Re: [CODE4LIB] Academic Library Website Question
As a matter of advocacy for library services, I think you want to have the library web site as high up the campus web site hierarchy as possible. We're under the Academics link on the menu that appears on virtually every university web page. While I see the point another made about needing a degree of freedom from the campus template -- and we've certainly waged that campaign here -- I don't think that's a good enough reason to disengage altogether from the university web site. Play ball with the marketing and communications people and you'll eventually help them understand what you can fit into their template and what needs to be just a bit outside the box. Jim _ James Hammons, MA, MLS Head of Library Technologies University Libraries765-285-8032 (phone) Ball State University 765-285-2008 (fax) Muncie, IN 47306jhamm...@bsu.edu www.bsu.edu/library The University Libraries provide services that support student pursuits for academic success and faculty endeavors for knowledge creation and classroom instruction. -Original Message- From: Code for Libraries [mailto:CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Matthew Sherman Sent: Tuesday, December 17, 2013 9:41 AM To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: [CODE4LIB] Academic Library Website Question Hi Code4Libbers, Slightly odd question for you academic library folks. Why does your library have its website where it is on the university site? For context, the library I currently work at has our library site hidden within the campus intranet/portal, so that students have to log into a web portal to even see the search page. This was a decision by the previous director who was here before my time and an assortment of us librarians think this is a terrible setup. So I wanted to kick out to the greater community to give us good reasons for free to the website to more general access, or help us to understand why you would bury it behind a login like they did. All thoughts, insights, and opinions are welcome, they all help us develop our thinking on this and our arguments for any changes we want to make. Thanks everyone and have a good week. Matt Sherman
[CODE4LIB] Position Announcements, Ball State University Libraries (2 positions)
The Library Information Technology Services unit of Ball State University Libraries is accepting applications for two developer positions: 1. Emerging Technologies Analyst 2. Library Technologies Support Analyst These are professional positions with benefits including TIAA-CREF retirement and 24 annual vacation days. Full descriptions and information about how to apply can be found at http://cms.bsu.edu/Academics/Libraries/About/Jobs/Professional.aspx. Jim _ James Hammons, MLS Head of Library Technologies University Libraries765-285-8032 (phone) Ball State University 765-285-1096 (fax) Muncie, IN 47306jhamm...@bsu.edumailto:jhamm...@bsu.edu www.bsu.edu/library The University Libraries provide services that support student pursuits for academic success and faculty endeavors for knowledge creation and classroom instruction.
Re: [CODE4LIB] Code4Lib Midwest?
Exciting opportunity. I bet we could get several people from the Ball State Library IT shop up to ND for this. Jim + James Hammons, M.L.S. Head of Library Technologies Library Information Technology Services voice: (765) 285-8032 Bracken Library fax: (765) 285-1096 Ball State University e-mail: jhamm...@bsu.edu Muncie, IN 47306http://www.bsu.edu/library U.S.A. Ball State University Libraries A destination for research, learning, and friends + -Original Message- From: Code for Libraries [mailto:code4...@listserv.nd.edu] On Behalf Of LeVan,Ralph Sent: Friday, March 05, 2010 9:53 AM To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] Code4Lib Midwest? +1 I suspect a few of us from OCLC would attend. Ralph -Original Message- From: Code for Libraries [mailto:code4...@listserv.nd.edu] On Behalf Of Scott Garrison Sent: Friday, March 05, 2010 8:37 AM To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] Code4Lib Midwest? +1 ELM, I'm happy to help coordinate in whatever way you need. Also, if we can find a drummer, we could do a blues trio (count me in on bass). I could bring our band's drummer (a HUGE ND fan) down for a day or two if needed--he's awesome. --SG WMU in Kalamazoo - Original Message - From: Eric Lease Morgan emor...@nd.edu To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU Sent: Thursday, March 4, 2010 4:38:53 PM Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] Code4Lib Midwest? On Mar 4, 2010, at 3:29 PM, Jonathan Brinley wrote: 2. share demonstrations I'd like to see this be something like a blend between lightning talks and the ask anything session at the last conference This certainly works for me, and the length of time of each talk would/could be directly proportional to the number of people who attend. 4. give a presentation to library staff What sort of presentation did you have in mind, Eric? This also raises the issue of weekday vs. weekend. I'm game for either. Anyone else have a preference? What I was thinking here was a possible presentation to library faculty/staff and/or computing faculty/staff from across campus. The presentation could be one or two cool hacks or solutions that solved wider, less geeky problems. Instead of tweaking Solr's term-weighting algorithms to index OAI- harvested content it would be making journal articles easier to find. This would be an opportunity to show off the good work done by institutions outside Notre Dame. A prophet in their own land is not as convincing as the expert from afar. I was thinking it would happen on a weekday. There would be more stuff going on here on campus, as well as give everybody a break from their normal work week. More specifically, I would suggest such an event take place on a Friday so the poeple who stayed over night would not have to take so many days off of work. 5. have a hack session It would be good to have 2 or 3 projects we can/should work on decided ahead of time (in case no one has any good ideas at the time), and perhaps a couple more inspired by the earlier presentations. True. -- ELM University of Notre Dame
