EIFL-FOSS

Our organization
With over ten years’ experience and a successful track record, we have built a unique combination of professional expertise and in-depth knowledge of developing and transition countries. The Director of EIFL, Rima Kupryte, oversees the running...
Our achievements
Our approach to developing and supporting library consortia has proved to be a successful and sustainable model of delivering access to knowledge. Over the last ten years, librarians in our network have become effective advocates for access to...
How to join EIFL
The EIFL network is open to developing and transition countries. If you are interested in joining us, please contact us at info[at]eifl.net. 10 reasons to become an EIFL partner country   1.    Access to a wide range of...
Our partners
Over the years, we have formed relationships with a wide range of organizations to increase access to knowledge in developing and transition countries.   Abdus Salam Internatational Center for Theoretical Physics Access to Knowledge coalition...
Our funders
Partnering with funders Access to knowledge is fundamental to education and research, the improvement of lives, and the creation of human capital upon which the development of societies depends. Yet many people around the world are at risk of being...
Newsletter
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Publications
Annual reports | Recent publications Annual reports Annual Report 2012 Read our report    Annual Report 2011 Annual Report 2010 Annual Report 2009 Low resolution [PDF] High resolution [PDF] Annual Report 2008 Low resolution [PDF]...
Management Board and Advisory Board
Management Board | Advisory Board | Former Advisory Board Board members only Management Board members (Chair) Hans Jansen, Royal Library, The Netherlands Arnold Hirshon, Case Western Reserve University, USA Emanuella Giavarra,...
General Assembly
This is the major, most intensive and forward looking EIFL knowledge-sharing event. National coordinators and library representatives come together to discuss EIFL activities and strategies and to debate state-of-the-art issues and developments with...
Tips for Engaging with FOSS Communities
Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) development communities are not all the same. Most are very welcoming of new participants. Some are especially focussed on building a user community. Others are more concerned to build a developer community. Most...
A-Z Glossary of FOSS for libraries
Suggestions for additional entries into this list would be very welcome and can be sent direct to simon.ball [@] eifl.net.   Term/Tool  Definition ABCD ABCD is an integrated library management software that covers the main library...
Koha (FOSS Integrated Library System)
What is Koha? Koha is an Integrated Library System with a range of features including:  Online Public Access Catalogue (OPAC) module which provides a simple and clear interface for library users to perform tasks such as searching for and...
Evergreen (FOSS Integrated Library System)
Evergreen is an open source Integrated Library System (ILS). Evergreen includes circulation and cataloguing features, OPAC, SIP2.0 support for interaction with management software and search/retrieval through Z39.50. Evergreen also features the Open...
Greenstone (FOSS Digital Collections / Digital Library software)
Greenstone is a suite of software tools for building and distributing digital library collections on the Internet or CD-ROM. Greenstone is a multi-platform package for the assembling electronic documents into digital collections and for publishing...
Koha Case Studies
The EIFL-FOSS ILS project provided an opportunity for libraries within the eIFL.net network to evaluate and potentially migrate to a free and open source software (FOSS) integrated library system (ILS). It promoted direct engagement with the FOSS...
Evergreen Case Studies
Case Studies The EIFL-FOSS ILS project provided an opportunity for libraries within the EIFL network to evaluate and potentially migrate to a free and open source software (FOSS) integrated library system (ILS). It promoted direct engagement with...
African Digital Libraries Support Network
**ADLSN now has its own website: http://www.adlsn.org/ ** Digital Libraries are important for Africa as they will enable the creation of local content, strengthen the mechanisms and capacity of civil society, and increase the portability,...
Greenstone Support Documentation
Workshop training materials All workshops used the iMark Information Management Resource Kit  "Digitization and Digital Libraries Module" from CDROM (FAO and UNESCO, 2005), also accessible here as well as regular Greenstone training exercises...
Skills and Tools for Systems Librarians
Those who serve as systems librarians - the librarians and their staff who install, maintain, and sometimes further develop the IT systems on which the library depends - need a vast range of skills and tools to support their efforts. So many in fact...
LTSP HowTo Guide
Libraries can now re-cycle apparently obsolete computers and transform these ageing PCs into high-speed multi-purpose library terminals using open source software. A few old computers, some freely available open source software, and a little...