Comparative Study between Omeka, DSpace and E-Print: A Special Reference with Plugin Features

Abstract

Open-source software helps libraries mainly in lowering initial and recurring costs, eliminating vendor lock-in and allowing greater flexibility. DSpace, E-Prints are very popular among academic community and Omeka open source software which is widely used in archival and museum space. Role of Digital Library system used to capture, store, index, preserve and redistribute all scholarly research material in digital formats. This paper explains the open-source digital repository software with special reference to the availability of plugin features in Omeka which is not available with others two IR Software. This paper describes the feature of plugins, strengths, and weaknesses of Omeka as a software platform for creating and managing digital collections on the web. This paper also explains, how plugin features easier for users to add features to their repository without knowing a single line of code.