Software Migration from LibSys 4.0 to Koha: Post Migration Scenario in a University Library of North-Eastern Hill University, Shillong, Meghalaya, India
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2016-11
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INFLIBNET Centre, Gandhinagar
Abstract
Choice of library management software is an important step during the planning phase of library
automation especially in a large academic library system viz. university library. The choice thus
made inevitably will have an impact when the performance of the modern library system is evaluated.
Lately, most of the modern library software have the different features integrated in the workflow of
the software which appear to be absent to a first-time user. It is the inherent designed in the workflow
that characterized the operation of Integrated Library Management System (ILMS). The key objective
of any library i.e. to manage its collection, users and provide the right information to the right
user at the right time. This requirement should be exhibited flawlessly by the Integrated Library
Management System under operation. The rapid development of the Internet and new ICT applications
especially in the social media network have strongly influence the characteristics of potential
library users. This is evident based on their preference for the types of documents, mode to access or
retrieve information and searching strategies. With a focus on these vital aspects, and to stay relevant
with time, policy of migration from one software to another is recommended for an automated library
system. However, this procedure should be adopted using proven methodology based on best practices
to ensure minimal errors. This will facilitate ease in future adaptation, reduce the time spent on
the extraction and transferring of data at a lower cost.
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10th Convention PLANNER-2016, North-Eastern Hill University Shillong, Meghalaya, November 09-11, 2016
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Library Automation, Data Migration, LibSys, Koha, North-Eastern Hill University, RFID