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NewGenLib 
Developer(s) Verus Solutions, Hyderabad, India Initial release March 2005 Stable release 3.0.3 Update 2 / November 2, 2011 Operating system Linux, Windows Type Integrated library system License GNU General Public License Website www.verussolutions.biz NewGenLib is an integrated library management system developed by Verus Solutions Pvt Ltd. Domain expertise is provided by Kesavan Institute of Information and Knowledge Management in Hyderabad, India. NewGenLib version 1.0 was released in March 2005. On 9 January 2008, NewGenLib was declared Open Source Software under GNU GPL Licence by Verus Solutions.[1] Currently NewGenLib 3.0.3 U2 is the latest version running. It is estimated that 2,500 libraries across 58 countries are using NewGenLib as their Primary integrated library management system.[2]
Contents
Features
The software modules are:
- Acquisitions
- Cataloging
- Serials management
- Circulation
- Administration
- OPAC - Support for VuFind is also available
- MIS Reports
- End-of-day process (daily scheduler)
The system allows the creation of open access (OA) institutional repositories compliant with OAI-PMH. It is web-based software and has a multi-tier architecture[3] using Java (a Swing-based librarian's GUI) and JBoss (J2EE-based application server). The default backend database is the open source PostgreSQL.
NewGenLib is compliant with MARC 21 format, has a MARC editor, and allows seamless bibliographic and authority data import into cataloguing templates. Form letter templates are configurable using OpenOffice 2.0 as ODT and htm.
SMTP mail servers can be configured for emails that can be sent from functional modules. NewGenLib servers are SRU/W compliant supporting MARC-21 and MODS 3.0 metadata formats. CQL (level 1) with both Bath and Dublin Core Profiles are supported. NewGenLib is Unicode 3.0 compliant and is RFID ready.
NewGenLib can be installed on Linux and Windows operating systems. It is an internationalized application (I18N) because it is Unicode 3.0 compliant, has an Arabic version available, is asily extensible to support other languages, and may use data entry, storage, retrieval in any (Unicode 3.0) language.[4]
Types of libraries
NewGenLib can be used for any type of library. In fact it is used by all types of libraries. This is because NGL is targeted towards public libraries. The type of libraries in which NewGenLib can be used are
- University libraries
- College/School libraries
- Public libraries
- Libraries in Research Institutes
- Church libraries
- Libraries in Offices/Corporates
Community
A social networking site is now available at http://newgenlib.spruz.com. Librarians and Library managers using NewGenLib Open Source for their libraries are part of this social network. Social networks are created on basis of geography so that the members of the social network can leverage a maximum benefit.
Technologies used
- Java SE
- Apache Tomcat server
- Spring framework
- Hibernate and Solr
- JDOM for XML messaging
- Java Servlets, JavaServer Pages and Apache Struts
- Java Mail
- OpenOffice for form letters
- Jasper reports
References
- ^ NewGenLib Accessed on 22 January 2008
- ^ http://www.verussolutions.biz/ NewGenLib Best Open Source Integrated Library System
- ^ Architecture
- ^ Features - NewGenLib
External links
- Presentations of NewGenLib
- Demonstration of features of various modules in NewGenLib
- Various videos showing the NewGenLib ease of use
- Practical Installation Process of NewGenLib OSS on Windows XP for Library automation
- NewGenLib at Verus Solutions
- NewGenLib From Sourceforge
- Congrats to NewGenLib at Evergreen-ILS
Categories:- Library cataloging and classification
- Free software programmed in Java
- Free library and information science software
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