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Unit 3: Basic Knowledge of Library Software

2. E-GRANTHALAYA: This LMS is developed by National Informatics Centre (NIC), Notes
Bangalore centre to suit the requirements of small and medium sized libraries. It is an
easy-to-use software package and supports all the routine library operations. The General
and Special features of the LMS are as follows:
The package includes functional modules for administration, serials control,
acquisition, circulation, OPAC, reports and index;
Generates customised reports and statistics of library usage;
OPAC allows simple and advance search options, supports web-enabled searching;

The package has bilingual capabilities and can be customised to suit all Indian
languages supported by ISM 2000 developed by C-DAC, provides options to control
access through login id and password and supports quit-in privileges for users and
staff;

Supports both standalone and networked operation mode. Recommended server
configuration is Pentium III processor, 128 MB RAM and 4.3 GB Hard disc;
Requires Windows NT/Windows 2000 for server and Windows 98/XP/2000 for
client machines and uses MS SQL server as backend database;
Requires ISM2000/Leap office 2000 as bilingual tool.
3. GRANTHALAYA: This CUI based (DOS & UNIX) modular LMS is developed on FoxPro by
INSDOC (now NISCAIR) for medium range libraries. It includes all the modules required
for day-to-day library operations. The package is made of seven modules – library
administration; query; circulation; acquisition; serials control; technical processing and
data administration. The salient features of the LMS are:

Based on object oriented design;
Supports CCF and ISO 2709 for import and export of data;
Supports Boolean operators and range searching;
Provides online help through screen messages;
Generates a dictionary for various data elements for easy searching.

4. LIBSUITE: This GUI or CUI LMS, developed by SOFT-AID Computer Ltd., Pune, is based
on web-centric architecture and designed to work with different media. LIBSUITE is based
on three-tire web centric architecture in which server machine uses Windows NT/2000
and Internet Information Server (IIS) – as web server. The database server relies on Oracle
8i and clients use web interface for accessing server through Internet or Intranet. LIBSUITE
extensively uses latest technologies like Active Server Pages (ASP) and Component Object
Modeling (COM).

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Caution The web-centric architecture ensures that any machine with a web browser can
be a client. It also ensures working independent of operating systems in client machines.

The following are the significant features of LIBSUITE:
It provides all the standard modules and supports customised report generation and
standard protocols Z39.50;

The package bundles follow fully featured modules – acquisition, cataloguing,
circulation, queries, serials control, set up and maintenance;

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