According to National Mission on Library there are Around 54000 Libraries in the country most of them are manual or using proprietary Library Automation Tool. CSIR-NISCAIR with Library science as its focused area thought to Library Modernization facility to provide Low cost software solution using Open Source Library Management tools like KOHA, DSpace, and MySQL etc. The main services offered are:

1. Data Migration from an existing Library Management System to KOHA KOHA is an open source web based ILMS, free of cost, suitable to library of small and big size. Some of the major features of KOHA are MARC21 compatible, Z39.50 Search, MARC Import/Exports, multilingual web OPAC, Barcode and spine label printing etc. KOHA is most popular Open Source ILMS.
2. Setting up of Institutional repository (Installation and configuration) using DSpace. DSpace is one of the preferred open source tools for institutional repository. All types of content including text, image, vedio, audio, data sets are supported by DSpace.
3. Technical Support/Training in Open Source software for Libraries. Technical support for KOHA on annual basis will be provided to enable the user to adapt KOHA

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