Mike Robinson of University of Alaska at Anchorage did a very nice show and tell about open source software for home and library.
I think the presentation lived up to his blurb:
“There are a lot of great open source applications that are perfect for libraries. This session will cover range of software packages from nifty tools for the reference desk to jazzing up your website with blogs, wikis, forums, etc. These are applications that anyone can use. No geek talk! Well, maybe a little.”
His presentation covered software in the areas Desktop, Reference, Website, and Libraryland. If you’re looking into easing into Linux, try Ubuntu, a totally cd-run flavor of Linux that leaves your disk drive alone unless you WANT to convert it. I can personally second his recommendation of Open Office.
Have a look, then go for a test drive. Thanks Mike!
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