Practical open source software for libraries / Nicole C. Engard.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Engard, Nicole C.

Series:

Chandos Information Professional Series

Chandos information professional series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Open source software--Library applications.

Open source software.

Libraries--Automation.

Libraries.

Library administration.

System analysis.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (269 p.)

Edition:

1st edition

Place of Publication:

Oxford, England ; Cambridge, England : Chandos Publishing, 2010.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

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

Contents:

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

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed December 26, 2013).

ISBN:

9781780630434

1780630433

OCLC:

866448894