Tag Archives: Open Source Software

Practical Open Source Software Website

Posted on 27 April 2010 by Rick Mason

Nicole Engard’s forthcoming book, Practical Open Source Software for Libraries, has a page on the accompanying website consisting of links mentioned in the book.  Not only is this a tantalizing glimpse of the book, but it is a source of … Continue reading →

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Open Source Documentation

Posted on 10 August 2009 by Rick Mason

One of the more frustrating things about open source software is the fact that many projects have little-to-no documentation.  William Shields, a software developer from Australia, posts about his experiences and concludes that he isn’t going to patronize projects that … Continue reading →

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Open Source Government

Posted on 21 January 2009 by Rick Mason

Scott McNealy, co-founder of Sun Microsystems, has been asked to write a paper for the Obama administration on the benefits of the United States government using open source software for improved security and lower cost. Yes.  With the right software, … Continue reading →

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Open Source Living

Posted on 27 December 2007 by Rick Mason

Open Source Living is a directory of open source software. Directories are nothing new, with SourceForge and FreshMeat leading the lists.  However, most directories are chock full of software not fully fleshed out, or with so many choices that the … Continue reading →

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World Digital Library

Posted on 23 October 2007 by Rick Mason

The World Digital Library is a project that is quite vast in scope, but is looking ready to take on the challenge of combining primary historical resources from many of the worlds great libraries. This project was started by UNESCO … Continue reading →

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Public Knowledge Project

Posted on 25 March 2007 by Rick Mason

The Public Knowledge Project is a Canadian research initiative started nine years ago in order to develop “free, open source software for the management, publishing, and indexing of journals and conferences.” In doing so, they have found themselves at the … 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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Make The Move

Posted on 3 January 2007 by Rick Mason

Need an introduction to Open Source Software (OSS)?  Want to understand what it can do for you?  Check out Make The Move, a site that gives you an excellent overview of the benefits and considerations for switching to OSS.

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Software for Starving Students

Posted on 8 December 2006 by Rick Mason

Software for Starving Students is simply that:  a collection of freeware and open-source software that is able to be distributed to whomever could benefit. I have been creating distribution CDs like this for my presentations on Open Source Software, and … Continue reading →

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