Practical open source software for libraries /

Open source refers to an application whose source code is made available for use or modification as users see fit. This means libraries gain more flexibility and freedom than with software purchased with license restrictions. Both the open source community and the library world live by the same rule...

Ausführliche Beschreibung

Gespeichert in:
1. Verfasser:
Engard, Nicole C.
Format:
Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
Oxford, England ; Cambridge, England : Chandos Publishing, 2010.
Ausgabe:
1st edition
Zusammenfassung:
Open source refers to an application whose source code is made available for use or modification as users see fit. This means libraries gain more flexibility and freedom than with software purchased with license restrictions. Both the open source community and the library world live by the same rules and principles. Practical Open Source Software for Libraries explains the facts and dispels myths about open source. Chapters introduce librarians to open source and what it means for libraries. The reader is provided with links to a toolbox full of freely available open source products to use in
Umfang:
1 online resource (269 p.)
text file
Anmerkungen:
Description based upon print version of record.
Anmerkungen:
English
Bibliografie:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9781780630434
1780630433
Schlagworte:
Open source software > Library applications.
Libraries > Automation.
Library administration.
System analysis.
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