Dear Friends,<br><br>As Sangeeta mentioned ABCD  free and Open Source Library Automation Software is going to be the promising Library Automation solution for Libraries with all advanced features. Along with all library automation features, ABCD has MetaSearch capabilities, Portal Management features and other advanced features all in a web based environment.<br>
<br>There is a correction in the link provided (by sangeeta)  to Download version 0.9 of ABCD. You can download ABCD from <br><br><span style="" lang="EN-US"></span><a href="http://bvsmodelo.bvsalud.org/php/level.php?lang=en&amp;component=27&amp;item=13">http://bvsmodelo.bvsalud.org/php/level.php?lang=en&amp;component=27&amp;item=13</a><br>
<br>You may kindly install the software and test it and have a feel of ABCD software and its facilities. ABCD is constantly under the process of upgradation based on the suggestions received from global library community. Currently available versions are mainly for the purpose of testing. However, we will have <span style="color: black;" lang="EN-US">upcoming releases: 0.9.5 by
the end of October, 1.0 (beta) by the end of November. ABCD will be officialy launched in
BIREME
before 15<sup>th</sup> December 2009.</span><br><br>You may access an online tutorial (though few months old, but most of the screens remain same) created by me on data entry module of ABCD at <a href="http://sainul.oxyhost.com/">http://sainul.oxyhost.com/</a><br>
<br>Deatiled manuals and documentations are available in the ABCD download page. For More specific discussions and clarifications You can join the ISIS discussion group at <a href="https://listserv.surfnet.nl/scripts/wa.exe?SUBED1=cds-isis&amp;A=1">https://listserv.surfnet.nl/scripts/wa.exe?SUBED1=cds-isis&amp;A=1</a><br>
<br>With best regards,<br><br> Sainul Abideen P, <br>Member (Representing Asia-Pacific), International Coordination Committee of ISIS (ICCI)<br><br>Librarian<br>Indian Institute of Information Technology &amp;  Management-Kerala [IIITM-K]<br>
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