USE of open source software (OSS) among engineering college libraries in Karnataka Shivakumar T. C.1, Dr. Kemparaju T. D.2 1Research Scholar, Department of Library and information Science, Bangalore University, Bengaluru-560 056, E-mail: shivulis82@gmail.com 2Professor, Dept. of Library and Information Science, Bangalore University, Bengaluru-560 056 Online published on 24 January, 2018. Abstract The institutions in specific and the generations in general flourish on the able support of the libraries and their collections in the use and subsequent growth of the knowledge. This study is aimed, To Study the different areas of library automation in engineering college libraries in Karnataka; To Study the nature and type of software including open source software (OSS) using in engineering college libraries Karnataka and to Study the areas of application of open source software in Engineering college libraries of Karnataka. The investigation has conducted a survey among 147 engineering college librarians in the state of Karnataka on the above matters. The results are discussed under the categories such as Status of Library Automation, Use of Commercial Library Automation Software, Reasons for choosing the Open Source Software (OSS), OSS Installation and Staff Knowledge, Library Facilities provided, Use of OSS, Reasons for the use of OSS, Advantages of OSS, Areas of Library Automation, Application of OSS in engineering college library services and Satisfaction by using OSS Library Software. Top Keywords Open Source Software, OSS, Open Source Library Automation Software, Library Automation, Library Automation software, Engineering College, Engineering College Libraries, Karnataka. Top |