[CODE4LIB] REMINDER: Voting for Code4Lib 2014 Prepared Talks ends December 6th
The program committee would like to remind everyone to submit their votes for prepared talk proposals for Code4Lib 2014 in Raleigh, NC. Voting closes this Friday, December 6th by 11:59:59pm PDT. To vote for prepared talks, visit: http://vote.code4lib.org/election/28 For more details about voting, see the original message below. Thanks! Code4Lib Program Committee -- Forwarded message -- From: Trevor Thornton trevorthorn...@nypl.org Date: Mon, Nov 18, 2013 at 10:12 AM Subject: [CODE4LIB] Voting for Code4Lib 2014 Prepared Talks begins today! To: CODE4LIB@listserv.nd.edu The Code4Lib 2014 Program Committee is happy to announce that voting is now open for prepared talks. To vote, visit http://vote.code4lib.org/election/28, review the proposals, and assign points to those presentations you would like to see on the program this year. You will need to log in with your code4lib.org username and password in order to vote. If you have any issues with your account, please contact Ryan Wick at ryanw...@gmail.com. *Voting will end on Friday, December 6, 2013 at 11:59:59 PM PDT.* The 10 proposals with the most votes will be guaranteed a slot at the conference. Additional presentations will be selected by the Program Committee in an effort to ensure diversity in program content. Community votes will still weigh heavily in these decisions. For more information about Code4Lib 2014, visit http://code4lib.org/conference/2014/. -- Trevor Thornton Senior Applications Developer, NYPL Labs The New York Public Library phone: 212-621-0287 email: trevorthorn...@nypl.org
[CODE4LIB] Discovery layer for Alma
Has anyone built (or is working on) a local discovery layer on top of Ex Libris' Alma? I'm thinking of VuFind or other front ends to the Alma API. -- -- Ken Varnum | Web Systems Manager | MLibrary - University of Michigan - Ann Arbor var...@umich.edu | @varnum | http://www.lib.umich.edu/users/varnum | 734-615-3287
Re: [CODE4LIB] Discovery layer for Alma
I haven't heard about any VuFind/Alma projects yet, but I'm copying this thread to vufind-tech in case anyone there knows something that I don't. - Demian -Original Message- From: Code for Libraries [mailto:CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Ken Varnum Sent: Tuesday, December 03, 2013 11:07 AM To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: [CODE4LIB] Discovery layer for Alma Has anyone built (or is working on) a local discovery layer on top of Ex Libris' Alma? I'm thinking of VuFind or other front ends to the Alma API. -- -- Ken Varnum | Web Systems Manager | MLibrary - University of Michigan - Ann Arbor var...@umich.edu | @varnum | http://www.lib.umich.edu/users/varnum | 734-615-3287
[CODE4LIB] FW: [VuFind-Tech] [CODE4LIB] Discovery layer for Alma
Passing this back to CODE4LIB from vufind-tech - Demian -Original Message- From: Alan Rykhus [mailto:alan.ryk...@mnsu.edu] Sent: Tuesday, December 03, 2013 2:20 PM To: vufind-t...@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [VuFind-Tech] [CODE4LIB] Discovery layer for Alma Hello, Alma does not have any sort of OPAC. If you run Alma, you search your library records through Primo. So you could say there is already one in place. I'm not sure how patron empowerment works. I would assume that if there is such a thing in Alma, it would use the Restful API just as in Aleph. al On 12/03/2013 10:31 AM, Demian Katz wrote: I haven't heard about any VuFind/Alma projects yet, but I'm copying this thread to vufind-tech in case anyone there knows something that I don't. - Demian -Original Message- From: Code for Libraries [mailto:CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Ken Varnum Sent: Tuesday, December 03, 2013 11:07 AM To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: [CODE4LIB] Discovery layer for Alma Has anyone built (or is working on) a local discovery layer on top of Ex Libris' Alma? I'm thinking of VuFind or other front ends to the Alma API. -- -- Ken Varnum | Web Systems Manager | MLibrary - University of Michigan - Ann Arbor var...@umich.edu | @varnum | http://www.lib.umich.edu/users/varnum | 734-615-3287 -- Rapidly troubleshoot problems before they affect your business. Most IT organizations don't have a clear picture of how application performance affects their revenue. With AppDynamics, you get 100% visibility into your Java,.NET, PHP application. Start your 15-day FREE TRIAL of AppDynamics Pro! http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=84349351iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk ___ Vufind-tech mailing list vufind-t...@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/vufind-tech -- Rapidly troubleshoot problems before they affect your business. Most IT organizations don't have a clear picture of how application performance affects their revenue. With AppDynamics, you get 100% visibility into your Java,.NET, PHP application. Start your 15-day FREE TRIAL of AppDynamics Pro! http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=84349351iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk ___ Vufind-tech mailing list vufind-t...@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/vufind-tech
[CODE4LIB] REMINDER: RDAP14 Call for Poster and Lightning Talks and Registration Open
REMINDER: RDAP14 Call for Poster and Lightning Talks and Registration Open Research Data Access and Preservation Summit 2014 March 26-28, 2014 Sheraton San Diego Hotel and Marinahttp://www.sheratonsandiegohotel.com/, San Diego, CA RDAP14, the fifth annual Research Data Access and Preservation Summit, is accepting proposals (max. 300 words) for two panels, interactive posters, and lightning talks. Themes for RDAP14 were selected by this year's planning committee with input from previous years' attendees and RDAP community members. Important Dates Closed: Panel Presentations Submissions Duehttp://www.softconf.com/asis/rdap-14/cgi-bin/scmd.cgi?scmd=basicSubmit December 16, 2013: Interactive Posters and Lightning Talks Submissions Duehttp://www.softconf.com/asis/rdap-14/cgi-bin/scmd.cgi?scmd=basicSubmit February 14, 2014: Early Bird Registrationhttps://www.asis.org/Conferences/RDAP14/rdap14regform.php Ends March 26-28, 2014: RDAP14 Conference and Workshopshttp://www.asis.org/rdap/ Interactive Posters and Lightning Talks We are soliciting posters and lightning talks on any of the following themes: * Institutional policies for research data * Building/expanding research data services * Collaboration or tension between units involved with research data * Institutional responses to government policies/guidelines concerning research data * Systems/strategies for full-lifecycle research data curation * Tools developed and/or used for data curation/management * Digital preservation * Data citation and reuse * Data repositories (institutional/disciplinary/other) * Education and training for research data management/curation Submissions for Interactive Posters and (Seven Minute) Lightning Talks are due December 16, 2013. Submit your proposals for RDAP14 here: http://www.softconf.com/asis/rdap-14/cgi-bin/scmd.cgi?scmd=basicSubmit In addition to the topics covered in the call, the RDAP14 program will include keynote speakers, hands-on workshopshttp://www.asis.org/rdap/workshops/, and curated panels on: * Inter-unit collaboration and tension around research data services * Responses to the OSTP public access memo * NSF DataNet project updates More details on the program coming soon! ** Robert H. McDonald Associate Dean for Library Technologies Deputy Director-Data to Insight Center, Pervasive Technology Institute Indiana University 1320 East 10th Street Herman B Wells Library 234 Bloomington, IN 47405 Phone: 812-856-4834 Email: rhmcd...@indiana.edu Skype: rhmcdonald AIM: rhmcdonald1
Re: [CODE4LIB] Looking for two coders to help with discoverability of videos
Hi Kelley, If you haven't already, you might want to look at the music score and sound recording FRBRization work done on the Variations-FRBR project here at Indiana University. I'm not sure how directly useful this would be for your work with moving images, but there may be some useful mapping ideas: FRBR XML schemas: http://www.dlib.indiana.edu/projects/vfrbr/schemas/1.1/index.shtml MARC-FRBR mapping specifications: http://www.dlib.indiana.edu/projects/vfrbr/projectDoc/metadata/mappings/spring2010/vfrbrSpring2010mappings.shtml Java FRBRization code and documentation: http://www.dlib.indiana.edu/projects/vfrbr/projectDoc/index.shtml Jon -Original Message- From: Code for Libraries [mailto:CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Kelley McGrath Sent: Tuesday, December 03, 2013 12:35 AM To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] Looking for two coders to help with discoverability of videos Robert, Your work also sounds very interesting and definitely overlaps with some of what we want to do. It seems like a lot of people are trying to get useful format information out of MARC records and it's unfortunate that it is so complicated. I would be very interested to see your logic for determining format and dealing with self-contradictory records. Runtime from the 008 is, as you say, pretty straightforward, but not always filled out and useless if the resource is longer than 999 minutes. It's interesting that you mention identifying directors. We have also been working on a similar, although more generalized, process. We're trying to identify all of the personal and organizational names mentioned in video records and, where possible, their roles. Our existing process is pretty accurate for personal names and for roles in English. It tends to struggle with credits involving multiple corporate bodies and we're working on building a lexicon of non-English terms for common roles. We're also trying to get people to hand-annotate credits to build a corpus to help us improve our process. (Help us out at http://olac-annotator.org/. And if you're willing to be on call to help with translating non-English credits, email me with the language(s) you'd be able to help out with. We also just started a mailing list at https://lists.uoregon.edu/mailman/listinfo/olac-credits) Matching MARC records for moving images with external data sources is also on our radar. Most feature film type material can probably be identified by the attributes you mention: title, original date and director (probably 2 out of 3 would work in most cases). We are also hoping to use these attributes (and possibly others) to cluster records for the same FRBR work. It would be great to talk with you more about this off-list. Kelley kell...@uoregon.edu From: Robert Haschart [rh...@virginia.edu] Sent: Monday, December 02, 2013 10:49 AM To: Code for Libraries Cc: Kelley McGrath Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] Looking for two coders to help with discoverability of videos Kelley, The work you are proposing is interesting and overlaps somewhat both with work I have already done and with a new project I'm looking into here at UVa. I have been the primary contributor to the Marc4j java project for the past several years and am the creator of the project SolrMarc which extracts data from Marc records based on a customizable specification, to build Solr index records to facilitate rich discovery. Much of my work on creating and improving these projects has been in service of my actual job of creating and maintaining the Solr Index behind our Blacklight-based discovery interface. As a part of that work I have created custom SolrMarc routines that extract the format of items similar to what is described in Example 3, including looking in the leader, 006, 007 and 008 to determine the format as-coded but further looking in the 245 h, 300 and 538 fields to heuristically determine when the format as-coded is incorrect and ought to be overridden. Most of the heuristic determination is targeted towards Video material, and was initiated when I found an item that due to a coding error was listed as a Video in Braille format. Further I have developed a set of custom routines that look more closely at Video items, one of which already extracts the runtime from the 008[18-20] field, To modify it from its current form that currently returns the runtime in minutes, to instead return it as HH:MM as specified in your xls file, and to further handle the edge case of 008[18-20] = 000 to return over 16:39 would literally take about 15 minutes. Another of these custom routines that is more fully-formed, is code for extracting the Director of a video from the Marc record. It examines the contents of the fields 245c, 508a, 500a, 505a, 505t, employing heuristics and targeted natural language processing techniques, to attempt to correctly extract the Director. At
[CODE4LIB] Job: Applications Analyst/Programmer at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Applications Analyst/Programmer Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Troy, NY The Research Libraries Department at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, NY is pleased to announce an opportunity for an Applications Analyst/Programmer to join the staff in the Division of the CIO. Reporting to the Manager, Technical Services, the Applications Analyst/Programmer assumes primary responsibility for, and technical leadership of analysis, programming, data conversion and systems administration of specific library online applications and services. The Applications Analyst/Programmer will have knowledge of computer programming languages, and software analysis, design, and test methodologies. The position requires a thorough knowledge of relational database concepts, and the ability to learn new software tools and techniques. Proficiency in SQL and relational databases (such as Oracle) is preferred. Minimum qualifications include a Bachelor's degree in computer science, management information systems, or engineering or a relevant combination of education, training and directly related work experience in a comparable position may be substituted for degree. Experience in a higher education setting, systems administration experience, and experience with library information systems is highly desired. Experience with web based programming technologies such as JavaScript, HTML, etc. are preferred. Qualified candidates are invited to apply online at [https://rpijobs.rpi.edu](https://rpijobs.rpi.edu) and reference job #20130192. Brought to you by code4lib jobs: http://jobs.code4lib.org/job/11048/
Re: [CODE4LIB] Code4lib 2014 Diversity Scholarships: Call for Applications
Just a note that yes, the hosting committee was a bit surprised by the number of scholarships that came in this year! We realized at the last minute that perhaps we should have discussed a scholarship based SOLELY on economic need, but there just wasn't the opportunity to thoughtfully consider changing course for this year at a late date. It's an idea we put a pin in to suggest to next year's hosts to consider if a large number of scholarships are available again next year. And yes, at least one scholarship has been provided in past years through a collection of small donations from the community itself. So anyone could organize an additional scholarship. If there is an organization we could invoice, scholarships could STILL be added to the roster for this year and handled by the local hosts, as well. -emily - Date:Mon, 25 Nov 2013 16:28:14 -0500 From:Sarah Shealy sarah.she...@outlook.com Subject: Re: Code4lib 2014 Diversity Scholarships: Call for Applications It's honestly too late this year to change the entire scholarship system. I don't disagree that it would be awesome to have scholarships for everyone who has some sort of economic need, and this is a conversation that should be had. But there's a lot that goes into opening something up based on economic status, and while that work would be valuable and awesome, it's a little late in the game for 2014. There's also the consideration of when to offer both gender and need-based scholarships, since the number of scholarships are variable and if there are only two to be awarded then the historic trend of ethnic/gender based awards should probably be carried forward. Or not. I would like to point out that for a lot of white men working in the tech field, going to a local user group or conference is an easy thing and you get to see people like you who do the things you do. I had to go to Chicago last year (I live in SC - and I was a scholarship recipient) in order to see women doing the same thing that I do. And it was pretty awesome. So I would vote for always having the ethnic/gender based scholarship simply for the connection it can give people - it honestly isn't something that be described. I went from having no cultural touchstones in this area of my life to having several. Hopefully this will help turn the tide from rabble rabble rabble to thinking about ways to add to the system - not just overhaul the whole shebang. I would suggest that some of you who are upset about how things are run sign up for the Scholarship Committee next year and do some work from the inside. Because, again, you should have raised your concerns before we sent out the call. The scholarships happen every year. Sarah -- Emily Lynema Associate Department Head Information Technology, NCSU Libraries 919-513-8031 emily_lyn...@ncsu.edu
[CODE4LIB] Job: Instructional Design Librarian at Weill Medical College of Cornell University
Instructional Design Librarian Weill Medical College of Cornell University New York City **Position Title:** Instructional Design Librarian **Department: **The Samuel J. Wood Library and The C.V. Starr Biomedical Information Center **Status:** Full Time, Academic/Faculty - Non Professorial Track **Salary:** Starting salary negotiable: minimum $63,000 **Location:** Upper East Side - Manhattan location **Position Summary:** The Instructional Design Librarian is responsible for designing, developing and delivering instructional programming in a variety of formats for the Weill Cornell Medical Library New York and the Distributed e-Library, Weill Cornell- Qatar. Additionally, the Instructional Design Librarian is the expert on copyright and fair usage for the Colleges. This position reports to the Associate Director for User Support, Research, and Education. The position is based in New York City, but will require travel to Doha, Qatar. **Responsibilities:** * In conjunction with library staff create innovative and effective learning materials utilizing a variety of delivery methods, including digital learning objects and web-based instruction modules. * Provide staff development for the use of educational technology and education concepts. * Provide expertise on copyright and fair usage to faculty, students and staff. * Maintain learning environments and tools. * Develop assessment plans for the library's instruction program to assess student learning and the impact of information literacy instruction. * Liaise with the Educational Web Services Group and Informational Technologies and Services regarding educational technology. * Pursue an active and ongoing plan for professional development, research, publishing and service. **Qualifications/Experience:** * Advanced degree or certification in educational technologies or instructional design. * Graduate degree in library/information science from an ALA-accredited institution preferred. * Demonstrated ability to apply an established instructional design process. * Excellent technical, written and verbal communication skills and teaching/presentation skills. * Experience with Canvas and WebEx preferred. * Able to work collaboratively in a team environment. * Demonstrated initiative, the ability to manage multiple projects and a commitment to professional development. Please email cover letter and curriculum vitae to [librecruit...@med.cornell.edu](http://librecruit...@med.cornell.edu) Founded in 1898, and affiliated with what is now New York-Presbyterian Hospital since 1927, Weill Cornell Medical College is among the top-ranked clinical and medical research centers in the country. In addition to offering degrees in medicine, Cornell also has Ph.D. programs in biomedical research and education at the Weill Graduate School of Medical Sciences, and with neighboring Rockefeller University and the Sloan-Kettering Institute, has established a joint MD-PhD. program for students to intensify their pursuit of Cornell's triple mission of education, research, and patient care. Weill Cornell Medical College's educational mission emphasizes the importance of combining a strong foundation in the medical sciences with extensive clinical training in patient care. By promoting a true social commitment, stimulating creativity, and fostering independent thought and study, Weill Cornell Medical College continues to cultivate the best of tomorrow's leaders in the field of medicine. Weill Cornell Medical College is an equal opportunity, affirmative action educator and employer. We look forward to hearing from you. [Weill.Cornell.edu ](http://Weill.Cornell.edu) Brought to you by code4lib jobs: http://jobs.code4lib.org/job/11049/
[CODE4LIB] Job: Dean of the School of Information Studies at University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Dean of the School of Information Studies University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Milwaukee The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM) invites applications and nominations for the position of Dean of the School of Information Studies (SOIS). UWM is one of two doctoral-granting institutions in the University of Wisconsin System and offers 188 degree programs including 94 undergraduate degrees, 59 master's degrees, 1 specialist program and 34 doctoral programs, through 14 schools and colleges. The 93-acre main campus, just blocks from Lake Michigan, is located in a residential neighborhood on Milwaukee's east side, offering faculty, staff, and students a wide range of cultural, athletic, and entertainment opportunities. The nationally ranked School of Information Studies offers a Bachelor Degree program in Information Science Technology, programs leading to a Master Degree in Library and Information Science, a Doctorate in Information Studies, and two certificates in advanced study.The School has a strong research faculty, approximately 950 students, and state-of-the-art informational technology laboratories. The successful candidate must have an earned doctorate in library and information science or a related discipline, demonstrated leadership and proven administrative experience, and an academic record appropriate for appointment as a Full Professor with tenure in the School. Preference will be given to candidates who also possess experience in managing and developing traditional and emerging education programs at both undergraduate and graduate levels, and a history of success in budget and personnel management within an educational institution. For the full position profile and desired qualifications, please visit [http://www4.uwm.edu/secu/news_events/sois-dean/sois-dean- search.cfm](http://www4.uwm.edu/secu/news_events/sois-dean/sois-dean- search.cfm). The Committee will accept applications and nominations until the position is filled. Initial screening of applications will begin February 1, 2014 and continue until an appointment is made. Applications received after January 31, 2014 may not receive consideration. Nominations should include nominee's name, position, and telephone number.Application materials should include a cover letter, a complete resume, and contact information for at least five references.Correspondents are advised to submit materials by e-mail utilizing attachments. Chuck Bunting and Lesley Boyd, with Storbeck/Pimentel Associates, are providing support for this search. Please send all inquiries, nominations and applications to[ uwms...@storbeckpimentel.com](mailto:uwms...@storbeckpimentel.com). In accordance with Wisconsin's Open Records Law, requests for confidentiality by nominees and applicants will be honored, if so requested, except that names and titles of the finalists must be disclosed. The University of Wisconsin- Milwaukee is an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action Employer. For more information about the University of Wisconsin- Milwaukee,please visit the web site at[http://www4.uwm.edu](http://www4.uwm.edu). Brought to you by code4lib jobs: http://jobs.code4lib.org/job/11041/
[CODE4LIB] Job: Scholarly Communications Librarian at Western Washington University
Scholarly Communications Librarian Western Washington University Bellingham **About the Position**: Western Washington University Libraries seeks an innovative, forward-looking librarian who will build and promote the Institutional Repository (IR), as well as further scholarly communication as a strategic priority for Western Libraries. Reporting to the Director of Scholarly Resources and Collection Services, this position is a 12-month, tenure track faculty appointment. The Scholarly Communications Librarian promotes the availability and capacity of the Institutional Repository (IR) to the university community, faculty, researchers, and students, and ensures compliance with relevant law and policy. The ideal candidate will have a background or experience in scholarly communication and copyright issues. Western Libraries strives to further Western's identity as an institution that welcomes and embraces diversity, and encourages applications from diverse candidates. **About the Department: Western Libraries** _Position Responsibilities_ * Develops, implements, and maintains the Libraries' scholarly communication programs and initiatives * Works with the Director of Scholarly Resources and library faculty to develop education and outreach related to scholarly communication and to integrate scholarly communication into the library liaison program * Manages the daily operation of the IR, including working with IR software, adding and editing content, metadata creation, analyzing usage data, training other library staff in IR functions * Coordinates and provides training in support of the IR on campus * Creates and updates IR policies, procedures, and other necessary documentation * Works with appropriate parties and staff to maintain and develop new functionality for the IR * Advises and educates the campus community about authors' rights, faculty use of copyrighted materials, and other copyright issues related to scholarly communication * Required Qualifications: * Required Qualificaitons (Must be addressed in your cover letter or vita) * ALA-accredited MLS, MIS, or equivalent international degree * Demonstrated knowledge of or experience with scholarly communication issues, such as copyright, authors' rights, and open access publishing * Demonstrated knowledge of data management and institutional repositories * Proven experience with emerging technologies and potential for furthering scholarship and research in this area * Ability to work effectively with diverse students and colleagues _Preferred Qualifications_ * Experience in a management/team leadership role * Experience with Scholarly Communication in an academic library * Experience with digital publishing tools, such as Bepress, Open Journal Systems, DSpace, Fedora * Experience with outreach and training activities * Demonstrated effective communication and interpersonal skills Academic Emphasis: Libraries Job Location: Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA Salary: Commensurate with experience and qualifications Bargaining Union: United Faculty of Western Washington **Application Instructions and Requested Documents**: To be considered for this position, application materials must be submitted via WWU's Electronic Application System for Employment (EASE) at http://www.wwu.edu/jobs. Please submit a cover letter addressing the required and preferred qualifications, a curriculum vitae, and contact information for three professional references. Note: you will need to use Internet Explorer to utilize this online application system. For further information, please contact Ms. Connie Mallison, Search Committee Coordinator, by email at connie.malli...@wwu.edu. Other Information: Follow Western Employment on Facebook and WWUEmployment on Twitter Job Posted: 12/2/2013 Closing Date Notes: Application review begins January 17, 2014; position is open until filled Brought to you by code4lib jobs: http://jobs.code4lib.org/job/11040/
[CODE4LIB] Interested in enhancing call-number browse in Millennium catalog
I'm thinking of trying to enhance the call-number browse pages on a Millennium catalog with meanings of the classification ranges taken from the LoC Classification database. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/classification.html a typical call-number browse page might look like this: http://librarycatalog.vts.edu/search~S1?/cBX100.7.B632+1999/cbx++100.7+b632+1999/-3,-1,,E/browsehttp://librarycatalog.vts.edu/search%7ES1?/cBX100.7.B632+1999/cbx++100.7+b632+1999/-3,-1,,E/browse I'd like to intersperse the call-number listing with call-number range meanings like BX100 - Christian denominations - Eastern churches Has anyone tried this? Can you point me to the API documentation for the LC Classification? Cindy Harper
Re: [CODE4LIB] Looking for two coders to help with discoverability of videos
Thanks, Jon. I have seen the Variations work and also talked to Jenn Riley about it. It has definitely influenced me, although we are going in a slightly different direction and moving images have some different needs from music. One thing about Variations that struck me is this paragraph from the usability testing report (http://www.dlib.indiana.edu/projects/vfrbr/projectDoc/usability/usabilityTest/ScherzoUTestReport.pdf): There was an assumption among the development team that works would be a window for organizing and narrowing results in a way that users searching for scores and recordings would find useful. One of the main ideas behind FRBR is that the work, or the intellectual entity that is produced by people and is packaged in many forms, is the core information – Scherzo’s interface reflected that organization. 4 (See Appendix E, Fig. 14 for Scherzo’s search results page.) But the participants tended to latch on to a person’s name and search for that name in a particular role. The reasons for this are not completely clear and further discussion follows, but it is worth bearing this finding in mind. Additionally, from the search results page, work results were clicked only 14 times in comparison to items in recordings scores , which were clicked 65 times. Regardless of how the FRBRized data is organized on the back end, the interface needs to reflect the way users want to search, and that might not mean with search results organized by work. Does this mean that a work-focused approach is not actually what users want or need? Does it mean that the work-centered approach needs to be implemented differently in the user interface? Are these results somehow specific to music? Do they reflect users' familiarity with the typical library catalog and the strategies they've become accustomed to using? It does suggest to me that there should be more studies on how users interact with FRBRized data (and not just the clustering that so many discovery interfaces do now, but real FRBR-based data) and how FRBRized data is best presented. Kelley On Tue, Dec 3, 2013 at 11:35 AM, Dunn, Jon William Butcher j...@iu.edumailto:j...@iu.edu wrote: Hi Kelley, If you haven't already, you might want to look at the music score and sound recording FRBRization work done on the Variations-FRBR project here at Indiana University. I'm not sure how directly useful this would be for your work with moving images, but there may be some useful mapping ideas: FRBR XML schemas: http://www.dlib.indiana.edu/projects/vfrbr/schemas/1.1/index.shtml MARC-FRBR mapping specifications: http://www.dlib.indiana.edu/projects/vfrbr/projectDoc/metadata/mappings/spring2010/vfrbrSpring2010mappings.shtml Java FRBRization code and documentation: http://www.dlib.indiana.edu/projects/vfrbr/projectDoc/index.shtml Jon
