Koha is a promising full featured open source ILS (Integrated Library System) currently being
used by libraries all over the world. For those of you who are unfamiliar of what an ILS is, well, it is a
system of keeping track of the operations of a library - payroll, expenses, purchases, and most
importantly, keeping track of the various media being checked out by the librarians patrons. Many
smaller libraries cannot afford to purchase, install, and maintain an ILS. For then Koha is a perfect
alternative. Koha is built using library ILS standards and uses the OPAC (open public access catalog)
interface. In addition, Koha has no vendor-lock in. So libraries can receive technical support from any
party they choose.