Practical Open Source Software for Libraries http://opensource.web2learning.net Sun, 09 Jun 2013 17:41:26 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Open Source Links for May 24, 2013 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PracticalOSS4Libraries/~3/BLzWpc0qYJo/ http://opensource.web2learning.net/2013/05/24/open-source-links-for-may-24-2013/#comments Fri, 24 May 2013 00:30:21 +0000 http://opensource.web2learning.net/2013/05/24/open-source-links-for-may-24-2013/ gedit Open source text editor Etherpad Etherpad is an Open Source online editor providing collaborative editing in really real-time Digest powered by RSS Digest

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  • Annotator – Annotating the Web
    The Annotator is an open-source JavaScript library and tool that can be added to any webpage to make it annotatable.

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  • FromThePage
    FromThePage is free software that allows volunteers to transcribe handwritten documents on-line. It’s easy to index and annotate subjects within a text using a simple, wiki-like mark-up. Users can discuss difficult writing or obscure words within a page to refine their transcription. The resulting text is hosted on the web, making documents easy to read and search.

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    The multipurpose rss reader, live stream, mashup, aggregation web application

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  • GOKb
    GOKb will be a freely available data repository that will contain key publication information about electronic resources as it is represented within the supply chain from content publishers to suppliers to libraries.

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  • JabRef reference manager
    JabRef is an open source bibliography reference manager. The native file format used by JabRef is BibTeX, the standard LaTeX bibliography format. JabRef runs on the Java VM (version 1.6 or newer), and should work equally well on Windows, Linux and Mac OS X.

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    ]]>     http://opensource.web2learning.net/2013/03/05/open-source-links-for-march-5-2013/feed/ 0 http://opensource.web2learning.net/2013/03/05/open-source-links-for-march-5-2013/     Zotero Open Source Articles Since 2012-08-15 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PracticalOSS4Libraries/~3/8mzHRQOZ5yk/ http://opensource.web2learning.net/2013/03/01/zotero-open-source-articles-since-2012-08-15/#comments Fri, 01 Mar 2013 12:55:49 +0000 Nicole C. Engard http://opensource.web2learning.net/?p=491 I might not be sharing things as often, but I’m always finding new articles, books and resources on open source. Here are the latest from my open source Zotero library. Buys, Jon. “How To Evaluate Open Source Software.” OStatic, September 22, 2012. http://ostatic.com/blog/how-to-evaluate-open-source-software. Clay Shirky: How the Internet Will (one Day) Transform Government, 2012. http://www.ted.com/talks/clay_shirky_how_the_internet_will_one_day_transform_government.html. [...]

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    ]]>     I might not be sharing things as often, but I’m always finding new articles, books and resources on open source. Here are the latest from my open source Zotero library.

    Buys, Jon. “How To Evaluate Open Source Software.” OStatic, September 22, 2012. http://ostatic.com/blog/how-to-evaluate-open-source-software.
    Clay Shirky: How the Internet Will (one Day) Transform Government, 2012. http://www.ted.com/talks/clay_shirky_how_the_internet_will_one_day_transform_government.html.
    Goodwin, Scott, Karl Fogel, and Jeremy Wright. “Government Open Source Released Software.” Accessed September 17, 2012. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AlXDdNQEU-8fdDI0OFJEVXRYNGhDNVRrVDhUS19LVVE#gid=0.
    Hall, Kyle, Cindy Murdock Ames, and John Brice. “Open Source Library Software Development in a Small Rural Library System.” The Code4Lib Journal no. 19 (January 15, 2013). http://journal.code4lib.org/articles/7939.
    Heilmann, Christian. “Don’t Call It ‘open Source’ Unless You Mean It.” Christian Hellman, October 22, 2012. http://christianheilmann.com/2012/10/22/dont-call-it-open-source-unless-you-mean-it/.
    Hellekson, Gunnar. “Government Uses Open Source Software Today More Than Ever.” Opensource.com, October 15, 2012. http://opensource.com/government/12/10/open-source-us-government-five-minutes.
    Hendrickson, Mike, Roger Magoulas, and Tim O’Reilly. Economic Impact of Open Source on Small Business: A Case Study. 1st ed. Sebastopol, CA: O’Reilly Media, 2012. http://oreillynet.com/oreilly/opensource/radarreports/economic-impact-of-open-source.csp.
    Hibbets, Jason. “Why Libraries Are Intrinsically Open and Should Adopt Open Source Solutions.” Opensource.com, February 19, 2013. http://opensource.com/education/13/2/open-source-libraries.
    Hristova, Mariela. “Library Widget for Moodle.” The Code4Lib Journal no. 19 (January 15, 2013). http://journal.code4lib.org/articles/7922.
    Johnson, Mark. “Open Source Options For Education.” OSS Watch, January 13, 2012. http://www.oss-watch.ac.uk/resources/ossoptionseducation.
    Kumar, Vimal, and S Jasimudeen. “Adoption and User Perceptions of Koha Library Management System in India.” Annals of Library and Information Studies 59, no. 4 (December 2012): 223–230.
    lavanya. “Mobile, Cloud and Big Data Are Bright Trends for Open Source.” OSSCube Blog, July 25, 2012. http://www.osscube.com/blog/mobile-cloud-and-big-data-are-bright-trends-for-open-source.
    “Open Source in the US Government.” Accessed September 17, 2012. http://gov-oss.org/.
    Open voices: Applying open source principles to government. Open Visions 3. opensource.com, 2013. http://opensource.com/resources/ebook/opengov.
    Phipps, Simon. “Open Source Celebrates the Freedom to Leave.” InfoWorld, May 25, 2012. http://www.infoworld.com/d/open-source-software/open-source-celebrates-the-freedom-leave-194182.
    Shapiro, Phil. “Does Free Software Restore Dignity?” PCWorld, June 3, 2011. http://www.pcworld.com/article/228987/does_free_software_restory_dignity.html.
    Shaurette, Barbara. “Contributions to Open Source Projects Come in All Shapes and Sizes.” Opensource.com, November 7, 2012. http://opensource.com/life/12/11/open-source-contributions-come-all-shapes-and-sizes.
    Skok, Michael. “Future of Open Source 2011 Survey, Open Source Business Conference.” presented at the Open Source Business Conference, San Francisco, CA, May 16, 2011. http://www.slideshare.net/AcquiaInc/future-of-open-source-2011-survey-open-source-business-conference.
    Stallman, Richard. “Why Open Source Misses the Point of Free Software.” GNU Project – Free Software Foundation (FSF), May 18, 2012. http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/open-source-misses-the-point.html.
    Timeline of Open Source in U.S. Government, 2012. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vBAdKWUGANg.

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  • LeafSeek
    LeafSeek is a new open source tool that helps you turn your genealogical or historical record collections into searchable online databases.
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    ]]>     http://opensource.web2learning.net/2013/02/22/open-source-links-for-february-22-2013/feed/ 0 http://opensource.web2learning.net/2013/02/22/open-source-links-for-february-22-2013/     Open Source Links for February 20, 2013 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PracticalOSS4Libraries/~3/78qOt17Zp6s/ http://opensource.web2learning.net/2013/02/20/open-source-links-for-february-20-2013/#comments Wed, 20 Feb 2013 00:30:30 +0000 Nicole C. Engard http://opensource.web2learning.net/2013/02/20/open-source-links-for-february-20-2013/ School of Open – P2PU The School of Open will provide online educational resources and professional development courses on the meaning and impact of “openness” in the digital age and its benefit to creative endeavors, education, research, and beyond. Digest powered by RSS Digest

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    ]]>     http://opensource.web2learning.net/2013/02/20/open-source-links-for-february-20-2013/feed/ 0 http://opensource.web2learning.net/2013/02/20/open-source-links-for-february-20-2013/     Open Source ILS Survey http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/PracticalOSS4Libraries/~3/g9eDEgW4p4o/ http://opensource.web2learning.net/2013/02/18/open-source-ils-survey/#comments Mon, 18 Feb 2013 20:03:46 +0000 Nicole C. Engard http://opensource.web2learning.net/?p=482 I received this via email and thought you might all be interested in participating: This is a call for participation in a survey about the decision-making process of choosing a proprietary versus an open source integrated library system (ILS). The results will be tabulated and used to help other libraries learn from and use your [...]

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    ]]>     I received this via email and thought you might all be interested in participating:

    This is a call for participation in a survey about the decision-making process of choosing a proprietary versus an open source integrated library system (ILS). The results will be tabulated and used to help other libraries learn from and use your experience as they make decisions regarding their ILSs.

    This survey is part of a research project, funded by IMLS, comparing the technical support of Open Source ILS with technical support of proprietary ILS. One product of this research is an information portal (http://opensourceils.com) for disseminating resources about OSS ILS. We appreciate the many responses we have had to previous calls for surveys and interviews and hope to hear from many librarians again for this survey. Participants will be entered into a drawing for 1 of 5 $20 gift cards for Amazon.com.

    The survey can be accessed at http://oss-research.cci.utk.edu/ILS_adoption_survey and will be open for one month. Please feel free to forward this notice to other interested parties.

    You can also direct any queries or suggestions to utk.ils.research@gmail.com with the subject “ILS Survey” in the subject line.

    We really appreciate your time and support and look forward to reporting back the results from this study!

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