Libraries across the world are using FOSS solutions to provide a wide variety of services for their library patrons. There are FOSS tools to support nearly everything that happens in a library. There are solutions for integrated library systems; repositories; e-resource management and discovery; faceted search; federated identify management; and tools to support users with disabilities.

1. EIFL FOSS
tools & advocacy
@ the Kenya University Librarians Committee
:: 27 January 2012
:: EM Njoroge :: http://about.me/uhusiano

2. About EIFL?
International not-for-profit
organisation
Participation in more than 45
countries.
EIFL enables access to knowledge
for education, learning, research &
sustainable community development.
Learn more: http://www.eifl.net

3. EIFL Programmes
EIFL-
Consortium
Management
EIFL-PLIP:
Public EIFL-
Library Licensing
Innovation
Programme
EIFL-FOSS:
free and
EIFL-OA:
open
open access
software for
libraries
EIFL-IP:
copyright and
libraries

4. EIFL-FOSS
Improving ICT
infrastructure in libraries

5. EIFL-FOSS in
action…
Introducing Providing
Encouraging Raising Building a
FOSS training and
knowledge awareness network of
software guidance
sharing and FOSS
tools and that enables
through understandi champions
highlighting libraries to
best- ng of FOSS in EIFL
exemplars of implement
practice use in partner
best FOSS
case studies. libraries. countries.
practice. solutions.

6. EIFL-FOSS Programme
Manager
EIFL-FOSS
Country
Coordinator (CC)

7. form a mutually
the main conduit supporting
for information community.
about the program Collectively they
to local FOSS are the first-line of
groups and support on FOSS-
libraries across related questions
their country. for EIFL members.
the main source for
information about
FOSS developments EIFL-FOSS Finally, they have a
particular role in the
and implementations
in their respective Country special projects that
the EIFL-FOSS
countries.
Coordinator (CC) program takes on.

8. What is FOSS?
Free and Open Source Software.
Also FLOSS, Free/Libre/Open
Source Software.
Allows users to freely use, study,
change & improve its design
through the availability of its
source code.

9. How are libraries using FOSS?

10. FOSS Tools available
CUFTS SubjectsPlus
DSpace Fedora
Disability Tools Greenstone
EPrints Open Journal Systems
Evergreen OpenBiblio
Faceted Search SimpleSAMLphp
Shibboleth
Koha

11. FOSS Library Advocacy Resource
Designed to
1) provide library directors and
decision-makers with the information
they need to make a decision about
whether to choose a FOSS solution and;
2) help library technicians to
advocate for FOSS tools where there are
strong arguments for deploying them.

12. FOSS Library Advocacy Resource

13. FOSS Library Advocacy Resource
The Library Software
Costs Comparison
Worksheet is provided
to help you objectively
Includes a brief compare COTS
overview and (Commercial, Off The
rationale for using Shelf) software with
FOSS, downloadable FOSS software.
software choices
worksheet and links
to more information
about major library
FOSS tools.

14. The FOSS Library Advocacy Resource
Access to FOSS Library Advocacy Resource?
is available online
http://goo.gl/mrp0q

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