IS OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARE AN IMPENDING THREAT TO CUSTOMIZE SOFTWARE IN THE FIELD OF LIBRARY AUTOMATION?

Barik, Nilaranjan and Singh, Rekha . IS OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARE AN IMPENDING THREAT TO CUSTOMIZE SOFTWARE IN THE FIELD OF LIBRARY AUTOMATION?, 2015 In: Transformation of Knowledge Resource Centers in Collaborative Era (vol.II). AGRI-BIO VET PRESS, pp. 552-564. [Book chapter]

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English abstract

Emergence of Open Source Software is a new ray of hope in the field of library automation. It can be a gift to those libraries that have financial constraints to procure customized software to automate their libraries as per the changing demand of users and library environment. This paper discusses the concept of OSS, how it differs from commercial software which is widely available. Also discusses why and how OSS can be a threat for customized software, particularly in the area of library automation.

Item type: Book chapter
Keywords: OSS, NPL, PHP, GNU-GPL
Subjects: I. Information treatment for information services
Depositing user: Nilaranjan Barik
Date deposited: 10 Apr 2017 17:56
Last modified: 10 Apr 2017 17:56
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10760/31117

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http://www.catb.org/~esr/open-source.html.

http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/open-source-misses-thepoint.html

Sharma, Srinarayan; Vijayan Sugumaran and Balaji

Rajagopalan (2002). “A framework for creating hybrid-open

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