Possibilities for Open Source Software in Libraries

Possibilities for Open Source Software in Libraries


Biliographic Description:

MORGAN LEASE, Eric. Possibilities for Open Source Software in Libraries. (on line) Information Technology and Libraries. 2002-03. Available at: http://web2.ala.org/ala/lita/litapublications/ital/2101morgan.cfm. (Visited: 2007-12-14)


Extract:

"This short essay, based on a presentation given at the 2001 American Library Association (ALA) Annual Conference, enumerates a number of possibilities for open source software (OSS) in libraries and how it can be leveraged to provide better and more effective digital library collections and services."


Dublin Core analysis:

DC Title: Possibilities for Open Source Software in Libraries
DC Creator: MORGAN LEASE, Eric
DC Identifier: http://web2.ala.org/ala/lita/litapublications/ital/2101morgan.cfm
DC Date: 2002-03
DC Description: Presents Open Source Software briefly defined and contrasted with homegrown systems. Deals with the state of OSS in libraries and their possibilities in libraries.
DC Subject: libraries; open source software; GNU
DC Format: HTML
DC Type: text; essay
DC Langage: English
DC Rights: Information Technology and Libraries (ITAL)
DC Relation: volume 21, number 1, March 2002, Information Technology and Libraries (ITAL), ISSN 0730-9525
DC Publisher: Library & Information Technology Association
DC Coverage: USA