Open Source software for libraries By Katharina Penner
What is Open Source? n A specific set of software license allow others to freely redistribute the software ¨ source code for the software must be available ¨ allow derived works based off of the software ¨ n n A practical method of developing software A community of developers and users who support #1 and #2
Free? free as in „beer“ n free as in „free speech“ n free as in „free kittens“ n Phipps, S. 2002
Advantages Reliability n Better support n User driven n Innovation n Cost n Adapted from http: //liblime. com/open-source
Disadvantages n n Many libraries do not have the in-house expertise to support open-source software Don't have the ability to train staff on the use of the new technologies Open source alternatives weren't perceived as feature-rich enough to handle the complex needs of libraries Hidden costs (staff time)
Koha Open Source Library System n n n n http: //www. koha. org/ A full featured modern integrated library system (ILS): circulation, cataloging, acquisitions, serials, reserves, patron management, branch relationships, and more. Linux, Unix, Windows and Mac. OS platform Can be fully integrated into the library website; Web based OPAC system Copy cataloguing and z 39. 50 MARC 21 and UNIMARC for professional cataloguers Use as a document manager or digital library; manage online and off line resources with the same tool RSS feed of new acquisitions
Greenstone n n n Tool for digital library Publish on internet or CD-ROM Windows, Unix and Mac Interoperability Two interfaces: librarians and readers
Metadata formats n n n Dublin Core Marc XML OAI DSpace
Document formats n n n n n PDF Word RTF HTML Plain text ZIP archives Excel PPT Email
Languages n n n English French Spanish Russian Kazakh Some in Vietnamese
NVU (new view) – web design o o o complete Web design system Linux, Windows and Macintosh open source alternative to Front. Page and Dreamweaver create web pages manage a website with no technical expertise or knowledge of HTML available in different languages (I use German)
Used sources o o o o Phipps, Simon. „Free speech, free beer and free software. “ c/net news. com available at http: //news. com/20101071 -954384. html? tg (accessed March 1, 2007). Muir, Scott P. „An introduction to the open source software issue. “ Library Hi Tech 29/4 (2005): 465 -468. http: //www. koha. org/ http: //liblime. com/open-source http: //greenstonewiki. cs. waikato. ac. nz/wiki/index. php/Gree nstone. Wiki http: //www. greenstone. org/cgi-bin/library? e=p-en-homeutf. Zz-8&a=p&p=examples http: //www. nvu. com/index. php) http: //www. gtalbot. org/Nvu. Section/Nvu. Web. Design. Tips/
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