LibGuides UPRM: Open Access: Characteristics and Benefits for the Academic Community: Software Código Abierto

Downloading OSS

SourceForge
A resource of the Open Source community whose purpose is to help open source projects be as successful as possible.
Free Software Directory
Collaborative catalog of open software.

Try out software before implementing it.

Check the development community that supports the software.

Find out about security protocols that must be implemented.

Assume a positive attitude towards the use of the software.

Train users and develop support documentation (as necessary).

Descriptive Table of Productivity Tools
Descriptive table of the productivity tools used at the General Library of the University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus.
OSI FAQ
FAQ sent to OSI about open source, licensing, distribution, use, etc.
GPL Licenses
Information and comments about the different GNU GPL licenses (for software).

Several factors must be considered before adopting open source technologies in our organizations or for personal use. Some of these are:

SERVICES FOR THE RESEARCH COMMUNITY

INSTITUTIONAL REPOSITORY	DIGITAL REFERENCE MANAGERS	RESEARCHERS’ ONLINE PRESENCE
DSpace Repository	Mendeley	ORCID
VIVO Repository	Zotero
Vireo
DMP Tool
PostgreSQL
MediaGoblin

ADMINISTRATION PROCESSES

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Mayaguez, PR 00681

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Subjects: Administración de Empresas / Business Administration, Bases de datos / Databases, Destrezas de Información / Information Literacy, Gestor de Referencias / Citation Manager, Mendeley

	Open Source Software (OSS) allows the distribution of programs along with the source code, whose license provides users with the opportunity to study it, modify it, execute it regardless of purpose, and freely redistribute copies of the program, regardless of whether it is the original version or a modified one.

	Open Access (OA) allows unrestricted use of digital resources.