Opening Doors with Open Source
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Opening Doors with Open Source Emily Alling, Library Director Amber Johnson Hunt, Librarian Marlboro College Dartmouth October Conference, October 15, 2010
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In 2010, the Marlboro College Library implemented an open-source integrated library system --Koha-- which has opened up the collection for teaching, research, and enjoyment in new ways. The catalog's social features invite users to tag and comment items and create public lists, breathing life into the library's collection. Hear how this new tool and other open source projects (Ubuntu netbooks, CUFTS/GODOT, and Zotero) are bringing the Marlboro community to its library and bringing the library to the Marlboro community.
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Opening Doors with Open Source
Emily Alling, Library DirectorAmber Johnson Hunt, Librarian
Marlboro CollegeDartmouth October Conference, October 15, 2010
Open source in teaching & outreach
• Remixability• Customizability• Economics• Philosophy (organizational,
professional)• Lifelong learning
Self-Check Out
Tagging
Tags in the Catalog
Lists
Public/Private/Open
Enhanced Content
Catalog as object of curriculum…
New partnerships
Before and After…• Subscription
– A-Z Journals List
• Free (as in kittens)– A-Z Journals List– OpenURL link resolver– ERM– Database locator
Image of kittens from Flickr Creative Commons: http://tiny.cc/09tvz
Google Scholar Integration
Pre-filled ILL Request Forms
Consistency