گرين استون: نرم افزار كد منبع باز براي راه اندازي كتابخانه ديجيتال

Greenstone: Open Source Software for Developing Digital Libraries

Although several papers have been written or translated about digital libraries and even some theses have studied this issue, there is a scarcity of research on introducing and assessing software related to digital libraries. Worldwide efforts have been made to develop digital library software. The Greenstone digital library software was prepared and designed at the order of the National Library of New Zealand. It was introduced by UNESCO as an open source program and it could be downloaded for free from the internet. This software can open new windows to librarians for developing and managing digital libraries, therefore this article discusses its abilities. On the one hand this article could introduce the open source software to librarians and experts and on the other hand it could present a new research route in this field to experts and enthusiasts.