[CODE4LIB] Today at the Library WordPress plugin: advice?
I've written my first WordPress plugin (woohoo!) that displays a Today at the Library list of the current day's events. I have the left sidebar of our Library News blog set to call the plugin function, as seen here: http://sonomalibrary.org/news/ It's been suggested that I post this as a publicly available plugin, but it's so kludgey it's not fit for public consumption -- I can't find a WordPress hook that will call it, so I have PHP code in the sidebar to call it. Also, it's currently so specific to libraries with WebEvent calendars it's not likely to have much audience. In theory, it could be generalized, but that would take some time. Is it worth it? I thought I'd check with the Code4Librs. Anyone out there think this is indeed worth pursuing and if so, want to take some time to help me de-kludge? Thanks a bunch. Genny Engel Sonoma County Library [EMAIL PROTECTED] 707 545-0831 x581 www.sonomalibrary.org
Re: [CODE4LIB] Today at the Library WordPress plugin: advice?
Genny, I would encourage you to release your plugin, though writing plugins can be an addictive behavior ;-) You might consider widgetizing the sidebar component of your plugin so that nobody but you needs to muck around in PHP to make it work. There's a good template for making the widget and the dashboard controls for the widget in the WordPress source. Take a look at the bottom of this file, starting around line 1440: http://trac.wordpress.org/browser/tags/2.6.3/wp-includes/widgets.php And the easiest way to release your plugin is via the WordPress plugin directory. You can register your plugin here: http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/about/ --Casey __ Information Architect Plymouth State University Plymouth, New Hampshire http://Plymouth.edu/ http://about.Scriblio.net/ http://MaisonBisson.com/ ph: 603-535-2256 On Nov 6, 2008, at 4:23 AM, Genny Engel wrote: I've written my first WordPress plugin (woohoo!) that displays a Today at the Library list of the current day's events. I have the left sidebar of our Library News blog set to call the plugin function, as seen here: http://sonomalibrary.org/news/ It's been suggested that I post this as a publicly available plugin, but it's so kludgey it's not fit for public consumption -- I can't find a WordPress hook that will call it, so I have PHP code in the sidebar to call it. Also, it's currently so specific to libraries with WebEvent calendars it's not likely to have much audience. In theory, it could be generalized, but that would take some time. Is it worth it? I thought I'd check with the Code4Librs. Anyone out there think this is indeed worth pursuing and if so, want to take some time to help me de-kludge? Thanks a bunch.
Re: [CODE4LIB] Code4lib mugs?
Long-time lurker, but thought I'd chime in and say I would be interested in such a scholarship, if it were available. I have a bit of video editing experience, and am interested in coming to the conference in RI. On 3 Nov 2008, at 19:57, K.G. Schneider wrote: +1 for the idea of funding the audio/video (and I always need more travel mugs, but I'd rather have the a/v : ) Karen On Mon, 3 Nov 2008 16:24:10 -0500, Jonathan Rochkind [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: Aha, funding the audio and video is a great idea. Meets Code4Lib needs, and also meets sponsor advertising needs, because all the videos and audio could go up with a capture of this content was sponsored by Insert Vendor Here link. I think Bill's idea is great. Someone would still need to be found to volunteer to recruit and supervise this hypothetical student. Jonathan William Denton wrote: On 3 November 2008, Jonathan Rochkind wrote: Yeah, I'd rather the money were spent for a scholarship than for a travel mug. I don't need any more travel mugs. Thanks for making this point, Erik. It'd be nice if there was a box of them for people that need one, but I already have all the travel mugs I want. Funding someone's attendance--or paying a student to get the audio and video online quickly--would be great. Bill -- Jonathan Rochkind Digital Services Software Engineer The Sheridan Libraries Johns Hopkins University 410.516.8886 rochkind (at) jhu.edu __ Andrew Hankinson, BMus, MLIS PhD Student Distributed Digital Music Archives and Libraries Lab Schulich School of Music McGill University, Montreal, QC [EMAIL PROTECTED] (H) 514.692.6726 (W) 514.398.4535 x0300 (F) 514.398.8061
Re: [CODE4LIB] eXtensible Catalog - New Website
Apologies for the initial problems with the XC website. We ran into some problems with caching in Drupal. We have fixed the problem, and we also expanded our browser support to reach as many people as possible. Please visit http://www.extensiblecatalog.org for all the latest information on the project, and feel free to contact me with any questions or concerns. -Steven Steven Dibelius Deployment Engineer, eXtensible Catalog Project University of Rochester [EMAIL PROTECTED] -Original Message- From: Code for Libraries [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Custer, Mark Sent: Friday, October 17, 2008 4:25 PM To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] eXtensible Catalog - New Website The site was working fine earlier, as I was able to view it with Opera (now, of course, I've the same problems). For the time being, this should get you there: http://www.extensiblecatalog.org/node/59 -Original Message- From: Code for Libraries [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Chris Alhambra Sent: Friday, October 17, 2008 4:18 PM To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] eXtensible Catalog - New Website I used Internet Explorer 7 to go this website, and I get the message You are using *Internet Explorer* version *6.0* on *Windows XP* -Chris Alhambra On Fri, Oct 17, 2008 at 4:11 PM, Mark A. Matienzo [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm using Firefox 3 on OS X and the project's website is claiming I'm using IE 6 on Windows XP and thus not letting me access the site. Fix this, please? Mark Matienzo Applications Developer, Digital Experience Group The New York Public Library On Fri, Oct 17, 2008 at 10:31 AM, Dibelius, Steven [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: ***Cross-posted; apologies for duplication*** The eXtensible Catalog Project is pleased to announce that we have launched our new website at http://www.extensiblecatalog.org/. This new website will be the main vehicle for distributing our open-source software once it is released in 2009. In the mean time, the website contains a wealth of information regarding the project, including publications, an overview of the software we are developing and the technologies that software will use, and a blog that has already been in use. The eXtensible Catalog (XC) Project is working to design and develop a set of open-source applications that will provide libraries with an alternative way to reveal their collections to library users. XC will provide easy access to all resources (both digital and physical collections) across a variety of databases, metadata schemas and standards, and will enable library content to be revealed through other services that libraries may already be using, such as content management systems and learning management systems. XC will also make library collections more web-accessible by revealing them through web search engines. Since XC software will be open source, it will be available for download at no cost. Libraries will be able to adopt, customize and extend the software to meet local needs. In addition, a not-for-profit organization will be formed to provide the infrastructure to incorporate community contributions to the code base, encourage collaboration, and provide maintenance and upgrades. The project is hosted at the University of Rochester and funded through a generous grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Scholarly Communications Program as well as through significant contributions from and in collaboration with XC partner institutions. The project is in a design and development phase until July 2009, at which point the software will be released under an open-source license. Steven Dibelius Deployment Engineer, eXtensible Catalog Project University of Rochester [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [CODE4LIB] [Fwd: Fwd: [DC-GENERAL] DCMI News 3 November 2008]
In addition to DC-TEXT [1], there is a MoinMoin wiki syntax for embedding DSP constraints into a human-readable wiki document in a form that a script can extract to XML [2]. To see this applied to the Eprints profile [3], run the script DSP2XML [4]. The source code is available at [5]. Tom [1] http://dublincore.org/documents/dc-text/ [2] http://dublincore.org/documents/2008/10/06/dsp-wiki-syntax/ [3] http://dublincore.org/architecturewiki/EprintsApplicationProfile [4] http://dublincore.org/architecturewiki/EprintsApplicationProfile?action =DSP2XML [5] http://dublincore.org/documents/2008/10/06/dsp-wiki- syntax/DescriptionSetProfile-dist.zip Very neat - but it seems the reverse of what I'd instinctively look to do - that is, start with an XML version of the DSP and then integrate into a human readable environment? Owen
[CODE4LIB] 13th European Conference on Digital Libraries (ECDL2009) - First Call
Forwarded by request of Giannis Tsakonas: -- 13th European Conference on Digital Libraries (ECDL2009) September 27 - October 2, 2009, Corfu, Greece http://www.ecdl2009.eu/ The Call for Contributions for ECDL2009 can be found at: http://www.ionio.gr/conferences/ecdl2009/call.php *** Submission deadline for Full Papers, Short Papers, Posters and Demonstrations: March 21, 2009 *** Submission deadline for Doctoral Consortium Papers: June 1, 2009 *** Submission deadline for Workshops, Tutorials and Panels: February 27, 2009 Finally, you can also find the poster and the leaflet of the conference at: http://www.ionio.gr/conferences/ecdl2009/content/poster_A4.pdf http://www.ionio.gr/conferences/ecdl2009/content/poster_A3.pdf http://www.ionio.gr/conferences/ecdl2009/content/ECDL_leaflet_2ndEdition .pdf See you in Corfu next September!
[CODE4LIB] problem using request new password at code4lib.org
apologies for sending this to the list, but i am not getting a response for my email address when using the request new password page on code4lib.org. is this working? thanks, -sm -- Stephen Meyer Library Application Developer UW-Madison Libraries 312F Memorial Library 728 State St. Madison, WI 53706 [EMAIL PROTECTED] 608-265-2844 (ph) Just don't let the human factor fail to be a factor at all. - Andrew Bird, Tables and Chairs
Re: [CODE4LIB] problem using request new password at code4lib.org
No, but I can get you a new one. I'll email you directly. Ryan Wick (wickr) -Original Message- From: Code for Libraries [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Stephen Meyer Sent: Thursday, November 06, 2008 2:11 PM To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: [CODE4LIB] problem using request new password at code4lib.org apologies for sending this to the list, but i am not getting a response for my email address when using the request new password page on code4lib.org. is this working? thanks, -sm -- Stephen Meyer Library Application Developer UW-Madison Libraries 312F Memorial Library 728 State St. Madison, WI 53706 [EMAIL PROTECTED] 608-265-2844 (ph) Just don't let the human factor fail to be a factor at all. - Andrew Bird, Tables and Chairs
[CODE4LIB] JHOVE2 project underway
*** Apologies for cross-posting *** The open source JHOVE characterization tool has proven to be an important component of many digital repository and preservation workflows. However, its widespread use over the past four years has revealed a number of limitations imposed by idiosyncrasies of design and implementation. The California Digital Library (CDL), Portico, and Stanford University have received funding from the Library of Congress, under its National Digital Information Infrastructure Preservation Program (NDIIPP) initiative, to collaborate on a two-year project to develop a next-generation JHOVE2 architecture for format-aware characterization. Among the enhancements planned for JHOVE2 are: * Support for four specific aspects of characterization: signature-based identification, feature extraction, validation, and rules-based assessment * A more sophisticated data model supporting complex multi-file objects and arbitrarily-nested container objects * Streamlined APIs to facilitate the integration of JHOVE2 technology in systems, services, and workflows * Increased performance * Standardized error handling * A generic plug-in mechanism supporting stateful multi-module processing; * Availability under the BSD open source license To help focus project activities we have recruited a distinguished advisory board to represent the interests of the larger stakeholder community. The board includes participants from the following international memory institutions, projects, and vendors: * Deutsche Nationalbibliothek (DNB) * Ex Libris * Fedora Commons * Florida Center for Library Automation (FCLA) * Harvard University / GDFR * Koninklijke Bibliotheek (KB) * MIT / DSpace * National Archives (TNA) * National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) * National Library of Australia (NLA) * National Library of New Zealand (NLNZ) * Planets project The project partners are currently engaged in a public needs assessment and requirements gathering phase. A provisional set of use cases and functional requirements has already been reviewed by the JHOVE2 advisory board. The JHOVE2 team welcomes input from the preservation community, and would appreciate feedback on the functional requirements and any interesting test data that have emerged from experience with the current JHOVE tool. The functional requirements, along with other project information, is available on the JHOVE2 project wiki http://confluence.ucop.edu/display/JHOVE2Info/Home. Feedback on project goals and deliverables can be submitted through the JHOVE2 public mailing lists. To subscribe to the JHOVE2-TechTalk-L mailing list, intended for in-depth discussion of substantive issues, please send an email to listserv at ucop dot edu with an empty subject line and a message stating: SUB JHOVE2-TECHTALK-L Your Name Likewise, to subscribe to the JHOVE2-Announce-L mailing list, intended for announcements of general interest to the JHOVE2 community, please send an email to listserv at ucop dot edu with an empty subject line and a message stating: SUB JHOVE2-ANNOUNCE-L Your Name To begin our public outreach, team members recently presented a summary of project activities at the iPRES 2008 conference in London, entitled What? So What? The Next-Generation JHOVE2 Architecture for Format-Aware Characterization, reflecting our view of characterization as encompassing both intrinsic properties and extrinsic assessments of digital objects. Through the sponsorship of the Koninklijke Bibliotheek and the British Library, we also held an invitational meeting on JHOVE2 following the iPRES conference as a opportunity for a substantive discussion of the project with European stakeholders. A similar event, focused on a North American audience, will be held as a Birds-of-a-Feather session at the upcoming DLF Fall Forum in Providence, Rhode Island, on November 13. Participants at this event are asked to review closely the functional requirements and other relevant materials available on the project wiki at http://confluence.ucop.edu/display/JHOVE2Info/Home prior to the session. Future project progress will be documented periodically on the wiki. Stephen Abrams, CDL Evan Owens, Portico Tom Cramer, Stanford University on behalf of the JHOVE2 project team
[CODE4LIB] notes from Open Source Discovery Portal Camp
Dear Code4Lib Community, Some of us met today at the Palinet offices in Philadelphia for Open Source Discovery Portal Camp. You can read more about the meeting here: http://opensourcediscovery.pbwiki.com/ and I've posted a first draft of the notes from the meeting here: http://wiki.code4lib.org/index.php/Notes_from_Open_Source_Discovery_Portal_Camp It was a fun and productive meeting, and many of us left with lists of tasks we plan to work on in the next several months. If you were there, please expand on the notes. Thanks! Bess
