian builds self-checkout machine. Costs $150... That's a good point. Maybe you know how many different catalog systems re used commonly in libraries?

bensummers on Feb 4, 2010 [–]

There are many (20+ main ones), and they're all horrid dinosaurs.

patio11 on Feb 4, 2010 | [–]

Do not insult the dinosaurs by comparing them to library management software.

eru on Feb 5, 2010 | | [–]

OPAC seems to be quite common in Germany. It works reasonably well (from a library user's point of view).

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