| Description |
1 online resource (xxv, 242 pages) : illustrations |
| Series |
Chandos information professional series |
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Chandos information professional series.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction -- What is open source? -- Community and open source -- Debunking the myths -- Open source and libraries -- Open source for day to day operations -- Open source web access -- Open source media applications -- Open source on the web -- Open sourcing collections -- Open source research tools -- Open source library automation. |
| 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 their libraries. Provides a toolbox of practical software that librarians can use both inside and out of the libraryDraws on the author's wide-ranging practical experience with open source software both in and out of the library communityIncludes real life examples from libraries and librarians of all types and locations. |
| Subject |
Open source software -- Library applications.
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Logiciels libres dans les bibliothèques. |
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Open source software -- Library applications |
| Other Form: |
Print version: Engard, Nicole C., 1979- Practical open source software for libraries. Oxford : Chandos Publishing, 2010 9781843345855 (OCoLC)503046642 |
| ISBN |
9781780630434 (electronic bk.) |
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1780630433 (electronic bk.) |
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