Sir, I don't subscribe to this criticism. Library schools have evolved a great deal with regard to their syllabi and teaching methodology. As students, budding librarians are being given sound understanding about the free & open source library software movement at various levels of their education. Simultaneously, steps toward development of an understanding about the value of digital contents and the ways of creating the same are also being provided through workshops by professional library bodies. As far as the practice of libraries becoming a source for the creation and dissemination of learning materials as digital contents is concerned, many developed libraries are very much busy in the process. Gradually, it is hoped that digital contents of the subjects covered by the S & T shall become freely available for the users. The setting-up of interoperable institutional repositories by academic institutions and research centers have bright future and a big role to play in the creation of knowledge capital in the public domain. Regards TANWIR HMS Central library Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi -----Original Message----- From: lis-forum-bounces@ncsi.iisc.ernet.in [mailto:lis-forum-bounces@ncsi.iisc.ernet.in] On Behalf Of Vimal Kumar Sent: Monday, March 26, 2012 2:16 PM To: LISforum Subject: [LIS-Forum] Are libraries resisting open source? "How have libraries and library schools become a stumbling block for the open source movement? Open source could--and should--be part of the local library, an experience that revolves around making information freely available and accessible to all." http://opensource.com/education/12/3/are-libraries-resisting-open-source -- Vimal Kumar V. Mahatma Gandhi University Library Kottayam, Kerala- 686 560 Web: http://www.vimalkumar.org Blog: http://linuxhalwa.blogspot.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------ --- "I forget what I was taught. I only remember what I have learnt" -Patrick White -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.