User Attitudes on E-Books Collection in Mahatma Gandhi University Library: A Case Study

A study on the user’s attitudes, interest and understanding of e-book collections. The sample taken for the study is the E-book collection developed at the Mahatma Gandhi University Library and its users. The survey assessed the impact of the e-books on teaching learning and research. The problems associated with the use of e-books aware also identified. The inference of the study are that the user’s require an orientation on different types of collections, and also extended facilities for access which is possible in this format

User Attitudes on E-Books Collection in Mahatma Gandhi University Library: A Case Study

A study on the user’s attitudes, interest and understanding of e-book collections. The sample taken for the study is the E-book collection developed at the Mahatma Gandhi University Library and its users. The survey assessed the impact of the e-books on teaching learning and research. The problems associated with the use of e-books aware also identified. The inference of the study are that the user’s require an orientation on different types of collections, and also extended facilities for access which is possible in this format

Open Source Software Use in Indian Libraries: A Survey.

The term “Open Source” is a trending topic at present among LIS professionals in India. Open Source applications in libraries progressed as a matter of serious discussion among the library professionals. Stakeholders of Indian Library sector now a day’s realize the advantages of embracing Open Source softwares. This Paper attempts to find out the usage of Open Source software in Indian Libraries. It is found that there is a positive attitude from the part of library professionals towards the acceptance of Open Source softwares.The study also underscores the necessity of orientation Programmes for making Professionals more familiar for adoption of Open Source software in libraries

Open Source Software Use in Indian Libraries: A Survey.

The term “Open Source” is a trending topic at present among LIS professionals in India. Open Source applications in libraries progressed as a matter of serious discussion among the library professionals. Stakeholders of Indian Library sector now a day’s realize the advantages of embracing Open Source softwares. This Paper attempts to find out the usage of Open Source software in Indian Libraries. It is found that there is a positive attitude from the part of library professionals towards the acceptance of Open Source softwares.The study also underscores the necessity of orientation Programmes for making Professionals more familiar for adoption of Open Source software in libraries

A study on managing Koha Open Source library management system using Live CD

Koha Live CD’s are useful tools for installation and learning purpose. Availability of Koha live CD is one of the reason that increased the popularity of Koha among library professionals. With the help of Koha Live CD, library professionals can try and install Koha without having much technical know how. It also saves considerable time for the installation of Koha software during training programmes

Adoption and user perceptions of Koha library management system in India

Adoption and use of open source library management systems in Indian libraries is gaining momentum. Koha is the first free and open source library automation package. Its excellent features have made it popular among the user community within a short span of time. This paper provides a brief picture of Koha software adoption and the users’ perceptions about it in the Indian library scenario and evaluates the satisfaction level of Indian library professionals with Koha. It is found that the software is popular among the southern states of India and the number of Koha users in India is growing

Adoption and user perceptions of Koha library management system in India

223-230Adoption and use of open source library management systems in Indian libraries is gaining momentum. Koha is the first free and open source library automation package. Its excellent features have made it popular among the user community within a short span of time. This paper provides a brief picture of Koha software adoption and the users’ perceptions about it in the Indian library scenario and evaluates the satisfaction level of Indian library professionals with Koha. It is found that the software is popular among the southern states of India and the number of Koha users in India is growing

Academic Social Networking in India and Dissemination of Indigenous Knowledge: A Study

Discusses the advantages of academic networks and the problems of access to journal articles via e-journal consortium's in India. Proposal for an educational social network as part of teh National Knowledge Network (NKN) platform is put forth. The need for digitization of indigenous academic resources and its dissemination through networks for better access is also emphasize

Adoption and user perceptions of Koha library management system in India

Adoption and use of open source library management systems in Indian libraries is gaining momentum. Koha is the first free and open source library automation package. Its excellent features have made it popular among the user community within a short span of time. This paper provides a brief picture of Koha software adoption and the users’ perceptions about it in the Indian library scenario and evaluates the satisfaction level of Indian library professionals with Koha. It is found that the software is popular among the southern states of India and the number of Koha users in India is growing

Adoption and user perceptions of Koha library management system in India

Adoption and use of open source library management systems in Indian libraries is gaining momentum. Koha is the first free and open source library automation package. Its excellent features have made it popular among the user community within a short span of time. This paper provides a brief picture of Koha software adoption and the users’ perceptions about it in the Indian library scenario and evaluates the satisfaction level of Indian library professionals with Koha. It is found that the software is popular among the southern states of India and the number of Koha users in India is growing