Informatics Studies
  • Year: 2021
  • Volume: 8
  • Issue: 3

Open Source Products for Libraries and Information Service Centres

  • Author:
  • Deepti Khatri
  • Total Page Count: 10
  • Published Online: Mar 4, 2022
  • Page Number: 37 to 46

Online published on 5 March, 2022.

Abstract

The paper describes Open Source products, which are cost effective; could bridge the digital divide, help in familiarizing information service professionals to the current technology and enable innovative services. Categories of Open Source Products such as Digital Library Software, Content Management Systems, Open Web Browser, Open Office etc; and packages such as KOHA, NewGenLib, DSpace, Greenstone, E-Print, Joomla, Drupal, Word Press, Mozilla Firefox, LibreOffice, Open Office etc are introduced.

Keywords

Open Products, Open Source Software, Content Management Systems, Digital Library Software, OpenOffice