PANGAL ZUBER ABDUL MAJEED

463 Pages·2017·7.67 MB·English

USE AND IMPACT OF OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARES (OSS)
AMONG SELECTED ACADEMIC AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE
LIBRARIES: A CRITICAL STUDY OF INDIAN PERSPECTIVE
A THESIS SUBMITTED TO
BHARATI VIDYAPEETH DEEMED UNIVERSITY, PUNE
(UNDER THE FACUTLY OF ARTS, SOCIAL SCIENCES AND COMMERCE)
FOR THE AWARD OF DEGREE
DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY
IN
LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SCIENCE
SUBMITTED BY
PANGAL ZUBER ABDUL MAJEED
UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF
DR. V.S. MUGADE
DEPARTMENT OF LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SCIENCE
BHARATI VIDYAPEETH DEEMED UNIVERSITY’S
YASHWANTRAO MOHITE COLLEGE OF ARTS,
SOCIAL SCIENCE & COMMERCE
PUNE 411038
July 2016

CONTENTS
Chapter
Title Page No.
No.
Declaration by the Candidate i
Certification of the Guide ii
Certification of the Principal iii
Acknowledgment iv
Dedication vi
Dr. S.R. Ranganathan Photograph: Father of Library and
vii
Information Science in India and his five laws
Contents viii
List of Tables xiii
List of Figures xix
List of Images xxii
Abbreviations xxiii
Chapter 1 : Introduction 1 - 20
1.1 Introduction 1
1.2 Background of the Study 2
1.3 Ten Decrees of OSS 3
1.4 Open Source Software : An Introduction 5
1.4.1 What is FS / OSS / FOSS / FLOSS 6
1.5 Role of OSS in Libraries 6
1.6 Need of the Study 7
1.7 Aim and Purpose of the Study 8
1.8 Objectives of the Study 9
1.9 Hypotheses of the Study 9
1.10 Research Methodology 10
1.10.1 Universe of Population 10
1.10.2 Sampling 11
1.10.3 Data Collection Technique 14
1.10.4 Data Analysis Technique 15
1.11 Scope and Limitations of the study 15
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Chapter
Title Page No.
No.
1.12 Conspectus 16
References 17
Chapter 2 : Review of Literature 21- 57
2.1 Introduction 21
2.2 Review of Literature 21
2.2.1 Use of ICT in Libraries 21
2.2.2 Role of Software in Automation and Functioning of Libraries 28
2.2.3 Open Source Software basics 34
2.2.4 Open Source Software used in Academic and Research 41
Libraries
2.2.5 Published Theses and Special Issues on Open Source Software 45
Summary of the Chapter 48
References 50
Chapter 3: Transformation of Academic and Research Libraries 58 - 83
3.1 Introduction 58
3.2 Historical Background of Ancient Libraries 58
3.3 Transformation of Libraries from Traditional to Cloud 62
3.4 Information and Communication Technology 67
3.5 Application of ICT in Libraries 70
3.6 Application of the Internet in Libraries 80
Summary 81
References 82

Chapter 4: Open Source Software : Genesis, Technology and Library 84 - 117
Information Science Perspective
4.1 Introduction 84
4.2 Meaning, Definition and Characteristics Of OSS 84
4.3 Genesis , Development and Historical Background Of OSS 89
4.4 Free Software Versus Open Source Software 97
4.5 Open Source Software and Intellectual Property 98
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