• NOTICE: NIC/NICSI has empanelled three Agencies for Rolling out of e-Granthalaya Services. However, e-Granthalaya Software will be provided FREE to the Libraries, but other services will be on payment basis. For details, plz write us.

e-Granthalaya

e-Granthalaya is a library automation software from National Informatics Centre, Department of Electronics & Information Technology, Ministry of Communications and Information Technology, Government of India. The software has been designed by a team of experts from software as well as Library and Information Science discipline. Using this software the libraries can automate in-house activities as well as user services. The software can be implemented either in stand-alone or in client-server mode where database and WebOPAC are installed on the server PC while the data entry program is installed on client PCs. The software provides LAN/Web based data entry solutions for a cluster of libraries where a centralized/Common database can be created with Union Catalog output. The software provides Web OPAC interface to publish the library catalog over Internet/Intranet. The software runs on Windows paltform Only, UNICODE Compliant ,thus, supports data entry in local language..

e-Granthalaya was started as an in-house project at 'Karnataka State Centre of NIC,Bangalore' and first version of the software was designed for the Public Libraries in the State. Later, NIC HQs 'Library and Information Services Division' took over the designing of the software where library professionals were involved in the designing process and, thus, improved the software with enhanced user interface and simplify the work-flow of library functions so that it can suit all kinds of libraries. Following table shows the release of various versions of the software:

For Stand-Alone Mode (All the Components to be installed on a Single PC):

    Hardware: Pentium or above with backup device, Min 1 GB RAM, 40GB HDD

    OS: Windows XP(SP2)/Vista/win 7

    DBMS: MS SQL Server 2005/2008 (Express Ed) - FREE

    Connectivity: LAN/Internet Connectivity

For Clietn-Server Mode:

    Server PC:

    Hardware: High-End Server / Rack Server with 4GB RAM, 80GB HDD

    OS: Windows Server 2008/R2 (Standard/Enterprise Edition)

    RDBMS: MS SQL Server 2008 R2 (Standard Edition)   

    Connectivity: LAN/Internet Connectivity

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e-Granthalaya contains following components, some of these are installed in the Server PC while rest of these are installed in the Client PCs:

1. Database (MS SQL Server 2005/2008) - on Server PC (Windows 2003/2008)

2. Web OPAC - on Server PC

3. Data entry program - on client PCs

Distribution Policy

The software is provided at zero cost to the Ministries/Departments/Public/Academic/Universities/Colleges and school libraries. Besides, libraries setup in Public / Private sectors may also approach to the NIC for free copy of the software. The support, training, Data Entry, Maintenance, Migration, etc are provided on Payment basis by the NIC/NICSI Emapnelment Agency. Government Libraries Hosting may also be done FREE in NIC Server.

How to get the Software

The e-Granthalaya software can be get from any District/State Centres of NIC or from NIC Hqs, New Delhi by sending one official letter from the head of Organization/library along with duly filled request form. The Request Form can be downloaded from here...

Features

• Runs on Windows Platform Only (Win XP/vista/7/Server 2003/2008)

• Provides Local/LAN/WAN based Data Entry Solution

• UNICODE Compliant, supports data entry in local language

• Module - Wise Permission to the software Users

• Work-flow as per Indian Libraries

• Retro-Conversion as well as Full Cataloging Modes of Data Entry

• Authority  Files/ Master tables for Authors, Publishers, Subjects, etc

• Multi-Vol, Multi-Copy and Child-Parent Relationship pattern

• Download Catalog Records from Internet

• Z39.50 Client Search Built-in

• Exhaustive Reports for Print

• Export Records in CSV/Text File/MARC 21/MARC XML/ISO:2709/MS ACCESS/EXCEL formats

• Merger databases of eG3 into Single Database

• Common/Centralized Database for N Number of libraries, minimize data entry

• Main/Branch Libraries Acquisition/Cataloging

• Print Accession Register

• Search Module built-in with basic/advance/boolean parameters

• Library Statistics Reports

• CAS/SDI Services and Documentation Bulletin

• Updated Regulalry with enhanced Features

• Compact/Summary/Detailed Reports Option

• Generate Bibliography

• Data Entry Statistics Built-In

• News Clipping Services Built-in

• Digital Library integration with uploading / downloading of pdf/html, etc documents

• Micro-Documents Manger (Articles/Chapter Indexing)

• SERIALS Control System for Subscription with Auto-Generate Schedule

• Budget Modules with Bill Register Generation, manages Multi-Budget Head

• Import Data from any structured Source

• Well exhaustive Web Based OPAC Interface with separate Membership module