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Free for All: Open Source Software

Posted by Celia Walter | 4 Aug, 2008

I’ve been waiting for this latest article from Karen Schneider to be published in School Library Journal and I wasn’t disappointed. She provides an even-handed overview of Open Source software tools, the pros and cons, and the current uses in the library field. I’ll be adding this one to my class reading list for next semester.

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This entry was posted on 04 August, 2008 12:02 and filed under Open source software, Abstracts .

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