OpenDocument Format: The Standard for Office Documents

Weir, Ryan

doi:10.1109/mic.2009.42

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“…In fact, one of the purposes of OpenDocument was to "preserve the structure of the document to allow re-editing (for example, footnotes must be stored as structured footnotes, not just as text in the document that looks like a footnote)." 22 When users can download the file, though, they can do whatever the terms of the license allow.…”

Section: Opendocument Formatmentioning

confidence: 99%

Addressing the Technical Challenges of Open Educational Resources

Ovadia¹

2019

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As open educational resources (OER) becomes a more established concept, its growth and continued success not only center around the creation of new content but also depend upon the development and evolution of existing content, licenses permitting. The evolution of and persistent access to existing content requires easily editable works and the ability to download local copies of OER files so that no technical limitations hinder what the license permits. Such measures as text files, OpenDocument formats, and version control present a way to keep OER content editable and shareable, in compliance with licenses. Librarians are uniquely positioned to help users understand those solutions.

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Section: Opendocument Formatmentioning

confidence: 99%

Addressing the Technical Challenges of Open Educational Resources

Ovadia¹

2019

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“…For submission of text manuscripts mainly a proprietary file format like DOC/DOCX is mandatory, some publishers accept also PDF or TEX-files (see, e.g., Tchantchaleishvili and Schmitto, 2011;Krewinkel and Winkler, 2017). For archiving or scientific documentation an ISO-certified file format like Open Document Text would be much more appropriate (e.g., Weir, 2009;Park and Oh, 2012;Wilson and Tchantchaleishvili, 2013). In some European administrations it is partially already mandatory, see, for example, information on "Open Document Format (ODF): guidance for UK government" (URL 24).…”

Section: Manuscript Preparation and Submissionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Using Free/Libre and Open Source Software in the Geological Sciences

D¹,

Schenk²

2017

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In the Geological Sciences, as in any other academic field, computers and software aided work are essential tools. Although Free and Open Source software is largely used in academic institutions for several purposes it is not yet state-of-the-art for the everyday usage. The usage of free and open source software is, besides the freedom of its ease of use, distribution, and modification, also recommended due to the increasing financial burden. There are many suited and effective alternative free software applications to the most common used proprietary commercial ones. Many common work steps can even be done entirely with the free operating system Linux. A selection of free software applications is compiled which are useful for geoscientific data evaluation and presentation. The provided information aims to lower the threshold of reservations against a potential migration and gives an overview about currently available alternative software useful in the Geological Sciences.In den geologischen Wissenschaften, wie auch in allen anderen Disziplinen, sind Computer, sowie softwareunterstützte Tätig-keiten, längst unverzichtbare Werkzeuge. Obgleich Freie und Open Source Software in vielen speziellen Einsatzgebieten verbreitet ist, wird diese noch nicht umfassend für den täglichen Gebrauch benutzt. Die Verwendung von Freier und Open Source Software ist, neben der Freiheit sie uneingeschränkt nutzen, verteilen und modifizieren zu können, auch wegen zunehmender budgetärer Einschränkungen zu empfehlen. Mit diesem Artikel möchten wir die geologische Gemeinschaft auf die vielen geeigneten Programme hinweisen, die als Alternativen zu den üblicherweise häufig benutzten proprietären, kommerziellen Programmen existieren. Viele alltägliche computergestützte Aufgaben können auch zur Gänze mit dem freien Betriebsystem Linux durchgeführt werden, ohne Einbußen in Funktionalität oder Professionalität befürchten zu müssen. Eine ausgewählte Liste geowissenchaftlich interessanter freier Anwendungen wird durch Referenzen ergänzt. Dieser Artikel soll über die Möglichkeiten freier alternativer Software informieren, die Zurückhaltung vor einer eventuellen Migration mindern, sowie einen Überblick über die aktuell verfügbare freie geowissenschaftliche Software geben.

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“…Open file formats, such as the OpenDocument (ODT) format, rely on the input of an international multi-disciplinary consortium of standards organizations, information technology firms and even governments [18]. The creation of a usable international document standard that is open, free, backwards compatible and fully documented as to ensure legacy archival, is not only in the interest of data archivists, it is key to the conduct of science for the reasons outlined above.…”

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The Importance of Free and Open Source Software and Open Standards in Modern Scientific Publishing

Wilson¹,

Tchantchaleishvili

2013

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Abstract:In this paper we outline the reasons why we believe a reliance on the use of proprietary computer software and proprietary file formats in scientific publication have negative implications for the conduct and reporting of science. There is increasing awareness and interest in the scientific community about the benefits offered by free and open source software. We discuss the present state of scientific publishing and the merits of advocating for a wider adoption of open standards in science, particularly where it concerns the publishing process.

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OpenDocument Format: The Standard for Office Documents

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Addressing the Technical Challenges of Open Educational Resources

Addressing the Technical Challenges of Open Educational Resources

Using Free/Libre and Open Source Software in the Geological Sciences

The Importance of Free and Open Source Software and Open Standards in Modern Scientific Publishing

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