NewGenLib an ILMS from India now open source

By vinayras - Posted on January 17th, 2008

haravu@newgenlib.com haravu@newgenlib.com

I am a very happy to announce that NewGenLib, the integrated library
management system is now open source. Details are given below.

NewGenLib Open Source

1. NewGenLib (www.newgenlib.com) is now open source under the most widely
used open source software licensing system called GNU GPL (General Public
License)
2. The open source binaries and source code can be downloaded from
http://www.sourceforge.net/projects/newgenlib.. Installation notes for Linux
and Windows are also available at the site. The user manual is also
downloadable.
3. Librarians/developers who download the software can post their views,
problems, solutions, discussions, etc., on
https://sourceforge.net/forum/?group_id=210780.
4. NewGenLib is web-based and has a multi-tier architecture
(www.kiikm.org/newgenlib_architecture.jpg); uses Java (a swing-based
librarian's GUI) and the JBoss (J2EE-based Application Server). The default
backend used is the open source PostgreSQL.
5. NewGenLib functional modules: Acquisitions management (monographs and
serials); technical processing; circulation control; system configuration; a
desktop reports application and an end-of-day process (scheduler)
application.
6. NewGenLib is compliant with MARC-21 format.
1. Has a MARC editor
2. Allows seamless bibliographic and authority data import into
cataloguing templates
7. Form letter templates are configurable using openOffice 2.0 as ODT and
htm.
8. SMTP mail servers can be configured for emails that can be sent form
functional modules.
9. NewGenLib allows creation of institutional open access (OA)
repositories compliant with the OAI-PMH.
10. NewGenLib servers are SRU/W compliant supporting MARC-21 and MODS 3.0
metadata formats. CQL (level 1) with both Bath and Dublin Core Profiles are
supported.
11. NewGenLib is Unicode 3.0 compliant
12. NewGenLib is RFID ready.