Re: [CODE4LIB] Code4lib Registration tomorrow (12/4)

2012-12-04 Thread Aaron Collier
I was. I removed the "LIB" code and was able to reserve a room at the 
non-discounted price. 



Aaron Collier 
Library Academic Systems Analyst 
California State University, Fresno - Henry Madden Library 
559.278.2945 
acoll...@csufresno.edu 
http://www.csufresno.edu/library 

- Original Message -
From: "Cynthia Ng"  
To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU 
Sent: Tuesday, December 4, 2012 9:11:56 AM 
Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] Code4lib Registration tomorrow (12/4) 

Am I the only one having problems making the hotel reservations? 


Re: [CODE4LIB] Code4lib Registration tomorrow (12/4)

2012-12-04 Thread Aaron Collier
Looking forward to Chicago! 


Looks like the hotel is booked out. Will more rooms become available or any 
recommendations on another hotel near by? 



Aaron Collier 
Library Academic Systems Analyst 
California State University, Fresno - Henry Madden Library 
559.278.2945 
acoll...@csufresno.edu 
http://www.csufresno.edu/library 

- Original Message -
From: "Go-Woon Park"  
To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU 
Sent: Tuesday, December 4, 2012 9:06:35 AM 
Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] Code4lib Registration tomorrow (12/4) 

Yes! Completed! 


Re: [CODE4LIB] Proliferation of Code4Lib Channels

2012-11-30 Thread Aaron Collier
+1 Thanks for getting the sub-reddit started. I'm happy to see that as I agree 
with the format of discussion. I find it much easier to archive full 
discussions that I find there vs. the jumble of a multitude of email messages. 



Aaron Collier 
Library Academic Systems Analyst 
California State University, Fresno - Henry Madden Library 
559.278.2945 
acoll...@csufresno.edu 
http://www.csufresno.edu/library 

- Original Message -
From: "Shaun Ellis"  
To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU 
Sent: Friday, November 30, 2012 9:51:23 AM 
Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] Proliferation of Code4Lib Channels 

Mark and Karen, yes, the DIY and take-initiative ethos of Code4Lib leads 
to a lot of channels. I think this is a good thing as each has its 
strengths. But it creates chaos without more clarity on what platforms 
are best for certain types of communication? 

We have similar issues when it comes to our own internal documentation 
attempts at Princeton. Wiki? Git? Git Wiki? IRC? Blogosphere? Reddit? 
Listserv? Twitter? Why should I use any of them?!? 

I will say that I like Reddit for potentially controversial or 
philosophical discussions. It's built to keep the conversation on track 
and reward the most insightful/best comments with more visibility. 

So, anyway, I've posted this discussion on the subreddit: 
http://www.reddit.com/r/code4lib/comments/1426fn/the_diy_and_takeinitiative_ethos_of_code4lib/
 

I also added a post on mentorship to the subreddit, since I'm 
particularly interested in that. Karen, while I think your comments on 
"promotion" and "giving credit" are important, I'm not sure how they are 
related to mentorship. Would love to hear more about that in the subreddit. 

-Shaun 

On 11/30/12 12:30 PM, Mark A. Matienzo wrote: 
> On Fri, Nov 30, 2012 at 12:07 PM, Karen Coyle  wrote: 
>> Wow. We could not have gotten a better follow-up to our long thread about 
>> coders and non-coders. 
>> 
>> I don't git. I've used it to read code, but never contributed. I even 
>> downloaded a gui with a cute icon that is supposed to make it easy, and it 
>> still is going to take some learning. 
>> 
>> So I'm afraid that it either needs to be on a different platform for 
>> editing, OR someone (you know, the famed "someone") is going to have to do 
>> updates for us non-gitters. 
> 
> Karen, I've added instructions about how to add contributions without 
> knowing Git to the README file: 
> https://github.com/code4lib/antiharassment-policy/blob/master/README.md 
> 
> If you'd like, I'm happy to have feedback as to changes here. A small 
> handful of people have also asked if we could move this to another 
> platform such as the Code4lib wiki. I'd be happy to get feedback if 
> that would be a preferable option. 
> 
> Mark 
> 

-- 
Shaun D. Ellis 
Digital Library Interface Developer 
Firestone Library, Princeton University 
voice: 609.258.1698 | sha...@princeton.edu 


[CODE4LIB]

2012-11-27 Thread Aaron Collier
I agree. I've only been to one Code4Lib so far, but I felt the lightning talks 
were a fine outlet for those not selected to get an opportunity to still 
present something. 



Aaron Collier 
Library Academic Systems Analyst 
California State University, Fresno - Henry Madden Library 
559.278.2945 
acoll...@csufresno.edu 
http://www.csufresno.edu/library 

- Original Message -
From: "Jonathan Rochkind"  
To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU 
Sent: Tuesday, November 27, 2012 2:53:57 PM 
Subject: [CODE4LIB] 

On 11/27/2012 4:46 PM, Shaun Ellis wrote: 
> I agree with Tom. If you look at the links Andromeda sent earlier in 
> this thread, both conference organizers reported dramatic increases in 
> the number of under-represented presenters simply by 1) making the 
> proposal authors anonymous during voting 

Hmm, is the proposal author a legitimate (or illegitimate) criteria to 
judge proposals on? I tend to think it's actually legitimate; there are 
some people I know will give a valuable presentation because of who they 
are, and others who's expertise I might trust on some topics but not 
others. 

I don't think this is illegitimate, and wouldn't want to take this 
information away from voters. We are, after all, voting not just on a 
topic, but on a topic to be presented by a certain person or people. 

(I would be quite fine with having some of the program decided upon by 
the program committee not by the voters at large though! Using a variety 
of criteria. In addition to issues of diversity in presenters, I think 
it could also in general improve the quality of presentations and 
topical diversity as well). 


Re: [CODE4LIB] It's all job postings!

2012-08-01 Thread Aaron Collier
Perhaps it's because it's summer. Not much going on but staff searches... 



Aaron Collier 
Library Academic Systems Analyst 
California State University, Fresno - Henry Madden Library 
559.278.2945 
acoll...@csufresno.edu 
http://www.csufresno.edu/library 

- Original Message -
From: "Nate Vack"  
To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU 
Sent: Wednesday, August 1, 2012 6:19:33 PM 
Subject: [CODE4LIB] It's all job postings! 

So... perhaps 90% of the conversations in my Code4lib folder are job 
postings right now. That's not what I want. Does this mean my filters 
(or subscription!) are set up wrong, or that there should be a 
separate jobs list? 

Hm... 
-Nate 


Re: [CODE4LIB] Browser Wars

2012-07-12 Thread Aaron Collier
Here's my browser analytics for yesterday: 

http://i.imgur.com/AYmpZ.jpg 

Opera makes a very small appearance (along with Opera mini)... 



Aaron Collier 
Library Academic Systems Analyst 
California State University, Fresno - Henry Madden Library 
559.278.2945 
acoll...@csufresno.edu 
http://www.csufresno.edu/library 

- Original Message -
From: "David Uspal"  
To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU 
Sent: Thursday, July 12, 2012 1:50:50 PM 
Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] Browser Wars 

No Opera? 

-Original Message- 
From: Code for Libraries [mailto:CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Brig C 
McCoy 
Sent: Thursday, July 12, 2012 11:28 AM 
To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU 
Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] Browser Wars 

Hi... 

This is from the last six weeks from one of my public-facing websites. 
Definitely not going to drop MSIE support for the website at this rate: 

# #reqs #pages browser 
1 18137 827 MSIE 
8651 437 MSIE/8 
7400 277 MSIE/9 
1866 52 MSIE/7 
193 42 MSIE/6 
16 16 MSIE/5 
11 3 MSIE/10 
2 1809 441 Safari 
1128 299 Safari/533 
202 58 Safari/534 
214 54 Safari/7534 
79 23 Safari/6533 
41 4 Safari/530 
13 3 Safari/531 
3 906 260 Netscape (compatible) 
4 1287 182 Firefox 
442 114 Firefox/13 
408 34 Firefox/12 
139 11 Firefox/10 
163 6 Firefox/3 
28 6 Firefox/14 
11 5 Firefox/9 
6 2 Firefox/4 
12 2 Firefox/6 
4 1 Firefox/15 
8 1 Firefox/7 
5 1164 175 Chrome 
718 111 Chrome/19 
409 61 Chrome/20 
23 1 Chrome/9 
4 1 Chrome/10 
1 1 Chrome/5 

...brig 


On 7/12/2012 9:33 AM, Michael Schofield wrote: 
> Ever since Microsoft announced the new IE auto-update policy, the 
> blogosphere is fussing. This is definitely important (and good) news, but 
> sites-Smashing Magazine has three articles on it in the last few days-are 
> really pushing the "drop IE support," and "its literally slowing the 
> internet down." I'm down, but that attitude-especially for libraries-isn't 
> really the right one to have. It is, IMHO, an old view. A smart design 
> strategy with progressive enhancement can deliver content to . everyone - 
> which should be the priority for non-prof / [local-]government web presences 
> over flare. Right?-- 
Brig C. McCoy bmc...@kckpl.org 
Network Services Coordinator 
Kansas City, Kansas Public Library 
625 Minnesota Avenue 
Kansas City, KS 66101 
tel 913-279-2349 
cel 816-885-2700 
fax 913-279-2271 


Re: [CODE4LIB] Browser Wars

2012-07-12 Thread Aaron Collier
I'd have to agree with this, as the one time I can recall putting this kind of 
message up we received complaints from faculty members. 



Aaron Collier 
Library Academic Systems Analyst 
California State University, Fresno - Henry Madden Library 
559.278.2945 
acoll...@csufresno.edu 
http://www.csufresno.edu/library 

- Original Message -
From: "Cary Gordon"  
To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU 
Sent: Thursday, July 12, 2012 11:25:03 AM 
Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] Browser Wars 

I think that anyone using IE 6 knows that they are skiing on barrel 
staves. Those messages mostly piss folks off, particularly when they 
are on a library site. 

On the other hand, I really love getting "please update your Flash" 
messages on my iPad : 
wrote: 
> Does anyone actually generate a conditional message--say, if LTE IE7--to 
> suggest that visitors upgrade or otherwise warn them about a wonky site? 
> 
> //Michael 
> 
> -Original Message- 
> From: Code for Libraries [mailto:CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Cary 
> Gordon 
> Sent: Thursday, July 12, 2012 2:11 PM 
> To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU 
> Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] Browser Wars 
> 
> While we will support anything that our clients want supported, we warn them 
> away from IE6 and other expensive to support antiquities. We definitely pay 
> attention to IE during development, as backtracking to fix an issue that has 
> been buried can be both depressing and expensive. 
> 
> We test in Chrome, Firefox, IE, Opera, and Safari. We test Responsive and/or 
> mobile sites in a range of mobile clients. 
> 
> Thanks, 
> 
> Cary 
> 
> On Thu, Jul 12, 2012 at 8:40 AM, Aaron Collier  
> wrote: 
>> Firefox is the leader on our stats, but I think that's mostly because it 
> is the default browser on almost any campus system. IE is close behind 
> though while mobile browsers are the most sparse. 
>> 
>> I guess the old "develop in firefox, test in IE" still holds true. 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Aaron Collier 
>> Library Academic Systems Analyst 
>> California State University, Fresno - Henry Madden Library 
>> 559.278.2945 
>> acoll...@csufresno.edu 
>> http://www.csufresno.edu/library 
>> 
>> - Original Message - 
>> From: "Brig C McCoy"  
>> To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU 
>> Sent: Thursday, July 12, 2012 8:28:03 AM 
>> Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] Browser Wars 
>> 
>> Hi... 
>> 
>> This is from the last six weeks from one of my public-facing websites. 
>> Definitely not going to drop MSIE support for the website at this rate: 
>> 
>> # #reqs #pages browser 
>> 1 18137 827 MSIE 
>> 8651 437 MSIE/8 
>> 7400 277 MSIE/9 
>> 1866 52 MSIE/7 
>> 193 42 MSIE/6 
>> 16 16 MSIE/5 
>> 11 3 MSIE/10 
>> 2 1809 441 Safari 
>> 1128 299 Safari/533 
>> 202 58 Safari/534 
>> 214 54 Safari/7534 
>> 79 23 Safari/6533 
>> 41 4 Safari/530 
>> 13 3 Safari/531 
>> 3 906 260 Netscape (compatible) 
>> 4 1287 182 Firefox 
>> 442 114 Firefox/13 
>> 408 34 Firefox/12 
>> 139 11 Firefox/10 
>> 163 6 Firefox/3 
>> 28 6 Firefox/14 
>> 11 5 Firefox/9 
>> 6 2 Firefox/4 
>> 12 2 Firefox/6 
>> 4 1 Firefox/15 
>> 8 1 Firefox/7 
>> 5 1164 175 Chrome 
>> 718 111 Chrome/19 
>> 409 61 Chrome/20 
>> 23 1 Chrome/9 
>> 4 1 Chrome/10 
>> 1 1 Chrome/5 
>> 
>> ...brig 
>> 
>> 
>> On 7/12/2012 9:33 AM, Michael Schofield wrote: 
>>> Ever since Microsoft announced the new IE auto-update policy, the 
>>> blogosphere is fussing. This is definitely important (and good) news, 
>>> but sites-Smashing Magazine has three articles on it in the last few 
>>> days-are really pushing the "drop IE support," and "its literally 
>>> slowing the internet down." I'm down, but that attitude-especially 
>>> for libraries-isn't really the right one to have. It is, IMHO, an old 
>>> view. A smart design strategy with progressive enhancement can 
>>> deliver content to . everyone - which should be the priority for 
>>> non-prof / [local-]government web presences over flare. Right?-- 
>> Brig C. McCoy bmc...@kckpl.org 
>> Network Services Coordinator 
>> Kansas City, Kansas Public Library 
>> 625 Minnesota Avenue 
>> Kansas City, KS 66101 
>> tel 913-279-2349 
>> cel 816-885-2700 
>> fax 913-279-2271 
> 
> 
> 
> -- 
> Cary Gordon 
> The Cherry Hill Company 
> http://chillco.com 



-- 
Cary Gordon 
The Cherry Hill Company 
http://chillco.com 


Re: [CODE4LIB] Browser Wars

2012-07-12 Thread Aaron Collier
Firefox is the leader on our stats, but I think that's mostly because it is the 
default browser on almost any campus system. IE is close behind though while 
mobile browsers are the most sparse. 

I guess the old "develop in firefox, test in IE" still holds true. 



Aaron Collier 
Library Academic Systems Analyst 
California State University, Fresno - Henry Madden Library 
559.278.2945 
acoll...@csufresno.edu 
http://www.csufresno.edu/library 

- Original Message -
From: "Brig C McCoy"  
To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU 
Sent: Thursday, July 12, 2012 8:28:03 AM 
Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] Browser Wars 

Hi... 

This is from the last six weeks from one of my public-facing websites. 
Definitely not going to drop MSIE support for the website at this rate: 

# #reqs #pages browser 
1 18137 827 MSIE 
8651 437 MSIE/8 
7400 277 MSIE/9 
1866 52 MSIE/7 
193 42 MSIE/6 
16 16 MSIE/5 
11 3 MSIE/10 
2 1809 441 Safari 
1128 299 Safari/533 
202 58 Safari/534 
214 54 Safari/7534 
79 23 Safari/6533 
41 4 Safari/530 
13 3 Safari/531 
3 906 260 Netscape (compatible) 
4 1287 182 Firefox 
442 114 Firefox/13 
408 34 Firefox/12 
139 11 Firefox/10 
163 6 Firefox/3 
28 6 Firefox/14 
11 5 Firefox/9 
6 2 Firefox/4 
12 2 Firefox/6 
4 1 Firefox/15 
8 1 Firefox/7 
5 1164 175 Chrome 
718 111 Chrome/19 
409 61 Chrome/20 
23 1 Chrome/9 
4 1 Chrome/10 
1 1 Chrome/5 

...brig 


On 7/12/2012 9:33 AM, Michael Schofield wrote: 
> Ever since Microsoft announced the new IE auto-update policy, the 
> blogosphere is fussing. This is definitely important (and good) news, but 
> sites-Smashing Magazine has three articles on it in the last few days-are 
> really pushing the "drop IE support," and "its literally slowing the 
> internet down." I'm down, but that attitude-especially for libraries-isn't 
> really the right one to have. It is, IMHO, an old view. A smart design 
> strategy with progressive enhancement can deliver content to . everyone - 
> which should be the priority for non-prof / [local-]government web presences 
> over flare. Right?-- 
Brig C. McCoy bmc...@kckpl.org 
Network Services Coordinator 
Kansas City, Kansas Public Library 
625 Minnesota Avenue 
Kansas City, KS 66101 
tel 913-279-2349 
cel 816-885-2700 
fax 913-279-2271 


Re: [CODE4LIB] Library site design patterns

2012-05-11 Thread Aaron Collier
Mythbusters should have read this before their tests: 
http://dsc.discovery.com/videos/mythbusters-square-wheels/ 



Aaron Collier 
Library Academic Systems Analyst 
California State University, Fresno - Henry Madden Library 
559.278.2945 
acoll...@csufresno.edu 
http://www.csufresno.edu/library 

- Original Message -
From: "Nate Vack"  
To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU 
Sent: Friday, May 11, 2012 9:05:59 AM 
Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] Library site design patterns 

On Fri, May 11, 2012 at 10:38 AM, Mark Jordan  wrote: 

> libraries more often than not end up implementing new sites by 
> reinventing the wheel, and justifying that reinvention by arguing 
> that their local wheel needs to be a oval, not round 

Well... wheel shape depends on the road you're using: 

http://mathtourist.blogspot.com/2011/05/riding-on-square-wheels.html 

Very happy Friday, 
-n