[ale] Linux in libraries (a heads-up for June 2002)

[Douglas Knudsen]

What software?  IIRC, many libraries use LYNX to do queries for books, etc..
This would easily be done with Linux.  I guess the only question then would
be which db engine.  What db is currently popular in libraries?

Just curious...

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-> -----Original Message-----
-> From: owner-ale at ale.org [mailto:owner-ale at ale.org]On Behalf Of Ben
-> Ostrowsky
-> Sent: Tuesday, July 17, 2001 5:03 PM
-> To: ale at ale.org
-> Subject: [ale] Linux in libraries (a heads-up for June 2002)
->
->
-> Hi folks --
->
-> I'm a librarian.  Libraries are, sadly, highly dependent on proprietary
-> software for most of their needs.  There is a growing movement for
-> Free/Open Source software that would be useful to public libraries,
-> academic libraries, etc.
->
-> This is relevant to ALE in that next year's American Library Association
-> conference will be in Atlanta, June 13-19, 2002.
->
-> I am attempting to herd some cats in the direction of a booth at the ALA
-> 2002 show at which we could hand out various distros on CD-ROM, do some
-> basic advocacy among librarians, and show them the Free and Open Source
-> software that librarians can use.
->
-> This is just a heads-up to let you know that I'd like to work
-> with ALE on
-> this, if any of you would be interested.  Anyone who can handle
-> the Linux
-> Showcase and survive has my instant respect.
->
-> Regards,
-> Ben Ostrowsky
-> Tampa Bay Library Consortium
->
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