Naik, Umesha; Shivalingaiah, D(INFLIBNET Centre, February 2, 2005)
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Abstract:
Open source 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 and Ganesha, etc that demonstrates its
viability in this context. OSS is becoming an increasingly popular software development
method. This paper highlights what is an OSS, its features, software licensing, advantages
and disadvantages. The paper also highlights the features, functions and use of three
popular digital libraries software viz. Greenstone, DSpace and Ganesha.