Thanks for this! Just one question -- is there a way to edit categories? I noticed a category for Online PULIC Access Catalogs, but I couldn't figure out a way to correct it to "public". - Demian > -----Original Message----- > From: Code for Libraries [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of > Peter Murray > Sent: Tuesday, January 17, 2012 3:39 PM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: [CODE4LIB] FOSS4LIB registry now open for new > packages/releases/providers/events/institutions > > All -- > > The project that I was seeking feedback on over the fall is seeing the > light of day. http://foss4lib.org/ is now open for use by the > community. For the Code4Lib audience, this mostly means you can create > an account, log in, and create content nodes for specific packages, > releases, and events. See http://foss4lib.org/content/adding- > information-foss4lib for links on how to get started. > > For people or organizations that provide support for open source > software in libraries -- implementation consulting, hosting, custom > code development, training, etc. -- we especially want to encourage you > to sign up and post your availability on the site. One of the > overarching goals is to promote an ecosystem of open source support > providers for packages that are specific to libraries. So we want to > make this registry a better place to go to find those support options > over a scattershot Google search. Please note that there is one bit of > functionality in the registry that is not done right now. Some > software packages have well developed lists of providers and > institutions that use the software, and we're not trying to reproduce > those in the registry. There is a capability coming that will allow > URLs to these community lists to override the provider/using- > institution functionality of the registry. More on that soon. > > Speaking of additional functionality, I am very interested in hearing > ideas about how the registry can advance the goal of supporting open > source software in libraries. If you have any, feel free to discuss > them here or send me a direct e-mail. A press release about FOSS4LIB > will be going out in the next couple of hours, and it will include > information about one-hour introductory sessions at Midwinter and > webinars later in January and February. > > > Here's the instructions: > > Go to http://foss4lib.org/user/register and create an account for > yourself. The pattern for usernames is recommended to be your first > and last name, but you can make it anything you want. You'll receive > an e-mail with a one-time password to follow and set your password. > > Then browse (http://foss4lib.org/packages) or search > (http://foss4lib.org/search/node) for your target software package(s). > If you see it/them, great! -- move onto the next step. If not, follow > "Add content -> package" (http://foss4lib.org/node/add/package) to > create it. Put in the common name (no release numbers) for your > package as its title and some descriptive chunk of text for the body. > Below this is a series of technology choices that you can make. In the > case of Package Type, License, and Development Status you can pick one > of the choices. For Operating System, Technologies Used, Programming > Language, and Database you can pick more than one (using Command-Click > or Control-Click, depending on your operating system). For anything in > this Technology area, if there are terms that you need that aren't > listed let me know and I'll add them. Below Technology is Links, and > you can fill in any URLs that you know/have for this package. Below > that is an Associations sect! > ion where you can link this package to other packages in the system. > (See the DSpace entry, for instance -- > http://foss4lib.org/package/dspace -- on how it is associated with > Djatoka.) Now hit "Save" (or hit "Preview" then "Save") your package > and go onto the next step. > > As appropriate, create a Provider for your company/organization/self > (http://foss4lib.org/node/add/provider): Put in the title and > description. Then in the "Supports" section, pick one or more choices > for "Provider Type". (If you provide services other than the ones > listed here, let me know and I'll add them to the list.) In the > Package field start typing the name of the package until it pops up in > the auto-complete drop-down and select it there. (When you do so, > you'll see the package name appended with "[nid:x]" representing the > node ID.) You can mix-and-match your Provider Type and Packages by > selecting "Add Another Item". In the Employees Registered section, you > can add people registered on FOSS4LIB (including yourself) that will > appear as associated with your firm. Below that add arbitrary URLs > (such as to your homepage, client list, contact information, etc.) that > will appear on your provider page. Then hit "Save" (or hit "Preview" > then "Save") and your done! > > Feel free to add Events (http://foss4lib.org/node/add/event), Package > Releases (http://foss4lib.org/node/add/release), and other Packages > (http://foss4lib.org/node/add/package) that you know about. And thank > you for extending the usefulness of the FOSS4LIB site. > > > Peter > -- > Peter Murray > Assistant Director, Technology Services Development > LYRASIS > [log in to unmask] > +1 678-235-2955 > > 1438 West Peachtree Street NW > Suite 200 > Atlanta, GA 30309 > Toll Free: 800.999.8558 > Fax: 404.892.7879 > www.lyrasis.org > > LYRASIS: Great Libraries. Strong Communities. Innovative Answers.