Comparing E-print and Fedora Digital Library Softwares: E-print or Fedora? A Better Open Source Repository Platform

  • Dikuma Mohammed Ibrahim Department of Library & Information Science University of Madras

Abstract

Judicious system analysis is essential in considering budget allocations to the libraries. This paper studies two open-source digital softwares namely E-print and Fedora. The present study compares and highlights the similarities among the software. The paper attempts to suggest based on merits and demerits to enable the librarians to make wiser decision in term of open sources software for repository

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Published
2025-01-31
How to Cite
MOHAMMED IBRAHIM, Dikuma. Comparing E-print and Fedora Digital Library Softwares: E-print or Fedora? A Better Open Source Repository Platform. International Journal of Information Studies, [S.l.], v. 12, n. 3, p. 88-91, jan. 2025. ISSN 2278-6511. Available at: <https://dline.info/ojs/index.php/ijis/article/view/466>. Date accessed: 04 apr. 2026.
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Vol 12 No 3 (2020): Volume 12 Number 3 July 2020
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