Eric's Linux Information

Linux in the Library - what can it do for you?

• A greatly revised & expanded version of the original document. The information in this document has been used for presentations at:
  • The 1998 Colorado CODI (Customers of Dynix, Inc) Conference (Westminster, Colorado).
  • The 1999 CODI (Customers of Dynix, Inc) Conference (Seattle, Washington).
  • The 2000 ALA (American Library Association) Conference (Chicago, Illinois).
  • The 2001 CLA (Colorado Library Association) Conference (Snowmass, Colorado).
  • The 2001 CODI (Customers of Dynix, Inc) Conference (Salt Lake City, Utah).
  • The Douglas Public Library District "Geekfest '02" (Castle Rock, Colorado).
  • The 2002 CAL (Colorado Association of Libraries) Conference Technology Panel (Keystone, Colorado).
  • The October 2002 Boulder Linux Users Group meeting (Boulder, Colorado).
  • The 2002 joint CODI/HUG (Customers of Dynix, Inc / Horizon Users Group) Conference (Orlando, Florida).
  • The 2003 Pathfinder Library System Annual Retreat (Crested Butte, Colorado).
  • The 2003 CAL (Colorado Association of Libraries) Conference "Son of Geekfest" Technology Panel (Keystone, Colorado).
  • The 2004 CAL (Colorado Association of Libraries) Conference "Geekfest 2004" Technology Panel (Denver, Colorado).
  • The 2004 CODI (Customers of Dynix, Inc) Conference (Portland, Oregon).
  • The 2005 CODI (Customers of Dynix, Inc) Conference (Minneapolis, Minnesota).
  • The 2006 IUG (Innovative Users Group) Conference (Denver, Colorado).
  • The July 2006 North Colorado Linux User's Group meeting (Ft. Collins, Colorado).
  • The 2006 CODI (Customers of Dynix, Inc) Conference (Salt Lake City, Utah).
  • The October 2006 North Colorado Linux User's Group meeting (Ft. Collins, Colorado).

  Linux in your Library?

  • An article by Eric Sisler, published in the Fall 2001 issue of Library Journal's Net Connect magazine. Reproduced here with permission of the publisher.

  Command Line Interface vs. Graphical User Interface

  • My thoughts on system administration using the command line interface (CLI) and the graphical user interface (GUI). Complete with a true story of me botching a hard disk drive replacement! Don't miss it! ;-)

  Linux links

  • A collection of Linux links, some of which may even be useful.

  Building a Library Network from Scratch: Eric & Veronica's Excellent Adventure

  • An article by Eric Sisler & Veronica Smith, published in the October 2000 issue of Computers in Libraries. Reproduced here with permission of the publisher.
  
  

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  Questions, comments, concerns? Contact: Eric Sisler (esisler@cityofwestminster.us)