Re: [CODE4LIB] Email Forwards to Database

[Patrick Berry]

Not to needlessly push vendor products, but have you considered LibAnswers
from Springshare?  We're using it with a similar workflow to what you
describe (all emails to a queue, people claim messages and answer them).

Pat


On Wed, May 8, 2013 at 7:57 AM, scott bacon  wrote:

> Just curious if anyone has any thoughts about this possibility (I already
> know it's not practical): Can I automatically forward to a database all
> emails sent to a specific email address? I've seen proprietary things like
> Email2DB, but is there a simple open source alternative?
>
>
> Background: At MPOW there is an admin site where employees periodically
> login and check for unanswered patron emails. Patrons submit a PHP email
> form, the form data is saved in a SQL database, and the admin site queries
> that database, which populates the tables in the admin site. Yes, this is
> convoluted, but just imagine that I'm not able to change this system to
> something more streamlined.
>
>
> This system was made by a previous employee I think in order to alleviate
> all emails going to an email alias, which creates issues with one email
> being answered twice by two different employees.
>
>
> So I would create a simple email address (say, a...@bob.edu) to give to
> patrons (vs. pushing them to a site to fill out a PHP form), but I want to
> avoid using an email alias that will push all new emails into all alias
> members' email boxes. The admin site method then would allows loggers-in to
> claim new emails and others then to see them as 'read'.
>
>
> Any thoughts, advice, threats?
>
>
> -Scott
>

Re: [CODE4LIB] EZ Proxy and Google Analytics

[Patrick Berry]

Google Analytics is run in the client browser, so EZProxy should not have
any impact on that.  I assume you are trying to filter based on IP?  You
can see an effect if you look at hostname details though, if you're using
the domain rewriting functionality.

Pat


On Fri, Mar 22, 2013 at 11:38 AM, Lin, Kun  wrote:

> Hi
> Does anybody know when patron visiting the page through EZ-Proxy, will
> Google Analytics capture Patron’s real IP or EZ-Proxy IP?
>
> Thanks
> Kun
> Catholic University of America
>

Re: [CODE4LIB] Libraries Sharing Code: The List Making

[Patrick Berry]

Absolutely not! Please feel free to add links to public repos of any type.

pberry

On Sunday, February 17, 2013, Péter Király wrote:

> Hi Patrick,
>
> we store the code repositories of eXtensible Catalog on Google Code
> and Drupal.org. Is this list only for github projects?
>
> Regards,
> Péter
>
> 2013/2/17 Jason Ronallo >:
> > OK, I've added some more links and reorganized things a bit. I added
> > sections for other independent library organizations (like Project
> > Blacklight) as well as a section for individuals. I think the resource
> > could be more useful with some indication of what kind of thing you'll
> > see at the other end of the links, but that might be more maintenance
> > than anyone wants to do.
> >
> > Jason
> >
> > On Sat, Feb 16, 2013 at 5:26 PM, Patrick Berry 
> > >
> wrote:
> >> I don't see any reason to not list repos that contain library code.  I
> >> wasn't really aiming for the Wikipedia style canonical listing, so the
> more
> >> links the better.
> >>
> >> Pat
> >>
> >> On Saturday, February 16, 2013, Jason Ronallo wrote:
> >>
> >>> Pat,
> >>>
> >>> While my library has an institutional account we currently use for
> >>> private repos, we have released some code which is maintained under
> >>> individual accounts. The code in the individual repositories is
> >>> copyright North Carolina State University, but isn't included under
> >>> the institutional account. It might be that in the future we release
> >>> some code through the institutional account, but have not yet.
> >>>
> >>> There are good reasons why this might be the case for other
> >>> institutions as well. For instance an institution could allow code to
> >>> be released but not want to take on responsibility for maintaining it.
> >>>
> >>> While our library is sharing some code through individuals and their
> >>> accounts, I wonder if listing individual accounts like this is out of
> >>> scope for the page you've created? Would it be worth it to create a
> >>> page that lists individual accounts of code4libbers? Are there other
> >>> ways to find code released by code4lib folks?
> >>>
> >>> Jason
> >>>
> >>> On Fri, Feb 15, 2013 at 11:29 PM, Patrick Berry 
> >>> 
> >
> >>> wrote:
> >>> > First, to the organizations doing this, thank you so much for
> sharing.
> >>>  I'm
> >>> > sure I'm not the only person to notice the growth in code sharing,
> >>> > especially through Github.
> >>> >
> >>> > As we're associated with libraries, I thought it might be good to
> have a
> >>> > list, no matter how incomplete, of libraries sharing code.  As you
> might
> >>> > imagine Google searches for library or libraries tend be full of code
> >>> > libraries instead of Libraries with code.  Go figure...
> >>> >
> >>> > http://wiki.code4lib.org/index.php/Libraries_Sharing_Code
> >>> >
> >>> > As with all wiki pages, please do add what isn't there.  Unless it's
> >>> links
> >>> > to cheap prescription pills or something.  Don't do that.
> >>> >
> >>> > I will admit that originally this page was titled "Libraries with
> Github
> >>> > Organizations" but I quickly realized that the first response would
> point
> >>> > out the painfully obvious fact that you can share code without
> Github.
> >>> >  Yes, I was aware of that before I started the page but I'll @blame
> >>> jetlag
> >>> > and CST.
> >>> >
> >>> > Pat (the one from Chico)
> >>>
>
>
>
> --
> Péter Király
> software developer
>
> Europeana - http://europeana.eu
> eXtensible Catalog - http://eXtensibleCatalog.org
>

Re: [CODE4LIB] Libraries Sharing Code: The List Making

[Patrick Berry]

I don't see any reason to not list repos that contain library code.  I
wasn't really aiming for the Wikipedia style canonical listing, so the more
links the better.

Pat

On Saturday, February 16, 2013, Jason Ronallo wrote:

> Pat,
>
> While my library has an institutional account we currently use for
> private repos, we have released some code which is maintained under
> individual accounts. The code in the individual repositories is
> copyright North Carolina State University, but isn't included under
> the institutional account. It might be that in the future we release
> some code through the institutional account, but have not yet.
>
> There are good reasons why this might be the case for other
> institutions as well. For instance an institution could allow code to
> be released but not want to take on responsibility for maintaining it.
>
> While our library is sharing some code through individuals and their
> accounts, I wonder if listing individual accounts like this is out of
> scope for the page you've created? Would it be worth it to create a
> page that lists individual accounts of code4libbers? Are there other
> ways to find code released by code4lib folks?
>
> Jason
>
> On Fri, Feb 15, 2013 at 11:29 PM, Patrick Berry 
> >
> wrote:
> > First, to the organizations doing this, thank you so much for sharing.
>  I'm
> > sure I'm not the only person to notice the growth in code sharing,
> > especially through Github.
> >
> > As we're associated with libraries, I thought it might be good to have a
> > list, no matter how incomplete, of libraries sharing code.  As you might
> > imagine Google searches for library or libraries tend be full of code
> > libraries instead of Libraries with code.  Go figure...
> >
> > http://wiki.code4lib.org/index.php/Libraries_Sharing_Code
> >
> > As with all wiki pages, please do add what isn't there.  Unless it's
> links
> > to cheap prescription pills or something.  Don't do that.
> >
> > I will admit that originally this page was titled "Libraries with Github
> > Organizations" but I quickly realized that the first response would point
> > out the painfully obvious fact that you can share code without Github.
> >  Yes, I was aware of that before I started the page but I'll @blame
> jetlag
> > and CST.
> >
> > Pat (the one from Chico)
>

[CODE4LIB] Libraries Sharing Code: The List Making

[Patrick Berry]

First, to the organizations doing this, thank you so much for sharing.  I'm
sure I'm not the only person to notice the growth in code sharing,
especially through Github.

As we're associated with libraries, I thought it might be good to have a
list, no matter how incomplete, of libraries sharing code.  As you might
imagine Google searches for library or libraries tend be full of code
libraries instead of Libraries with code.  Go figure...

http://wiki.code4lib.org/index.php/Libraries_Sharing_Code

As with all wiki pages, please do add what isn't there.  Unless it's links
to cheap prescription pills or something.  Don't do that.

I will admit that originally this page was titled "Libraries with Github
Organizations" but I quickly realized that the first response would point
out the painfully obvious fact that you can share code without Github.
 Yes, I was aware of that before I started the page but I'll @blame jetlag
and CST.

Pat (the one from Chico)

Re: [CODE4LIB] editing code4lib livestream - preferred format

[Patrick Berry]

And this kind of ties into my question at the conf about "are we archiving
our stuff".  Sorry, Mark, I didn't get a chance to chat with you about this
and more specifically what I was talking about.  But this really falls
inline with what I was wondering about.

Pat


On Fri, Feb 15, 2013 at 11:42 AM, Tara Robertson
wrote:

> Will these live in someone's IR? Uploaded to Youtube? Is file size and
> storage and issue?
>
> This is my first crack at video editing, happy to hand it over to you
> Matthew if you want to take this on...
>
> tara
>
>
> On 15/02/2013 11:30 AM, Matthew Sherman wrote:
>
>> Not to be snarky, but wouldn't the session on HTML5 video tell you what
>> you
>> need to know?
>>
>>
>> On Fri, Feb 15, 2013 at 1:20 PM, Tara Robertson > >**wrote:
>>
>>  Hi,
>>>
>>> I'm editing the video from code4lib into the sesison chunks.
>>>
>>> What format should I export the videos as? Anything else I should be
>>> aware
>>> of?
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> Tara
>>> --
>>>
>>> Tara Robertson
>>>
>>> Accessibility Librarian, CILS 
>>> 
>>> >
>>> T  604.323.5254
>>> F  604.323.5954
>>> trobert...@langara.bc.ca >> 3ctrobert...@langara.bc.ca>> 253ctrobert...@langara.bc.ca
>>> >
>>> %3E>
>>>
>>> Langara. 
>>>
>>> 100 West 49th Avenue, Vancouver, BC, V5Y 2Z6
>>>
>>>
>
> --
>
> Tara Robertson
>
> Accessibility Librarian, CILS 
> 
> >
> T  604.323.5254
> F  604.323.5954
> trobert...@langara.bc.ca  3ctrobert...@langara.bc.ca
> %3E>
>
>
> Langara. 
>
> 100 West 49th Avenue, Vancouver, BC, V5Y 2Z6
>

Re: [CODE4LIB] editing code4lib livestream - preferred format

[Patrick Berry]

According to the HTML5 VIDEO NOW! talk: h.264 and WebM :)


On Fri, Feb 15, 2013 at 11:20 AM, Tara Robertson
wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I'm editing the video from code4lib into the sesison chunks.
>
> What format should I export the videos as? Anything else I should be aware
> of?
>
> Thanks,
> Tara
> --
>
> Tara Robertson
>
> Accessibility Librarian, CILS 
> 
> >
> T  604.323.5254
> F  604.323.5954
> trobert...@langara.bc.ca  3ctrobert...@langara.bc.ca
> %3E>
>
> Langara. 
>
> 100 West 49th Avenue, Vancouver, BC, V5Y 2Z6
>

[CODE4LIB] Freenode

[Patrick Berry]

Hi all,

Our irc channel (love or hate it, and for the record it's 2:1 in favor of
love at the moment) runs on the fantastic freenode service which is
maintained by the PDPC.  They gladly take donations to help deal with
operational costs, which are of course non-zero sums of money.

http://freenode.net/pdpc_donations.shtml

I know everybody seems to need a donation these days, but if you use the
channel, I think it's a worthy cause to toss a few gold coins at.

pberry

Re: [CODE4LIB] Stand Up Desks

[Patrick Berry]

I have a dual computer setup.  I do the majority of my work on a mac and
that's my sitting computer.  I do the majority of email, scheduling, IE
testing on a PC and that's my stand up station.  On the mac I use an app
called BreakTime set at 20 minute intervals to remind me to get up off my
butt.  I made my own stand-up station based off this article:

http://iamnotaprogrammer.com/Ikea-Standing-desk-for-22-dollars.html

BreakTime cost $3.

There is also this study from Cornell about how standing doesn't cure all
ills.

http://ergo.human.cornell.edu/CUESitStand.html

*The bottom line:
> *Sit to do computer work. Sit using a height-adjustable, downward titling
> keyboard tray for the best work posture, then every 20 minutes stand for 2
> minutes* AND MOVE*. The absolute time isn’t critical but about every
> 20-30 minutes take a posture break and move for a couple of minutes.
>  Simply standing is insufficient. Movement is important to get blood
> circulation through the muscles. And movement is *FREE*! Research shows
> that you don’t need to do vigorous exercise (e.g. jumping jacks) to get the
> benefits, just walking around is sufficient. So build in a pattern of
> creating greater movement variety in the workplace (e.g. walk to a printer,
> water fountain, stand for a meeting, take the stairs, walk around the
> floor, park a bit further away from the building each day).



On Thu, Feb 7, 2013 at 10:09 AM, Will Clarke  wrote:

> I got my anti-fatigue mat for $56 - http://amzn.to/14VqrJu
>
> For a mere $4749.99 you can get an elliptical desk :)
>
> http://www.beyondtheofficedoor.com/RA-Lifebalance.php
>

[CODE4LIB] Thank you for embracing Lanyrd

[Patrick Berry]

I just want to say a quick "thank you" to everybody that has contributed to
the Lanyrd setup (http://lanyrd.com/2013/c4l13/) even if it's just saying
that you're coming.  I know I just went and did it without really asking,
but it was mostly driven by my own selfish needs to have that information
in a system I use.

So, again, thanks!

Pat

Re: [CODE4LIB] usability testing software

[Patrick Berry]

This is great for A/B

https://www.optimizely.com/

On Thursday, January 31, 2013, Stephen Francoeur wrote:

> If all you need is something that will capture the screen as video and add
> audio from a mic, then CamStudio or SnagIt will work (I've used both). But,
> I have to admit, I've had those programs crash in the middle of a test. I'm
> waiting to get my hands on Camtasia to see if it's more stable.
>
> Stephen Francoeur
>
> User Experience Librarian
>
> Newman Library
>
> Room 516
>
> Baruch College
>
> 151 E. 25th Street
>
> New York, NY 10010
>
>
>
> 646.312.1620
>
> http://stephenfrancoeur.com
>
>
> On Thu, Jan 31, 2013 at 11:10 AM, Jason Michel 
> >
> wrote:
>
> > I've been using Silverback but lately have had problems: crashing
> > during export, exported file corrupted, and also crashing during the
> > preview playback within the app itself. Any one else have these
> > issues?
> >
> > Sent from my iPhone
> >
> > On Jan 31, 2013, at 11:01 AM, Eric Lease Morgan 
> > >
> wrote:
> >
> > > On Jan 31, 2013, at 10:56 AM, Julia Bauder 
> > > 
> >
> > wrote:
> > >
> > >> 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?
> > >
> > > I liked Silverback as well. BTW, you might also ask this question of
> > Usability4Lib -- http://bit.ly/VxGls9
> > >
> > > --
> > > Eric Morgan
> >
>
>
>
> --
> http://stephenfrancoeur.com
>

Re: [CODE4LIB] Call for Code4Lib 2014 Hosts

[Patrick Berry]

Wasn't Chicago volunteered *at *the last conference? ;-)


On Wed, Jan 30, 2013 at 2:25 PM, Cynthia Ng  wrote:

> I am more than happy to extend the deadline on behalf of the
> community, but as we'd like to announce the next place at the
> conference, it'll still have to be submitted soon!
>
> On Wed, Jan 30, 2013 at 5:23 PM, Michael J. Giarlo
>  wrote:
> > If I am reading Francis correctly, he just volunteered to coordinate the
> > conference for NCSU! I'd jump on that; you don't often get offers like
> > that, NCSU.
> >
> > ;)
> > On Jan 30, 2013 5:20 PM, "McDonald, Robert H." 
> wrote:
> >
> >> they need to have it at the new hunt library - that place rocks -
> >> http://d.lib.ncsu.edu/myhuntlibrary
> >>
> >> article -
> >>
> http://www.architizer.com/en_us/blog/dyn/70333/sn%C3%B8hetta-nc-state-library/#.UQmcQr9lHzi
> >>
> >> robert
> >>
> >> **
> >> Robert H. McDonald
> >> Associate Dean for Library Technologies
> >> Deputy Director-Data to Insight Center, Pervasive Technology Institute
> >> Indiana University
> >> 1320 East 10th Street
> >> Herman B Wells Library 234
> >> Bloomington, IN 47405
> >> Phone: 812-856-4834
> >> Email: rhmcd...@indiana.edu
> >> Skype: rhmcdonald
> >> AIM: rhmcdonald1
> >>
> >> 
> >> From: Code for Libraries [CODE4LIB@listserv.nd.edu] on behalf of
> Francis
> >> Kayiwa [kay...@uic.edu]
> >> Sent: Wednesday, January 30, 2013 5:05 PM
> >> To: CODE4LIB@listserv.nd.edu
> >> Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] Call for Code4Lib 2014 Hosts
> >>
> >> On Wed, Jan 30, 2013 at 04:59:54PM -0500, Michael J. Giarlo wrote:
> >> > Seeing 0 proposals, does that mean there's no code4lib 2014?  Is
> anyone
> >> > working on a proposal still?  Is there reason enough to extend the
> >> deadline?
> >>
> >> Perhaps this is all too raw for me to have proper perspective. A year is
> >> not nearly enough time. I'd say start churning out those proposals. I'm
> >> looking at you NCSU! ;-) DO! IT!
> >>
> >> Look you already have a video that does half of your proposal.
> >>
> >> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xN9bR00BvHU
> >>
> >> Everything else? Just details... Do! It!
> >>
> >> ./fxk
> >>
> >> >
> >> > -Mike
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > On Wed, Dec 12, 2012 at 3:03 PM, Cynthia Ng 
> >> wrote:
> >> >
> >> > > Feel free to share/report. Here's a link to the website copy if you
> >> > > need it: http://code4lib.org/node/484
> >> > > 
> >> > > The Code4Lib Community is calling for proposals to host the 2014
> >> > > Code4Lib Conference. Information on the kind of venue we seek and
> the
> >> > > responsibilities involved can be found at the conference hosting web
> >> > > page [1] and on the Code4Lib Wiki [2].
> >> > >
> >> > > The deadline for proposals is Sunday January 27, 2013. The decision
> >> > > will be made over the course of the following weeks by a popular
> vote.
> >> > > Voting will begin on or around Friday February 1, 2013 and will
> >> > > continue through the first three days of Code4Lib 2012 until 11:59PM
> >> > > Eastern on Wednesday, February 13th. The results of the vote will be
> >> > > announced on Thursday, February 14th, the final day of Code4Lib
> 2013.
> >> > >
> >> > > You can apply by making your pitch to the Code4Lib Conference
> Planning
> >> > > list [3]; attention to the criteria listed on the conference hosting
> >> > > page is appreciated. May the best site win!
> >> > >
> >> > > Feel free to take a look at past proposals for ideas.
> >> > >
> >> > > Winning proposal from 2013:
> >> > > http://tigger.uic.edu/~kayiwa/code4lib.html
> >> > >
> >> > > 2012 Winner:
> >> > > https://sites.google.com/site/code4lib2012seattle/
> >> > >
> >> > > 2011 Proposals:
> >> > > https://wiki.dlib.indiana.edu/display/EVENTS/Code4Lib+2011+Proposal
> >> > > http://www.library.yale.edu/~dlovins/c4l/code4lib2011.html
> >> > > http://sites.google.com/site/code4libvancouver2011
> >> > >
> >> > > 1. http://code4lib.org/conference/hosting
> >> > > 2. http://wiki.code4lib.org/index.php/How_To_Plan_A_Code4LibCon
> >> > > 3. code4lib...@googlegroups.com
> >> > >
> >> > > ---
> >> > > Cynthia
> >> > > (TheRealArty / Arty-chan)
> >> > >
> >> >
> >>
> >> --
> >> In the force if Yoda's so strong, construct a sentence with words in
> >> the proper order then why can't he?
> >>
>

[CODE4LIB] Thoughts on Code4lib

[Patrick Berry]

Hi, I'm Pat and I have a bit of a long story for you.  I work at California
State University, Chico.  I'm "new" to the library world.  I don't have a
MLS.  I don't have a degree in computer science, computer engineering, or
management systems.  I have a BS in Biology.  When I got my degree the
biology program was fairly diverse and extremely friendly.  The "honors"
society was very welcoming, inclusive, and supportive.

I then went to get a teaching credential because I thought I wanted to
teach high school science.  That program was very diverse and extremely
unfriendly.  It was full of mean, petty, judgmental students and teachers.

After I figured out that being a high school science teacher was not what I
was going to be good at, I went to get a Masters in computer science
(spoiler: I didn't finish).  There was no gender diversity.  There were two
groups, white males (of which I was one) and Indian males.  The students
from India mostly stuck to their own group.  They claimed a lab and made it
their own.  Looking back, I'm sure I could have done a lot more to reach
out, but I didn't.  I had my small group of good friends and I put my head
down and tried to get my classes done.

Before I finished my MS, I took a job with a startup in San Francisco.  I
did four years in the bubble/bust days.  The company I worked for had good
gender diversity, even at the founder level.  The surrounding environment
was pretty much what you've heard or experienced.

Fast-forward to now and again I work where there is above average gender
diversity.  I feel we have a good environment where people can speak their
mind and contribute to always making our environment better.

Having seen a number of different environments and communities through the
years, I think that code4lib has a pretty good thing going.  Can we be
better than we already are? Of course.  Does the desire to make things
better constitute a condemnation of the present status? Of course not.

I salute everybody trying hard to make code4lib better.  I just also wanted
to say that I think this group is at the top of my list for communities
that are welcoming, supportive, and embrace diversity.

Thanks for "listening",
Pat

Re: [CODE4LIB] project management system

[Patrick Berry]

We have various groups on campus utilizing Asana, which is free as long as
the team is less than (I think) 20.

http://asana.com


On Mon, Jan 14, 2013 at 10:27 AM, Lin, Kun  wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> Our library is looking for a project management system. Does anyone has
> any suggestions on which one to choose? We only have a very small team and
> our main focus is to guide our librarians to submit their ideas and for
> record tacking purposes.
>
> Thanks
> Kun
>

Re: [CODE4LIB] code4lib 2013 location

[Patrick Berry]

So, the location field on Lanyrd is not super specific.  It likes big
things, like cities.  On the reg page for code4lib the UIC Forum is listed
as the location though.

http://www.regonline.com/builder/site/Default.aspx?EventID=1167723

I'll see if I can put that somewhere in the event on Lanyrd.

Cheers,
Pat


On Fri, Jan 11, 2013 at 3:41 PM, Cynthia Ng  wrote:

> I'm sorry, but that doesn't actually clear up anything for me. The
> location on the layrd page just says Chicago. So, is the conference
> still happening at UIC? Since the conference hotel isn't super close,
> does that mean there will be transportation provided?
>
> While we're on the subject, are the pre-conferences happening at the
> same location?
>
> On Fri, Jan 11, 2013 at 2:51 PM, Francis Kayiwa  wrote:
> > On Fri, Jan 11, 2013 at 10:41:54AM -0800, Erik Hetzner wrote:
> >> Hi all,
> >>
> >> Apparently code4lib 2013 is going to be held at the UIC Forum
> >>
> >>   http://www.uic.edu/depts/uicforum/
> >>
> >> I assumed it would be at the conference hotel. This is just a note so
> >> that others do not make the same assumption, since nowhere in the
> >> information about the conference is the location made clear.
> >>
> >> Since the conference hotel is 1 mile from the venue, I assume
> >> transportation will be available.
> >
> > That's a good assumption to make. As to the confusion  I said to you
> > when you asked me about this a couple of days ago.
> >
> > http://www.uic.edu/~kayiwa/code4lib.html was supposed to be our
> > proposal. If you look at the document it also suggests that we were
> > going to have the conference registration staggered by timezones. We
> > have elected not to update that because as that was our proposal. When
> > preparing our proposal we borrowed heavily from Yale's and IU's proposal
> > and if someone would like to steal from us I think it is fair to leave
> > that as is.
> >
> > If you want the conference page use the lanyrd.com link below. I can't
> > even take credit for doing that. All of that goes to @pberry
> >
> > http://lanyrd.com/2013/c4l13/
> >
> > Cheers,
> > ./fxk
> >
> >
> >
> >>
> >> best, Erik Hetzner
> >
> >> Sent from my free software system .
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > Speed is subsittute fo accurancy.
>

Re: [CODE4LIB] code4lib 2013 location

[Patrick Berry]

I'll take this opportunity to remind folks that if you spot anything amiss,
please let me know (or sign up and fix it!) and I will clean it up.  Thanks!


On Fri, Jan 11, 2013 at 11:51 AM, Francis Kayiwa  wrote:

> On Fri, Jan 11, 2013 at 10:41:54AM -0800, Erik Hetzner wrote:
> > Hi all,
> >
> > Apparently code4lib 2013 is going to be held at the UIC Forum
> >
> >   http://www.uic.edu/depts/uicforum/
> >
> > I assumed it would be at the conference hotel. This is just a note so
> > that others do not make the same assumption, since nowhere in the
> > information about the conference is the location made clear.
> >
> > Since the conference hotel is 1 mile from the venue, I assume
> > transportation will be available.
>
> That's a good assumption to make. As to the confusion  I said to you
> when you asked me about this a couple of days ago.
>
> http://www.uic.edu/~kayiwa/code4lib.html was supposed to be our
> proposal. If you look at the document it also suggests that we were
> going to have the conference registration staggered by timezones. We
> have elected not to update that because as that was our proposal. When
> preparing our proposal we borrowed heavily from Yale's and IU's proposal
> and if someone would like to steal from us I think it is fair to leave
> that as is.
>
> If you want the conference page use the lanyrd.com link below. I can't
> even take credit for doing that. All of that goes to @pberry
>
> http://lanyrd.com/2013/c4l13/
>
> Cheers,
> ./fxk
>
>
>
> >
> > best, Erik Hetzner
>
> > Sent from my free software system .
>
>
>
>
> --
> Speed is subsittute fo accurancy.
>

Re: [CODE4LIB] Extremely critical Ruby on Rails bug

[Patrick Berry]

The Phusion folks did a nice summary write up.

http://blog.phusion.nl/2013/01/03/rails-sql-injection-vulnerability-hold-your-horses-here-are-the-facts/#.UOX7xfhdeHG


On Wed, Jan 9, 2013 at 6:27 AM, Ian Walls  wrote:

> Folks,
>
>
>
>
>
> I know a lot of you are running Ruby on Rails for various projects; just
> wanted to be sure you saw this critical security issue with all versions of
> Rails:
>
> http://arstechnica.com/security/2013/01/extremely-crtical-ruby-on-rails-bug-
> threatens-more-than-20-sites/
>
>
>
> In short, the following versions are safe: 3.2.11, 3.1.10, 3.0.19, or
> 2.3.15
>
>
>
> Cheers,
>
>
>
>
>
> -Ian Walls
>
> Web Services and Emerging Technologies Librarian
>
> UMass Amherst Libraries
>

Re: [CODE4LIB] c4l13 on Lanyrd

[Patrick Berry]

So, since I just cranked this out this afternoon, very few criteria...in
fact just one: we're you listed at the bottom of this web page:
http://tigger.uic.edu/~kayiwa/code4lib.html

I haven't listed any people on the various committees or anything like that.


On Tue, Dec 11, 2012 at 2:57 PM, Cynthia Ng  wrote:

> Curious, what criteria are you using to say someone is "involved"?
>
> On Tue, Dec 11, 2012 at 5:44 PM, Patrick Berry  wrote:
> > Yes, once again I thought it would be fun to duplicate all the
> information
> > from the web site into Lanyrd.  Yes, people routinely point out that I'm
> > not that bright.  C'est la vie.
> >
> > http://lanyrd.com/2013/c4l13/
> >
> > I'm missing a ton of twitter handles.  If I missed yours, well, you
> already
> > know I'm not that bright.  But let me know and I'll fix it up!  If you
> spot
> > anything that you can't change yourself, let me know and I'll fix it up!
> >
> > I'm in the process of claiming the event, which supposedly gives one
> access
> > to "advanced tools" and whatnot.  We shall see how that goes.
> >
> > Cheers,
> > Pat
>

[CODE4LIB] c4l13 on Lanyrd

[Patrick Berry]

Yes, once again I thought it would be fun to duplicate all the information
from the web site into Lanyrd.  Yes, people routinely point out that I'm
not that bright.  C'est la vie.

http://lanyrd.com/2013/c4l13/

I'm missing a ton of twitter handles.  If I missed yours, well, you already
know I'm not that bright.  But let me know and I'll fix it up!  If you spot
anything that you can't change yourself, let me know and I'll fix it up!

I'm in the process of claiming the event, which supposedly gives one access
to "advanced tools" and whatnot.  We shall see how that goes.

Cheers,
Pat

Re: [CODE4LIB] Chat Options

[Patrick Berry]

We just switched from h3lp to LibChat.  That was facilitated by also
recently going live with LibAnswers.  There was some confusion at first, as
with any change...but over all the response from librarians has been not
negative (can't really say "positive").  If you're using LibAnswers, I
think it's a good service to add on.  We use QuestionPoint for when we
don't have reference hours.  We have Confluence, but we don't use it in a
patron-facing manner.

Pat


On Thu, Nov 15, 2012 at 6:06 AM, Mark Baumer  wrote:

> Hello All,
>
> The library where I work is looking to update its chat services. We use
> Libraryh3lp, at the moment, but have recently had some issues with it
> lagging and slowing down the whole site.
>
> I am interested in hearing opinions on any of the services below as well
> as any other services not listed:
>
> A list of chat services I found being used at other libraries:
> -Libanswers and libchat (springshare)
> -Libraryh3lp
> -Question Point
> -Confluence
> -Various IM options (AOL, gchat, Yahoo, microsoft instant messager)
> -Velaro
> -Mycustomercloud.com
>
> A list of chat services that may or may not be used by any libraries:
> -imo.im
> -Trillian Web
> -Nimbuzz
>
>
> Thank you,
>
> Mark
>

Re: [CODE4LIB] Mobile device usage (iOS vs. Android)

[Patrick Berry]

Our numbers show a similar situation.  For our campus web server, which
includes the library site, we see 7.5% mobile, which includes tablets.

Of that traffic, just under 75% is iPhone/iPad (47.12%/23.58%).  Various
iPod models are < 4%.

There is a discrepancy between device numbers and OS numbers though.  OS
number put iOS at 5.53% and Android at 1.89%.

All Google analytics.

Pat


On Tue, Oct 30, 2012 at 1:23 PM, Park,Go-Woon  wrote:

> I am wondering if any of you can share wisdom of interpreting the mobile
> device usage statistics. The market trends predict that the number of
> Android devices are exceeding iOS devices. In my campus, the visits
> using iOS devices are over 70% of total mobile usage. It is even up from
> over 65% last year. I feel odd with this unusually high number. Any
> thought?
>
> Sarah Park
>

Re: [CODE4LIB] VPN & EZ Proxy

[Patrick Berry]

It depends on your configuration.  In our instance, EZProxy is configured
so that 132.241.x.x represents "on campus".  Our VPN will give out
132.241.x.x IPs.  So, if you use VPN, you are "on campus" in the eyes of
EZProxy (and thus would not be prompted for authentication).

So, basically what IPs is EZProzy including and what IPs does your VPN hand
out is the key question.

Pat

On Thu, Oct 18, 2012 at 10:46 AM, Joselito Dela Cruz
wrote:

> Hi All,
>
> We use EZ Proxy for authentication and we always tell the staff who uses
> VPN to turn their VPN off so they can access our databases.
> Is this the right way? Looking for answers around and could not find
> any. I thought I would throw this in here.
> Thanks for feedbacks.
>
> Jay Dela Cruz
>

Re: [CODE4LIB] ERIC PDF download

[Patrick Berry]

We've heard that there was a "privacy issue" with the documents and they
took large chunks down because they didn't know the extent of the problem.
 If student data was exposed, it will probably be a while before they can
get stuff back online as they'll have to vet things before releasing them
again.  Or, so I assume.

Pat

On Mon, Aug 20, 2012 at 11:57 AM, Park,Go-Woon wrote:

> Anybody have a trouble downloading PDF files from ERIC?
>
> This is one file I got a question about:
>
> http://www.eric.ed.gov/ERICWebPortal/search/recordDetails.jsp;jsessionid
> =ahyPnLC+kVfBmQsBTn8y6w__.ericsrv002?ERICExtSearch_SearchValue_0=ED41100
> 5&ERICExtSearch_SearchType_0=no&_pageLabel=RecordDetails&objectId=090001
> 9b800ae7f5&accno=ED411005&_nfls=false
>
> Thanks!
> Sarah Park
>

Re: [CODE4LIB] Online Room Reservations

[Patrick Berry]

LibCal from Springshare is excellent in this regard.  We're about to
replace an aging, unmaintainable solution with LibCal.  It has all the
settings we needed to stay with our existing, overly complicated set of
rules.

It's not free.  We're working in the $899 version just fine.

http://springshare.com/libcal/

On Tue, Jun 12, 2012 at 5:16 PM, Ingersoll, Ryan  wrote:

> Hi everyone,
>
> We are looking for a simple system to allow students (and others) to
> self-schedule study rooms in the library.
>
> I started to build a solution in SharePoint 2010, but before I go to far I
> want to see what other libraries do. We don't have a dedicated library
> server to install anything on, so I prefer a hosted solution that is free,
> or very minimal. It would be great if it was mobile phone friendly too
> (iOS, Android).
>
> Thanks for any advice you can offer.
>
> Ryan
>
> Ryan Ingersoll
> Library Technology Services Coordinator
> Seattle Pacific University
> 206.281.2287 :: ingerso...@spu.edu
> spu.edu/library
>
> Tech Desk
> Technology tools, assistance, and space for students to discover, create,
> and share.
> 206.281.2211 :: librarytechd...@spu.edu
> spu.edu/library/tech-desk
> blog.spu.edu/librarytechdesk
>

[CODE4LIB] Library site design patterns

[Patrick Berry]

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] 'Send to Kindle' link

[Patrick Berry]

It looks like that may even be a special relationship between OL/IA and
Amazon/Kindle

http://www.teleread.com/paul-biba/send-selected-full-text-ebooks-from-open-library-to-a-kindle-with-only-a-couple-of-clicks/

All other services that I know of need to use the Amazon Send to Kindle app
or the Send to Kindle email address that is unique to each user.

Pat

On Wed, Mar 7, 2012 at 1:02 AM, Sara Amato  wrote:

> Can anyone advise on how to implement Send to Kindle' , as seen on the
> OpenLibrary site ( e.g.
> http://openlibrary.org/works/OL729827W/Correspondence)
>
>
> https://www.amazon.com/gp/digital/fiona/web-to-kindle?clientid=IA&itemid=gauguing00gauguoft&docid=gauguing00gauguoft
>
> It looks like some sort of relationship with Amazon is necessary, but I
> can't seem to come up with any of the details.
>

Re: [CODE4LIB] Project Management Software Question

[Patrick Berry]

On Wed, Feb 22, 2012 at 7:04 PM, Brian McBride wrote:

> Question for all the code4lib developers out there:
>
> --What project management software are you using?
>
>
We're getting into Asana.


> --What made you choose the system?
>

Other departments had tried it and actually stuck with it, as opposed to
everything else they tried for two weeks and forgot about.


>
> --Has the system met all of your needs? If not, where does it fail?
>

Pretty much.  I'm not sure this is a "fail", but it doesn't do management
charts.  It's more about getting it done than anything else.  If you've
ever read Getting Things Done, it will seem very familiar.


>
> --Overall opinions?
>

Nice, fast, web-based, the pricing is good (free for up to 30 people)


>
> --What systems did you evaluate and decide not to recommend?
>
>
>
> Any information would be great!
>
>
> Thanks,
>
> Brian
>
> Brian McBride
> Head of Application Development
> J. Willard Marriott Library
>
> O: 801.585.7613
> F:  801.585.5549
> brian.mcbr...@utah.edu
>

[CODE4LIB] Metadata

[Patrick Berry]

So, one question I forgot to toss out at the Ask Anything session is:

When do you know you have enough metadata?

"You'll know it when you have it," isn't the response I'm looking for.  So,
I'm sure you're wondering what the context for this question is, and
honestly there is none.  This is geared towards contentDM or DSpace or
Omeka or Millennium.  I've seen groups not plan enough for collecting data
and I've seen groups that are have been planning so long they forgot what
they were supposed to be collecting in the first place.

So, I'll just throw that vague question out there and see who wants to take
a swing.

Thanks,
Pat/@pberry

[CODE4LIB] Thanks for everything

[Patrick Berry]

I just wanted to, again, say thanks, in no particular order, to


   - The organizers
   - The presenters
   - The volunteers
   - The streamers
   - The people who voted on presentations (even though mine didn't make
   it, next time I'll make sure my entry starts with an 'A' and not a 'W')
   - The people who asked questions
   - The people who offered help
   - The people who kept discussions going
   - The people posted links fast as lightning in the irc channel
   - The people that help run the irc channel
   - The people that brought beer
   - The people that drank beer
   - The people that shared their awesome outlet extenders
   - Everybody I had a meal or drink with
   - Everybody that came down to 1013 Drink-Up Overflow room
   - Everybody that signed the '1013 Drink-Up Overflow Room Field Notes
   Book'
   - Everybody that helped keep 1013 from getting shut down
   - Everybody that grabbed the right lunch box
   - Everybody that configured their Out of Office message to not reply to
   the list
   - Everybody that contributed to the wiki to help coordinate just about
   everything we did
   - Everybody that had their twitter/irc handle on their name tag because
   I'm horrible at remembering names.  Sorry about that.
   - Anybody who is already thinking about how to make Chicago happen


Pat/@pberry

Re: [CODE4LIB] Conference size

[Patrick Berry]

I completely agree that size and character are a complex issues.  The folks
at Concentra have dealt with these issues before and have helped other
organizations (JASIG to name the one I'm familiar with), so it's just a
piece of the puzzle.

But if we're going to tackle this we can't just say that it's too tough and
we don't know where to start.  We start at the beginning.

On Tue, Feb 7, 2012 at 10:40 AM, Cary Gordon  wrote:

> I think that conference size and character is a complex issue that
> won't be solved by simply hiring a production company. That part comes
> later.
>
> Cary
>
> On Tue, Feb 7, 2012 at 10:17 AM, John Fereira  wrote:
> > Hi Patrick,
> >
> > Yes, Jenn (from Concentra) is awesome.
> >
> > -Original Message-
> > From: Code for Libraries [mailto:CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of
> Patrick Berry
> > Sent: Tuesday, February 07, 2012 1:00 PM
> > To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU
> > Subject: [CODE4LIB] Conference size
> >
> > So, the keynote bomb has gone off.  One of the issues is that it's
> really hard to put on a conference. Another conference I used to attend
> used Concentra CMS to run their conferences.
> >
> > http://www.concentra-cms.com/services.html
> >
> > I'm just throwing that out there.
> >
> > Pat
>
>
>
> --
> Cary Gordon
> The Cherry Hill Company
> http://chillco.com
>

Re: [CODE4LIB] Conference IRC logs

[Patrick Berry]

Look, this all ends with BigD crying over spilt beer, so let's just call an end 
to irc identity theft. 

Via mobile keyboard

On Feb 7, 2012, at 23:35, "Michael B. Klein"  wrote:

> /nick sesuncedu
> 
> On Tue, Feb 7, 2012 at 7:21 AM, Simon Spero  wrote:
> 
>> /nick edsu
>> On Feb 7, 2012 6:51 AM, "Jay Luker"  wrote:
>> 
>>> Hi all,
>>> 
>>> Just a reminder: the #code4lib IRC channel will be logged and the logs
>> made
>>> available for viewing at http://irc.code4lib.org at some point during or
>>> just after the conference.
>>> 
>>> Keep it civil, keep it weird.
>>> 
>>> thanks,
>>> --jay
>>> 
>> 

Re: [CODE4LIB] *The* big game

[Patrick Berry]

We're televising the craft brew meetup?

Via mobile keyboard

On Feb 6, 2012, at 10:28, Simon Spero  wrote:

> Anyone interested in getting together to watch the big game on weds?
> 
> Simon

[CODE4LIB] Conference size

[Patrick Berry]

So, the keynote bomb has gone off.  One of the issues is that it's really
hard to put on a conference. Another conference I used to attend used
Concentra CMS to run their conferences.

http://www.concentra-cms.com/services.html

I'm just throwing that out there.

Pat

Re: [CODE4LIB] Amazon Technology Open House Evening of Feb 8th

[Patrick Berry]

D'oh!  Good catch.  Looks like it's right on a bus line.  Nice.

On Fri, Feb 3, 2012 at 2:30 PM, Tommy Ingulfsen
wrote:

> I believe the location is here:
>
> http://g.co/maps/4umtd
>
> It's 426 Terry Avenue *North*
>
> tommy
>
> On 2/3/12 2:14 PM, "Kevin S. Clarke"  wrote:
>
> >Sounds interesting!
> >
> >I've added it to the social activities page for Wed.
> >
> >
> http://wiki.code4lib.org/index.php/2012_c4l2012_social_activities#Wednesda
> >y.2C_February_8.2C_2012
> >
> >Kevin
> >
> >
> >On Fri, Feb 3, 2012 at 4:55 PM, Patrick Berry  wrote:
> >> Nice find and it's right down the road from the hotel!
> >>
> >> http://g.co/maps/rw959
> >>
> >> On Fri, Feb 3, 2012 at 1:04 PM, William Gunn 
> >>wrote:
> >>
> >>> Hi all, just noticed this and thought some of you may be interested.
> >>>
> >>>https://aws.amazon.com/amazon-**open-house-february-2012/<
> https://aws.am
> >>>azon.com/amazon-open-house-february-2012/>
> >>>
> >>> Amazon Tech in Seattle is having an open house next Wednesday at 5:30
> >>>PM
> >>> with Werner Vogels and David Friedberg of the Climate Corporation.
> >>>
> >>> Best,
> >>> --
> >>> William Gunn
> >>>
>

Re: [CODE4LIB] Amazon Technology Open House Evening of Feb 8th

[Patrick Berry]

Nice find and it's right down the road from the hotel!

http://g.co/maps/rw959

On Fri, Feb 3, 2012 at 1:04 PM, William Gunn  wrote:

> Hi all, just noticed this and thought some of you may be interested.
> https://aws.amazon.com/amazon-**open-house-february-2012/
>
> Amazon Tech in Seattle is having an open house next Wednesday at 5:30 PM
> with Werner Vogels and David Friedberg of the Climate Corporation.
>
> Best,
> --
> William Gunn
>

[CODE4LIB] Super Bowl

[Patrick Berry]

I'll be flying in Sunday around noon. Is anybody is interested in finding a pub 
near the hotel to catch the game?

Via mobile keyboard

[CODE4LIB] Kindle Lending Programs

[Patrick Berry]

Hi all,

I was recently charged with re-vamping our Kindle lending program.  In the
middle of this my 6 Kindles updated to the 3.3 firmware which threw a
gigantic DRM wrench into my workflow.  So, if you are thinking about doing
Kindles (not Fires by the way) you might want to give this a read:

http://code4lib.org/node/426

Questions, corrections, comments all welcome.

Thanks,
Pat

[CODE4LIB] Lanyrd

[Patrick Berry]

Hi all,

I started a Lanyrd page for the conf.  It works best if you have a twitter
account, so you know, fair warning.

http://lanyrd.com/2012/code4lib/

Pat

[CODE4LIB] Parallel Flickr

[Patrick Berry]

If you're running a Flickr account for your library, you might be
interested in this project (from a former Flickr developer).

http://straup.github.com/parallel-flickr/

Create a parallel version of your account on your own server, with access
controls and all that goodness baked in.

A grain of salt though, the code is young and is on github for a reason: he
wants people to help make it better.

Pat

Re: [CODE4LIB] iPhone App for a talk proposal

[Patrick Berry]

On Mon, Oct 31, 2011 at 10:06 AM, Park,Go-Woon wrote:

> I haven't been in Code4Lib conference before, and my friends suggested
> that I should either volunteer or submit talk proposal to guarantee a
> registration ticket. In such hope, I am thinking of proposing a talk and
> hoping to get some input from here.
>
>
I think an interesting thing to hear would be what the decision process was
that lead to a native app for iOS.  Was Android discussed?  Was a web-based
app optimized for mobile an possibility?  Maintenance of the app?  I would
find discussion on or around those lines fascinating.

Pat

Re: [CODE4LIB] Examples of Web Service APIs in Academic & Public Libraries

[Patrick Berry]

Via mobile keyboard

On Oct 8, 2011, at 10:58 AM, "Michel, Jason Paul"  wrote:

> Patrick -
> 
> What ILS are you using?
> 
> On 10/8/11 1:40 PM, "Patrick Berry"  wrote:
> 
>> We're (CSU, Chico) using http://code.google.com/p/googlebooks/ to provide
>> easy access to partial and full text books.
>> 
>> On Sat, Oct 8, 2011 at 10:33 AM, Michel, Jason Paul
>> wrote:
>> 
>>> Hello all,
>>> 
>>> I'm a lurker on this listserv and am interested in gaining some insight
>>> into your experiences of utilizing web service APIs in either an
>>> academic
>>> library or public library setting.
>>> 
>>> I'm writing a book for ALA Editions on the use of Web Service APIs in
>>> libraries.  Each chapter covers a specific API by delineating the
>>> technicalities of the API, discussing potential uses of the API in
>>> library
>>> settings, and step-by-step tutorials.
>>> 
>>> I'm already including examples of how my library (Miami University in
>>> Oxford, Ohio) are utilizing these APIs but would like to give the reader
>>> more examples from a variety of settings.
>>> 
>>> APIs covered in the book: Flickr, Vimeo, Google Charts, Twitter, Open
>>> Library, LibraryThing, Goodreads, OCLC.
>>> 
>>> So, what are you folks doing with APIs?
>>> 
>>> Thanks for any insight!
>>> 
>>> Kind regards,
>>> 
>>> Jason
>>> 
>>> --
>>> Jason Paul Michel
>>> User Experience Librarian
>>> Miami University Libraries
>>> Oxford, Ohio 45044
>>> twitter:jpmichel
>>> 

Re: [CODE4LIB] Examples of Web Service APIs in Academic & Public Libraries

[Patrick Berry]

We're (CSU, Chico) using http://code.google.com/p/googlebooks/ to provide
easy access to partial and full text books.

On Sat, Oct 8, 2011 at 10:33 AM, Michel, Jason Paul wrote:

> Hello all,
>
> I'm a lurker on this listserv and am interested in gaining some insight
> into your experiences of utilizing web service APIs in either an academic
> library or public library setting.
>
> I'm writing a book for ALA Editions on the use of Web Service APIs in
> libraries.  Each chapter covers a specific API by delineating the
> technicalities of the API, discussing potential uses of the API in library
> settings, and step-by-step tutorials.
>
> I'm already including examples of how my library (Miami University in
> Oxford, Ohio) are utilizing these APIs but would like to give the reader
> more examples from a variety of settings.
>
> APIs covered in the book: Flickr, Vimeo, Google Charts, Twitter, Open
> Library, LibraryThing, Goodreads, OCLC.
>
> So, what are you folks doing with APIs?
>
> Thanks for any insight!
>
> Kind regards,
>
> Jason
>
> --
> Jason Paul Michel
> User Experience Librarian
> Miami University Libraries
> Oxford, Ohio 45044
> twitter:jpmichel
>

Re: [CODE4LIB] Trends with virtualization

[Patrick Berry]

As others have mentioned, you have to know what problem you're trying to
solve before you start looking at solutions.  Crazy, I know...

We're looking at a virtual lab environment because we don't have a lot of
qualified lab managers in departments that refuse to allow central IT to
manage their labs.  Long story, politics, etc...  But for this scenario we
can provide custom images with the right software and better access all the
while freeing up a room.  Basically the student can access the lab image
from their own machine or any other machine without needed to be in a
physical lab.  This is great if you don't need any special hardware in the
lab.

Also, as previously mentioned, if you can't cover 100% of the desktops what
is the cost going to be to have two ways of managing desktops and will the
savings in going virtual cover the added cost of doing the same thing two
ways?  Exceptions cost money and seem to rarely be factored into the final
bill.

Server virtualization has been wonderful though.  Savings in electricity are
real[1].  Physical servers are still called in when needed (Oracle, etc).
 If you want to start somewhere, this is the place.

Pat

[1] Sorry, I don't have the numbers but I've been told they're real.

On Sun, Jul 10, 2011 at 7:46 AM, Karen Schneider wrote:

> Dear C4L community,
>
> One of the VPs on campus asks me from time to time on trends with
> virtualization in academic settings -- specifically, virtualized desktops.
>
> My own response (qualified with "I am not an IT person, but...") has been
> that I believe, based on what I read, that this highly-promising technology
> isn't more widespread for several interrelated reasons (that are also
> applicable to our campus environment:
>
> a) ROI is not as clear, especially in smaller environments (startup cost,
> network, storage);
> b) university WANs are often not be robust enough to support virtualized
> desktops (and I'd add, we're on an uphill Sisyphean climb with
> bandwidth--there will never be enough of it);
> c) outside of the lab/classroom environment (where I think an argument can
> be made for virtualization, if other conditions are met, and the campus has
> the expertise to deploy/manage this environment), the ROI of a virtualized
> desktop may be mooted by the need for individualized desktops;
> d) it's a single point of failure.
>
> My down-home-country-librarian observation that I always tack on (with
> plenty of disclaimers) is "If virtualization were the answer, we'd see more
> of it by now." I realize that's a humble insight, but given how many talks
> I've been to over the past decade about what virtualization *would* be
> doing, versus what it *has* done, I think it's not entirely invalid.
>
> I also pointed the Veep toward this article:
>
> http://www.networkworld.com/news/2009/061809-desktop-virtualization.html
>
> So... any thoughts? Resources? POVs? Etc.? (If you want more context for
> this inquiry, write me off-list.)
>
> Thanks, dear old C4L community--
>
> Karen G. Schneider
> Director for Library Services
> Holy Names University
> http://library.hnu.edu
> schnei...@hnu.edu
>

Re: [CODE4LIB] Same CMS for both Intranet and Public websites?

[Patrick Berry]

While we don't use it for precisely this scenario, it would be pretty simple
to implement.  We use Cascade from Hannon Hill.  It was the tool that best
fit our model of web site management (aka complete chaos).  I was involved
in selecting Cascade, so if you want to know more about that just hit me up
off-list.

The "wins":
Publishes static files, so the CMS isn't the web server
LDAP Auth
Template system allowing for easy site creation while still maintaining
control over the page structure.
Multiple publishing targets (pushes over SFTP)

The "fails":
It doesn't magically update your content based on what you're thinking that
day.

On Thu, Jun 9, 2011 at 9:56 AM, Debra Kurtz  wrote:

> 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
>

Re: [CODE4LIB] Is there a (current) CONTENTdm support group?

[Patrick Berry]

On Thu, Jun 2, 2011 at 10:41 AM, Thomas Krichel  wrote:

>  Patrick Berry writes
>
> > I'm going to be hacking on CDM6 this summer, so I'm +1 for github and
> will
> > do whatever I can to contribute to a wiki.
>
>   Well, would it not be better to hack on an open-source competitor
>  for ContentDM, such as Omeka? I hasten to add I have no affilitation
>  with Omeka.
>
>  Cheers,
>
>  Thomas Krichelhttp://openlib.org/home/krichel
>http://authorclaim.org/profile/pkr1
>   skype: thomaskrichel
>


It would, but we don't have Omeka and I know that we wont be moving away
from CDM any time soon.  We don't have the people or the infrastructure to
run an open source product* right now.  So, even though my work is on a
closed and proprietary system I think there is still benefit in sharing what
we can to make the system better for our institutions.

I'm not advocating CDM, I just "get" to use it.  For now.

* Open source "products" are often frameworks that allow you to build
exactly what you need.  That's great, as long as you have the builders and
the processes to ensure that what you build is sustainable.  These are not
easy, trivial, or free things.  I say this as somebody that has implemented
two big open source projects on campus (uPortal and CAS) and I loved them
both.

Re: [CODE4LIB] Is there a (current) CONTENTdm support group?

[Patrick Berry]

I'm going to be hacking on CDM6 this summer, so I'm +1 for github and will
do whatever I can to contribute to a wiki.

On Thu, Jun 2, 2011 at 9:57 AM, Brice Stacey  wrote:

> I'd be interested in a ContentDM wiki. I don't like closed communities
> either, so I planned to put everything on github. UMass Boston just got
> CDM and I'll be working on it a lot this Summer.
>
> Brice Stacey
>
>
> -Original Message-
> From: Code for Libraries [mailto:CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of
> Rod McFarland
> Sent: Friday, May 27, 2011 11:32 PM
> To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU
> Subject: [CODE4LIB] Is there a (current) CONTENTdm support group?
>
> Subject tells it all really, I've found some really old wikis and a
> bunch of unhelpful Powerpoints via Google. The forum on the official
> page seems to be pretty much dormant. Is there an untainted forum for
> CONTENTdm users/hackers/victims out there? I've pretty much given up on
> the OCLC support, but I've made some advances to share, and met some
> roadblocks to ask about.
>
> If there isn't one, I could probably set something up, if there's
> interest.
>

Re: [CODE4LIB] Student Information Systems

[Patrick Berry]

Well, I think all that can really be said at this point is that "it
depends."

I know that we use a batch load process that happens daily.  This is from
PeopleSoft into Millennium.  But it's going to be specific to what SIS you
have, how comfortable the people are exporting data, your ILS, and how
comfortable those folks are with importing data.  This is assuming that you
go with the batch load model.

Pat

On Thu, Apr 28, 2011 at 11:56 AM, Creamean, Greg - CTR <
gregory.cream...@dau.mil> wrote:

> Hello,
> We are gearing up to begin using Campus Management Student Information
> System.  I am not very familiar with SIS and would appreciate any info
> that could be provided regarding using an ILS with  a SIS.
> Thank you,
>
> Greg Creamean, MLS
> Library Systems Administrator
> Defense Acquisition University
> DAU Knowledge Repository & Acker Library
> 9820 Belvoir Road
> Ft. Belvoir, VA 22060
> Phone: 703-805-3043
> Fax: 703-805-3443
>
>

Re: [CODE4LIB] NY Times Bookmarklet

[Patrick Berry]

I've collected these two versions in a public gist for easier hacking.

https://gist.github.com/944541

Pat

Re: [CODE4LIB] Google Book Search and Millennium

[Patrick Berry]

I think collecting and documenting these hacks would be a fabulous idea.  I
know I got a lot of help from a message sent to the IUG by one of our
librarians.  They may be way ahead of us (or not) but it will be a good
place to check.

On Mon, Apr 25, 2011 at 8:36 PM, Gabriel Farrell  wrote:

> Nice work, Patrick. You reminded me I never mentioned on this list the
> III Refworks Export script I put up on GitHub (see the code for props
> to those who did most of the work). It's at
> https://github.com/gsf/refworksexport. Maybe we should start
> collecting these under a "iiihacks" GitHub org.
>
> On Mon, Apr 25, 2011 at 5:48 PM, Patrick Berry  wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > We're working on "integrating" links to Google Books from Millennium.
>  I'm
> > not a fan of rewritting things from scratch, so I've borrowed heavily
> from
> > those that already have this working.  Props to the gbsclasses.js folks,
> > MSU, and Temple.  One thing I noticed is that IE 9 (perhaps earlier
> versions
> > as well) do not work with the code in use at MSU and Temple on the
> > bib_display.html templates.
> >
> > I've done some clean-up on a static example:
> > http://www.csuchico.edu/~pberry/google-books/
> >
> > Questions? Comments? DMCA notices?
> >
> > Pat in Chico
> >
>

[CODE4LIB] Google Book Search and Millennium

[Patrick Berry]

Hi,

We're working on "integrating" links to Google Books from Millennium.  I'm
not a fan of rewritting things from scratch, so I've borrowed heavily from
those that already have this working.  Props to the gbsclasses.js folks,
MSU, and Temple.  One thing I noticed is that IE 9 (perhaps earlier versions
as well) do not work with the code in use at MSU and Temple on the
bib_display.html templates.

I've done some clean-up on a static example:
http://www.csuchico.edu/~pberry/google-books/

Questions? Comments? DMCA notices?

Pat in Chico

Re: [CODE4LIB] Online Room Reservation System

[Patrick Berry]

I've been tackling this as well.  Currently we have a mess...I'm sure you're
shocked to hear this.

Some rooms on campus (and even in the library) are booked through
Exchange/Outlook.
Some rooms aren't.
The rooms that aren't are done through a custom Rails app (
http://webapps.csuchico.edu/roomres/)

The pros of the custom app are: public schedule and "reporting"
The cons are: inconsistent interface between rooms in the Library.

I've been trying to bend SharePoint to somehow work for this, but I can't
seem to get the data back into Exchange or provide a public calendar
(SharePoint has no non-authenticated sites at our institution).

In other words, I'd also love to hear how people are tackling this.

Pat

On Mon, Mar 7, 2011 at 1:24 PM, Rosalyn Metz  wrote:

> Hi Everyone,
>
> I was wondering if you had suggestions for an online room reservation
> system.  I feel like people have asked this question before but I
> can't seem to find the thread.  I want something that people can self
> schedule themselves.
>
> Rosalyn
>

Re: [CODE4LIB] irc back channel logs

[Patrick Berry]

On Sat, Feb 12, 2011 at 6:01 AM, Jay Luker  wrote:

> Hi Eric,
>
> The entire log for the conference can be accessed here:
> http://irc.code4lib.org/c4l11/static/logs/irclog
>
> I would have hoped that you could fetch the whole log for each day by
> manipulating the url, e.g., "00:00-23:59", but for some reason that's
> not working. :-(
>
> Interested to see what you do with it.
>
> --jay
>
>
I blame all typos on the iPad
auto-you-didn't-really-want-to-say-that-did-you-correct.

Pat

Re: [CODE4LIB] Anyone up for a 5 mile morning run during the conference?

[Patrick Berry]

Sorry all, count me out. Feel the start of a cold and/or bird flu coming on. 

Via mobile keyboard

On Feb 7, 2011, at 17:15, Jakub Skoczen  wrote:

> I thought we were meeting a 7:15, no?
> 
> On Mon, Feb 7, 2011 at 10:11 PM, Gerald Snyder  wrote:
>> Anyone still thinking of running in the morning?  Weather prediction is for
>> 18 degrees.  What time?  6:45?
>> 
>> --Gerald
>> 
>> 
>> On 2/4/2011 9:35 PM, Caprio, Remko (ELS-NYC) wrote:
>>> 
>>> Hey raymond,
>>> I ll come. Didn't have much time lately to run but I ll pick up where I
>>> left off.
>>> Remko
>>> 
>>> - Original Message -
>>> From: Code for Libraries
>>> To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU
>>> Sent: Tue Feb 01 13:54:31 2011
>>> Subject: [CODE4LIB] Anyone up for a 5 mile morning run during the
>>> conference?
>>> 
>>> Is anyone interested in joining me for a 5 mile run around Bloomington one
>>> morning?  Email me if interested.
>>> 
>>> Ray Schwartz, Systems Specialist Librarian schwart...@wpunj.edu
>>> David and Lorraine Cheng Library   Tel: +1 973
>>> 720-3192
>>> William Paterson University Fax: +1 973
>>> 720-2585
>>> 300 Pompton RoadMobile: +1 201
>>> 424-4491
>>> Wayne, NJ 07470-2103 USA
>>>  http://euphrates.wpunj.edu/faculty/schwartzr2/
>>> 
>> 
> 
> 
> 
> -- 
> 
> Cheers,
> Jakub

Re: [CODE4LIB] experiences with Liferay/Unicon and/or CampusEAI

[Patrick Berry]

I've worked with Unicon before on our uPortal and CAS implementation.  They
are quality.  I wouldn't hesitate to call on them again.

Pat

On Tue, Dec 21, 2010 at 11:34 AM, Rob Casson  wrote:

> our university is currently evaluating products/vendors for our campus
> portal, and i'd be interested in hearing anyone's opinions/experiences
> with Liferay/Unicon and/or CampusEAI.
>
> campusEAI seems to be a fork of Liferay 5.x (fork might be
> generousprobably just a repackaging), with Liferay moving away
> from their previous MIT licensing to the LGPL for 6.x
>
> thanks for any info you might have, and please feel free to reply
> off-list if you don't feel comfortable replying publicly,
> rob
>