Open Source Software and Their Impact On Digital Library and Information Centre in Nigeria

• Author(s): Aliyu Dishon; Abdulmuminu Muhammad; Solomon Tijani
• Paper ID: 1719630
• Page: 1103-1111
• Published Date: 13-07-2026
• Published In: Iconic Research And Engineering Journals
• Publisher: IRE Journals
• e-ISSN: 2456-8880
• Volume/Issue: Volume 10 Issue 1 July-2026

Abstract

The present era of information explosion and technological advancement moving from the information age, knowledge society and wisdom implementation. Institutions of knowledge have many tasks to face, where the entire system of the library/information Centre is now gradually changing from manual operation to digital, automated knowledge or data bank. The objective of the paper was on features and advantages of free-source library/information Centre automation software, the criteria for selecting the right free-source library/information Centre automation software and limitations of the software. The study adopted literature review research. The use of free-source library/information Centre automation software will be a way forward to limit the cost of academic digital libraries and information Centre operations. Some of the free-source library/information Centre automation software discussed in this paper include: D-Space, Greenstone, E-Prints, OpenBiblio, KOHA, NewGenlib and PhpMyLibrary, thus, are for developing digital library institutional repositories or library/information Centre automation systems. The findings from the study were that open software has transformed the field of libraries and information Centre from manual to automated base and also information professionals need to learn the open software system and rights to avoid damage to the source code or loss of data which will help in facing the problem posed by commercial software. The study recommended the use of open-source software considering it potentially benefits cost reduction, gives customers more control over the system and increases open-source code development with significant advancement for effectiveness in the service delivery.

Keywords

Academic Libraries; Information Centre; Open-Source Library Automation Software

Citations

IRE Journals:
Aliyu Dishon, Abdulmuminu Muhammad, Solomon Tijani "Open Source Software and Their Impact On Digital Library and Information Centre in Nigeria" Iconic Research And Engineering Journals Volume 10 Issue 1 2026 Page 1103-1111

IEEE:
Aliyu Dishon, Abdulmuminu Muhammad, Solomon Tijani "Open Source Software and Their Impact On Digital Library and Information Centre in Nigeria" Iconic Research And Engineering Journals, vol. 10, no. 1, Jul. 2026

APA:
Aliyu Dishon, Abdulmuminu Muhammad, Solomon Tijani (2026). Open Source Software and Their Impact On Digital Library and Information Centre in Nigeria. Iconic Research And Engineering Journals, 10(1).

MLA:
Aliyu Dishon, Abdulmuminu Muhammad, Solomon Tijani "Open Source Software and Their Impact On Digital Library and Information Centre in Nigeria" Iconic Research And Engineering Journals, vol. 10, no. 1, Jul. 2026.

BibTeX

@article{1719630,
author = {Aliyu Dishon, Abdulmuminu Muhammad, Solomon Tijani},
title = {Open Source Software and Their Impact On Digital Library and Information Centre in Nigeria},
journal = {Iconic Research And Engineering Journals},
year = {2026},
volume = {10},
number = {1},
pages = {1103-1111},
issn = {2456-8880},
url = {https://www.irejournals.com/formatedpaper/1719630.pdf},
abstract = {The present era of information explosion and technological advancement moving from the information age, knowledge society and wisdom implementation. Institutions of knowledge have many tasks to face, where the entire system of the library/information Centre is now gradually changing from manual operation to digital, automated knowledge or data bank. The objective of the paper was on features and advantages of free-source library/information Centre automation software, the criteria for selecting the right free-source library/information Centre automation software and limitations of the software. The study adopted literature review research. The use of free-source library/information Centre automation software will be a way forward to limit the cost of academic digital libraries and information Centre operations. Some of the free-source library/information Centre automation software discussed in this paper include: D-Space, Greenstone, E-Prints, OpenBiblio, KOHA, NewGenlib and PhpMyLibrary, thus, are for developing digital library institutional repositories or library/information Centre automation systems. The findings from the study were that open software has transformed the field of libraries and information Centre from manual to automated base and also information professionals need to learn the open software system and rights to avoid damage to the source code or loss of data which will help in facing the problem posed by commercial software. The study recommended the use of open-source software considering it potentially benefits cost reduction, gives customers more control over the system and increases open-source code development with significant advancement for effectiveness in the service delivery.},
keywords = {Academic Libraries; Information Centre; Open-Source Library Automation Software},
month = {July}
}