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Ithaka study on Open Source Software in Higher
Education
Our colleagues at Ithaka have made available their study on open
source software and higher education, which should be of interest to
many CNI-announce readers. More details below.
Clifford Lynch
Director, CNI
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Ithaka is pleased to announce
the availability of the report "Software and Collaboration in
Higher Education: A Study of Open Source Software" on its website
at: http://www.ithaka.org/strategic/ooss.htm. The report addresses issues related to
how and whether a nonprofit facilitating organization might improve
the ability of higher education to develop and support open source
software for key academic and business needs. The principal
investigator for this study was Paul N. Courant of the University of
Michigan.
Comments and feedback would be
much appreciated, as we work with concerned academic leaders to
determine what steps should be taken next.
Funding for this study was
provided by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, Carnegie Mellon
University, Foothill-De Anza Community College, Marist College, the
University of Indiana, the University of Michigan, Stanford
University, the University of North Carolina, and The William and
Flora Hewlett Foundation.
Sincerely,
Rebecca Griffiths
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Rebecca J. Griffiths
Manager, Strategic Services,
Ithaka
151 East 61st Street, New York, NY
10021
Tel: (212) 500-2339 Fax: (212)
500-2366
Email:
rgriffiths@ithaka.org
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