KOHA: An open source Library Management Software

Library Automation generally refers to the use and deployment of computers for house keeping activities such as circulation, serials control, cataloguing etc .Software for library automation have also moved from in house or home grown ones to off the shelf national or global software. There is a fair number of Library Automation Software to choose from in the Indian market too. Some examples include LibSys, SOUL,SLIM, Easylib, Alice, LibSoft. There have been some efforts to develop open source library automation software as well. The best available choice for the librarian now is to turn to Open Source software(OSS). ass has grown tremendously in scope and popularity over the last several years, and is now in widespread use.