Implementing an open source application in a college library: ECU's pirate source

Andrew Darby

doi:10.1300/J106v13n01_05

Implementing an open source application in a college library: ECU's pirate source

Andrew Darby

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Abstract

Pirate Source is an application developed by Joyner Library at East Carolina University to help libraries manage the organization and display of materials that otherwise might be put in a pathfinder or subject guide. The source code is made available for others to download, install, and modify, and thus it may be described as "open source." Open source applications have particular appeal to smaller libraries with limited resources. This article will discuss the steps necessary in implementing an open source product, using Pirate Source as the example.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	41-52
Number of pages	12
Journal	College and Undergraduate Libraries
Volume	13
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1300/J106v13n01_05
State	Published - Apr 10 2006
Externally published	Yes

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MySQL
Open source
PHP
Pathfinders
Pirate Source
Subject guides

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Library and Information Sciences

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