NewGenLib
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NewGenLib is an integrated library management system developed by Verus Solutions Pvt Ltd. Domain expertise is provided by Kesavan Institute of Information and Knowledge Management in Hyderabad, India. NewGenLib version 1.0 was released in March 20051. On 9 January 2008, NewGenLib was declared free and open-source under GNU GPL. The latest version of NewGenLib is 3.1.1 released on 16 April 2015. Many libraries across the globe (mainly from developing countries) are using NewGenLib as their Primary integrated library management system as seen from the NewGenlib discussion forum.
NewGenLib is an integrated library management system developed by Verus Solutions Pvt Ltd. Domain expertise is provided by Kesavan Institute of Information and Knowledge Management in Hyderabad, India. NewGenLib version 1.0 was released in March 2005. On 9 January 2008, NewGenLib was declared free and open-source under GNU GPL. The latest version of NewGenLib is 3.1.1 released on 16 April 2015. Many libraries across the globe (mainly from developing countries) are using NewGenLib as their Primary integrated library management system as seen from the NewGenlib discussion forum.
Modules & Functions
NewGenLib has the following main modules: Acquisitions Technical Processing Serials management Circulation Administration MIS Reports Task to do today (daily scheduler) OPAC Some advanced functional features: Android mobile and tablet capable Integration with Twitter helping send messages of transactions directly to users’ Twitter accounts. Flexibility of defining own search field in OPAC. Enhanced content and interactive OPAC like Availability of Book jackets, Google preview, Comments/ Book reviews, Tagging, Favorite reading list, etc. Zotero compliant OPAC RSS Feeds in OPAC Faceted Browsing (Refining search results) Suggestion for other books on the rack RFID supports Provision for frequently used predefined templates along with freedom of defining own customized data entry templates in Cataloguing Configurable SMS system - a proof of transaction. Integration with Gmail or paid mailbox account. This enables the automatic sending of email to patrons during issue /return. Enhanced Report Module for generating in .csv format with a provision for wide customization. Provision for integrating with Vufind SOPAC (Ex: OPAC of the Library of Bangalore University). Catalogue can be harvested through Google site map, and thus the visibility of the library can be further improved.
Types of libraries
NewGenLib can be used for any type of library. Presently, it is used by Libraries of the following types. University Libraries College/School libraries Public libraries Libraries in Research Institutes Church libraries Libraries in Offices/Corporates
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External links
Official website, as an open-source project.
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