Open-Source Tools for Enhancing Full-Text Searching of OPACs: Use of Koha, Greenstone and Fedora

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Main Authors:	Anuradha, K. T., Sivakaminathan, R., Kumar, P. Arun
Format:	Recurso educativo Open Access
Language:	en
Published:	2011
Subjects:	Online Catalogs Open Source Technology Online Searching Computer Software Information Retrieval Library Automation
Online Access:	Acceder al recurso
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