Cathedral, Bazaar, or Some Third Thing: Can Open Source Work for Libraries?

James Elmborg

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Cathedral, Bazaar, or Some Third Thing: Can Open Source Work for Libraries?

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Cathedral, Bazaar, or Some Third Thing: Can Open Source Work for Libraries?

James Elmborg

Codex: the Journal of the Louisiana Chapter of the ACRL, Vol.1(1), pp.6-18

2010

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Published (Version of record)Codex: the Journal of the Louisiana Chapter of the ACRL, v.1, iss.1 (2010): 6-18.

Abstract

The author examines open source in the context of academic libraries, particularly as a software solution for ILS needs. The author focuses on LibraryThing as an ideal example of the use of open source in a library environment.

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Title: Subtitle: Cathedral, Bazaar, or Some Third Thing: Can Open Source Work for Libraries?
Creators: James Elmborg - University of Iowa
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: Codex: the Journal of the Louisiana Chapter of the ACRL, Vol.1(1), pp.6-18
ISSN: 2150-086X
Language: English
Date published: 2010
Academic Unit: Library and Information Science
Record Identifier: 9983557263002771

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