Taking matters into our own hands: influencing factors and concerning factors for libraries that developed Open Source Software
Libraries that develop Open Source library software are influenced by a number offactors. The insights from this group are useful for library staff who are consideringadopting Open Source library software. The author surveyed and interviewed staffwho developed Scriblio, SOPAC2, VUFind, Blacklight, K...
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| author | Greenhill, Kathryn |
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| description | Libraries that develop Open Source library software are influenced by a number offactors. The insights from this group are useful for library staff who are consideringadopting Open Source library software. The author surveyed and interviewed staffwho developed Scriblio, SOPAC2, VUFind, Blacklight, Koha and Evergreen. Shealso interviewed librarians who specified the Open Library Environment. Theinterviews and questionnaires revealed a common attitude to the cost of OpenSource Software; similar concerns about speed and process for enhancements toproprietary library software; and similar satisfaction with the control and communitythat Open Source software has brought to their library operations. |
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| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-317002017-01-30T13:26:54Z Taking matters into our own hands: influencing factors and concerning factors for libraries that developed Open Source Software Greenhill, Kathryn Kosina, Alyson libraries open source software integrated library management systems software development discovery layers librarianship Libraries that develop Open Source library software are influenced by a number offactors. The insights from this group are useful for library staff who are consideringadopting Open Source library software. The author surveyed and interviewed staffwho developed Scriblio, SOPAC2, VUFind, Blacklight, Koha and Evergreen. Shealso interviewed librarians who specified the Open Library Environment. Theinterviews and questionnaires revealed a common attitude to the cost of OpenSource Software; similar concerns about speed and process for enhancements toproprietary library software; and similar satisfaction with the control and communitythat Open Source software has brought to their library operations. 2010 Conference Paper http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/31700 http://www.vala.org.au/vala2010/papers2010/VALA2010_140_Greenhill_Final.pdf VALA: Libraries, Technology and the Future fulltext |
| spellingShingle | libraries open source software integrated library management systems software development discovery layers librarianship Greenhill, Kathryn Taking matters into our own hands: influencing factors and concerning factors for libraries that developed Open Source Software |
| title | Taking matters into our own hands: influencing factors and concerning factors for libraries that developed Open Source Software |
| title_full | Taking matters into our own hands: influencing factors and concerning factors for libraries that developed Open Source Software |
| title_fullStr | Taking matters into our own hands: influencing factors and concerning factors for libraries that developed Open Source Software |
| title_full_unstemmed | Taking matters into our own hands: influencing factors and concerning factors for libraries that developed Open Source Software |
| title_short | Taking matters into our own hands: influencing factors and concerning factors for libraries that developed Open Source Software |
| title_sort | taking matters into our own hands: influencing factors and concerning factors for libraries that developed open source software |
| topic | libraries open source software integrated library management systems software development discovery layers librarianship |
| url | http://www.vala.org.au/vala2010/papers2010/VALA2010_140_Greenhill_Final.pdf http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/31700 |