Open-Source Software for Libraries

Erscheinungsjahr 2007
ISBN: 978-0-8389-5787-5
Verlag: American Library Association

Buch, Englisch, 53 Seiten, Paperback, Format (B × H): 216 mm x 279 mm

Reihe: Library Technology Reports

In this issue of Library Technology Reports Casey Bisson, with the help of Jessamyn West and Ryan Eby, reports on open-source software (OSS) and its use and importance in libraries.

Bisson engagingly narrates the history of open source, explains how the OSS “movement” came about, details key players in OSS development, and discusses why and how open source can work for libraries.

Topics Covered in this Issue Include: - In the Beginning …
- Open Source Takes Shape
- Why Freedom Matters
- What Makes Open Source Work?
- Open Systems, Formats, and Standards
- Using Open Source
- Building Open Source
- Open-Source Software on the Desktop

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Über Autor(innen)

Casey Bisson, named among Library Journal's Movers & Shakers for 2007 and recipient of a 2006 Mellon Award for Technology Collaboration for developing Scriblio (formerly WPopac), is an information architect at Plymouth State University, USA. He is a frequent presenter at library and technology conferences and blogs about his passion for libraries, roadside oddities, and hiking in New Hampshire's White Mountains.