BiblioCommons

BiblioCommons is an SaaS product that integrates with the client library's ILS and replaces the OPAC with a "discovery layer" catalog drawing on tags and comments from BiblioCommons users worldwide.


 * Benefits:**
 * "social media" appeal of tagging and comments
 * possible improved search through tagging
 * possible readers' advisory function of comments
 * users can create personalized book lists
 * incorporates client library "branding"
 * "menu of pre-built integrations" for third party services such as federated search, analytics, etc. (Does this include LibGuides and LibAnalytics?)


 * Challenges:**
 * limited customization
 * possible loss of unique cataloging data

BiblioCore replaces all the traditional functionality of the library's online catalog and integrates it seamlessly with the kind of discovery and interactive experiences that library customers experience daily elsewhere on the web.

Out of the box, the most …
> Across both traditional and “next generation” functionality. > With your ILS, your website and your choice of third-party content enhancement providers. > Flexible, no-code “customization”. > Regular update releases in response to library and customer feedback. > All automated. > No uploads, downloads. > All record synchronization is entirely automated. - From the bibliocommons website
 * **Fully featured**
 * **Seamlessly integrated**
 * **Readily configured**
 * **Continuously enhanced**
 * **Easily maintained**