No Such Thing as a Free Lunch: Labor in Open Source Systems Implementations

dc.contributor.authorTaylor, Jaime
dc.contributor.departmentUniversity of Massachusetts Amherst
dc.date2023-09-24T10:12:46.000
dc.date.accessioned2024-04-26T18:01:56Z
dc.date.available2024-04-26T18:01:56Z
dc.date.issued2022-01-01
dc.description<p>Originally presented at the Amigos Library Technology Roadmap conference, December 1, 2022.</p>
dc.description.abstractOpen source softwares are often chosen because of – perceived or real – cost savings. Cost savings calculations need to account for the different & increased labor necessary to open source software projects. This doesn’t always happen. If your library undertakes a large project, staff cannot work on that project while also performing their regular duties. Without reduced duties or additional staff, either regular or project work will be undone or done poorly; staff will be overworked & burnt out; the project will exceed projected timelines & resources.
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.7275/wjvg-a273
dc.identifier.orcid0000-0002-1621-2847
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14394/32151
dc.relation.urlhttps://scholarworks.umass.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1026&amp;context=librarian_presentations&amp;unstamped=1
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/
dc.source.statuspublished
dc.subjectlibrary systems
dc.subjectopen source software
dc.subjectintegrated library systems
dc.subjectlibrary services platforms
dc.subjectFOLIO
dc.subjectlabor
dc.subjecthuman resources
dc.subjectsoftware migrations
dc.titleNo Such Thing as a Free Lunch: Labor in Open Source Systems Implementations
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