Digital Library & DLMS : Perspective of Bangladeshi University Libraries

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What is Digital Library ?

Digital Library refers to a collection that constitutes electronic resources, accessible through the World Wide Web. It often contains electronic versions of books, photograph, videos that are owned by a "physical" library.

Digital libraries can vary immensely in size and scope, and can be maintained by individuals, organizations, or affiliated with established physical library buildings or institutions, or with academic institutions. The electronic content may be stored locally, or accessed remotely via computer networks. An electronic library is a type of information retrieval system.

Digital Library Software

It may open source or customized software presents a system for the construction and presentation of information collections. With many Open Source Software (OSS) applications now available for library and information management , Organizations now have novel options for acquiring and implementing systems. The most useful digital library software applications and institutional repository software used in different public & private university libraries for library & information management.

Digital Library Management System (DLMS)

Digital Libraries have greatly evolved during the last few years. Digital library management system evolved with the inception of digital library. This system provides the appropriate framework both for the production and administration of digital library system. The DLMS available are commercial as well as open source. But, Open Source DLMS's studied are:

1. Koha
Koha is the first free software library automation package. In use worldwide, its development is steered by growing community of users collaborating to achieve their technology goals. Listed below are some of special features possessed by the koha:
a) Full-featured ILS
b) Library Standards Compliant
c) Web-based Interface

Most of the university libraries of Bangladesh like Daffodil International University, BRAC University, East West University, North South University etc are using this useful open source integrated library software to provide their services to the users.

2. Greenstone

Greenstone Digital Library Software is a project from New Zealand that provides a new way of organizing information and making it available over the Internet. Listed below are some of special features possessed by Greenstone:
a) Accessible via web browser
b) Full Text and Field search
c) Flexible browsing facilities

East West University, Eastern University use the Greenstone as their digital library software.

3. DSpace
The Institutional Repository, DSpace is a joint project of the MIT Libraries and HP labs.It is a digital asset management system that allows institutions, such as libraries to collect, archive, index and disseminate the scholarly and intellectual efforts of a community. Some of its characteristics as shown in DSpace documentation are as :
a) It is a service model for open access and / or digitak archiving for perennial access.
b) Provide a platform to frame an institutional repository
c) Helps to make available institution-based scholarly material in digital formats.

Most of the leading public and private university libraries like University of Dhaka, Daffodil International University, BRAC University, use DSpace as repository.
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Offline mubassir

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Due to the limitations and community involvement koha is the best as it is continuously upgrading.