The Potential of free software in information management at libraries

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  • Juan Manuel Zurita Sánchez Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México

Keywords:

Free software. Free access to information. Library management.

Abstract

This paper presents the ethical and technological principles that give rise to the Free Software Movement, and its relationship with the world of libraries and digital information management. It also presents some of the most popular applications of Free Software for information management at libraries, in order to show the scope and possibilities that these tools have in creating information systems at low cost, consistent with the ideal of a public cyberspace.

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Author Biography

Juan Manuel Zurita Sánchez, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México

Licenciado en Bibliotecología por la UNAM. Bibliotecario en el Instituto de Investigaciones Antropológicas, UNAM. Profesor del Departamento de Pedagogía SUA de la Facultad de Filosofía y Letras, UNAM.

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Published

2010-07-20

How to Cite

ZURITA SÁNCHEZ, J. M. The Potential of free software in information management at libraries. Em Questão, Porto Alegre, v. 16, n. 1, p. 95–111, 2010. Disponível em: https://seer.ufrgs.br/index.php/EmQuestao/article/view/10974. Acesso em: 24 jun. 2025.

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Vol. 16 No. 1 (2010)

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Copyright (c) 2010 Juan Manuel Zurita Sánchez

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