Re: [CODE4LIB] whimsical homepage idea

[Maryann Kempthorne]

Why not a cardigan checkout?
Maryann

On Tue, May 1, 2012 at 6:23 PM, Kyle Banerjee  wrote:
> [stuff on where to get sensors deleted]
>
> Depending on how many you need, wireless sensors for weather stations could
> make more sense (you can run them on different channels to prevent
> interference). Plus you can use the weather software to generate graphs,
> upload data, etc.
>
> kyle
>
> --
> --
> Kyle Banerjee
> Digital Services Program Manager
> Orbis Cascade Alliance
> baner...@uoregon.edu / 503.999.9787

Re: [CODE4LIB] whimsical homepage idea

[Kyle Banerjee]

[stuff on where to get sensors deleted]

Depending on how many you need, wireless sensors for weather stations could
make more sense (you can run them on different channels to prevent
interference). Plus you can use the weather software to generate graphs,
upload data, etc.

kyle

-- 
--
Kyle Banerjee
Digital Services Program Manager
Orbis Cascade Alliance
baner...@uoregon.edu / 503.999.9787

[CODE4LIB] "MultilingualWeb" Workshop: Linked Open Data

[Ed Summers]

Of potential interest, to folks interested in linked data.

//Ed

-- Forwarded message --
From: Felix Sasaki 
Date: Tue, May 1, 2012 at 10:08 AM
Subject: "MultilingualWeb" Workshop: Linked Open Data
To: e...@pobox.com


Dear Ed,


I am writing to let you know about an upcoming even that may be of
interest to you and the library community in general. On June 11–13,
Trinity College Dublin will be hosting three days of meetings about
Linked Open Data (June 11) and the Multilingual Web - LT project (June
12 and 13).


Linked Open Data, the sharing of open language resources that have
added metadata to tie them together) has emerged as an important topic
in recent years, but multilingualism and translation in this context
still need a lot of consideration. The MultilingualWeb-LT project is
currently developing the metadata that will make this linkage possible
for multilingual content, which is turn will simplify the production
of multilingual content on the Web.



We are looking for speakers and participants in this workshop and
invite you to visit
http://www.multilingualweb.eu/documents/dublin-workshop/dublin-cfp to
submit your ideas and to register. Registration is free (although
space is limited so you will want to register early) and we invite all
interested parties to join us in Dublin for this event. By
participating you will help define the future of language technology
in these areas and ensure that your needs and requirements are met in
new inventions and technologies.



If you have questions about the meetings or the MutlilingualWeb-LT
project, please contact Dave Lewis (dave.le...@cs.tcd.ie) for more
information.



Best regards,


Felix

--
Felix Sasaki
DFKI / W3C Fellow

Re: [CODE4LIB] whimsical homepage idea

[Kimberley Williams]

I think maybe even something like the Twine (http://supermechanical.com/twine/) 
would be good for this kind of project- it has a built in temperature sensor 
already. The noise sensor, you'd have to add yourself.
(but just like the Raspberry Pi, we're all still waiting to it to be launched 
and tested by those brave early adopters)
Kim

-Original Message-
From: Code for Libraries [mailto:CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Jason 
Ronallo
Sent: Wednesday, 2 May 2012 11:12 AM
To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU
Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] whimsical homepage idea

I think with cheap yet fully capable computers like the Raspberry Pi [1] it 
opens up all sorts of possibilities for collecting data on and interacting in 
spaces. I hope we'll see more of this kind of experimentation. Since they're 
cheap it'll be easy to embed them all over the place.

Now if only the RPi I ordered on the first day would just get here already, so 
I can start playing with it.

Jason

[1] http://www.raspberrypi.org/

On Tue, May 1, 2012 at 3:39 PM, Ellen K. Wilson  
wrote:
> This is really more of a thought experiment than an actual project, 
> but I thought some people might get a kick out of it - maybe someone 
> has even done it.
>
> We are in the process of redesigning our library homepage. During the 
> fall semester we had a team of freshmen CIS students do a basic 
> usability and design service learning project and we are now 
> incorporating as much of their feedback as possible. We'd like to be as 
> student-centric as possible.
>
> This got me thinking about the top two suggestions in the library's 
> feedback box - 1) we want a coffee shop and 2) it's too cold/hot in 
> the library. I figure I covered number one by throwing in some 
> Javascript on the page
> (*groan*) but I see an opportunity with the second one. We do have 
> microclimates within the library, so while it may be hot on 3N, 
> chances are good it's freezing on 4S. Given that actually fixing this 
> is beyond the library's control, what if we put wireless temperature 
> sensors throughout the building and displayed their readings on the library 
> homepage?
>
> So, if one were to attempt this:
> -How would you go about it? (hardware- or software-wise) -Could it be 
> done for cheap?
> -Would it be OCLC-approved?
>
> Best regards,
> Ellen
>
> DISCLAIMER: The a/c is out in the library (again) and I think the high 
> temperatures in my office may be frying my brain.
>
> --
> Ellen Knowlton Wilson
> Instructional Services Librarian
> Room 250, University Library
> University of South Alabama
> 5901 USA Drive North
> Mobile, AL 36688
> (251) 460-6045
> ewil...@jaguar1.usouthal.edu

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Re: [CODE4LIB] whimsical homepage idea

[Jason Ronallo]

I think with cheap yet fully capable computers like the Raspberry Pi
[1] it opens up all sorts of possibilities for collecting data on and
interacting in spaces. I hope we'll see more of this kind of
experimentation. Since they're cheap it'll be easy to embed them all
over the place.

Now if only the RPi I ordered on the first day would just get here
already, so I can start playing with it.

Jason

[1] http://www.raspberrypi.org/

On Tue, May 1, 2012 at 3:39 PM, Ellen K. Wilson
 wrote:
> This is really more of a thought experiment than an actual project, but I
> thought some people might get a kick out of it - maybe someone has even done
> it.
>
> We are in the process of redesigning our library homepage. During the fall
> semester we had a team of freshmen CIS students do a basic usability and
> design service learning project and we are now incorporating as much of
> their feedback as possible. We'd like to be as student-centric as possible.
>
> This got me thinking about the top two suggestions in the library's feedback
> box - 1) we want a coffee shop and 2) it's too cold/hot in the library. I
> figure I covered number one by throwing in some Javascript on the page
> (*groan*) but I see an opportunity with the second one. We do have
> microclimates within the library, so while it may be hot on 3N, chances are
> good it's freezing on 4S. Given that actually fixing this is beyond the
> library's control, what if we put wireless temperature sensors throughout
> the building and displayed their readings on the library homepage?
>
> So, if one were to attempt this:
> -How would you go about it? (hardware- or software-wise)
> -Could it be done for cheap?
> -Would it be OCLC-approved?
>
> Best regards,
> Ellen
>
> DISCLAIMER: The a/c is out in the library (again) and I think the high
> temperatures in my office may be frying my brain.
>
> --
> Ellen Knowlton Wilson
> Instructional Services Librarian
> Room 250, University Library
> University of South Alabama
> 5901 USA Drive North
> Mobile, AL 36688
> (251) 460-6045
> ewil...@jaguar1.usouthal.edu

Re: [CODE4LIB] whimsical homepage idea

[Joe Hourcle]

On May 1, 2012, at 3:39 PM, Ellen K. Wilson wrote:

[trimmed]

> This got me thinking about the top two suggestions in the library's feedback 
> box - 1) we want a coffee shop and 2) it's too cold/hot in the library. I 
> figure I covered number one by throwing in some Javascript on the page 
> (*groan*) but I see an opportunity with the second one. We do have 
> microclimates within the library, so while it may be hot on 3N, chances are 
> good it's freezing on 4S. Given that actually fixing this is beyond the 
> library's control, what if we put wireless temperature sensors throughout the 
> building and displayed their readings on the library homepage?
> 
> So, if one were to attempt this:
> -How would you go about it? (hardware- or software-wise)
> -Could it be done for cheap?
> -Would it be OCLC-approved?

There exist USB-connected temperature sensors, so if you already have a machine 
on each floor already, you can connect them up, then use something like MRTG to 
generate graphs. ... but it looks like the current going price on the THUM 
sensors is $120 each:

http://practsol.com/thum.htm

(we use them to monitor the offices that have mission-critical systems in them 
... other people might not be willing to shell out that much)

It looks like cheaper ones exist, but some have some really bad reviews on 
Amazon, and any of the thumbdrive looking ones are going to need extra cabling 
to move it somewhere away from the computer.

http://www.amazon.com/TEMPer-USB-Thermometer-w-Alerts/dp/B002VA813U/

http://www.amazon.com/Powered-Thermometer-Temperature-Sensor-Data/dp/B0054U4YKI

http://www.amazon.com/Extech-RHT10-Humidity-Temperature-Datalogger/dp/B001AFFVWQ/

... you might need to read up on the features, as I seem to recall that some 
were more the 'it collects data, and then you connect it up via USB, but you 
can't get it to record while it's connected', which make 'em pretty useless for 
this.

If you don't have a machine there already, you should be able to get one of the 
'wall wart' PCs for ~$100.

...

Your other option is to have one monitoring system, and then have lots of 
remote sensors that you'd have to run cable to ... I know my roommate's done it 
before, but I think the serial adaptor that they were all connected to was in 
the $200 range, and then ~$10 per sensor.  And it's not really worth it unless 
you have some sort of cabling already in place.  (the ones he was using could 
run over cat5 or other twisted pair)

If you have lots of corners & nooks which tend to be cooler/hotter than others, 
this might be the better option as you don't need a full machine for each one, 
even if it means needing to run cabling.  (I'll have to check on the exact 
details of what he's using; prices have likely changed since he filled be in on 
the stuff he was doing ~2 years ago)

...

And if you're willing to do some soldering yourself, you could get it even 
cheaper per sensor:

http://www.adafruit.com/category/35_56


-Joe

ps.  my only experience with wireless temp. sensors was trying to monitor my 
greenhouse from my kitchen (LaCrosse, not computer connected) ... I think I 
baked it, as it died once we hit summer, never to come back again.

Re: [CODE4LIB] whimsical homepage idea

[Bess Sadler]

>> We do have microclimates within the library, so while it may be hot on
>> 3N, chances are good it's freezing on 4S. Given that actually fixing this
>> is beyond the library's control, what if we put wireless temperature
>> sensors throughout the building and displayed their readings on the library
>> homepage?


Very cool idea. 

Check out air quality egg: http://airqualityegg.wikispaces.com/

I ordered one already, from their kickstarter fundraiser 
(http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/edborden/air-quality-egg) just for 
personal exploration. I'd be happy to report on my experience, if anyone's 
interested. It looks like a vibrant development community, and they have a 
series of workshops planned in cities around the world. 

Cheers, 
Bess

Re: [CODE4LIB] whimsical homepage idea

[Kyle Banerjee]

>  We do have microclimates within the library, so while it may be hot on
> 3N, chances are good it's freezing on 4S. Given that actually fixing this
> is beyond the library's control, what if we put wireless temperature
> sensors throughout the building and displayed their readings on the library
> homepage?
>

Technically, I don't think it would be difficult or expensive. But given a
sufficiently large population, you should expect people with a juvenile
sense of humor to tamper with the sensors.  I should know as I'm one of
them. Been there, done that. Just sayin'

kyle

-- 
--
Kyle Banerjee
Digital Services Program Manager
Orbis Cascade Alliance
baner...@uoregon.edu / 503.999.9787

[CODE4LIB] Access 2012 CFP deadline extended

[Amy Buckland]

*apologies for cross-posting*

http://accessconference.ca/2012/05/01/this-is-great-we-want-more/


Over the past few days we’ve received a ton of great proposals. Choosing the 
best is not going to be easy, and however we choose, I know there will be some 
great presentations that we won’t get to hear.

Having said that… we want more! Specifically, more proposals for ignite talks 
and especially ideas for the hackfest event. (And if you have an idea for a 
traditional presentation, we’re interested in those as well!).

The deadline for submitting proposals for Access 2012 is hereby extended to 
Monday, May 14, 
2012.

The presentations form the backbone of the conference, but the ignite talks are 
like high-bandwidth, multimedia knowledge transfer streams! They bring a whole 
other level of energy to Access, giving us all the opportunity to share a lot 
of ideas in a very short period of time. So more of those would be 
great!

We also need ideas for the hackfest pre-conference event. Not everyone goes to 
the hackfest, but having a group of you spending the day before the conference 
hacking away on a problem of interest to all brings to the conference a fresh 
collection of insights, techniques, and maybe even solutions we’re all 
interested in. Remember that you don’t necessarily need to participate in the 
hackfest to submit an idea. If you have an idea that you’d like to see other 
folks work on, send it 
through!


Amy Buckland
eScholarship, ePublishing & Digitization Coordinator
McGill University Library
514.398.3059

Re: [CODE4LIB] whimsical homepage idea

[Friscia, Michael]

I like the idea. I'd also like to experiment with microphones that can detect 
the noise level in reading rooms so when a student is looking for a quiet one, 
they look at the "heat map" of the reading rooms and avoid the ones that are 
red and go to the quieter light blue ones...

___
Michael Friscia
Manager, Digital Library & Programming Services
Yale University Library
(203) 432-1856

From: Code for Libraries [CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] on behalf of Ellen K. 
Wilson [ewil...@jaguar1.usouthal.edu]
Sent: Tuesday, May 01, 2012 3:39 PM
To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU
Subject: [CODE4LIB] whimsical homepage idea

This is really more of a thought experiment than an actual project, but
I thought some people might get a kick out of it - maybe someone has
even done it.

We are in the process of redesigning our library homepage. During the
fall semester we had a team of freshmen CIS students do a basic
usability and design service learning project and we are now
incorporating as much of their feedback as possible. We'd like to be as
student-centric as possible.

This got me thinking about the top two suggestions in the library's
feedback box - 1) we want a coffee shop and 2) it's too cold/hot in the
library. I figure I covered number one by throwing in some Javascript on
the page (*groan*) but I see an opportunity with the second one. We do
have microclimates within the library, so while it may be hot on 3N,
chances are good it's freezing on 4S. Given that actually fixing this is
beyond the library's control, what if we put wireless temperature
sensors throughout the building and displayed their readings on the
library homepage?

So, if one were to attempt this:
-How would you go about it? (hardware- or software-wise)
-Could it be done for cheap?
-Would it be OCLC-approved?

Best regards,
Ellen

DISCLAIMER: The a/c is out in the library (again) and I think the high
temperatures in my office may be frying my brain.

--
Ellen Knowlton Wilson
Instructional Services Librarian
Room 250, University Library
University of South Alabama
5901 USA Drive North
Mobile, AL 36688
(251) 460-6045
ewil...@jaguar1.usouthal.edu

Re: [CODE4LIB] whimsical homepage idea

[Benjamin Florin]

Hi Ellen!

How about a just javascript that randomly spits out temperatures
around 70° Fahrenheit? That would cost less and have the knock-on
effect of stifling student dissent.

Ben

On Tue, May 1, 2012 at 6:52 PM, Friscia, Michael
 wrote:
> I like the idea. I'd also like to experiment with microphones that can detect 
> the noise level in reading rooms so when a student is looking for a quiet 
> one, they look at the "heat map" of the reading rooms and avoid the ones that 
> are red and go to the quieter light blue ones...
>
> ___
> Michael Friscia
> Manager, Digital Library & Programming Services
> Yale University Library
> (203) 432-1856
> 
> From: Code for Libraries [CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] on behalf of Ellen K. 
> Wilson [ewil...@jaguar1.usouthal.edu]
> Sent: Tuesday, May 01, 2012 3:39 PM
> To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU
> Subject: [CODE4LIB] whimsical homepage idea
>
> This is really more of a thought experiment than an actual project, but
> I thought some people might get a kick out of it - maybe someone has
> even done it.
>
> We are in the process of redesigning our library homepage. During the
> fall semester we had a team of freshmen CIS students do a basic
> usability and design service learning project and we are now
> incorporating as much of their feedback as possible. We'd like to be as
> student-centric as possible.
>
> This got me thinking about the top two suggestions in the library's
> feedback box - 1) we want a coffee shop and 2) it's too cold/hot in the
> library. I figure I covered number one by throwing in some Javascript on
> the page (*groan*) but I see an opportunity with the second one. We do
> have microclimates within the library, so while it may be hot on 3N,
> chances are good it's freezing on 4S. Given that actually fixing this is
> beyond the library's control, what if we put wireless temperature
> sensors throughout the building and displayed their readings on the
> library homepage?
>
> So, if one were to attempt this:
> -How would you go about it? (hardware- or software-wise)
> -Could it be done for cheap?
> -Would it be OCLC-approved?
>
> Best regards,
> Ellen
>
> DISCLAIMER: The a/c is out in the library (again) and I think the high
> temperatures in my office may be frying my brain.
>
> --
> Ellen Knowlton Wilson
> Instructional Services Librarian
> Room 250, University Library
> University of South Alabama
> 5901 USA Drive North
> Mobile, AL 36688
> (251) 460-6045
> ewil...@jaguar1.usouthal.edu

Re: [CODE4LIB] whimsical homepage idea

[BWS Johnson]

Salvete!


> Hm.  And if you collected and recorded the data for some period of time, you 
> might be able to use it to convince Building Services (or whoever) to try to 
> fix 
> the problem.


    I couldn't help but think that meteorologists and archivists should already 
be doing this. Perhaps tweak summat pre existing ftw?

http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/research/dtg/weather/

    Overkill for you, but clearly a webthingamajigger through RSS attached to a 
temperature whosamawhatsit on the roof.

Cheers,
Brooke

Re: [CODE4LIB] whimsical homepage idea

[Paul Cummins]

You could nail digital thermometers up and point webcams at them then 
run that through OCR.
( sorry, I was thinking about what might actually get approved in the 
budget...)

:)
Paul

On 5/1/2012 3:39 PM, Ellen K. Wilson wrote:

This is really more of a thought experiment than an actual project, but
I thought some people might get a kick out of it - maybe someone has
even done it.

We are in the process of redesigning our library homepage. During the
fall semester we had a team of freshmen CIS students do a basic
usability and design service learning project and we are now
incorporating as much of their feedback as possible. We'd like to be as
student-centric as possible.

This got me thinking about the top two suggestions in the library's
feedback box - 1) we want a coffee shop and 2) it's too cold/hot in the
library. I figure I covered number one by throwing in some Javascript on
the page (*groan*) but I see an opportunity with the second one. We do
have microclimates within the library, so while it may be hot on 3N,
chances are good it's freezing on 4S. Given that actually fixing this is
beyond the library's control, what if we put wireless temperature
sensors throughout the building and displayed their readings on the
library homepage?

So, if one were to attempt this:
-How would you go about it? (hardware- or software-wise)
-Could it be done for cheap?
-Would it be OCLC-approved?

Best regards,
Ellen

DISCLAIMER: The a/c is out in the library (again) and I think the high
temperatures in my office may be frying my brain.

Re: [CODE4LIB] whimsical homepage idea

[Lynch,Katherine]

This does sound like fun!

Here's another great little writeup of making code play nicely with the
TMP36 
 
http://www.planetarduino.org/?cat=6&paged=4

I love Arduino.

---
Katherine Lynch
Library Web Developer
Drexel University Libraries


On 5/1/12 4:14 PM, "Chad Benjamin Nelson"  wrote:

>Ellen,
>
>Sounds fun. 
>
>I'd start with an Arduino + temperature sensor
>http://www.ladyada.net/learn/sensors/tmp36.html
>
>You'd need other kit to get it to a webserver, which this video covers
>nicely.
>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7A7coLAUyfQ&feature=player_embedded
>
>
>Chad Nelson
>Web Services Programmer
>University Library
>Georgia State University
>
>e: cnelso...@gsu.edu
>t: 404 413 2771
>My Calendar
>
>
>From: Code for Libraries [CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] on behalf of Ellen K.
>Wilson [ewil...@jaguar1.usouthal.edu]
>Sent: Tuesday, May 01, 2012 3:39 PM
>To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU
>Subject: [CODE4LIB] whimsical homepage idea
>
>This is really more of a thought experiment than an actual project, but
>I thought some people might get a kick out of it - maybe someone has
>even done it.
>
>We are in the process of redesigning our library homepage. During the
>fall semester we had a team of freshmen CIS students do a basic
>usability and design service learning project and we are now
>incorporating as much of their feedback as possible. We'd like to be as
>student-centric as possible.
>
>This got me thinking about the top two suggestions in the library's
>feedback box - 1) we want a coffee shop and 2) it's too cold/hot in the
>library. I figure I covered number one by throwing in some Javascript on
>the page (*groan*) but I see an opportunity with the second one. We do
>have microclimates within the library, so while it may be hot on 3N,
>chances are good it's freezing on 4S. Given that actually fixing this is
>beyond the library's control, what if we put wireless temperature
>sensors throughout the building and displayed their readings on the
>library homepage?
>
>So, if one were to attempt this:
>-How would you go about it? (hardware- or software-wise)
>-Could it be done for cheap?
>-Would it be OCLC-approved?
>
>Best regards,
>Ellen
>
>DISCLAIMER: The a/c is out in the library (again) and I think the high
>temperatures in my office may be frying my brain.
>
>--
>Ellen Knowlton Wilson
>Instructional Services Librarian
>Room 250, University Library
>University of South Alabama
>5901 USA Drive North
>Mobile, AL 36688
>(251) 460-6045
>ewil...@jaguar1.usouthal.edu

Re: [CODE4LIB] whimsical homepage idea

[LeVan,Ralph]

> So, if one were to attempt this:
> -Would it be OCLC-approved?

If this doesn't meet the definition of "Geek the Library", I don't know
what else would.

+1 OCLC Approval

Re: [CODE4LIB] whimsical homepage idea

[McDonald, Stephen]

Hm.  And if you collected and recorded the data for some period of time, you 
might be able to use it to convince Building Services (or whoever) to try to 
fix the problem.

> -Original Message-
> From: Code for Libraries [mailto:CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of
> Junior Tidal
> Sent: Tuesday, May 01, 2012 4:09 PM
> To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU
> Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] whimsical homepage idea
> 
> Hi Ellen,
> 
> I think this is a great idea. If you could collect temperature readings with a
> date/timestamp, you could even create graphs of indoor weather over time.
> Maybe this could be done with a PHP/MySQL script, or even have the
> temperature "tweeted" using the Twitter API?
> 
> I actually had the idea of scraping temperature readings from weather.com
> and running Javascript on our blog to represent the weather. Things like
> snow or changing the brightness of the page if there's overcast.
> 
> Best,
> 
> Junior Tidal
> Assistant Professor
> Web Services and Multimedia Librarian
> New York City College of Technology, CUNY
> 300 Jay Street, Rm A434
> Brooklyn, NY 11201
> 718.260.5481
> 
> http://library.citytech.cuny.edu
> 
> 
> >>> "Ellen K. Wilson"  5/1/2012 3:39
> PM
> >>> >>>
> This is really more of a thought experiment than an actual project, but I
> thought some people might get a kick out of it - maybe someone has even
> done it.
> 
> We are in the process of redesigning our library homepage. During the fall
> semester we had a team of freshmen CIS students do a basic usability and
> design service learning project and we are now incorporating as much of
> their feedback as possible. We'd like to be as student-centric as possible.
> 
> This got me thinking about the top two suggestions in the library's feedback
> box - 1) we want a coffee shop and 2) it's too cold/hot in the library. I 
> figure I
> covered number one by throwing in some Javascript on the page (*groan*)
> but I see an opportunity with the second one. We do have microclimates
> within the library, so while it may be hot on 3N, chances are good it's 
> freezing
> on 4S. Given that actually fixing this is beyond the library's control, what 
> if we
> put wireless temperature sensors throughout the building and displayed
> their readings on the library homepage?
> 
> So, if one were to attempt this:
> -How would you go about it? (hardware- or software-wise) -Could it be done
> for cheap?
> -Would it be OCLC-approved?
> 
> Best regards,
> Ellen
> 
> DISCLAIMER: The a/c is out in the library (again) and I think the high
> temperatures in my office may be frying my brain.
> 
> --
> Ellen Knowlton Wilson
> Instructional Services Librarian
> Room 250, University Library
> University of South Alabama
> 5901 USA Drive North
> Mobile, AL 36688
> (251) 460-6045
> ewil...@jaguar1.usouthal.edu

Re: [CODE4LIB] whimsical homepage idea

[Chad Benjamin Nelson]

Ellen,

Sounds fun. 

I'd start with an Arduino + temperature sensor
http://www.ladyada.net/learn/sensors/tmp36.html

You'd need other kit to get it to a webserver, which this video covers nicely.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7A7coLAUyfQ&feature=player_embedded


Chad Nelson
Web Services Programmer
University Library
Georgia State University

e: cnelso...@gsu.edu
t: 404 413 2771
My Calendar


From: Code for Libraries [CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] on behalf of Ellen K. 
Wilson [ewil...@jaguar1.usouthal.edu]
Sent: Tuesday, May 01, 2012 3:39 PM
To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU
Subject: [CODE4LIB] whimsical homepage idea

This is really more of a thought experiment than an actual project, but
I thought some people might get a kick out of it - maybe someone has
even done it.

We are in the process of redesigning our library homepage. During the
fall semester we had a team of freshmen CIS students do a basic
usability and design service learning project and we are now
incorporating as much of their feedback as possible. We'd like to be as
student-centric as possible.

This got me thinking about the top two suggestions in the library's
feedback box - 1) we want a coffee shop and 2) it's too cold/hot in the
library. I figure I covered number one by throwing in some Javascript on
the page (*groan*) but I see an opportunity with the second one. We do
have microclimates within the library, so while it may be hot on 3N,
chances are good it's freezing on 4S. Given that actually fixing this is
beyond the library's control, what if we put wireless temperature
sensors throughout the building and displayed their readings on the
library homepage?

So, if one were to attempt this:
-How would you go about it? (hardware- or software-wise)
-Could it be done for cheap?
-Would it be OCLC-approved?

Best regards,
Ellen

DISCLAIMER: The a/c is out in the library (again) and I think the high
temperatures in my office may be frying my brain.

--
Ellen Knowlton Wilson
Instructional Services Librarian
Room 250, University Library
University of South Alabama
5901 USA Drive North
Mobile, AL 36688
(251) 460-6045
ewil...@jaguar1.usouthal.edu

Re: [CODE4LIB] whimsical homepage idea

[Peter Murray]

Sounds like a neat idea. I wonder if you could get electrical engineering 
students to build DIY sensors from kits and make a real educational project out 
of it. 


Peter

On May 1, 2012, at 3:51 PM, "Ellen K. Wilson"  
wrote:

> This is really more of a thought experiment than an actual project, but 
> I thought some people might get a kick out of it - maybe someone has 
> even done it.
> 
> We are in the process of redesigning our library homepage. During the 
> fall semester we had a team of freshmen CIS students do a basic 
> usability and design service learning project and we are now 
> incorporating as much of their feedback as possible. We'd like to be as 
> student-centric as possible.
> 
> This got me thinking about the top two suggestions in the library's 
> feedback box - 1) we want a coffee shop and 2) it's too cold/hot in the 
> library. I figure I covered number one by throwing in some Javascript on 
> the page (*groan*) but I see an opportunity with the second one. We do 
> have microclimates within the library, so while it may be hot on 3N, 
> chances are good it's freezing on 4S. Given that actually fixing this is 
> beyond the library's control, what if we put wireless temperature 
> sensors throughout the building and displayed their readings on the 
> library homepage?
> 
> So, if one were to attempt this:
> -How would you go about it? (hardware- or software-wise)
> -Could it be done for cheap?
> -Would it be OCLC-approved?
> 
> Best regards,
> Ellen
> 
> DISCLAIMER: The a/c is out in the library (again) and I think the high 
> temperatures in my office may be frying my brain.
> 
> -- 
> Ellen Knowlton Wilson
> Instructional Services Librarian
> Room 250, University Library
> University of South Alabama
> 5901 USA Drive North
> Mobile, AL 36688
> (251) 460-6045
> ewil...@jaguar1.usouthal.edu

Re: [CODE4LIB] whimsical homepage idea

[Junior Tidal]

Hi Ellen,

I think this is a great idea. If you could collect temperature readings with a 
date/timestamp, you could even create graphs of indoor weather over time. Maybe 
this could be done with a PHP/MySQL script, or even have the temperature 
"tweeted" using the Twitter API?

I actually had the idea of scraping temperature readings from weather.com and 
running Javascript on our blog to represent the weather. Things like snow or 
changing the brightness of the page if there's overcast. 

Best,

Junior Tidal
Assistant Professor
Web Services and Multimedia Librarian
New York City College of Technology, CUNY 
300 Jay Street, Rm A434
Brooklyn, NY 11201
718.260.5481
 
http://library.citytech.cuny.edu


>>> "Ellen K. Wilson"  5/1/2012 3:39 PM >>>
This is really more of a thought experiment than an actual project, but 
I thought some people might get a kick out of it - maybe someone has 
even done it.

We are in the process of redesigning our library homepage. During the 
fall semester we had a team of freshmen CIS students do a basic 
usability and design service learning project and we are now 
incorporating as much of their feedback as possible. We'd like to be as 
student-centric as possible.

This got me thinking about the top two suggestions in the library's 
feedback box - 1) we want a coffee shop and 2) it's too cold/hot in the 
library. I figure I covered number one by throwing in some Javascript on 
the page (*groan*) but I see an opportunity with the second one. We do 
have microclimates within the library, so while it may be hot on 3N, 
chances are good it's freezing on 4S. Given that actually fixing this is 
beyond the library's control, what if we put wireless temperature 
sensors throughout the building and displayed their readings on the 
library homepage?

So, if one were to attempt this:
-How would you go about it? (hardware- or software-wise)
-Could it be done for cheap?
-Would it be OCLC-approved?

Best regards,
Ellen

DISCLAIMER: The a/c is out in the library (again) and I think the high 
temperatures in my office may be frying my brain.

-- 
Ellen Knowlton Wilson
Instructional Services Librarian
Room 250, University Library
University of South Alabama
5901 USA Drive North
Mobile, AL 36688
(251) 460-6045
ewil...@jaguar1.usouthal.edu

[CODE4LIB] whimsical homepage idea

[Ellen K. Wilson]

This is really more of a thought experiment than an actual project, but 
I thought some people might get a kick out of it - maybe someone has 
even done it.


We are in the process of redesigning our library homepage. During the 
fall semester we had a team of freshmen CIS students do a basic 
usability and design service learning project and we are now 
incorporating as much of their feedback as possible. We'd like to be as 
student-centric as possible.


This got me thinking about the top two suggestions in the library's 
feedback box - 1) we want a coffee shop and 2) it's too cold/hot in the 
library. I figure I covered number one by throwing in some Javascript on 
the page (*groan*) but I see an opportunity with the second one. We do 
have microclimates within the library, so while it may be hot on 3N, 
chances are good it's freezing on 4S. Given that actually fixing this is 
beyond the library's control, what if we put wireless temperature 
sensors throughout the building and displayed their readings on the 
library homepage?


So, if one were to attempt this:
-How would you go about it? (hardware- or software-wise)
-Could it be done for cheap?
-Would it be OCLC-approved?

Best regards,
Ellen

DISCLAIMER: The a/c is out in the library (again) and I think the high 
temperatures in my office may be frying my brain.


--
Ellen Knowlton Wilson
Instructional Services Librarian
Room 250, University Library
University of South Alabama
5901 USA Drive North
Mobile, AL 36688
(251) 460-6045
ewil...@jaguar1.usouthal.edu

[CODE4LIB] Job: Digital Preservation Archivist at Lincoln Laboratory

[jobs]

MIT Lincoln Laboratory has pioneered in advanced electronics since its origin
in 1951 as a Federally Funded Research and Development Center of the
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The Knowledge Services team is
currently developing infrastructure for a digital preservation repository
system. As such, we seek a Digital Preservation Archivist to join our team and
direct strategic and project planning for our digital archives.

  
Responsibilities:

  
Under the direction of the Archivist and the Knowledge Service Sector Manager,
the Digital Preservation Archivist will define and apply the methodology and
standards of archival best practices to born-digital and digitized archival
collections; determine specifications for a digital repository and associated
tools that meet the management, access, and preservation needs of Laboratory
Archives collections; and enhance processes for acquisition, description,
access, preservation, and future migration of assets. This individual will
develop plans, specifications, procedures, and manuals to support the
collection and management of digital archival content. Will serve as the
primary adviser to the Knowledge Services and Archives teams on digital
preservation issues, including maintaining current awareness of new
technologies and initiatives in the field.

  
The Digital Preservation Archivist will:

  * Work closely with the Archivist and Knowledge Services staff to research, 
define, and maintain an ongoing preservation program, based on best practices 
and established standards, for Laboratory collections of value in digital 
formats.
  * Work with Knowledge Services and ISD staff to research, test, and implement 
technology for a sustainable open source digital preservation repository system 
which will meet the ongoing future needs of the Laboratory.
  * Enhance project plans, workflows, and policies for archiving of, and 
long-term access to, the Laboratory Archives digital collections.
  * Serve as a knowledge resource for Knowledge Services and the Information 
Services Department and its constituents on standards and best practices for 
digital content creation and management.
  * Appraise, arrange, describe, and basic preserve Laboratory historical 
records.
  * Recommend, implement, and lead (cross-functional) teams for proposed 
projects
  * Provide training, support, and documentation for projects.
  * Promote the Archives through digital and social media including online 
exhibits, galleries, andblogs.
  * Support and participate in other related work as assigned.
Requirements:

  * ALA-MLS/MLIS Degree or equivalent required.
  * A minimum of three years' progressive experience working on digital 
resources projects in a leadership role at an archival repository or library 
required.
  * Demonstrated knowledge and experience with specifying requirements for open 
source digital repository systems and related technology including 
auditing/checksum software, write blockers, file recognition, and media 
conversion.
  * Experience creating, reviewing and editing metadata for digital objects, 
especially Dublin Core, METS and PREMIS.
  * Demonstrated capabilities in presenting ideas written and orally required.
  * Demonstrated ability to work in a collaborative environment, build 
consensus, and promote the exchange of information among project team members, 
project management staff and elsewhere.
  * ability to work in a busy and ever changing environment required.
  * Knowledge of common development tools & languages, e.g. Java, SQL, 
XML/XSLT, PHP preferred.
  * Experience with open source archives management software desired.
  * Experience handling classified documentation preferred.
  * Experience using a content management system a plus.
  * Experience with Unix or Linux server platforms preferred.
  * Must be able to obtain and maintain a government DoD Security Clearance 
required.



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[CODE4LIB] Job: Digital Library Projects Application Developer at University of Notre Dame

[jobs]

 Reporting to the Digital Library Services Department Head,
we are seeking an experienced applications developer to develop front end
applications to manage campus research data and library collections in our
digital library. Solutions will provide access, discovery, security, and
preservation of unique library collections and campus research data. These
include areas such as research data visualizations, exhibit templates, image
viewers of rare manuscripts and high resolution images, and GIS mapping and
search utilities integrated into front end web applications. Because this is
an area with constantly shifting needs, this individual must have a strong
foundation in creating polished feature rich applications as well as a high
aptitude for mastering new skills and technologies quickly. This position will
participate in cross departmental and organizational groups with partners from
the Center for Research Computing (CRC), OIT, University Archives,
researchers, and Hesburgh Libraries to support research data management
efforts and managing collections throughout campus. This position requires
working well individually and with medium-size development teams on a variety
of projects of varying scope.

  
In collaboration with universities such as Stanford, Virginia, and University
of Hull, the incumbent will also contribute to an open source project called
Hydra (http://hydraproject.org) to create groundbreaking digital library
applications, tools, and services. The Hydra partnership was formed to pool
our collective resources to solve similar digital resource management
challenges faster. Faculty, researchers, students, and staff will benefit
directly from this partnership through solutions created for preserving data,
building rich discovery systems, managing descriptive information, and sharing
information across multiple groups and institutions required by research
projects and data management services mandated by grant funding agencies such
as NSF.

  
Other duties include:

- Coordinate front end solution design with other applications and digital 
library infrastructure developers to ensure optimal integration with services 
including metadata management, digitization workflows, image transformation, 
etc.  
-2nd line resource for development of digital library infrastructure services 



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[CODE4LIB] Job: Digital Library Infrastructure Lead at Notre Dame at University of Notre Dame

[jobs]

I am happy to announce an exciting opportunity available in our rapidly
expanding Digital Library Services Department within the Hesburgh Libraries at
the University of Notre Dame.

  
Reporting to the Digital Library Services Department Head, we are seeking a
senior candidate with strong software development and leadership skills to
lead and implement automated services to support digital initiatives for both
the Hesburgh Libraries and the wider campus community. Collaborating with the
Digital Library Services Department Head and Digital Library Applications
Lead, the incumbent will lead digital library infrastructure design to ensure
access, discovery, security, data integrity, and preservation of unique
library collections, campus research data, and conference event data. The
incumbent will lead creation of complex software services to automate capture
of metadata, archive data files, transform image and video files, automate
digitization, and aggregate information from multiple sources. Because this is
an area with constantly shifting needs, this individual must have a strong
foundation in server-side software design as well as a high aptitude for
mastering new skills and technologies quickly. This position will participate
in cross departmental and organizational groups with partners from the Center
for Research Computing (CRC), OIT, University Archives, and researchers to
support research data management efforts throughout campus. This position will
coordinate the efforts of multiple developers across multiple projects.

  
In collaboration with universities such as Stanford, Virginia, and University
of Hull, the incumbent will also contribute to an open source project called
Hydra (http://hydraproject.org) to create groundbreaking digital library
applications, tools, and services. Faculty, researchers, students, and staff
will benefit directly from this partnership through solutions created for
preserving data, building rich discovery systems, managing descriptive
information, and sharing information across multiple groups and institutions
required by research projects and data management services mandated by grant
funding agencies such as NSF.

  
*Note: There are also a few extra benefits like guaranteed opportunity to 
purchase football tickets every year, among others!  
  
More about the University of Notre Dame:

  
The University of Notre Dame is a highly selective national Catholic teaching
and research university in northern Indiana about ninety miles from Chicago.
Approximately 8,200 undergraduates and 3,100 graduate students pursue a broad
range of studies. The University Libraries  hold about 3 million volumes and
provide access to more than 23,000 serials. The Libraries have 140 staff and
55 librarians. The Libraries are a member of the Academic Libraries of Indiana
(ALI), ARL, NERL and other consortia. The University of Notre Dame is an Equal
Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer strongly committed to diversity. We
value qualified candidates who can bring a variety of backgrounds to our
community.



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[CODE4LIB] Code4Lib Great Eastern - still room!

[K. Godfrey]

Code4Lib Great Eastern is just around the corner but we still have room!
 Be sure to sign up for the event, at Killam Library at Dalhousie in
Halifax NS, May 26, with a possible Hackfest on May 27.

Sign up for the free even here *http://code4libge.eventbrite.com*.

Full details can be found on the wiki *
http://wiki.code4lib.org/index.php/GreatEastern*

Have a presentation idea? Add it to the wiki! Hope to see you there!

Krista

K r i s t a G o d f r e y


Web Services Librarian | Queen Elizabeth II Library
Memorial University of Newfoundland
St. John's, NL
A1B 3Y1


"He's like Super Librarian, y'know?
Everyone forgets, Willow, that knowledge is the ultimate weapon."
-  Buffy the Vampire Slayer

[CODE4LIB] NEWS RELEASE: New DuraCloud services provide cost effective preservation and archiving in the cloud

[Tim Donohue]

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[CODE4LIB] Fwd: [LOD-LAM] SemTech SF first week of June

[Jodi Schneider]

Want to talk about Library Linked Data at SemTech next month? Get in touch
with Jon, details below. -Jodi

-- Forwarded message --
From: Jon Voss 
Date: Tue, May 1, 2012 at 7:54 AM
Subject: [LOD-LAM] SemTech SF first week of June
To: lod-...@googlegroups.com


Hi all,
Richard Wallis and I are co-chairing a panel on LODLAM at Semtech June 3-7
and we've got a spot open if you'd be interested in joining and sharing a
project you've been working on.  We can't help with travel support
unfortunately, but we've got you covered on the registration.  Let me know
if you're interested or know someone who might be.

Here's the link for the conference: http://semtechbizsf2012.semanticweb.com/

Thanks!  Jon


*Jon Voss
Historypin Strategic Partnerships Director*
ph. 415-935-4701

---

*We Are What We Do** *
London | San Francisco | Sydney

www.historypin.com
www.wearewhatwedo.org

[CODE4LIB] Job: Web Developer at PetriDish

[jobs]

About Petridish

  
Petridish.org is a New York-based technology start-up that is changing the way
exploration, field research and scientific projects are funded. We've built a
web platform that connects world renowned scientists with the broader public
in order to raise awareness about their research and help raise funding
directly from private donations. Some people call us the "Kickstarter for
science," but we like to think of ourselves as a next generation National
Geographic or Discovery Channel.

  
We're a small team and you would be working directly with the founders who
have extensive experience in venture capital, business, engineering and web
development.

  
  
Web Developer

  
About the role

  
Petridish is seeking a full stack web developer who believes in our mission to
promote scientific research and wants to work closely with our founding team.
This person will:

  
Help evaluate, prioritize, design and build new features for the site

Make key platform decisions and be comfortable jumping into and evaluating new
technologies

Requirements

  
Our stack: Rails, HAML, SASS, JQuery, AJAX, Git, Heroku, PostgreSQL

  
Experience in web application development, CSS, JQuery

Experience with MVC frameworks (Rails a plus)

Ability to translate requirements into application features, presentation
layer markup, style, and interactions

Experience writing cross-browser and cross-platform markup, CSS, and
JavaScript

The role comes with a full-time salary and generous options plan. To apply,
please submit your resume, and a short email outlining your experience and why
you are interested in this job to: t...@petridish.org



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[CODE4LIB] Job: Community Manager at PetriDish

[jobs]

Petridish.org is a New York-based technology start-up that is changing the way
exploration, field research and scientific projects are funded. We've built a
web platform that connects world renowned scientists with the broader public
in order to raise awareness about their research and help raise funding
directly from private donations. Some people call us the "Kickstarter for
science," but we like to think of ourselves as a next generation National
Geographic or Discovery Channel.

  
We're a small team and you would be working directly with the founders who
have extensive experience in venture capital, business, engineering and web
development.

  
Community Manager

  
About the role

  
Petridish is seeking an ambitious person who believes in our mission to
promote scientific research and wants to work closely with our founding team.
This person will:

  
Proactively identify and reach out to scientists with interesting projects

Answer inquiries from scientists

Manage our twitter and facebook accounts

Produce our weekly email newsletter using mailchimp

Write for and manage our blog

Create online resources for scientists to reference in building their
crowdfunding campaigns

Assist with general marketing and community building activities

Requirements

  
We're looking for a smart, hard-working person who can handle a variety of
tasks and wants to learn from our team. The below should only be considered a
rough guideline:

  
2+ years experience

Previous science media or technology start-up experience a plus

Previous social media marketing experience preferred

Strong writing and communication skills

Passionate about science, exploration and research

Self-starting and hard working

Excited to work with a small, talented team

The role comes with a full-time salary and generous options plan. To apply,
please submit your resume, and a short email outlining your experience and why
you are interested in this job to: t...@petridish.org



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