The Adoption Footprints of Free and Open-Source Library Management Systems in Higher Education Institutions in Zambia
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Many libraries the world over have turned to free and open-source library management systems (FOSLMS) for their automation needs. The main objective of this study was to investigate the extent to which FOSLMS were being used in libraries in Zambian higher education institutions (HEIs). Furthermore, the study sought to investigate factors that influence the adoption of FOSLMS in HEIs. The study was quantitative in design and data was collected from 142 HEIs with functioning libraries. The findings revealed that 42 (78%) out of 54 libraries in HEIs that have automated their operations use FOSLMS. Koha was found to be the most used FOSLMS and that low cost of adoption was the principal factor fueling FOSLMS’s adoption in HEIs in Zambia. Given the findings, the study recommends that the Zambian Government introduces a policy promoting the use of FOSS in public institutions including HEIs; the Library and Information Association of Zambia raise awareness of FOSLMS through workshops and conferences; the Zambian library science schools include, in their undergraduate programs, modules on FOSLMS.
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BWALYA, Tuesday; AKAKANDELWA, Akakandelwa.
The Adoption Footprints of Free and Open-Source Library Management Systems in Higher Education Institutions in Zambia.
Zambia Journal of Library & Information Science (ZAJLIS ), ISSN: 2708-2695, [S.l.], v. 4, n. 2, p. 11-25, dec. 2020.
ISSN 2708-2695.
Available at: <http://41.63.0.109/index.php/journal/article/view/62>. Date accessed: 22 nov. 2024.
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Library Management Systems
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Library Management System (LMS) in Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) in Zambia. Retrieved from https://www.researchgate.net/publication/337720226_The_Adoption_Footprints_of_Koha_as_a_Library_Management_System_LMS_in_Higher_Education_Institutions_HEIs_in_Zambia/stats#fullTextFileContent
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information systems success: A ten-year update”. Journal of Management Information Systems, pp. 9-30.
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Library Management Software. [Unknown place]: Lambert Academic Publishing.
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Nigeria”. Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal). Retrieved from
https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/libphilprac/1342/.
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https://www.igi-global.com/chapter/inciting-grassroots-change/173571.
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Journal of Emerging Trends in Computing and Information Sciences, 1509-1515.
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Integrated Library Systems. Retrieved from http://eprints.rclis.org/13858/.
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https://www.slideshare.net/rajivkumarmca/koha-open-source-library-management-software
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potential impact on information management organizations. Retrieved from digitalcommons.unl.edu/cgi?article=3778&context=libphilprac.
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adoption of open source integrated library systems in India”. International Journal of Digital Library Services. 112-125.
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of Botswana”. Emerald Insight, 292-307. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.1108/00330331211244832.
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Effectiveness. Retrieved from https://www.researchgate.net/publication/274951975_Library_Automation_and_Use_of_Open_Source_Software_to_Maximize_Library_Effectiveness
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Source Software to Maximize Library Effectiveness. Information and Knowledge Management, 74-82. Retrieved from www.iiste.org
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Copperbelt University Library. Retrieved from https://www.ajol.info/index.php/ajlais/article/view/26136.
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for DOS. Retrieved from www.unesco.org/isis/files/winisis/windows/doc/english/winisis1_4.pdf
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in Germany, Brazil, and India. Retrieved from https://www.computer.org.
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York: Free Press
Sitali, C., S. (2012, November 20). Migrating to Koha. Retrieved from
kohainzambia.blogspot.com/2012/11/understanding-koha.html.
Uzomba, C., E., Oyebola, A., J & Izuchukwu, A., C. (2015). The use and Application of Open
Source Integrated Library System in Academic Libraries in Nigeria: Koha example. Retrieved from http://digitalcommons.unl.edu/libphilprac/1250/.
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View”. MIS Quarterly, 425-478. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.2307/30036540
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technology: Extending the unified theory of acceptance and use of technology”. MIS Quarterly, 157-178. Retrieved from http://www.vvenkatesh.com/wp-content/uploads/dlm_uploads/2016/01/2016_JAIS_Venkatesh-et-al.-UTAUT.pdf.
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https://www.vliruos.be/en/projects/project/22?pid=1038
VLIR-UOS (2015). Lib@Web: Management of Electronic Information and Digital Libraries.
Retrieved from https://www.scholars4dev.com/2262/vlir-uos-training-scholarships-for-developing-countries/