Afghanistan Digital Library Initiative: Revitalizing an Integrated Library System

Authors

  • Yan HAN
  • Atifa Rawan

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.6017/ital.v26i4.3269

Abstract

This paper describes an Afghanistan digital library initiative of building an integrated library system (ILS) for Afghanistan universities and colleges based on open-source software. As one of the goals of the Afghan eQuality Digital Libraries Alliance, the authors applied systems analysis approach, evaluated different open-source ILSs, and customized the selected software to accommodate users’ needs. Improvements include Arabic and Persian language support, user interface changes, call number label printing, and ISBN-13 support. To our knowledge, this ILS is the first at a large academic library running on open-source software.

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Published

2007-12-01

How to Cite

HAN, Y., & Rawan, A. (2007). Afghanistan Digital Library Initiative: Revitalizing an Integrated Library System. Information Technology and Libraries, 26(4), 44–46. https://doi.org/10.6017/ital.v26i4.3269

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Communications