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PMB
	Logo PMB
Developer(s)	PMB Services
Initial release	October 2003; 20 years ago
Stable release	4.2 / July 24, 2015; 8 years ago
Written in	PHP
Operating system	Linux, Windows, Mac OS
Available in	English, French, Spanish, Italian, Arabic, Dutch and Portuguese
Type	Integrated library system
License	CeCILL
Website	www.sigb.net

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PMB is a fully featured open source integrated library system. It is continuously developed & maintained by the french company PMB Services.

Features

PMB has most of the essential functional modules for a library management system.

Circulation
Cataloguing
Reports
SDI (Selective Dissemination of Information Service)
Administration
Acquisition

The features of PMB are,

User friendly web interfaces for librarian and users
UNIMARC
Z39.50
Barcode generator
Detailed documentation for users and administrators
Active development status
Interface for database back up and bibliographical records
Multi language support (French, English, Spanish, Italian and Portuguese)
Import and export of bibliographic records in different formats.
Complies to Open Archives Initiative Protocol for Metadata Harvesting (OAI-PMH)

History

The development of PMB was started in October 2002 by a librarian, François Lemarchand. He prepared the bases of cataloguing and the skeleton of the application. Later on Eric Robert, Gautier Michelin, Florent Tetart, Armelle Nedelec joined the developers' group. In 2003, the project initiator François Lemarchand left the team.

The last 3.0 version was launched in September 2006, and since then frequent release updates were made and new features added to the existing version.

Development

PMB was initially licensed under GNU General Public License, which ensures the free availability of the software. Wiki, mailing lists and BerliOS hosting facilities allow communication between PMB developers and users. PMB is now licensed under CECILL free licence, that ensures legal security in France and other countries with similar legal systems.

Requirements

PMB is written using PHP programming language. It requires:

PHP
Apache web server
MySQL database
Web browser

Quick installation of PMB is possible using

EasyPHP or xAMPP or WAMP on Windows
MAMP or xAMPP on Mac OS X
xAMPP on Linux

External links

Category:Library automation Category:PHP programming language Category:Free library and information science software