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Loading... 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 No library descriptions found.
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Google Books — Loading... GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)025.00285Information Library and Information Sciences Library and Archival Science Library Automation ; Management of Digital LibrariesLC ClassificationRatingAverage:
Neal-Schuman PublishersAn edition of this book was published by Neal-Schuman Publishers. |
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. ( )