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Click to edit Master title style,Click to edit Master text styles,Second level,Third level,Fourth level,Fifth level,*,Free/Open Source Integrated Library Management Systems,Comaprative analysis of Koha, PhpMylibrary and OpenBiblio,Vimal kumar,Asian School of Business,Technopark,Trivandrum,16 November 2005,1,Presentation will cover,Need for Free/Open Source software.,What is Free/Open Source software?,Features of free software,Features of open source software,Integrated Library Management System (ILMS),Free/Open Source ILMS,Koha, PhpMylibrary and OpenBiblio,Findings,Suggestions,2,Need for Free/Open Source software,Cost of commercial softwares is very high,Commercial developers do not reveal the source code of their programs,3,What is Free/Open Source Software?,Free/Open Source software is , software that users have the ability to,run,distribute,study, and,modify,the program for any purpose.,4,History of Free/Open Source Software,1984 Richard Stallman formed Free Software Foundation (FSF).,1991 Linus Torvalds developed Linux,1994 Red Hat (commercial Linux) company founded.,1998 “Open Source Initiative” was formed,5,Features of Free Software,GNU public license (GPL).,Anybody can do anything with public domain works.,73 % of free softwares registered under,GPL Licencse.,6,Features of Open Source software,Historically evolved from free software.,Open source grants 4 freedom (run, study, distribute and modify).,Open Source Initiative License (OSI).,Open Source has a copyright holder.,7,Integrated Library Management System(ILMS),“,an automated library system that is capable of managing the operations of more than one basic library functions”,-UNESCO,8,Modules of library processes in an ILMS,Acquisition,Cataloguing,Circulation,OPAC,9,Main objective,Evaluation and examination of free/open source ILMS.,To find a less costly and efficient library software.,10,Popular commercial ILMS,Name,Appoximate Price,Libsuite,Rs.,4,50,000,LibSys,Rs.,4,50,000,SOUL,Rs.,50,000,Alice for WINDOWS,Rs.,3,50,000,11,Free/Open Source ILMS,Avanthi Circulation System,Emilda,FireFly,Koha,PhpMylibrary,OpenBiblio,WEBLIS,OpenILS,PhpMyBibli,GNUTECA,PMB,Learning Access ILS,FireFly,12,Koha,OpenBiblio,PhpMyLibrary,13,License:,The GNU General Public License,Developer:,Horowhenua Library Trust, New Zealand,Operating System:,Linux, Windows,.,Programming Language:,Perl,Functional Modules:,Acquisition,Cataloguing, Circulation, Serial Control,Home Page,:,14,Koha features,web-based OPAC,circulation and management interfaces,MARC21 and UNIMARC support,Z39.50 server, Online,Reservations& Renewals,E-mail Overdue Notifications.,Virtual Shelves,Barcode Generator,15,Developer: Dave Stevens,License:,GNU General Public License (GPL),Operating System:,Linux, Windows,Programming Language:,PHP,Functional Modules:,Acquisition, Cataloguing, Circulation,Home Page:,/,16,OpenBiblio features,Barcode input,web-based OPAC,circulation and management interfaces,MARC support,Online Reservations& Renewals,Barcode Generator,Report Generator,Interface customization,17,Developer:,Polerio Babao,License:,GNU General Public License (GPL),Operating System:,Linux, Windows,Programming Language:,PHP, PL/SQL, Python,Functional Modules:,Acquisition,Cataloguing,Circulation,Home Page:,18,PhpMyLibrary features,web-based OPAC,circulation and management interfaces,MARC support, CDS/ISIS conversion,Online Reservations& Renewals,Report Generator,Interface customization,19,Methodology of the study,Selection of free/open source ILMS,Installation and running the softwares entering sample data,Data collection using a checklist,Scoring of software performance,Computation of the performance of free/open source ILMS,20,Data collection list,1. ACQUISITION,Selection of Items,Duplicate checking,Selection of Vendors,Ordering,Claiming,Receipting,Fund control,Reports & statistics,2. CATALOGUING,Recording Creation,Duplicate checking,Record editing,Authority control,Cataloguing copies,Key word/ thesaurus generation,Import & export of data,3.PUBLIC ACCESS CATALOGUE,Normal search,Advanced search,Search strategies,Status enquiry,Print provision,Prompts & Help massages,Disposition of retrieval data,Internet access,Other catalogue forms,4.CIRCULATION,Patron & Items files,Setting parameters (Issue, return, renewal fees, fine etc),Issue and Return,Fines & overdue notice,Holds & recalls,Reservations,Renewal,Short term loans,Interlibrary loans,Reports & statistics,5 SERIAL CONTROL,Fund control,Ordering,Receipting,Claiming,Binding,6.Management,information,Tools for the analysis of statistical information,7.System maintenance,User assistance (Manual/ literature),Security of records and files,Up- gradation,Customization,21,Scoring Scheme,Excellent,5,Very good,4,Good,3,Average,2,Poor,1,Not available,0,22,Acquisition Analysed data,Sub-functions,Score,Koha,PhpmyLibrary,OpenBiblio,Selection of Items,4,0,0,Duplicate checking,3,0,0,Selection of Vendors,5,0,0,Ordering,4,0,0,Claiming,4,0,0,Receipting,4,0,0,Fund Control,4,0,0,Reports & Statistics,4,0,0,Total 40,32 (80%),0 (0%),0 (0%),23,Cataloguing Analysed data,Sub functions,Score,Koha,PhpMyLibrary,OpenBiblio,Record creation,5,3,3,Duplicate checking,3,0,0,Record editing,4,3,3,Authority control,3,0,0,Cataloguing copies,4,2,4,Keyword/ thesaurus generation,4,3,3,Export & Import Data,3,4,3,Total 35,26,(74.29%),15,(42.86%),16,(45.72%),24,Circulation- Analysed data,Sub- functions,Score,Koha,PhpmyLibrary,OpenBiblio,Patrons & Item files,4,3,3,Setting parameters (Issue return, renewal, fees, fine, etc.,5,4,4,Return,5,4,4,Fines & overdue notices,4,3,4,Holds & recalls,3,3,4,Reservations,5,3,4,Renewal,4,3,4,Short term loans,3,0,0,Interlibrary loans,4,0,0,Reports & statistics,3,3,2,Total 50,40,(70%),26,(52%),29,(58%),25,Serials Control: Analysed data,Sub- functions,Scores,Koha,PhpMyLibrary,OpenBiblio,Fund control,5,0,0,Ordering,5,0,0,Receipting,5,0,0,Claiming,5,0,0,Binding,5,0,0,Total 25,25,(100%),0,(0%),0,(0%),26,Online Public Access Catalogue (OPAC): analysed data,Sub- functions,Scores,Koha,PhpMyLibrary,OpenBiblio,Normal search,5,3,2,Advanced search,4,3,0,Search strategies,4,3,0,Status enquiry,5,5,5,Print Provision,3,4,0,Prompt & help messages,2,1,1,Disposition of retrieval data,2,4,0,Internet access,5,5,5,Other catalogue form,4,3,0,Total 45,34,(75.56%),31,(68.89%),13,(28.89%),27,Management of information-Analysis of data,Sub- functions,Score,Koha,PhpMyLibrary,OpenBiblio,Tools for analysis of statistical information,1,0,0,Total 5,1,(20%),0,(0%),0,(0%),28,System maintenance facilities- Analysis,Sub- functions,Scores,Koha,PhpMyLibrary,OpenBiblio,User assistance (manual/ literature),3,1,1,Security of records & files,4,3,3,Up- gradation,5,3,3,Customization,5,3,4,Total 20,17,(85%),10,(50%),11,(55%),29,Summary of Findings,Functions/ sub- functions,Scores,Koha,PhpMyLibrary,OpenBiblio,Acquisition,32,0,0,Cataloguing,26,15,16,Public Access Catalogue (OPAC),34,31,13,Circulation,38,26,29,Serial Control,25,0,0,Information management,1,0,0,System Maintenance Total,17,10,11,Total,173,(78.63%),82,(37.27%),69,(31.36%),30,Findings,Koha satisfies all the functional requirements of a library management system.,Acquisition and serial control are not available in PhpMyLibrary and OpenBiblio.,PhpMylibrary and OpenBiblio are suitable for libraries with small collection.,Free/Open Source softwares does not need the initial costs of commercial software.,It enables libraries to have greater control over their computer environment.,Free/Open Source ILMS have all the features of commercial system available in the market.,Most of the free/open source ILMS are OS independent.,Installation is the most difficult part in free/open source software.,Documentation is not sufficient for free/open source library systems.,31,Suggestions,Need for librarians to try with free/open source softwares.,Need for constituting a committee consisting of librarians and computer professionals,.,Library professionals should be involved in the free/open source ILMS development projects,32,Thank you,Vimal kumar,Asian School of Business,Thiruvananthapuram,33,
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