Re: [CODE4LIB] Get building with Trove at GovHack (AU) 2013
Tim Sherratt writes What could you do with 90 million newspaper articles, 7 million photos or objects, or the details of more than 17 million books? Nothing unless I can access to the full copy of the data on the 17 million books, of which I would then proceed to extract a subset of data and reduced elements that I need. Cheers, Thomas Krichelhttp://openlib.org/home/krichel http://authorprofile.org/pkr1 skype: thomaskrichel
[CODE4LIB] Job: Linked Data Technologist at Stanford University
The Stanford University Libraries (SUL) has an opening for a Linked Data Technologist within the Metadata Department in Technical Services. Linked Data will be key to Stanford's evolving intellectual ecosystem. Location within the Metadata Department, the Linked Data Technologist will be responsible for the transformation of metadata from multiple metadata schemas into approved RDF models for ingestion into appropriate data stores. Flexibility and the ability to follow and anticipate developing technologies will be essential. Although located within the Metadata Department, the Linked Data Technologist will be part of a heterogeneous team composed of members from the Metadata Department, Enterprise Systems, and Digital Library Systems and Services. The incumbent will also serve as the contact point for enquiries of linked data assistance from other parts of SUL. This is a four-year, fixed-term position with the possibility of an extension. Duties: The primary duty of the Linked Data Technologist will be the transformation of metadata from multiple metadata schemas into approved RDF models for ingestion into appropriate data stores (triple store, etc.). More specific duties include the automated remediation and augmentation of ingested metadata to meet the model's standard including both the development of various mechanisms for data manipulation and the processing itself, as well as the identification and scoping of both local and external sources of metadata that can be remediated through semi-automated means. Candidate metadata will need to be analyzed for technical conformance to its metadata schema so that conversion to RDF can take place accurately. The incumbent will also be responsible for the investigation and selection of key technologies to meet program objectives and the combination, integration, and tracking of provenance of ingested metadata. Qualifications: Minimum Qualifications: * Knowledge and experience with linked data standards, creation, and manipulation. * Familiarity with of RDF, XML and other machine actionable metadata languages. * Hands-on experience using triple stores such as OWLIM, Jena, Sesame, etc. * Hands-on experience with mapping and transformation engines. * Demonstrated understanding of the theory and structure of library-related metadata. * Knowledge and experience with MODS, EAD or similar metadata standards. * Familiarity with developing communication standards such as BIBFRAME. * Demonstrated ability to use or proven ability to learn basic tools, such as XSLT or scripting, to transform or remediate metadata. * Excellent analytical and problem solving skills combined with attention to detail for complex, detail-oriented work. * Excellent oral and written communications. * Ability to work independently, as a team member, and across organizational boundaries in a highly demanding environment. * Flexibility to be organized, productive and effective in a dynamic environment, involved with a variety of simultaneous projects. Preferred Qualifications: * Experience using inferencing engines. * Broad knowledge of library repository functions, services, and requirements. * MLS or equivalent in knowledge and experience. * Familiarity with traditional cataloging practice and rules such as AACR2 and RDA. * Experience with metadata transformations and cross-walking tools. * Familiarity with Stanford University Libraries and its Digital Library environment. Brought to you by code4lib jobs: http://jobs.code4lib.org/job/8050/
[CODE4LIB] Job: Assistant Electronic Resources Acquisitions Librarian at University of Wisconsin-Madison
Minimum number of years and type of relevant work experience: Required qualifications: * ALA accredited MLS or equivalent. * Three years experience working with acquisitions, serials, and electronic resources in an integrated library system. * Experience in the negotiation and review of license agreements. * Extensive experience working with vendors, publishers, subscription agents, and others. * Experience supporting an OpenURL link resolver and providing troubleshooting services for access issues. * Demonstrated understanding of the complex, ever-changing electronic publishing environment. * Demonstrated ability to work collegially and cooperatively within and across organizations. * Strong interpersonal, analytical, oral and written communication skills * Demonstrated project management skills. * Preferred qualifications: * Experience with electronic resources usage statistics standard and protocol (COUNTER and SUSHI) * Experience with Voyager (ILS) and SFX (link resolver). * Experience working in a consortial environment. Principal duties: The Assistant Electronic Resources Acquisitions (AERA) Librarian is primarily responsible for managing contracted services with the University of Wisconsin System for the Shared Electronic Collection. Reporting to the Head, Acquisitions Department, the AERA Librarian will work closely with the Electronic Resources Acquisitions Librarian, other electronic resources support staff in the Department, and the UW System Administrative Program Manager in the coordination and provision of services. Principal duties include review and negotiation of license terms and pricing with vendors/publishers, management of resources for the SEC, facilitation of selection and assessment of SEC content, facilitation of the work of the Council of University of Wisconsin Libraries Collection Development Committee (CDC), and special projects with the SEC Management Committee. This is a 75% time position for one year, with the possibility of renewal for an additional year, at the title of Academic Librarian or Senior Academic Librarian. Brought to you by code4lib jobs: http://jobs.code4lib.org/job/8058/
[CODE4LIB] UNIMARC statistics
Greetings, i would appreciate it if you could please tell me if there is any research, or output, or any program that gets statistical analysis of the LEADER, all data fields, all subfields, controlfields. I would appreciate also your input on ideas for what should be analysed, what would be of interest for getting statistics for the UNIMARC records. Thank you very much for your time Looking forward for your input
Re: [CODE4LIB] UNIMARC statistics
http://search.cpan.org/~crusoe/MARC-Record-Stats-v0.0.4/bin/marcstats.pl can be useful, but generates no stats for leader or controlfields. Stefano On 20/mag/2013, at 12.55, dasos ili wrote: Greetings, i would appreciate it if you could please tell me if there is any research, or output, or any program that gets statistical analysis of the LEADER, all data fields, all subfields, controlfields. I would appreciate also your input on ideas for what should be analysed, what would be of interest for getting statistics for the UNIMARC records. Thank you very much for your time Looking forward for your input
[CODE4LIB] Σχετ: [CODE4LIB] UNIMARC statistics
i have reviewed that, it is a good point for a start, but anything else that goes deeper? Or any hint on what would be useful to investigate? For example is there any meaning in taking into account quality control methods for the bibliographic records? For example, from this file we had that percentage of bad records, or tags, or subfields, etc Απο: Stefano Bargioni bargi...@pusc.it Προς: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU Στάλθηκε: 2:09 μ.μ. Δευτέρα, 20 Μαΐου 2013 Θέμα: Re: [CODE4LIB] UNIMARC statistics http://search.cpan.org/~crusoe/MARC-Record-Stats-v0.0.4/bin/marcstats.pl can be useful, but generates no stats for leader or controlfields. Stefano On 20/mag/2013, at 12.55, dasos ili wrote: Greetings, i would appreciate it if you could please tell me if there is any research, or output, or any program that gets statistical analysis of the LEADER, all data fields, all subfields, controlfields. I would appreciate also your input on ideas for what should be analysed, what would be of interest for getting statistics for the UNIMARC records. Thank you very much for your time Looking forward for your input
Re: [CODE4LIB] Policies for 3D Printers
Thank you all for this great feedback. I imagine we will probably not charge at the beginning and change as needed. My Director's bigger concern is the whole are they gonna print a gun with that question. Luckily we have a student handbook to point to. Edward Iglesias On Sun, May 19, 2013 at 10:19 AM, Nate Hill nathanielh...@gmail.com wrote: If fines, fee structures, and social contracts in community spaces interest you, watch Clay Shirky's TED talk about cognitive surplus, and listen to the story about day care centers and late pickup fees. http://m.youtube.com/#/watch?v=qu7ZpWecIS8desktop_uri=%2Fwatch%3Fv%3Dqu7ZpWecIS8 On Sunday, May 19, 2013, BWS Johnson wrote: Salvete! Libraries charge to lend books. Some, by no means all. It's also generally limited to newer materials. It's universally stupid to do this, in my opinion. The folks that can pay are already buying copies, and we're hurting the patrons that can't pay. Late fines are almost universal, and lost items will result in a charge for replacement costs. What are we getting for our charges? Is this go away mentality worth it? Is this helping or hurting us in the relevancy arena? It's definitely hurting in the fundraising department, which is precisely where it's meant to help. Every budget I've seen has not netted enough in charging for extras to offset the actual costs they're seeking to cover. So with that in mind, why are we doing this? Our patrons rightfully see these as nuisance fees. If we're doing it to avoid abuse, which is why I assume a lot of these are implemented, there are usually better ways to go about that. Cheers, Brooke -- Nate Hill nathanielh...@gmail.com http://4thfloor.chattlibrary.org/ http://www.natehill.net
Re: [CODE4LIB] Policies for 3D Printers
I apologize for thread-jacking, but I would like to agree with Brooke and say a little more about the bad policy of late fees. The primary metrics libraries judge themselves by are all related to usage. Late fees are a very strong and very direct deterrent to usage. I know several friends and family members that love going to the library but now avoid it because they are afraid of some old late fees. Was the $20 for some late items really worth it to the library to keep a single mother and her four daughters away from the library for the past several years? These are the people libraries should be helping the most, yet they are the most likely to be penalized. A single parent leads a busy (sometimes hectic) life and will very likely return items past an arbitrary due date. They are also on a tighter budget and are less likely to be able to pay. Something similar can be said for academic libraries and poor students. At GW, the students have a $50 library gift line item on their tuition bill that they can easily opt out of. How many students keep that $50 out of spite because they were angry about silly late fees they got the previous semester? If you're worried about people never returning things, just send them a bill after the grace period for the full replacement cost and I'm pretty sure you'll see those items returned promptly. -Joshua Joshua Gomez Digital Library Programmer Analyst George Washington University Libraries 2130 H St, NW Washington, DC 20052 (202) 994-8267 On Sun, May 19, 2013 at 8:56 AM, BWS Johnson abesottedphoe...@yahoo.comwrote: Salvete! Libraries charge to lend books. Some, by no means all. It's also generally limited to newer materials. It's universally stupid to do this, in my opinion. The folks that can pay are already buying copies, and we're hurting the patrons that can't pay. Late fines are almost universal, and lost items will result in a charge for replacement costs. What are we getting for our charges? Is this go away mentality worth it? Is this helping or hurting us in the relevancy arena? It's definitely hurting in the fundraising department, which is precisely where it's meant to help. Every budget I've seen has not netted enough in charging for extras to offset the actual costs they're seeking to cover. So with that in mind, why are we doing this? Our patrons rightfully see these as nuisance fees. If we're doing it to avoid abuse, which is why I assume a lot of these are implemented, there are usually better ways to go about that. Cheers, Brooke
Re: [CODE4LIB] On-going support for DL projects
I agree with both Tom and Stuart. It is an easy problem to solve from a technology standpoint. It is, or least can be, a difficult one from a management standpoint. If institutional support is there figuring out the technology is easy. In this case, I'd start investigating the technology part with something like Heritrix. Edward -- Edward M. Corrado On May 20, 2013, at 0:58, Tom Johnson johnson.tom+code4...@gmail.com wrote: That doesn't sound like an easy answer at all! Given that we all try to play nice with institutional funding, all you've said is that in an ideal world some other group will have a similar mandate. It doesn't get us (in all seriousness) anywhere. Hopefully our institutions have higher preservation goals! collections policy doesn't help at all--and may take us backward. On Sun, May 19, 2013 at 1:39 PM, stuart yeates stuart.yea...@vuw.ac.nzwrote: On 18/05/13 01:51, Tim McGeary wrote: There is no easy answer for this, so I'm looking for discussion. - Should we begin considering a cooperative project that focuses on emulation, where we could archive projects that emulate the system environment they were built? - Do we set policy that these types of projects last for as long as they can, and once they break they are pulled down? - Do we set policy that supports these projects for a certain period of time and then deliver the application, files, and databases to the faculty member to find their own support? - Do we look for a solution like the Way Back Machine of the Internet Archive to try to present some static / flat presentation of these project? Actually, there is an easy answer to this. Make sure that the collection is aligned with broader institutional priorities to ensure that if/when staff and funding priorities move elsewhere that there is some group / community with a clear interest and/or mandate in keeping the collection at least on life support, if not thriving. Google collections policy for what written statements of this might look like. cheers stuart -- Stuart Yeates Library Technology Services http://www.victoria.ac.nz/**library/http://www.victoria.ac.nz/library/
Re: [CODE4LIB] UNIMARC statistics
Another way to analyze MARC records is https://github.com/marktriggs/marcgrep. Very fast but less handy than http://en.pusc.it/bib/MARCgrep. Sorry, I'm not able to say if it is good for controlfields. sb On 20/mag/2013, at 13.12, dasos ili wrote: i have reviewed that, it is a good point for a start, but anything else that goes deeper? Or any hint on what would be useful to investigate? For example is there any meaning in taking into account quality control methods for the bibliographic records? For example, from this file we had that percentage of bad records, or tags, or subfields, etc Απο: Stefano Bargioni bargi...@pusc.it Προς: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU Στάλθηκε: 2:09 μ.μ. Δευτέρα, 20 Μαΐου 2013 Θέμα: Re: [CODE4LIB] UNIMARC statistics http://search.cpan.org/~crusoe/MARC-Record-Stats-v0.0.4/bin/marcstats.pl can be useful, but generates no stats for leader or controlfields. Stefano On 20/mag/2013, at 12.55, dasos ili wrote: Greetings, i would appreciate it if you could please tell me if there is any research, or output, or any program that gets statistical analysis of the LEADER, all data fields, all subfields, controlfields. I would appreciate also your input on ideas for what should be analysed, what would be of interest for getting statistics for the UNIMARC records. Thank you very much for your time Looking forward for your input
[CODE4LIB] Job: Systems and Storage Developer at Trinity College, Dublin
* Post Title: Systems and Storage Developer * Post Status: Specific purpose contract up to August 31st, 2015 * Department/Faculty: High Performance Research Computing, ISS * Location: Lloyd Building, Main Campus, Trinity College Dublin * Salary: Appointment to this post will be made on the Administrative Officer 3/2 scale in line with current Government Pay Policy * Closing Date: 12 Noon on 29th May 2013 Post Summary: = High Performance Research Computing (HPRC) seeks to appoint a Systems and Storage Developer to join the team. This person will develop and deploy advanced IT systems as part of the Digital Repository of Ireland (DRI) HEA PRLTI funded project. The appointee will be responsible for the design, deployment and management of distributed storage infrastructure. S/he will have in particular, the following specific duties: Developing storage layer tools including: * Replication, snapshots. * Hierarchical storage management. * Trusted high speed communications between storage sites. * Data life cycle management, resilience and disaster recovery. * Optimisation for different data formats and object sizes. The successful candidate will have a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering or an other technical discipline. S/he will have two years experience in Unix/Linux systems administration and one years experience in a software development environment, would be an advantage. Candidates must apply through e-recruitment at https://jobs.tcd.ie/. Brought to you by code4lib jobs: http://jobs.code4lib.org/job/8063/
[CODE4LIB] Information Technology Support Associate
If you have any questions about this gig send/ask me directly. (Yes you'd be reporting to me :-)) - Give- rtment: University Library, Library Systems Category: Civil Service Location: Chicago Close Date: 06/10/2013 Description: The University Library seeks an Assistant Library Systems Administrator to support the Library???s goal of providing quality resources and expertise to students, faculty, and staff by providing effective IT support and contributing to the expansion of services offered by the Library Systems Department. The University Library serves an urban and highly diverse campus of more than 25,000 students and 11,000 faculty and staff members, as well as the Chicago metropolitan area and the State of Illinois. The Library supports, enhances, and collaborates in the education, research, and service activities of the University. Responsibilities of the position include configuration, testing, and maintenance of information, research and storage systems, including operating systems, services, and application packages. The Assistant Library Systems Administrator will deploy and maintain desktop computing systems in a mixed environment (Windows, Mac, Linux), and monitor, troubleshoot and resolve system issues with servers, networks and storage. Duties: Maintain and resolve user-reported problems with desktop computing systems and server based systems. Install, patch, and maintain operating systems, services (i.e. Linux, Apache, MySQL, SSH) and application packages (e.g., Open Journal System, DSpace, Solr, Fedora and others) Write and maintain shell scripts Write and maintain systems documentation Maintain user accounts and system access controls; monitor access controls, maintaining system security in accordance with University security policies Qualifications: Minimum Qualifications: 1. High School Graduation or equivalent 2. Any combination totaling one year from the following categories: - progressively more responsible work experience in an Information Technology (IT) related profession - college course work which included Information Technology (IT), or a closely related 60 semester hours or associate's Degree equals one year AND A minimum of 1 year experience, including experience as a desktop systems (microcomputer) administrator and a Linux systems (computer systems) administrator. Microcomputer Support: (experience in or knowledge of) Linux and Desktop systems administration. Knowledge of the systems and operations used within the area. At least two of the following skills specific to the department: A. LAMP or related environment B. Perl, shell scripting, Java, C/C++ programming languages C. TCP/IP network configuration D. Systems capacity planning Strongly Preferred Qualifications: Experience with at least two of the following: LAMP or variant environments, programming Languages (e.g., Perl, shell scripting, Java, C/C++), TCP/IP network design and configuration, systems resource and capacity planning. - Ability to effectively troubleshoot technical problems, isolate problem causes, and implement solutions. - Demonstrated experience working effectively in a team environment and demonstrated ability to interact effectively with stakeholders. - Excellent written and verbal communication skills - Bachelor's degree in computer science, information science or closely related field - Advanced degree in computer science, information science or closely related field - Experience using a configuration management tool(e.g. git, subversion) - Experience working in the context of a software development methodology - Experience with DSpace, Solr and/or Fedora - Experience managing database systems (e.g. MySQL, PostgreSQL, Oracle) - Experience managing and transforming data in multiple formats To Apply: For fullest consideration, please complete an online application https://jobs.uic.edu/job-board/job-details?jobID=30539. -- Give an order verbally. Never write anything down that might go into a Pearl Harbor File.
[CODE4LIB] BeagleBone Black, anyone?
Is anyone working with a BeagleBone Black? [1] Or some other Beagleboard? In perhaps a cart-before-the-horse kind of way, I'd love to do a project with one but I'm having a hard time thinking of a really good application. So I'd be interested to hear about the kinds of things folks are doing with these. Roy [1] http://beagleboard.org/
[CODE4LIB] Job: IT Manager at SWAN (System Wide Automated Network)
**SWAN IT Manager** SWAN is seeking a candidate for a new position created for information technology manager. SWAN needs an individual with demonstrated experience with the Linux operating system. SWAN operates in a server environment running VMware virtualization. Candidates for the SWAN IT Manager position will manage the wide area network for SWAN and must have experience managing firewalls. Preference will be given to a candidate that has experience managing a network of multiple facilities over a virtual private network (VPN). This position will direct contracted IT staff for facility site visits for repair or troubleshooting of the VPN. SWAN is looking for the development of a new disaster recovery plan and enterprise backup, and recommendations on organization workflow and job responsibilities. Bachelor's degree Computer Science or related field with 3 to 5 years relevant work experience; or Master's degree in Computer Science with 1 to 2 years relevant work experience required. **Overview of SWAN** Seventy-eight libraries in Reaching Across Illinois Library System (RAILS) share ownership of an integrated library automation system known as SWAN (System Wide Automated Network). By sharing the cost of central site equipment, computer and database maintenance staff, and telecommunications, libraries of all sizes (including public, academic, school and special) have found it possible to join the consortium and to realize the advantages of automated resource sharing. SWAN maintains an online consortium catalog for its seventy-eight members. The catalog lists more than one million titles of books, periodicals, music, movies, electronic resources and other library materials. The catalog shows which libraries own a given title and if the item is currently on the shelf. Through the catalog, patrons can check their own accounts, place holds, track their reading history, and pay fines with a credit card. SWAN is the largest consortia of its kind in Illinois. Brought to you by code4lib jobs: http://jobs.code4lib.org/job/8070/
Re: [CODE4LIB] BeagleBone Black, anyone?
My 2c, I like them. Use them if you want to study embedded. Processorwise they're pitched between a smartphone and an Arduino. They have onboard DSP and will play 1080 HD video without an issue if you ask nicely. If you'll pardon the distinction, you can run either as Linux or as Android. Entry experience seems to me easier than the Raspberry PI. Potentially useful things to know: * Not all 5v power adapters are created equal. BB Blacks power over USB but, if you're using a USB wall wart, your cell phone charger may not do, even if it says it will. * HDMI on the Beaglebone Black is not a full-sized HDMI but rather a micro type D. * Beaglebone Black is brand new and most Googled info is still original Beaglebone. * Beaglebone Black has no audio output hardware of which I am immediately aware. I guess you have to rely on audio over USB or HDMI. * Raspberry PI by the way does not implement OPENGL ES or at least had not last time I deployed anything; surely that's dated information by now. Applications I've heard of: * Front-end to an NAS, streaming media server, Archivematica, e.g. * Lots of people use them for OpenCV, so think in those terms: I don't just need an Arduino w/ sensor, I want to run some analysis on my camera-in signal, on the board. * http://beagleboard.org/project -- Al Matthews Software Developer, Digital Services Unit Atlanta University Center, Robert W. Woodruff Library email: amatth...@auctr.edu; office: 1 404 978 2057 On 5/20/13 11:44 AM, Roy Tennant roytenn...@gmail.com wrote: Is anyone working with a BeagleBone Black? [1] Or some other Beagleboard? In perhaps a cart-before-the-horse kind of way, I'd love to do a project with one but I'm having a hard time thinking of a really good application. So I'd be interested to hear about the kinds of things folks are doing with these. Roy [1] http://beagleboard.org/ - ** The contents of this email and any attachments are confidential. They are intended for the named recipient(s) only. If you have received this email in error please notify the system manager or the sender immediately and do not disclose the contents to anyone or make copies. ** IronMail scanned this email for viruses, vandals and malicious content. ** **
Re: [CODE4LIB] Policies for 3D Printers
Sorry I'm a little late to the discussion. We've had a 3D printer deployed in our biggest library for about a year now and we've had to discuss the gun issue at length. Thankfully for us, the RCMP in Canada came out with a pretty clear statement on the fact that unless you have the proper registration and license, you can't do it in Canada. Since the library will never hold those licenses or registration, we can't legally do it. While we haven't drawn up any formal policy yet, the quiet line in the sand for us has been, if it's illegal, we'll do it, if it's illegal we won't Our University Librarian is the kind of person who will take a stand to defend library principles if there's anything in that messy grey area so it's a reasonable standing policy for the time being. We're rolling out to three other libraries on campus now though so we're likely to be writing something up very soon. To date though, after about 300 print jobs submitted, the most dangerous thing anyone has sent was a mini crossbow. The tip of the arrows were surprisingly sharp and it could probably have slightly pierced skin if equipped with the right rubber band. That said, it was clearly a novelty item and since our users are legally considered adults, they carry a good amount of responsibility on their own. It didn't even raise any questions from our front-line staff who do err on the side of caution since we're dealing with something new and unknown. We're seeing a lot of self-created models with a good amount of Thingiverse material as well. Haven't really bumped into any serious copyright/patent/trademark issues yet either though we'll be discussing that over the next month or two. Marc Comeau Director of Library IT Library Information Technology Services Dalhousie University On 2013-05-20, at 9:39 AM, Edward Iglesias wrote: Thank you all for this great feedback. I imagine we will probably not charge at the beginning and change as needed. My Director's bigger concern is the whole are they gonna print a gun with that question. Luckily we have a student handbook to point to. Edward Iglesias On Sun, May 19, 2013 at 10:19 AM, Nate Hill nathanielh...@gmail.com wrote: If fines, fee structures, and social contracts in community spaces interest you, watch Clay Shirky's TED talk about cognitive surplus, and listen to the story about day care centers and late pickup fees. http://m.youtube.com/#/watch?v=qu7ZpWecIS8desktop_uri=%2Fwatch%3Fv%3Dqu7ZpWecIS8 On Sunday, May 19, 2013, BWS Johnson wrote: Salvete! Libraries charge to lend books. Some, by no means all. It's also generally limited to newer materials. It's universally stupid to do this, in my opinion. The folks that can pay are already buying copies, and we're hurting the patrons that can't pay. Late fines are almost universal, and lost items will result in a charge for replacement costs. What are we getting for our charges? Is this go away mentality worth it? Is this helping or hurting us in the relevancy arena? It's definitely hurting in the fundraising department, which is precisely where it's meant to help. Every budget I've seen has not netted enough in charging for extras to offset the actual costs they're seeking to cover. So with that in mind, why are we doing this? Our patrons rightfully see these as nuisance fees. If we're doing it to avoid abuse, which is why I assume a lot of these are implemented, there are usually better ways to go about that. Cheers, Brooke -- Nate Hill nathanielh...@gmail.com http://4thfloor.chattlibrary.org/ http://www.natehill.net
Re: [CODE4LIB] Policies for 3D Printers
This is a bit off topic, but why would a library provide 3D printing services when just printing text on paper seems to cause enough grief for many libraries? Don't get me wrong. I can see why people are interested in this. If I had access to one (i.e. I weren't too lazy/cheap to use available services), I'd fabricate all kinds of specialized tools and gizmos. If 3D printing is provided gratis, the logical thing for people to do is to print out stuff that they need based on files they just download from the internet. Or make useful things to sell. I suspect this is not an issue yet because 3D printing isn't in most peoples' consciousness yet. The connection between fabrication and library services is tenuous at best. May as well loan tools since that would be useful to many people and would strongly appeal to demographic groups that historically don't frequent libraries. kyle On Mon, May 20, 2013 at 9:48 AM, Marc Comeau marc.com...@dal.ca wrote: Sorry I'm a little late to the discussion. We've had a 3D printer deployed in our biggest library for about a year now and we've had to discuss the gun issue at length. Thankfully for us, the RCMP in Canada came out with a pretty clear statement on the fact that unless you have the proper registration and license, you can't do it in Canada. Since the library will never hold those licenses or registration, we can't legally do it. While we haven't drawn up any formal policy yet, the quiet line in the sand for us has been, if it's illegal, we'll do it, if it's illegal we won't Our University Librarian is the kind of person who will take a stand to defend library principles if there's anything in that messy grey area so it's a reasonable standing policy for the time being. We're rolling out to three other libraries on campus now though so we're likely to be writing something up very soon. To date though, after about 300 print jobs submitted, the most dangerous thing anyone has sent was a mini crossbow. The tip of the arrows were surprisingly sharp and it could probably have slightly pierced skin if equipped with the right rubber band. That said, it was clearly a novelty item and since our users are legally considered adults, they carry a good amount of responsibility on their own. It didn't even raise any questions from our front-line staff who do err on the side of caution since we're dealing with something new and unknown. We're seeing a lot of self-created models with a good amount of Thingiverse material as well. Haven't really bumped into any serious copyright/patent/trademark issues yet either though we'll be discussing that over the next month or two. Marc Comeau Director of Library IT Library Information Technology Services Dalhousie University On 2013-05-20, at 9:39 AM, Edward Iglesias wrote: Thank you all for this great feedback. I imagine we will probably not charge at the beginning and change as needed. My Director's bigger concern is the whole are they gonna print a gun with that question. Luckily we have a student handbook to point to. Edward Iglesias On Sun, May 19, 2013 at 10:19 AM, Nate Hill nathanielh...@gmail.com wrote: If fines, fee structures, and social contracts in community spaces interest you, watch Clay Shirky's TED talk about cognitive surplus, and listen to the story about day care centers and late pickup fees. http://m.youtube.com/#/watch?v=qu7ZpWecIS8desktop_uri=%2Fwatch%3Fv%3Dqu7ZpWecIS8 On Sunday, May 19, 2013, BWS Johnson wrote: Salvete! Libraries charge to lend books. Some, by no means all. It's also generally limited to newer materials. It's universally stupid to do this, in my opinion. The folks that can pay are already buying copies, and we're hurting the patrons that can't pay. Late fines are almost universal, and lost items will result in a charge for replacement costs. What are we getting for our charges? Is this go away mentality worth it? Is this helping or hurting us in the relevancy arena? It's definitely hurting in the fundraising department, which is precisely where it's meant to help. Every budget I've seen has not netted enough in charging for extras to offset the actual costs they're seeking to cover. So with that in mind, why are we doing this? Our patrons rightfully see these as nuisance fees. If we're doing it to avoid abuse, which is why I assume a lot of these are implemented, there are usually better ways to go about that. Cheers, Brooke -- Nate Hill nathanielh...@gmail.com http://4thfloor.chattlibrary.org/ http://www.natehill.net
Re: [CODE4LIB] Policies for 3D Printers
Well, yes, loaning tools is a very interesting thing to suggest. One of the things I loved about living in Berkeley (CA) was that the library had a tool lending facility. It was a fantastic community resource, and I think that maker spaces also allow the library to be a thriving part of the community. So while I agree a 3D printer is not a traditional library service, I do like when libraries think outside the box and reach out to the community. I have also heard about some libraries having a gaming night, where teens get together to play computer/video games. As you point out, it can encourage demographics that don't normally frequent book libraries. But it can also stimulate other types of learning and exploration, and allow people to have places to connect with other like-minded people in their town. Brian - Original Message - From: Kyle Banerjee kyle.baner...@gmail.com To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU Sent: Monday, May 20, 2013 1:15:22 PM Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] Policies for 3D Printers This is a bit off topic, but why would a library provide 3D printing services when just printing text on paper seems to cause enough grief for many libraries? Don't get me wrong. I can see why people are interested in this. If I had access to one (i.e. I weren't too lazy/cheap to use available services), I'd fabricate all kinds of specialized tools and gizmos. If 3D printing is provided gratis, the logical thing for people to do is to print out stuff that they need based on files they just download from the internet. Or make useful things to sell. I suspect this is not an issue yet because 3D printing isn't in most peoples' consciousness yet. The connection between fabrication and library services is tenuous at best. May as well loan tools since that would be useful to many people and would strongly appeal to demographic groups that historically don't frequent libraries. kyle On Mon, May 20, 2013 at 9:48 AM, Marc Comeau marc.com...@dal.ca wrote: Sorry I'm a little late to the discussion. We've had a 3D printer deployed in our biggest library for about a year now and we've had to discuss the gun issue at length. Thankfully for us, the RCMP in Canada came out with a pretty clear statement on the fact that unless you have the proper registration and license, you can't do it in Canada. Since the library will never hold those licenses or registration, we can't legally do it. While we haven't drawn up any formal policy yet, the quiet line in the sand for us has been, if it's illegal, we'll do it, if it's illegal we won't Our University Librarian is the kind of person who will take a stand to defend library principles if there's anything in that messy grey area so it's a reasonable standing policy for the time being. We're rolling out to three other libraries on campus now though so we're likely to be writing something up very soon. To date though, after about 300 print jobs submitted, the most dangerous thing anyone has sent was a mini crossbow. The tip of the arrows were surprisingly sharp and it could probably have slightly pierced skin if equipped with the right rubber band. That said, it was clearly a novelty item and since our users are legally considered adults, they carry a good amount of responsibility on their own. It didn't even raise any questions from our front-line staff who do err on the side of caution since we're dealing with something new and unknown. We're seeing a lot of self-created models with a good amount of Thingiverse material as well. Haven't really bumped into any serious copyright/patent/trademark issues yet either though we'll be discussing that over the next month or two. Marc Comeau Director of Library IT Library Information Technology Services Dalhousie University On 2013-05-20, at 9:39 AM, Edward Iglesias wrote: Thank you all for this great feedback. I imagine we will probably not charge at the beginning and change as needed. My Director's bigger concern is the whole are they gonna print a gun with that question. Luckily we have a student handbook to point to. Edward Iglesias On Sun, May 19, 2013 at 10:19 AM, Nate Hill nathanielh...@gmail.com wrote: If fines, fee structures, and social contracts in community spaces interest you, watch Clay Shirky's TED talk about cognitive surplus, and listen to the story about day care centers and late pickup fees. http://m.youtube.com/#/watch?v=qu7ZpWecIS8desktop_uri=%2Fwatch%3Fv%3Dqu7ZpWecIS8 On Sunday, May 19, 2013, BWS Johnson wrote: Salvete! Libraries charge to lend books. Some, by no means all. It's also generally limited to newer materials. It's universally stupid to do this, in my opinion. The folks that can pay are already buying copies, and we're hurting the patrons that can't pay. Late fines are almost universal, and lost items will result in a charge for replacement costs. What are we getting
[CODE4LIB] Job: Digital Records Archivist at Duke University
The Digital Records Archivist provides vision, leadership and oversight of the electronic records program for the Duke University Archives and the Rubenstein Library. Responsibilities * Coordinates the appraisal, ingest, preservation, and delivery of electronic records across collecting areas in the Rubenstein Library, including University Archives. Creates workflows and trains staff on tools, policies, and procedures related to preservation, access, and processing of electronic records. * Works with the University Archivist to survey campus departments, offices, and websites for born digital university records of enduring legal, administrative, and historical value. * Oversees the collection of web content related to Duke University and other collecting areas. * In collaboration with other staff and departments across the DUL, OIT and other Duke departments, tests and develops solutions for management of electronic records. * Creates, maintains, periodically reviews, and oversees the adherence to policies governing born-digital electronic records within the University Archives and Rubenstein Library; * Serves as the University Archives content administrator for the institutional repository and facilitates the electronic submission of theses, dissertations, honors papers, and other digital assets; * Advises and collaborates with Rubenstein Library technical services staff to determine workflows and best practices for arrangement, description and display of hybrid collections, electronic records and other digital assets, including integration with library-wide content management and delivery systems, such as Archivists' Toolkit, Aleph and finding aids. * Stays current with archival and electronic records management practices as well as with laws and policies that affect university records; * Displays continuing growth in professional and subject knowledge and takes an active interest in the profession. Growth and interest should be demonstrated through continuing development of professional knowledge and abilities, membership and participation in professional organizations, and service to the library, University, or community in a professional capacity. * Participates regularly in staffing the reference desk, as well as on weekend and holiday reference desk rotations. * Conducts and contributes to departmental outreach when needed, such as presentations, exhibits, and publications. * Performs other duties as assigned Supervisory Responsibilities * May supervise interns and/or student assistants Qualifications It is the expectation that all Duke University Library staff members will demonstrate exceptional workplace behaviors in the execution of their specific position responsibilities. These behaviors are customer focus, collaboration, creative problem solving, continuous learning and a commitment to diversity. In addition, managers and supervisors are expected to help develop a common vision by providing clear direction and priorities, clarifying roles and responsibilities, and promoting mutual understanding through effective communication. They are also expected to take the time to effectively plan and evaluate performance, provide feedback, recognition and coaching, and develop employees to achieve their personal and organizational goals. Education Required: ALA-accredited MLS and/or advanced degree in archives administration or other relevant field or combination of relevant education and experience. Experience Required: Two years of professional experience; knowledge of archival standards, theory, and practice; familiarity with electronic records management concepts and practices; experience with transfer and ingest of born digital records; working knowledge of the issues surrounding electronic record-keeping systems, such as electronic imaging, email systems, content management systems, and personal digital archiving; familiarity with web archiving; familiarity with EAD, MODS, METS, XML, PREMIS and other data structure standards relevant to archival control of digital collections; ability to work with diverse systems and interfaces; excellent interpersonal, oral and written communication skills; ability to work independently and as a member of a team; demonstrated commitment to providing outstanding customer services. Preferred: Prior experience working in an academic research library, ideally in an academic archives; familiarity with digital forensics tools and workflows; experience with scripting languages (XSLT, Java, Python, Ruby, PHP, etc.); knowledge of archival and library data management systems (especially Archivists' Toolkit, ArchivesSpace, and Aleph). Working Conditions * Must be able to lift 40 pounds * Must be able to work in an environment in which exposure to materials containing dust and mold is possible * Frequent bending, crouching, stooping * Normal office environment * Occasional weekend
Re: [CODE4LIB] Policies for 3D Printers
That's a question every library will have to answer for themselves. For us it makes perfect sense. Our scientists are sending out files to have 3D models of craters. When the price drops enough it will become more cost effective to do that in-house. It will just be an extension of maps and remote sensing data we already have in the collection. I can see a limit being fabrication related to the mission of the Institute, same as the large-format printer. A public library might have other concerns. If it is unlimited and free, is printing out 100 Hulk statues to sell at a comic convention acceptable? How about Barbie dolls to sell at a flea market? Or maybe Barbee dolls to side-step trademarks? Lots of unanswered questions, but each library will have to decide based on local conditions. Sincerely, David Bigwood dbigw...@hou.usra.edu Lunar and Planetary Institute -Original Message- From: Code for Libraries [mailto:CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Kyle Banerjee Sent: Monday, May 20, 2013 2:15 PM To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] Policies for 3D Printers This is a bit off topic, but why would a library provide 3D printing services when just printing text on paper seems to cause enough grief for many libraries? Don't get me wrong. I can see why people are interested in this. If I had access to one (i.e. I weren't too lazy/cheap to use available services), I'd fabricate all kinds of specialized tools and gizmos. If 3D printing is provided gratis, the logical thing for people to do is to print out stuff that they need based on files they just download from the internet. Or make useful things to sell. I suspect this is not an issue yet because 3D printing isn't in most peoples' consciousness yet. The connection between fabrication and library services is tenuous at best. May as well loan tools since that would be useful to many people and would strongly appeal to demographic groups that historically don't frequent libraries. kyle On Mon, May 20, 2013 at 9:48 AM, Marc Comeau marc.com...@dal.ca wrote: Sorry I'm a little late to the discussion. We've had a 3D printer deployed in our biggest library for about a year now and we've had to discuss the gun issue at length. Thankfully for us, the RCMP in Canada came out with a pretty clear statement on the fact that unless you have the proper registration and license, you can't do it in Canada. Since the library will never hold those licenses or registration, we can't legally do it. While we haven't drawn up any formal policy yet, the quiet line in the sand for us has been, if it's illegal, we'll do it, if it's illegal we won't Our University Librarian is the kind of person who will take a stand to defend library principles if there's anything in that messy grey area so it's a reasonable standing policy for the time being. We're rolling out to three other libraries on campus now though so we're likely to be writing something up very soon. To date though, after about 300 print jobs submitted, the most dangerous thing anyone has sent was a mini crossbow. The tip of the arrows were surprisingly sharp and it could probably have slightly pierced skin if equipped with the right rubber band. That said, it was clearly a novelty item and since our users are legally considered adults, they carry a good amount of responsibility on their own. It didn't even raise any questions from our front-line staff who do err on the side of caution since we're dealing with something new and unknown. We're seeing a lot of self-created models with a good amount of Thingiverse material as well. Haven't really bumped into any serious copyright/patent/trademark issues yet either though we'll be discussing that over the next month or two. Marc Comeau Director of Library IT Library Information Technology Services Dalhousie University On 2013-05-20, at 9:39 AM, Edward Iglesias wrote: Thank you all for this great feedback. I imagine we will probably not charge at the beginning and change as needed. My Director's bigger concern is the whole are they gonna print a gun with that question. Luckily we have a student handbook to point to. Edward Iglesias On Sun, May 19, 2013 at 10:19 AM, Nate Hill nathanielh...@gmail.com wrote: If fines, fee structures, and social contracts in community spaces interest you, watch Clay Shirky's TED talk about cognitive surplus, and listen to the story about day care centers and late pickup fees. http://m.youtube.com/#/watch?v=qu7ZpWecIS8desktop_uri=%2Fwatch%3Fv%3D qu7ZpWecIS8 On Sunday, May 19, 2013, BWS Johnson wrote: Salvete! Libraries charge to lend books. Some, by no means all. It's also generally limited to newer materials. It's universally stupid to do this, in my opinion. The folks that can pay are already buying copies, and we're hurting the patrons that can't pay. Late fines are
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Re: [CODE4LIB] Policies for 3D Printers
On May 20, 2013, at 4:47 PM, Bigwood, David wrote: That's a question every library will have to answer for themselves. For us it makes perfect sense. Our scientists are sending out files to have 3D models of craters. When the price drops enough it will become more cost effective to do that in-house. It will just be an extension of maps and remote sensing data we already have in the collection. I can see a limit being fabrication related to the mission of the Institute, same as the large-format printer. A public library might have other concerns. If it is unlimited and free, is printing out 100 Hulk statues to sell at a comic convention acceptable? How about Barbie dolls to sell at a flea market? Or maybe Barbee dolls to side-step trademarks? Lots of unanswered questions, but each library will have to decide based on local conditions. Actually, this made me think back to my undergrad, when I worked in our schools 'Academic Computing' department. We had a big problem with students printing out multiple copies of their thesis on the printers in the computer labs, because they'd: 1. tie up the printers for a rather long time. 2. burn through all of the paper The result was, one or two bad actors kept everyone else from being able to use the services, because there were taking advantage of our 'free' printing. Our typical process, when we found someone needed to print their thesis was to print one copy from the printer in our staff offices, and they then had to go to one of the local copy shops to make the additional copies that they needed. (the policy of only one copy had been established for years, but was only really enforced when people came in and complained about people printing whole books) Although I can appreciate some of the arguments for making library services free, there needs to be some sort of a line drawn so that one or two people don't end up monopolizing a service. Just as I left, they ended up going to a system of some number of free pages per semester per student, with them having to pay if they wanted to print more than their gratis quota. I don't know if something like that would work, but you'd have to work out how to handle it. (number of objects? time spent on the printer? amount of material used?) -Joe
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Re: [CODE4LIB] Policies for 3D Printers
Kyle: why would a library provide 3D printing services when just printing text on paper seems to cause enough grief for many libraries? Well I guess it depends on why you're struggling with paper printing. If you are having difficulty working with the technology then I would have to agree since hobby-grade 3D printing, which is what most libraries are deploying, is in its early days and it's still rough around the edges so it requires time and attention. Our primary struggles with paper printing have to do with keeping up with the demand. Our students use it more and more every year, but struggling to meet demand is a good problem to have. the logical thing for people to do is to print out stuff that they need based on files they just download from the internet. Or make useful things to sell. Those are two things people would definitely do but there's an important one that lies in between. People make useful things for themselves. Yes we're seeing downloaded iPad stands, we're charging a small amount so it wouldn't be 100% profit to sell something they made but I wouldn't be shocked to hear that it happened. But we're seeing a lot of stuff that they've created for themselves. Sometimes for a class, sometimes for research, sometimes to solve a problem they have at home. Personally, I just needed a strange piece that could connect my robot's ultrasonic sensor to the servo mount with a special gap for the wiring. It's different for everyone which is where the strength of the technology lies. Everyone can tailor their thing specifically to their unique needs. I can come up with dozens of other examples that would meet the criteria of being truly useful for many libraries but I'm sure I can't cover every situation. Which brings me to David's point. David: That's a question every library will have to answer for themselves. Absolutely! I think it's been a great service for us to roll out and we really believe we're engaging our students in a new and exciting way. They are creating with us. For us it's an extension of providing them computers, scanners, Photoshop, CAD software and more... However I'm not going to try to persuade those who don't think this fits for their library because they might be 100% correct, I don't know what their situation might be. If it is unlimited and free, is printing out 100 Hulk statues to sell at a comic convention acceptable? How about Barbie dolls to sell at a flea market? Or maybe Barbee dolls to side-step trademarks? Anything's possible and there were a hundred ways our service could have gone (and still might go) sideways, but there was no way to find out without trying it. Pick any technology and you can find lots of ways that it can be abused, but what we're finding so far is that people really want to create. The quality of the hobby grade equipment leaves much to be desired in terms of a product that you could sell. We have someone who's building a prototype for a commercial product and he has to do a good amount of additional work sanding and other prep work for the model to be good enough for a prototype. At the end of the day, for every useful, constructive or educational use for the technology that I could come up with someone else could come up with a negative use that doesn't serve the cause. You'll probably only find out what your people will do with it a minimum of six months after you deploy it. If you're worried about any kind of abuse you can write policy to protect yourself. We've been very liberal with it, preferring to allow the problems that eventually do present themselves to guide policy because there was no good information on how people would use them when we started. Marc Comeau Director of Library IT Library Information Technology Services Dalhousie University On 2013-05-20, at 5:47 PM, Bigwood, David wrote: That's a question every library will have to answer for themselves. For us it makes perfect sense. Our scientists are sending out files to have 3D models of craters. When the price drops enough it will become more cost effective to do that in-house. It will just be an extension of maps and remote sensing data we already have in the collection. I can see a limit being fabrication related to the mission of the Institute, same as the large-format printer. A public library might have other concerns. If it is unlimited and free, is printing out 100 Hulk statues to sell at a comic convention acceptable? How about Barbie dolls to sell at a flea market? Or maybe Barbee dolls to side-step trademarks? Lots of unanswered questions, but each library will have to decide based on local conditions. Sincerely, David Bigwood dbigw...@hou.usra.edu Lunar and Planetary Institute -Original Message- From: Code for Libraries [mailto:CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Kyle Banerjee Sent: Monday, May 20, 2013 2:15 PM To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU
