Free software vs proprietary software: an assessment of integrated systems for library automation
This paper assesses two Integrated Library Systems (ILS) to identify advantages and disadvantages of proprietary and free software (SPX vs. Koha). With the aim of providing information to the librarian to expand alternatives to choose the comprehensive of ILS is most appropriate. Specifically be eva...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2011 |
| País: | México |
| Institución: | UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO |
| Repositorio: | Investigación Bibliotecológica: Archivonomía, Bibliotecología e Información |
| Idioma: | español |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/27480 |
| Acceso en línea: | http://rev-ib.unam.mx/ib/index.php/ib/article/view/27480 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Sistemas Integrales de Automatización Software libre Software propietario Automatización de bibliotecas Integrated Library Systems Free software Proprietary software Library automation |
| Sumario: | This paper assesses two Integrated Library Systems (ILS) to identify advantages and disadvantages of proprietary and free software (SPX vs. Koha). With the aim of providing information to the librarian to expand alternatives to choose the comprehensive of ILS is most appropriate. Specifically be evaluated SPX and KOHA systems, describing the requirements and services offered by each one of them, and to give elements for decision making when purchasing a system. |
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