The Best Tool for the Job: Revisiting an Open Source Library Project

Sometimes the best tool for the job isn't the newest. It can be an existing tool that only requires a bit of polishing. This case study describes how a new digital services librarian, using a systematic approach, worked with colleagues to inaugurate a technology program within an academic library. In the process a previously-established open source web application was revived, extending its utility to contemporary development platforms. At the Queens College Libraries, an open source room reservation and scheduling system provided an answer to two important questions, and a means for building a new program.