Free and Open Source Software Movement in Libraries of Pakistan

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I presented these slides at a Two Days Convention by PLC (Islamabad) on January 12-13, 2018 at National Library of Pakistan

Education

Free and Open Source
Software Movement
Ata ur Rehman
Manager Scientific Information,
National Centre for Physics, Islamabad
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Richard Stallman
Founding Father of Free
Software Foundation (FSF)
and GNU
The Free Software
Foundation (FSF) is a
nonprofit with a worldwide
mission to promote
computer user freedom. We
defend the rights of all
software users. - - FSF
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Richard Stallman
He started Free Software
Movement with the aim to
provide freedom for
software users
Xerox Printer Drivers – A
tale of exploitation
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Richard Stallman
Definition of Free Software
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FOSS: Strengths
• Cost effective / Less HW resources required
• Innovative / New technologies compliant
• Can fulfill local needs
• No vendor lock-in, no annual fee, etc.
• Secure, no virus/anti-virus
• Vast range of support
• Learning opportunities
• Open Standards, open formats
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FOSS: Weaknesses
• Not straightforward to use
• More techie approach
• Always in beta
• Less user-friendly
• Indirect costs
• Linux/Unix need to be learnt REALLY
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FOSS and Libraries
• Koha – ILS
• Evergreen
• DSpace
• Greenstone DLS
• Fedora Commons
• LibraryFind
• VuFind
• Zebra Indexing Server
• Yaz Indexing Client
• OpenBiblio ILS
• Subject Plus
• Calibre – e-Book
Management
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FOSS Movement in LIS, Pakistan
• Micro CDS/ISIS (Developed in 1980s) was probably the first Free
Software used in Pakistani Libraries in 90’s  Library Automation
Management Programme (LAMP) – 1991-96 (First commercial
library software in Pakistan)
• In-house build software – Late 90’s to early 2000s
• FOSS Movement in Library Science in Pakistan – 2005/06
• UN Digital Library, Pakistan – Greenstone Digital Library Software
• Madam Mumtaz S. Memon  National Workshop on Resource
Sharing and Networking of Libraries and Documentation Centers
(April 11-15, 2006) at NARC – Idea to use Zebra Indexing Server /
LOC Z39.50 Gateway
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FOSS Movement in LIS, Pakistan (Cont..)
• 1st National Workshop on GSDL, RIU, Islamabad – 24-26 June 2006 by
PakLAG
• Koha - UMT, NRSP-IRM (First OPAC published)
• 1st National Workshop on Koha ILS, 30-31 May 2008 at AIOU
• Koha is a favorite ILS of Pakistani Library Community (According to all
new surveys)
• Demand of Koha experts for library jobs is increasing day by day
• Dspace is largely being used for Institutional Repositories including
HEC
• Hundreds of trainings have been conducted on Koha, Greenstone and
Dspace throughout Pakistan
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FOSS Movement in LIS, Pakistan (Cont..)
• Large number of university libraries adopting Koha
• IIU, AIOU, UET-Taxila, UET-Lahore, IUB, UOS, UMT, IBA-Khi, HEJ-Khi,
Isra-Hyd, QUEST, PMC, NUST, etc.
• Legislative Assembly Libraries
• Senate of Pakistan, National Assembly, Punjab Assembly, etc.
• A big breakthrough - Total Library Solution (2011)
• Free Live DVD with pre-installed Koha, Dspace, CMS software suite
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FOSS Sources
Source-Forge
◦www.sourceforge.net
OSS 4 Lib
◦http://www.oss4lib.org/
OSALT
◦https://www.osalt.com/
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Saturday, January 20, 2018 – 10 Hrs at CIIT - Islamabad
http://ilap.org.pk/seminar-jan-2018/

References
FSF: http://www.fsf.org/
GNU: https://www.gnu.org/
OSI: https://opensource.org/
WikiMedia: https://www.wikimedia.org/
TLS: http://www.lisolutions.org/tls
Koha: http://www.koha-community.org/
OSS4LIB: http://www.oss4lib.org/
OSALT: https://www.osalt.com/
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Questions
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184 sspcc3 e_tonkery

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EPrints Update, Les Carr, University of Southampton

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Simeon Warner

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This document provides an introduction to the Koha integrated library system (ILS) from a Pakistani perspective. It discusses the history and growth of free and open source software (FOSS) movements in library science in Pakistan, including early adoption of software like Greenstone and Zebra. It describes key concepts in library software systems and outlines the components and architecture of Koha, including its use of Linux, MySQL, Apache, and Perl. Installation of Koha on a local area network with multiple libraries is depicted. Useful Koha resources are provided.

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