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Interestingly, NewGenLib got the lowest total score, that is, 163 (58.21 per cent). ILMS under study are lagging behind in exploiting the full potential of the Web 2.0 features, including cloud computing features, and needs to be addressed in their future development. <\/jats:p>\n            <\/jats:sec>\n            <jats:sec>\n               <jats:title content-type=\"abstract-heading\">Practical implications<\/jats:title>\n               <jats:p> \u2013 It is hoped that both the OS and commercial software will attend to the lacunae and soon develop fully functional Web 2.0\/3.0 and cloud-based technologies. <\/jats:p>\n            <\/jats:sec>\n            <jats:sec>\n               <jats:title content-type=\"abstract-heading\">Originality\/value<\/jats:title>\n               <jats:p> \u2013 The findings of this paper will not only guide the librarians in the selection of a good ILMS, which can cater to the needs of their libraries, but also abreast the knowledge of evaluation of ILMS for the students of Library and Information Science. And the findings will help the ILMS vendors to know the limitations of their ILMS, so that they can overcome the limitations faced by users and improve their products.<\/jats:p>\n            <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1108\/el-08-2014-0127","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2016,3,24]],"date-time":"2016-03-24T06:01:39Z","timestamp":1458799299000},"page":"223-249","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":17,"title":["Integrated library management systems"],"prefix":"10.1108","volume":"34","author":[{"given":"Margam","family":"Madhusudhan","sequence":"first","affiliation":[]},{"given":"Vikas","family":"Singh","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[]}],"member":"140","reference":[{"key":"key2020121702024431100_b1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"Anuradha, K.T.\n               , \n                  Sivakaminathan, R.\n                and \n                  ArunKumar, P.\n                (2011), \u201cOpen-source tools for enhancing full-text searching of 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