Awareness and Adoption of Open Source Software among LIS Professionals of Engineering Colleges of Odisha

Abstract

To provide a general context for library implementations of open source software (OSS), the purposeof this paper is to assess and evaluate the awareness and adoption of OSS by the LIS professionals workingin various engineering colleges of Odisha. The study is based on survey method and questionnaire techniquewas used for collection data from the respondents. The study finds that although the LIS professionals ofengineering colleges of Odisha have knowledge on OSS, their uses in libraries are in budding stage. Suggeststhat for the widespread use of OSS in engineering college libraries of Odisha, a cooperative and participatoryorganisational system, positive attitude of authorities and LIS professionals, proper training provision for LISprofessionals need to be developed.

http://dx.doi.org/10.14429/djlit.32.5.2652