Re: [CODE4LIB] Online Room Reservation System
We've just gone live with OpenRoom, got a lot of student response - and have run into a problem I think is due to incorrect handling of the change to daylight saving time (this is in the UK). The problem is the display is out of sync with the data in the database, and as a result the system is letting students make duplicate bookings causing further problems. We've turned it off for now - but I wonder if anyone else has run into this problem and has a quick fix? Thanks Graham On 03/07/11 21:46, Erin R White/FS/VCU wrote: Seconded on OpenRoom. We had a lot of luck standing this app up, throwing CAS login on it, and customizing it in less than a month, and the students are all over it. It handles libraries' business rules well, i.e. restrictions on numbers of reservations per person per time period, weird opening and closing hours, etc. http://journal.code4lib.org/articles/2941 http://www.bsu.edu/libraries/getopenroom/ -- Erin White Web Applications Developer, VCU Libraries 804-827-3552 | erwh...@vcu.edu | http://library.vcu.edu/ From: Jonathan Rochkind rochk...@jhu.edu To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU Date: 03/07/2011 04:38 PM Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] Online Room Reservation System Sent by: Code for Libraries CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU Here's the story of one libraries approach to that from a Code4Lib Journal article: http://journal.code4lib.org/articles/2941 On 3/7/2011 4:24 PM, Rosalyn Metz wrote: Hi Everyone, I was wondering if you had suggestions for an online room reservation system. I feel like people have asked this question before but I can't seem to find the thread. I want something that people can self schedule themselves. Rosalyn
Re: [CODE4LIB] Online Room Reservation System
We're also using MRBS with a customized front end and an integration with a Library Hours service that I developed. With the library hours integration we can prevent people from scheduling an event in a room when the library itself is closed. There is also development underway on an Events aggregator service that I developed that would sit on top of MRBS so that Events scheduled in these rooms can be aggregated with events from the Campus events system and workshops created using our Evanced site. -Original Message- From: Code for Libraries [mailto:CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Alfredo Lafarga Sent: Monday, March 07, 2011 4:34 PM To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] Online Room Reservation System Hello Rosalyn, Our Library just went live with an implementation of MRBS http://mrbs.sourceforge.net/. Check it out here: https://phpapps.csupomona.edu/librooms/ If you do a search on Google, you'll see that a lot of libraries are using this free software. If you are or have a PHP programmer, that will be even better because you'll be able to customize it. MRBS also has a fairly active listserv group with the two primary programmers responding to questions regularly. Good luck, Alfredo Lafarga Information Technology Consultant Cal Poly Pomona University Library 909-869-4622 -Original Message- From: Code for Libraries [mailto:CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Rosalyn Metz Sent: Monday, March 07, 2011 1:24 PM To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: [CODE4LIB] Online Room Reservation System Hi Everyone, I was wondering if you had suggestions for an online room reservation system. I feel like people have asked this question before but I can't seem to find the thread. I want something that people can self schedule themselves. Rosalyn
Re: [CODE4LIB] Online Room Reservation System
thanks everyone. two viable options is always good. although i wish google calendar's feeds were more stable, then i'd just use that. On Mon, Mar 7, 2011 at 4:46 PM, Erin R White/FS/VCU erwh...@vcu.edu wrote: Seconded on OpenRoom. We had a lot of luck standing this app up, throwing CAS login on it, and customizing it in less than a month, and the students are all over it. It handles libraries' business rules well, i.e. restrictions on numbers of reservations per person per time period, weird opening and closing hours, etc. http://journal.code4lib.org/articles/2941 http://www.bsu.edu/libraries/getopenroom/ -- Erin White Web Applications Developer, VCU Libraries 804-827-3552 | erwh...@vcu.edu | http://library.vcu.edu/ From: Jonathan Rochkind rochk...@jhu.edu To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU Date: 03/07/2011 04:38 PM Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] Online Room Reservation System Sent by: Code for Libraries CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU Here's the story of one libraries approach to that from a Code4Lib Journal article: http://journal.code4lib.org/articles/2941 On 3/7/2011 4:24 PM, Rosalyn Metz wrote: Hi Everyone, I was wondering if you had suggestions for an online room reservation system. I feel like people have asked this question before but I can't seem to find the thread. I want something that people can self schedule themselves. Rosalyn
Re: [CODE4LIB] Online Room Reservation System
Two years ago, we have developped something here at GWU based on phpscheduleit. Not open source yet. We need to clean the code and get clearance form general counsel. We're happy to talk offline. openroom seem more viable now. Karim On Tue, Mar 8, 2011 at 9:38 AM, Rosalyn Metz rosalynm...@gmail.com wrote: thanks everyone. two viable options is always good. although i wish google calendar's feeds were more stable, then i'd just use that. On Mon, Mar 7, 2011 at 4:46 PM, Erin R White/FS/VCU erwh...@vcu.edu wrote: Seconded on OpenRoom. We had a lot of luck standing this app up, throwing CAS login on it, and customizing it in less than a month, and the students are all over it. It handles libraries' business rules well, i.e. restrictions on numbers of reservations per person per time period, weird opening and closing hours, etc. http://journal.code4lib.org/articles/2941 http://www.bsu.edu/libraries/getopenroom/ -- Erin White Web Applications Developer, VCU Libraries 804-827-3552 | erwh...@vcu.edu | http://library.vcu.edu/ From: Jonathan Rochkind rochk...@jhu.edu To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU Date: 03/07/2011 04:38 PM Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] Online Room Reservation System Sent by: Code for Libraries CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU Here's the story of one libraries approach to that from a Code4Lib Journal article: http://journal.code4lib.org/articles/2941 On 3/7/2011 4:24 PM, Rosalyn Metz wrote: Hi Everyone, I was wondering if you had suggestions for an online room reservation system. I feel like people have asked this question before but I can't seem to find the thread. I want something that people can self schedule themselves. Rosalyn -- Karim Boughida kbough...@gmail.com kbough...@library.gwu.edu
Re: [CODE4LIB] Online Room Reservation System
Hello Rosalyn, Our Library just went live with an implementation of MRBS http://mrbs.sourceforge.net/. Check it out here: https://phpapps.csupomona.edu/librooms/ If you do a search on Google, you'll see that a lot of libraries are using this free software. If you are or have a PHP programmer, that will be even better because you'll be able to customize it. MRBS also has a fairly active listserv group with the two primary programmers responding to questions regularly. Good luck, Alfredo Lafarga Information Technology Consultant Cal Poly Pomona University Library 909-869-4622 -Original Message- From: Code for Libraries [mailto:CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Rosalyn Metz Sent: Monday, March 07, 2011 1:24 PM To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: [CODE4LIB] Online Room Reservation System Hi Everyone, I was wondering if you had suggestions for an online room reservation system. I feel like people have asked this question before but I can't seem to find the thread. I want something that people can self schedule themselves. Rosalyn
Re: [CODE4LIB] Online Room Reservation System
Here's the story of one libraries approach to that from a Code4Lib Journal article: http://journal.code4lib.org/articles/2941 On 3/7/2011 4:24 PM, Rosalyn Metz wrote: Hi Everyone, I was wondering if you had suggestions for an online room reservation system. I feel like people have asked this question before but I can't seem to find the thread. I want something that people can self schedule themselves. Rosalyn
Re: [CODE4LIB] Online Room Reservation System
I've been tackling this as well. Currently we have a mess...I'm sure you're shocked to hear this. Some rooms on campus (and even in the library) are booked through Exchange/Outlook. Some rooms aren't. The rooms that aren't are done through a custom Rails app ( http://webapps.csuchico.edu/roomres/) The pros of the custom app are: public schedule and reporting The cons are: inconsistent interface between rooms in the Library. I've been trying to bend SharePoint to somehow work for this, but I can't seem to get the data back into Exchange or provide a public calendar (SharePoint has no non-authenticated sites at our institution). In other words, I'd also love to hear how people are tackling this. Pat On Mon, Mar 7, 2011 at 1:24 PM, Rosalyn Metz rosalynm...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Everyone, I was wondering if you had suggestions for an online room reservation system. I feel like people have asked this question before but I can't seem to find the thread. I want something that people can self schedule themselves. Rosalyn
Re: [CODE4LIB] Online Room Reservation System
Seconded on OpenRoom. We had a lot of luck standing this app up, throwing CAS login on it, and customizing it in less than a month, and the students are all over it. It handles libraries' business rules well, i.e. restrictions on numbers of reservations per person per time period, weird opening and closing hours, etc. http://journal.code4lib.org/articles/2941 http://www.bsu.edu/libraries/getopenroom/ -- Erin White Web Applications Developer, VCU Libraries 804-827-3552 | erwh...@vcu.edu | http://library.vcu.edu/ From: Jonathan Rochkind rochk...@jhu.edu To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU Date: 03/07/2011 04:38 PM Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] Online Room Reservation System Sent by: Code for Libraries CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU Here's the story of one libraries approach to that from a Code4Lib Journal article: http://journal.code4lib.org/articles/2941 On 3/7/2011 4:24 PM, Rosalyn Metz wrote: Hi Everyone, I was wondering if you had suggestions for an online room reservation system. I feel like people have asked this question before but I can't seem to find the thread. I want something that people can self schedule themselves. Rosalyn
