Open Source Software and Libraries

…and Libraries Ellyssa Kroski

What is Open Source Software?

OSS Checklist Source Code Free Redistribution Derived Works Non-Discriminatory Non Discriminatory Non-Restrictive

1960’s-type person Been a ound around since his day

GNU’s Not Unix

“ Free as in speech… not as in beer. i b ” ‐ Free Software Definition

GNU GPL •The freedom to use the software for any purpose. •The freedom to change the software to suit The freedom to change the software to suit your needs. •The freedom to share the software with your friends and neighbors,. Th f d t h th h •The freedom to share the changes you make.

Hello everybody out there using minix – I'm doing a (free) operating system (just a hobby, won't be big and professional like gnu) for 386(486) AT clones. This has been brewing since april, april and is starting to get ready I d like any ready. I'd feedback on things people like/dislike in minix, as my OS resembles it somewhat (same physical layout of the file-system (due to practical reasons) among other things) . . . Any suggestions are welcome, but I won't promise I'll implement them :-) Linus (torvalds@kruuna helsinki fi) (torvalds@kruuna.helsinki.fi) PS. Yes—it's free of any minix code, and it has a multi-threaded fs. It is NOT protable[sic] (uses 386 task switching etc), and it probably never etc) will support anything other than AT-harddisks, as that's all I have :-(. Posted to the comp.os.minix newsgroup on August 25, 1991

Linus Torvalds “ I'm basically a very lazy person who likes to get credit for things other people actually do. ” Tux the Linux mascot

“ I think Linus's cleverest and most consequential hack was not the construction of the Linux kernel itself, but rather his invention of the Linux development model. ” - Eric Raymond 1997

“ I believed that the most important software …needed to be built like cathedrals carefully crafted by individual f db d d l wizards or small bands of mages working in splendid isolation, with splendid isolation with no beta to be released ” before its time. - Eric Raymond

“Release early and often, delegate everything you g y gy can, be open to the point of promiscuity. ” - Eric Raymond

“Given enough eyeballs, all bugs are shallow” - Li Linus’s L ’ Law

Netscape Goes Open Netscape Goes Open January 1998

The Open Source Software Initiative Open Source Software Definition #1 Free Redistribution Free Redistribution #2 Source Code #3 Derived Works e ed o s #4 Integrity of The Author's Source Code #5 No Discrimination Against Persons or Groups #6 No Discrimination Against Fields of Endeavor #7 Distribution of License #8 License Must Not Be Specific to a Product #9 License Must Not Restrict Other Software #10 License Must Be Technology‐Neutral

What OSS Are You Already Using?

Firefox Web Browser

Wiki di Wikipedia Open Encyclopedia MediaWiki Wiki Software

WordPress Blogging Platform Blogging Platform

Drupal p Content Management System

Open/Neo Office O /N Offi Office Suite

Audacity y Audio Editor

Songbird Media Player

Thunderbird Email Manager

GIMP Image Editor

Moodle Learning Management System

OpenProj Project Management Software Project Management Software

Open Journal Systems Open Access Journals Open Access Journals

Linux Apache MySQL PhP

SourceForge http://sourceforge.net

Library y Open Source Software f

Integrated g Library Systems S t

Koha http://www.koha.org

Koha – back end

Koha Features •Faceted navigation •Limit to available books •Limit to “available” books •Browse by Most Popular •Relevance Ranking and other filters •RSS feeds •User tagging •Amazon Reviews •User Reviews in Comments •Book Descriptions •Virtual Shelves Booklists •Virtual Shelves Booklists •Format Icons •Enriched content – images

Evergreen http://open‐ils.org

Evergreen

Evergreen Features •Relevance Ranking and other filters •Format icons •Book Reviews •Book Reviews •Table of Contents •Enriched content ‐ images •Browse Shelves

OPALS http://www.mediaflex.net

OPALS Features •Format icons •Book Summaries •Enriched content images •Enriched content ‐

Scriblio http://about.scriblio.net

Scriblio

Scriblio Features •Tagged browsing •Faceted Search Results •RSS Feeds •Social Bookmarking Social Bookmarking •Text to Phone •Translate •“Related Items" Recommendations •“Related Items" Recommendations •Book Descriptions from Amazon •Sample Text •Author Bios •User Reviews in Comments •Enriched content – images Enriched content

VuFind http://vufind.org

VuFind

VuFind Features •Relevance Ranking •Favorite Lists •Favorite Lists •Amazon Reviews •User Reviews in Comments •Book Descriptions •Author Pages with Wikipedia Bios •Faceted Search •RSS Feeds •Text to Phone • Similar Items Recommendations •“Similar Items" Recommendations •Compatible with Zotero •Enriched content – images

SOPAC http://www.thesocialopac.net

SOPAC Features •Faceted Search •Relevance Ranking •Relevance Ranking •User Ratings •User Reviews •User Tagging •Book Descriptions •Enriched content – images g

In Development eXtensible Catalog p // g http://www.extensiblecatalog.info Fac‐Back‐OPAC http://code.google.com/p/fac‐back‐opac

Digital Repository p Software

DSpace http://dspace.org

Fedora http://www.fedora‐commons.org

E‐Prints http://www.eprints.org

Federated Searching

LibraryFind http://libraryfind.org

dbWiz http://dbwiz.lib.sfu.ca/dbwiz

Masterkey http://masterkey.indexdata.com

more Library OSS

LibX http://www.libx.org

OCLC Open Source Projects http://www.oclc.org/research/software

DCPL iPhone App http://dclibrarylabs.org/projects/iphone

Commercial Support Services http://liblime.com http://www.indexdata.dk http://www.esilibrary.com/esi

Costs •Staff Training •Software Development •Software Development •Maintenance

Benefits •Software Ownership •No license fee •Flexibility & Customization •Flexibility & Customization •No vendor lock‐in •Low risk of discontinued service •Integration with other systems •Support Choices •OSS community y •Documentation

•Steep Learning Curve •Risk of discontinued community involvement •Risk of discontinued community involvement •Fun stuff may get done before boring fixes •Documentation written for techies Documentation written for techies •License incompatibilities •Costs

y Why Now •Disillusionment with proprietary automation vendors automation vendors •Business need •Price •Personal ideology •Web 2.0 features y •Trend at library conferences •Trend in library journals •Increased adoption by libraries •New easier to use technologies •New easier‐to‐use technologies •Commercial Support Services

How do you find OSS? •Sourceforge •http://sourceforge.net •SchoolForge •http://www.schoolforge.net •Open Source Software Directory Open •http://osdir.com/Downloads.phtml •Open Source Alternatives htt // lt •http://www.osalt.com •Free Software Portal •http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Free_Software •Free Software Directory •http://directory.fsf.org •Code4Lib OSS Directory Code4Lib •http://wiki.code4lib.org/index.php/OSS_Directory

Resources •The Open Source Initiative •http://www.opensource.org •OSSWatch •http://www.oss‐watch.ac.uk OSS4lib •OSS4lib •http://www.oss4lib.org •Code4lib htt // d 4lib •http://code4lib.org •The Linux Librarian •http://www.linuxlibrarian.org •Open Sesame •http://blogs.liblime.com/open‐sesame •Open Source Software and Libraries Bibliography Open Source Software and Libraries Bibliography •http://www.vuw.ac.nz/staff/brenda_chawner/biblio.html

An OSS Interview An OSS Interview • Nicole Engard • Open Source Evangelist for LibLime http://www.archive.org/details/NicoleEngardInterview http://www archive org/details/NicoleEngardInterview

An Open Source Kickstart Activity #1: Download Open/Neo Office Activity #2: Download Firefox f Activity #3: Visit SourceForge Activity #4: Demo an OSS Library Solution

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