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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.

EDUCAUSE Openness Constituent Group

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/

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Applying Open-Source Lessons to Research Services Development: June 3, 2010 | A session at the EDUCAUSE Southeast Regional Conference 2010
Translational science promotes collaboration across disciplines to advance the understanding of complex systems. Supporting demanding science requires teams of informatics and technology experts th…
Enterprise Library: Startup and Community: January 14, 2010 | A session at the EDUCAUSE Mid-Atlantic Regional Conference 2010
The Open Library Environment (OLE) Project plans to begin development in January 2010 with continued support from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. The OLE Project will build an open-source platform…
The Meaning of Open: December 21, 2009

A blog entry from Google executive, Jonathan Rosenberg, Senior Vice President of Product Management on the meaning on "Open". A b…
Selecting and Implementing a Course Management System for Your Campus: August 5, 2009

The course management system has become an integral part of institutional technology and academic operations, such that institutions invest a significant amount of time and effort in identifying,…
Federal “Learning Registry” for Digital Materials Launched: November 14, 2011

Released roughly one year ago, the U.S. Department of Education’s 2010 National Education Technology Plan ( http://www.ed.gov/technology/netp-2010 ) called for the development of “an open-…
The OLE Project: Reconceptualizing Technology for Modern Library Workflow—An SOA Approach: May 6, 2009 | A session at the EDUCAUSE Enterprise Information & Technology Conference 2009
The OLE Project, with funding from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, is designing an Open Library Environment (OLE), a reconceptualized alternative to the current model of vendor-driven, largely sel…
Beyond Access: February 2, 2009

In an interview, Vijay Kumar, MIT's senior associate dean and director of the Office of Educational Innovation and Technology, discusses how open education reveals and shares pedagogy along …
IT Engagement in Research: A View of Medical School Practice Roadmap: January 23, 2008

This ECAR roadmap synthesizes the important issues and recommended actions drawn from the 2008 study, IT Engagement in Research: A View of Medical School Practice, by Mark R. Nelson. This ECAR re…
IT Engagement in Research: A View of Medical School Practice: January 23, 2008

Abstract This ECAR research study was designed in collaboration with the Association of American Medical Colleges to analyze the practices and perspectives of IT organizations that support the…
Seeking Open Infrastructure: Contrasting Open Standards, Open Source and Open Innovation: June 15, 2007

While “open” normally has connotations of public goods, the idea of “open”–ness has been used for decades as a competitive strategy by firms in the computers and communications industri…

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