摘要：You don’t have to look far to find news about some new library budget crisis. Web-sites have popped up all over supporting libraries (http://savelibraries.org/) and spreading the word (http://ilovelibraries.org/) about all that we can do for the communities we’re in. These sites alone are a great testament to the colla-boration abilities of librarians and the fact that we can all come together across world-wide boundaries to work cooperatively to save our libraries—but what about working with our communities and our patrons? One of the things I like to stress when teach-ing librarians about open source software is the importance of the communities around these projects. Without an active communi-ty an open source project cannot thrive and grow. The same is true with libraries! We are dependent on our communities to stay open, to get funding and to provide servic-es. In these times of crisis, why not turn to our communities for help in collaborative money-saving efforts?
