While various types of library OSS applications were found to be under development and
in use, the results show that there has been a steady decrease in the number of projects initiated since
2009. Although sponsorship was significantly positively associated with several indicators of OSS
project success, the proportion of sponsored projects was relatively small compared to the proportions
reported in some other contexts. In total, 71 percent of the projects have a restrictive license scheme,
suggesting that the OSS ideology is valued among library OSS projects. The results also indicate that
library OSS projects exhibit several characteristics that differ from the traditional developer-oriented
OSS projects in terms of their technical environment.