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Volume 42, Issue 1
15 February 2008
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Program: electronic library and information systems
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Open access, open source and digital libraries: A current trend in university libraries around the world Available to Purchase

M. Krishnamurthy
M. Krishnamurthy
Indian Statistical Institute, Bangalore, India
M. Krishnamurthy can be contacted at: mkrishna_murthy@hotmail.com
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M. Krishnamurthy can be contacted at: mkrishna_murthy@hotmail.com
Publisher: Emerald Publishing
Online ISSN: 1758-7301
Print ISSN: 0033-0337
© Emerald Group Publishing Limited
2008
Program (2008) 42 (1): 48–55.
https://doi.org/10.1108/00330330810851582
Purpose

The purpose of this paper is to describe the open access and open source movement in the digital library world.

Design/methodology/approach

A review of key developments in the open access and open source movement is provided.

Findings

Open source software and open access to research findings are of great use to scholars in developing nations.

Originality/value

This paper provides useful information about software for institutions introducing digital library concepts.

Keywords:
Computer software, Digital libraries, University libraries
© Emerald Group Publishing Limited
2008
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