Re: open source software ideascale

From: David Kane <dkane_at_nyob>
Date: Thu, 11 Feb 2010 14:52:16 +0000
To: CODE4LIB_at_LISTSERV.ND.EDU
Is this to do with crowdsourcing funding for projects.

David.

On 11 February 2010 12:48, Eric Lease Morgan <emorgan_at_nd.edu> wrote:

> Consider completing an open source software IdeaScale:
>
>  http://libraryideaforum.ideascale.com/
>
> A few friends and I are doing some investigations regarding open source
> software and libraries. Through the process we have made a number of
> assertions, such as but not limited to:
>
>  * Libraries need an easy to manage open source Google-like search
>  * There is a critical mass of OSS to do much of library work
>  * Libraries should become sources of safe open source software
>
> Using the IdeaScale tool we can garnder from a wider audience -- such as
> yourselves -- the validity of these assertions. Just click "thumbs up" if
> you agree or "thumbs down" if you disagree. Add a comment and/or additional
> assertion if you desire. Instant feedback. A way to gague community
> interest.
>
> Give it a whirl?
>
> --
> Eric Lease Morgan
> Head, Digital Access and Information Architecture Department
> Hesburgh Libraries, University of Notre Dame
>
> (574) 631-8604
>



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