Experiences of Migrating to Open Source Integrated Library Systems

Singh, Vandana

doi:10.6017/ital.v32i1.2268

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“…Singh (2013) studied the experiences of 20 librarians who worked in libraries that had migrated to or were planning to migrate to OSS ILS and recommended guidelines that could be useful to libraries that were interested in migrating to OSS ILS.…”

Section: Oss Solutions Inmentioning

confidence: 99%

Open Source Software solutions in Indian libraries

2014

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If you would like to write for this, or any other Emerald publication, then please use our Emerald for Authors service information about how to choose which publication to write for and submission guidelines are available for all. Please visit www.emeraldinsight.com/authors for more information. About Emerald www.emeraldinsight.comEmerald is a global publisher linking research and practice to the benefit of society. The company manages a portfolio of more than 290 journals and over 2,350 books and book series volumes, as well as providing an extensive range of online products and additional customer resources and services.Emerald is both COUNTER 4 and TRANSFER compliant. The organization is a partner of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) and also works with Portico and the LOCKSS initiative for digital archive preservation. AbstractPurpose -The purpose of this paper is to explore the Open Source Software (OSS) market relevant to Indian libraries and more specifically, to review the existing library automation, i.e. Integrated Library Management System (ILMS) and Digital Library (DL) software solutions. Design/methodology/approach -Survey method was adopted to collect data for this study and the sample population for this study included 356 library professionals. Findings -The study findings indicate presence of OSS like Koha and NewGenLib in the ILMS category and Dspace, Eprints and Greenstone in the DL software category in India. The study also indicates that there is considerable interest among Indian libraries to adopt or migrate to OSS.Research limitations/implications -The sample included largely, more than 80 percent, responses from the academic library segment and hence the results and analysis maybe more skewed to the academic library segment. However the implications of this study could be extended to other type of libraries and facilitate library professionals to make software choices with respect to library automation. Originality/value -In addition to exploring the opportunities of OSS implementation in Indian libraries, the study includes issues related to migration, implementation, budget, training, etc. The study would have value for library professionals and OSS vendors to understand the Indian library market in the context of OSS.

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Section: Oss Solutions Inmentioning

confidence: 99%

Open Source Software solutions in Indian libraries

2014

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“…Poulter (2010) cites strategic reasons apart from the budget, as well as dissatisfaction regarding proprietary ILS, for making libraries adopt OSILS. Singh (2013) revealed that the common factor for adoption is the cost-effectiveness of OSILS compared to proprietary ILS among libraries in the USA. Libraries refer to many causes for shifting to OSILS which are usability, cost-effectiveness, and community and vendor support (Singh, 2013).…”

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“…Singh (2013) revealed that the common factor for adoption is the cost-effectiveness of OSILS compared to proprietary ILS among libraries in the USA. Libraries refer to many causes for shifting to OSILS which are usability, cost-effectiveness, and community and vendor support (Singh, 2013). In addition to these reasons, flexibility and ease of customization are also significant factors for the widespread adoption of OSILS (Carlock, 2008).…”

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confidence: 99%

Factors for adoption of OSILS in university libraries of Bangladesh

Alam

Mezbah-ul-Islam

2019

IFLA Journal

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This study identified the influential factors for adoption of OSILS in university libraries in Bangladesh. The survey was carried out among 196 library professionals from 14 private and seven public university libraries by a structured questionnaire which was adapted cautiously as per local arrangements after conducting a pilot survey. Factors for adoption of OSILS were analyzed by multiple regressions where overall satisfaction was used as dependent variable, and 14 factors for adoption of OSILS were applied as the independent variables. The entire model of regression analysis was established to be significant and revealed that cost-effectiveness, open source code, supporting community, backup and restore systems, easy to integrate with other software, and freedom from licensing fee significantly influenced library professionals to adopt OSILS. Moreover, an effort has been made for the first time to evaluate significant factors for adoption of OSILS in university libraries of Bangladesh that will prompt future research on OSILS.

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“…Many libraries have embarked on the migration process to OSS ILSs, which includes steps such as testing the system, preparing the data, customizing and installing the system, and maintaining and updating the system (Singh, 2013c). In order to encourage more libraries to adopt OSS ILSs, libraries that have already migrated must share their knowledge, experience, and recommendations for each stage of the migration process (Singh, 2013b).…”

Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

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Challenges of open source ILS adoption

Singh

2013

Proc of Assoc for Info

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This paper describes the results of a research study analyzing the challenges of the adoption of open source integrated library systems (OSS ILSs) among U.S. libraries. The research team surveyed 73 libraries of all types currently using proprietary ILSs about their satisfaction with their ILS, whether they have considered migrating to an OSS ILS, and some of the changes that would need to occur inside and outside of the libraries to facilitate migration to OSS ILSs. The results show that most of the libraries surveyed have considered migrating to OSS ILSs. The most common reason for considering migration is the cost savings of OSS ILSs compared to proprietary ILSs. The most common issues libraries cited as reasons not to migrate to OSS ILSs include lack of in‐house technical staff and expertise and perceived lack of OSS ILS technical support. This paper contributes to the field by discussing some specific challenges libraries associate with OSS ILSs. This research will help libraries in the OSS ILS community to better address these challenges and encourage OSS ILS adoption.

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Experiences of Migrating to Open Source Integrated Library Systems

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