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2.Common Features of Open Source Software
Open source software are normally created and maintained by developers
crossing institutional and national boundaries, collaborating by using interrctbased communications and development tools.
Products are typically a kind of "free", often through a license that specifics
that applications and source code are free to use, modiff, ard redistributc as
long as all uses, modifications, and redistributions are similarly licensed.
Successful applications are tend to be developed more quickly and with bett€r
responsiveness to the needs of users who can readily use and evaluate opcn
source applications because they arc free.
Quality, not profit drives the open source developers who take personal pri&
in seeing their working solutions adopted.
Intellectual property rights to open source software belong to every one wlp
helps build it or simply uses it, not just the vendor or institution that creatod r
the software
There are many open source software with applications for building Institutional
repositories. In this paper an attempt has been made to outline few of them.
1.1.PR{B@
PMB is a library automation system created in France
license.
It is an open
in?fiA
under the CeCILL
source software license created by the French government which
offers the same conditions and freedoms as the general public license (GPL) for open
source software. PMB is designed for medium-sized and large libraries,
manage networks
used
of libraries integrated in
is LJNIMARC but it
atd can also
a collective catalogue. The cataloguing format
incorporates format conversion and importation systems
(USMARC and XML, among others).
a)Characteristics
Some of the main characteristics offered by the system are:
c
Management of authority data (by author, publisheq collection),
r
Management of a thesaurus of subject areas,
e
use of the z'39.50 protocol,
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Contnol of serial publications,
o
Managementofjournal
o
ar
Automation of the DSI,
sumrnaries aad storage,
System for producing
back-up copies.
b) IWodules
E
I
The following modules
are included:
o
b
D
r
o
Administration
gf the system.
to pararnehi
system, manage the system,s
_How
users,
produce back_up
n *" configuration of the
copres, etc.
cataloguing' For monographs,
serial publications,
acquisition of records
z39so catarogue,
from the
",="ffi
;,ri;
"f;;;rti;;,ilJro"r,
o Loan.
o Authorities' For authors, publishers,
collections and classification.
r creation of a thesaurus by subject
area.
o DSI.
o OpAC.
saved search"*,.
*.)
Incrudes the
l.2 Openbibrro
openbibrio is an integrated
library m{rnagement system,
created in 2002under
General Public License (GNU'
GPL). openbibrio is designed
for sma[ Iibraries, above
alr schoor libraries' The
catalogue format is uMMARC
' 'v vrlrtvr^rf,L Dut
but reicords
r
may be imported
fromothercompatibleforrnats.
a) Characteristics
l.
2.
3'
User alerti via predesigned
messages.
Control of fines for late
returns of documents.
statisticar models for
the use of the ribrary
and the materiar.
b) Modutes
a
Loan' Administering users'
data, roans, returns,
reservations and fines.
cataloguirrg' contror of
bibriographicar records
and their copies.
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Administration. Configuration and management of the system, incltding
the authorizations of the system administration stflff.
o
Reports. Management of statistics, reporls and messages to uEcrs.
a
OPAC.
1.3 Potnia
potnia creates thematic directories, for the management of scientific resources'
journals, publications, and so on. It was created in 2fi)3 by the Directorate Crencral of
Universities of the Spanish Ministry of Education, Culture and Sport. The structure and
description of the records in Potnia are compliant with the Dublin Core metadata eet.
a) Functions
for records. In addition to basic searchqs, an advanced search opion is
included which allows definition of the fields to be searched (by title, key wond'
Search
description or subject) and combinations using the Boolean operators and, or, and not
o
Administration of the system, for adding, modifying or deleting records in the
data base, and for managing the list of subjects.
o
Home page, showing the list of subjects of the records in thc data basc. Under
eactr suU;ict heading, the records classified under the subject can bc consulte4
and details of each one may be accessed.
l.4Alfresco@
Alfresco is an ECM, an Enterprise Content Manager. Among its applications is
document management.
It was created in 2005 by members of Documentum and
Interwoven. Alfresco is open code software, able to access the sotrce code for the user
community and provide high quality service for the development of the system. Tlre
commercial benefit is provided by the system's support package, including manuals,
training and maintenance.
There is also scope for the users to contribute additional features to the program
These modifications are under the Alfresco Public License (http:/lforge'alfresco.c0ntA.
a)
Cho.raoteristics
o
Deposit of electronic documents in their original format (doc, xls,
pdf, video, audio, cad, etc.).
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tif, html, jpg,
e
r
t
e
o
c
b)
Documentvisualizers.
Groupings by folder and classification chart.
System
of information retrieval, basic and advanced
contents Search.
Management and eontrol of work flows.
search,
file, folder and
lvlanagennent of,users and levels ofaccess.
History of versi.ons.
Fuructions
o
r
Provides a cornmon space for the classification of documentation
by folders,
Allows addition of docuntents from the loeal network or creation
of new ones
HTML, TXT or XML fonnat).
f,rom the same system (in
c
Manages rules of eontents for transforming formats automatically,
creating work
flows, etc.
o
o
c
c
Forum space for specific folders or documents.
Edition and modification of the rnetadata in each document, where
one can also
see the history of the versions created.
Creation of work copies.
Ntfanagement of the profiles
authonzations.
of the
users
of the systern, their privileges
and
l"5DSpace@)
DSpace is a rnanagernent system for institutiona! deposits (repositories)
created
by the MIT Libraries (Massachusetts trnstitute of Technology)
and Hewlett-paekard (Hp)
in 2aa2' It is
distributed under an open Source License (BSD Berkeley
software
Distribution), an open source software license with certain restrictions
not included in the
GNU GPI- license. This type of license allows the use and modification
of the source
code and the comrnercial use of the produet.
DSpace allows the management
of different types of
materials (preprints,
technical reports' images, videos, etc.), and helps to digitalize
an organization,s scientific
production.
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a)
Characteristics
Supports any type of material: documents, theses, images, audio, video, etc.
The records are saved in Dublin Core format.
Able to interoperate with other systems in the organization.
All records have a persistent identifier.
Allows format migration towards IFF, SGML, XML, AIFF, and PDF.It does not
guarantee the migration of owner formats such as Microsoft Word, PowerPoint,
Lotus l-2-3, WordPerfect.
1.6E'Prints@
E-Prints is a system for the creation of institutional repositories
production, theses, reports, etc. created
in this community. It was
of
scientific
created
by
the
University of Southampton in 2000. E-Prints uses the XML and Dublin Core metadata
formats based on the OAI-PMH.
It is thus able to support different types of
documents
and data formats for storage and provides open access to their contents.
a) Characterktics
o
o
o
o
o
l.T
Dublin Core metadata format,
Repository of all types of material: text, image, etc.,
Content syndication,
Includes a bibliography manager,
Basic and advanced search options.
Tematres
Tematres
Argentina
is a web
)
application
for the
management
of
thesauri, created in
in 2004. This program is also designed for the creation of web browsers,
digital library directories, and control of documentary languages.
a)
Characteristics
o
o
o
o
Terms are related by: equivalence, hierarchy and/or association.
Unlimited quantity of related terms, hierarchical levels and non-preferred terms.
Multiple scope notes, historical notes and bibliographical notes per term.
Control of repeated terms.
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o
Systematic and alphabetic browsing.
o
r
Exportation formats into
xML, Dubrin core, RDF sKos-core,
Zthes, etc.
General search engine.
1.8 Relbase (httn://relbase.sourceforse.net)
Refbase is a software management package for bibliographies
and bibliographical
quotations that works under a multiuser web intecace.It
was created in Germany tnz1o2
under General Public License (GNU-GPL).
is designed to create collections of bibliographical references
imported
from different academic databases and to extract them in quotation
form for text
Refbase
bibliographies.
a) Characteristics
o
o
o
o
o
Basic oradvanced search.
Content syndication.
Quotation format: HTML, RTF, pDF, LaTeX.
Import formats: BibreX, Endnote,RIS, Refworks, pubMed,ISI
web of science,
CSA Illumina, Copac, MODS XML.
Export formats:
Bibrex, Endnote, RIs,
Congress and OpenDocument.
MoDs xML, xML of the Library of
b) Parallel activities
As well as providing access to programs, their manuals
and other
material, we also held a series of demonstrations
at the Faculty
Documentation Sciences. The sessions were open
sessions given were:
o
o
back-up
of Library
and
to students and professionals.
The
Experience with openbiblio at the Bambylor Resources
centre and demonstration
program. This session presented .,ro urto-ution
programs,
openbiblio and PMB. The director of the ilamuyror Resources
centne in Manresa
described the centre's project for the implemenLtion
oi op"nuiblio at the centne,
and explained some details referring to the functioning
orne program.
of the pMB
Next' one of the organizers of the presentation outlined
the main characteristics of
the PMB program. This presentatiron was particularly
interesting, since it allowed
a comparison of two library management programs
in a single
session.
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Presentation of the project "UPCommons: global access to knowledge": an
account of the application of the Dspace program at the Polytechnical University
Catalonia (UPC). The UPCommons project is the UPC's institutional
repository. The librarian at the UPC described the objectives and services offered
by the project, and the computer expert responsible for technical support
explained its functioning. This session was also very interesting. It presented a
real case of the functioning of the program and explored the technical side of the
management of the service.
of
Demonstration of E-Prints: One of the lecturers at the Faculty of Library and
Documentation Sciences gave a demonstration of the E-Prints program, for the
implementation of institutional repositories.
of the exhibition presented a
the characteristics and use of the electronic document
Demonstration of Alfresco: One of the organizers
demonstration
of
management program, Atfresco.
Demonstration of Tematres: One of the lecturers at the Faculty of Library and
Documentation Sciences gave a demonstration of the Tematres program, for the
management of thesauri and documentary languages.
l.9Apache@
Apache
is generally
recognized as the most popular Web server. Originally
designed for Unix servers, the Apache Web server has been ported to Windows and other
network operating systems. The name "Apache" derives from the word "patchy" that the
Apache developers used to describe early versions of their software.
The Apache Web server provides a full range of Web server features, including
CGI, SSL, and virtual domains. Apache also supports plug-in modules for extensibility.
is reliable, free, and relatively easy to configure. Apache is free sofhnare
distributed by the Apache Software Foundation. The Apache Software Foundation
Apache
promotes various free and open source advanced Web technologies.
a)
Characteristics
Apache supports a variety of features, many implemented as compiled modules
which extend the core functionality. These can range from server-side programming
language support to authentication schemes. Some common language interfaces support
Perl, Python, TcI, and PHP. Popular authentication modules include mod-access,
mod-auth, mod-digest, and mod-auth-digest, the successor to mod-digest. A sample
of
other features include SSL and TLS support (mod-ssl), a proxy module (mod-proxy), a
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URL rewriter (also kl
,ogn,es(mod-rogcffil,:,:;,:":T:ffi
ffffi:,:'.li^ j__,T#ustom
I.I0 Free BSD (Illp:/lwww.lteehsO.or
FreeBSD is a free unix-rike
operating system descended
from AT&T uNIX via
the Berkeley software
Distribution (BsD). It
has been characterized
as ,,the unknown
giant among free operating
systems".ll, It is not a
cione of uNIx, but
works rike uMX,
internals and svstem
APIs.[2] FreeBsD
#HT:,:'JffiT
is generary regarded
as
FreeBsD is a complete
operating system. The
kernel, device drivers
and arl of the
userland utilities' such
as the shell, are held
in the same source code
revision tracking
tree' whereas with Linux
distributions, the kernel,
userland utilities and
applications are
deveroped separatetry,
then packaged together
in various ways by others.
Third-party apprication
software may be instared
using various software
instailation systems, the
two rnost common being
source instalration
and package
installation, both of which
use the FreeBSD ports
system.
l.II
GIMP 0S image
GIM, is an acronym for GNu
Image Manipulation program.
It is a freery
distributed prograrn for
such tasks
as photo retouching,
image composition
and image
as a,imprl pain, program,
-affii:i;ff:::H::jl,1.T::d
an expe.
ne batch processing
system, a mass production
image renderer, an image
format converter, etc.
GIMP is expandabre and
extensibre. It is designed
to be flre,'renrcrr r,,ir'. _r
and extensions to do just
about anvthing. rhe
advanced
everything from the simplest
task to the mr
be eas,y scripted.
crMp is written
basically the sarne code
also runs on MS Windows
and Mac OS X.
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a) Features
Tools used to manipulate images can be accessed via the toolbox, through
menus
and dialogue windows. They include filters and brushes, as well as
transformation,
selection, layer and masking tools.
* Color: GIMP has several ways of selecting
colors including palettes, color
choosers
and using an eyedropper tool to select a colour on the canvas.
*
Selections and paths:
in GIMP there are several tools that can be used to create
selections including a rectangular and circular selection tool, free select
tool, and fazzy
select tool (also known as magic wand).
* Image editing: there are many tools
that can be used for editing images in GMp; the
more common tools include a paint brush, pencil, airbrush, and eraser and
ink tools
used
to create new or blended pixels" A list of GIMP hansform tools include the align
tool,
move, crop, rotate, scale, shear, perspective and
* Layers, layer
flit tools.
masks and channels: an image being edited
in GIMp can consist of
many layers sitting in a stack, the GIMp user manual suggests that "A good way
to
visualize a GIMP image is as a stack of transparencies" where in GIMp terminology
each
transparency is a layer.
* Automation, scrtpb and plug-ins:
GIMP has approximately 150 standard effects and
filters, including Drop Shadow, Blur, Motion blur and Noise.
* GEGL: The Generic
Graphics Library (GEGL) was first introduced as part
of
GIMP on the 2.6 release of GIMp.
* File tormats: GIMP
supports saving and loading a large number
of different file
formats, GIMP's native format XCF is designed to store an image
including all features
specific
to GIMP such as layers, channels and vectors; XCF is
named after the
eXperimental Computing Facility where GIMP was authored.
1.12cNoMrc@
GNOME is Free Software and part of the GNU project, dedicated to giving
users
and developers the ultimate level of control over their desktops,
their software, and their
data. Find out more about the GNU project and Free software at gnu.org.
GNOME
understands that usability is about creating software that is easy
for everyone to use, not
about piling on features. GNOME's community of professional
and volunteer usability
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experts have created Free software's
first and only Human Interface Guiderines,
core GNoME software is adopting these
principles. Find out more
about
usability at the GNOME Usability project"
",,;
GN.ME
and
GNOME is used, developed and documented
in dozens of languages, and we
strive to ensure that every piece of GNOME
software can be translated into
all languages.
Find out more at the GNOME Translation project.
1.13KDE@
KDE or the K Desktop Environment is a
network transparent contemporary
desktop envirorunent for uNIX workstations.
KDE seeks to fulfill the need for an
easy to
use desktop for UNIX workstations,
similar to desktop environments
and Microsoft windows operating systems.
The
us the best available today. when it
comes
has no competition'
found on Macintosh
uND( operating system is according to
to stabilis, scalability and openness
uND(
In fact uND(
has been the undisputed choice
of information
technology professionars for many years"
The lack of an easy to use contemporary
desktop environment, however, has prevented
uNIX from finding its way onto desktops
of typical computer users in offices and
homes. LJMX today dominates
the server market
and is the preferred computing platform
for computing professionals and scientists
alike.
The Internet' a household name traces
its heritage to uNIX. In spite of such
ubiquitous
creations from the LrNIx community,
average computer users st'rl expect
it to be difficurt
to use and often stay away. This fact is particularly
unfortunate since a number of
implementations of UNIX, all of which
are of exceptional quality and
stability (Debian
GNU/Linux, FreeBSD, NetBSD etc.) are
freery availabre off the Internet.
1.14 Linux (EllpJArwqLliuux.or
Linux is an operating system that was initiauy
created as a hobby by a young
student, Linus Torvalds, at the university
of Helsinki in Finland. Linus had an
interest in
Minix' a small uMx system, and decided
to develop a system that exceeded
the Minix
standards' He began his work in 1991
when he released version 0.02 and
worked steadily
until 1994 when version 1'0 of the Linux
Kernel was released. The kernel,
at the heart of
all Linux systems, is developed and released
under the GNU General public
License and
its source code is freely available to
everyone. It is this
kernel that forms the base around
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whichaLinuxoperatingsystemisdeveloped.TherearEnowliterallyhundredsof
companiesandorganizati.onsandanequalnumberofindividualsthathavereleasedtheir
ownversionsofoperatingsystemsbasedontheLinuxkernel.Moreinforrnationonthe
kernelcanbefoundatoursistersite,LinuxHQandattheofficialLinuxKemelArchives.
Main clutacteristies
oUsersmaybeunawareofGridissues:theGridisusedlikeanyinteractivesystem
r
o
e
o
o
define the jobare either
"Grid parameters" used to
Default ones (sYstem' vendor' "")
system
Automatically learned by the
p&raflreters" that
potential can de{ine the "Grid
Grid-aware users may uso all
job
better describe their
Grid-aware users
Current systems are only for
l.l5Mozilla@
Mozillaisatermusedinanurnberofwaysinrelationtothenow.defunct
NetscapeCommunicationsCorporationanditsrelatedapplicationsoftware,includingthe
Mozilla.orggroupanditssuccessortheMoziltaFoundation.Mozillawasthemascotof
formerly callEd Mosaic
communications corporation'
the now-disbanded Netscape
including that of a
Initially, the mascot took various forms'
corporation.
communications
lizard
,.spaceman,,, but the eventual choice was a Godzilla.like
or
astronaut
helmeted
by Dave Tittls in 1994"
Godzilla-like ntlme' It was designed
thought to go well with the
Mozillaisanewgenerationwebbrowseravailabletoanyone.Youcangetand
useitsmassiveprogramsource'nottospeakofbinaryofbmwserthathasalreadybeen
open sourc€' origrnally'
License (MPL)' It's so called an
Pubtic
Mozilta
under
built,
mozillawascreatedasabrowserengineofNetscape.SincethetimettratNetscape
CommunicationsCorporationdecidedtomakeitanopensource;mozillaismlnagedand
organization) that
org is basically a NPO (nonprofit
mainuined by mozilla org. Mozilla
consistsofpeopleofNetscapeCommunicationsCorporationandvolunteers.
a)
Clnractedstics
o
Size of mozilla
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Mozilla is huge, mozilla looks like a huge bio-tzard. Of course,
there is a reason for
the change of mozilla. One of them is for cross-platform.
o
Open source
Mozilla is an open source. Sometimes we see someone say
that mozilla is not
a
successful example of open source,
r
New generation broryser
Mozilla is an advanced browser of the new generation. There
may be various reasons
to call mozilla the new generation browser.
1.16MysQL@
MySQL is an RDBMS that has more than l1 million installations
as of 2009. The
progftIm runs as a server providing multi-user access
to a number of databases. The
MysQL development project has made its source code available
under the terms of the
GNU General Public License, as well as under a variety
of proprietary agreements.
MysQL is owned and sponsored by a single for-profit finn,
the swedish company
MysQL Arl, Row a subsidiary of sun Microsystems. As of 2009[update]
oracle
corporation began the process of acquiring sun Microsystems.
Characteristics
o
r
o
Multiple storage engines, allowing one to choose the one
that is most effective for
each table in the application.
Native storage engines
Partner-developed
.storage engines community-deveroped storage engines
Custom storage engines
o
Commit grouping, gathering multipte
transactions from
together to increase the number of commits per
second.
multiple connections
1.17 Project Gutenberg, (httro://promo.net/psy')
Project Gutenberg, abbreviated as pG, is a volunteer
effort to digitize aud
archive cultural works, to "encourage the creation and
distribution of eBooks.,,
in
Founded
by Michael s. Hart, it is the oldest digital library. Most
of the items in its
collection are the full texts of public domain books.
The project tries
1971
to make these as
free as possible, in long-lasting, open fonnats
that can be used on almost any computer.
As of December 2009, Project Gutenberg claimed over
30,(XE items in its collection.
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Project Gutenberg is aftiliated with many projects that are independent organizations
which share the sarne ideals, and have been given permission to use the Project
Gutenberg trademark.
1.18OpenOflice@
Open Office is an open-source software package that includes an equivalent to all
of Microsoft's main progr&r$. It is not as famous as Microsoft Office but after releasing
version 2.0 it has already been downloaded by 51 million people, however, this number is
still quite low compared to the 400 million of users that own its Microsoft counterpart.
As it is dessribed on the official web,site of the package it is "a multiplatform and
multilingual office suite and an open-source project. Compatible with all other major
office suites, the producr is free ts download, use, and distribute". All of these are the
main characteristics that synthesize why Open Office is one of the major competitors for
Microsoft Office, especially sincE it is software that you can obtain for free, a feature that
is possible because
characteristics
it is sponsored by Sun Microsystems.
One of the most important
of Opon Office that has turn it into the most widely used alternative to
Microsoft's Office is that it actually includes a equivalent program that tries to match all
the major features of Microsoft's programs.
1.19PrrP@
"PHP is an HTMl-embedded scripting language. Much of its syntax is borrowed
from C, Java and Perl with a couple of unique PHP-specitic features thrown in. The goal
of the language is to allow web
quickly." This is generally
developers
a good definition
to write dynamically generated
pages
of PHP. Another way to think of PHP is a
powerful, behind the scenes scripting language that your visitors won't see! When
someone visits PHP webpage, the web server processes the PHP code.
parts
it
needs
It then
sees which
to show to visitors(content and pictures) and hides the other stuff(file
operations, math calculations, etc.) then translates your PHP
into HTML. After
the
translation into HTML, it sends the webpage to your visitor's web browser.
a)
Characteristias
o
e
Reduce the time to create large websites.
Create a custornizEd user experience for visitors based on information that you
have gathered from them.
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Open up thousar,ds of possitilities for online tools. Check out PHP - HotScripts
for examples of the great things that are possible with PHP.
a
Allow creation of shopping carts for e-commerce websites.
O
For Content Management System (CIVIS) use of PHP is very helpful.
a
With use of PHP, developers can use extensions in C.
a
For database connectivity, its flexibilicy is to be noted.
a
Users can easily transfer files to a web server from their client computers.
a
For cornmand line scripting, PIIP can be used.
a
PHP can be used in MicrosoftWindows, Linux, RISC OS and in any major
operating system"
a
With PHP, rapid application developrnent is promoted by design stnrcture.
a
For relational database fnanag€menL PHF can be used.
l.20Greenstone@
Greenstone
collections.
is a suite of software for building and distributing digital library
It provides a new way of organizing information
and publishing
it on the
Internet or on CD-ROM. Greenstone is produced by the New Zealand Digital Library
Project at the University of Waikato, and developed and dishibuted in cooperation with
LJNESCO and the Human Info NGO.
It is a multilingual software, issued under the terms
of the General Public License" Read rhe Greenstone Factsheet for more information.
The aim of the Greenstone software is to empower users, particularly in
universities, libraries, and other public service institutions,
to build their own digltal
libraries. Digital libraries are radically reforming how information is disseminated and
acquired in UNESCO's partner communities and institutions
in the fields of
education,
science and culture around the world, and particularly in developing countries.
The complete Greenstone interface, and all documentation, is available in
English, French, Spanish, Russian and Kazakh. Greenstone also has interfaces in many
other languages and is }ooking for volunteers to add new language interfaces.
2. Conclusion
Developments in ICT have made it possible for us to have aoeess to opon souroc
software. Present virtual libraries and institutional repositories have become testing and
promoting
of the open source
software. The area has been
a
valuablc learning
environment for both teachers and students and provides material for tcrching pracfioe in
a variety
of subjects.
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