Practical open source software for libraries
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 rule...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Oxford, England ; Cambridge, England :
Chandos Publishing
2010.
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| Edición: | 1st edition |
| Colección: | Chandos information professional series
Chandos Information Professional Series |
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| Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009629305906719 |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; Practical Open Source Software for Libraries; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of figures and tables; Foreword; About the author; About the website; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Part 1 Introduction to open source; 1 What is open source?; Scratching an itch; Freedom for all; The costs of open source; Prevalence of open source; Sharing; Notes; 2 Community and open source; Working for open source; Working together; Governing in open source; Health of the community; Notes; 3 Debunking the myths; Homegrown is not open source; How can it be any good if it's free?
- Security and open sourceNot worth the risk; Notes; 4 Open source and libraries; Library budgets; Gift cultures; Thinking ahead; Notes; Part 2 Practical applications for libraries; 5 Open source for day to dayoperations; Operating system; Virtual machines; Office suite; Statistics and data gathering; Improving day to day services; Notes; 6 Open source web access; Open source web browsing; Expanding Firefox; A new browsing experience; Open source emailing; Instant messaging; A web of options; Notes; 7 Open source mediaapplications; Photo editing; Desktop publishing; Audio editing; Screencasting
- ConclusionNotes; 8 Open source on the web; Getting files onto the web; Content management; Consulting with colleagues; Wikis; Conclusion; Notes; 9 Open sourcing collections; Digital collections; Institutional repositories; Community built collections; Baskets of knowledge; Notes; 10 Open source research tools; Subject guides; Additional research tools; Online course management; Teaching our patrons; Notes; 11 Open source library automation; Open source faces; Open source it all; Taking the leap; Notes; Afterword; Appendix 1 Survey results; Appendix 2 Web links
- Appendix 3 Additional referencesIndex
