Open Source Solutions in Education and Library – A Case Study of BPCL, NIT Rourkela

Abstract

Higher Educational Institutions and libraries today are taking more interest in putting their resources and services online for better output and trying to bring the academic community functional around the globe onto a common platform so called cloud. However, there are many challenges even then online education has been showing the great promise for future generations. Open Source Software especially have created space to everyone for optimal online learning and libraries are playing a vital role in knowledge sharing to support the academic and research activities with the help of open source software like learning management system, library management, digitization, web application development, etc. These amazing software have made the education in reach of even those who find difficult to continue education. This paper discusses the role of open source software in education and libraries and highlights the case study of Biju Patnaik Central Library, NIT Rourkela.