Tuesday, May 24, 2016

Library Modernization Support by NISCAIR




According to National Mission on Library there are Around 54000 Libraries in the country most of them are manual or using proprietary Library Automation Tool. CSIR-NISCAIR with Library science as its focused area thought to Library Modernization facility to provide Low cost software solution using Open Source Library Management tools like KOHA, DSpace, and MySQL etc. The main services offered are 

1.       Data Migration from an existing Library Management System to KOHA 

KOHA is an open source web based ILMS, free of cost, suitable to library of small and big size. Some of the major features of KOHA are MARC21 compatible, Z39.50 Search, MARC Import/Exports, multilingual web OPAC, Barcode and spine label printing etc. KOHA is most popular Open Source ILMS. 

2.       Setting up of Institutional repository (Installation and configuration) using DSpace. 

DSpace is one of the preferred open source tools for institutional repository. All types of content including text, image, vedio, audio, data sets are supported by DSpace. 

3.       Technical Support/Training in Open Source software for Libraries. 

Technical support for KOHA on annual basis will be provided to enable the user to adapt KOHA.

The following are the services and their respective rates:

S.No.
Service in Library Modernization
1
Conversion of Data into MARC21 format(offsite)

If records falls in following range
I
0 to 20000
Rs 20000/-
II
>20000&<=35000
Rs 20000+15000/-
III
>35000 & <=50000
Rs 35000+11250/-
IV
Above 50000
Rs 46250+ Rs 0.5 Per additional record
2
Installation and basic customization of KOHA on Linux

Onsite
Rs 15000/- + TA/DA

Remote
Rs 15000/-
3
3 Creation of Digital Library with DSpace Linux/Windows

Onsite
15000/-+TA/DA

Remote
15000/-
4
Training(onsite)


Library Automation with KOHA ( 5 Days)
15000/- for upto 5 participants + TA/DA
Rs 2000/- Rs per additional participants

Introduction to Linux and MySQL(5 Days)
15000/- for upto 5 participants + TA/DA
 Rs 2000/- Rs per additional participants

Dspace( 5 Days)
15000/- for upto 5 participants + TA/DA
Rs 2000/- Rs per additional participants
5
TA/DA

6
Annual Technical support for KOHA on Linux platform(without Data Validation/Data verification/ Data Editing)
Rs 25000/- + TA/DA for onsite
7
Advance Customization of KOHA
Rates on case to case basis
8
Advance Customization of DSpace
Rates on case to case basis


To Place the order contact to: 

In charge, Document Procurement & Customer Services
NISCAIR, 14 Satsang Vihar Marg
New Delhi-67
Tel: 011-26965073
Fax: 011: 011-26862228
Email: dpcs@niscair.res.in