Floss in your library

Leggott, Mark (2008) Floss in your library. Delivered at British Columbia Library Association Conference 2008 : "Off the Shelf and Out of the Box : Creativity in Libraries", Richmond, British Columbia (Canada). Presentation.

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Abstract

This presentation expanded on the benefits which can be realized in a library environment using open source software. It was the third in a series of four presentations titled "Free Beer Anyone?...Leveraging the Power of Open Source Software for your Organization. There was discussion of staff skill development, faculty/library collaboration, accommodation of digital collections, citation management, and virtual reference from the perspective of open source software.

Keywords:	open source software, BCLA, British Columbia Library Association
Subjects:	H. Information sources, supports, channels. > HP. e-resources. L. Information technology and library technology. > LR. OPAC systems. B. Information use and sociology of information. > BG. Information dissemination and diffusion.
ID Code:	13294
Deposited By:	Canadian Staff, E-LIS
Deposited On:	12 May 2008
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