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Good things come in threes? I've written another guest blog post, this time over at LibTech Insights:
"The Curious Case of Open Source in (Academic) Libraries in the Nordics"
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Using open source software is, by now, common among libraries worldwide, although its use is, in most countries and regions, only a subset of the larger library systems market, which is dominated by regional or international proprietary library technology providers. This is especially true for the Integrated Library Systems/Library Services Platforms (ILS/LSP) market in the […]
The second part of my blog post “Do Libraries Still Dream Unified Dreams?”, which discusses a modular library software landscape, is now available over at the Scholarly Kitchen:
https://scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2023/05/17/guest-post-do-libraries-still-dream-unified-dreams-part-2/
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Today's post looks at loosely coupled software and services that together could be used to create a modular library system. What are the merits, and flaws, of such an approach and what can libraries (and technology providers) do to remedy
I have written a two part blog post about library software, vision and strategy, called “Do Libraries Still Dream Unified Dreams?”. The first part is now available at the Scholarly Kitchen:
https://scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2023/05/16/guest-post-do-libraries-still-dream-unified-dreams-part-1/
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Why is the unified dream of library software still so strong among the library community? In an ever more diverse library landscape, why do we still envision and talk about THE library system? And what are the alternatives?
With less than a week until the deadline to submit hackfests commitments for the 2023 Evergreen International Conference Tuit Challenge, Rogan is just three commitments shy of getting the opportunity to pick my karaoke song. If somebody commits to working on the next OpenSRF release, he just needs two more people to step up. I am beginning to think I’ll be able to pick my own song. It’s a good thing too, because the song…
Andreas Mace
Koha Open Source ILS
Kathy Lussier