Vatican library: open source for long-term preservation Submitted by Gijs Hillenius on May 22, 2015 ( Cancel rating Poor Okay Good Great Awesome ) 5/5 | 1 votes | 167 reads | Editor's Choice

The combination of open source and open standards ensures long-term preservation of electronic records and prevents IT vendor lock-in, says Luciano Ammenti, head of the IT department at the Vatican Library (Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana) in Vatican City.