[CODE4LIB] EuropeanaTech Open Source Developer Community Survey

[Gregory Markus]

 Dear Code4Lib community

On behalf of EuropeanaTech, I am very excited to share our Europeana Open
Source Developer Survey. This survey is part of our ongoing research to
better understand the collaboration, perception and practice of open source
development and community development / engagement in the EU and beyond.

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/floss

We'd appreciate everyone's input to help us garner a clear picture of the
community's composition. The survey should only take 10 minutes.

This survey will go on to inform a white paper and recommendations to help
grow the community to be published near the end of 2017.

Thank you very much in advance and warm regards,

Greg


-- 

*Gregory Markus*

Project Leader

*Netherlands Institute for Sound and Vision*
*Media Parkboulevard 1, 1217 WE  Hilversum | Postbus 1060, 1200 BB
Hilversum | *
*beeldengeluid.nl* 
*T* 0612350556

*Aanwezig:* - ma, di, wo, do, vr

[CODE4LIB] Call for Code4Lib Keynote Speaker Nominations!

[Charlie Harper]

Keynote speaker nominations for the 2018 Code4Lib Conference
 will be accepted from *September 18, 2017*
until *October 15, 2017*. Nominations should be made on our wiki page
.


 The criteria for nominating a candidate to act as keynote are below:

   -

   Speaker’s name (First Name, Last Name)
   -

   Brief description of individual (250-word max)
   -

   Pertinent links (Maximum of 3)
   -

   Contact information of candidate (email address)


We strongly encourage you to nominate speakers who are local to the D.C.
Metropolitan Area.


-- 

Charlie Harper
*Digital Learning and Scholarship Librarian*
*Kelvin Smith Library*
*Case Western Reserve University*
(216)-368-4253 <%28216%29%20368-4253> | cr...@case.edu

[CODE4LIB] EBSCO mobile interface

[Morelock, Kindra]

Good morning,

I have been doing an analysis of our IM chat reference service. We have noticed 
that our chats that were referred from an EBSCO database have had a steady and 
sharp decline since 2014. We have a few different theories about why this is 
happening, one of which is the rise in accessing library websites using mobile 
devices. The EBSCO mobile platform that we use currently does not have a way 
for patrons to access library help, either through chat, text, or a link back 
to our library homepage.

Are there any libraries out there who have figured out a workaround to this? We 
have an enhancement request in with EBSCO but was wondering if other libraries 
have developed a different solution.

Thank you,
Kindra

Kindra Morelock
Data Services Librarian | DePaul University
kmore...@depaul.edu
(773) 325-4668

[CODE4LIB] 2018 Call for Proposals - Transforming the Information Community

[public...@nasig.org]

NASIG 33rd Annual Conference
Transforming the Information Community
June 8 to 11, 2018
Atlanta, GA
 
Publishers, vendors, librarians, and others in the fields of electronic 
resources, serials, library publishing and scholarly communication are 
encouraged to submit proposals relating to scholarly communication, publishing, 
resource acquisition, management, and discovery. Proposals based on emerging 
trends, case studies, and descriptive and experimental research findings are 
encouraged.  Proposals reflecting the conference theme will be especially 
valued.
 
As we have in recent years, the PPC specifically welcomes programs focusing on 
the Core Competencies that the NASIG Core Competency Task Forces developed for 
Electronic Resources Librarians, Print Serials Management, and Scholarly 
Communication Librarians. Please refer to the [ Core Competencies ]( 
http://www.nasig.org/site_page.cfm?pk_association_webpage_menu=310&pk_association_webpage=1225
 ) at [ https://goo.gl/hDbvyu ]( https://goo.gl/hDbvyu )

 
Program topics inspired by the Core Competencies include: 
 
Electronic resource life cycle and management
Collection analysis and development
Standards and systems of cataloging and classification, metadata, and indexing
Licensing and legal framework
Standards, initiatives, and best practices
Personal qualities of electronic and/or print serials resources librarians as 
defined in the NASIG Core Competencies for Electronic Resources Librarians and 
Print Serials Management. 
Scholarly communication (copyright, institutional repositories, publishing, 
data management)
Life cycle of print serials
Workflow of print resources
Effective communication with those within and outside the library community
Supervision and management of staff working in areas included in the core 
competencies
Management of projects related to electronic and/or print resources or 
scholarly communication 
Please use the online [ form ]( http://proposalspace.com/calls/d/800 ) at [ 
https://proposalspace.com/calls/d/800  ]( https://proposalspace.com/calls/d/800 
) to submit a proposal or program or idea. This Call for Proposals opens on 
September 18, 2017 and will close on November 15, 2017.
 
Please note the following:
The PPC welcomes proposals that are still in the formative stages, and may work 
with potential presenters to focus their proposals further.
Proposals should name any particular products or services that are integral to 
the content of the presentation. However, as a matter of NASIG policy, programs 
should not be used as a venue to promote or attack any product, service, or 
institution.
Time management issues generally limit each session to one to three speakers 
for conference sessions. Panels of four (4) or more speakers are discouraged 
and must be discussed in advance with the Program Planning Committee ([ 
prog-p...@nasig.org ]( http://mailto:%20prog-p...@nasig.org ))
Please refer to the NASIG reimbursement policy for reimbursement of speaker 
expenses.
All session speakers must complete a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) prior to 
speaking at the conference.
All speakers must honor NASIG’s [ Code of Conduct ]( 
http://www.nasig.org/site_page.cfm?pk_association_webpage_menu=700&pk_association_webpage=9476
 ) at [ https://goo.gl/zrRhuc ]( https://goo.gl/zrRhuc ) 

NASIG may provide online live streaming of presentation sessions, and all 
speakers will be required to give NASIG the right to stream this content. 
Inquiries may be sent to PPC at: [ prog-p...@nasig.org ]( 
http://mailto:%20prog-p...@nasig.org )
We look forward to a great conference in Atlanta!
 
Violeta Ilik and Maria Collins
NASIG PPC Chair and Vice-Chair

[CODE4LIB] Code4Lib 2018 Request for Presentations Open!

[Aaron Collier]

Code4Lib 2018 is a loosely-structured conference that provides people
working at the intersection of libraries/archives/museums/cultural heritage
and technology with a chance to share ideas, be inspired, and forge
collaborations. For more information about the Code4Lib community, please
visit http://code4lib.org/about/.

The conference will be held at the Omni Shoreham Hotel in Washington, DC,
from February 13, 2018 - February 16, 2018.  More information about
Code4lib 2018 is available on this year’s conference website
http://2018.code4lib.org.

We encourage all members of the library, archives, museums, cultural
heritage organizations, and technology community to submit a proposal for a
prepared talk. Prepared talks should focus on one or more of the following
areas:

- Projects you've worked on which incorporate innovative implementation of
existing technologies and/or development of new software

- Tools and technologies – How to get the most out of existing tools,
standards, and protocols (and ideas on how to make them better)

- Technical issues – Big issues in library technology that are worthy of
community attention or development

- Relevant non-technical issues – Concerns of interest to the Code4Lib
community which are not strictly technical in nature, e.g. collaboration,
diversity, organizational challenges, etc.

In order to provide increased opportunities for a diversity of speakers and
topics, all presentations will be listed by title and description only
during the voting period. Speaker names will not be included until the
program is posted. We will also be soliciting 10, 15, and 20 minute talks.
You'll be asked to indicate which talk lengths you would be willing to
accommodate for your proposal. In addition, we are holding a poster session
at the conference. If you would be interested in presenting your topic as a
poster, please indicate so on the submission form.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdtLIIPmQeOJRUoPDl6mEj0thtmV3qu4Me9z8-ffbne0qUqTw/viewform?usp=sf_link

As in past years, the Code4Lib community will vote on proposals that they
would like to see included in the program. The top 10 proposals are
guaranteed a slot of their preferred length at the conference. The Program
Committee will curate the remainder of the program in an effort to ensure
diversity in program content and presenters. Community votes will, of
course, still weigh heavily in these decisions.

Presenters whose proposals are selected for inclusion in the program will
have conference registration slots held for them (up to 2 speakers per
talk). In addition, panel participants will have registration slots held.
The standard conference registration fee will apply.

Proposals can be submitted through Sunday, October 15,, 2017 at midnight
PST (GMT−8). Voting will start on Monday, October 23, 2017 and continue
through Monday, November 13, 2017.

**The URL to submit votes will be announced on the Code4Lib website and
mailing list and will require an active (free) code4lib.org account to
participate. The final list of presentations will be announced in December.
**

Thank you,

The Code4Lib 2018 Program Committee

[CODE4LIB] Registration is now open for Code4Lib BC 2017

[Daniel Sifton]

[note BC, not DC . . .]





Registration is now open for Code4Lib BC 2017!



This year's unconference is happening on November 30 & December 1 in Nanaimo at 
Vancouver Island Regional Library and Vancouver Island University. The cost is 
$7 per person. Space is limited, so sign up now!



Click the link below for registration details:

https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/2017-code4libbc-unconference-vancouver-island-tickets-37762407377
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2017 Code4LibBC Unconference - Vancouver Island Tickets, Thu, 30 Nov 2017 at 
9:00 AM | 
Eventbrite
www.eventbrite.ca
Eventbrite - code4libBC presents 2017 Code4LibBC Unconference - Vancouver 
Island - Thursday, 30 November 2017 | Friday, 1 December 2017 - Find event and 
ticket information.




And please take a moment to volunteer your time by proposing a lightning talk 
or breakout session (or both!).  If there is a neat project you've been working 
on, a cool new tool you want to show off, or an interesting development in the 
world of library technology that you want to discuss, Code4Lib BC is a great 
opportunity to share that with the community.



Click the link below to make your suggestions:

https://goo.gl/forms/bbArtR1Mhweuq5L33
[https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/qcXGRdFWqk1Nqhn8QW_n2dA0SqHIy6E1jgBBfWz-589RNj1fshNQci2xv-QL8fExuo8=w1200-h630-p]

Code4Lib BC 2017 Lightning Talk/Breakout 
Suggestions
goo.gl
Use this form to suggest lightning talks or breakout sessions for Code4Lib BC 
2017 (30 Nov. and 1 Dec. in Nanaimo)! Lightning talks are 15-minute 
presentations. Breakout sessions are longer (1.5 to 3-hour) group discussions 
or workshops. If you haven't registered, do so here: 
https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/2017-code4libbc-unconference-vancouver-island-tickets-37762407377
 If you haven't filled out the food/travel survey, do it here: 
https://goo.gl/forms/68AWe1YPwJ3w7cs12



To let us know about any dietary restrictions (lunch is provided, both days!), 
and if you are interested in shared transportation to Nanaimo, follow the link 
below:

https://goo.gl/forms/68AWe1YPwJ3w7cs12
[https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/6yi8IqellI9zpgssvss-3ty3XVsBSv0tCd058BLR50_yJNzu6wpimSG_QP2VsXDn64U=w1200-h630-p]

Code4Lib BC 2017 Travel/Food Survey
goo.gl
Use this form for food and travel considerations for Code4Lib BC 2017 (30 Nov. 
and 1 Dec. in Nanaimo)! If you haven't registered, do so here: 
https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/2017-code4libbc-unconference-vancouver-island-tickets-37762407377
 If you haven't submitted a proposal, you can do it here: 
https://goo.gl/forms/bbArtR1Mhweuq5L33



Watch the wiki for more information and updates: https://wiki.code4lib.org/BC

[CODE4LIB] Job: Systems Librarian, Collection at Canadian Centre for Architecture

[Code4Lib Jobs]

Job Title: Systems Librarian
Division: Collection
Immediate Superior: Head, Collection Access
Status: Contractual, full time (35hrs/week)
Duration: 2 years with possibility of renewal
Posting Period: September 14 to October 6th, 2017
Job Entry: As soon as possible

Job Summary

The responsibilities of this job are to provide technical expertise, day-to-day 
administration, and broad support for traditional and emerging software 
solutions and standards necessary for optimal management and access of the CCA 
Collection.

The incumbent will work closely with the IT department, the web team, 
Collection staff, and vendor technical support to manage Collection and related 
systems with a primary focus on the integrated library system (SirsiDynix 
Horizon). The Systems Librarian is also expected to contribute to activities 
related to the development and implementation of search tools for the website 
and to collaborate in the management of the system used for other parts of the 
Collection, including the archives (Gallery Systems TMS).

Key responsibilities

Administration

• Evaluates, implements, and manages Collection and related systems (currently 
Horizon and TMS), including updates, upgrades, and replacement
• Contributes actively in discussions on web development, with the web and IT 
teams, as well as with the Collection and Program Services team
• Configures and manages systems in order to meet specific needs of back end 
and front end users
• Makes global changes to Collection data in Horizon and TMS
• Installs, configures, and tests new software versions
• Contributes to the discussion on potential future change of systems

Support

• Provides technical support for new institutional projects related to 
information systems
• Troubleshoots issues related to Collection databases and web output
• Offers first-line support for the resolution of problems related to the use 
of applications
• Trains staff in the use of applications and systems
• Creates, modifies, and supervises the use of automation tools and scripts, 
including scripts used to normalize data to meet bibliographic standards
• Creates and maintains reports from Collection databases
• Identifies and analyzes existing and emerging needs for new applications or 
systems
• Supports batch import and export of bibliographic data such as MARC records

Required qualifications

• Education: Master of Library and Information Science, Bachelor’s degree in 
Computer Science or an equivalent degree
• Two years’ experience supporting an Integrated Library System as well as 
other library or collection management systems
• Good knowledge of spoken and written French and English
• Broad knowledge of the range of solutions currently available for library 
catalogues and archival finding aids, including search and discovery tools and 
other applications that enable integrated access to analog and digital 
collections
• Proficiency with SQL and SQL scripting
• Technical proficiency with Horizon and/or TMS an asset
• Knowledge of MARC format an asset

Please submit your application by email at r...@cca.qc.ca by 6 October 2017, to 
the attention of Human Resources, Canadian Centre for Architecture, 1920 Baile 
Street, Montreal (Quebec) H3H 2S6. Only successful applicants will be 
contacted. Please do not call.

The CCA is an equal opportunity employer.



Brought to you by code4lib jobs: 
https://jobs.code4lib.org/jobs/27815-systems-librarian-collection

[CODE4LIB] Job: Engineering and Media Lab Librarian at MIT Libraries

[Code4Lib Jobs]

The MIT Libraries seek an enthusiastic and collaborative professional to serve 
as an Engineering Librarian and to coordinate a team of colleagues supporting 
the renowned MIT Media Lab.
The Engineering and Media Lab (EML) Librarian serves as the Libraries’ expert 
on the research, teaching and learning practices related to Mechanical 
Engineering, the MIT Media Lab, and selected other engineering departments and 
interdisciplinary centers. As a liaison, the EML Librarian will:
• Provide innovative instruction and design learning experiences that address 
research practice, information and data management, and key issues of the 
global, digitally-networked information ecosystem.
• Offer expert research support throughout the entire research cycle from 
discovery to management of information and data to the development and 
dissemination of research products.
• Develop a program of outreach, drawing upon the full range of library 
services, to facilitate the success of varied research endeavors including 
local and global collaborations, interdisciplinary teams, industry or grand 
challenges competitions, online learning projects, and original undergraduate 
and graduate student research.
• Use institutional knowledge to facilitate collaborative learning communities 
and foster scholarly communities of practice with both service design and 
technologies.
• Engage in resource selection in relevant disciplines, and contribute to 
library collection development initiatives that both expand access to research 
through open access and inside-out collection practices, as well as help to 
shape the functionality of platforms through which information is made 
available.


Leveraging knowledge of their constituents’ goals and needs, and using 
systematic business intelligence practices, the EML Librarian gathers and 
analyzes information that is vital to the success of MIT Libraries’ strategic 
initiatives and innovative service design. The successful candidate will bring 
essential expertise, experience, and leadership skills for advancing the 
partnerships and collaborations needed in the MIT Libraries’ fulfillment of the 
Future of Libraries Task Force Report recommendations.
The EML Librarian reports to the Department Head for Liaison, Instruction & 
Reference Services. They work collaboratively with science and engineering 
colleagues to provide strong and evolving services, and with humanities, 
management and social science colleagues to support interdisciplinary research. 
The EML librarian supports the quality and impact of library services by 
leading or participating in department and system-wide initiatives, serving on 
teams and task forces, and through leadership or service coordination roles. 
Professionals who enthusiastically embrace the empathy, courage, 
self-reflection, and respect essential in a multi-cultural, diverse and 
inclusive workplace, and who strive to incorporate those values in public 
service work, research and program development are encouraged to apply.


QUALIFICATIONS include MLS/MLIS or an advanced degree in engineering or related 
fields, substantial and relevant experience in engineering research support, 
teaching, and working with communities of practice in science or engineering, 
and some combination of:
• Familiarity with or capacity to learn about and support interdisciplinary 
needs of scientists and engineers.
Engineering and Media Lab Librarian
Liaison, Instruction and Reference Services
Librarian II/III
• Ability to successfully engage with MIT’s teaching and learning environment, 
developing and maintaining outreach practices and relationships that support 
initiatives, student research, and innovative teaching practices.
• Evidence of potential to lead change, contribute to the development of new 
organizational structures or models, and design and implement new services.
• Demonstrated familiarity with a range of current trends in teaching such as 
experiential or problem-based learning.
• Familiarity with trends in science and engineering such as interdisciplinary 
and global collaborations, translating research into practice, open science, 
reproducible science, and open access to data and research.
• Experience with practices and tools that support effective collaboration such 
as project management, communicating with stakeholders, leading or launching 
teams.
• Skills in working independently, taking initiative, and managing competing 
priorities.
• Excellent skills for sharing information effectively in multiple contexts and 
employing appropriate communication technologies.
Preferred:
• MSLIS and an advanced degree in engineering or related field.
• A deep understanding of the literature and information sources used in 
multiple engineering fields.
• Experience in collection development both to support scholarship and teaching 
and to enhance global access to research data and results.
• Familiarity and experience working with data.
• Knowledge of scholar

[CODE4LIB] Registration Open - Ex Libris Northeast User Group - ENUG 2017

[Schwartz, Raymond]

Ex Libris Northeast User Group - ENUG 2017 Meeting/Conference
@ St. Peter's University, Jersey City, NJ
Date: October 19-20, 2017
Location: Mac Mahon Student Center, St. Peter's University, Jersey City, NJ
Early bird discounted rate for those who paid (credit card or check) by October 
5, 2017
Registration: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/enug-2017-tickets-36757392350

The Ex Libris Northeast Users Group (ENUG) has a tradition of providing an 
excellent program to our participants along with an opportunity to network with 
your Ex Libris / ProQuest colleagues. We will, again, have Ex Libris 
representatives present to give product updates and answer questions.
Program schedule: http://e-nug.org/enug-2017/enug-2017-summary-schedule/
More info on ENUG website: http://e-nug.org/enug-2017/
Questions please contact: Kristy Lee, ENUG Chair 2017 
l...@newpaltz.edu

Ray Schwartz
Head of Library Information Systems 
schwart...@wpunj.edumailto:schwart...@wpunj.edu>
David and Lorraine Cheng Library   Tel: +1 973 720-3192
William Paterson University  Fax: +1 973 720-2585
300 Pompton Road Mobile: +1 201 424-4491
Wayne, NJ 07470-2103 USA  
http://nova.wpunj.edu/schwartzr2/

[CODE4LIB] internet archive api

[Eric Lease Morgan]

Is there an Internet Archive API that will allow me to get the contents of a 
collection as a stream of data and not as a stream of HTML.

A cool collection of early English print materials is available at the 
following URL:

  https://archive.org/details/bplsceep

Each item is associated with an Internet Archive identifier. If I were able to 
easily extract these identifiers, then I would be more easily able to provide 
services based on the collection. But I’m lazy. I don’t want to read the HTML 
and scrape it accordingly. Ick! I’d rather be given the list of bibliographics 
in a more computer-friendly way.

Again, can I programmatically read the contents of a Internet Archive 
collection?

—
Eric Morgan

Re: [CODE4LIB] internet archive api

[Mark Jordan]

Eric, yes, there is. I've implemented a simple tool using it, check out 
https://github.com/mjordan/archiveit_auditor. Still w work in progress but I 
hope it illustrates the API enough to get you going. 

Mark 

- On Sep 18, 2017, at 12:37 PM, Eric Lease Morgan  wrote: 

> Is there an Internet Archive API that will allow me to get the contents of a
> collection as a stream of data and not as a stream of HTML.

> A cool collection of early English print materials is available at the 
> following
> URL:

> https://archive.org/details/bplsceep

> Each item is associated with an Internet Archive identifier. If I were able to
> easily extract these identifiers, then I would be more easily able to provide
> services based on the collection. But I’m lazy. I don’t want to read the HTML
> and scrape it accordingly. Ick! I’d rather be given the list of bibliographics
> in a more computer-friendly way.

> Again, can I programmatically read the contents of a Internet Archive
> collection?

> —
> Eric Morgan

Re: [CODE4LIB] internet archive api

[Francis Kayiwa]

Hey Eric,

On 9/18/17 3:37 PM, Eric Lease Morgan wrote:
> Is there an Internet Archive API that will allow me to get the contents of a 
> collection as a stream of data and not as a stream of HTML.
> 
> A cool collection of early English print materials is available at the 
> following URL:
> 
>   https://archive.org/details/bplsceep
> 
> Each item is associated with an Internet Archive identifier. If I were able 
> to easily extract these identifiers, then I would be more easily able to 
> provide services based on the collection. But I’m lazy. I don’t want to read 
> the HTML and scrape it accordingly. Ick! I’d rather be given the list of 
> bibliographics in a more computer-friendly way.
> 
> Again, can I programmatically read the contents of a Internet Archive 
> collection?


https://archive.readme.io/docs

Of interest?

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Re: [CODE4LIB] internet archive api

[Eric Lease Morgan]

Eric wrote:

> Is there an Internet Archive API that will allow me to get the contents of a
> collection as a stream of data and not as a stream of HTML… 
> https://archive.org/details/bplsceep


On Sep 18, 2017, at 3:42 PM, Mark Jordan  wrote:

> Eric, yes, there is. I've implemented a simple tool using it, check out 
> https://github.com/mjordan/archiveit_auditor. Still is work in progress but I 
> hope it illustrates the API enough to get you going.


On Sep 18, 2017, at 3:43 PM, Francis Kayiwa  wrote:

> https://archive.readme.io/docs


Cool! The beginnings of my answer are, first, download/install the cool ia tool 
[1]. Then, use the tool (in a rather obscure way) to get metadata:

  $ ./ia search 'collection:bplsceep'

The result is a list of identifiers in the collection.

Fun!

[1] tool - http://internetarchive.readthedocs.io/en/latest/cli.html

—
Eric Morgan

Re: [CODE4LIB] internet archive api

[raffaele messuti]

On 18/09/17 21:37, Eric Lease Morgan wrote:
> A cool collection of early English print materials is available at the 
> following URL: 
>   https://archive.org/details/bplsceep
> 
> Again, can I programmatically read the contents of a Internet Archive 
> collection?
this tool is what you need:
https://internetarchive.readthedocs.io/en/latest/

to get a list of all items of the collection:
$ ia search -i collection:bplsctpbs > bplsctpbs.txt

the txt file contain an identifier on each row

$ wc -l bplsctpbs.txt
 824 bplsctpbs.txt

$ head -n5 bplsctpbs.txt
accountofcountri00dobb_0
accountofenglish01lang
accountofenglish02lang
accountofenglish03lang
admirableeuentss00camu

then you can have metadata of all items
(using parallel https://www.gnu.org/software/parallel/ )

$ parallel ia metadata {}  bplsctpbs.txt > all.json




--
raffa...@docuver.se

Re: [CODE4LIB] internet archive api

[Mika, Katherine]

Hi there, 

There’s a python library that I’ve had good luck with 
(https://internetarchive.readthedocs.io/en/latest/index.html ). It comes with a 
command line tool, ia 
(https://internetarchive.readthedocs.io/en/latest/cli.html ), that will easily 
do what you’d like. 

“ ia search ‘collection:bplsceep’ “ will return the list of Internet Archive 
identifiers for that collection. 

Best,
Katie


-- 
 
Katie Mika
Biodiversity Heritage Library NDSR Resident
Ernst Mayr Library, Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University
km...@fas.harvard.edu | 281-384-5789
 


On 9/18/17, 3:37 PM, "Code for Libraries on behalf of Eric Lease Morgan" 
 wrote:

Is there an Internet Archive API that will allow me to get the contents of 
a collection as a stream of data and not as a stream of HTML.

A cool collection of early English print materials is available at the 
following URL:

  https://archive.org/details/bplsceep

Each item is associated with an Internet Archive identifier. If I were able 
to easily extract these identifiers, then I would be more easily able to 
provide services based on the collection. But I’m lazy. I don’t want to read 
the HTML and scrape it accordingly. Ick! I’d rather be given the list of 
bibliographics in a more computer-friendly way.

Again, can I programmatically read the contents of a Internet Archive 
collection?

—
Eric Morgan

[CODE4LIB] Fwd: ALS Assistive technology Hackathon October 6-7 in Cambridge MA

[Kari R Smith]

I'm very happy to forward this Hackathon notification on to this list.  
Years ago a dear library colleague suffered from and died of ALS at a time when 
assistive technologies were just starting to be enabled.  I'm heartened by 
these efforts to develop assistive technologies for people with ALS and their 
friends and carers.  Please connect with them about this hackathon or their 
other work.

Kari R. Smith
Digital Archivist and Program Head for Born-digital Archives
Institute Archives and Special Collections
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Libraries, Cambridge, Massachusetts
617.253.5690   smithkr at mit.edu   http://libraries.mit.edu/archives/  
@karirene69

--
​Hi,
Prize4life is a nonprofit organization dedicated for finding a cure for ALS, 
also known as Lou Gehrig disease.


We are now working on a project in collaboration with the MIT hacking
medicine team and the American ALS Association, aimed to connect students to 
the world of assistive technology. This is designed to be a one-year project 
that includes a 2-day hackathon and a follow-on program, in which the students 
will receive funding and mentorship that will enable them to develop their 
ideas into prototype.
>
 The Hackathon is scheduled to take place on 6-7 October 2017, at
Microsoft New England R&D Centre in Cambridge MA.
 Registration is now open at http://prize4life.org.il/en/hackathon/
>
We would highly appreciate it if you could spread the word!
>
> Best,
>
> Noa.
>
>
> Noa Davis, PhD | Chief Scientific Officer www.prize4life.org.il 
> www.alsanalyzer.com www.alsresearchforum.org

Re: [CODE4LIB] internet archive api

[Edward Summers]

The internetarchive [1] python library that folks have already mentioned is 
pretty nice for working with IA collections.

For a small project I needed to download the metadata for a collection created 
by the National Agriculture Library, and write it out to the filesystem as JSON 
in a pairtree [2]. Perhaps it helps illustrate how to use it as a library as 
opposed to the command line?

https://github.com/UMD-DCIC/seed-catalogs/blob/master/fetch.py 


//Ed

[1] https://internetarchive.readthedocs.io/ 

[2] https://confluence.ucop.edu/display/Curation/PairTree 
 

> On Sep 18, 2017, at 3:37 PM, Eric Lease Morgan  wrote:
> 
> Is there an Internet Archive API that will allow me to get the contents of a 
> collection as a stream of data and not as a stream of HTML.
> 
> A cool collection of early English print materials is available at the 
> following URL:
> 
>  https://archive.org/details/bplsceep
> 
> Each item is associated with an Internet Archive identifier. If I were able 
> to easily extract these identifiers, then I would be more easily able to 
> provide services based on the collection. But I’m lazy. I don’t want to read 
> the HTML and scrape it accordingly. Ick! I’d rather be given the list of 
> bibliographics in a more computer-friendly way.
> 
> Again, can I programmatically read the contents of a Internet Archive 
> collection?
> 
> —
> Eric Morgan

[CODE4LIB] Ré reRe: [CODE4LIB9] internet archive api

[Chad Fennell]

On Sep 18, 2017 3:30 PM, "raffaele messuti"  wrote:

On 18/09/17 21:37, Eric Lease Morgan wrote:
> A cool collection of early English print materials is available at the
following URL:
>   https://archive.org/details/bplsceep
>
> Again, can I programmatically read the contents of a Internet Archive
collection?
this tool is what you need:
https://internetarchive.readthedocs.io/en/latest/

to get a list of all items of the collection:
$ ia search -i collection:bplsctpbs > bplsctpbs.txt

the txt file contain an identifier on each row

$ wc -l bplsctpbs.txt
 824 bplsctpbs.txt

$ head -n5 bplsctpbs.txt
accountofcountri00dobb_0
accountofenglish01lang
accountofenglish02lang
accountofenglish03lang
admirableeuentss00camu

then you can have metadata of all items
(using parallel https://www.gnu.org/software/parallel/ )

$ parallel ia metadata {}  bplsctpbs.txt > all.json




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