Table of contents - Special Issue: Open source software applications in libraries
Guest Editors: Alan Poulter
Open source in libraries: an introduction and overview
Alan PoulterThe purpose of this paper is to introduce the concept of open source to a non‐technical audience and give an overview of its current and potential applications in libraries.
Breaking the barriers: the role of support companies in making open source a reality
Nick DimantThe purpose of this paper is to look at how the library sector might benefit from open source, from the point of view of the current vendor/owner of Koha, an open source library…
The state of Evergreen: Evergreen at three
Robert E. Molyneux, Mike RylanderThe purpose of this paper is to look at how the library sector might benefit from open source, from the point of view of a current vendor of Evergreen, an open source library…
Open products, open interfaces, and Ex Libris open‐platform strategy
Tamar SadehThe purpose of this paper is to describe a hybrid model of library software development, according to which libraries implement commercial software products and extend them with…
Open source software collaborations in Tennessee's regional library system: An exploratory study
Bharat Mehra, Vandana Singh, Hannah ParrisThe purpose of this paper is to address the following questions: How are members of the Tennessee's regional library system (TRLS) in the USA using open source software (OSS…
Cutting the proprietary cord: A case study of one library's decision to migrate to an open source ILS
John HellingThe purpose of this paper is to compare the two leading open source library management system (LMS) packages.
Open source software use in libraries
Alexandria Payne, Vandana SinghIn order to provide a general context for library implementations of open source software (OSS), the purpose of this paper is to discuss the existing presence of OSS in libraries…