Welcome to the FOSS4LIB site
Submitted by Peter Murray on Fri, 2012-01-06 19:17
Is your library thinking about jumping into open source software, but not sure if you have the tools in place to succeed, or where to start? You've come to the right place.
Whether you are looking to decide if open source software is right for your library or need help finding which open source software package meets your needs, this site has the content and the community to help you with those decisions.
Updated Packages
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Recent Releases
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Upcoming Events
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FOSS4LIB thrives based on community-generated information! Software creators, users, and support providers are welcome to create an account on FOSS4LIB to add information about new packages, events, software releases, and support options as well as register an institution's own use of open source software.
The Conversation
Package type
I just added packages for RT and LimeSurvey, couldn't see a great category match for either. Perhaps make the content type editable, or use node reference & add a content type for Package Type?
Scope of FOSS4LIB
RT and LimeSurvey are probably not good fits for FOSS4LIB. To try to keep the scope manageable (and not replicate other directories like Fresh Meat), packages in FOSS4LIB meet this definition: if it is open source, is used in libraries, and has components/plugins that are specific to libraries, then it can be included as a package in the FOSS4LIB registry. Comments about whether this scoping make sense are also welcome, but that is where we are now.
Looking for OSS solutions
Just joined the site and looking for literature on OSS and also an easy to use OSS for making institutional repository of faculty publication
electronic library
software for managing electronic library
Bibliography
You could include Mendeley in the Bibliography category
Mendeley is not open source
As far as I know Mendeley is (while free) not open source software, so it wouldn't be appropriate to include it at this site.
Am interested in Ubuntu
Am interested in Ubuntu Operating system,is there a place in South Africa where l can do training on Ubuntu for a period of two weeks. Thank you