Overview of content related to 'open source'
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The term open source describes practices in production and development that promote access to the end product's source materials. Some consider open source a philosophy, others consider it a pragmatic methodology. Before the term open source became widely adopted, developers and producers used a variety of phrases to describe the concept; open source gained hold with the rise of the Internet, and the attendant need for massive retooling of the computing source code. Opening the source code enabled a self-enhancing diversity of production models, communication paths, and interactive communities. Subsequently, the new phrase "open-source software" was born to describe the environment that the new copyright, licensing, domain, and consumer issues created. (Excerpt from Wikipedia article: Open source)
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OAI: The Fourth Open Archives Forum Workshop |
Manjula Patel provides us with an overview of the 4th Open Archives Forum Workshop. |
October 2003, issue37, event report |
Book Review: The Accidental Systems Librarian |
Eric Jukes takes a look at the strengths and weaknesses of another book in the 'Accidental' series. |
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The JISC 5/99 Programme: What's in a Number? |
Rachel Bruce and Balviar Notay give an overview of the outputs and influences of the JISC 5/99 Learning and Teaching and Infrastructure Programme. |
January 2004, issue38, feature article |
The Portole Project: Supporting E-learning |
Tracey Stanley, Mina Sotiriou and Matthew Dovey provide an overview of a project to produce tools to discover information resources and deploy them within a university VLE. |
January 2004, issue38, feature article |
The European Library: Integrated Access to the National Libraries of Europe |
Britta Woldering describes the findings of the recently completed EU Project The European Library, focusing on technical solutions and metadata development. |
January 2004, issue38, feature article |
DSpace Vs. ETD-db: Choosing Software to Manage Electronic Theses and Dissertations |
Richard Jones examines the similarities and differences between DSpace and ETD-db to determine their applicability in a modern E-theses service. |
January 2004, issue38, feature article |
The OpenURL and OpenURL Framework: Demystifying Link Resolution |
Ann Apps reports on a conference about current and future uses of the proposed OpenURL Framework Standard Z39.88-2004. |
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Towards a User-Centred Approach to Digital Libraries |
Ken Eason reports on the five themes in the Digilib Conference, Espoo, Finland. |
January 2004, issue38, event report |
OSS Inaugural Conference: Open Source Deployment and Development |
Sebastian Rahtz and Randy Metcalfe give an overview of the first conference of the Open Source Advisory Service. |
January 2004, issue38, event report |
IT for Me: Getting Personal in South Yorkshire Public Libraries |
Liz Pearce and Neil Smith introduce the IT for Me Project which aims to provide personalised access to online resources in South Yorkshire's public libraries. |
April 2004, issue39, feature article |
Through the Web Authoring Tools |
Paul Browning offers a technical review of new approaches to Web publishing. |
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At the Event: The EPrints UK Workshop |
Phil Cross, Debra Hiom and Emma Place report on this workshop which was held at the University of Bath in February 2004. |
April 2004, issue39, event report |
The Biggest Digital Library Conference in the World |
John Paschoud reports on the International Conference on Digital Libraries held in New Delhi, India, 24-27 February 2004. |
April 2004, issue39, event report |
Tap Into Bath |
Alison Baud and Ann Chapman describe the development of a database of archive, library and museum collections in Bath. |
July 2004, issue40, feature article |
Cornucopia: An Open Collection Description Service |
Chris Turner describes the latest phase of Cornucopia development and the opportunities this is opening up for the future. |
July 2004, issue40, feature article |
Targeting Academic Research With Southampton's Institutional Repository |
Jessie Hey describes how user needs have influenced the evolutionary development of 'e-Prints Soton' as the University of Southampton Research Repository. |
July 2004, issue40, feature article |
PALS Conference: Institutional Repositories and Their Impact on Publishing |
Kurt Paulus describes for us the Publisher and Library/Learning Solutions (PALS) Conference held in London this June. |
July 2004, issue40, event report |
World Wide Web Conference 2004 |
Dave Beckett reports on the international WWW2004 conference held in New York, 19-21 May 2004. |
July 2004, issue40, event report |
Support Models for Open Source Deployment |
Sebastian Rahtz and Randy Metcalfe report on OSS Watch's one-day conference on support models held in London in June 2004. |
July 2004, issue40, event report |
News and Events |
Ariadne presents a brief summary of news and events. |
July 2004, issue40, news and events |
Book Review: Information Architecture - Designing Information Environments for Purpose |
John Paschoud looks at this collection of articles and finds some good parts in a generally ineffective whole. |
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Book Review: Net Effects |
Grant Young reviews a compilation of articles showcasing librarians' efforts to wrest control of new technologies and reassert some traditional values. |
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The Tapir: Adding E-Theses Functionality to DSpace |
Richard Jones demonstrates how the Theses Alive Plugin for Institutional Repositories (Tapir) has provided E-Theses functionality for DSpace. |
October 2004, issue41, feature article |
The Dawning of DARE: A Shared Experience |
Annemiek van der Kuil and Martin Feijen describe the first year of the DARE Project and its foundation of the OAI repositories of Dutch academic output. |
October 2004, issue41, feature article |
ECDL 2004: A Digital Librarian's Report |
Jessie Hey reports on the 8th European Conference on Research and Advanced Technology for Digital Libraries held at the University of Bath in September 2004. |
October 2004, issue41, event report |
ECDL2004: 4th International Web Archiving Workshop, September 2004 |
Michael Day reports on the 4th International Web Archiving Workshop held at the University of Bath in September as part of ECDL 2004. |
October 2004, issue41, event report |
The Institutional Web Management Workshop 2004 |
Tracey Stanley reports on the 8th Institutional Web Management Workshop at the University of Birmingham over 27-29 July. The theme of this year's workshop was Transforming the Organisation. |
October 2004, issue41, event report |
The JIBS Workshop on Resource/Reading List Software - the Reality |
Frances Boyle reports on the one-day workshop on the current state of play in the Resource/Reading List software market, held at the SaÔd Business School, University of Oxford, on 9 September 2004. |
October 2004, issue41, event report |
Software Choice: Decision-making in a Mixed Economy |
Randy Metcalfe considers the role of free and open source software in UK Further and Higher Education. |
January 2005, issue42, feature article |
The National Centre for Text Mining: Aims and Objectives |
Sophia Ananiadou, Julia Chruszcz, John Keane, John McNaught and Paul Watry describe NaCTeM's plans to provide text mining services for UK academics. |
January 2005, issue42, feature article |
Looking for a Google Box? |
Sebastian Rahtz gives us his evaluation of the Google Search Appliance. |
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Shibboleth Installation Workshop |
James Sankar and Masha Garibyan report on the first ever Shibboleth Installation Workshop in the UK. |
January 2005, issue42, event report |
Beyond Email: Wikis, Blogs and Other Strange Beasts |
Robert Bristow reports on a one-day workshop 'Beyond Email: Strategies for Collaborative Working and Learning in the 21st Century'. |
January 2005, issue42, event report |
Tap Into Bath Takes Off |
Stephanie Round covers the launch of a small but promising collaborative effort. |
January 2005, issue42, event report |
Book Review: Understanding Open Source and Free Software Licensing |
Mike Fraser asks whether a recent book on open source software licences will help him answer a few questions. |
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Supporting Digital Preservation and Asset Management in Institutions |
Leona Carpenter describes a JISC development programme tackling the organisational and technical challenges facing Higher and Further Education in the UK. |
April 2005, issue43, feature article |
E-Archiving: An Overview of Some Repository Management Software Tools |
Marion Prudlo discusses LOCKSS, EPrints, and DSpace in terms of who uses them, their cost, underlying technology, the required know-how, and functionalities. |
April 2005, issue43, feature article |
Installing Shibboleth |
Simon McLeish describes the experience of Shibboleth installation in a Higher Education environment, and suggests ways to make this experience more user-friendly. |
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EuroCAMP 2005 |
Masha Garibyan and Ann Borda report on the first Campus Architecture Middleware Planning workshop in Europe hosted by the Politecnico di Torino. |
April 2005, issue43, event report |
News and Events |
Ariadne presents a brief summary of news and events. |
April 2005, issue43, news and events |
