Re: [CODE4LIB] List of Database Subjects
We conducted an online survey asking students, faculty, and librarians how to categorize our databases - https://library.citytech.cuny.edu/research/articles/subjects/index.php Here is our survey using GDocs - https://docs.google.com/forms/d/147dhFfpX5yIWDR1D5q6fjI8UJ8819c-FZllLjjk1n2M/viewform Surprisingly, it was an even split on categorizing them by subjects created by librarians or organizing by school/department. After discussing with some reference librarians, we opted to sort by categorizes designed by librarians. Best, Junior Junior Tidal Associate Professor Web Services and Multimedia Librarian New York City College of Technology, CUNY 300 Jay Street, Rm A434 Brooklyn, NY 11201 718.260.5481 http://library.citytech.cuny.edu >>> "Salazar, Christina" 3/17/2016 1:09 PM >>> I'm curious because I wanted to do a better job with our db categorization, other than program/majors/departments, HOW did you(s) come up with your categories? Any usability/card sorting/etc Christina Salazar Systems Librarian John Spoor Broome Library California State University, Channel Islands 805/437-3198 -Original Message- From: Code for Libraries [mailto:CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Jeremy C. Shellhase Sent: Thursday, March 17, 2016 10:07 AM To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] List of Database Subjects Hi, Subjects we're using are http://library.humboldt.edu/search/articles.html Based pretty much on our programs/depts. "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect." *-- **Mark Twain* Jeremy C. Shellhase Systems Librarian Library room 206 Humboldt State University Library One Harpst Street Arcata, California 95521 707-826-3144 (voice) 707-826-3441 (fax) jeremy.shellh...@humboldt.edu On Thu, Mar 17, 2016 at 7:17 AM, Ian Chan wrote: > Hi, > The subjects we use are listed on > https://biblio.csusm.edu/research_portal/databases. > > Best, > > Ian Chan > Systems Coordinator > University Library > California State University San Marcos ic...@csusm.edu | 760-750-4385 > | biblio.csusm.edu | Skype: ian.t.chan > > > > > -Original Message- > From: Code for Libraries [mailto:CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf > Of Mitchell B. Roe > Sent: Thursday, March 17, 2016 5:38 AM > To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU > Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] List of Database Subjects > > On 2016/03/15 14:26, Burrell, Matthew wrote: > > Hello all, > > I am looking for examples of lists of database subjects similar to > > one > we are using, https://www.lib.fsu.edu/eresources/subjects , as a > comparative model. We would like to limit the number of subjects and > searching for examples. Thanks in advance! I appreciate it. > > Matt > > > > Matt Burrell > > Web Developer > > The Florida State University Libraries Tallahassee, Florida > > (850) 814-9634 > > Or Schedule an Appointment<http://fsu.libcal.com/appointment/656> > > > > Here's Oakland University Libraries': > https://research.library.oakland.edu/sp/subjects/databases.php > > -- > Mitchell B. Roe > Medical Library Technology Specialist > > Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine > 130 Kresge Library > 2200 N Squirrel Rd > Rochester, MI 48309 > > mb...@oakland.edu >
Re: [CODE4LIB] Responsive website question
Hi Kyle, Our site is also responsive. As a work around, I've used screenshots of the site. Hope that helps! Best, Junior Junior Tidal Associate Professor Web Services and Multimedia Librarian New York City College of Technology, CUNY 300 Jay Street, Rm A434 Brooklyn, NY 11201 718.260.5481 http://library.citytech.cuny.edu >>> Kyle Breneman 2/5/2016 1:40 PM >>> Happy Friday, everybody! Our library recently got a shiny new, responsive-esque website. <http://langsdale.ubalt.edu> The reference librarians frequently zoom in on our homepage during class instruction, and have noticed that after they zoom in a bit, our homepage switches from desktop to the mobile layout. Is there any easy way around this? In other words, is it possible to fix the site so that, if a user is on a desktop/laptop, zooming in on the homepage will *not* flip the user over to the mobile layout? Thanks for your help! Kyle
[CODE4LIB] code4Lib Journal Issue 31
Hi all, Apologies for x-posting. The Editorial Committee is pleased to submit issue 31 to the community. This issue includes 7 articles, covering issues related to data manipulation, migration, and reconciliation – as well as discussions around best practices and feature development. We encourage you to explore this issue, engage in the comments, and reach out to the many fine authors that contributed their work to this work. Articles: Bret Davidson and Jason Casden, Beyond Open Source: Evaluating the Community Availability of Software Michael Sutherland, RSS Feed 2.0: The Crux of a Social Media Strategy Ruth Tillman, Extracting, Augmenting, and Updating Metadata in Fedora 3 and 4 Using a Local OpenRefine Reconciliation Service Gregory Wiedeman, Practical Digital Forensics at Accession for Born-Digital Institutional Records Keith Gilbertson and Liz McVoy, Video Playback Modifications for a DSpace Repository Katherine Perdue, Bringing our Internet Archive collection back home: A case study from the University of Mary Washington Rainer Simon, Leif Isaksen, Elton Barker, and Pau de Soto Cañamares, Peripleo: A Tool for Exploring Heterogeneous Data through the Dimensions of Space and Time Best, Junior Tidal Associate Professor Web Services and Multimedia Librarian New York City College of Technology, CUNY 300 Jay Street, Rm A434 Brooklyn, NY 11201 718.260.5481 http://library.citytech.cuny.edu
[CODE4LIB] Let's Hack a Collaborative Website, ALA Annual LITA preconference
Apologies for cross-posting; Feel free to share with your colleagues Going to ALA Annual? Consider signing up for our LITA preconference program. You'll get hands-on experience working with Bootstrap and Git! Best, Junior Tidal Assistant Professor Web Services and Multimedia Librarian New York City College of Technology, CUNY 300 Jay Street, Rm A434 Brooklyn, NY 11201 718.260.5481 http://library.citytech.cuny.edu
[CODE4LIB] Search extended: Systems/IT Librarian, Asst Prof, NYC College of Technology, CUNY
Apologies for cross-posting. Please feel free to share. Search extended: Systems/IT Librarian, Asst Prof, NYC College of Technology, CUNY FACULTY VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT Systems & Information Technology Librarian, Assistant Professor The Ursula C. Schwerin Library at New York City College of Technology, CUNY, seeks a tenure-track library faculty member at the assistant professor level to serve as Systems and Information Technology Librarian. The successful candidate will provide leadership for planning, managing, evaluating, and supporting a range of library systems services and operations. The successful candidate will have experience in library systems and technology. Knowledge of best practices and emerging trends in information and instructional technologies is essential. The Library is committed to enhancing our diverse academic community by actively encouraging people with disabilities, minorities, veterans, and women to apply. The Systems and Information Technology Librarian will: - Oversee library technical infrastructure, including library servers, networking, security, hardware, and software applications. - Manage local installation of the university-wide integrated library system (ALEPH), including working with technical services and circulation operations in the implementation and evaluation of the integrated library system. - Keep current with and explore technologies that especially impact library information technology and systems. - Plan the acquisition of library computer hardware, software, and accessories. - Troubleshoot all IT related problems and coordinate their investigation and resolution. - Serve as primary liaison between the library and college IT personnel. - Coordinate training for library faculty and support staff on systems and information technology. - Supervise laboratory technicians, library assistants, and/or student workers. - Complete other related duties as assigned. QUALIFICATIONS Master's in Library Science (MLS), Master's in Library Information Studies (MLIS), or closely related discipline from an ALA-accredited institution, with a second graduate degree required. Demonstrated experience with managing an ILS and library information technology services. Staff supervisory experience. Also required are interest in productive scholarship or creative achievement and the ability to cooperate with others for the good of the institution. Knowledge of best practices and emerging trends in information and instructional technologies is essential, as are strong analytical, organizational, and planning skills, and strong oral and written communication skills. Preferred Qualifications: - Background or degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field - Experience managing servers and understanding of networking, including cloud-based technology - Experience managing an integrated library system (preferably ALEPH 500) - Experience working with other library applications, systems, and tools, for example Illiad, OCLC Services, EZProxy, or Serials Solutions (ProQuest) - Experience working with a CMS, JavaScript, HTML, and CSS - Experience with Linux, Apache, MySQL, and PHP - Experience working with open source software - Familiarity with current trends in scholarly communication COMPENSATION CUNY offers faculty a competitive compensation and benefits package covering health insurance, pension and retirement benefits, paid parental leave, and savings programs. We also provide mentoring and support for research, scholarship, and publication as part of our commitment to ongoing faculty professional development. HOW TO APPLY Candidates should provide a cover letter, CV/resume, and statement of scholarly interests. Apply via the CUNY website: https://home.cunyfirst.cuny.edu/psp/cnyepprd/GUEST/HRMS/c/HRS_HRAM.HRS_CE.GBL?Page=HRS_CE_JOB_DTL&Action=A&JobOpeningId=11063&SiteId=1&PostingSeq=1 CLOSING DATE Applications will be accepted until the position is filled, review of applications to begin immediately. EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY We are committed to enhancing our diverse academic community by actively encouraging people with disabilities, minorities, veterans, and women to apply. We take pride in our pluralistic community and continue to seek excellence through diversity and inclusion. EO/AA Employer. Junior Tidal Assistant Professor Web Services and Multimedia Librarian New York City College of Technology, CUNY 300 Jay Street, Rm A434 Brooklyn, NY 11201 718.260.5481 http://library.citytech.cuny.edu
Re: [CODE4LIB] node.js and Apache together?
Thanks Jason and David for you input. Yes, to clarify I've worked on some node apps on a workstation then push them onto a production server to see how it works with other things on that server. However, it seems like the better route is to start up a instance dedicated just for node apps. I'll try out nginx and Passenger to see if it meets our needs. Best, Junior Junior Tidal Assistant Professor Web Services and Multimedia Librarian New York City College of Technology, CUNY 300 Jay Street, Rm A434 Brooklyn, NY 11201 718.260.5481 http://library.citytech.cuny.edu >>> Jason Ronallo 12/11/2014 1:22 PM >>> Junior, Not exactly your question, but there are sometimes reasons to proxy your node.js app behind another Web server (say to share a domain or subdomain with other applications or content without using a new public port). Choose nginx in that case if you can. There are good tutorials for setting up node.js apps as an upstream of nginx. The evented model of nginx works better in cases where you're using some of the things node.js (or should I be saying io.js these days?) excels at like keeping WebSocket connections open. You'll generally get better concurrency and memory use with nginx in these cases. Apache's blocking and threaded model is not suitable for things like WebSockets. I can't say I fully understand all this, but from what I've read and experienced it is true. Reading David Naughton's post: I recommend Passenger to folks who aren't system admins and want to run Ruby, node.js, or wsgi applications. nginx is very easy to install using Passenger's installer and then you can choose to use Passenger or not. If you use Passenger and your node app is not set up to deal with multiple instances spawning then you will run into issues, so you'll want to set the maximum instances for your application in Passenger config to 1. Jason On Thu, Dec 11, 2014 at 12:03 PM, Junior Tidal wrote: > Hi all, > > I'd like to experiment with node.js on our production server to create a > small calendar app. > > I was wondering if it's better to run node.js on the same server with > Apache, or to set it up a separate cloud instance? > > I'm not sure if one is better than the other. > > Best, > > Junior Tidal > Assistant Professor > Web Services and Multimedia Librarian > New York City College of Technology, CUNY > 300 Jay Street, Rm A434 > Brooklyn, NY 11201 > 718.260.5481 > > http://library.citytech.cuny.edu >
[CODE4LIB] node.js and Apache together?
Hi all, I'd like to experiment with node.js on our production server to create a small calendar app. I was wondering if it's better to run node.js on the same server with Apache, or to set it up a separate cloud instance? I'm not sure if one is better than the other. Best, Junior Tidal Assistant Professor Web Services and Multimedia Librarian New York City College of Technology, CUNY 300 Jay Street, Rm A434 Brooklyn, NY 11201 718.260.5481 http://library.citytech.cuny.edu
Re: [CODE4LIB] Informal survey regarding library website liberty
Hi Brad, When first starting working, our library web server was on a shared Windows IIS server with several other departments, which prevented us from using a CMS due to security concerns. The initial site was a static set of pages, so we couldn't install PHP, MySQL, etc. Through the encouragement of our then Chief Librarian, I wrote a proposal to our provost so the library could have our own LAMP server so we could install Drupal. The proposal was approved, but the tradeoff was that it was the library's responsibility (me) to administer the web server. IT hosted the server in their server room, but we had to maintain security, OS/site upgrades, and backups. That's not to say that our IT department wasn't helpful, they were more hands off. We've had our own server for the last 5-6 years, but it's now on its last legs. We've installed open-source CMSs such as Drupal, WordPress, and MediaWiki so we've certainly outgrown our current server. We also need to desperately upgrade our Drupal install, so we can rollout our responsive redesign. We're migrating (hopefully this week) to the cloud to an Amazon instance with a LAMP setup. IT was consulted to approve the purchase for the cloud instance. I think this is a wise move, since there will be less worry for everyone about hardware upgrades and systems maintenance. I personally think that if your library can system administrate your own server it not only makes you less dependent on your institution's IT, but it allows for the site to grow and evolve for newer web technologies. Best, Junior Junior Tidal Assistant Professor Web Services and Multimedia Librarian New York City College of Technology, CUNY 300 Jay Street, Rm A434 Brooklyn, NY 11201 718.260.5481 http://library.citytech.cuny.edu >>> Brad Coffield 9/2/2014 11:39 AM >>> THE QUESTION: What kind of setup does your library have regarding servers, IT dept collaboration, CMS restrictions, anything else? I imagine that there are many unique situations. Any input you're willing to provide will be very welcome and useful.
Re: [CODE4LIB] College Question!
I have a BS in telecommunications, a minor in CS, and an additional master's in information science. All of which have been extremely helpful in learning programming and usability. However, I believe its worthwhile to also pursue what you're passionate about that aren't related to technology, such as art, music, or literature. I suggest studying something you're truly interested in, and if you have a background in computers, to get a CS or related minor or major. I also agree with others that a bachelor's in library science probably isn't that useful. Also, a lot of institutions offer dual-degree programs where you can concurrently work towards a MLS and another master's degree. Best, Junior Tidal Assistant Professor Web Services and Multimedia Librarian New York City College of Technology, CUNY 300 Jay Street, Rm A434 Brooklyn, NY 11201 718.260.5481 http://library.citytech.cuny.edu >>> Riley Childs 5/29/2014 1:16 AM >>> I was planing to major in CS or CE, but I am not sure. At c4l I was told by several people to not major in LS, some people said I need a masters from a university, some said an online degree would work. I am really not sure, hopefully more peope will pickup this thread in the morning! Riley Childs Junior IT Admin email: rchi...@cucawarriors.com office: +1 (704) 537-0031 x101 cell: +1 (704) 497-2086 Please Think Before Hitting Reply All I Do Web Design! RileyChilds.net/services From: Code for Libraries [CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Coral Sheldon-Hess [co...@sheldon-hess.org] Sent: Thursday, May 29, 2014 12:24 AM To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] College Question! Riley, Whatever you do, don't major in library science as an undergrad. Maybe minor in it, along with some other major, if you want, but it's not useful by itself as an undergraduate degree--most libraries want librarians to have the MLIS. And what if you change your mind after a few years and don't want to get the masters? Do something you could get a career in--or work in, part time, to afford the MLIS. If you want to be a systems librarian, why not get a degree in systems engineering or IT? (Seriously, there are degrees in IT<http://www.ccsu.edu/page.cfm?p=332>now, what a world!) Computer science wouldn't hurt, if you don't mind theory, and you can get some good foundational stuff that will help with the information science part of "libraries and information science." The school where I got my MLIS had an "Information Science" department that was mostly IT, too. So, that's a possibility. -- Coral Sheldon-Hess http://sheldon-hess.org/coral @web_kunoichi On Wed, May 28, 2014 at 7:17 PM, Riley Childs wrote: > I was curious about the type of degrees people had. I am heading off to > college next year (class of 2015) and am trying to figure out what to major > in. I want to be a systems librarian, but I can't tell what to major in! I > wanted to hear about what paths people took and how they ended up where > they are now. > > BTW Y'All at NC State need a better tour bus driver (not the c4l tour, the > admissions tour) ;) the bus ride was like a rickety roller coaster... �� > > Also, if you know of any scholarships please let me know ;) you would be > my BFF :P > > > 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 >
Re: [CODE4LIB] Very frustrated with Drupal
I've been using Drupal since 2007-8 and it seems like every time I use it, I learn something new. It is an extremely powerful CMS but its certainly not for everyone. Sometimes its overkill and other times it can be inflexible. I think the biggest advantage of it is the level of customization you can get going once you're under the hood. Figuring it out does take a lot of effort and time, however, this has also helped me brush up my PHP and CSS skills immensely. I too would be interested in what other modules other libraries are using. We use a very long list of D6 modules that I would like to cut down on once we move to D7 later this summer. My test server on the other hand says otherwise... Best, Junior Junior Tidal Assistant Professor Web Services and Multimedia Librarian New York City College of Technology, CUNY 300 Jay Street, Rm A434 Brooklyn, NY 11201 718.260.5481 http://library.citytech.cuny.edu >>> "Riley-Huff, Debra" 5/15/2014 12:32 PM >>> I have been with Drupal for about 10years now, (think Flexinode). I have also built several applications in PHP, MySQL, etc. and I have to say I have for sure had times I wanted to tear my hair out with Drupal, but over the years and I have to say I do like it quite a bit and feel like it is the most powerful open source CMS out there. I have also had the wow, "I can't believe I built that" experience on numerous occasions with Drupal. When I build simpler things with Wordpress, it is easy but I also feel really constrained. I also don't like the trend of paying for full plugin functionality in many Wordpress plugins. It is a commitment to learn Drupal well, that is a certainty, and if you don't enjoy it, you may not like it. I get that for sure. I don't use it for everything and I wouldn't recommend trying to do so. For me it comes down to knowing the modules I use regularly inside and out. I know which modules I want to use quite well, I know what they conflict with, how they behave. I know what to trust and what to worry about. I also have a commitment to a base theme, and I know it very well too. All that comes with experience. I think it would be really helpful to many librarians if we were able to share our installation profiles, modules and themes, frustrations and just really help each other more. I know we sometimes get together at conferences and share at the sessions and workshops, but is just never enough. It seems like the need is there for something more in the area of learning and sharing. On Wed, May 14, 2014 at 8:35 PM, Joshua Welker wrote: > Warning: incoming wall of text. > > I've been working for the past several months on building a library website > with Drupal. This is my second try building a website with Drupal. I chose > Drupal for two main reasons: CCK/content types, and its ubiquity in the > library community. > > Theme development was going relatively well, if a little overly > complicated. But once I started trying to do anything beyond developing > static pages, I have become more and more frustrated with Drupal. > > Drupal supports custom content types out-of-the-box, which is great, but if > you want to actually do anything with that custom content other than have > it function as a plain page, you have to use the Views module. Views is > great, but views can easily become very complicated, with custom rewrites, > grouping, relations, contextual filters, etc. Plus, a lot of functionality > in Views requires more modules (for instance, basic data manipulation). > This is to build rather run-of-the-mill list features like a database list > or a list of events. And a lot of the advanced features in Views require a > solid understanding of SQL (groups, distinct, joins, etc), which kind of > defeats the notion that it is easy for non-developers to administer. > > Now, at this point, I have modules extending my modules. And those modules > have multiple dependencies on other modules. I am getting worried now. It > feels like my website is a house of cards. I've run into several instances > already where one of these plugins is updated and breaks compatibility with > the whole stack, and there is nothing to do in this case but open an issue > on the project tracker and pray for the best. I have looked into building > my own modules, but the umpteen APIs and hooks required to do something > simple as perform some regex on field data completely overwhelmed me (and I > am fairly experience with web app development). > > It's not just Views, either. Anything more complicated than static pages > and navigation menus requires relying on the module ecosystem. > > Not only is the whole thing quite precarious, but it defeats one of the two > main purposes of a CMS: ease of administration. I want to know that if I >
Re: [CODE4LIB] separate list for jobs
No. Junior Tidal Assistant Professor Web Services and Multimedia Librarian New York City College of Technology, CUNY 300 Jay Street, Rm A434 Brooklyn, NY 11201 718.260.5481 http://library.citytech.cuny.edu >>> Dan Chudnov 5/6/2014 12:34 PM >>> Is it time to reconsider: should we start a separate list for "Job:" postings? "code4lib-jobs", perhaps? -Dan
Re: [CODE4LIB] Screencasting Usability Studies
Hi Mary, I haven't used it for screen casting usability testing (yet), but I was going to use Quicktime packaged with OS X. It can be used for screen recording. Best, Junior Tidal Assistant Professor Web Services and Multimedia Librarian New York City College of Technology, CUNY 300 Jay Street, Rm A434 Brooklyn, NY 11201 718.260.5481 http://library.citytech.cuny.edu >>> "Mary E. Hanlin" 2/27/2014 1:06 PM >>> Hi All, Sorry if this has been discussed before. (I'm new to the list.) But, has anyone conducted usability studies using screencast software? If so, what software works well? (Morae is too pricey; I'm thinking along the lines of Camtasia, Silverback, etc.) Also, do you have any anecdotal advice regarding what worked and what didn't? Thanks in advance. Mary Hanlin Electronic Resources and Web Librarian Reynolds Community College Richmond, VA Phone:804.523.5323 Email: mhan...@reynolds.edu<mailto:mhan...@reynolds.edu>
[CODE4LIB] Call for Presentations code4libnyc-sig
Hi all, Do you use web APIs or have been working on an API coding project? Have you attended a recent API hackathon and would like to report back? If you've used an API in your work in a way that was particularly useful or that you think might be interesting to others, or if you have developed an API to provide access to your collections or data, please consider speaking about it at our upcoming code4libnyc-sig meeting. The next meeting is February Wednesday, 26th, 3:00 pm at Metro. We are looking for short, 10-minute presentations. If you are interested, please send your presentation idea, name, and contact information to Junior Tidal - jti...@citytech.cuny.edu or Jefferson Bailey - jbai...@metro.org by Friday, Feb. 21st. For more information about code4libnyc and past presentations you can go here - http://libguides.metro.org/code4libnyc Best, Junior Tidal Assistant Professor Web Services and Multimedia Librarian New York City College of Technology, CUNY 300 Jay Street, Rm A434 Brooklyn, NY 11201 718.260.5481 http://library.citytech.cuny.edu
Re: [CODE4LIB] Responsive Website or Library Catalogue?
I remembered that Amy Deschenes had a great presentation on the Simmons library catalog at last fall's code4libNE conference. Here are the slides - http://www.library.yale.edu/newengland_code4lib/mobile-friendly-catalog.pdf Best, Junior Tidal Assistant Professor Web Services and Multimedia Librarian New York City College of Technology, CUNY 300 Jay Street, Rm A434 Brooklyn, NY 11201 718.260.5481 http://library.citytech.cuny.edu >>> Lisa Gayhart 8/16/2013 9:57 AM >>> Hello everyone, Who out there has a responsive library website or catalogue? I searched through the listserv archives and came up with a few examples - Ithaca, Wisconsin Madison, and Princeton finding aids - but thought I would check with the larger group for some examples. Any one in Canada? The release of the University of Toronto Libraries' new responsive catalogue is approaching and I am putting together some promotions, where I would like examples of other responsive library sites/catalogues to include in the messaging. Feel free to send any links my way. Thank you, Lisa Gayhart | Digital Communications Services Librarian| University of Toronto Libraries | Information Technology Services | lisa.gayh...@utoronto.ca | 416-946-0959
Re: [CODE4LIB] Code4LibCon 2013 T-Shirt Contest Winner
Serials Solutions shirt using a Slayer style font! Junior Tidal Assistant Professor Web Services and Multimedia Librarian New York City College of Technology, CUNY 300 Jay Street, Rm A434 Brooklyn, NY 11201 718.260.5481 http://library.citytech.cuny.edu >>> Andrew Darby 1/16/2013 12:27 PM >>> Can all the sponsor's logos be done in heavy metal fonts, too? Like, OC[lightning bolt]LC On Wed, Jan 16, 2013 at 12:02 PM, Joshua Gomez wrote: > The back of the shirts usually have more printing on it, including > sponsors' logos and I assume "Code4lib 2013" as well. > > Joshua Gomez > Digital Library Programmer Analyst > George Washington University Libraries > 2130 H St, NW Washington, DC 20052 > (202) 994-8267 > > > On Wed, Jan 16, 2013 at 11:55 AM, Cynthia Ng > wrote: > > > Curious, is code4lib 2013 going to be added to that design? Seems a > > bit ... odd that it's for c4l13 but doesn't say that anywhere. > > > > On Wed, Jan 16, 2013 at 10:57 AM, Shaun Ellis > > wrote: > > > On behalf of the T-Shirt Committee, I'm pleased to announce the winner > of > > > the t-shirt design contest is Joshua Gomez, with "Metadata": > > > > > > http://wiki.code4lib.org/index.php/Image:Metadata.jpg > > > > > > Rock on, Josh! \m/ \m/ > > > > > > It was a tight race this year, and the winner was decided by a single > > vote. > > > We want to thank everyone for all the great submissions, votes, help, > and > > > participation. > > > > > > See you in Chicago, > > > Shaun > > > > > > -- > > > Shaun Ellis > > > User Interace Developer, Digital Initiatives > > > Princeton University Library > > > -- Andrew Darby Head, Web & Emerging Technologies University of Miami Libraries
Re: [CODE4LIB] Library site design patterns
I like the onepager design a lot and I'm waiting for InFlux to develop a Drupal version. I'd like to do a test-drive and do a usability test, because I think simple designs go a long way. I like your approach Sean; that is, to design around what's being used the most. I've found that our users don't go more than a couple levels deep into the site, and they do most of what they need to do on the homepage. Best, Junior Tidal Assistant Professor Web Services and Multimedia Librarian New York City College of Technology, CUNY 300 Jay Street, Rm A434 Brooklyn, NY 11201 718.260.5481 http://library.citytech.cuny.edu >>> Sean Hannan 5/10/2012 5:53 PM >>> There's this thing: http://influx.us/onepager But I don't really believe in it. I know the library world is full of people that think that we're unique snowflakes, but at least in my case (for library websites) I find that to be true. This is based on a number of factors: how librarians instruct patrons, analytics data, faculty database preferences. I look at some academic library websites and see the things that they highlight and I know that our patrons here have zero interest in that. In fact, our new website (beta heresies: http://testsh.mse.jhu.edu/newwebsite) is minimizing the amount of content as much as possible. Instructional content is in LibGuides, databases are in Xerxes/metalib, catalog is Blacklight. There's really no reason for us to pull our users deeper into the site when everything they want is somewhere else. The website will then become a facilitator rather than a collector. That's the approach that's going to work for us; I can see a number of institutions where that would be horrifying and wrong. Collect some data (clicktracking data in particular) and find out where your users are going and what content is being used. Design around that. -Sean On 5/10/12 5:41 PM, "Patrick Berry" wrote: > So, there are a gajillion and one design pattern libraries out there...has > anybody come across a set of design patterns focused on library web sites? > > Thanks, > Pat
Re: [CODE4LIB] whimsical homepage idea
Hi Ellen, I think this is a great idea. If you could collect temperature readings with a date/timestamp, you could even create graphs of indoor weather over time. Maybe this could be done with a PHP/MySQL script, or even have the temperature "tweeted" using the Twitter API? I actually had the idea of scraping temperature readings from weather.com and running Javascript on our blog to represent the weather. Things like snow or changing the brightness of the page if there's overcast. Best, Junior Tidal Assistant Professor Web Services and Multimedia Librarian New York City College of Technology, CUNY 300 Jay Street, Rm A434 Brooklyn, NY 11201 718.260.5481 http://library.citytech.cuny.edu >>> "Ellen K. Wilson" 5/1/2012 3:39 PM >>> This is really more of a thought experiment than an actual project, but I thought some people might get a kick out of it - maybe someone has even done it. We are in the process of redesigning our library homepage. During the fall semester we had a team of freshmen CIS students do a basic usability and design service learning project and we are now incorporating as much of their feedback as possible. We'd like to be as student-centric as possible. This got me thinking about the top two suggestions in the library's feedback box - 1) we want a coffee shop and 2) it's too cold/hot in the library. I figure I covered number one by throwing in some Javascript on the page (*groan*) but I see an opportunity with the second one. We do have microclimates within the library, so while it may be hot on 3N, chances are good it's freezing on 4S. Given that actually fixing this is beyond the library's control, what if we put wireless temperature sensors throughout the building and displayed their readings on the library homepage? So, if one were to attempt this: -How would you go about it? (hardware- or software-wise) -Could it be done for cheap? -Would it be OCLC-approved? Best regards, Ellen DISCLAIMER: The a/c is out in the library (again) and I think the high temperatures in my office may be frying my brain. -- Ellen Knowlton Wilson Instructional Services Librarian Room 250, University Library University of South Alabama 5901 USA Drive North Mobile, AL 36688 (251) 460-6045 ewil...@jaguar1.usouthal.edu
Re: [CODE4LIB] Same CMS for both Intranet and Public websites?
We use Drupal for our public website and an internal wiki (MediaWiki) for our intranet. We selected Drupal for some obvious reasons. You don't need to code, you can use the internal editor within the page to make changes, and there's no need to connect to the server via FTP or shell. MediaWiki was selected because we manage a lot of internal documents. I personally installed both systems, and I didn't want to use the same system for two different purposes. I felt like that would confuse a lot of users (myself included). I hope that helps. Please let me know if you have any further questions. Best, Junior Tidal Assistant Professor Web Services and Multimedia Librarian New York City College of Technology, CUNY 300 Jay Street Brooklyn, NY 11210 718.260.5481 http://library.citytech.cuny.edu >>> Debra Kurtz 6/9/2011 12:56 PM >>> Hi All, Do any of you work in libraries that use the same content management system for both their intranet and public websites? I'm interested in learning what tool and how well (or not) you like it. I'm especially interested in hearing from those of you involved in the selection and implementation of these tools. Thank you in advance, -debra
[CODE4LIB] Tag/cloud tag extension for mediawiki
Hello all, Does anyone have a recommendation for a tag system extension or tag cloud extension for mediawiki? much thanks, Junior Tidal Assistant Professor Web Services and Multimedia Librarian New York City College of Technology, CUNY 300 Jay Street Brooklyn, NY 11210 718.260.5481 http://library.citytech.cuny.edu
Re: [CODE4LIB] Craft Brew Drinkup at Code4lib 2011
Since we're on the topic, I highly recommend visiting the Bloomington Brewing Company. Their pale ale is excellent from what I remember as an IU SLIS student. Junior Tidal Assistant Professor Web Services and Multimedia Librarian New York City College of Technology, CUNY 300 Jay Street Brooklyn, NY 11210 718.260.5481 http://library.citytech.cuny.edu >>> "Mark A. Matienzo" 1/24/2011 12:30 PM >>> On Mon, Jan 24, 2011 at 12:10 PM, Joshua Gomez wrote: > Do you guys have any tips on transporting your brews? I've seen a bottle of > tequila that exploded in a friend's suitcase on the way back from Mexico and > I'd rather not smell like beer all week. I usually pack 22 ounce bottles of beer in Ziploc freezer bags. Two bottles per bag fit nicely; three can be a little tight but still works. Then I just pile my clothes on and around the bags of bottles. Mark
Re: [CODE4LIB] Django
I know the difference. >>> Andrew Hankinson 10/25/2010 4:40 PM >>> Django is a web framework; Python is the language. If you don't know the difference, I'd suggest sticking with PHP and going with one of the frameworks available to you there. On 2010-10-25, at 4:25 PM, Junior Tidal wrote: > Thanks for the suggestions everyone. I haven't actively looked for resources > since I'm busy doing collection development. However, I came across an > advertisement for a Django book and figured it would be a useful language to > learn. I already know php, so it seems logical that django is the next step? > > Best, > > Junior Tidal > Assistant Professor > Web Services and Multimedia Librarian > New York City College of Technology, CUNY > 300 Jay Street > Brooklyn, NY 11210 > 718.260.5481 > > http://library.citytech.cuny.edu > > >>>> Andrew Hankinson 10/25/2010 10:23 AM >>> > There's the Django Book: http://www.djangobook.com/ (Make sure you choose the > revised edition for 1.0) > The Django docs, with some intro tutorials: > http://docs.djangoproject.com/en/1.2/ > > Did you try those already? > > > On 2010-10-25, at 10:19 AM, Junior Tidal wrote: > >> Hello Code4Lib, >> >> Does anyone have any recommendations for learning Django? Books, websites, >> video tutorials, etc. ... >> >> thanks, >> >> Junior Tidal >> Assistant Professor >> Web Services and Multimedia Librarian >> New York City College of Technology, CUNY >> 300 Jay Street >> Brooklyn, NY 11210 >> 718.260.5481 >> >> http://library.citytech.cuny.edu
Re: [CODE4LIB] Django
Thanks for the suggestions everyone. I haven't actively looked for resources since I'm busy doing collection development. However, I came across an advertisement for a Django book and figured it would be a useful language to learn. I already know php, so it seems logical that django is the next step? Best, Junior Tidal Assistant Professor Web Services and Multimedia Librarian New York City College of Technology, CUNY 300 Jay Street Brooklyn, NY 11210 718.260.5481 http://library.citytech.cuny.edu >>> Andrew Hankinson 10/25/2010 10:23 AM >>> There's the Django Book: http://www.djangobook.com/ (Make sure you choose the revised edition for 1.0) The Django docs, with some intro tutorials: http://docs.djangoproject.com/en/1.2/ Did you try those already? On 2010-10-25, at 10:19 AM, Junior Tidal wrote: > Hello Code4Lib, > > Does anyone have any recommendations for learning Django? Books, websites, > video tutorials, etc. ... > > thanks, > > Junior Tidal > Assistant Professor > Web Services and Multimedia Librarian > New York City College of Technology, CUNY > 300 Jay Street > Brooklyn, NY 11210 > 718.260.5481 > > http://library.citytech.cuny.edu
[CODE4LIB] Django
Hello Code4Lib, Does anyone have any recommendations for learning Django? Books, websites, video tutorials, etc. ... thanks, Junior Tidal Assistant Professor Web Services and Multimedia Librarian New York City College of Technology, CUNY 300 Jay Street Brooklyn, NY 11210 718.260.5481 http://library.citytech.cuny.edu
Re: [CODE4LIB] drupal question
I concur with Nate in regards of working with the IT department. I had to make
a recommendation with our provost in order for us to have our own web server
because our IT department wasn't helpful in what we wanted.
The concerns of our own IT department were mostly in the realms of security,
back-ups, and OS upgrades/maintenance. We persuaded them that if they could
help us with technical things such as hardware installation, getting the box on
the network, and configuring the IPs, we would maintain our own server.
Personally, I would prefer to have our server on campus under our own firewall,
rather than having a hosting company potentially going through our files. I
know it's unlikely, but it's a risk I don't want to take.
Junior Tidal
Assistant Professor
Web Services and Multimedia Librarian
New York City College of Technology, CUNY
300 Jay Street
Brooklyn, NY 11210
718.260.5481
http://library.citytech.cuny.edu
>>> Nate Vack 6/4/2010 3:49 PM >>>
On Fri, Jun 4, 2010 at 2:02 PM, Jill Ellern wrote:
> I know we can put this open source software on a PC...and we've done that but
> this isn't a solution for a production level web service
>
> What is the average cost of hosting a drupal server out there in the cloud?
> Are there things we should know? Would you recommend anyone that does this
> for libraries?
It all depends on what "production level web service" means to you --
do you get lots of traffic? A little? Do you want to call someone on
the phone when it goes pear-shaped? Even if the problem is with a
customization you're making? How much downtime is OK? How snappy does
it need to be?
It sounds a bit like your IT department is trying to give you a
brush-off ("This sounds like a pain. Let's make them use a dedicated
server, and say it'll cost INFINITY DOLLARS.") Sitting down with
someone, being very clear with your expectations for support, and
finding out what their major concerns are might help.
Generally, hosting will run something like $5-10/month for cheap
shared hosting, and maybe $30-40/month for a small VPS.
-n
[CODE4LIB] sendmail configuration
Hi all, I sent this to web4lib, but maybe someone on this list would have a solution? I don't know if anyone on this list can give me a hand, but I'm trying to configure sendmail on our library's LAMP server. I have to use a different IP address specifically used for outgoing email instead of the box's IP. Does anyone know where/how I can configure this? thanks, Junior Tidal Web Services and Multimedia Librarian New York City College of Technology, CUNY 300 Jay Street Brooklyn, NY 11210 718.260.5481
Re: [CODE4LIB] Upcoming Code4libNYC Meeting Thursday, January 29th
Hello Kevin, I am interested in attending. thanks, Junior Tidal Web Services and Multimedia Librarian CUNY New York City College of Technology 300 Jay Street Brooklyn, NY 11210 718.260.5481 >>> Kevin Reiss 1/21/2009 4:57 PM >>> Hi List Members, Just a reminder that our regional Code4lib group, Code4libNYC, is holding our first meeting of the New Year. The time, date, and location are: Time: Thursday, January 29th from 10:00 A.M. until 12:00 noon Location: Metropolitan New York Library Council Offices Address: 57 E. 11th Street, New York, NY (near Union Square) Directions: http://www.metro.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=20&Itemid=228 All are welcome to attend. If you are thinking of coming please RSVP to me so we can have a general head count prior to the meeting. We are hoping to continue the interactive round table/lightning talk format that we've had at our previous two sessions and we are looking for any interested members who would like to speak at the upcoming meeting. These talks are informal and can be about anything you'd think the group might find interesting. Some of the early scheduled topics include: *CakePHP Web Application Framework *An Open-source ERMS project, FreERMS *Using Omeka as a Digital Collection Building Tool There is plenty of time for all who wish to present to speak so please contact me at reiss.ke...@yahoo.com if you are interested in getting on the schedule. The METRO office provides network connectivity and projection so if you'd like to demo something that can easily be accomplished. For more information on our past activities and programs see our wiki at http://www.metro.org/collaborate/index.php/Code4libNYC. See you on the 29th, Kevin Reiss, Co-Convenor, Code4libNYC
