Open Source Software
The University of Texas at San Antonio

At UT San Antonio, we are looking at how we can leverage best practices for open-source software to simplify reproducible research, contribute in areas of teaching and learning, and prepare our students to navigate through open-source culture and community resources. We have begun planning conversations with our faculty to better understand training and catalog requirements and create a roadmap for establishing our open-source program office at San Antonio.

Team

Bruce Orcutt

Senior Systems Administrator

Bruce Orcutt is a Senior Systems Administrator for the UT San Antonio Libraries.  He keeps various applications up and running for a user base of over 40k, building new applications for supporting our patrons, as well as writing code to allow the various applications to talk to one another.  He's been involved in open-source projects for decades, with a few niche programs available for library/archive users use, as well as some minor contributions to other open-source projects.  He also is a firm believer, and supporter, of the open-source movement as a whole. 
 

Jessica Abel

Director of Digital Customer Experience

As Director of Digital Customer Experience, Abel translates complex technologies into intuitive, human-centered experiences for UT San Antonio students, faculty, and staff. Using more than a decade of experience in teaching and her position as dual-role faculty, she bridges technical services with the needs of researchers across the institution. Across these efforts, she combines strategic communication, stakeholder analysis, and instructional design to ensure that technology at UT San Antonio is accessible, consistent, and aligned with the lived realities of students, faculty, staff, alumni, and parents.

Contact

For more information, please contact:

The Open Source Program Office

ospo@utsa.edu