open source software for libraries by katharina penner
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Open Source software for libraries
By Katharina Penner
What is Open Source? A specific set of software license
allow others to freely redistribute the software source code for the software must be available allow derived works based off of the software
A practical method of developing software A community of developers and users who
support #1 and #2
Free?
free as in „beer“ free as in „free speech“ free as in „free kittens“
Phipps, S. 2002
Advantages
Reliability Better support User driven Innovation Cost
Adapted from http://liblime.com/open-source
Disadvantages
Many libraries do not have the in-house expertise to support open-source software
Don't have the ability to train staff on the use of the new technologies
Open source alternatives weren't perceived as feature-rich enough to handle the complex needs of libraries
Hidden costs (staff time)
Koha Open Source Library System http://www.koha.org/ A full featured modern integrated library system (ILS):
circulation, cataloging, acquisitions, serials, reserves, patron management, branch relationships, and more.
Linux, Unix, Windows and MacOS platform Can be fully integrated into the library website; Web
based OPAC system Copy cataloguing and z39.50 MARC21 and UNIMARC for professional cataloguers Use as a document manager or digital library; manage
online and off line resources with the same tool RSS feed of new acquisitions
Greenstone
Tool for digital library Publish on internet or CD-ROM Windows, Unix and Mac Interoperability Two interfaces: librarians and
readers
Metadata formats
Dublin Core Marc XML OAI DSpace
Document formats PDF Word RTF HTML Plain text ZIP archives Excel PPT Email
Languages
English French Spanish Russian Kazakh Some in Vietnamese
NVU (new view) – web design complete Web design system Linux, Windows and Macintosh open source alternative to FrontPage
and Dreamweaver create web pages manage a website with no technical
expertise or knowledge of HTML available in different languages (I use
German)
Used sources Phipps, Simon. „Free speech, free beer and free software.“
c/net news.com available at http://news.com.com/2010-1071-954384.html?tg (accessed March 1, 2007).
Muir, Scott P. „An introduction to the open source software issue.“ Library Hi Tech 29/4 (2005): 465-468.
http://www.koha.org/ http://liblime.com/open-source http://greenstonewiki.cs.waikato.ac.nz/wiki/index.php/
GreenstoneWiki http://www.greenstone.org/cgi-bin/library?e=p-en-home-
utfZz-8&a=p&p=examples http://www.nvu.com/index.php) http://www.gtalbot.org/NvuSection/NvuWebDesignTips/