期刊名称：DESIDOC Journal of Library & Information Technology
电子版ISSN：0976-4658
出版年度：2012
卷号：32
期号：5
语种：English
出版社：DESIDOC, Ministry of Defence, India
摘要：In this era of transition from information age to knowledge society, the libraries have much greaterchallenges to face. The whole perception of library has now changed from collection of books to a singlewindow knowledge bank. This paper discusses the definition and features of open source library managementsoftware, criteria of selection of best open source library management software, their, advantages andlimitations. Open source library management software is a solution to reducing that cost. The paper describesin brief about the feature of some of the open source library management software like Greenstone DigitalLibrary, DSpace, Koha, E-Prints, NewGenlib. PhpMyLibrary, OpenBiblio, Avanti, etc., which are useful fordeveloping digital library and institutional repositories.The paper also highlight the initiatives taken in India tomake use of open source library management software for developing their digital libraries. http://dx.doi.org/10.14429/djlit.32.5. 2647
关键词：Open source library management software, Greenstone digital library, DSpace, Koha, E-Prints, New Genlib, open access initiative, digital library, GSDL
