This article provides a brief introduction to the open source software (OSS) movement in libraries from a serialist's perspective. After defining what the open source software movement is about, the article highlights three examples of OSS applications in libraries: jake (Jointly Administered Knowledge Environment); Koha and OpenBiblio, two open source library systems; and MyLibrary@NCState.It concludes by suggesting some sources for further research and study and encourages serialists to get involved in this worthwhile movement. Serials Review 2003; 29:36–39.
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Etiel Petrinja, GiancarloSucci, Nabil El Ioini, & Alberto Sillitti (eds). (2013). Open Source Software: Quality Verification. In IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology (Vol. 404). Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer Berlin Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-38928-3
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