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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Verlagsort
Verlagsgruppe
American Library Association
Zielgruppe
Maße
Höhe: 279 mm
Breite: 216 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-8389-5787-5 (9780838957875)
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Schweitzer Klassifikation
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.
