Open Source Software
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Objectives and Responsibility
Open source software are computer programs in which the source code is made available to the general public for use and /or modification from its original design free of charge, i.e. open. Open source programs are typically created as a collaborative effort in which programmers improve upon the code and share the changes within the community. There are a number of open source software in the field of library and information science that are available free of cost. The Centre would create R & D facilities to studyGoal Setting
and contribute actively in their development. The Centre would work towards adoption and modification of open source software for LIS community in India Custom Dissertation
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Setting-up Institutional Repositories (IRs)
Institutional Repositories (IRs), variably called Digital Repositories, Internet Marketing Services Institutional Digital Repositories, E-print Archives, E-print Systems, E-print Servers have emerged as one of the route of open access scholarly publishing owing to the phenomenon called �serials crisis� which refers to the exponential and continuing increase in subscription cost of scholarly journals. IRs are one of the most promising developments that utilize new web technologies to offer muscle maximizer a viable and sustainable alternative to the current model of scholarly publishing. An IR is a digital repository of the research output of an institution. It is viewed as a service that an institution offers to its students, faculty and researchers for the management and dissemination of digital materials created by them. An institutional repository could include research material such as the following:
Published material (e.g. journal articles, book chapters and conference papers); Unpublished / grey research material (e.g. pre-prints, working papers, theses and dissertations, technical reports, project reports and learning material); and Supporting research material (e.g. data sets, models, and simulations). The concept of IRs is associated with Open Archives Initiative (OAI) and its Open Archives Initiative Protocol for Metadata Harvesting (OAI-PMH) and digital interoperability. IRs are viewed as a part of universal digital library system consisting of repositories distributed across research institutions and universities all over the world. Metadata (bibliographic details) of each of these distributed IRs is harvested by the indexing services (called service providers or specialized search engines like ARC, OAISTER, Google Scholar, cash advance payday loans, etc.) so as to provide unified and organized access to digital content distributed across IRs the world over. With interoperability built into the OAI-compliant IR software, individual institutions can participate in scratch cards the process of building a distributed global digital library through their Visual Impact Muscle Building repositories. IRs are also linked to the notion of a digital library since IRs have the same functions.
The INFLIBNET Centre proposes to initiate project on setting-up institutional repository along with the project on �Electronic Theses and Dissertations� in selected universities in a phased manner since both the repositories are built-up using same technology. Universities desirous of participating in the programme or those universities that have mandated / promotes san jose plumber
submission of e-prints and have adequate ICT infrastructure and bandwidth connectivity may be given resources to set-up an IRs in their universities. The INFLIBNET would provide seattle plumber proactive technical support for installation and configuration of these IRs on server purchased by universities for this purpose. The Centre would develop tutorials for setting-up IRs and promotion material for populating these IRs with e-prints, preprints and post-prints. Training programmes and workshops will be organized for institutions beneficiary of this programme.
Besides, the Centre would also set-up a dedicated digital repositories for universities that do not adequate ICT infrastructure and bandwidth connectivity. The faculty and researchers from these universities would be able to submit their research publications in repository set-up at the INFLIBNET Centre.
The pilot project proposed for 50 universities is proposed to be extended to all universities and institutions of higher learning across the country with INFLIBNET acting as executing agency and as a harvesting service san jose locksmithwith an aim to provide a unified index to all submissions made in distributed repositories across universities.
Core Members Sh. Manoj Kumar K Scientist-D(C.S) manoj[at]inflibnet.ac.in
Sh. Rajeev Kumar Scientist-B(C.S) rajeev[at]inflibnet.ac.in
Sh. Yatrik Patel
Scientist-C(C.S)
yatrik[at]inflibnet.ac.in
Sh. Abhishek Kumar Scientist-B(C.S) abhishek[at]inflibnet.ac.in
Sh. Ashok Kumar Rai
Scientist-D(C.S)
ashok[at]inflibnet.ac.in
Supporting Members
Shri Rajesh Chandrakar Sci.Tech.Officer-I(L.S) rajesh[at]inflibnet.ac.in
Dr Jagdish Arora Director jarora[at]inflibnet.ac.in
