# University of California Santa Barbara

- *OSPO*: Yes, in the Libraries and Academic Innovation
- *Personnel*: Amber Budden, Jonathan Balkind, Greg Janée
- *Link*:
- *Member of*: [CURIOSS](https://curioss.org/)

## General Description

The UC Santa Barbara OSPO is part of the University of California's OSPO network. The UC OSPO network aims to strengthen collaboration and knowledge-sharing among the campuses, demonstrate the value of a networked approach to supporting open source, and identify a resource and governance structure to allow the network to grow and thrive. More information [here](https://www.library.ucsb.edu/news/ospo-grant).

## Core Objectives

- Understand the current landscape of OS on campus and across the University of California
- Invest in education and training around OS best practices
- Identify and support pathways towards OS sustainability

## Primary Contacts

- [Amber Budden](mailto:aebudden@ucsb.edu)