Oregon State University (OSU)

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Is Open Source Software The Answer to Oregon's IT Problems?

Dave Miller | OPB | March 11, 2014

When Oregon’s new Chief Information Officer, Alex Pettit,was on our show recently, we asked him what stood out from his move from Oklahoma to the northwest.

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Mentors Fuel Growth for Open-Source Communities

Victoria Reitano | Software Development Times | January 31, 2012

Mentorship programs help people working on open-source projects build a community, make decisions and to maintain projects beyond their initial idea. Some communities use programs that require one-on-one mentorship, while others allow existing members to on-board new members at their own pace. Either way, these programs all aim to ensure the success of the projects.

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Open Thread: Microsoft Health's Big Advantage Is Cross-Platform Support

Stuart Dredge | The Guardian | October 31, 2014

Microsoft has been winning generally approving headlines for its Microsoft Band fitness tracker and accompanying Microsoft Health platform, since both were revealed – seemingly unintentionally at first – on Wednesday...

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OSU Adopts University-Wide Open Access Policy

Staff Writer | Albany Review | June 25, 2013

Oregon State University has officially adopted an open access policy requiring faculty members to make their scholarly articles available for free through the digital repository ScholarsArchive@OSU. Read More »

OSU Libraries Offer Open Access Etextbooks To Students

Ian Chant | Library Journal | April 10, 2014

Oregon State University (OSU) is helping faculty produce their own open access textbooks for courses. The university press, an arm of the OSU libraries, is starting work on a series of open access e-textbooks that officials hope will ease the rising textbook costs that are a consistent cause of student complaints.

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