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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.
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<a href="http://www.educause.edu/groups/openness">EDUCAUSE Openness Constituent Group</a>
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Other activities of direct interest to higher ed includes:
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The UK <a href="http://www.jisc.ac.uk/">JISC</a> has also created, <a href="http://www.oss-watch.ac.uk/">OSS Watch</a>. The United Nations has created the<a href="http://www.iosn.net/">International Open Source Network</a> (who are looking for contributors for their section on education) and the <a href="http://portal.unesco.org/ci/ev.php?URL_ID=12034&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201">UNESCO Free Software Portal</a>. Both house information regarding education. <a href="http://www.apc.org/english/capacity/training/opensource.shtml">APC.org</a> has complied a nice list of open source resources as well.
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<a href="http://www.ossite.org/about_sigossee/">http://www.ossite.org/about_sigossee/</a>
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<a href="http://www.oss4lib.org/">http://www.oss4lib.org/</a>
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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…
Innovation and Information Infrastructure: Making Sound Investments for E-Research: November 16, 2010

This ECAR research bulletin provides a framework to assist universities in making sound investments in research information infrastructure in an increasingly complex global knowledge economy. In…
From War to Trust: IT in the New Normal: September 22, 2010

Key Takeaways Despite an economic slump, an academic structure in flux, proliferation of technology, and heightened competition for grants, a new model for provisioning IT in the new normal…
Supercourse, Bibliotheca Alexandrina, and the Educator as Catalyst: September 22, 2010

Key Takeaways In the 1980s, BITNET inspired researchers in health care to create the Global Health Network Supercourse, an open-source repository of lectures on public health and prevention…
A sustainable future for open textbooks? The Flat World Knowledge story: August 3, 2010

Authors John L. Hilton III and David A. Wiley discuss the concern many college students and their families have a=about the high costs of textbooks. E–books have been proposed as one potential …
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 …

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