(This article reprinted from New England Libraries, Vol. 3, No. 5: June, 2007.)

ITS Program Touts Open Source

Randy Robertshaw, Tyngsborough Public Library, Elizabeth Thomsen, North of Boston Library Exchange, Joshua Ferraro, LibLime, and Wes Hamilton, Technology Coordinator, Western MA Regional Library System presented talks on libraries' use of Open Source software at NELA's Information Technology Section's spring program, held on June 6, 2007, at Tower Hill Botanic Garden in Boylston MA.

• Program details
• Pictures from conference on Flickr

Presentation Links:

• Open Source for an Open World, Elizabeth Thomsen, Member Services, North of Boston Library Exchange (NOBLE)
• Open Source Solutions for Public Libraries, Randy Robertshaw, Director, Tyngsborough Public Library
• Flavors of Open Source: Emacs to Ubuntu, Wes Hamilton, Technology Coordinator, Western Massachusetts Regional Library System

Bloggers postings:

• Brian Herzog Blog Postings, Brian is a member of the ITS Executive Board and is Head of Reference at the Chelmsford Public Library.
• Emily Alling Blog Postings – Emily is Coordinator, Learning Commons and Undergraduate Services Librarian at the W.E.B. Du Bois Library at UMass Amherst.