Open Source

EDUCAUSE Library Items for Open Source

LLEK Koha: One Year After the Launch of an Open-Source Integrated Library System

March 30, 2011 | A session at the NERCOMP Annual Conference 2011

In August 2009, following a two-year development process, Mercy College went live with LLEK Koha, an open-source integrated library system. Mercy is one of 13 colleges that participated in this eff…

Open-Source Lecture Capture with Video Management and Distribution

March 16, 2011 | A session at the EDUCAUSE Midwest Regional Conference 2011

The University of Nebraska–Lincoln, as part of the Opencast community project, has deployed the Matterhorn system of lecture capture devices and media services. This flexible, affordable approach…

Managing a Network with Open-Source Tools

March 16, 2011 | A session at the EDUCAUSE Midwest Regional Conference 2011

Open-source network tools allow organizations to effectively manage networks within cost and time constraints. Davenport University has developed a methodology that allows for the successful applic…

How to Implement Technology: Houston Community College's Learning Web

February 23, 2011 | A session at the EDUCAUSE West/Southwest Regional Conference 2011

In August 2010, Houston Community College began implementation of a completely new version of its public-facing content management system. This system was developed in conjunction with a contractor…

CHANGE: Migrating from a Legacy LMS to an Open-Source Moodle Platform

January 13, 2011 | A session at the Mid-Atlantic Regional Conference 2011

What special considerations should be taken when evaluating a transition to Moodle? Why should I consider managed open source? And is the cloud the right fit for my institution? These questions rep…

Building Bridges with Moodle: Connecting an Institution

October 15, 2010 | A session at the EDUCAUSE 2010 Annual Conference

Deploying an open-source enterprise LMS requires myriad decisions to meet the needs of different units with varied goals. A collaboratively run LMS governance structure has allowed us to achieve a …

VoIP: Implementing Scalable, Flexible, and Cost-Effective Solutions at Emory and Penn

October 13, 2010 | A session at the EDUCAUSE 2010 Annual Conference

Penn and Emory have taken different approaches to VoIP deployments for thousands of users. Emory has implemented a commercial VoIP solution, while Penn has chosen an open-source approach. Both opti…

Open-Source Strategies: Visionaries, Pragmatists, and Curmudgeons

October 14, 2010 | A session at the EDUCAUSE 2010 Annual Conference

Too often, discussion of open-source strategies includes only like-minded perspectives. This session will encourage respectful dialogue across divergent perspectives and experiences in discussing t…

From In-House to Open Source: Creating a Sense of Identity (Management)

October 13, 2010 | A session at the EDUCAUSE 2010 Annual Conference

Presenters from New Jersey's Rutgers University and British Columbia's Simon Fraser University will discuss their respective organization's in-house solutions to the problem of ident…

The 2010 Campus Computing Survey: Two Decades of Data, Information, and Insight About IT Planning and Policy Issues

October 14, 2010 | A session at the EDUCAUSE 2010 Annual Conference

Begun in 1990, the Campus Computing Project is the largest continuing study of the role of computing, e-learning, and information technology in U.S. higher education. This session will present the …