Services for libraries: open-source platforms and AI
Everything a university or research library runs on, delivered by one team: the catalog, the repository, the journals and the AI that takes the repetitive work off your staff.
Open-source library platforms
Implementation, migration, managed hosting and support for the systems libraries run on, with no license fees.
- Open-source integrated library system
Koha
Implementation, migration from Aleph, Symphony or PMB, managed hosting and support for Koha, with AI-assisted MARC21 cataloging included.
- Installation on your servers or on managed cloud hosting
- Configuration of all Koha modules and circulation policies
- Migration of records, items, patrons, loans, holds and fines
- Data-quality report and cleanup before the final load
- Open-source institutional repository
DSpace
Implementation, migration, managed hosting and support for DSpace and DSpace-CRIS repositories, with ORCID, DataCite and OAI-PMH configured and AI metadata extraction included.
- DSpace or DSpace-CRIS installation on your servers or on managed cloud hosting
- Design of communities, collections, submission forms and review workflows
- Migration from older DSpace releases, EPrints, Fedora or Islandora, and custom systems
- Handle and DOI preservation through a prefix transfer or redirects
- Open-source journal publishing platform
OJS
Installation, back-issue migration, Crossref DOIs, managed hosting and support for Open Journal Systems, configured to show the evidence DOAJ and other indexes look for.
- Installation of the current OJS long-term-support release
- Journal setup: sections, policies, roles, review forms and email templates
- Migration of back issues from older OJS versions, websites or PDF archives
- Crossref plugin configuration for automatic DOI registration and deposit
AI products for libraries
Tools we build and operate ourselves to catalog faster, describe documents automatically and help users find what they need.
- AI-assisted cataloging
BiblioScan AI
AI cataloging from phone photos: BiblioScan AI extracts title, authors, edition, imprint and ISBN and pre-fills MARC21 records in Koha, DSpace or Alma for cataloger review.
- Integration with Koha, DSpace, Alma or your current library system
- Cataloging profile configured to your MARC21 framework and policy
- Photo capture from any phone or camera, with no dedicated scanner
- Draft MARC21 records with subject and classification suggestions
- AI metadata extraction API
MetaExtract API
An API that reads PDFs with AI and returns structured metadata to pre-fill repository and catalog forms in DSpace, Koha, ABCD or OJS, trained on your own schema.
- Diagnosis of your target metadata schema and document types
- Model training on your institution's own documents
- Integration with DSpace, Koha, ABCD, OJS or a commercial library platform
- Extraction of standard and local fields, structured to your schema
- Library metasearch and discovery
BiblioMeta
One search box for your catalog, databases, journals and repository, queried in real time instead of through a prebuilt index, with your branding and a usage dashboard.
- Inventory of sources, protocols and license conditions
- Connection of catalogs, repositories, digital journals and subscribed databases
- Real-time federated search across every connected source
- Branded interface with exploration by topics, resource types and user profiles
- AI academic metasearch
BiblioMeta Académico
The university edition of BiblioMeta: natural-language questions turned into search equations across every source, integrated remote access, collection statistics and the AI Research Assistant included.
- Natural-language search with visible, editable search equations
- Federated search across catalog, databases, OJS journals, repository and open aggregators
- Integration through Z39.50 and SRU, OAI-PMH, REST and SPARQL
- Integrated remote access authenticated against your library system or directory
- Conversational AI for libraries
AI Chatbots
Virtual reference assistants trained on your catalog and rules, available 24/7 on the web and WhatsApp, connected to Koha and DSpace, with escalation to library staff.
- Diagnosis of sources and conversational design
- Training on your catalog, regulations and service information
- Integration with Koha, DSpace, ABCD or OJS for live queries
- Website chat widget and WhatsApp channel
- AI for research and reference
AI Research Assistant
A research copilot that summarizes documents retrieved from your library's sources, compares findings across them and generates APA, MLA and Chicago citations from real metadata.
- Summaries with selectable depth and focus
- Multi-source synthesis showing agreements, conflicts and gaps
- Automatic APA, MLA and Chicago citations from source metadata
- Work on documents from your catalog, repository, OJS journals and subscribed databases
Tell us what your library needs
Within 48 hours we will reply with what the project involves for your institution: scope, timeline and cost.
Or write to us directly: contacto@bibliolabtech.com · +57 302 364 8842