ABCD open source software for managing ETD repositories
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1108/LM-08-2013-0072 |
| Published date | 03 June 2014 |
| Date | 03 June 2014 |
| Pages | 387-397 |
| Author | Sangeeta Namdev Dhamdhere,Egbert De Smet,Ramdas Lihitkar |
| Subject Matter | Library & information science,Librarianship/library management,HR in libraries |
ABCD open source software for
managing ETD repositories
Sangeeta Namdev Dhamdhere
Library, Modern College of Arts, Science and Commerce, Pune, India
Egbert De Smet
Library and Information Science, Antwerp University,
Antwerp, Belgium, and
Ramdas Lihitkar
Library, Government College of Science, Nagpur, India
Abstract
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to give technical information about the application of ABCD
open source software for managing institutional repository of electronic theses and dissertations
(ETDs) at various levels with illustrations.
Design/methodology/approach – Practical method and programming in the ABCD software for
building ETD repository and its management
Findings – ABCD software is an excellent tool for creating institutional repository (IR) and manages
it at various levels and to create ETD portal.
Practical implications – The paper describes using ABCD software how one can create database
of ETDs, how to submit ETDs in full text or abstract, how to search, how to implement it in open
archive environment and simplicity of making union catalogue of ETD repositories on one platform
of ABCD portal.
Social implications – The process of ETD management and IR building using ABCD open source
software will be useful to all the new institutions, colleges, universities, national libraries, international
organizations who want to initiate the process of building ETD repository.
Originality/value – The development team of ABCD software is still in process of releasing 2.0
versions and to develop tool for IR and ETD management. In this paper attempt has been made
to describe with illustrations that how the software is making progress towards ETD management or
building IR. One of the author is main project leader of ABCD open source software.
Keywords Digital library software, ETD management, ETD repositories, Institutional repository,
ABCD open source software, MARC 21
Paper type Research p aper
Introduction
With the open access initiative (OAI), adoption of ICT, web technology for research
communication and research institutes and innovations in publishing and library
industry have made drastic changes in research and researchers activities.
OAI has removed barriers to accessing scholarly literature and hence avoiding
duplication of research work and plagiarism. OAI has its roots in the open access and
institutional repository (IR) movements. The IRs are playing an important role in
giving access to electronic resources in different format includingscholarly publications
like theses and dissertations, project reports, journals, patents, standards, presentations,
audio, videos, etc.
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Received 19 August 2013
Accepted 5 October 2013
Library Management
Vol. 35 No.4/5, 2014
pp. 387-397
rEmeraldGroup PublishingLimited
0143-5124
DOI 10.1108/LM-08-2013-0072
An earlier version of this paper was presentedat the 16th International Symposium on Electronic
Theses and Dissertations (ETD), in Hong Kong, on 23-26 September 2013, http://lib.hku.hk/etd2013/
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