Date: Thu, 26 May 2005 12:18:53 +0530 From: Sukhdev Singh "..Open access, open source software, and open standards are three concepts that have been receiving increased attention lately in the library world. Open access is seen by some as a possible solution to the increasing price of serials and as a way for governmental funding agencies to receive a better return on investment. Open source software can benefit libraries by lowering initial and ongoing costs, eliminating vendor lock-in, and allowing for greater flexibility. Open standards allow for interoperability to exist between diverse library resources and eases data migration between systems. All three of these concepts are important to libraries individually and they can be even more beneficial when they are leveraged simultaneously.." By Edward M. Corrado Issues in Science and Technology Librarianship, Spring 2005. http://www.istl.org/05-spring/article2.html ---------- Sukhdev Singh, Bibliographic Informatics Division, National Informatics Centre, A-Block, CGO Complex, Lodhi Road New Delhi