FOSS4Lib and decision support tools

[Eric Lease Morgan]

As previously mentioned here, the folks at LYRASIS have put together a site called FOSS4Lib -- http://foss4lib.org  And one of the things it includes is a set of decision support tools that may be of interest.

While there may not be a one-to-one correlation between library-assoicated websites and free/open source software, there are a number similarities and synergies. And as the FOSS4Lib site states:

 Whether you are looking to decide if open source software is
 right for your library or need helpfinding what open source
 software package meets your needs, this site has the content and
 the community to help you with those decisions.

To that end, the site includes a number of decision support tools designed to help librarians and administrators determine whether or not open source software is something for them. One of the tools is a 40-question survey which will plot one's amenity for open source software and hosted software solutions -- http://bit.ly/AkHzxX  The tool then outlines computing solutions based on one's score. Other tools outline the costs of open source software, questions one should ask of information technology departments, and a software selection tool.

Interesting!?

-- 
Eric Lease Morgan
University of Notre Dame

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2012-01-23