Mmm - enhance it? Give us ahead start? A platform to add to? Also not sure this is focusing on digital preservation. Most library needs are around access. On 1/20/12 9:02 AM, "Priscilla Caplan" <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >How does this affect our open source project? > >p > >On Thu, Jan 19, 2012 at 12:07 PM, Peter Murray <[log in to unmask] ><mailto:[log in to unmask]>> wrote: > > Please pass this along and send me an e-mail if you would like to > sign up for an introductory session in-person at ALA or via free > webinar later in January and February. > > > ATLANTA (January 18, 2012) LYRASIS is pleased to announce the > launch of FOSS4LIB (Free/Open Source Software for Libraries), a > website dedicated to providing guidance about open source software > for the library community. > > With funding from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, LYRASIS > Technology Services is leveraging the expertise of its open source > development team and consulting staff to help librarians and > technologists navigate through the planning, decision-making and > implementation processes associated with open source. ³Open source > software enables libraries to improve their services in > cost-effective ways. Through the FOSS4LIB website, library > professionals will be able to more effectively assess and meet the > needs of their staff and users through open source,² said Kate > Nevins, Executive Director of LYRASIS. > > FOSS4LIB offers a set of Decision Support Tools for the library > community to assess open source readiness and related decisions. The > tools include: > > a self-paced survey to determine the best open source > hosting option; > a list of questions that helps libraries understand open > source software requirements and how to integrate with their larger > institutional technology environments; > a list of factors that impact the true cost of > implementing open source; and > a document to guide the final software package selection. > > The site also details current information about open source software > service providers, events and usage. Through its open source > software registry, FOSS4LIB enables providers to highlight their > software packages and benefits, libraries to submit firsthand > experience with open source software, and users to learn about open > source software updates and releases. > > FOSS4LIB is accessible at http://foss4lib.org/. Software package > creators, service providers and library professionals are encouraged > to add their contact information to the registry. LYRASIS is > providing additional information about this free online resource via > free webinars and online classes, and will present overviews at the > ALA Midwinter Conference. > > January 21st from 10:30 AM to 11:30 AM (CST), City Center > Marriott Somerset Room > January 22nd from 10:30 AM to 11:30 AM (CST), City Center > Marriott Bordeaux Room > > > > -- > Peter Murray > Assistant Director, Technology Services Development > LYRASIS > [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> > +1 678-235-2955 <tel:%2B1%20678-235-2955> > > 1438 West Peachtree Street NW > Suite 200 > Atlanta, GA 30309 > Toll Free: 800.999.8558 <tel:800.999.8558> > Fax: 404.892.7879 <tel:404.892.7879> > www.lyrasis.org <http://www.lyrasis.org> > > LYRASIS: Great Libraries. Strong Communities. Innovative Answers. > > > To maximize your use of LITA-L or to unsubscribe, see > >http://www.lita.org/ala/mgrps/divs/lita/litamembership/litaldisclists/lita >lotherdiscussion.cfm > > > > >-- > >"Faith is taking the first step, even when you don't see the whole >staircase." --Martin Luther King, Jr. > > >****** *** ***** *** ***** *** ***** *** >Michelle Sitko >Associate Professor >Serials & Digital Resources Collection Development >Marywood University Library >2300 Adams Avenue >Scranton, PA 18509-1598 >Voice: (570) 340-6034 >Fax: (570) 961-4716 (paper) or (570) 961-4769 (online) >Email: [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> > > > >############################ > >To unsubscribe from the NDSA-INFRASTRUCTURE list: >write to: >mailto:[log in to unmask] >or click the following link: >http://list.digitalpreservation.gov/SCRIPTS/WA-DIGITAL.EXE?SUBED1=NDSA-INF >RASTRUCTURE&A=1 ############################ To unsubscribe from the NDSA-INFRASTRUCTURE list: write to: mailto:[log in to unmask] or click the following link: http://list.digitalpreservation.gov/SCRIPTS/WA-DIGITAL.EXE?SUBED1=NDSA-INFRASTRUCTURE&A=1