The purpose of the book is to provide detailed subject content related to open science and its application in the libraries. This book includes various topics like Open Courseware, Open-Source Software, Open Web Hosting Services, Copyright and Common Creativity, D-Space, Joomla, Cloud Services, Global Press, Ontology, MOOCs, and many other related topics are also discussed in detail. It is hoped that this book would be very beneficial for the researchers, data scientists, scholars, students, professors, librarians, sociologists, and academicians who need to understand open science and libraries from both a theoretical and practical standpoint in order to increase access to higher education, ensure equity, and fully realize the potential of this rapidly growing phenomenon. Contents Preface List of Contributors OPEN ACCESS EDUCATIONAL SOURCES 1 Libraries and Open Science: An Overview Dr. M.P. Singh 2 Unlocking Knowledge through Open Access Platforms: An Exploratory Study Dr. K.P. Singh Divyanshu Gupta 3 Connected and Transformative Learning through MOOCs - The Supplement to the Libraries V. Lalitha 4 Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) : An Overview Somipam R. Shimray Prosperous Nongsiej Hormichon R Shimray 5 An Ontology of the Central University of Himachal Pradesh using Protégé: A Case Study Priya Dr. Shivarama Rao K 6 Use of Wakelet in Online Education: A Practical Approach Sanmati Jinendran Jain Prashanta Kumar Behera 7 Google and Its Facet: Open Initiative Rahul Kumar Mishra Dr. Bhaw Nath Pandey 8 An Approach of Exploring Video Collection of National Digital Library of India Asifa Ali Sumaira Jabeen 9 Open Courseware and Learning Resources Richa Srivastava 10 Perception on the Use of Online Paraphrasing Tools by the Research Scholars in Mizoram University Dr. Lalngaizuali Lallawmawmi Ruth Lalthlamuanpuii MMYashirAhamed 11 Online Paraphrasing Softwares: Helpful Tools in Academic Writing Anjana R. Bunkar 12 Lens: An Open-Access Citation Indexing Tool Parwez Ahmad Ansari Dr Shweta Pandey OPEN-SOURCE SOFTWARE (OSS) 13 An Open-Source Software for Digital Libraries with Special Reference to Greenstone Digital Library (GSDL) Dr. Joginder Singh Sana Aslam 14 KOHA: An Open-Source Software for Library Automation Dr. Sonal Singh Amit Kumar Verma Neha Lata 15 Joomla! An Open-Source Content Management System Dr. H. K. Chakraborty Uttkarsh 16 Cloud Computing and Its Applications: An Innovative Platform for Library Services Dr. S. Ravikumar Mr. Hirak Jyoti Hazarika 17 Constructive Cloud Storage for LIS Education Dr. Amit Kumar Tamrakar Jyoti Jadon 18 Cloud Computing and Libraries in Pandemic Covid-19 Dr. Rajni Jindal 19 Accessibility of Free Cloud Services : A Comparison Sureshkrishnan R 20 Open Web Hosting Service Using Cryptography Dr. Bal Ram 21 R: An Open-Source Software Environment for Numeric Computations and Graphics for Data Analysis Dr. Rahul Varshney Arun Pal 22 VuFind: An Open Discovery System for Libraries Sanjay Kumar Dr. Anjali Verma Sharmila Verma 23 Citation Management Software MEDELEY – A Reference Manager Using ICT Open-Source Tool CamStudio Dr. Vijaykumar. B. Gopale 24 Zotero – An Open-Source Reference Management Software: A Practical Manual Prashanta Kumar Behera Sanmati Jinendran Jain 25 An Overview of Plagiarism Using Open-Source Anti-Plagiarism Software Ayush Kumar Patel Dr. Kunwar Singh 26 Anti-Plagiarism Softwares: Endeavors Towards Achieving Academic Excellence Dipanwita Ray 27 Major Open-Source Software for Checking Plagiarism Dr. O. P. Saini Dr. M. P. Singh 28 Drupal: A Practical Approach Rupinder Singh Dr Prachi Srivastava 29 Open-Source Content Management System: WordPress Damodar Parabhoi Ashwani Kumar Sharma Kritika Sharma OPEN-ACCESS PUBLISHING 30 Open Licensing and Creative Commons Dr. Maneesh Kumar Bajpai 31 Research Information Management Systems (RIMS) in Academic Institutions : An Overview of IRINS Dr. Shilpa Rani. N. R. 32 Open Access E-Books for Learning in Digital Scenario Dr. O. P. Saini 33 Creation of Institutional Digital Repository using DSpace Open-Source Software Surendra Kumar Pal Dr Sudip Bhattacharjee 34 Managing Scientific Research Publishing Using Open Journal Systems Ajit Kumar Kainchi Rakesh Kumar Vanshika Guleria Yamini Sharma About the Author Dr. Sharad Kumar Sonkar currently working as Associate Professor in the Department of Library and Information Science, Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University Lucknow. Before joining this University, he has also worked in various universities and institutions like Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, Defence Scientific Information & Documentation Centre (DESIDOC), New Delhi; Digital Library, Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Karnataka, Bangalore; Central Library, Bundelkhand University, Jhansi. He has more than 20 years of experience in Library and Information Science Profession and presently involved in teaching and research. He has guided four PhDs, thirteen M.Phil. And eighty MLISc students. Dr. Sonkar has co-edited nine books, written twenty four book chapters, over one hundred and twenty research papers/articles published in peer reviewed national, international journals, conference proceeding etc. His area of specialization includes Information Technology, Management of Electronic Resources, IT applications to Library and Information Services, Digital Library and Information Retrieval System, Library Automation and Networking. He is also a Life member of ILA, IATLIS, IASLIC, etc. Dr. M.P. Singh is presently working as Professor in the Department of Library and Information Science at Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University (BBAU), (A Central University) Lucknow. Dr. Singh obtains master degree in Library and Information Science from University of Delhi and did PhD in Library and Information Science from Bundelkhand University, Jhansi. Started his career as Librarian in ITI, Delhi. He has more than 22 years of experience in Library Profession and presently involved in teaching and research. Eleven PhD Scholars has been successfully completed and Forty one MPhil scholars have successfully done their dissertation work under him supervision. Dr. Singh has written 05 Books, 14 Edited Books, 19 Book Chapters, 46 papers in various National and International conference proceedings, 42 research papers in journals of repute at National & International level, delivered more than twenty-five invited talks, chaired more than 50 sessions at different conferences & committees, attended 20 workshops, delivered lecture in refresher courses. He has also attended a number of National and International Conferences and has acted as Invited Speaker, Chair Person in various technical sessions in some of these conferences. He has been on member of editorial board of some Library and Information Science Journals. He is also a Life member of ILA, IATLIS, IASLIC, SALIS and SLA-Asian Chapter. Dr. Singh has visited Switzerland, France, Germany, Brussels, Hong Kong, Philippines and the Netherlands etc.