FOSS4Lib and decision support tools

[Edward Spodick]

Interesting.

I'll add their RSS feed to my aggregatoir.

Along with the already existing http://oss4lib.org site.

I hope foss4lib stays more active that oss4lib has...

-Edward


At 2:25 PM -0500 1/23/12, Eric Lease Morgan wrote:
>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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Hong Kong University of Science & Technology Library
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