OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARE AND ALTERNATIVES 1 Open Source Software and Alternative Technologies for Libraries: A Research Analysis of Koha’s Open Source Software Faylene J. Keep San Jose State University Author Note Faylene J. Keep, School of Library and Information Science, San Jose State University Correspondence concerning this paper should be addressed to Faylene J. Keep, School of Library and Information Science, One Washington Square, San Jose, CA 95192. Email: faylene.keep@sjsu.edu