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It is used by major Universities and Libraries across the world. It was recently declared as Open Source Software under GNU GPL Licence by the company CEO Mr Meher Siddartha Errabolu of Verus Solutions Pvt Ltd.
The Modules Present in the Software: Acquisitions, Cataloguing, Serials Management, Circulation, Administration, OPAC, and Reports".It also allows creation of institutional open access (OA) repositories compliant with the OAI-PMH.
NewGenLib is web-based and has a multi-tier architecture(www.kiikm.org/newgenlib_architecture.jpg) uses Java (a swing-based librarian's GUI) and the JBoss (J2EE-based Application Server). The default backend database used is the open source PostgreSQL.
NewGenLib is compliant with MARC-21 format, Has a MARC editor, Allows seamless bibliographic and authority data import into cataloguing templates. Form letter templates are configurable using openOffice 2.0 as ODT and htm. SMTP mail servers can be configured for emails that can be sent form functional modules.
NewGenLib allows creation of institutional open access (OA) repositories compliant with the OAI-PMH.
NewGenLib servers are SRU/W compliant supporting MARC-21 and MODS 3.0 metadata formats. CQL (level 1) with both Bath and Dublin Core Profiles are supported.
NewGenLib is Unicode 3.0 compliant and is RFID ready.
The open source binaries and source code can be downloaded from http://www.sourceforge.net/projects/newgenlib. Installation notes and manual for Linux and Windows are also available.