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Beer, Speech, and Kittens: Jennifer Parsons Library Support Representative MOBIUS Consortium Office An Introduction to Open Source Solutions and What They (Might) Mean to Libraries
What does open source mean? open source: ( adj. ) 1. used to describe applications (i.e., software) available for free , where source code can be accessed, copied, edited, or distributed at the users discretion.
What does open source mean? Open Can be viewed and/or accessed by public User-created changes allowed by license Download, save, copy without restrictions Source i.e., source code the human-readable summation of an application Used by software developers to create or edit software
Free as in Beer for your personal enjoyment Speech benefits the entire community of users Kittens free to take, but costly to maintain
Q. So what makes it free? The license. Instead of focusing on copyright , creators of open source materials take a copyleft approach meant to encourage user interaction. Some licenses used for OSS: GNU General Public License (GNU GPL) Berkeley Software Distribution (BSD) License Mozilla Public License (MPL) Moral of story: Read the fine print!
What open source is not Open access Example: Directory of Open Access Journals (www.doaj.org) Free proprietary (freeware) Example: MARCEdit The Open Source Movement Examples: Open Source Initiative (www.oai.org)
Where do open source solutions (OSS) come from? Hint: Its not where you think.
Where do OSS come from? Most open source solutions are developed by entire communities devoted to creating, testing, and improving the product over and over again. Examples: Apache Software Foundation Eclipse Foundation Mozilla Foundation SourceForge.net SIMILE Project at MIT
Open Source Solutions in Our Lives Can include: Operating systems i.e., for servers, desktops, mobile phones End-user applications e.g., Web browsers, word processors, image editors
OSS Used by MCO Staff Operating systems Linux SSH and SCP PuTTY WinSCP Text editors Metapad Notepad++ Web browsers Mozilla Firefox Web content Drupal
Open Source Library Software Made by library professionals for libraries Integrated Library Systems (ILS) Next-generation catalog tools End-user applications for library functions
Open Source ILS Client interface software to manage library databases and library transactions (e.g., circulation, cataloging, acquisitions) Evergreen (Georgia Public Library Service) Koha (Horawhenua Library Trust, New Zealand) OpenBiblio (University of Barcelona & Library Association of Catalonia) PhpMyLibrary (University of the Philippenes Diliman)
Open Source Next-generation catalogs Open source ILS programs also tend to have next-generation interface packages. However, some exist independently and can be integrated with other programs. Blacklight (University of Virginia and Stanford University) Extensible Catalog (University of Rochester) Scriblio (Plymouth State University) VUFind (Villanova University)
Open Source End-User Tools for Libraries Designed for individual tasks and to work across software packages. Examples: biblios Exhibit Greenstone Prospero
Libraries That Have Tried OSS In MOBIUS: VUFind Truman State University Elsewhere: Evergreen Michigan Library Consortium Koha MassCat Greenstone Auburn University
Why would a library choose OSS? Ease of administration You can do what you want! Reliability Ensured by peer review, not contract Cost (of course) Free as in
Caveat user! What you save in vendor charges, you may wind up paying for in: Training Lack of support or documentation Personnel hours Equipment So which is cheaper, overall? Currently, OSS organizations claim an edge in cost Which means you still pay for using OSS, one way or another.
OSS and the Library Software Market In the past, libraries employed automation strategies to manage multiple turnkey applications. The integrated library system (ILS) was developed in response by software companies.
OSS and the Library Software Market Now, libraries turning to Software as a Service (SaaS) Equinox (Evergreen) LibLime (Koha) Supplementing paid products with open source
OSS and Tomorrows Libraries Will open source open the library software market? Competition with traditional vendors Interactivity Pricing models New innovations
OSS and Tomorrows Libraries and create a world where information is more open and more free?
Thank You You, the audience For your time and consideration Librarians across MOBIUS For their curiosity and willingness to experiment with OSS MACPAC For graciously accepting this presentation MCO Staff For support, criticism, and the fantastic idea of using lolcats
Questions? Comments?
Image Credits Android.com The Apache Software Foundation (www.apache.org) I CAN HAS CHEEZBURGER? (www.icanhascheezburger.com) LOLCATS.com The Mozilla Project (www.mozilla.org) OpenOffice.org

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Beer, Speech, And Kittens 100616

  • 1. Beer, Speech, and Kittens: Jennifer Parsons Library Support Representative MOBIUS Consortium Office An Introduction to Open Source Solutions and What They (Might) Mean to Libraries
  • 2. What does open source mean? open source: ( adj. ) 1. used to describe applications (i.e., software) available for free , where source code can be accessed, copied, edited, or distributed at the users discretion.
  • 3. What does open source mean? Open Can be viewed and/or accessed by public User-created changes allowed by license Download, save, copy without restrictions Source i.e., source code the human-readable summation of an application Used by software developers to create or edit software
  • 4. Free as in Beer for your personal enjoyment Speech benefits the entire community of users Kittens free to take, but costly to maintain
  • 5. Q. So what makes it free? The license. Instead of focusing on copyright , creators of open source materials take a copyleft approach meant to encourage user interaction. Some licenses used for OSS: GNU General Public License (GNU GPL) Berkeley Software Distribution (BSD) License Mozilla Public License (MPL) Moral of story: Read the fine print!
  • 6. What open source is not Open access Example: Directory of Open Access Journals (www.doaj.org) Free proprietary (freeware) Example: MARCEdit The Open Source Movement Examples: Open Source Initiative (www.oai.org)
  • 7. Where do open source solutions (OSS) come from? Hint: Its not where you think.
  • 8. Where do OSS come from? Most open source solutions are developed by entire communities devoted to creating, testing, and improving the product over and over again. Examples: Apache Software Foundation Eclipse Foundation Mozilla Foundation SourceForge.net SIMILE Project at MIT
  • 9. Open Source Solutions in Our Lives Can include: Operating systems i.e., for servers, desktops, mobile phones End-user applications e.g., Web browsers, word processors, image editors
  • 10. OSS Used by MCO Staff Operating systems Linux SSH and SCP PuTTY WinSCP Text editors Metapad Notepad++ Web browsers Mozilla Firefox Web content Drupal
  • 11. Open Source Library Software Made by library professionals for libraries Integrated Library Systems (ILS) Next-generation catalog tools End-user applications for library functions
  • 12. Open Source ILS Client interface software to manage library databases and library transactions (e.g., circulation, cataloging, acquisitions) Evergreen (Georgia Public Library Service) Koha (Horawhenua Library Trust, New Zealand) OpenBiblio (University of Barcelona & Library Association of Catalonia) PhpMyLibrary (University of the Philippenes Diliman)
  • 13. Open Source Next-generation catalogs Open source ILS programs also tend to have next-generation interface packages. However, some exist independently and can be integrated with other programs. Blacklight (University of Virginia and Stanford University) Extensible Catalog (University of Rochester) Scriblio (Plymouth State University) VUFind (Villanova University)
  • 14. Open Source End-User Tools for Libraries Designed for individual tasks and to work across software packages. Examples: biblios Exhibit Greenstone Prospero
  • 15. Libraries That Have Tried OSS In MOBIUS: VUFind Truman State University Elsewhere: Evergreen Michigan Library Consortium Koha MassCat Greenstone Auburn University
  • 16. Why would a library choose OSS? Ease of administration You can do what you want! Reliability Ensured by peer review, not contract Cost (of course) Free as in
  • 17. Caveat user! What you save in vendor charges, you may wind up paying for in: Training Lack of support or documentation Personnel hours Equipment So which is cheaper, overall? Currently, OSS organizations claim an edge in cost Which means you still pay for using OSS, one way or another.
  • 18. OSS and the Library Software Market In the past, libraries employed automation strategies to manage multiple turnkey applications. The integrated library system (ILS) was developed in response by software companies.
  • 19. OSS and the Library Software Market Now, libraries turning to Software as a Service (SaaS) Equinox (Evergreen) LibLime (Koha) Supplementing paid products with open source
  • 20. OSS and Tomorrows Libraries Will open source open the library software market? Competition with traditional vendors Interactivity Pricing models New innovations
  • 21. OSS and Tomorrows Libraries and create a world where information is more open and more free?
  • 22. Thank You You, the audience For your time and consideration Librarians across MOBIUS For their curiosity and willingness to experiment with OSS MACPAC For graciously accepting this presentation MCO Staff For support, criticism, and the fantastic idea of using lolcats
  • 24. Image Credits Android.com The Apache Software Foundation (www.apache.org) I CAN HAS CHEEZBURGER? (www.icanhascheezburger.com) LOLCATS.com The Mozilla Project (www.mozilla.org) OpenOffice.org