Dear Members of the List
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
- NewGenLib
(www.newgenlib.com) is now open
source under
the most widely used open source software licensing system called GNU
GPL
(General Public License)
- 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.
- Librarians/developers
who download the
software can post their views, problems, solutions, discussions, etc.,
on
https://sourceforge.net/forum/?group_id=210780.
- 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.
- 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.
- NewGenLib
is compliant with MARC-21 format.
- Has
a MARC editor
- Allows
seamless bibliographic and authority data import into cataloguing
templates
- Form
letter templates are configurable
using openOffice 2.0 as ODT and htm.
- SMTP
mail servers can be configured for
emails that can be sent form functional modules.
- NewGenLib
allows creation of institutional
open access (OA) repositories compliant with the OAI-PMH.
- 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.
- NewGenLib
is Unicode 3.0 compliant. It is
an internationalized application. English and Arabic interfaces are
already
available.
- Is
RFID ready.
Regards
L.J.Haravu
Trustee
Kesavan Institute of Information and Knowledge Management
