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Open Systems - 4 Resources

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 (2)

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 Rankingsort icon
ERS0801
IT Engagement in Research: A View of Medical School Practice
01/23/2008 2,701
 
ERS0605
IT Engagement in Research: A Baseline Study
08/28/2006 3,753
 

Presentations (1)

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 Pub Date Views Rankingsort icon
LIVE0914
Selecting and Implementing a Course Management System for Your Campus
 08/05/2009 810
 

Blogs (1)

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

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