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ABCD VS KOHA ;
THE ARCHITECTURE AND FUNCTIONALITIES OF
SELECTED MODULES.

by
Joel Nakitare
The purpose of the project
To compare the two software’s with an aim of 
assisting librarians make a wise decision when 
selecting open source software’s for their libraries. 
Approach

Installed Koha version 3.12 and ABCD version 1.2t,



 I prepared a checklist that would test the presence or 



absence of essential functionalities in selected modules
Carried out some test



Consulted  documentation materials,  and  guidance 



from the supervisor. 
Selected  modules
General Features; technology used,  installation 
and customization.  


Cataloging; Information organization



OPAC; How users interact with the system  



Circulation; issue and return of resources, 



Serial management: Bibliographic description 



and circulation.
Installation


ABCD  has  installation  packages  for  Linux  and 
Windows OS. I installed;
−
In  Windows;  unzipped  the    installable 
package in the root folder
−



In the Linux;  used the terminal console to 
unpack the  package. I then installed using 
the ‘dpkg ­i' command. 

Koha currently runs only in Linux.
−

In  Debian  Obuntu  (Desktop),  using  the 
terminal and the commands.

−

Live DVD
The Architecture of the software’s
Layer
The database
The processing 

ABCD:

KOHA: 

ISIS­databases: Non
relation database

MySQL: Typical
relational database
using SQL

Apache web server

Apache web server

PHP and only in 
The Formarting  EmpWeb) JavaScript 
scripts (Interfaces)

Perl (Interfaces) 
General Features

Feature

ABCD

Koha

Database
Technology

ISIS- Non Relational dbase.

MySQL- Relational database

Capacity/Ability

Flexible and non-restrictive

Its scalable

Available Support

Documentation, community
and a Mailing list (Young and
small).

Bigger active community a
mailing list and blog

Standards Compliant Pre configured to MARC21,
UNIMARC, CEPAL and
AGRIS) but can be used to
create and maintain any
structure

Only MARC21 & UNIMARC
compliant Records.

Updates and upgrades

Koha releases new features
every 6 months and new bug
fixes every month.

After 3 years the software
evolved from 1.0 to 1.3, so
one release on average per
year
Selected features for DEMO
Features/ 
Module

ABCD

KOHA

System adminstrator

How to Create a new
Databases

Interface- for navigation

Cataloguing

Other standards

MARC

OPAC

Site, Many databases,

Log in

Circulation
Serial

Offline Circulation
Bireme (Networked serial
Collection)

Tell me and I’ll forget; show me and I may remember; involve me and
I’ll understand. Chinese proverb
Conclusion
ABCD  and  Koha  have  excellent    functionalities    in  the 
essential  modules  for  a  library  management  system. 
However, it is good to note that;

ABCD 

Runs in windows and Linux. 

Has  various  modules  which  can  work 
independently or together as a suit. 

Has  various  independent  modules  working 
together as a suit. Can be used in various Libraries 
(special/small and large libraries).

Site module can be used as a website

Flexible  and  non­restrictive  as  it  supports  all 
standards and non­standards 

Conclusion cont'


Widely used and developed during last 10 years 
better support and greater community



Has an off line Circulation Module



More fancy ( Book covers) 



wider range of additional functionalities and 
Web 2.0 features  like automatic emails, virtual 
shelves.
Way Forward
There is need for a detailed comparison;




 Targeting all the functionalities in the  
modules.
 At different Institutions using the softwares 
to  capture  the experiences of the users.
"To

teach is to learn twice."
— Joseph Joubert

Allow me to learn from you by asking questions.
Thank you very much

Kweheri!!

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