Open Source Technology

An overview of software for Libraries
Priyadharshini.M
Priyanka.S
Priya.S
Parkavi.S
Guhapriya.S
Shanmugapriya.M

What is Open Source?
In production and development,open source is a
philosophy or methodology that promotes free
redistribution and access to a products design or ideas
of implementation details.

open source vs. closed
source
 Open-source software is based on the idea
that the user cannot only view but also can
change the source code of the existing
application.
 Closed-source software is hidden to prevent
the user either viewing or changing the code.

CRITERIA FOR OPEN SOURCE
Source Code
Derived Works
Free Redistribution
Distribution of License
Integrity of The Author's Source Code
License Must Not Restrict Other Software
No Discrimination Against Persons or Groups
No Discrimination Against Fields of Endeavor

ADVANTAGES OF OPEN
SOURCEAvailability of source code
 Source code to understand and learn from
 Do not have to re-invent the wheel
 Free as in “freedom”
Does not depend on vendor
 Can choose additional support
 Can fix bugs and adapt to change in requirements as well
as technology
Quality and Customizability in open source is better.
Costs much less than proprietary counterparts.

DISADVANTAGES OF OPEN
SOURCE
Not generally straightforward to use and requires a
certain learning curve to use and get accustomed.
Incompatibility issue with software and hardware. (3rd
party drivers)
Bad Codes, and some unqualified people who uses it.
Software quality assurance process is widely not
transparent
No financial incentive.

ExamplEs of opEn sourcE
applIcaTIon
1. Mozilla Firefox 2. Open Office
3. 7-ZIP 4. VLC Media Player

5.Joomla 6. WAMP
Server
7. Blender 8. MySQL

ExamplEs of opEn sourcE proGrammInG
lanGuaGE

ExamplEs of opEn sourcE
o.s.
1. Linux 2. Google Chrome 3. Android

ANDROID
 Linux-based operating system designed primarily for touchscreen
mobile devices such as smartphones and tablet computers.
 Android is open source and Google releases the code under the
Apache License after acquiring it from Android Incorporation.
 Most widely used mobile platform with over 7,00,000 apps in
Google play store, over 25 billion app downloads with 750 million
devices running on Android.
 Android Source Code Available at : http://source.android.com/

LINUX
 A very popular open source operating system that
runs on a variety of hardware platforms . Linux is
widely deployed as a server OS .
 Linux is a multi-tasking, multiuser operating
system. Although modified by numerous people.

Values of Open Source
- Freedom
- Transparency
- Extensibility
- Collaboration
- Innovation
Strength in numbers!

Viability of Open Source for
Libraries
What are ‘hidden’ costs and considerations?
-Infrastructure
-Development
-Support

The Lehigh experience with Open
Source: A pragmatic approach
Lehigh Libraries has taken a pragmatic path of
considering, on a case-by-case basis, feature-laden OSS
for various needs:
Discovery: VuFind
Connectivity: The eXtensible Catalog (XC) NCIP toolkit
Web Presence: Drupal CMS

Open Source Discovery: VuFind
Very active user community
Proven Technology - Examples of
implementation abound
Level of Maturity
(code & the project mgt)
SirsiDynix Development Community

Neo Office
Most popular open source office application for Mac OS X.
Word Processing
Spreadsheet
Presentation
Drawing
Database
Based on the OpenOffice.org office suite, NeoOffice has integrated
dozens of native Mac features and can import, edit, and exchange files
with other popular office programs such as Microsoft Office.

Open Source Integrated Library
Systems
Evergreen
Koha
Open Biblio
OPALS

Evergreen
Evergreen is an enterprise-class library
automation system that helps library patrons find
library materials, and helps libraries manage,
catalog, and circulate those materials, no matter
how large or complex the libraries.
Evergreen is open source software, freely licensed
under the GNU GPL.

Evergreen Support and Hosting
NELINET – Spruce Project
Spruce Open Source Collaborative to encourage the adoption
of open source library software in our region.
Equinox Software
Evergreen Installation, support and remote hosting service.
 Progressive Technology Federal Systems, Inc. (PTFS)
PTFS supports both Evergreen and KOHA. PTFS provides
hosting services for the software system and library data is in a
secure data facility.

Maine Libraries and Evergreen
Tri-County Consortium is creating a 9 library
system using Evergreen
MSAD 40
Great interest growing

Open Source Connectivity: The
eXtensible Catalog (XC) NCIP toolkit
Lookup User
Check In Item
Check Out Item
Accept Item

OPALS
(Open-source Automated Library System)
A cooperatively developed, Web-based, open
source program providing Internet access to
information databases and library collections.
There is no need to install software or purchase
expensive computer hardware for this powerful
Internet accessed system.

Some of the Open Source Tools for Web
Designers
KompoZer : KompoZer is a complete web authoring system that
combines web file management and easy-to-use WYSIWYG(What You
See Is What You Get) web page editing.
Notepad++ : Notepad++ is a source code editor and Notepad
replacement that supports several languages. It runs on Windows and
is governed by a GPL License.
Firebug : Firebug is a plugin for Firefox that allows you to edit,
debug, and monitor CSS, HTML, and JavaScript live in any web page.
Quanta Plus : Quanta Plus is a highly stable and feature rich web
development environment.

10 Reasons Open Source is Good for Business
Security
Quality
Customizability
Freedom
Flexibility
Interoperability
Audit ability
Support Options
Cost
Try Before You Buy

Practical Examples Of Open Source
Technology:
The Apache Web Server :
It is the most widely used web server on the Internet.
 The Apache Software Foundation was formed to
provide support Apache an related software.

MYTHS ABOUT OPEN SOURCE
1. It's all about Linux versus Windows, with
Red Hat as yet another challenger to
Microsoft.
2. Open-source Software Isn't Reliable or
Supported.
3. Big companies don't use open source
software.
4. There's no money to be made on free
software.
5. Open Source is playing catch up to
Microsoft and the commercial world.

Conclusions about OSS:
Landscape of OSS is rich, diverse and
maturing
Philosophically a good fit for libraries
Key Benefit: Community, Collaboration!
Offsetting costs in terms of infrastructure,
development, support
Pragmatic approach may be best

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