Abstract

The usage of open source software in archives is usually related to two projects especially relevant for the community: Archivist Toolkit and Archon, whose integration in a common project was announced in August 2009. Two months later, in October 2009, an initial draft with the specifications of the software to be built as a result of this integration of efforts. The contribution summarizes the features anticipated in this draft. The author indicates the convenience of releasing a detailed plans and schedule for the integration activities, as this can contribute to remove some of the doubts that users usually have about open source projects not supported by relevant industry players.

Abstract

The Department of Health of the Government of Andalusia provides professionals of the Andalusian Public Health Care System  a collaborative working environment (Entorno colaborativo de trabajo  [ECT]) based on the principles of web 2.0. The ECT is organized into communities, understood as sets of people with a common interest who share a space with its own information and collaboration tools. This space is managed and powered autonomously by the communities themselves. This paper analyzes the use and degree of implementation of the ECT, considering the user communities and activity statistics in 2009 and 2010. From the data obtained we deduce that instrumental services have easier acceptance than collaboration and knowledge management services; content generation is focused on a small number of users; and communities associated with organizational units have less development than those associated with work areas or projects.