Re: [CODE4LIB] Publishing large datasets
What everybody else has said is completely true -- the type of data makes a huge, huge difference in how you want to present it on the Web. If it's social-sciences-type data, though, and you're interested in making it explorable in a regular web browser, you might take a look at SDA. SDA stands for Survey Documentation and Analysis, but it will work on any data that you can reasonably represent in a spreadsheet-type format (rows of cases with columns of values for different variables), even if it's an overwhelmingly massive number of rows and columns. It's not cheap, but I really like the user experience from the front end. (I teach a *lot* of students to use it when I'm wearing my data services librarian hat.) http://sda.berkeley.edu/ IASSIST (the International Association for Social Science Information Science and Technology) is a good resource on this topic for social sciences data: http://www.iassistdata.org/resources/category/data-management-and-curation. Their mailing list is closed, but I'm a member, so if you're working with social sciences data I'd be happy to post your question there and pass on any responses. Julia * Julia Bauder Social Studies and Data Services Librarian Grinnell College Libraries Sixth Ave. Grinnell, IA 50112 On Wed, Jul 23, 2014 at 4:29 PM, Kyle Banerjee kyle.baner...@gmail.com wrote: We've been facing increasing requests to help researchers publish datasets. There are many dimensions to this problem, but one of them is applying appropriate metadata and mounting them so they can be explored with a regular web browser or downloaded by expert users using specialized tools. Datasets often are large. One that we used for a pilot project contained well over 10,000 objects with a total size of about 1 TB. We've been asked to help with much larger and more complex datasets. The pilot was successful but our current process is neither scalable nor sustainable. We have some ideas on how to proceed, but we're mostly making things up. Are there methods/tools/etc you've found helpful? Also, where should we look for ideas? Thanks, kyle
Re: [CODE4LIB] College Question!
As (I think) only the second social science major to chime in on this thread, I want to second everything Karen said about the value of a social sciences background when doing systems work. I went to a hippie college that didn't have majors per se, but I have pretty strong backgrounds in sociology, psychology, and political science. Most of the social sciences will teach you to figure out how people really work, whether as individuals or small groups, (psychology), as large informal groups (sociology/anthropology), or as formal institutions (political science). And how people and groups really work is almost never how they work on paper, how you think they work, and/or the way that you think would be most rational for them to work. Ethnography is definitely one really good way to figure out what people are actually doing so you can design systems that will work for your users in reality, not just in theory. But if you're more quantitative the social sciences can also teach you good experimental design, good survey design, and good statistical methods for figuring out what your users are up to and how you can design systems to help them achieve what they want to achieve. As my boss and I both say on a regular basis, Technology is easy. People are hard. That's not to say you shouldn't take CS classes -- you definitely should take some of those -- but for many kinds of technology work a course in, say, cognitive psychology is going to wind up being more useful than a course in, say, automata and formal languages. As an aside, if you think you might ever want to move into administration, I highly recommend political science and/or sociology as undergraduate majors or minors. Being trained to walk into an institution and figure out the flows of both formal and informal power within it, knowing how to shift the institution's formal agenda, understanding how informal culture shifts happen and how you can and cannot facilitate them -- these are incredibly useful leadership skills, especially when you're trying to lead from a position of weakness, which is usually what library and IT folks are doing within their organizations. Thus endeth my commercial for the value of the social sciences. But seriously, if you want to know more, just ask! Julia * Julia Bauder Social Studies and Data Services Librarian Grinnell College Libraries Sixth Ave. Grinnell, IA 50112 On Thu, May 29, 2014 at 8:58 AM, Karen Coombs librarywebc...@gmail.com wrote: Riley, I have an BA in Anthropology and Music from a small liberal arts school as well as my MLS and MS in Information Management from Syracuse University While I sometime wish I took the computer science path, there are just as many other times when I'm super grateful for my cultural anthropology background. IMHO, if you are going to build systems that work well you need to understand your user's needs. How the system is going to be part of their lives. Good troubleshooting can benefit from this thinking as well. Studying and watching people in their lives is a big part of cultural anthropology. Being able to know how to do ethnography and put on that hat when building systems has been a godsend. I feel like the another virtue of my liberal arts education was the fact I had to develop general critical thinking and analytical skills which I find invaluable in my career. Whatever you degree you choose to get, get real world practical experience as much as possible. Every internship I've had has been worth its weight in gold. Through one I found out what I DIDN'T want to do which saved me countless $$s and time. Best of luck, Karen On Thu, May 29, 2014 at 8:46 AM, Maura Carbone mau...@brandeis.edu wrote: I'd echo what others have said and say either CS/CSE or MIS/IT. You might want to make that choice depending on the school you go to--my undergrad's MIS program is fantastic but I know a lot of people weren't as happy with the CS department. I'd also like to +1 what Lisa said about what you want to do as a systems librarian. I worked as a systems librarian in a public library and I most definitely did not need a CS degree, but MIS or IT would have been very useful. Look at job postings, see what sounds like what you want to do, and then go from there. Also see what you like in terms of classes! You might find the CS theory stuff less interesting than more hands-on type IT work, or you might fall in love with Physics (you can always grab a minor in CS, since there's quite a bit of overlap for the gen eds). I also wouldn't completely ignore the liberal arts--if you want to work in libraries, being able to communicate with your co-workers and with patrons is VERY important. While you might get a job that's just IT or programming work all day, more than likely you will have to interact with non-tech people. Being able to coherently express yourself, and being
Re: [CODE4LIB] Code4lib 2014 Diversity Scholarships: Call for Applications
Let's not forget one of Code4Lib's most inclusive practices: it is usually (always?) possible to attend every single Code4Lib presentation virtually via live streaming video *for free.* Sure, it's not the same as being there in person, but it's not a bad substitute if you can't travel for whatever reason -- finances, health, family obligations, not allowed to take time off work, whatever. So if you can't afford to attend in person, you can still participate! Julia On Mon, Nov 25, 2013 at 2:46 PM, Jonathan Rochkind rochk...@jhu.edu wrote: Finances are a limiting factor on conference attendance for people of all demographic groups, and I would endorse plans to surmount that. Code4Lib is, of course, one of the least expensive conferences you'll find. And the community and organizers care a lot about keeping it so -- there are sometimes disputes in a given year about whether the organizers could have kept it even less expensive. But it's still, every year, one of the most affordable conferences around. Which is pretty darn awesome, and important. That's pretty much what we do try and increase financial accessibility for people of all demographic groups. We also try to switch the regional location around the country every year, to even out transportation costs for for people in different parts of the country. If you can afford to go to any conference at all, you can afford for Code4Lib to be that conference. Of course, there are people who can't afford to go to any conference. Which is unfortunate. But I'm not sure what, if anything, is being suggested we could do about that? If you have or can find a source of funding willing to pay registration, hotel, and transportation for anyone who can't afford it, then please feel free to organize it to happen. That's what the people who organized, and continue to organize, the diversity scholarships did. They just organized it. Jonathan
Re: [CODE4LIB] local APIs atop III's Sierra DB
Jason, To expand on Becky's answer a bit: we haven't written our own APIs yet, but I did write a Sierra driver for VuFind, so I do have some notes that might be useful to you that I'm happy to share. At least, I've learned the hard way some things that you don't want to do when you're querying the database. ;-) Julia * Julia Bauder Social Studies and Data Services Librarian Grinnell College Libraries Sixth Ave. Grinnell, IA 50112 641-269-4431 On Tue, Oct 15, 2013 at 2:41 PM, Becky Yoose b.yo...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Jason, We haven't planned to write our own APIs for Sierra at this point (we're still working on getting Sierra to work in the first place), but Grinnell would be interested in seeing how the process goes for you in terms of local API building. As for the Sierra APIs - III just hired a new API project manager (the one that attended #c4l13 has since left the company) so I'm not sure what's all going on. They are still saying that patron facing APIs will be out by winter, though I'd wish the staff facing APIs would get some love too... Thanks, Becky - Becky Yoose Discovery and Integrated Systems Librarian Grinnell College On Tue, Oct 15, 2013 at 2:29 PM, Thomale, Jason jason.thom...@unt.edu wrote: Hello Code4lib, I'm wondering if any III Sierra users out there have worked on building an API for accessing their ILS data on top of Sierra's Postgres database. Right now I'm looking into possibly building something to serve local needs and use cases, as we're not terribly confident that III's forthcoming APIs--if they are indeed forthcoming--will really fit the bill. If this is something you're doing or have considered doing and wouldn't mind comparing notes, please drop me a line! Thanks. Jason Thomale Resource Discovery Systems Librarian University of North Texas
Re: [CODE4LIB] text mining software
NVivo is officially the only text mining tool that we support here, too. (Unofficially, bring something cool to my attention and you probably won't have to try very hard to convince me to help you set it up.) It doesn't just stem, it also handles synonyms and related terms very nicely. Official NVivo video demoing how to do text analysis (what they call text mining) in NVivo: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ypo6lrpwDZ8 Julia * Julia Bauder Social Studies and Data Services Librarian Grinnell College Libraries Sixth Ave. Grinnell, IA 50112 641-269-4431 On Tue, Aug 27, 2013 at 11:07 AM, David Lowe david.l...@lib.uconn.eduwrote: More often seen as a tool for the social sciences, NVivo from QSRI http://www.qsrinternational.com/products_nvivo.aspx has some respectable text manipulation capabilities (stemming, counting, proximity, clouds, etc.), and since it is an established tool in certain disciplines, it's either cheap or free on lots of campuses, via institutional licensing. And they have free trials as well. --DBL -Original Message- From: Code for Libraries [mailto:CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Pottinger, Hardy J. Sent: Tuesday, August 27, 2013 11:51 AM To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] text mining software Hi, Eric, I don't have any experience in this field, but I went looking a while ago when the topic came up, and these two links are in my notes for further exploration, if the topic ever comes around again: http://wordseer.berkeley.edu/ http://mininghumanities.com/ May they serve you well. -- HARDY POTTINGER pottinge...@umsystem.edumailto:pottinge...@umsystem.edu University of Missouri Library Systems http://lso.umsystem.edu/~pottingerhj/ https://MOspace.umsystem.edu/ A child who does not play is not a child, but the man who doesn't play has lost forever the child who lived in him and who he will miss terribly. --Pablo Neruda On 8/27/13 10:24 AM, Eric Lease Morgan emor...@nd.edumailto: emor...@nd.edu wrote: What sorts of text mining software do y'all support / use in your libraries? We here in the Hesburgh Libraries at the University of Notre Dame have all but opened a place called the Center For Digital Scholarship. We are / will be providing a number of different services to a number of different audiences. These services include but are not necessarily limited exactly to: * data management consultation * data analysis and visualization * geographic information systems support * text mining investigations * referrals to other centers across campus I am expected to support the text mining investigations. I have traditionally used open source tools do to my work. Many of these tools require some sort of programming in order to exploit. To some degree I am expected mount text mining software on our local Windows and Macintosh computers here in our Center. I am familiar with the lists of tools available at Bamboo as well as Hermeneuti.ca. [0, 1] TAPoRware is good too, but a bit long in the tooth. [2] Do you know of other sets of tools to choose from? Are you familiar with SAS(r) Text Analytics, STATISTICA Data Miner, or RapidMiner? [3, 4, 5] [0] Bamboo Dirt - http://dirt.projectbamboo.org [1] Hermeneuti.ca - http://hermeneuti.ca/voyeur/tools [2] TAPoRware - http://taporware.ualberta.ca [3] Text Analytics - http://www.sas.com/text-analytics/ [4] Data Miner - http://www.statsoft.com/Products/STATISTICA/Data-Miner/ [5] RapidMiner - http://rapid-i.com/content/view/181/190/ -- Eric Lease Morgan, Digital Initiatives Librarian Hesburgh Libraries University of Notre Dame 574/631-8604
Re: [CODE4LIB] Separate library CMS systems vs Campus-wide CMS systems (was [CODE4LIB] LibGuides: I don't get it)
Why can't it be both? Just because the library has its own Web server (something I would never, ever give up, mostly for Michael's reason #5), that doesn't mean some of the library's content can't be part of the main institutional Web site. That's what we do here. All of the relatively static content--policies, guidelines, About Us type information, etc.--lives on the College's Web site, as does content that benefits from being able to draw on other College systems -- e.g., the library staff directory and calendar of events. However, we still run a couple of specialized library CMSs on our own Web server for content types that benefit from special handling: Archon for our archival collections, and SubjectsPlus for our subject and course guides. As much as is practical I try to keep a relatively consistent look and feel across all three systems (as well as the library catalog, our public-facing Serials Solutions pages, the IR, etc.), so patrons think of the whole ball of wax as the library web site no matter which specific system they're really using. Julia * Julia Bauder Social Studies and Data Services Librarian Grinnell College Libraries Sixth Ave. Grinnell, IA 50112 641-269-4431 On Wed, Aug 14, 2013 at 8:21 AM, Joshua Welker wel...@ucmo.edu wrote: Does anyone have any suggestions as to where the library should or should not compromise when it comes to using an institutional CMS rather than a custom library one? We are going through this process right now. Our web pages are currently all in static HTML and LibGuides. I am wanting to move to Drupal, and campus IT wants us to move to their Adobe Contribute platform. AFAIK, Contribute does not allow for any server-side scripting and does not have any sort of plugin system, and I am very concerned that Contribute would harm the library's ability to effectively integrate its online resources into a single web portal (server-side caching, indexes, scheduled tasks, etc). I know the answer to this question is it depends, but I am hoping others can share the fruits of their experience. Thoughts? Josh Welker Information Technology Librarian James C. Kirkpatrick Library University of Central Missouri Warrensburg, MO 64093 JCKL 2260 660.543.8022 -Original Message- From: Code for Libraries [mailto:CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Jimmy Ghaphery Sent: Tuesday, August 13, 2013 5:49 PM To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] LibGuides: I don't get it I have followed this thread with great interest. In 2011 Erin White and I researched many of the issues the group has been hitting on, demonstrating the popularity of LibGuides in ARL libraries, the locus of control outside of systems' departments, and the state of content policies.[1] Our most challenging statement in the article to the library tech community (which was watered down a bit in the peer review process) was The popularity of LibGuides, at its heart a specialized content management system, also calls into question the vitality and/or adaptability of local content management system implementations in libraries. One of the biggest challenges I see toward creating a non-commercial alternative is that the library code community is so dispersed in the various institutions that it makes it difficult to get away from the download tar.gz model. Are our institutions ready to collaborate across themselves such that there could be a shared SaaS model (of anything really) that libraries could subscribe/contribute to? The barriers here certainly aren't technological, but more along the lines of policy, governance, etc. As for Research Guides in general, I see a very clear divide in the public/tech communities not only on platform but more philosophical. From the tech side once it is all boiled down, heck why do you even need a third party system; catalog the databases with some type of local genres and push out an api/xml feeds to various disciplines. From the public side there is a long lineage of individually curated guides that goes to the core of value of professionally knowing one's community and serving it. [1] https://ejournals.bc.edu/ojs/index.php/ital/article/view/1830 best, Jimmy On Tue, Aug 13, 2013 at 11:13 AM, Galen Charlton g...@esilibrary.com wrote: Hi, On Tue, Aug 13, 2013 at 6:53 AM, Wilhelmina Randtke rand...@gmail.com wrote: There's not a lock-in issue with LibGuides, because it's used to host pathfinders. Those are supposed to be periodically revisited. One of the big problems is that librarians will start a guide and never finish, or make one then never maintain it. Periodically deleting everything is a good thing for pathfinders and subject guides, and people should do it anyway. No one's talking about tools for digital archives, which have lock in issues and are way more expensive. Lock
Re: [CODE4LIB] LibGuides: I don't get it
Hi Dave, There's a list of libraries using SubjectsPlus here: http://subjectsplus.com/wiki/index.php?title=Sites_using_SubjectsPlus Julia * Julia Bauder Social Studies and Data Services Librarian Grinnell College Libraries Sixth Ave. Grinnell, IA 50112 641-269-4431 On Mon, Aug 12, 2013 at 9:07 AM, davesgonechina davesgonech...@gmail.comwrote: You guys are awesome, this is great stuff, really helpful. My impression of libguides has been fairly negative for many of the reasons mentioned, but Sean has a good point about content strategy and training, and Wilhemina has a good point about the costs of open source not always being appreciated. Has anyone tried the two platforms Andrew Darby mentioned, SubjectsPlus and Library a la Carte? That's the sort of thing I've been looking for but never found until now. Dave On Mon, Aug 12, 2013 at 9:57 PM, Sean Hannan shan...@jhu.edu wrote: Again, this not a technical issue. It's a content strategy issue. Believe me, I was where you were. I was using all kinds of javascript and CSS hacks to try to prevent people from getting creative with color. I was getting to the point of setting up Capybara tests to run against the guides to alert me to abusive uses of bold and italics. The folks creating guides are content people, not web people. Take the web out of it. Focus on the content. Pick a couple heuristics to educate them on (we picked 7 +/- 2, above the fold/below the fold, and F-shaped reading patterns). Above all, show them statistics. And not the built-in LibGuides stats, either. New vs. returning. Average time on page. Pageviews over the course of a year. Very, very, very quickly our librarians realized what content is important, what content is superfluous, and that the time the spend carefully manicuring and maintaining their guides would (and could) be better spent elsewhere. -Sean On 8/12/13 9:35 AM, Joshua Welker wel...@ucmo.edu wrote: I just have to say I have been thinking the exact same thing about LibGuides for the two years I've been using it. I feel vindicated knowing others feel the same way. At UCMO, we will be migrating to Drupal in the next several months, and I am hoping very much that I can convince people to use less LibGuides. LibGuides is great in its ease of use, but fails on just about every design principle I can think of. There have been several studies on tab blindness in LibGuides, and don't get me started on the sub-tab links that are hiding and require the user to mouse over a tab to even see what is there. I've tried telling people so many times to have just a few tabs and always to use a table of contents for the main page, but they rarely do. And it becomes just about impossible to have a consistent look and feel across your website when LibGuides allows guide creators to modify every element on the page as they see fit. People will do crazy things like putting page content in a sidebar element, something you'd never ever ever see on any website on the Internet. I tried to enforce uniform colors and column sizes across all the guides, but I was told to let it go because my coworkers wanted to be able to decide those things on a guide-by-guide basis. I've worked at two institutions that use LibGuides, and what inevitably happens is that librarians create one Uber Guide for entire subject areas (biology, religion, etc) and then create sub-pages for all the dozens of specific disciplines within those subject areas. And then, assuming the user somehow manages to find these pages, they are typically not much more than a list of links that could have easily been included on the main library website. Okay, sorry for the rant. It has been building up for several years and never had a chance to voice out. Josh Welker Information Technology Librarian James C. Kirkpatrick Library University of Central Missouri Warrensburg, MO 64093 JCKL 2260 660.543.8022 -Original Message- From: Code for Libraries [mailto:CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Robert Sebek Sent: Sunday, August 11, 2013 11:21 AM To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] LibGuides: I don't get it On Sun, Aug 11, 2013 at 9:54 AM, Heather Rayl 23e...@gmail.com wrote: I have to say that I loathe LibGuides. My library makes extensive use of them, too. Need a web solution? The first thing out of someone's mouth is Let's put it in a LibGuide! Shudder This fall, I'll be moving our main site over to Drupal, and I'm hoping that eventually I can convince people to re-invent their LibGuides there. I can use the saving money card, and the content silos are bad card and *maybe* I will be successful. Anyone fought this particular
Re: [CODE4LIB] back to minorities question, seeking guidance
Or something like LiveCode/HyperCard? ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HyperCard; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LiveCode) Because there's currently a Kickstarter campaign ( http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1755283828/open-source-edition-of-livecode) to create an open-source edition of LiveCode for use in education, and if one reads their arguments for why LiveCode is the best way to teach computer programming in high schools ( http://www.runrev.com/education/k12.html), it seems to address a lot of these problems. Also, this: http://www.volokh.com/2013/02/18/hypercard-redux/ Disclaimer: I know nothing about LiveCode, HyperCard, or the people behind it that I didn't read at one of those links in the past few days. Julia On Fri, Feb 22, 2013 at 1:46 PM, Abigail Goben ago...@uic.edu wrote: On 2/22/2013 1:09 PM, Wilhelmina Randtke wrote: It's a little worrying that there aren't introductory programming platforms that let someone do something interesting at a simple level Wilhelmina, Would you consider something like ROSALIND to be what you are describing? It focuses a little more on BI but is with basic programming. You learn to doing BI through figuring out your code. http://rosalind.info/problems/**locations/http://rosalind.info/problems/locations/ Abigail -- Abigail Goben Assistant Information Services Librarian and Assistant Professor University of Illinois at Chicago Library of the Health Sciences - Chicago (M/C 763) 1750 W. Polk Street Chicago, Illinois 60612 312.996.8292
Re: [CODE4LIB] usability testing software
I've used this in the past: http://silverbackapp.com/. It's Mac-only (which was actually a drawback for the project I was working on!), it's cheap, and did what we needed. It doesn't do nearly as much as Morae, though, so it might not have specific features you need? Julia On Thu, Jan 31, 2013 at 9:35 AM, Nate Hill nathanielh...@gmail.com wrote: Hi all, Years ago I had the opportunity to use Morae to do some usability testing. http://www.techsmith.com/morae.html I may have an opportunity to put together a little bit of a usability testing lab at my library, and I wonder if anyone can suggest a similar product but... I'd like it to run on Macs. Suggestions? thanks -- Nate Hill nathanielh...@gmail.com http://4thfloor.chattlibrary.org/ http://www.natehill.net
Re: [CODE4LIB] Zoia
On Fri, Jan 18, 2013 at 1:30 PM, Andromeda Yelton andromeda.yel...@gmail.com wrote: But not having zoia would make me sad. And defining zoia to be woman-unfriendly, when zoia-lovers and zoia-haters appear to span the gender spectrum and have a variety of reasons (both gendered and non) for their reactions, would make me sad too. @love zoia. +1 from a woman who's thoroughly amused by zoia more often than not
Re: [CODE4LIB] Matching Print ISSNs to Electronic ISSNs.
I haven't actually tried to use the JournalTOCs API ( http://www.journaltocs.ac.uk/develop.php) for this, but it looks like you should be able to use it to accomplish what you want to accomplish? Julia * Julia Bauder Data Services Librarian Interim Director of the Data Analysis and Social Inquiry Lab (DASIL) Grinnell College Libraries Sixth Ave. Grinnell, IA 50112 On Fri, May 4, 2012 at 2:56 PM, David Uspal david.us...@villanova.eduwrote: All, I've hit a bit of a problem recently and I'm hoping someone on the list has seen this themselves and can offer advice/assistance. I'm attempting to generate usage reports for the electronic materials in our library. To do this, we generate two separate tables, then need to merge the results into one final document. A fairly easy task normally, except for one glaring issue -- the unique key for these tables, the ISSNs, don't match. Apparently, the source of one of our reports is exporting print ISSNs wherein our internal listing use the electronic ISSNs. To rectify this, we have two options -- either we can hand edit one of the sources to use the other type of ISSN (a HUGE undertaking), or (and hopefully) if there existed some resource that mapped print ISSNs to electronic ISSNs (ala an OCLC Authority database but for ISSNs), we could use this to map between the ISSN types. Obviously, we prefer the latter. Has anyone else run into this issue? How did they overcome this? And is there a resource out there that will map between print ISSNs and electronic ISSN? Thanks. David K. Uspal Technology Development Specialist Falvey Memorial Library Phone: 610-519-8954 Email: david.us...@villanova.edu
Re: [CODE4LIB] whimsical homepage idea
On Tue, May 1, 2012 at 11:55 PM, Maryann Kempthorne marya...@gmail.comwrote: Why not a cardigan checkout? Maryann We have had semi-serious conversations here about having lap blanket checkouts. Our fourth floor is prime quiet study space, but when it's below freezing outside--which is the case pretty much 24-7 in the run-up to finals in December--it's frigid up there. On the one hand, I love the idea of displaying the temperatures to students on the Web site (Too cold on the 60 degree 4th floor? Take a break in the 80 degree computer lab in the basement!), but on the other hand, I don't want to discourage them from studying in the library Julia * Julia Bauder Data Services Librarian Interim Director of the Data Analysis and Social Inquiry Lab (DASIL) Grinnell College Libraries Sixth Ave. Grinnell, IA 50112
Re: [CODE4LIB] system for web-based annotated bibliography?
Would Drupal and its Biblio module (http://drupal.org/project/biblio) do what you need? Julia * Julia Bauder Data Services Librarian Interim Director of the Data Analysis and Social Inquiry Lab (DASIL) Grinnell College Libraries Sixth Ave. Grinnell, IA 50112 641-269-4431 On Fri, Mar 30, 2012 at 8:15 AM, Ken Irwin kir...@wittenberg.edu wrote: Hi folks, I'm starting in on a pretty big bibliography project, for what I expect will be a web-based annotated bibliography. Kind of part-book-review-blog/part-bibliography. I'm wondering if there are any systems out there that would support this kind of thing. I think what I want is essentially a mashup of Zotero and Wordpress. Zotero to capture, wrangle, and output bib data, and Wordpress to handle the blog-like/text aspects, tagging, etc. I'm imaging a system that could be used like a regular blog, but that would also allow formatted bib output, e.g. spit out an MLA-style bibliography for all the books tagged as travelogue, with or without annotations. Anybody have experience with something like this? Does it exist already? I'd rather not have to invent this one! Thanks! Ken
Re: [CODE4LIB] Code4Lib Indoctrination link added to the Wiki main page
I was thinking of the slouching code4lib mob, myself. On Wed, Feb 22, 2012 at 11:00 AM, David Fiander da...@fiander.info wrote: Would the upright code4lib brigade be opposed by the horizontal code4lib posse? On Wed, Feb 22, 2012 at 11:49, Bohyun Kim k...@fiu.edu wrote: In my defense, I didn't pick the term, 'indoctrination.' =) But it shows something about the community, eh? The alternative title to the doc that someone added is also How do we make code4lib a more inclusive place for newcomers? Or, how do we quickly indoctrinate newbies to our values and ways of doing things? But again, these titles show that anyone can name things and it is likely to stick. So it is open to all to make changes. Perhaps some of us should form the Upright Code4Lib Brigade against the Indoctrination. Cheers, ~Bohyun -Original Message- From: Code for Libraries [mailto:CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Wilfred Drew Sent: Wednesday, February 22, 2012 11:04 AM To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] Code4Lib Indoctrination link added to the Wiki main page When I saw the subject I immediately thought of the Borg: You will be assimilated. - Wilfred (Bill) Drew, M.S., B.S., A.S. Assistant Professor Librarian, Systems and Tech Services Tompkins Cortland Community College (TC3) Library: http://www.tc3.edu/library/ Dryden, N.Y. 13053-0139 E-mail: dr...@tc3.edu Phone: 607-844-8222 ext.4406 AOL Instant Messenger:BillDrew4 Online Identity: http://claimID.com/billdrew StrengthsQuest: Ideation, Input, Learner, Activator, Communication http://www.facebook.com/people/Bill_Drew/ From: Code for Libraries [CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Bohyun Kim [k...@fiu.edu] Sent: Wednesday, February 22, 2012 10:55 AM To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: [CODE4LIB] Code4Lib Indoctrination link added to the Wiki main page Since the Code4Lib wiki is live again, I put the link to Code4Lib Indoctrination https://docs.google.com/document/d/1m-9VtL7L_fUxl2hTF_YZSdFRfucaLtmHvLSzom6XPVM/edit?pli=1 Google Doc on the main page. Feel free to move to a different page if the main page is not the right place. http://wiki.code4lib.org/index.php/Main_Page#About_Code4Lib If you haven't checked out the Google Doc, it's worth looking at. ~Bohyun
Re: [CODE4LIB] Code4Lib 2012 Schedule
Speaking of video streaming, is there any information yet about the streaming? E.g., what will be streamed, and where will the links to the stream appear? Julia (who is also eagerly awaiting her streaming + IRC Code4Lib fix) On Mon, Jan 30, 2012 at 9:50 AM, Ranti Junus ranti.ju...@gmail.com wrote: Hello All, For those who might not realize it, the code4lib 2012 schedule is up. http://code4lib.org/conference/2012/schedule Once the conference is over, we'll work on adding the links to the presentations. Better yet, those of you who do the presentation can add the link to your own presentation (slides, screencast, code examples, etc.) You'd need to register for an account first, if you haven't done that. Have a great time, everyone! I'm looking forward to watch the video streaming and participate in the #code4lib IRC. thanks, ranti on behalf of code4lib 2012 program committee -- Bulk mail. Postage paid.
Re: [CODE4LIB] GRAP: The granular restricted access problem
We have the exact same problem here. We've recently decided to go with Islandora[1] for digital asset management, and DiscoveryGarden[2] told us they can set up Islandora to provide that kind of granular access. It will be several months at best until we get around to implementing that stage of the project, though, so I can't yet tell you how quick and easy it is in practice. Julia [1] http://islandora.ca/ [2]http://discoverygarden.ca/ * Julia Bauder Data Services Librarian Interim Director of the Data Analysis and Social Inquiry Lab (DASIL) Grinnell College Libraries Sixth Ave. Grinnell, IA 50112 641-269-4431 On Wed, Nov 2, 2011 at 10:36 PM, William Denton w...@pobox.com wrote: Some of us at work were talking about a problem the archivist and other digitizing people have: showing particular digitized objects to particular people with particular restrictions. We called it GRAP: the granular restricted access problem. Here's the archivist's description. If you also had this problem and found a solution, we'd love to know. # - begin GRAP We are generating lots of digital assets (TIFFs of historical photographs, WAVs of sound recordings and oral histories, etc.) not only in the course of our regular digitization-for-access activities but also as a result of researcher requests and requests through Accessibility Services. We have a institutional digital repository (DSpace) that works well as a mass distribution tool, but as with most primary sources there are often additional restrictions on access based on copyright, donor permissions, third party privacy issues and other legislation. We are struggling to find ways of promoting these resources that have additional access restrictions. What we want: A system of storing and organizing all digitized materials in one place so that everyone (librarians, archivists, technicians, IT, scholars, faculty, students) can find them. A means of managing and tracking all these objects that will allow: - the creation of unique identifiers (to generate statistical metrics, track chains of custody, access etc.) - quick and easy updating - access controls, possibly with time limits, for all material (X to the public, Y to this person, Z to students in HUM 101 for one week) - seamless streaming of audio and video (with access controls) # - end GRAP Any suggestions welcome. I'll pass along and report back. Thanks, Bill -- William Denton Toronto, Canada http://www.miskatonic.org/
Re: [CODE4LIB] Examples of visual searching or browsing
I think you're right, that the HathiTrust pie chart has far too many slices
to be useful, and it would make me happier if when you clicked on one piece
of the pie you got another pie showing the subdivisions within, e.g., the
history of Asia, rather than just a full list of the tens of thousands of
books on the history of Asia. But for the project I have in mind --
providing access to a much smaller collection of digitized historical
material -- I think something like the pie chart could work well (although
probably not using LCC to create the slices). At least, it would help give
the user some perspective on what topics are covered in said historical
collection.
From the undergraduates I see, one of the biggest problems they have is
getting a sense of the shape of the scholarly landscape in general, and of
what's in a given database in particular. I only get 3 results when I
search for my topic! Am I doing it wrong, and there's a whole lot of stuff
out there I'm not finding? Is there nothing on anything even remotely close
to my topic, and I should give up and choose a different topic? What topics
in this area ARE viable? That frustration seems to go double for archival
materials (a less familiar concept with a less familiar organizational
system). I think making it easy for students to get a rough sense of that
landscape would be really helpful, and there's no tool like a visual tool
for getting a quick impression of the lay of the land.
On Fri, Oct 28, 2011 at 5:18 PM, Peter Noerr pno...@museglobal.com wrote:
This looks really colorful, but how does it aid searching, or browsing?
The pie chart is useful for a collections development librarian to see how
the collection is distributed across broad subject areas.
How does it help me, a user, searching for books on Dentistry (yes they
are there, all 9443 of them) to know that the biggest collections are in
Asian history and languages (and books). What functionality does the
visualization add to the list of topics given below? It's organized by call
number (starting at 3 o'clock?), so I don't even have alphabetic headings
to help. And the 198 general works, and 375 dictionaries just disappear.
It looks nice, but exactly what searching purpose does it enhance - either
by its existence, or over the alternative list display (boring, but
complete)?
Peter
-Original Message-
From: Code for Libraries [mailto:CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of
Julia Bauder
Sent: Friday, October 28, 2011 9:55 AM
To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU
Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] Examples of visual searching or browsing
This is all fabulous, thank you! MapFast and the HathiTrust
visualizations are exactly the kinds of
things I was looking for, and the tree-mapping idea also sounds like a
very good one for visualizing
collections.
Thanks!
On Fri, Oct 28, 2011 at 11:11 AM, Margaret Anderson ande...@tc3.edu
wrote:
Take a look at a visualization of HathiTrust works by call number
http://www.hathitrust.org/visualizations_callnumbers
-Original Message-
From: Code for Libraries [mailto:CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf
Of Julia Bauder
Sent: Thursday, October 27, 2011 4:27 PM
To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU
Subject: [CODE4LIB] Examples of visual searching or browsing
Dear fans of cool Web-ness,
I'm looking for examples of projects that use visual(=largely non-text
and
non-numeric) interfaces to let patrons browse/search collections.
Things like the GeoSearch on North Carolina Maps[1], or projects that
use Simile's Timeline or Exhibit widgets[2] to provide access to
collections (e.g., what's described here:
https://letterpress.uchicago.edu/index.php/jdhcs/article/download/59/7
0), or in-the-wild uses of Recollection[3]. I'm less interested in
knowing about tools (although I'm never *uninterested* in finding out
about cool tools) than about production or close-to-production sites
that are making good use of these or similar tools to provide visual,
non-linear access to collections. Who's doing slick stuff in this area
that deserves a look?
Thanks!
Julia
[1] http://dc.lib.unc.edu/ncmaps/search.php
[2] http://www.simile-widgets.org/
[3] http://recollection.zepheira.com/
*
Julia Bauder
Data Services Librarian
Interim Director of the Data Analysis and Social Inquiry Lab (DASIL)
Grinnell College Libraries
Sixth Ave.
Grinnell, IA 50112
641-269-4431
[CODE4LIB] Examples of visual searching or browsing
Dear fans of cool Web-ness, I'm looking for examples of projects that use visual(=largely non-text and non-numeric) interfaces to let patrons browse/search collections. Things like the GeoSearch on North Carolina Maps[1], or projects that use Simile's Timeline or Exhibit widgets[2] to provide access to collections (e.g., what's described here: https://letterpress.uchicago.edu/index.php/jdhcs/article/download/59/70), or in-the-wild uses of Recollection[3]. I'm less interested in knowing about tools (although I'm never *uninterested* in finding out about cool tools) than about production or close-to-production sites that are making good use of these or similar tools to provide visual, non-linear access to collections. Who's doing slick stuff in this area that deserves a look? Thanks! Julia [1] http://dc.lib.unc.edu/ncmaps/search.php [2] http://www.simile-widgets.org/ [3] http://recollection.zepheira.com/ * Julia Bauder Data Services Librarian Interim Director of the Data Analysis and Social Inquiry Lab (DASIL) Grinnell College Libraries Sixth Ave. Grinnell, IA 50112 641-269-4431
[CODE4LIB] Position Announcement: Systems Librarian at Grinnell College
The Grinnell College Libraries seek a user-oriented Systems Librarian committed to critical experimentation with new technologies in support of undergraduate learning, starting summer or fall 2011. Appointment as Assistant or Associate Professor possible. Grinnell College is a highly selective undergraduate liberal arts college. The College’s curriculum is founded on a strong advising system and close student-faculty interaction, with few college-wide requirements beyond the completion of a major. The College places a high priority on information literacy and the Libraries are integrally involved with student education through teaching, consultation, and development of the collections and tools necessary for conducting inquiry. As a member of the Libraries’ Technology Team and the College’s Academic Technology Development Team, the Systems Librarian will share leadership and responsibility for planning, developing, integrating, implementing, and maintaining the digital systems and services through which the Libraries support users in finding and using information. The Systems Librarian’s primary focus will include (but will not be limited to) the Libraries’ integrated management system (currently Innovative Interfaces), interlibrary services system, and digital repository systems. Together with the Library Systems Support Specialist (whom the Systems Librarian supervises) the Systems Librarian also serves as the primary technology liaison with the Libraries’ cataloging, acquisition, circulation, reserve, and interlibrary/document delivery services, to ensure excellent service to users and operational efficiency in these operations. In consultation with Information Technology Services, the Archivist of the College, the Catalog Librarian, and others, the Systems Librarian will also take primary technology responsibility for the Libraries’ digital content initiatives through research and policy-development on standards, repositories, and storage and preservation strategies. The Grinnell College Libraries work closely with the College’s Information Technology Services, Curricular Technology, and Web Services departments. A cross-departmental Academic Technology Development Team helps coordinate our work and ensure an integrated user experience, and the Systems Librarian is a key member of that team. The Libraries and the College use a mixture of proprietary and open-source systems, including the III Millennium ILS, SubjectsPlus, Drupal (for the College Web site), MDID (the James Madison Digital Image Database), and DSpace (remotely hosted by Longsight.com). The Grinnell College Libraries are organized into four functional clusters, each co-managed by a team of librarians and senior staff. Reporting to the Librarian of the College, the Systems Librarian will share co-management responsibility for the Technology Cluster and will serve on the Libraries’ Management Council. All librarians at Grinnell College also participate in the Libraries’ reference and instruction program, with regularly scheduled hours at the reference desk and some instructional responsibilities. Grinnell College librarians hold faculty status and rank with renewable multi-year contracts; they are evaluated on job performance (including teaching), scholarship, and service. For more information about the Grinnell College Libraries, see our website at http://www.grinnell.edu/library. Salary range $52,000 or higher, depending on qualifications and experience. Required qualifications (pre-MLS experience is acceptable): MLS from an ALA-accredited institution Work experience in an academic library Experience with and interest in reference service or information literacy instruction Work experience in systems administration OR library technical services Working knowledge of an ILS (Millennium preferred but not required) Familiarity with the MARC cataloging format Working knowledge of the technologies used to store, manipulate, and query structured data Preferred qualifications: Working knowledge of one or more non-MARC metadata standards (e.g., Dublin Core, VRA) Working knowledge of UNIX, and some experience managing UNIX-based servers Some familiarity with one or more image-based or text-based digital repositories (MDID, ContentDM, DSpace, Fedora) Supervisory experience In letters of application, candidates should discuss their interest in developing as a teacher and scholar in an undergraduate, liberal-arts college that emphasizes close student-faculty interaction. They also should discuss what they can contribute to efforts to cultivate and wide diversity of people and perspectives, a core value of Grinnell College. To be assured of full consideration, all application materials should be received by December 10, 2010. Please submit applications online by visiting our application website at https://jobs.grinnell.edu. Candidates will need to upload a letter of application, curriculum vita, and provide email addresses for three references,
Re: [CODE4LIB] JOB POSTING: Grinnell College Libraries - Systems Librarian
If you heard me say at Code4Lib in Asheville to keep an eye out for a job posting from Grinnell, this is the one I was talking about. I think Grinnell is a fabulous place to live and work, and I'm happy to tell you why (or answer other questions) off-list. Julia * Julia Bauder Data Services Librarian Grinnell College Libraries Sixth Ave. Grinnell, IA 50112 641-269-4431 On Thu, Sep 23, 2010 at 7:03 PM, Eric Lease Morgan emor...@nd.edu wrote: [Forwarded upon request. --ELM] ** GRINNELL COLLEGE – LIBRARIES (SYSTEMS LIBRARIAN) – REGULAR POSITION (START SUMMER OR FALL 2011) GRINNELL COLLEGE. The Grinnell College Libraries seek a user-oriented Systems Librarian committed to critical experimentation with new technologies in support of undergraduate learning, starting summer or fall 2011. Appointment as Assistant or Associate Professor possible. Grinnell College is a highly selective undergraduate liberal arts college. The College’s curriculum is founded on a strong advising system and close student-faculty interaction, with few college-wide requirements beyond the completion of a major. The College places a high priority on information literacy and the Libraries are integrally involved with student education through teaching, consultation, and development of the collections and tools necessary for conducting inquiry. As a member of the Libraries’ Technology Team and the College’s Academic Technology Development Team, the Systems Librarian will share leadership and responsibility for planning, developing, integrating, implementing, and mai! ntaining the digital systems and services through which the Libraries support users in finding and using information. The Systems Librarian’s primary focus will include (but will not be limited to) the Libraries’ integrated management system (currently Innovative Interfaces), interlibrary services system, and digital repository systems. Together with the Library Systems Support Specialist (whom the Systems Librarian supervises) the Systems Librarian also serves as the primary technology liaison with the Libraries’ cataloging, acquisition, circulation, reserve, and interlibrary/document delivery services, to ensure excellent service to users and operational efficiency in these operations. In consultation with Information Technology Services, the Archivist of the College, the Catalog Librarian, and others, the Systems Librarian will also take primary technology responsibility for the Libraries’ digital content initiatives through research and policy-development on standard! s, repositories, and storage and preservation strategies. The Grinnell College Libraries work closely with the College’s Information Technology Services, Curricular Technology, and Web Services departments. A cross-departmental Academic Technology Development Team helps coordinate our work and ensure an integrated user experience, and the Systems Librarian is a key member of that team. The Libraries and the College use a mixture of proprietary and open-source systems, including the III Millennium ILS, SubjectsPlus, Drupal (for the College Web site), MDID (the James Madison Digital Image Database), and DSpace (remotely hosted by Longsight.comhttp://Longsight.com). The Grinnell College Libraries are organized into four functional clusters, each co-managed by a team of librarians and senior staff. Reporting to the Librarian of the College, the Systems Librarian will share co-management responsibility for the Technology Cluster and will serve on the Libraries’ Management Council. All librarians at Grinnell College also participate in the Libraries’ reference and instruction program, with regularly scheduled hours at the reference desk and some instructional responsibilities. Grinnell College librarians hold faculty status and rank with renewable multi-year contracts; they are evaluated on job performance (including teaching), scholarship, and service. For more information about the Grinnell College Libraries, see our website at http://www.grinnell.edu/library. Salary range $52,000 or higher, depending on qualifications and experience. Required qualifications (pre-MLS experience is acceptable): · MLS from an ALA-accredited institution · Work experience in an academic library · Experience with and interest in reference service or information literacy instruction · Work experience in systems administration OR library technical services · Working knowledge of an ILS (Millennium preferred but not required) · Familiarity with the MARC cataloging format · Working knowledge of the technologies used to store, manipulate, and query structured data Preferred qualifications: · Working knowledge of one or more non-MARC metadata standards (e.g
Re: [CODE4LIB] III Mobile Catalog
Amy, We were in the same boat -- III library, interest in a mobile catalog, didn't want to pay III for AirPAC -- last year. We wound up rolling out VuFind as our beta catalog this year, which got us a mobile catalog as part of the package -- as of version 1.0 VuFind has a mobile interface. If you're in the market for a next-gen catalog-type-thing as well, you might be able to kill two birds with one stone. Julia Bauder Data Services Librarian Grinnell College Libraries On Wed, Sep 15, 2010 at 1:03 PM, Amy desch...@simmons.edu wrote: We are researching possibilities for a mobile version of our III catalog and are wondering what success people have had. Right now our list of possible solutions include: - AirPac from III - does anyone have any feedback on this product? - MobileCat from the Tri-College Libraries (http://code.google.com/p/mobilecat/) - Other options? MobileCat is more attractive than AirPac because it's free, but I can't find much information of others out there who have implemented it successfully. Does anyone have feedback on either of these solutions or does anyone know of another mobile catalog option for III? Any thoughts would be most appreciated. Thanks Amy -- Amy Deschenes Library Assistant, Library Technology Simmons College Library Boston, MA desch...@simmons.edu
[CODE4LIB] Job Posting: Curricular Technology Specialist at Grinnell College
This is not, strictly speaking, a library job, but I hope it might be of interest to some on this list. Please forgive me if you feel this is off-topic. Julia * Julia Bauder Data Services Librarian Grinnell College Libraries Sixth Ave. Grinnell, IA 50112 641-269-4431 Curricular Technology Specialist Grinnell College, a residential liberal arts college, seeks a Curricular Technology Specialist (CTS) to support faculty use of instructional technology to enhance teaching and learning in classroom settings and as a supplement to the classroom. * * *Responsibilities: *The Curricular Technology Specialists (CTSs) work individually, as a team, and in concert with librarians, information technology staff, and academic technical support assistants to provide excellent support for the integration of technology to enhance teaching and learning. The CTSs work with teams to develop and offer creative workshops for faculty members to encourage advancements in teaching and scholarship facilitated by technology, contribute to maintaining an effective curricular technology infrastructure, and engage with the broader curricular technology community nationwide. The CTSs report to an Associate Dean of the College and to the Director of Information Technology Services. *Qualifications: *Bachelor's degree and experience required; a demonstrable record of experience and expertise in instructional technology; excellent oral, written, quantitative, technical and visual communication skills; an ability to convey technical concepts effectively to different constituencies at a level appropriate to the audience; and an understanding of the mission of a residential liberal arts college. *Preferred Qualifications: *Graduate degree, teaching experience, experience working with faculty integrating technology into the curriculum, and experience using quantitative analysis. * * *About Grinnell College: *Founded in 1846, Grinnell College is a highly selective residential liberal arts college that enrolls 1500 students who come from every state and 50 countries around the world. The College's curriculum is founded on a strong advising system and close student-faculty interaction, with few college-wide requirements beyond the completion of a major. Grinnell College is consistently evaluated as among the finest residential liberal arts colleges in the nation. Capitalizing on a student/faculty ratio of 9:1, the College's curricular and research programs incorporate active learning and collaborative work between students and faculty, a strong, growing commitment to undergraduate research, and an increasing focus on interdisciplinary study. *About Grinnell: *The town of Grinnell provides an appealing setting for living and learning. An active local foods movement, well-preserved architectural gems, an excellent regional medical center, well-supported day-care and pre-school programs, the Galaxy teen center, good schools, vibrant community arts organizations, downtown coffee shops and cinema, and distinctive shops and restaurants reflect a strong local commitment to a high quality of life. Abundant local parks, nearby prairie preserves and woodlands, idyllic country roads, and a six-mile bicycle path from town to the lake and trail system of Rock Creek State Park provide opportunities for enjoyable outdoor recreation. It is less than an hour's drive to Des Moines and about an hour to Iowa City, a vibrant community with a renowned state university, well-developed arts scene, and outstanding teaching hospital. The urban amenities of Minneapolis-St. Paul, St. Louis, Kansas City, and Chicago are all accessible within a four- to five-hour drive.** * * *Application Process: *Please submit applications online by visiting our employment website at https://jobs.grinnell.edu. Applicants must complete the online application form and attach their cover letter, resume and three employment-related references. Paper applications and resumes will no longer be accepted. Please feel free to contact the Office of Human Resources at 641-269-4818 with questions. Position will remain open until filled. * * Grinnell College is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer committed to attracting and retaining highly qualified individuals who collectively reflect the diversity of the nation. No applicant shall be discriminated against on the basis of race, national or ethnic origin, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, marital status, religion, creed, or disability. For further information about Grinnell College, see our website at http://www.grinnell.edu.
Re: [CODE4LIB] Code4Lib 2011 Proposals
Also, the farther north we go, the more likely that snow+airplane incompatibilities will foil speakers' (and attendees'!) travel plans at the last minute, which isn't fun for anyone. somewhere_out_of_nor'easter_and_lake_effect_range_in_february++ JMB On Wed, Mar 3, 2010 at 8:46 AM, Andrew Darby darby.li...@gmail.com wrote: I'm looking out my windows--it is. warm_places_in_february++ On Wed, Mar 3, 2010 at 9:35 AM, Ethan Gruber ewg4x...@gmail.com wrote: Ithaca in February sounds kind of depressing, honestly. On Wed, Mar 3, 2010 at 9:27 AM, Ma, Hong h...@miami.edu wrote: Agree with Carol. Austin is good. Thanks, Hong Hong Ma Information Systems Librarian Otto G. Richter Library University of Miami 1300 Memorial Dr., Rm.301-A Coral Gables, FL 33124 h...@miami.edu (305) 284-8844 -Original Message- From: Code for Libraries [mailto:code4...@listserv.nd.edu] On Behalf Of Carol Bean Sent: Wednesday, March 03, 2010 9:06 AM To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] Code4Lib 2011 Proposals Snowy northern climes-- Carol (still hoping for a bid from Austin) From: Kevin S. Clarke kscla...@gmail.com To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU Date: 03/03/2010 09:00 AM Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] Code4Lib 2011 Proposals Sent by: Code for Libraries CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU On Wed, Mar 3, 2010 at 6:35 AM, John Fereira ja...@cornell.edu wrote: I've got a bit of conference planning burnout after being on the planning commitee for the Jasig conference for the sixth time in a row but I'm inclined to throw out Ithaca, NY as a possible location for 2011. ooh, +1 ... I was born in Ithaca, but haven't been back since; I'd love an excuse to visit and explore! From what I hear, it would make a nice venue for c4l11. Kevin -- Andrew Darby Web Services Librarian Ithaca College Library http://www.ithaca.edu/library/ ada...@ithaca.edu
Re: [CODE4LIB] Sunday in Asheville
Ooh! Ooh! I want to watch the hockey game! (As long as y'all won't throw things at me if I root for Canada) They have an NHL team in North Carolina--there have to be SOME hockey fans in the state. The Bier Garden is listed as a sports bar on Yelp, and their Web site says they have 16 televisions -- I'm sure we can convince them to tune a measly one TV to the hockey game. Julia * Julia Bauder Data Services Librarian Grinnell College Libraries Sixth Ave. Grinnell, IA 50112 641-269-4431 On Wed, Feb 17, 2010 at 1:45 PM, Andrew Darby darby.li...@gmail.com wrote: There's also the Canada/US Olympic men's hockey game on Sunday night at 7:30 EST. Finding an establishment willing to turn it on might be a challenge, though . . . . On Wed, Feb 17, 2010 at 1:41 PM, Tania Fersenheim tan...@brandeis.edu wrote: I emailed them a few questions awhile ago at he...@monkpub.com and they answered within a few hours, from the address ba...@monkpub.com. They seem to have a decent non-Belgian tap list as well. Tania -- Tania Fersenheim Manager of Library Systems Brandeis University Library and Technology Services 415 South Street, (MS 017/P.O. Box 549110) Waltham, MA 02454-9110 Phone: 781.736.4698 Fax: 781.736.4577 email: tan...@brandeis.edu -Original Message- From: Code for Libraries [mailto:code4...@listserv.nd.edu] On Behalf Of Doran, Michael D Sent: Wednesday, February 17, 2010 11:06 AM To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] Sunday in Asheville Hi Mike, the Thirsty Monk [1]. It's a half-mile from the conference hotel, so it's easily walkable/stumbleable. 1. http://www.yelp.com/biz/thirsty-monk-pub-asheville The Yelp entry has their address being 50 Commerce St, Asheville, NC 28801. However their website (http://www.monkpub.com/) has them at 92 Patton Ave, Asheville, NC 28801 (which is even closer to the conference hotel). Google maps now has Hookah Joe's at the 50 Commerce St address, so perhaps the Thirsty Monk has moved. They are not answering their phone (828-254-5470) this early, but I will try them later on to get clarification. I hope to run into some of you folks there. If you're into Belgian beer and a different pub atmosphere, do join me. Belgian beer is my favorite, so I plan on going (even if you are going to be there -- just teasing!). I didn't notice any Atomium on draft, though (previewing the beer menu is how I happened to notice the address discrepancy). -- Michael # Michael Doran, Systems Librarian # University of Texas at Arlington # 817-272-5326 office # 817-688-1926 mobile # do...@uta.edu # http://rocky.uta.edu/doran/ -Original Message- From: Code for Libraries [mailto:code4...@listserv.nd.edu] On Behalf Of Michael J. Giarlo Sent: Wednesday, February 17, 2010 8:39 AM To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: [CODE4LIB] Sunday in Asheville Folks, We have a fabulous slate of social activities lined up for this year's conference in Asheville (thanks to, well, y'all). But those of you arriving on Sunday will notice there are no planned outings that night! Oh noez! Well, I'm planning to spend my post-dinner time at the Thirsty Monk [1]. It's a half-mile from the conference hotel, so it's easily walkable/stumbleable. I hope to run into some of you folks there. If you're into Belgian beer and a different pub atmosphere, do join me. -Mike P.S. If you'd like to reach me via phone, my number is: the NJ area code beginning with seven, followed by the numerically lower Santa Monica (CA) area code, followed by the sum of the prior value added to the number of the beast, padded with one zero. 1. http://www.yelp.com/biz/thirsty-monk-pub-asheville -- Andrew Darby Web Services Librarian Ithaca College Library http://www.ithaca.edu/library/ ada...@ithaca.edu
[CODE4LIB] Fwd: PURL Server Update
More info from GPO about the PURL server crash. Julia Bauder Data Services Librarian Grinnell College -- Forwarded message -- From: FDLP Listserv fdl...@gpo.gov Date: Fri, Aug 28, 2009 at 8:19 PM Subject: PURL Server Update To: gpo-fdl...@listserv.access.gpo.gov The PURL Server had a significant hardware failure on Monday. The hardware has been restored and the process to restore the system configuration and URL resolutions is on-going. No data has been lost. GPO is continuing to work at the highest level priority to restore service with a goal of having service restored as soon as possible. We sincerely regret the inconvenience caused by the hardware problems. An updated listserv will be sent once service is restored.
