[CODE4LIB] Netspeed 2014: Call for Speakers

[Michael Silver]

*The Alberta Library invites you to be a part of Netspeed: The Human Side
Of Technology.  We are accepting session proposals for this year's
conference, to be held October 16 and 17, 2014 at the Edmonton Marriott at
River Cree Resort

in
Edmonton, AB.*



*Netspeed is a leading library technology conference that connects
librarians from public, academic, government, and special libraries from
Western Canada and beyond. Technology is embedded in virtually every aspect
of the library experience and the Netspeed conference addresses this
convergence of people and technology.*



*We offer learning experiences that include lectures, discussion,
technology demonstrations, resource and equipment vendors, forums for
conversation, and more.  Presenters have the opportunity to address a wide
range of delegates, boost their professional profile, and participate in
engaged knowledge sharing.*


*We are seeking 50 minute presentations that address the following areas of
focus:*

· Transforming library service through technology

· Emerging technology trends affecting the nature of library work

· The role libraries can play in the evolving connection economy

· Newly licensed resources, websites, apps, and collaboration tools

· Marketing, metrics, and methods for evaluating digital impact

· Innovative strategies to build digital and information literacy
skills



Do you have a great idea for a topic not listed above?  We welcome
proposals for sessions outside of our recommended areas of focus.  Formats
such as demonstrations, hands-on workshops, panels, facilitated discussions
and group strategy development are encouraged.



*Presenter information*


Accepted presentations will receive one complimentary conference
registration per session.  Proposals will be accepted through an
online form and
must be received by April 18, 2014.



For more information contact Lauren Sergy at lse...@thealbertalibrary.ab.ca or
at 780-414-0805 ext. 230.



We look forward to your proposals and participation in Netspeed 2014!

-- 
Michael Silver

[CODE4LIB] Job: Web Architect Librarian at Texas Tech University

[jobs]

Web Architect Librarian
Texas Tech University
Lubbock

Position Class Title Assistant Librarian

Extended Job Title Web Architect Librarian

Requisition No. 90725

Job Category Faculty

Organization B1-Library

Position Number T94123

Position Description

  
To serve the information needs of library clientele in assigned subject
area(s) to include liaison, collection development, user instruction and
reference activities; must also cooperate and function as part of a team to
provide services to all library users. This is an entry-level rank assigned to
those beginning their professional careers or those, who upon their
appointment, do not meet the criteria of Associate Librarian. Work is
performed under general supervision with latitude for individual initiative
and judgment. Evaluation of employee performance is based upon accomplishment
of defined objectives.

Major/Essential Functions

  
This position is responsible for the development of website standards and best
practices for the library web presence. The person also participates in
providing access to library materials acquired by the University Libraries and
contributes to the development of departmental policies and procedures. The
incumbent is also expected to engage in scholarly pursuit and other
professional activities in accordance with Texas Tech Library's standards for
promotion and tenure.

  
• Maintains excellent written and oral communication with library staff.
Disseminates information that is clear to all levels of library staff in the
form of email updates, attendance at staff meetings and other appropriate
means.

• Works closely with the supervisor, appropriate teams and departments to
establish and refine associated policies, procedures, and workflows.

• Investigates, evaluates, and recommends systems and standards for the
website. Leads the ongoing development of website standards and best
practices. Provides recommendations on the implementation of new web services
and systems. Tracks developments of library website standards and facilitates
access to resources through website development.

• Implements suitable web standards. Ensures quality, consistency, and ease of
access to all library website supported systems and information.

• Assists in setting policies, priorities and practices for the library
website and how systems are integrated.

• Coordinate with others who are doing research on the website or are looking
to use web statistics as assessment tools.

• Provides training in the area of web content creation and management and
user experience.

• Participates in the development, design, deployment and support of web
services.

• Participates in the development and implementation of library policies and
procedures, project planning and staff training as needed.

• Stays abreast of current developments in library issues through active
participation in professional organizations and workshops. Monitors
professional trends in assigned areas and makes recommendations in these
areas.

Occasional Duties

  
• Serves on library committees and cross functional teams as assigned.

• Writes reports and prepares other documentation as needed.

• Assists with special projects as needed.

Qualifications

  
Master's degree in Library Science from an ALA accredited program. This
position will be classified as Security Sensitive and require a criminal
background check if selected for employment.

Preferred Qualifications

  
• Must have knowledge of website standards and other emerging internet trends;
knowledge of website implementation and management techniques. Strong
interpersonal skills, as well as excellent oral and written communication
skills and training abilities.

• Working knowledge of standard computer office applications such as Microsoft
Outlook, MS Office Suite, or other productivity software; the ability to work
creatively, collaboratively and effectively both as a team member and
independently to promote teamwork among colleagues at all levels.

• Strong knowledge of HTML and CSS.

• Demonstrated project management and problem-solving skills.

• Programming experience with PHP, JavaScript, XML, and /or XSLT.

• Familiarity with Usability practices and Accessibility standards highly
preferred as well as experience producing and customizing a quality ADA-
compliant website within a Content Management System.

Security Sensitive? Yes

Security Level (TTU only) Level I

Does this position work in a research laboratory? No

If yes, are select agents used in this laboratory?

Pay Basis Monthly (Exempt)

Job Type Full Time Tenure Track

Campus/Unit Texas Tech University

Work Location Lubbock

Zip Code 79409

Job Open Date 02/20/2014

Job Close Date

Is this a reposting? No

Funding Source (FOAP) 16B001-B1-6A1906-400

Special Instructions to Applicants

  
Please provide the following to accompany your online application:

  
• Curriculum Vitae

• Cover Letter

• Professional References

Additional Information for

Re: [CODE4LIB] Windows XP EOL

[Andrew Anderson]

On Mar 5, 2014, at 15:37, Marc Truitt  wrote:

> Perhaps that's why several contributors to this thread have suggested
> that M$' EOL declaration aside, why give it up?  XP, I'll miss ya...

XP: The new DOS 3.3?

-- 
Andrew Anderson, Director of Development, Library and Information Resources 
Network, Inc.
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[CODE4LIB] Job: Integrated Library System Administrator at SILS

[jobs]

Integrated Library System Administrator
SILS
Regina, Saskatoon, or telecommute

**Saskatchewan Information and Library Services Consortium (SILS)  
Integrated Library System Administrator**

  
**What is SILS?**  
The Saskatchewan Information and Library Services Consortium (SILS) is a
network of over 300 public libraries that work together to provide seamless
and consistent library services within the province of
Saskatchewan. SILS maintains the core library technology
infrastructure for its municipal library and regional library system
members. The role of SILS will be expanding in 2014 to
include the development of patron-facing web applications with a goal of
achieving a common user experience and dynamic integration of library
collections and patron account functionality. Now is the
time to join this forward-thinking organization and contribute to supporting
world-class library services in Saskatchewan!

  
**We are looking for** a service-oriented individual who enjoys working in a 
diverse and customer-focused environment. You are organized, technically sound 
and a credible system administrator. You have demonstrated an ability to work 
within a fast-paced and collaborative team environment, and you have excellent 
skills in building relationships, communicating effectively, and serving the 
needs of others. Most importantly, you are a responsive, hands-on problem 
solver and have a propensity to get things done!  
  
**What you'll be doing:**  
The Integrated Library System Administrator is responsible for the support and
administration of the Consortium's integrated library system (ILS) that
provides a variety of services including circulation, cataloguing,
acquisitions, serials, reports, external interface functions, and public
access. Work is performed with considerable independent judgment and
initiative.

  
**Key responsibilities include:**  
• Manage the integrated library system (ILS) functionality and system access.

• Determine best practices for ILS system upgrades and software
implementation.

• Develop and configure ILS features for effective system performance in a
consortial environment.

• Advise circulation and assessment managers in best practices of data
management and extraction relating to the Consortium-wide database.

• Configure and manage system data loads and third-party software connections.

• Work with stakeholders to improve services through systems refinement,
enhancement, and innovation.

• Train agency and SILS staff in the management of statistical reporting and
circulation functionality.

• Develop and create recurring and on-demand reports for SILS agencies.

• Collaborate with clients and colleagues to ensure timely completion of
tasks, assists others when needed, and request assistance if necessary.

• Monitor industry trends and best practices related to information access and
discovery and recommend improvements to existing tools and workflows as
appropriate.

• Act as a resource to the Consortium's committees and working groups when
requested.

• Perform other duties as assigned.

  
**Qualifications and Skills:**  
• An ALA-accredited MLIS degree is preferred.

• 3-5 years of relevant professional experience.

• Ability to work in a creative and highly productive
environment. Demonstrated ability to liaise effectively
with clients. Excellent oral and written communication
skills in English.

• Self-directed, flexible, and results-driven with a demonstrated ability to
initiate, collaborate, and deliver results.

• Demonstrated knowledge of SQL and relational database structure.

• Familiarity with MARC and non-MARC metadata schemas, standards, and best
practices.

  
**The following would be an asset:**  
• Additional degree or advanced diploma in computer science or equivalent
experience.

• Relevant and current Microsoft Certification(s) such as MCITP or MCSA (SQL
Server).

• Five years of public library experience.

• Experience working in a consortium.

  
**Position:** The successful candidate may choose to work from offices located 
in Saskatoon or Regina. **The Consortium is open to the possibility of 
telecommuting from within Canada.** Applicants who state their intention to 
telecommute may be considered on a contract basis. Applicants should state 
whether they intend to telecommute in their cover letter. Occasional travel may 
be required.  
  
**Remuneration:** Commensurate with education and experience.  
  
**To Apply:** Interested parties should submit a resume, including the names of 
three references, to Rob Zylstra, Executive Director, 2207 Smith Street, 
Regina, SK, S4P 2P5. 306-260-6459. rzyls...@sasklibraries.ca. The position will 
remain open until filled.  
  
All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadian citizens
and permanent residents will be given priority.



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Re: [CODE4LIB] Windows XP EOL

[Marc Truitt]

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On 03/05/2014 04:16 PM, Thomas Bennett wrote:
> Happy 14.x birthday XP.  Now that you have reached the ripe old age
> of 14+ the Death Panel says No Go, bye bye.

Indeed.  While I've used Linux as my primary desktop since the 1990s,
XP is my hands-down fave Windows flavor.  Stable (by M$ standards) and
comparatively undemanding of resources (again, in the Windows sense).
 I still run a copy in a VM under Linux for those things that refuse
to imbibe Wine and that I simply must have available.

Perhaps that's why several contributors to this thread have suggested
that M$' EOL declaration aside, why give it up?  XP, I'll miss ya...

cheers,

- - mt

- -- 
*
Marc Truitt
University Librarianvoice  : 506-364-2567
Mount Allison Universitye-mail : mtru...@mta.ca
Libraries and Archives  fax: 506-364-2617
49 York Street  cell   : 506-232-0503
Sackville, NB  E4L 1C6

"A pattern has emerged in which holders of academic posts related to
Internet studies tend to join in the acceptance or even the celebration
of the decline of the creative classes' levees.  This strikes me as an
irony, or an anxious burst of denial.

"Higher education could be Napsterized and vaporized in a matter of a
few short years."
-- Jaron Lanier (2013)

  Wearing the sensible shoes proudly since 1978!
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Re: [CODE4LIB] Windows XP EOL

[Thomas Bennett]

On Mar 5, 2014, at 12:16 PM, Andrew Anderson wrote:

> but at the end of that day you’re still talking about taking a 14 year old 
> operating system that is no longer supported and connecting it to the 
> internet.



Happy 14.x birthday XP.  Now that you have reached the ripe old age of 14+ the 
Death Panel says No Go, bye bye.

TMGB



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transmission is STRICTLY PROHIBITED.  Please contact this office immediately by 
return e-mail or at 828-262-6587, and destroy the original transmission and its 
attachment(s), if any, if you are not the intended recipient.

[CODE4LIB] Job: Web App Developer/Engineer: FOSS & Data Visualization Focus at Library of Congress

[jobs]

Web App Developer/Engineer: FOSS & Data Visualization Focus
Library of Congress
Washington, D.C.

The Library of Congress seeks a software developer to support the ongoing
development and operations of [Viewshare](http://viewshare.org/), a free and
open source web application for visualizing cultural heritage data ([github
repo](https://github.com/LibraryOfCongress/viewshare)).

  
Working primarily in Python and JavaScript, the ideal candidate will have
significant experience working in the Django web framework, and an interest
and or experience in working with a range of JavaScript visualization
libraries (for example, D3.js, and the JavaScript InfoVis Toolkit).

  
This position is located in the Office of Strategic Initiatives at the Library
of Congress, and reports to the director of the National Digital Information
and Preservation Program (NDIIPP).

  
**Key Features:**  

  * Play a significant role in helping to establish the future direction and 
vision for the project
  * Work solely on an open source project
  * Positon can be flextime schedule and has potential for telework up to two 
days a week.
  
  



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Re: [CODE4LIB] Tool Library 2.0

[Rachel Shaevel]

Late to the party, but one of our Maker Lab staffers suggested this site:

http://fab.cba.mit.edu/about/faq/


Rachel Shaevel
Electronic Resources Cataloger
Technical Services/Catalog Department
Chicago Public Library
Harold Washington Library Center
400 S. State St.
Chicago, IL 60605
P: (312) 747-4660
rshae...@chipublib.org


-Original Message-
From: Code for Libraries [mailto:CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Daron 
Dierkes
Sent: Thursday, February 27, 2014 3:51 PM
To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU
Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] Tool Library 2.0

In St. Louis, to my knowledge we do not have a makerspace as part of a library. 
 We do however have a hackerspace called Arch Reactor and a new TechShop is 
coming soon, which I guess is maybe something similar but diffferent?

Could any of you help clarify the terms for me and maybe explain what libraries 
have to do with them?


On Thu, Feb 27, 2014 at 3:16 PM, Cary Gordon  wrote:

> Personally, I would put soldering irons in phase 2, as they really do 
> require training to use. Without a pretty decent skillset, you can 
> burn through a lot of led strips, etc.
>
> My lab consists of a Sparkfun kit hot-glued to the top of a parts box.
> This arrangement has been very helpful for my chronic mislayer self. 
> It's a makerspace in a box.
>
> Cary
>
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/36809832@N00/12821466713/
>
> Cary
>
> On Feb 27, 2014, at 12:33 PM, Edward Iglesias 
> 
> wrote:
>
> > Hello All,
> >
> > A colleague and I were recently asked to help create a "tool library 
> > for makerspaces" for a local state library consortia. The idea being 
> > they
> would
> > lend out kits such as Arduino's with breadboards to libraries that 
> > are thinking of setting up some kind of makerspace but unsure where to 
> > start.
> >
> > So any of you have any "must haves" for such a collection.  I'm 
> > thinink
> >
> > soldering irons
> > arduinos
> > Raspberry Pis
> > Flora
> > breadboards
> > lots of connectors
> > leds
> >
> > etc...
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Edward Iglesias
>

[CODE4LIB] Job: Archiviste, Archives numériques (Archivist, Digital Archives) at Canadian Centre for Architecture

[jobs]

Archiviste, Archives numériques (Archivist, Digital Archives)
Canadian Centre for Architecture
Montreal

DESCRIPTION DE POSTE

  
Identification de l'emploi

  
Titre du poste: Archiviste, Archives
numeriques

Division: Collection

Statut : Permanent

Periode d'affichage : Du 28 fevrier au 22 mars 2014

Entree en poste : Avril 2014

  
Sommaire de l'emploi

Sous la supervision du Directeur associe, Collection, l'Archiviste est charge
de l'organisation, de la coordination et du suivi de toutes les activites
reliees aux archives du Centre Canadien d'Architecture , les dessins, les
estampes et les photographies, avec une attention particuliere aux archives
d'origine numerique (« born-digital »). Pour les documents d'origine numerique
acquis et detenus par le CCA, le titulaire du poste est charge d'etablir les
meilleures pratiques d'assimilation, de preservation et de gestion de ces
documents, et il assiste dans l'orientation strategique des methodes
d'archivage et d'acces aux documents d'origine numerique. La personne retenue
pour le poste jouera un role cle dans la documentation pour la division de la
Collection du CCA, a travers le developpement de normes et de procedures, la
classification et description.

  
Principales responsabilites de l'emploi :

  
Gestion des archives d'origine numerique :

• Mettre en place un ensemble de pratiques optimales pour gerer les archives
acquises et detenues par le CCA;

• Developper et documenter (a travers les pratiques au travail et
l'experimentation) des procedures et des politiques pour le transfert, la
description et la gestion des archives d'origine numerique;

• Prioriser les projets d'archivage, de traitement et de classement des
documents d'origine numerique;

• Collaborer avec les departements des Programmes, de la Recherche et des
Publications pour dechiffrer les acquisitions, rechercher le materiel et les
archives numeriques puis evaluer leur pertinence par rapport aux attentes du
public;

• Collaborer avec le service informatique pour identifier et utiliser les
ressources (materielles, logicielles, fournisseurs et partenaires) disponibles
qui permettront d'effectuer la migration des medias actuels obsoletes
contenant du materiel numerique;

• Negocier les accords entre les donateurs d'archives et d'oeuvres pour la
division de la Collection;

• En collaboration avec le service de la Conservation, localiser les archives
(d'origine numerique) provenant des autres services et mettre en place des
strategies en vue de leur gestion et de leur conservation.

  
Acquisition des documents electroniques et des documents personnels :

• Ameliorer la capacite du CCA a faire l'acquisition des dossiers et des
documents electroniques de façon responsable;

• Rechercher les acquisitions potentielles et evaluer les propositions;

• Developper et documenter les techniques, procedures et politiques
d'acquisitions;

• Coordonner les acquisitions de documents electroniques, et agir a titre
d'intermediaire entre les concepteurs de documents et le personnel curatorial
du CCA, celui de la Conservation, des Archives et le personnel technique;

• Lorsque cela est necessaire et possible, travailler directement avec les
concepteurs de documents afin de les conseiller sur les methodes
d'enregistrement et de classification et ainsi faciliter le transfert eventuel
de leurs archives.

  
Responsabilites administratives et service de conseil

• Informer le personnel de la Collection des exigences fonctionnelles requises
pour l'acquisition, la conservation et l'acces aux archives numeriques, puis
former au besoin les stagiaires archivistes, conservateurs et catalogueurs;

• En collaboration avec la division du Developpement, initier, rediger et
participer aux demandes de subventions le cas echeant;

• Contribuer a enrichir les discussions entourant la gestion des actifs
numeriques et des metadonnees ainsi que la representation et le service des
documents numeriques et numerises;

• Être le representant et le decisionnaire, tant a l'interne qu'a l'externe de
la division de la Collection, pour toutes les questions relatives aux archives
originairement numeriques;

Qualifications requises pour l'emploi

• Niveau de scolarite : Maitrise en Bibliotheconomie, archivistique, ou toute
autre formation pertinente

• Nombre d'annees d'experience requis: 3 a 5 ans dans un depot d'archives,
incluant une experience de travail avec des documents d'archives d'origine
numerique

Competences liees a l'emploi

• Experience confirmee tant au niveau de la lecture, que dans l'utilisation et
la manipulation de documents d'architecture numerises et originairement
numeriques, qui utilisent les memes formats et programmes (AutoCAD / Revit,
VectorWorks, Microstation, Rhino, Maya, etc ) communs;

• Connaissance de RAD, DACS, et des autres normes de description archivistique

• Bonne connaissance des normes et standards des structures de donnees
entourant le controle des archives de documents pour les collections
numeri

[CODE4LIB] Job: Education Librarian at The College of New Jersey

[jobs]

Education Librarian
The College of New Jersey
Ewing Township

Education Librarian, The College of New Jersey

The Library at The College of New Jersey (TCNJ) invites applications for a
12-month, tenure-track Education Librarian.

  
Summary of Responsibilities

Provides library services to TCNJ students and faculty, particularly in the
School of Education and the Department of Health and Exercise Science.
Services include user education, subject-specialized and general reference,
and management of education-related library resources. Engages in scholarly
and service activities expected of tenure-track librarians. Reports to the
Dean of the Library.

  
Qualifications

Required: ALA-accredited master's degree and a broad
knowledge of education and curriculum resources. Educational background and/or
experience in a relevant discipline. Demonstrated ability to work both
independently and collaboratively. Excellent communication,
interpersonal, and problem-solving skills. Initiative, flexibility, and a
strong service orientation.

  
Preferred: Significant experience using education and
curriculum resources. Collection development, reference and instruction
experience in an academic setting. Knowledge of current and emerging
instructional technologies. K-12 teaching and/or experience working with
graduate or continuing professional students. Additional graduate degree in an
appropriate discipline is highly desirable. Record of service and/or
scholarship.

  
For additional information about this position and The College of New Jersey,
see the full position posting here:
https://jedi.tcnj.edu/webteam/employment/show_job.php?jobid=12474

  
Appointment and Application Information

Appointment will be commensurate with experience, either at the rank of
Librarian III (Instructor in the Library), or Librarian II (Assistant
Professor in the Library). Competitive salary and benefits package, with many
options including TIAA/CREF. This position is available immediately.

  
To apply, please send a cover letter describing how your credentials meet the
needs described in this ad, a current copy of your curriculum vitae, and
contact information (including telephone numbers and email addresses) for at
least four professional references to Terrence Bennett, Chair, Education
Librarian Search Committee. Applications should be sent via email only to
libj...@tcnj.edu. Applications will be accepted until the position is filled,
but must be received by March 31, 2014 in order to ensure full consideration.

  
To enrich education through diversity, The College of New Jersey is an Equal
Opportunity Employer. The College has a strong commitment to achieving
diversity among faculty and staff, and strongly encourages members of
underrepresented groups to apply.

  
Employment is contingent upon completion of a successful background check.



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[CODE4LIB] Job: Director, Digital Library Applications at New York Public Library

[jobs]

Director, Digital Library Applications
New York Public Library
New York City

The New York Public Library (NYPL) is embarking on an ambitious multi-year
initiative to dramatically increase digital access to its collections,
services, and expertise. To drive this effort forward, The Library seeks an
innovative leader with a deep background in digital and open web technologies
to direct the development, maintenance, and scaling of the Library's core
collection, content and data management systems. NYPL is a
bustling urban library system with 92 locations, and is also among the world's
great research libraries and archival repositories. The Director of Digital
Library Applications will enjoy the privilege and challenge of managing
systems that store, preserve, and provide access to collections spanning the
full range of human achievement: from the earliest written records of
Mesopotamian civilization to the first recorded moving images; from
Jefferson's original drafts of the Declaration of Independence to the
electronic correspondence and experimental video games of Timothy Leary. Going
forward, a top priority for The Library will be not only preservation and
access, but expansive public use of these assets in a diverse range of
contexts including scholarly research, teaching and learning, large-scale data
mining and analysis, and new forms of digital creativity.

  
Reporting to the Chief Technology Officer, and working with Director of
Digital Initiatives in the Chief Library Organization (CLO), this position
will establish and oversee development of our technology architecture for
digital asset management, ILS (library catalogue), information discovery,
digital content management (preservation, user generated, library-generated),
and new areas we push the library in such as learning management systems,
partnerships with other content repositories (e.g. Hathi Trust, DPLA), and of
course our taxonomy and metadata work. The Director of
Digital Library Applications will guide an internal team of developers,
database, and system administrators in addition to external vendors, to
deliver robust, supportable platforms. The Director of Digital Library
Applications will also work closely with system architects and operational
leads to develop the services architecture and search engine frameworks needed
to power an exceptional, seamless information discovery experience across all
of these systems. Additionally, there will be a strong emphasis on devising
the technical framework for a library that is increasingly experienced on
mobile devices.

  
Leveraging agile methodology, and working with product owners and cross-
functional teams throughout The Library, The Director of Digital Library
Applications will be a key ally and thought partner to NYPL's Digital
Collections services group, UX team, its research and development unit, NYPL
Labs, as well as with a broader community of library and public-sector
technologists.

  
Responsibilities:

  * Reporting to the Vice President and Chief Technology Officer, the Director, 
Digital Library Applications will:
  * Work with CLO organization to create strategic direction for this suite of 
products
  * Manage the development and deployment of new applications, systems 
software, and/or enhancements to existing applications throughout the 
enterprise.
  * Provide technical leadership to project managers and developers working on 
the project teams
  * Provide guidance and direction to the application development team 
including performance management, mentoring, and coaching.
  * Create and manage the departmental budget and forecast for assigned IT 
functions.
  * Ensure work products are delivered on-time, on-budget, and to-specification.
  * Attract, retain, and develop the correct resources and skills needed to 
deliver quality technology solutions.
  * Estimate software development work efforts and construct work plans for 
delivery.
  * Establish and insure that quality standards are maintained throughout the 
software delivery lifecycle.
  * Lead the team through iterative achievable delivery cycles.
  * Perform other duties as required
Key Competencies:

  * Leadership and Management
  * Strategy and vision
  * Prioritization and Multi Tasking
  * Customer Service
  * Technology and adaptability to new technology
Qualifications:

  * Bachelors Degree in computer science, information science or related 
technical field or equivalent experience required.
  * Demonstrated ability in technology management, focused on architecture, 
development, deployment, and ongoing operations, and establishing and 
delivering strategies/programs/standards.
  * Exceptional leadership and management skills and the ability to motivate, 
develop, and inspire a team while creating a highly-empowered organization.
  * Experience in forming strategic partnerships with functional technology and 
business executives.
  * Strong organization skills and extensive experience managing software 

[CODE4LIB] Job: Lead Developer (Maryland Institute for Technology in the Humanities) at University of Maryland, College Park

[jobs]

Lead Developer (Maryland Institute for Technology in the Humanities)
University of Maryland, College Park
College Park

MITH is seeking a Lead Developer to work on research-intensive projects in the
digital humanities.The Lead Developer will work with other
senior MITH staff to conceptualize, implement, and develop software for
research work in a collaborative, team-driven environment. This role requires
creative leadership and commitment to research and development leading to
novel applications of technology in research projects in the humanities. The
successful candidate will have experience developing software applications,
establishing development milestones, providing technical management and
oversight, and identifying emergent technologies and best practices.

  
Reporting to the Associate Director, the Lead Developer will collaborate with
other members of the MITH design and development team to design, write, test,
document, and deploy code. She/He will be responsible for conducting regular
code reviews, coordinating iterative development schedules, and assuring
quality control of all final software deliverables and deployments.

Prospective candidates should have proven experience in team-oriented software
development within a research-intensive environment. They should be able to
demonstrate expertise in at least one version control system and in a range of
programming languages and platforms. The ability to estimate effort for
software projects, prototype concepts and approaches, draft and communicate
design concepts, as well as write and maintain documentation of systems and
processes is required. Familiarity with the digital humanities is preferred
but not required.

  
DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

  
Software Development (60%)

  * Responsible for full development cycle of planning, designing, testing, 
documenting and deployment.
Manage Development Processes (20%)

  * Facilitate developer and designer meetings
  * Create and track project milestones and schedules
  * Review software code and ensure quality of all deliverables, including 
documentation
Systems Architecture (10%)

  * Research appropriate software languages, frameworks, and platforms to 
realize project goals
  * Design, prototype, and evaluate potential technical approaches
  * Monitor systems administration and contracted development work
Engagement with Open Source Software Projects (10%)

  * As appropriate, contribute to third-party open source projects and 
libraries used by MITH during paid time. Contributions may include code, 
documentation, outreach, group/event organization, and code review.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

  * Bachelor's degree
  * Minimum of three years experience in software development
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES

  * The successful candidate will work on and lead projects involving a variety 
of technologies/technology stacks. The ability to learn new technologies 
quickly and effectively is important. We would expect that the Lead Developer 
could demonstrate:
  * Expertise with front-end web technologies (HTML5, JavaScript/CoffeeScript, 
CSS/SASS/LESS)
  * Experience with a variety of high-level languages (e.g. Ruby, PHP, Python)
  * Experience using web frameworks for these languages (Sinatra, Rails, Zend, 
Flask, Django)
  * Experience with at least one JVM language (e.g. Java, Scala, Clojure, 
JRuby) and build system (Ant, Maven, SBT)
  * Knowledge in designing and managing relational databases (PostgreSQL, MySQL)
  * Knowledge of testing frameworks for a variety of languages (PHPUnit, RSpec, 
Cucumber, Jasmine, QUnit)
  * Experience with plugin development for one or more content management 
systems (e.g. Drupal or WordPress)
  * Experience with managing Linux operating systems
  * Experience with a shell language (Bash, Zsh)
  * Expertise in source code management tools like Git or Subversion
  * Expertise in software engineering patterns including Model-View-Controller 
and Model-View-ViewModel architectures
  * Experience with workflow and deployment tools like Grunt, Rake, and 
Capistrano
  * Experience with XML technologies (validation schemes, XSLT, eXist, Cocoon, 
etc.)
  
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

  * Applications from candidates who can also demonstrate the following are 
strongly encouraged:
  * Five or more years experience in software development
  * Experience in managing other developers
  * Familiarity with pre-existing digital humanities software development 
community
  * Able to work in a team-driven design and development process but with clear 
ability to motivate and manage oneself
  * Experience designing and managing non-relational (Redis, MongoDB) data 
stores
  * Experience with infrastructure management tools (Chef, Puppet, etc)
  * Experience with RDF and Linked Open Data methods and tools
  * Experience with authorization and authentication technologies (OAuth, 
OpenID)
  
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

  * Salary is commensurate with experience, ranging from $76,000 to $96

[CODE4LIB] Job: Digital Initiatives Librarian at Illinois Institute of Technology

[jobs]

Digital Initiatives Librarian
Illinois Institute of Technology
Chicago

Digital Initiatives Librarian

  
Illinois Institute of Technology

Chicago, Illinois

  
Job Category: Library

Department: Galvin Library

Location: IIT-Main Campus (MC), 3300 S. Federal, Chicago

Requisition Number: 0601576

  
  
**GENERAL DESCRIPTION**  
The Digital Initiatives Librarian is a member of the Paul V. Galvin Library
professional staff who, under the direction of the Head of Assessment,
Planning and Scholarly Communications, provides leadership for digital
collections and special collections services. The Digital Initiatives
Librarian will also manage select digital resources at Galvin Library
including the IIT digital repository.

  
**Key Responsibility 1**  
Develops and implements policies, procedures, and strategies related to the
maintenance, access, and long-term care of digital special collections,
including but not limited to preservation, storage, staff training, and
copyright. Coordinates access to digital collections including the creation of
inventories and collection guides; liaises with the Library Technology Group
and other staff to maintain collection discovery tools, ensure system support
and sustain online access to collections.

  
**Key Responsibility 2**  
Manages the IIT digital repository, and develops, implements, and coordinates
access and activities related to the promotion and use of the repository.
Enhances access to the University's scholarly communications and publications
within the digital repository. Provides leadership and vision in planning and
implementing future digital library development. Provides ongoing qualitative
and quantitative assessment of library digital services through data gathering
and analysis. Plans and coordinates the preservation of and ongoing access to
digitized and born-digital materials curated by the library.

  
**Key Responsibility 3**  
Seeks collaborative opportunities with other university departments and
libraries, external agencies, consortia, and vendors to build special
collections in support of the emerging program in Digital Humanities.
Participates in the development of Digital Humanities projects, as well as
providing reference and instruction support. Investigates new technologies for
research use in the humanities.

  
**Key Responsibility 4**  
Keeps current with changing professional expectations, service requirements,
new literature and developments in special collections, digital reformatting,
and digital preservation fields. Provides leadership in applying existing and
emerging technologies to build the library's resources and services.

  
**Key Responsibility 5**  
Represents IIT Libraries in campus, regional, and national digital
initiatives. Pursues personal professional development and contributes to the
profession through local and national professional and scholarly activities.
Collaborates on funding proposals and project plans for building digital
special collections and other digital initiatives.

  
**Key Responsibility 6**  
Other duties as assigned.

  
**Communications:**  
This position is expected to demonstrate excellence in oral, written and
presentation communication skills, collaborate with IIT campus partners to
provide resources and services in an environment that supports both learning
and research, communicate effectively with members of the public and
professional community, work cooperatively with staff at all IIT libraries,
participate in working groups and committees as necessary, and promote Galvin
Library to its internal constituency, its university partners, and externally
to consortia and professional organizations.

  
**Customer Service:**  
This position provides service to faculty, students and staff at IIT's Main
Campus, appreciates a multicultural academic and research environment,
demonstrates a commitment to service excellence, and represents IIT Libraries
externally in professional activities.

  
**Education & Experience:**  
Masters degree in Library and/or Information Science from an ALA-accredited
institution. Previous experience in an academic or research library. Must
demonstrate web design and digital content creation experience. Must possess
strong communication, interpersonal skills, and the ability to interact
effectively with colleagues.

  
**Preferred Skills:**  
Experience in administering and managing digital projects.

  
Experience providing instruction in an academic environment.

  
Willingness to experiment, take risks, and accept responsibility for outcomes;
capacity to see the need for action and act appropriately; and the expertise
to monitor, analyze, and adapt current trends.

  
Grant writing experience preferred.

  
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Re: [CODE4LIB] Windows XP EOL

[Andrew Anderson]

You’d be amazed at what you can do with port 80/443 access, so while that is a 
deterrent, it is not a solution that will make any guarantees that the machines 
cannot do anything nefarious.

Adding a proxy server in front of the machines with a whitelist of allowed web 
sites instead of NAT would go further, but at the end of that day you’re still 
talking about taking a 14 year old operating system that is no longer supported 
and connecting it to the internet.

-- 
Andrew Anderson, Director of Development, Library and Information Resources 
Network, Inc.
http://www.lirn.net/ | http://www.twitter.com/LIRNnotes | 
http://www.facebook.com/LIRNnotes

On Mar 5, 2014, at 7:20, Michael Bond  wrote:

> Why not setup your XP boxes to use a private network (10.x.x.x or 
> 192.168.x.x) and put them behind a heavily fire walled NAT solution. Could be 
> setup on the network level or with a router and a linux box running IP 
> tables. Lots of ways to do it. 
> 
> Install and keep updated Firefox or Chrome, lock down the machines so that 
> users don’t have permissions to install anything, and setup a whitelist of 
> programs that are allowed to be run (takes a little bit of work, but its very 
> doable. We did this in WVU Libraries on all our machines [500 or so], public 
> and staff, until we got our virtualized desktops in place). 
> 
> You can’t disallow Internet Explorer from running, but you can limit the 
> websites that it is allowed to visit. You could even go as far as only 
> allowing it to connect to the local host, but likely anything ‘on campus’ 
> would be fine.
> 
> I’m assuming you are using some sort of image management solution (Ghost, at 
> the very least). So once you get an image setup it shouldn’t be that bad to 
> maintain and deploy. And if something does become exploited, you can can 
> re-image the machine. 
> 
> Configure the NAT to not allow any traffic to come from that private network 
> other than ports 80 and 443 (and any other legitimate port that you need). 
> that way if a machine does become compromised it can’t do (much) harm outside 
> of your private XP network. 
> 
> If you need AD authentication you can set that all up in the ACLs for the 
> network as well so that they can only contact a specific authentication 
> server. If you absolutely needed to you could even put an auth server on the 
> same private network that has a trust back to your main auth servers. Put 2 
> network interfaces in it and it can live on 2 networks so you don’t have to 
> poke a hole through your private networks ACLs to get back to the main auth 
> servers. 
> 
> Its not an ideal situation, but if you can’t afford new machines and you 
> absolutely need to keep your XP machines running there are ways of doing it. 
> But at what point does it become cost prohibitive with your time compared to 
> investing in new hardware?
> 
> If you don’t do something though, you’ll be spending all your time rebuilding 
> compromised XP boxes eventually. 
> 
> Michael Bond
> mb...@the-forgotten.org
> 
> 
> 
> On Mar 4, 2014, at 4:55 PM, Riley Childs  wrote:
> 
>> Not to stomp around, but 1 hour is a LONG time for an unpatched computer, 
>> especially when in close proximity to other unpatched computers! DeepFreeze 
>> is great, but it is not a long term solution, also starting next week you 
>> will get a nag screen every time you login telling you about the EOL.
>> 
>> Riley Childs
>> Student
>> Asst. Head of IT Services
>> Charlotte United Christian Academy
>> (704) 497-2086
>> RileyChilds.net
>> Sent from my Windows Phone, please excuse mistakes
>> 
>> From: Benjamin Stewart
>> Sent: ‎3/‎4/‎2014 4:46 PM
>> To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU
>> Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] Windows XP EOL
>> 
>> Hello everyone
>> 
>> (I have been in IT for 25+ years, k-7 for 15 years and now 10 months UNBC
>> Library)
>> 
>> 
>> If I worked for an organization that did not have the money to go either
>> replacement Win7 or Linux desktop for usability issues.
>> 
>> I would contact Faronics and get a deal for educational licenses to
>> install Deepfreeze.
>> Then setup all workstation basic accounts and to reboot if idle for 1
>> hour. (and shut down, startup between set times)
>> Deepfreeze also has a remote console to unfreeze and refreeze for
>> maintenance to the workstation. (e.g. browser updates flash adobe)
>> This in hand with PDQ deploy/inventory works very nice. (Basic version
>> free)
>> 
>> 
>> Last option would (no possible for most places) contact the Dell official
>> lease site via direct or eBay. (there is a Canada and US supplier)
>> 
>> You can by nice 780 Dell with win7 pro for about $140 with shipping.
>> Some companies like Dell of HP have be know to also donate to non-profit.
>> 
>> ~Ben
>> 
>> System Administrator
>> Geoffrey R. Weller library
>> UNBC, BC Canada
>> PH (250) 960-6605
>> benjamin.stew...@unbc.ca
>> 
>> 
>> 
>

[CODE4LIB] rome

[Eric Lease Morgan]

Does anybody here work in Rome (Italy). I see a “busman’s holiday” in my 
future. —Eric Lease Morgan, University of Notre Dame

[CODE4LIB] Survey - Linked Open Data Projects in Libraries: Outcomes and Impact

[Patrick Danowski]

***Apologies for cross posting***

Dear Colleagues,

We are acting as the Working Group on Linked (Open) Data of the Austrian
Library Network ( http://www.obvsg.at). Our main task is to design
strategic recommendations for the Austrian Academic and Research Libraries
on Linked Open Data.

For this purpose we are conducting an online survey on the usage and
implementation of LOD within the international library domain. We would
like to invite you to participate in our online survey entitled "Linked
Open Data Projects in Libraries: Outcomes and Impact". The survey will only
take some 15-20 minutes, so if you (or anyone you know) could spare this
time for us, we would be very grateful.

The survey will be open until 11th April 2014 and can be reached here:
http://bibliothek.univie.ac.at/limesurvey/index.php/survey/index/sid/595643/newtest/Y/lang/en


Participation in the survey is anonymous and voluntary. We will publish the
outcome of this survey as Open Data, all data will be anonymized. Please
complete the survey until 11th April 2014.

Your participation and provision of your experiences will be highly
appreciated!

Sincerely,
Patrick Danowski
on behalf of the WG on Linked Data of the Austrian Library Network

Re: [CODE4LIB] Book scanner suggestions redux

[Chris Fitzpatrick]

I've used one of the DIY Bookscanners kits. Worked great and I didn't have
to go into the dumpster.  They did a good job on the components and
assembly was rather easy.

However, it is all very much a manual process. An operator has to work the
machine to scan all the pages.
In addition, there's a post-processing part using a bit of software called
ScanTailor where you assemble your captures images ( cropping, adjusting,
etc). Then, you have to run all those through Tesseract OCR and an image
compressor to get PDFs, if that's what you want.

The scanner probably cannot do large format stuff like maps and posters,
but since it's just using standard cameras, you can just take the cameras
off and use them capture images with a standard tripod.

OCR to ePub is not really possible. Or at least, I don't think it's
possible.

Lots of work...like actual work someone has to do. But the quality is very
good, much better than the Xerox MFP scanners we used to scan loose leaf
articles.





On Wed, Mar 5, 2014 at 3:33 PM, Pikas, Christina K. <
christina.pi...@jhuapl.edu> wrote:

> I think this is what the class at Wisconsin built:
> http://lis644bookscanner.wordpress.com/
>
> Christina
>
> -Original Message-
> From: Code for Libraries [mailto:CODE4LIB@listserv.nd.edu] On Behalf Of
> Joe Hourcle
> Sent: Tuesday, March 04, 2014 6:44 PM
> To: CODE4LIB@listserv.nd.edu
> Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] Book scanner suggestions redux
>
> On Mar 3, 2014, at 10:54 AM, Aaron Rubinstein wrote:
>
> > Hi all,
> >
> > We're looking to purchase a book scanner and I was hoping to get some
> recommendations from those who've had experience.
>
> I don't have experience, but a couple of years back, a group started
> selling kits to make book scanners:
>
> http://diybookscanner.myshopify.com/products/diy-book-scanner-kit
>
>
> It's $500+shipping, and missing some parts (glass, cameras, paint), but it
> means that instead of carpentry skills, you just need experience assembling
> things.
>
> -Joe
>

Re: [CODE4LIB] Book scanner suggestions redux

[Pikas, Christina K.]

I think this is what the class at Wisconsin built: 
http://lis644bookscanner.wordpress.com/

Christina

-Original Message-
From: Code for Libraries [mailto:CODE4LIB@listserv.nd.edu] On Behalf Of Joe 
Hourcle
Sent: Tuesday, March 04, 2014 6:44 PM
To: CODE4LIB@listserv.nd.edu
Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] Book scanner suggestions redux

On Mar 3, 2014, at 10:54 AM, Aaron Rubinstein wrote:

> Hi all, 
> 
> We're looking to purchase a book scanner and I was hoping to get some 
> recommendations from those who've had experience.

I don't have experience, but a couple of years back, a group started selling 
kits to make book scanners:

http://diybookscanner.myshopify.com/products/diy-book-scanner-kit


It's $500+shipping, and missing some parts (glass, cameras, paint), but it 
means that instead of carpentry skills, you just need experience assembling 
things.

-Joe

Re: [CODE4LIB] Retrieving ISSN using a DOI

[Owen Stephens]

You should be able to use the content negotiation support on Crossref to get 
the metadata, which does include the ISSNs - or at least has the potential to 
if they are available. E.g. 

curl -LH "Accept: application/rdf+xml;q=0.5, 
application/vnd.citationstyles.csl+json;q=1.0" 
http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.169.3946.635

Gives 

{
  "subtitle": [],
  "subject": [
"General"
  ],
  "issued": {
"date-parts": [
  [
1970,
8,
14
  ]
]
  },
  "score": 1.0,
  "prefix": "http://id.crossref.org/prefix/10.1126";,
  "author": [
{
  "family": "Frank",
  "given": "H. S."
}
  ],
  "container-title": "Science",
  "page": "635-641",
  "deposited": {
"date-parts": [
  [
2011,
6,
27
  ]
],
"timestamp": 130913280
  },
  "issue": "3946",
  "title": "The Structure of Ordinary Water: New data and interpretations are 
yielding new insights into this fascinating substance",
  "type": "journal-article",
  "DOI": "10.1126/science.169.3946.635",
  "ISSN": [
"0036-8075",
"1095-9203"
  ],
  "URL": "http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.169.3946.635";,
  "source": "CrossRef",
  "publisher": "American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)",
  "indexed": {
"date-parts": [
  [
2013,
11,
7
  ]
],
"timestamp": 1383796678887
  },
  "volume": "169"
}


Owen Stephens
Owen Stephens Consulting
Web: http://www.ostephens.com
Email: o...@ostephens.com
Telephone: 0121 288 6936

On 5 Mar 2014, at 12:30, Graham, Stephen  wrote:

> OK, I've received a couple of emails telling me that the ISSN is not always 
> included in the DOI - that it depends on the publisher. So, I guess my 
> original question still stands!
> 
> Stephen
> 
> From: Graham, Stephen
> Sent: 05 March 2014 12:25
> To: 'CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU'
> Subject: RE: Retrieving ISSN using a DOI
> 
> Sorry - I've answered my own question. The ISSN is actually contained in the 
> DOI. Didn't realise this! D'oh!
> 
> Stephen
> 
> From: Graham, Stephen
> Sent: 05 March 2014 12:14
> To: 'CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU'
> Subject: Retrieving ISSN using a DOI
> 
> Hi All - is there a service/API that will return the ISSN if I provide the 
> DOI? I was hoping that the Crossref API would do this, but I can't see the 
> ISSN in the JSON it returns.
> 
> I'm adding a DOI field to our OPAC ILL form, so if the user has the DOI they 
> can use this to populate the form rather than add all the data manually. When 
> the user submits the form I'm querying our openURL resolver API to see if we 
> have access to the article. If we do then the form will alert the user and 
> provide a link. The query to the openURL resolver works better if we have the 
> ISSN, but if the user has used a DOI the ISSN is frustratingly never there.
> 
> Stephen
> 
> Stephen Graham
> Online Information Manager
> Information Collections and Services
> University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield.  AL10 9AB
> Tel. 01707 286111
> Email s.grah...@herts.ac.uk

Re: [CODE4LIB] Retrieving ISSN using a DOI

[Joseph Montibello]

Hi,

I think that crossref might still be able to get you what you want. I 
registered for a free account and then looked at their API docs 
(http://help.crossref.org)

http://www.crossref.org/openurl?pid=joseph.montibe...@dartmouth.edu&id=doi:10.1103/PhysRev.47.777&noredirect=true

So, given the DOI you can get back an XML response that includes ISSN (assuming 
that there is one in the record retrieved). Could you do something AJAXy to 
make this request, then parse XML to get the ISSN out of the response?

There’s probably ten better ways to do it than this, but maybe this will spark 
some ideas?

Take care,
Joe Montibello, MLIS
Library Systems Manager
Dartmouth College
603.646.9394
joseph.montibe...@dartmouth.edu



On Mar 5, 2014, at 7:30 AM, Graham, Stephen  wrote:

> OK, I've received a couple of emails telling me that the ISSN is not always 
> included in the DOI - that it depends on the publisher. So, I guess my 
> original question still stands!
> 
> Stephen
> 
> From: Graham, Stephen
> Sent: 05 March 2014 12:25
> To: 'CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU'
> Subject: RE: Retrieving ISSN using a DOI
> 
> Sorry - I've answered my own question. The ISSN is actually contained in the 
> DOI. Didn't realise this! D'oh!
> 
> Stephen
> 
> From: Graham, Stephen
> Sent: 05 March 2014 12:14
> To: 'CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU'
> Subject: Retrieving ISSN using a DOI
> 
> Hi All - is there a service/API that will return the ISSN if I provide the 
> DOI? I was hoping that the Crossref API would do this, but I can't see the 
> ISSN in the JSON it returns.
> 
> I'm adding a DOI field to our OPAC ILL form, so if the user has the DOI they 
> can use this to populate the form rather than add all the data manually. When 
> the user submits the form I'm querying our openURL resolver API to see if we 
> have access to the article. If we do then the form will alert the user and 
> provide a link. The query to the openURL resolver works better if we have the 
> ISSN, but if the user has used a DOI the ISSN is frustratingly never there.
> 
> Stephen
> 
> Stephen Graham
> Online Information Manager
> Information Collections and Services
> University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield.  AL10 9AB
> Tel. 01707 286111
> Email s.grah...@herts.ac.uk

Re: [CODE4LIB] Retrieving ISSN using a DOI

[Ian Ibbotson]

Heya...

We've got a pretty good set of co-referenced identifiers for titles in
KBPlus (http://www.kbplus.ac.uk), although we don't have a service exposed
specifically for doing lookups. GOKb (US Sister project) will have a
specific coreference service for exactly this kind of query - Not public
yet, but worth asking the staff at JISC Collections for early access if
this is an interesting use case.

HTH
Ian.

Ian Ibbotson
Director
Knowledge Integration Ltd
35 Paradise Street, Sheffield. S3 8PZ
T: 0114 273 8271
M: 07968 794 630
W: http://www.k-int.com


On 5 March 2014 12:30, Graham, Stephen  wrote:

> OK, I've received a couple of emails telling me that the ISSN is not
> always included in the DOI - that it depends on the publisher. So, I guess
> my original question still stands!
>
> Stephen
>
> From: Graham, Stephen
> Sent: 05 March 2014 12:25
> To: 'CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU'
> Subject: RE: Retrieving ISSN using a DOI
>
> Sorry - I've answered my own question. The ISSN is actually contained in
> the DOI. Didn't realise this! D'oh!
>
> Stephen
>
> From: Graham, Stephen
> Sent: 05 March 2014 12:14
> To: 'CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU'
> Subject: Retrieving ISSN using a DOI
>
> Hi All - is there a service/API that will return the ISSN if I provide the
> DOI? I was hoping that the Crossref API would do this, but I can't see the
> ISSN in the JSON it returns.
>
> I'm adding a DOI field to our OPAC ILL form, so if the user has the DOI
> they can use this to populate the form rather than add all the data
> manually. When the user submits the form I'm querying our openURL resolver
> API to see if we have access to the article. If we do then the form will
> alert the user and provide a link. The query to the openURL resolver works
> better if we have the ISSN, but if the user has used a DOI the ISSN is
> frustratingly never there.
>
> Stephen
>
> Stephen Graham
> Online Information Manager
> Information Collections and Services
> University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield.  AL10 9AB
> Tel. 01707 286111
> Email s.grah...@herts.ac.uk
>

Re: [CODE4LIB] Retrieving ISSN using a DOI

[Graham, Stephen]

OK, I've received a couple of emails telling me that the ISSN is not always 
included in the DOI - that it depends on the publisher. So, I guess my original 
question still stands!

Stephen

From: Graham, Stephen
Sent: 05 March 2014 12:25
To: 'CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU'
Subject: RE: Retrieving ISSN using a DOI

Sorry - I've answered my own question. The ISSN is actually contained in the 
DOI. Didn't realise this! D'oh!

Stephen

From: Graham, Stephen
Sent: 05 March 2014 12:14
To: 'CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU'
Subject: Retrieving ISSN using a DOI

Hi All - is there a service/API that will return the ISSN if I provide the DOI? 
I was hoping that the Crossref API would do this, but I can't see the ISSN in 
the JSON it returns.

I'm adding a DOI field to our OPAC ILL form, so if the user has the DOI they 
can use this to populate the form rather than add all the data manually. When 
the user submits the form I'm querying our openURL resolver API to see if we 
have access to the article. If we do then the form will alert the user and 
provide a link. The query to the openURL resolver works better if we have the 
ISSN, but if the user has used a DOI the ISSN is frustratingly never there.

Stephen

Stephen Graham
Online Information Manager
Information Collections and Services
University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield.  AL10 9AB
Tel. 01707 286111
Email s.grah...@herts.ac.uk

Re: [CODE4LIB] Retrieving ISSN using a DOI

[Graham, Stephen]

Sorry - I've answered my own question. The ISSN is actually contained in the 
DOI. Didn't realise this! D'oh!

Stephen

From: Graham, Stephen
Sent: 05 March 2014 12:14
To: 'CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU'
Subject: Retrieving ISSN using a DOI

Hi All - is there a service/API that will return the ISSN if I provide the DOI? 
I was hoping that the Crossref API would do this, but I can't see the ISSN in 
the JSON it returns.

I'm adding a DOI field to our OPAC ILL form, so if the user has the DOI they 
can use this to populate the form rather than add all the data manually. When 
the user submits the form I'm querying our openURL resolver API to see if we 
have access to the article. If we do then the form will alert the user and 
provide a link. The query to the openURL resolver works better if we have the 
ISSN, but if the user has used a DOI the ISSN is frustratingly never there.

Stephen

Stephen Graham
Online Information Manager
Information Collections and Services
University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield.  AL10 9AB
Tel. 01707 286111
Email s.grah...@herts.ac.uk

Re: [CODE4LIB] Windows XP EOL

[Michael Bond]

Why not setup your XP boxes to use a private network (10.x.x.x or 192.168.x.x) 
and put them behind a heavily fire walled NAT solution. Could be setup on the 
network level or with a router and a linux box running IP tables. Lots of ways 
to do it. 

Install and keep updated Firefox or Chrome, lock down the machines so that 
users don’t have permissions to install anything, and setup a whitelist of 
programs that are allowed to be run (takes a little bit of work, but its very 
doable. We did this in WVU Libraries on all our machines [500 or so], public 
and staff, until we got our virtualized desktops in place). 

You can’t disallow Internet Explorer from running, but you can limit the 
websites that it is allowed to visit. You could even go as far as only allowing 
it to connect to the local host, but likely anything ‘on campus’ would be fine.

I’m assuming you are using some sort of image management solution (Ghost, at 
the very least). So once you get an image setup it shouldn’t be that bad to 
maintain and deploy. And if something does become exploited, you can can 
re-image the machine. 

Configure the NAT to not allow any traffic to come from that private network 
other than ports 80 and 443 (and any other legitimate port that you need). that 
way if a machine does become compromised it can’t do (much) harm outside of 
your private XP network. 

If you need AD authentication you can set that all up in the ACLs for the 
network as well so that they can only contact a specific authentication server. 
If you absolutely needed to you could even put an auth server on the same 
private network that has a trust back to your main auth servers. Put 2 network 
interfaces in it and it can live on 2 networks so you don’t have to poke a hole 
through your private networks ACLs to get back to the main auth servers. 

Its not an ideal situation, but if you can’t afford new machines and you 
absolutely need to keep your XP machines running there are ways of doing it. 
But at what point does it become cost prohibitive with your time compared to 
investing in new hardware?

If you don’t do something though, you’ll be spending all your time rebuilding 
compromised XP boxes eventually. 

Michael Bond
mb...@the-forgotten.org



On Mar 4, 2014, at 4:55 PM, Riley Childs  wrote:

> Not to stomp around, but 1 hour is a LONG time for an unpatched computer, 
> especially when in close proximity to other unpatched computers! DeepFreeze 
> is great, but it is not a long term solution, also starting next week you 
> will get a nag screen every time you login telling you about the EOL.
> 
> Riley Childs
> Student
> Asst. Head of IT Services
> Charlotte United Christian Academy
> (704) 497-2086
> RileyChilds.net
> Sent from my Windows Phone, please excuse mistakes
> 
> From: Benjamin Stewart
> Sent: ‎3/‎4/‎2014 4:46 PM
> To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU
> Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] Windows XP EOL
> 
> Hello everyone
> 
> (I have been in IT for 25+ years, k-7 for 15 years and now 10 months UNBC
> Library)
> 
> 
> If I worked for an organization that did not have the money to go either
> replacement Win7 or Linux desktop for usability issues.
> 
> I would contact Faronics and get a deal for educational licenses to
> install Deepfreeze.
> Then setup all workstation basic accounts and to reboot if idle for 1
> hour. (and shut down, startup between set times)
> Deepfreeze also has a remote console to unfreeze and refreeze for
> maintenance to the workstation. (e.g. browser updates flash adobe)
> This in hand with PDQ deploy/inventory works very nice. (Basic version
> free)
> 
> 
> Last option would (no possible for most places) contact the Dell official
> lease site via direct or eBay. (there is a Canada and US supplier)
> 
> You can by nice 780 Dell with win7 pro for about $140 with shipping.
> Some companies like Dell of HP have be know to also donate to non-profit.
> 
> ~Ben
> 
> System Administrator
> Geoffrey R. Weller library
> UNBC, BC Canada
> PH (250) 960-6605
> benjamin.stew...@unbc.ca
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> On 2014-03-04, 11:12 AM, "Ingraham Dwyer, Andy" 
> wrote:
> 
>> I would not be surprised if there were black hats out there sitting on
>> exploits they've discovered, waiting until *after* April to release
>> malware that takes advantage of them.
>> 
>> -A
>> 
>> 
>> Andy Ingraham Dwyer
>> Infrastructure Specialist
>> State Library of Ohio
>> 274 E. 1st Avenue
>> Columbus, OH 43201
>> Tel: 614-644-6849
>> library.ohio.gov
>> 
>> Please contact my supervisor with any feedback regarding my customer
>> service.
>> 
>> -Original Message-
>> From: Code for Libraries [mailto:CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of
>> Justin Coyne
>> Sent: Saturday, March 01, 2014 8:35 PM
>> To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU
>> Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] Windows XP EOL
>> 
>> They won't be a security risk on April 8th, but the first time that MS
>> publishes

[CODE4LIB] Retrieving ISSN using a DOI

[Graham, Stephen]

Hi All - is there a service/API that will return the ISSN if I provide the DOI? 
I was hoping that the Crossref API would do this, but I can't see the ISSN in 
the JSON it returns.

I'm adding a DOI field to our OPAC ILL form, so if the user has the DOI they 
can use this to populate the form rather than add all the data manually. When 
the user submits the form I'm querying our openURL resolver API to see if we 
have access to the article. If we do then the form will alert the user and 
provide a link. The query to the openURL resolver works better if we have the 
ISSN, but if the user has used a DOI the ISSN is frustratingly never there.

Stephen

Stephen Graham
Online Information Manager
Information Collections and Services
University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield.  AL10 9AB
Tel. 01707 286111
Email s.grah...@herts.ac.uk