[CODE4LIB] Call for Proposals: Access Library Conference 2014

[Paul Pival]

Access is Canada's premier library technology conference bringing librarians, 
technicians, developers, programmers, and managers together to discuss 
cutting-edge library technologies. Access is a single stream conference 
featuring in-depth analyses, panel discussions, poster presentations, lightning 
talks, hackfest, and plenty of time for networking and social events.

Join us in Calgary, Alberta, September 29-October 2 for Access 2014!

Call for Proposals:
In the spirit of the 21st Access Conference, this year's theme is Growing in 
the 21st Century. We're well into the 21st Century. How have libraries adapted? 
What can we expect for the next 86 years? How can we develop our skills to plan 
for the future?

We're looking for proposals that consider:

* Where we've come from, and how the plans of the past affect our 
present and future

* Where we're going, considering current trends in future planning 
context

* Buzz topics such as big data, linked open data, evidence-based 
practice, the semantic web, open access, and other emerging trends

* Emerging tools and trends, and how to use them to build a new future 
for libraries

* The 21st Century library in context and the dynamic of the library. 
How do libraries fit in a larger institutional or community context? How do 
technical and discovery services fit within the overall library dynamic? How 
are we shaping this context?
Formats:
Poster Presentations (NEW to Access 2014!):
All poster presenters will also have the option to give a 3-5 minute lightning 
talk.

Session Presentation:
You propose the format! You can put together a traditional presentation, a 
lightning talk, Pecha Kucha, demos, audience participation, a panel, or 
something totally different. The sky is the limit, so be creative! All format 
proposals will be considered. The length of your session should range from 5-45 
minutes.
Any sessions longer than 15 minutes will be selected through double-blind 
peer-review.

Your proposal should include:

* Name, Position, Affiliation (let us know if you're a student!)

* Have you presented at Access before?

* If your presentation is not accepted in its proposed format, would 
you be willing to present in an alternate format (e.g. poster presentation, 
co-present with someone else)?

* Presentation format summary - a few sentences outlining format

* A summary (1-2 paragraphs) on the content of your proposed session

To submit a proposal:
E-mail to accesslib...@gmail.com by April 4, 2014.
Questions can be forwarded to accesslib...@gmail.com, or via Twitter 
(@accesslibcon)
http://accessconference.ca/

Paul R. Pival
Public Services Systems Librarian
University of Calgary
TFDL 430b
(403) 220-5650
ppi...@ucalgary.ca

Re: [CODE4LIB] web interface to rooms booked in Exchange?

[Paul Pival]

Hi Tim, please do share what, if anything, you learn. 

We were planning to use Omnivex Moxie (part of our digital signage solution) to 
do the same thing, but have just learned that the software version (3.x) we 
were planning on using requires shared folders to be enabled on the Exchange 
server, and our central IT department says that because that feature's being 
depreciated in Exchange 2010 they're not going to do that, so we may be in the 
same situation.

Paul R. Pival
Public Services Systems Librarian
University of Calgary
TFDL 430b
(403) 220-5650
ppi...@ucalgary.ca


-Original Message-
From: Code for Libraries [mailto:CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of 
Shearer, Timothy J
Sent: Tuesday, July 17, 2012 1:47 PM
To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU
Subject: [CODE4LIB] web interface to rooms booked in Exchange?

If you have built a web interface to Microsoft Exchange to provide a public 
"what's going on today in my (building|organization|department)" would you 
contact me?

We're moving our room booking from another system to Exchange, and the part we 
don't have is something that lets visitors see what's going on in different 
rooms during the day.

Thanks,
Tim

[CODE4LIB] Trouble creating a namespace for new RSS feed + Drupal Views

[Paul Pival]

Apologies for duplication



We're trying to pull data out of a database as an RSS feed, and have created 
the following feed http://136.159.240.60/ucpress/rssfeed/ucpress.php, which 
does validate at 
W3C,
 but we seem to be running into issues with our nonstandard namespace.  We’d 
originally thought to use a custom namespace, but now have switched to ONIX 
(the database is of University Press material).  I’ve read that using any but 
the “widely known” namespaces will result in most RSS readers not being able to 
render the content, which appears to be the case with this feed. (which makes 
we wonder what’s the point of being able to extend it, but that’s for another 
day maybe).



I’m trying to bring that feed into Drupal via FeedAPI (v5.x), but all I’m able 
to “see” is the title field, and none of the other content.



So I’m stuck wondering if it’s a problem with the feed itself, or with what I’m 
trying to do with the Drupal module.  Do I have to drop back to basic RSS 2.0 
specifications?



Thanks muchly in advance for any light you can shed on the problem.





Paul R. Pival

Public Services Systems Librarian

401D MLT

University of Calgary

Calgary, Alberta T2N 1N4



Phone: (403) 220-5650

Fax: (403) 282-1218