Open Systems - 40 Resources

Overview
Publications (26)
Presentations (13)
Blogs (1)

Overview

Open Source Software (OSS) and Free/Libre Open Source Software (FLOSS) has deep roots in academia. With the birth of the internet, open source projects have grown in remarkable ways. The resources that follow later on this page highlight sources of interest to educators and those serving higher education. They include references of both the cautious and the committed.

Other activities of direct interest to higher ed includes:

The UK JISC has also created, OSS Watch. The United Nations has created theInternational Open Source Network (who are looking for contributors for their section on education) and the UNESCO Free Software Portal. Both house information regarding education. APC.org has complied a nice list of open source resources as well.

http://www.ossite.org/about_sigossee/

http://www.oss4lib.org/

An open system is a collection of interacting software, hardware, and human components designed to satisfy stated needs with interface specifications of its components that are fully defined, available to the public, maintained according to group consensus, in which the implementations of the components conform to the interface specifications.

Publications (26)

EDUCAUSE publications address a diverse range of professional challenges in higher education IT, from updates on current developments to explorations of important overarching issues. Listed below are the full range of research, reports and other publications that EDUCAUSE and its members have written about Open Systems.

Item ID	Title	Resource Category	Pub Date	Views
CSD2627	Beyond Access Mary Grush Articles, Papers, and Reports	Community Recommendation	02/02/2009	206
ERS0801	IT Engagement in Research: A View of Medical School Practice Mark R. Nelson Articles, Papers, and Reports	ECAR	01/23/2008	2,701
ECM0801	IT Engagement in Research: A View of Medical School Practice Roadmap Bob Albrecht and Judith A. Pirani Articles, Papers, and Reports	ECAR	01/23/2008	871
ERM0630	Open Content and the Emerging Global Meta-University Charles M. Vest Articles, Papers, and Reports	EDUCAUSE Review	01/01/2006	5,489
ECM0605	IT Engagement in Research: A Baseline Study Roadmap Harvey Blustain with Sandra Braman, Richard N. Katz, and Gail Salaway Articles, Papers, and Reports	ECAR	08/28/2006	2,535
ECS0601	Calit2: A Case Study in a Next-Generation Research Environment Donald Spicer and Bruce Metz Articles, Papers, and Reports	ECAR	02/08/2006	2,978
EKF0605	IT Engagement in Research: A Baseline Study - Key Findings Harvey Blustain with Sandra Braman, Richard N. Katz, and Gail Salaway Articles, Papers, and Reports	ECAR	08/28/2006	2,948
EQM0533	Open Educational Resources Serve the World Sally M. Johnstone Articles, Papers, and Reports	EDUCAUSE Quarterly	01/01/2005	6,272
ERM0169	Building "Open" Frameworks for Education M.S. Vijay Kumar, Jeff Merriman and Phillip D. Long Articles, Papers, and Reports	EDUCAUSE Review	01/01/2001	4,921
ERM0743	Having Your Cake and Eating It: The e-Framework’s Service-Oriented Approach to IT in Higher Education Bill Olivier Articles, Papers, and Reports	EDUCAUSE Review	07/06/2007	2,763
CSD4901	Open vs. Closed Richard Ford Articles, Papers, and Reports	Community Recommendation	01/01/2007	1,948
ERM0713	Open for Change Matthew J. Szulik Articles, Papers, and Reports	EDUCAUSE Review	01/01/2007	2,780
CSD5059	Seeking Open Infrastructure: Contrasting Open Standards, Open Source and Open Innovation Joel West Articles, Papers, and Reports	Community Recommendation	06/15/2007	2,373
ERS0605	IT Engagement in Research: A Baseline Study Harvey Blustain with Sandra Braman, Richard N. Katz, and Gail Salaway Articles, Papers, and Reports	ECAR	08/28/2006	3,752
CSD3782	On Open Standards John E. Savarese Articles, Papers, and Reports	Community Recommendation	01/01/2005	2,315
CSD4014	The Importance of Open Access, Open Source, and Open Standards for Libraries Edward Corrado Articles, Papers, and Reports	Community Recommendation	01/01/2005	2,768
EPO0525	Principles for an Open Broadband Future: A Public Knowledge White Paper Public Knowledge Articles, Papers, and Reports	EDUCAUSE Policy Office	01/01/2005	2,252
CEM9533	Internet Tools Access Administrative Data at the University of Delaware Carl Jacobson Articles, Papers, and Reports	CAUSE/EFFECT (Archives)	01/01/1995	7,406
CSD3727	Patents, Open Standards and Open Source Wilbert Kraan Articles, Papers, and Reports	Community Recommendation	01/01/2005	2,662
CSD3898	Free Software and Open Source: The Freedom Debate and its Consequences Mathias Klang Articles, Papers, and Reports	Community Recommendation	01/01/2005	2,777
CSD3395	Open Source and Standards Steven Weber and David Lancashire Articles, Papers, and Reports	Community Recommendation	01/01/2004	3,193
CSD3402	Risk Perception and Trusted Computer Systems: Is Open Source Software Really More Secure than Proprietary Software? David L. Wilson Articles, Papers, and Reports	Community Recommendation	01/01/2004	3,251
CEM9346	Data Architecture in an Open Systems Environment Bernbom, Cromwell Articles, Papers, and Reports	CAUSE/EFFECT (Archives)	01/01/1993	8,155
CNC9442	A Distributed Computing Architecture and Transition Strategy Gargano Articles, Papers, and Reports	CAUSE (Archives)	01/01/1994	6,293
CNC9438	Designing and Implementing the CUNY Open Systems Center Rothbard, Wagner, Kress, Murtha Articles, Papers, and Reports	CAUSE (Archives)	01/01/1994	5,220

Presentations (13)

Stepping away from the distractions of normal routine to meet with peers, share experiences, and learn together can be invaluable. EDUCAUSE places great emphasis on the face-to-face meeting experience, offering you numerous opportunities throughout the year to gather with colleagues - from small regional events and special topic meetings to large, national conferences covering the full spectrum of roles and issues important to higher education. For more information on EDUCAUSE conferences and seminars, please see our Frequently Asked Questions page. Listed below is the full range of presentations EDUCAUSE and its members tagged with Open Systems

Item ID	Title	Resource Category	Pub Date	Views
LIVE0914	Selecting and Implementing a Course Management System for Your Campus Clare C. van den Blink, Patrick Masson and Donna Llewellyn Presentations and Seminars	Web Seminars EDUCAUSE	08/05/2009	802
ENT09_171241	The OLE Project: Reconceptualizing Technology for Modern Library Workflow—An SOA Approach Presentations and Seminars	Enterprise Technology	05/06/2009	283
WRC07059	Balancing Acts: Leveraging Open Content, Tools, and Processes to Support Learning and Teaching Communities Toru Iiyoshi, Peter Spangler, Olga Trusova Presentations/Speeches	Western Regional conferences	05/08/2007	1,998
EDU02132	The Open Knowledge Initiative Lois Brooks, Phillip D. Long and Jeffrey W. Merriman Presentations/Speeches	EDUCAUSE Annual	01/01/2002	5,442
MAC07089	Empowerment vs. Control: What's Your Openness Quotient? Scott Garrigan Presentations/Speeches	Mid-Atlantic Regional	01/19/2007	2,117
MWR0319	Navigo Project: An OKI Course Management Assessment Engine Hans C. Masing and Lance Speelmon Presentations/Speeches	Midwest Regional	01/01/2003	5,032
EDU0110	The Death of Integrated Systems: Why Interoperable Solutions Will Define Your Success Rob Curtin Presentations/Speeches	EDUCAUSE Annual	01/01/2001	5,748
MAC0510	Open Your Eyes: Open Architecture, Open Source, Open Projects Patricia Gertz Presentations/Speeches	Mid-Atlantic Regional	01/12/2005	3,298
SAC0216	Looking for Snake Eyes: Risk Takers' Secrets of Success Lois Brooks and James S. Cross Presentations/Speeches	SAC (Archives)	01/01/2002	4,760
WRC0509	From Digital Lockers to Research Compliance: A Review of Secure Campus Collaboration Solutions, featuring UC Irvine Stephen D. Franklin and James Till Presentations/Speeches	Western Regional conferences	04/28/2005	2,529
CSD3359	Open Source and Free Software: Concepts, Controversies and Solutions Knowledge Media Design Institute Presentations/Speeches	Community Recommendation	01/01/2004	2,802
CSD3364	alt-i-lab 2004:Advancing Learning Technology Interoperability Various Authors Presentations/Speeches	Community Recommendation	01/01/2004	3,029
NEC0002	CNI Fall 2000: Closing Address Herbert Van de Sompel Presentations/Speeches	Community Recommendation	01/01/2000	4,193

Blogs (1)

EDUCAUSE hosts a number of blogs for its members. To view a list of all our blogs, click here.

Title	Blogger	Posted	Views
SSA: How Will The Social Web Change Media?	Matt Pasiewicz, EDUCAUSE	11/16/2005	4,532

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