IASLIC's 23rd National Seminar, Kolkata by Goutam Biswas

NewGenLib, THE FIRST INDIAN OPEN
SOURCE SOFTWARE: A STUDY OF ITS
FEATURES AND COMPARISON WITH
OTHER SOFTWARES
By
Goutam Biswas
mail: goutambiswas8@gmail.com

Dibyendu Paul
mail:dibyendu.kly@gmail.com

DLIS, University of Kalyani, West Bengal

12-12-2008 NewGenLib...comparison with other software/Biswas & Paul/23rd IASLIC National Seminer

PRESENTATION PLAN
 INTRODUCTION
 RECOMMENDED FEATURES….
 REASONS FOR CHOOSING OSS
 SALIENT FEATURES OF NewGenLib…

 SOFTWARE COMPARED WITH…

 FEATURE FOR COMPARISON

 FINDINGS BASED ON PROJECTED SCORE

 CONLCUSSION.


INTRODUCTION
 LMS has significant roles in library automation.

 Basic points of considerations regarding LMS are:
 availability

 available features and functional modules

 standards and compatibility in data format and data exchange

 cost of procurement

 Options: commercial or free software?

 Availability in India: Most of are commercial software

 The open source ILMS originated in India: NewGenLib Open Source
 We attempted to highlight:
 features

 advantages and disadvantages

 Comparison with others

Back2Plan


RECOMMENDED FEATURES….
 Core modules: acquisition, cataloguing, circulation, serial control,
article indexing…
 Enhanced services: customized report generation, reservation
facility, interlibrary loan, union cataloguing, authority file, retro-
conversion…
 Binary or source code
 Standards/Formats: MARC21, CCF, MARC-XML, ISO-2709,
Z39.50…
 Developer:
 Institution is first preference
 Reputed company is the next
 Individual (s) may deviate from continuity.
 Revision
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REASONS FOR CHOOSING OSS

 Price

 Unrestricted use

 Community involvement in development and maintenance

 Issues of copyright etc

 Interoperability: customizable according to the needs and standards
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SALIENT FEATURES OF NewGenLib…
Back2Plan

 Licensing
 Source Code & User Manual
 User’s Feedback
 Architecture & Backend
 Functional Modules
 Data Create & Exchange
Format
 Mail Server
 Open Access Compatibility
 Unicode Compatibility
 RFID Technology


SOFTWARE COMPARED WITH…

 Koha

 LIBSYS

 SLIM++

 EASYLIB

Back2Plan


FEATURE FOR COMPARISON

 General Features

 Functional Modules

 OPAC

 Circulation

 Cataloging & Information Services
Back2Plan


Authority file & controlled vocabulary

GENERAL Client server architect
Complete web based functions

FEATURES Customized report generation
Give technical support after installation
GUI and color
Back2Plan Interlibrary loan system
Intranet support
Retro conversion
Standard report administration
Support International metadata standard
Support multilinguality
Support network environment
Ability to build digital library
Ability to build repository
Article Indexing
Associate component found in open source
Digital library integration
Linux and Windows OS compatible
No restriction of use
Power search facility
Scalable and high speed
Union cataloguing


COMPARATIVE FEATURES OF FUNCTIONAL
MODULES Back2Features

Acquisition
Budget Control
Cataloguing of Monograph
Cataloguing of Electronic Documents
Circulation
Inter Library Loan
Library Statistics
OPAC
Reports Generation
Cataloguing of Website
Import/Export
Serial Control
Stock Taking


COMPARATIVE FEATURES OF OPAC

Back2Features
Multimedia
Library Map
Website Cataloguing
Electronic Documents Cataloguing
Reservation Through OPAC
Can Staff Modify Index Field?
Can Staff Modify Display Format?
Facility for WEBPAC


COMPARATIVE FEATURES OF CIRCULATION

Back2Feature

Issue & Return
Renewal
Reservation
Use of Barcode Technology
Fines as per different users and documents
Reservation (for specific time period)
Report Generation
Use of RFID


COMPARATIVE FEATURES OF CATALOGING
& INFORMATION SERVICES
Back2Plan

Printing of Catalogue in AACR Format
Printing of Catalogue in CCC Format
Exporting /Importing of Data
Report Generation
SDI Service
CAS Service


METHOD OF SCORING …
 One point each has given for the features available
for

 zero each for the features not available in any
software

 It must be noted that all features are not equal in
significance


FINDINGS BASED ON PROJECTED SCORE

NewGenLib is much advanced
 It has five more features in general than Koha and much more than the
commercial software under study
 In functional modules it remain advance than Koha but more or less
equally featured with commercial software
 NewGenLib has also more features in number in all other aspects like:
 OPAC
 Circulation
 Cataloguing and Information Services

Go2Chart

Back2Plan


PROJECTED SCORE OF
COMPARATIVE FEATURES Back2Plan

35 6
4 4
28 5
9
0 8 8
21 9
8
7
6 2 6
14 5
13 12 13 12
7 9

0
NewGenLib Koha SLIM++ LIBSYS EASYLIB
Projected Score of Software Under Study

Funtional Modules OPAC Circulation Cataloging & Inf. Services


CONCLUSION Back2Plan

In this very brief study it is clear that this software would be
applicable in Indian libraries as far as its different features are
concerned. It supports all the functional modules as well as the web
interface needed for a library. In a developing country like India,
the first Indian origin open source software is incredibly useful. In
the new paradigm of information society, software like NewGenLib
open source software is a basic requirement as a primary resource


Thanks


Table 01: Comparative General Features of Selected Software … (Back)
General Features NewGenLib Koha LIBSYS SLIM++ EASYLIB
Authority file & controlled vocabulary 1 1 1 1 1
Client server architect 1 1 1 1 1
Complete web based functions 1 1 1 1 1
Customized report generation 1 1 1 1 1
Give technical support after installation 1 1 1 1 1
GUI and color 1 1 1 1 1
Interlibrary loan system 1 1 1 1 1
Intranet support 1 1 1 1 1
Retro conversion 1 1 1 1 1
Standard report administration 1 1 1 1 1
Support International metadata standard 1 1 1 1 1
Support multilinguality 1 1 1 1 1
Support network environment 1 1 1 1 1
Ability to build digital library 1 0 0 0 1
Ability to build repository 1 0 0 0 0
Article Indexing 1 0 0 0 0
Associate component found in open source 1 1 0 0 0
Digital library integration 1 1 0 1 1
Linux and Windows OS compatible 1 0 0 0 0
No restriction of use 1 1 0 0 0
Power search facility 1 1 0 0 1
Scalable and high speed 1 0 1 1 1

12-12-2008 Union cataloguing 1 1 1 0 1
NewGenLib...comparison with other software/Biswas & Paul/23rd IASLIC National Seminer
Score 23 18 15 16 18

Comparative Features of Functional Modules
Functions NewGenLib Koha LIBSYS SLIM++ EASYLIB
Acquisition 1 1 1 1 1
Budget Control 1 1 1 1 1
Cataloguing of monograph 1 1 1 1 1
Cataloguing of electronic documents 1 1 1 1 1
Circulation 1 1 1 1 1
Inter Library Loan 1 1 1 1 1
Library Statistics 1 1 1 1 1
OPAC 1 1 1 1 1
Reports Generation 1 1 1 1 1
Cataloguing of website 1 0 0 1 0
Import/Export 1 0 1 1 1
Serial Control 1 0 1 1 1
Stock taking 1 0 1 1 1

Score 13 09 12 13 12


Comparative Features of OPAC
OPAC Features NewGenLib Koha SLIM++ LIBSYS EASYLIB
Multimedia 1 0 1 0 1
Library Map N.F 0 0 0 1
Web site cataloguing 1 0 1 0 0
Electronic documents cataloguing 1 1 1 0 1
Reservation through OPAC 1 1 1 1 1
Can staff modify index field 1 1 0 0 0
Can staff modify display format 1 1 1 0 1
Facility for WEBPAC 1 1 1 1 1
Score 07 05 06 02 06

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Comparative Features of Circulation…
Circulation Features NewGenLib Koha SLIM++ LIBSYS EASYLIB
Issue 1 1 1 1 1
Return 1 1 1 1 1
Renewal 1 1 1 1 1
Reservation 1 1 1 1 1
Use of barcode technology 1 1 1 1 1
Fines as per different users and documents 1 1 1 1 1
Reservation (for specific time period) 1 1 1 1 1
Report generation 1 1 1 1 1
Use of RFID 1 N.F N.F 1 N.F

Score 09 08 08 09 08


Comparative Features of Cataloging & Information Services

Information Services NewGenLib Koha SLIM++ LIBSYS EASYLIB
Printing of catalogue in AACR 1 0 0 1 1
format
Printing of catalogue in CCC format 1 0 0 1 0
Exporting /Importing of data 1 0 1 1 1
Report generation 1 0 1 1 1
SDI service 1 0 1 1 1
CAS service 1 0 1 0 0

Score 06 00 04 05 04


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