Bernard Dione (EDT), Rejean Savard (EDT) Managing Technologies and Automated Library Systems in Developing Countries: Open Source vs Commercial Options

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The theme of this meeting was the management of technologies in the context of developing countries, and in the light of recent developments concerning especially open source software and applications. Speakers from various countries debated in English and in French over the importance of changing the rules concerning library management systems, as well as related implications. Results show that open source software might be a solution, although some conditions apply. Runis sous le thme de la gestion des systmes automatiss de bibliothques dans les pays en dveloppement, confrenciers et participants discutrent des changements rcents dans ce domaine, notamment de l'apport des logiciels code source ouvert. Les confrenciers, provenant de diffrents pays, prsentrent en anglais et en franais leurs diffrents points de vue et expriences sur cette question importante pour l'avenir, de mme que sur les implications qui y sont lies. Les rsultats dmontrent que les logiciels code source ouverts peuvent tre une solution, mais certaines conditions.