| Open source software (OSS) is popular with technically sophisticated users, who are often also
the software developers, and has not yet made a significant impact on the desktop of most users. OSS has
much potential for libraries and information centres, and there are a number of projects, including
Greenstone, DSpace, Greenstone and Eprint that demonstrates its viability in this context. OSS is
becoming an increasingly popular software development method. This paper highlights what is an OSS,
its features, software licensing. The paper also use of three popular digital libraries software. DSpace,
Greenstone and Eprint. |