BUILDING THE NEXT GENERATION INTEGRATED LIBRARY SYSTEM: PROSPECT AND CHALLENGES OF BANGLADESH

Abstract

Technological development has brought a radical change in every field, and library management is not the exception to it. Information technology impact positively on library and information system and services they provide for users. Integrated Library System has been the center of attention in the library world for the past several years. Koha and Dspace are the two major open-source integrated library systems (ILS’s), and they continue to grow in maturity and popularity. This paper overviews of prospect and challenges of the integrated library system in Bangladesh.