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OpenOffice.org vs. MS Office 2007

Posted on 11 September 2007 by Rick Mason

Office Software Shootout is an article/post on Linux.com that compares the latest versions of OpenOffice.org Writer (2.3) and MS Office Word (2007) across several categories. The result? Each program has strengths and weaknesses, but the reviewer concludes that OpenOffice.org comes … Continue reading →

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Library of Congress/Archive.org Preservation Project

Posted on 28 March 2007 by Rick Mason

This article from Linux.com is a great overview of what it takes to run a digitization project with fragile material and across great distance, as the Library of Congress and Archive.org work together on a project to preserve some of … Continue reading →

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Libraries and Open Source Software

Posted on 25 January 2007 by Rick Mason

Libraries facilitate open access to information with open source software is an interesting article posted on Linux.com. I have opened my Open Source Software and Libraries with the same observation that the open source movement and libraries share many of … Continue reading →

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Open Source ILS

Posted on 21 December 2006 by Rick Mason

There’s a great article about the Georgia Public Library Service‘s Evergreen project on Linux.com.  Well worth reading. from NewsForge

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