This talk was given by Maureen Walsh of The Ohio State University at the NISO Virtual Conference, Using Open Source in Your Institution, held on February 17, 2016

1. A COMMITMENT TO
OPEN
Working on Open Source Projects in Academic
Environments

2. Maureen P. Walsh
Institutional Repository Services Librarian
The Ohio State University Libraries
walsh.260@osu.edu
NISO Virtual Conference February 17, 2016

3. OPEN
Access
Reuse
Flexibility
Transparency
Community
Interoperability
Sustainability
Discovery
Impact

5. OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARE
 Repository
 Discovery
 Content Management
 Publishing
 Exhibits
 Platforms
 Frameworks
 Applications
 Engines
 Servers
Solutions Technology

6. OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARE
Buy, Build, or Borrow?

7. KEY CONSIDERATIONS
OPEN SOURCE PROJECTS
Bigger Picture On the Ground

8. KEY CONSIDERATIONS
OPEN SOURCE PROJECTS
 Institutional Goals
 Institutional Culture
 Funding
 Opportunity Costs
 Intellectual Property
 Partnerships
 Staff Resources
 Skill Sets
 Capacity
 Turn-over
 Infrastructure
 Hardware
 Compatibility
 Support
Bigger Picture On the Ground

9. KEY CONSIDERATIONS
OPEN SOURCE PROJECTS
 Institutional Goals
 Institutional Culture
 Funding
 Opportunity Costs
 Intellectual Property
 Partnerships
 Staff Resources
 Skill Sets
 Capacity
 Turn-over
 Infrastructure
 Hardware
 Compatibility
 Support
Bigger Picture On the Ground

10. KEY QUESTIONS
OPEN SOURCE OPTIONS
Community Software

11. KEY QUESTIONS
OPEN SOURCE OPTIONS
 Governance model
 Project management
 Development activity
 Quality assurance
 Documentation and
user support
 Influence and take-up
 Licensing
 Service providers
 Expertise required
 Standards
 Interoperability
 Usability
 Flexibility
 Ease of customization
 Scalability
 Infrastructure
 Maintenance
Community Software

12. KEY QUESTIONS
OPEN SOURCE OPTIONS
 Governance model
 Project management
 Development activity
 Quality assurance
 Documentation and
user support
 Influence and take-up
 Licensing
 Service providers
 Expertise required
 Standards
 Interoperability
 Usability
 Flexibility
 Ease of customization
 Scalability
 Infrastructure
 Maintenance
Community Software

13. KEY CONSIDERATIONS
OPEN SOURCE PROJECT SUPPORT
In-House
Service Provider
Hosted
Contributor
Member
Governance

14. MAUREEN P. WALSH
Institutional Repository Services Librarian
The Ohio State University Libraries
walsh.260@osu.edu