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Practical Open Source Software for Libraries (Chandos Information Professional Series) (2010)

by Nicole C. Engard

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Open source refers to an application whose source code is made available for use or modification as users see fit. This means libraries gain more flexibility and freedom than with software purchased with license restrictions. Both the open source community and the library world live by the same rules and principles. Practical Open Source Software for Libraries explains the facts and dispels myths about open source. Chapters introduce librarians to open source and what it means for libraries. The reader is provided with links to a toolbox full of freely available open source products to use in… (more)
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The book may be 7 years old but the principles around the use of open source software for libraries, archives, museums and other heritage collections are just as relevant today. Whilst I knew about the major library OPAC systems I did not know about some other systems such as Krete (collaborative archiving of digital material that can include the community).

Although 7 years old it is still recommended reading for any librarian or archivist purely from the point of view of opening their eyes to what is freely available from their colleagues around the world. And yes there may already be some newer systems available, but we would never know if we did not read a book like this. ( )
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To Chris for being my open source mentor
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To the entire Koha Community for fostering my love of open source
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My introduction to open source software came from one of the original developers of the Koha (http://koha-community.org) open source integrated library system (ILS), Chris Cormack. It was for this reason that I asked him to write the foreword for this book, so that he could see how much he taught me and share in educating future librarians about the true nature of open source software.
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Open source refers to an application whose source code is made available for use or modification as users see fit. This means libraries gain more flexibility and freedom than with software purchased with license restrictions. Both the open source community and the library world live by the same rules and principles. Practical Open Source Software for Libraries explains the facts and dispels myths about open source. Chapters introduce librarians to open source and what it means for libraries. The reader is provided with links to a toolbox full of freely available open source products to use in

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The library community is abuzz about open source software. Open source usually refers to an application whose source code is made available for use or modification as users see fit. Make sense? Probably not! Would it help if you knew that open source is not just about programming, but about following a philosophy?

Still confused? Not surprising. What will open source mean to our libraries? More flexibility and freedom than software purchased with license restrictions. This is an important path for libraries to consider. Why open source? Because both the open source community and the library world live by the same rules and principles.

This book will give you the facts and dispel myths about open source. The chapters will not only introduce librarians to what open source is and what it means for libraries, but also provide readers with links to a toolbox full of freely available open source products to use in their libraries.
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