Bibliotheca

Bibliotheca: the lodge’s shared library

Bibliotheca is the centralised catalogue of the lodge’s documentary resources: books, CDs, DVDs, magazines and any other media contributed by members or kept at the lodge. Every member can contribute and borrow with ease.

A catalogue for the whole lodge

“I want to know if anyone already has a book on the symbolism of the square”

All lodge resources are listed in a catalogue accessible to all members: search by title, author or ISBN, filter by type and availability.

• Centralised catalogue: books, CDs, DVDs, magazines and other media
• Quick search by title, author or ISBN
• Automatic covers fetched from Open Library when entering an ISBN
• Location of each item: at the lodge or at an identified member’s home

Open contribution

“I want to make my collection of working tools available to my brethren”

Any member can add their own items to the lodge catalogue. They remain the owner of their contributions and manage borrowings themselves.

• Add in seconds via ISBN (metadata pre-filled automatically)
• Edit and delete personal items
• Manage loans for their own items

Loan management

“I want to know who borrowed ‘The Legend of Hiram’ and until when”

Record loans from each item’s page or directly from the catalogue. The full history is retained.

• Record a loan with a return deadline
• Real-time tracking: available / on loan / lost status
• Overdue flag automatically displayed when the deadline is passed
• Full history per item

Roles and permissions

The Librarian role can be assigned to a member without giving access to the rest of the administration.