Assistant Professor (Senior Scale), PG Department of Library and Information Science, 3rd Floor, Bhaikaka Library Campus, Sardar Patel University, Vallabh Vidyanagar, Anand – Gujarat (India) jignesh.makwana2182@gmail.com
Abstract:
It is very easy to understand that a library can do its work without a university, but it is not possible for a university to do its work without a library, i.e., the library is the heart of the university. In the present time, when it is a time of technology, technology-based operations are necessary for university libraries instead of manual operations because this type of operation can save time, energy, and money. Nowadays, most libraries work on automatic systems. If the library has to be automated, then there should be a library management software package. This software package has two types. One of them is an open-supply software package; it's also known as a free software package, and nowadays libraries prefer open supply software packages for managing the library. So what is this open-source software? What are the features of open-source software? What are the criteria for open-source software? How is it needed in the library? How can it be useful in library functions? What are the advantages and disadvantages of using it in a library context? The present article aims to answer each of these questions. For these matters, an attempt has been made here to collect information from various types of literature, analyse it according to the issue, and present it.
Keywords: Library, University Structure, Software, Open-Source Software, OSS, Utilization
