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mail: goutambiswas8@gmail.com DLIS, University of Kalyani, West Bengal
NewGenLib, THE FIRST INDIAN OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARE: A STUDY OF ITS FEATURES AND COMPARISON WITH OTHER SOFTWARES By Goutam Biswas mail: Dibyendu Paul DLIS, University of Kalyani, West Bengal NewGenLib...comparison with other software/Biswas & Paul/23rd IASLIC National Seminer
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PRESENTATION PLAN SOFTWARE COMPARED WITH… FEATURE FOR COMPARISON
INTRODUCTION RECOMMENDED FEATURES…. REASONS FOR CHOOSING OSS SALIENT FEATURES OF NewGenLib… SOFTWARE COMPARED WITH… FEATURE FOR COMPARISON FINDINGS BASED ON PROJECTED SCORE CONLCUSSION. NewGenLib...comparison with other software/Biswas & Paul/23rd IASLIC National Seminer
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INTRODUCTION LMS has significant roles in library automation.
Basic points of considerations regarding LMS are: availability available features and functional modules standards and compatibility in data format and data exchange cost of procurement Options: commercial or free software? Availability in India: Most of are commercial software The open source ILMS originated in India: NewGenLib Open Source We attempted to highlight: features advantages and disadvantages Comparison with others Back2Plan NewGenLib...comparison with other software/Biswas & Paul/23rd IASLIC National Seminer
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RECOMMENDED FEATURES….
Core modules: acquisition, cataloguing, circulation, serial control, article indexing… Enhanced services: customized report generation, reservation facility, interlibrary loan, union cataloguing, authority file, retro-conversion… Binary or source code Standards/Formats: MARC21, CCF, MARC-XML, ISO-2709, Z39.50… Developer: Institution is first preference Reputed company is the next Individual (s) may deviate from continuity. Revision Back2Plan NewGenLib...comparison with other software/Biswas & Paul/23rd IASLIC National Seminer
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REASONS FOR CHOOSING OSS
Price Unrestricted use Community involvement in development and maintenance Issues of copyright etc Interoperability: customizable according to the needs and standards Back2Plan NewGenLib...comparison with other software/Biswas & Paul/23rd IASLIC National Seminer
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SALIENT FEATURES OF NewGenLib… Back2Plan
Licensing Source Code & User Manual User’s Feedback Architecture & Backend Functional Modules Data Create & Exchange Format Mail Server Open Access Compatibility Unicode Compatibility RFID Technology NewGenLib...comparison with other software/Biswas & Paul/23rd IASLIC National Seminer
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SOFTWARE COMPARED WITH…
Back2Plan Koha LIBSYS SLIM++ EASYLIB NewGenLib...comparison with other software/Biswas & Paul/23rd IASLIC National Seminer
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FEATURE FOR COMPARISON
General Features Functional Modules OPAC Circulation Cataloging & Information Services Back2Plan NewGenLib...comparison with other software/Biswas & Paul/23rd IASLIC National Seminer
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GENERAL FEATURES Back2Plan
Authority file & controlled vocabulary Client server architect Complete web based functions Customized report generation Give technical support after installation GUI and color Interlibrary loan system Intranet support Retro conversion Standard report administration Support International metadata standard Support multilinguality Support network environment Ability to build digital library Ability to build repository Article Indexing Associate component found in open source Digital library integration Linux and Windows OS compatible No restriction of use Power search facility Scalable and high speed Union cataloguing NewGenLib...comparison with other software/Biswas & Paul/23rd IASLIC National Seminer
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COMPARATIVE FEATURES OF FUNCTIONAL MODULES Back2Features
Acquisition Budget Control Cataloguing of Monograph Cataloguing of Electronic Documents Circulation Inter Library Loan Library Statistics OPAC Reports Generation Cataloguing of Website Import/Export Serial Control Stock Taking NewGenLib...comparison with other software/Biswas & Paul/23rd IASLIC National Seminer
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COMPARATIVE FEATURES OF OPAC Back2Features
Multimedia Library Map Website Cataloguing Electronic Documents Cataloguing Reservation Through OPAC Can Staff Modify Index Field? Can Staff Modify Display Format? Facility for WEBPAC NewGenLib...comparison with other software/Biswas & Paul/23rd IASLIC National Seminer
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COMPARATIVE FEATURES OF CIRCULATION Back2Feature
Issue & Return Renewal Reservation Use of Barcode Technology Fines as per different users and documents Reservation (for specific time period) Report Generation Use of RFID NewGenLib...comparison with other software/Biswas & Paul/23rd IASLIC National Seminer
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COMPARATIVE FEATURES OF CATALOGING & INFORMATION SERVICES Back2Plan
Printing of Catalogue in AACR Format Printing of Catalogue in CCC Format Exporting /Importing of Data Report Generation SDI Service CAS Service NewGenLib...comparison with other software/Biswas & Paul/23rd IASLIC National Seminer
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METHOD OF SCORING … One point each has given for the features available for zero each for the features not available in any software It must be noted that all features are not equal in significance NewGenLib...comparison with other software/Biswas & Paul/23rd IASLIC National Seminer
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FINDINGS BASED ON PROJECTED SCORE
NewGenLib is much advanced It has five more features in general than Koha and much more than the commercial software under study In functional modules it remain advance than Koha but more or less equally featured with commercial software NewGenLib has also more features in number in all other aspects like: OPAC Circulation Cataloguing and Information Services Go2Chart Back2Plan NewGenLib...comparison with other software/Biswas & Paul/23rd IASLIC National Seminer
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PROJECTED SCORE OF COMPARATIVE FEATURES Back2Plan
NewGenLib...comparison with other software/Biswas & Paul/23rd IASLIC National Seminer
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CONCLUSION Back2Plan In this very brief study it is clear that this software would be applicable in Indian libraries as far as its different features are concerned. It supports all the functional modules as well as the web interface needed for a library. In a developing country like India, the first Indian origin open source software is incredibly useful. In the new paradigm of information society, software like NewGenLib open source software is a basic requirement as a primary resource NewGenLib...comparison with other software/Biswas & Paul/23rd IASLIC National Seminer
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Thanks NewGenLib...comparison with other software/Biswas & Paul/23rd IASLIC National Seminer
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Table 01: Comparative General Features of Selected Software … (Back)
NewGenLib Koha LIBSYS SLIM++ EASYLIB Authority file & controlled vocabulary 1 Client server architect Complete web based functions Customized report generation Give technical support after installation GUI and color Interlibrary loan system Intranet support Retro conversion Standard report administration Support International metadata standard Support multilinguality Support network environment Ability to build digital library Ability to build repository Article Indexing Associate component found in open source Digital library integration Linux and Windows OS compatible No restriction of use Power search facility Scalable and high speed Union cataloguing Score 23 18 15 16 NewGenLib...comparison with other software/Biswas & Paul/23rd IASLIC National Seminer
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Comparative Features of Functional Modules
Functions NewGenLib Koha LIBSYS SLIM++ EASYLIB Acquisition 1 Budget Control Cataloguing of monograph Cataloguing of electronic documents Circulation Inter Library Loan Library Statistics OPAC Reports Generation Cataloguing of website Import/Export Serial Control Stock taking Score 13 09 12 NewGenLib...comparison with other software/Biswas & Paul/23rd IASLIC National Seminer
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Comparative Features of OPAC
OPAC Features NewGenLib Koha SLIM++ LIBSYS EASYLIB Multimedia 1 Library Map N.F Web site cataloguing Electronic documents cataloguing Reservation through OPAC Can staff modify index field Can staff modify display format Facility for WEBPAC Score 07 05 06 02 Back to plan NewGenLib...comparison with other software/Biswas & Paul/23rd IASLIC National Seminer
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Comparative Features of Circulation…
Circulation Features NewGenLib Koha SLIM++ LIBSYS EASYLIB Issue 1 Return Renewal Reservation Use of barcode technology Fines as per different users and documents Reservation (for specific time period) Report generation Use of RFID N.F Score 09 08 NewGenLib...comparison with other software/Biswas & Paul/23rd IASLIC National Seminer
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Comparative Features of Cataloging & Information Services
NewGenLib Koha SLIM++ LIBSYS EASYLIB Printing of catalogue in AACR format 1 Printing of catalogue in CCC format Exporting /Importing of data Report generation SDI service CAS service Score 06 00 04 05 NewGenLib...comparison with other software/Biswas & Paul/23rd IASLIC National Seminer
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