Open Source Jerry Yarnetsky :: Reference-web librarian Madison-Jefferson County Public Library Free Lunch or Free Kittens?

Jerry Yarnetsky :: Reference-web librarian

Madison-Jefferson County Public Library

Can’t share it. Can’t change it. Can't open files. Can't see the code. Can't tell where it's going. Commercial Software

Can’t share it.

Can’t change it.

Can't open files.

Can't see the code.

Can't tell where it's going.

Free to use Free to change Free to share Free to choose support Open Source is free...

Free to use

Free to change

Free to share

Free to choose support

Our budgets are crimped. Patrons want more services. How do we keep pace? We're between a rock & hard place

Our budgets are crimped.

Patrons want more services.

How do we keep pace?

We're between a rock &

hard place

Lowers the bar to adoption Allows experimentation Free to share with patrons Gives life to old computers Provides better security Open source is your free lunch

Lowers the bar to adoption

Allows experimentation

Free to share with patrons

Gives life to old computers

Provides better security

Software is a tool. Find the right one. Good software fulfills a need. Does it further your mission? Does it get the work done?

Good software fulfills a need.

Does it further your mission?

Does it get the work done?

Go with the flow Software will change. Make suggestions. Training is key. Facilitate discovery.

Software will change.

Make suggestions.

Training is key.

Facilitate discovery.

Look at support & developer community Are support forums active? Are questions answered quickly? Do pros use the system? Is software updated regularly? Is there institutional backing?

Are support forums active?

Are questions answered quickly?

Do pros use the system?

Is software updated regularly?

Is there institutional backing?

Installation requirements. Training. Migration. Mission critical services. DRM and plug-ins. Stuff to consider as you evaluate

Installation requirements.

Training.

Migration.

Mission critical services.

DRM and plug-ins.

Firefox for browsing Pidgin for chat. 16 protocols. Thunderbird for email Filezilla for FTP Songbird for music OSS for the Internet

Firefox for browsing

Pidgin for chat. 16 protocols.

Thunderbird for email

Filezilla for FTP

Songbird for music

OSS for the Internet

Open Office » Microsoft Office GIMP » Photoshop Scribus » InDesign Inkscape » Illustrator OSS creative equivalents

Open Office » Microsoft Office

GIMP » Photoshop

Scribus » InDesign

Inkscape » Illustrator

OSS creative equivalents

LAMP server for dynamic websites Linux OS Apache web server MySQL database Programming language

Linux OS

Apache web server

MySQL database

Programming language

Content management Websites and blogs Digital projects Wikis and forums Try & compare opensourcecms.com wikimatrix.org cmsmatrix.org

Content management

Websites and blogs

Digital projects

Wikis and forums

Try & compare

opensourcecms.com

wikimatrix.org

cmsmatrix.org

Modular development. Dozens of distributions. Open source » better security Try a Live CDs. Linux

Modular development.

Dozens of distributions.

Open source » better security

Try a Live CDs.

Linux

Easier to use. Package management. Peripheral discovery. Linux needs tweaking. Proprietary stumbling blocks. Linux Usability

Easier to use.

Package management.

Peripheral discovery.

Linux needs tweaking.

Proprietary stumbling blocks.

Two LAMP servers. Textpattern for website. Roundcube for webmail. OPACs run on Linux. SquidGuard for filtering. MJCPL is using...

Two LAMP servers.

Textpattern for website.

Roundcube for webmail.

OPACs run on Linux.

SquidGuard for filtering.

MJCPL is using...

KohaZoom ILS Omeka for digital collections Open Office and Ubuntu OS Creation Station Coming down the pike

KohaZoom ILS

Omeka for digital collections

Open Office and Ubuntu

OS Creation Station

Coming down the pike

May your software be as mellow as this fellow Thank You! Presentation and links... www.yarnetsky.net/ projects/opensource [email_address] [email_address]

Thank You!

Presentation and links...

www.yarnetsky.net/

projects/opensource

[email_address]

[email_address]