Recent Growth and Developments in Open-Source Software on Digital Libraries in India
C. Velmurugan, M. Kannan · Pearl A Journal of Library and Information Science · 2012
Open-source software (OSS) is a computer software that is available in source code form for which the source code and certain other rights, normally reserved for copyright holders, are provided under a software license that permits users to study, change and improve the software. OSS is popular with technically sophisticated users, who are often also the software developers, and has not yet made a significant impact on the desktop of most users. OSS has much potential for libraries and information centres, and there are a number of projects, including Greenstone, Dspace, Ganesha etc., that demonstrates its viability in this context. OSS is becoming an increasingly popular software development method. This paper describes what are an OSS and its features, software licensing, advantages and disadvantages. The paper mainly highlights the features, functions and use of some popular open source software like Greenstone, New Gen Lib, and DSpace and E-Granthalaya.