Re: [CODE4LIB] Code4Lib Community google custom search

2011-10-07 Thread Susan Kane
I agree -- my search results were relevant and therefore -- it's useful!

[CODE4LIB] Even when something's gotta give, libraries are thriving...right? Join the debate!

2011-10-07 Thread Laura Warren
*(please excuse cross-posting and feel free to share!)* * * Credo Reference’s Libraries Thriving (www.librariesthriving.org) and Against the Grain’s Multi-Grain (www.against-the-grain.com/multigrain) are wondering: Are libraries thriving? Because there are such solid arguments on both sides,

Re: [CODE4LIB] Code4Lib Community google custom search

2011-10-07 Thread Roy Zimmer
I tried it, I like it, I thank you, Jonathan. Already found something new and interesting. Roy Zimmer Western Michigan University On 10/6/2011 9:35 PM, Jonathan Rochkind wrote: So I was in #code4lib, and skome asked about ideas for library hours. And I recalled that there have been at least

Re: [CODE4LIB] Can a library automate without a computer yet?

2011-10-07 Thread Nicole Miller
Rowan, you mentioned that a computer might be stolen or fried by lightning. The more I read, the more I think a computer is the way to go, at the very least to set up the database. Is there a way you can use surge protectors and create a cage to go around the computer with it's scanner? Nicole

Re: [CODE4LIB] New thread: Why are you doing what you're doing?

2011-10-07 Thread Nicole Miller
I think a great question would be: what would you REALLY like to be doing? And I'm meaning that professionally, not I'd rather be sailing/sleeping/drinking a beer. Pretend that the daily niggling bits of the job are gone and money is no object -- what would you do? I love your variation to the

Re: [CODE4LIB] Can a library automate without a computer yet?

2011-10-07 Thread rowan eisner
Hi Nicole, people here tell me that computers get zapped even with surge protectors here, or even with lightning protectors. Then someone told me the other day that they need to be properly earthed and almost nothing is here. One problem is I don't even know if there is such a thing as a real

[CODE4LIB] jQuery modal or interstitial plugin

2011-10-07 Thread Nate Hill
Does anyone have a favorite they'd suggest? I need to make some kind of interstitial overlay that is triggered on page load. There's a lot of options. Figured I'd ask. -- Nate Hill nathanielh...@gmail.com http://www.natehill.net

Re: [CODE4LIB] jQuery modal or interstitial plugin

2011-10-07 Thread Andrew Darby
Colorbox rules! On Oct 7, 2011 11:51 AM, Nate Hill nathanielh...@gmail.com wrote: Does anyone have a favorite they'd suggest? I need to make some kind of interstitial overlay that is triggered on page load. There's a lot of options. Figured I'd ask. -- Nate Hill nathanielh...@gmail.com

Re: [CODE4LIB] jQuery modal or interstitial plugin

2011-10-07 Thread Cary Gordon
This isn't enough question, but whatever the question is, ATM the answer is jQuery and jQuery_UI. These allow you to make stuff appear where you want it, when you want it, along with the css to make it appear how you want. As with just about all programming, the hard part is clearly

Re: [CODE4LIB] jQuery modal or interstitial plugin

2011-10-07 Thread Nate Hill
Sorry if that wasn't clear, it was more of a casual question. Thanks Andrew, Colorbox is cool. I was looking at leanModal as well. On Fri, Oct 7, 2011 at 9:43 AM, Cary Gordon listu...@chillco.com wrote: This isn't enough question, but whatever the question is, ATM the answer is jQuery and

Re: [CODE4LIB] Code4lib 2012 Seattle. Call for presentation proposals

2011-10-07 Thread Andrew Nagy
I'd like to hear more about the DPLA project - I hope we get a proposal about that this year! I'll post it to the wiki page. Andrew On Wed, Oct 5, 2011 at 6:17 PM, Anjanette Young youn...@u.washington.eduwrote: Code4lib 2012 call for proposals. We are now accepting proposals for Code4lib

[CODE4LIB] CURATEcamp: Catalogers and Coders, November 2, 2011, Baltimore, MD

2011-10-07 Thread Riley, Jenn
(Please forward and cross-promote as you see fit!) Moving to the next generation of library metadata will take intense discussion and planning from both the cataloging and library technology communities. The one-day CURATEcamp: Catalogers and Coders event, held on Wednesday November 2, 2011,

Re: [CODE4LIB] Can a library automate without a computer yet?

2011-10-07 Thread David Mayo
One other thing to consider with the iPhone is that it's going to be a recurrent monthly fee, and that cellular internet tends to run more expensive than regular internet collections. This could easily run over replacement costs for a wired computer, for instance. Also, that while a regular

Re: [CODE4LIB] Can a library automate without a computer yet?

2011-10-07 Thread rowan eisner
Well I thought that we could plug either an iphone or computer (eg netbook or your dev. board) into an UPS and extend the battery life that way. It would be on standby most of the time. The longest it would have to last would be a week because any on the committee could plug it in while they are

Re: [CODE4LIB] Code4Lib Community google custom search

2011-10-07 Thread Sam Kome
Thanks! Also thanks for the human search engine answers via irc. -skome -Original Message- From: Code for Libraries [mailto:CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Jonathan Rochkind Sent: Thursday, October 06, 2011 6:35 PM To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: [CODE4LIB] Code4Lib

Re: [CODE4LIB] Can a library automate without a computer yet?

2011-10-07 Thread Ross Singer
By the time you're up and running, this http://www.raspberrypi.org/ may be an option for you, as well. A lot cheaper than an iPhone... -Ross. On Fri, Oct 7, 2011 at 5:36 PM, rowan eisner rowaneis...@gmail.com wrote: Well I thought that we could plug either an iphone or computer (eg netbook or