[CODE4LIB] Code4Lib Journal Issue 33 is now available!
The Code4Lib Journal, Issue 33 is now available! http://journal.code4lib.org/issues/issue33 The Editorial Committee is pleased to submit issue 33 for your summer reading pleasure. We encourage you to explore this issue, engage in the comments, and reach out to the authors that contributed their work. Editorial Introduction – Summer Reading List by Ron Peterson http://journal.code4lib.org/articles/11859 New additions for your summer reading list! Emflix – Gone Baby Gone by Netanel Ganin http://journal.code4lib.org/articles/11762 Enthusiasm is no replacement for experience. This article describes a tool developed at the Emerson College Library by an eager but overzealous cataloger. Attempting to enhance media-discovery in a familiar and intuitive way, he created a browseable and searchable Netflix-style interface. Though it may have been an interesting idea, many of the crucial steps that are involved in this kind of high-concept work were neglected. This article will explore and explain why the tool ultimately has not been maintained or updated, and what should have been done differently to ensure its legacy and continued use. Introduction to Text Mining with R for Information Professionals by Monica Maceli http://journal.code4lib.org/articles/11626 The ‘tm: Text Mining Package’ in the open source statistical software R has made text analysis techniques easily accessible to both novice and expert practitioners, providing useful ways of analyzing and understanding large, unstructured datasets. Such an approach can yield many benefits to information professionals, particularly those involved in text-heavy research projects. This article will discuss the functionality and possibilities of text mining, as well as the basic setup necessary for novice R users to employ the RStudio integrated development environment (IDE). Common use cases, such as analyzing a corpus of text documents or spreadsheet text data, will be covered, as well as the text mining tools for calculating term frequency, term correlations, clustering, creating wordclouds, and plotting. Data for Decision Making: Tracking Your Library’s Needs With TrackRef by Michael Carlozzi http://journal.code4lib.org/articles/11740 Library services must adapt to changing patron needs. These adaptations should be data-driven. This paper reports on the use of TrackRef, an open source and free web program for managing reference statistics. Are games a viable solution to crowdsourcing improvements to faulty OCR? – The Purposeful Gaming and BHL experience by Max J. Seidman; Dr. Mary Flanagan;Trish Rose-Sandler; Mike Lichtenberg http://journal.code4lib.org/articles/11781 The Missouri Botanical Garden and partners from Dartmouth, Harvard, the New York Botanical Garden, and Cornell recently wrapped up a project funded by IMLS called Purposeful Gaming and BHL: engaging the public in improving and enhancing access to digital texts ( http://biodivlib.wikispaces.com/Purposeful+Gaming). The goals of the project were to significantly improve access to digital texts through the applicability of purposeful gaming for the completion of data enhancement tasks needed for content found within the Biodiversity Heritage Library (BHL). This article will share our approach in terms of game design choices and the use of algorithms for verifying the quality of inputs from players as well as challenges related to transcriptions and marketing. We will conclude by giving an answer to the question of whether games are a successful tool for analyzing and improving digital outputs from OCR and whether we recommend their uptake by libraries and other cultural heritage institutions. >From Digital Commons to OCLC: A Tailored Approach for Harvesting and Transforming ETD Metadata into High-Quality Records by Marielle Veve http://journal.code4lib.org/articles/11676 The library literature contains many examples of automated and semi-automated approaches to harvest electronic theses and dissertations (ETD) metadata from institutional repositories (IR) to the Online Computer Library Center (OCLC). However, most of these approaches could not be implemented with the institutional repository software Digital Commons because of various reasons including proprietary schema incompatibilities and high level programming expertise requirements our institution did not want to pursue. Only one semi-automated approach was found in the library literature which met our requirements for implementation, and even though it catered to the particular needs of the DSpace IR, it could be implemented to other IR software if further customizations were applied. The following paper presents an extension of this semi-automated approach originally created by Deng and Reese, but customized and adapted to address the particular needs of the Digital Commons community and updated to integrate the latest Resource Description & Access (RDA) content standards for ETDs. Advantages and disadvantages of this w
[CODE4LIB] Code4Lib Journal, Issue 24 is now available!
Apologies for crossposting: The Code4Lib Journal, Issue 24 is now available! http://journal.code4lib.org/issues/issue24 Here is what you will find inside: Editorial Introduction: Seeking a Diversity of Voices Ron Peterson Making the Journal the best that it can be. EgoSystem: Where are our Alumni? James Powell, Harihar Shankar, Marko Rodriguez, Herbert Van de Sompel Comprehensive social search on the Internet remains an unsolved problem. Social networking sites tend to be isolated from each other, and the information they contain is often not fully searchable outside the confines of the site. EgoSystem, developed at Los Alamos National Laboratories (LANL), explores the problems associated with automated discovery of public online identities for people, and the aggregation of the social, institution, conceptual, and artifact data connected to these identities. EgoSystem starts with basic demographic information about former employees and uses that information to locate person identities in various popular online systems. Once identified, their respective social networks, institutional affiliations, artifacts, and associated concepts are retrieved and linked into a graph containing other found identities. This graph is stored in a Titan graph database and can be explored using the Gremlin graph query/traversal language and with the EgoSystem Web interface. Enhancing Descriptive Metadata Records with Freely-Available APIs Mark Phillips and Hannah Tarver This article describes how the University of North Texas Libraries’ Digital Projects Unit used simple, freely-available APIs to add place names to metadata records for over 8,000 maps in two digital collections. These textual place names enable users to easily find maps by place name and to find other maps that feature the same place, thus increasing the accessibility and usage of the collections. This project demonstrates how targeted large-scale, automated metadata enhancement can have a significant impact with a relatively small commitment of time and staff resources. Using Open Source Tools to Create a Mobile Optimized, Crowdsourced Translation Tool Evviva Weinraub Lajoie, Trey Terrell, Susan McEvoy, Eva Kaplan, Ariel Schwartz, and Esther Ajambo In late 2012, OSU Libraries and Press partnered with Maria’s Libraries, an NGO in Rural Kenya, to provide users the ability to crowdsource translations of folk tales and existing children’s books into a variety of African languages, sub-languages, and dialects. Together, these two organizations have been creating a mobile optimized platform using open source libraries such as Wink Toolkit (a library which provides mobile-friendly interaction from a website) and Globalize3 to allow for multiple translations of database entries in a Ruby on Rails application. Research regarding successes of similar tools has been utilized in providing a consistent user interface. The OSU Libraries Press team delivered a proof-of-concept tool that has the opportunity to promote technology exploration, improve early childhood literacy, change the way we approach foreign language learning, and to provide opportunities for cost-effective, multi-language publishing. EPUB as Publication Format in Open Access Journals: Tools and Workflow Trude Eikebrokk, Tor Arne Dahl, and Siri Kessel In this article, we present a case study of how the main publishing format of an Open Access journal was changed from PDF to EPUB by designing a new workflow using JATS as the basic XML source format. We state the reasons and discuss advantages for doing this, how we did it, and the costs of changing an established Microsoft Word workflow. As an example, we use one typical sociology article with tables, illustrations and references. We then follow the article from JATS markup through different transformations resulting in XHTML, EPUB and MOBI versions. In the end, we put everything together in an automated XProc pipeline. The process has been developed on free and open source tools, and we describe and evaluate these tools in the article. The workflow is suitable for non-professional publishers, and all code is attached and free for reuse by others. Customizing Android Tablets for a Shared Environment Jane Nichols, Uta Hussong-Christian and Ryan Ordway The Valley Library at Oregon State University Libraries Press supports access to technology by lending laptops and e-readers. As a newcomer to tablet lending, The Valley Library chose to implement its service using Google Nexus tablets and an open source custom firmware solution, CyanogenMod, a free, community-built Android distribution. They created a custom build of CyanogenMod featuring wireless updates, website shortcuts, and the ability to quickly and easily wipe devices between patron uses. This article shares code that simplifies Android tablet maintenance and addresses Android application licensing issues for shared devices. An Introduction
Re: [CODE4LIB] Call for Proposals: Code4Lib Journal
Just a reminder that this Friday, January 10th, is the deadline for submitting article proposals for issue 24 of the Code4Lib Journal. Call for Proposals (and apologies for cross-posting): The Code4Lib Journal (C4LJ) exists to foster community and share information among those interested in the intersection of libraries, technology, and the future. We are now accepting proposals for publication in our 24th issue. Don't miss out on this opportunity to share your ideas and experiences. To be included in the 24th issue, which is scheduled for publication in mid April 2014, please submit articles, abstracts, or proposals at http://journal.code4lib.org/submit-proposal or to jour...@code4lib.org by Friday, January 10, 2014. When submitting, please include the title or subject of the proposal in the subject line of the email message. C4LJ encourages creativity and flexibility, and the editors welcome submissions across a broad variety of topics that support the mission of the journal. Possible topics include, but are not limited to: * Practical applications of library technology (both actual and hypothetical) * Technology projects (failed, successful, or proposed), including how they were done and challenges faced * Case studies * Best practices * Reviews * Comparisons of third party software or libraries * Analyses of library metadata for use with technology * Project management and communication within the library environment * Assessment and user studies C4LJ strives to promote professional communication by minimizing the barriers to publication. While articles should be of a high quality, they need not follow any formal structure. Writers should aim for the middle ground between blog posts and articles in traditional refereed journals. Where appropriate, we encourage authors to submit code samples, algorithms, and pseudo-code. For more information, visit C4LJ's Article Guidelines or browse articles from the first 23 issues published on our website: http://journal.code4lib.org. Remember, for consideration for the 24th issue, please send proposals, abstracts, or draft articles to jour...@code4lib.org no later than Friday, January 10, 2014. Send in a submission. Your peers would like to hear what you are doing.
[CODE4LIB] Call for Proposals: Code4Lib Journal
Call for Proposals (and apologies for cross-posting): The Code4Lib Journal (C4LJ) exists to foster community and share information among those interested in the intersection of libraries, technology, and the future. We are now accepting proposals for publication in our 24th issue. Don't miss out on this opportunity to share your ideas and experiences. To be included in the 24th issue, which is scheduled for publication in mid April 2014, please submit articles, abstracts, or proposals at http://journal.code4lib.org/submit-proposal or to jour...@code4lib.org by Friday, January 10, 2014. When submitting, please include the title or subject of the proposal in the subject line of the email message. C4LJ encourages creativity and flexibility, and the editors welcome submissions across a broad variety of topics that support the mission of the journal. Possible topics include, but are not limited to: * Practical applications of library technology (both actual and hypothetical) * Technology projects (failed, successful, or proposed), including how they were done and challenges faced * Case studies * Best practices * Reviews * Comparisons of third party software or libraries * Analyses of library metadata for use with technology * Project management and communication within the library environment * Assessment and user studies C4LJ strives to promote professional communication by minimizing the barriers to publication. While articles should be of a high quality, they need not follow any formal structure. Writers should aim for the middle ground between blog posts and articles in traditional refereed journals. Where appropriate, we encourage authors to submit code samples, algorithms, and pseudo-code. For more information, visit C4LJ's Article Guidelines or browse articles from the first 23 issues published on our website: http://journal.code4lib.org. Remember, for consideration for the 24th issue, please send proposals, abstracts, or draft articles to jour...@code4lib.org no later than Friday, January 10, 2014. Send in a submission. Your peers would like to hear what you are doing.
[CODE4LIB] Effective Data Visualization Practices | CORS Workshop at ALA Annual Conference, 2012 Anaheim
Apologies for any duplication Effective Data Visualization Practices | CORS Workshop | Monday, June 25, 2012, Anaheim, CA Anaheim Convention Center, Room 203A by Ray Lyons, MLIS, MPA The workshop will provide an overview of best practices in the graphical presentation of quantitative information, emphasizing the need for clarity, fairness, and efficiency. The purpose of data visualization is to display data impartially in order to uncover the ‘stories’ data have to tell. Attendees will learn to adopt practices that enhance effective portrayal of these stories and to avoid those that interfere. Guidelines for choosing chart styles, labeling and captioning, determining axis scaling, use of color, improving readability, and highlighting key data patterns will be presented. Examples of poor practices lurking in popular graphical software features will be included. Ray Lyons is a statistical programmer and independent consultant and trainer in library performance measurement. He is the co-creator of the Library Journal Index of Public Library Service. His articles on library assessment have appeared in Public Library Quarterly, Public Libraries, Library Information Science Research, and Evidence Based Library and Information Practice. Ray has masters degrees in library and information science and in public administration, with a specialty in quantitative methods. He writes at http://libperformance.com. Presented by the Committee on Research and Statistics.
[CODE4LIB] Code4Lib Journal - Call for Proposals
Call for Proposals (and apologies for cross-posting): The Code4Lib Journal (C4LJ) exists to foster community and share information among those interested in the intersection of libraries, technology, and the future. We are now accepting proposals for publication in our 18th issue. Don't miss out on this opportunity to share your ideas and experiences. To be included in the 18th issue, which is scheduled for publication in October 2012, please submit articles, abstracts, or proposals at http://journal.code4lib.org/submit-proposal or to jour...@code4lib.org by Friday, June 29, 2012. When submitting, please include the title or subject of the proposal in the subject line of the email message. C4LJ encourages creativity and flexibility, and the editors welcome submissions across a broad variety of topics that support the mission of the journal. Possible topics include, but are not limited to: * Practical applications of library technology (both actual and hypothetical) * Technology projects (failed, successful, or proposed), including how they were done and challenges faced * Case studies * Best practices * Reviews * Comparisons of third party software or libraries * Analyses of library metadata for use with technology * Project management and communication within the library environment * Assessment and user studies C4LJ strives to promote professional communication by minimizing the barriers to publication. While articles should be of a high quality, they need not follow any formal structure. Writers should aim for the middle ground between blog posts and articles in traditional refereed journals. Where appropriate, we encourage authors to submit code samples, algorithms, and pseudo-code. For more information, visit C4LJ's Article Guidelines or browse articles from the first 17 issues published on our website: http://journal.code4lib.org. Remember, for consideration for the 18th issue, please send proposals, abstracts, or draft articles to jour...@code4lib.org no later than Friday, June 29, 2012. Send in a submission. Your peers would like to hear what you are doing. Code4Lib Journal Editorial Committee
[CODE4LIB] Code4Lib Journal issue 12 now available!
Issue 12 of the Code4Lib Journal is now available. The contents are as follows: Editorial Introduction: The Code4Lib Journal isn’t just for Coders Ron Peterson Although the primary goal of the Code4Lib Journal is to provide practical solutions for technologists working in libraries, it has a lot to offer non-technologists. Technology affects all of the work that our libraries are doing and will define what the future of libraries will look like. http://journal.code4lib.org/articles/4587 Practical Ways to Promote and Support Collaborative Data Analysis Projects Joyce Chapman and Cory Lown This article is an appeal to technically-oriented library staff to initiate collaborative, bottom-up data-analysis efforts across their libraries. We discuss successful strategies used at North Carolina State University (NCSU) Libraries for initiating cross-departmental outreach for data-analysis work, as well as structuring and storing data, and disseminating findings. We present several specific examples of collaborative data-analysis projects undertaken at NCSU Libraries. http://journal.code4lib.org/articles/4258 How To Build a Computer Availability Map Kim Griggs Most libraries house one or more computer labs. Wouldn’t it be nice to be able to let your patrons view how many and what type of computers are available at any given time? Well, now you can. Follow along in this tutorial that takes you through the stages of implementing a real-time computer availability map that works for a mobile and full website. The complete code package is provided under the GPL v3 license, and is available at: http://github.com/griggsk/availability-map. http://journal.code4lib.org/articles/4067 Creating Library Websites with Joomla: Not Too Big, Not Too Small, Just Right Ellen Bahr and Matt Speed Many organizations, including libraries, are turning to content management systems to simplify the management of their websites. Alfred University‘s Herrick Memorial Library recently implemented a new website using Joomla, an open-source content management system. While Drupal has received significant attention in the library community, Joomla may be a more practical choice for some libraries. The purpose of this paper is to share our experience with Joomla so that other libraries can more easily evaluate its suitability to their environment. http://journal.code4lib.org/articles/4226 Improving the Drupal User Experience Rachel Vacek, Sean Watkins, Christina M. Morris, and Derek Keller Drupal is a powerful, but complex, Web Content Management System, being adopted by many libraries. Installing Drupal typically involves adding additional modules for flexibility and increased functionality. Although installing additional modules does increase functionality, it inevitably complicates usability. At the University of Houston Libraries, the Web Services department researched what modules work well together to accomplish a simpler interface while simultaneously providing the flexibility and advanced tools needed to create a successful user experience within Drupal. This article explains why particular modules were chosen or developed, how the design enhanced the user experience, how the CMS architecture was created, and how other library systems were integrated into Drupal. http://journal.code4lib.org/articles/4578 Using Amazon S3 in Digital Preservation in a mid sized academic library: A case study of CCSU ERIS digital archive system Edward Iglesias and Wittawat Meesangnil With the increasing numbers of born digital and digitized objects in academic libraries from sources such as digital collections and institutional repositories many academic libraries need to seriously consider implementing some form of digital preservation system. In 2009 the Central Connecticut State University Library decided to use Amazon S3 for digital preservation storage despite some drawbacks. The library has developed a system, ERIS Digital Archive, to manage all digital preservation processes and to make the system as compliant with the OAIS model and “Trustworthy Digital Repositories” as possible. http://journal.code4lib.org/articles/4468 FRBRizing an E-Library : Migrating from Dublin Core to FRBR and MODS Jeremy Nelson and Alan Cleary Western State College in Gunnison, Colorado developed an open-source eCataloger Framework, based on Dublin Core metadata, on Google’s App Engine to manage and serve electronic resources to the library’s patrons. Pressed to find new solutions for failing manual workflows for serials and government document resource management, the eCataloger Framework was extended to FRBR to automate and enhance serials management and government documents receiving. Based on successfully FRBRizing the eCataloger, Western State College converted their e-Library management from Dublin Core to FRBR and MODS. This paper examines the processes of each of these implementations using Python, AJAX
[CODE4LIB] Call for Papers: Code4Lib Journal
Call for Papers (and apologies for cross-posting): The Code4Lib Journal (C4LJ) exists to foster community and share information among those interested in the intersection of libraries, technology, and the future. The Code4Lib Journal is now accepting proposals for publication in its 12th issue. Don't miss out on this opportunity to share your ideas and experiences. To be included in the 12th issue, which is scheduled for publication in mid December 2010, please submit articles, abstracts, or proposals at http://journal.code4lib.org/submit-proposal or to c4lj-artic...@googlegroups.com by Friday, September 17, 2010. When submitting, please include the title or subject of the proposal in the subject line of the email message. C4LJ encourages creativity and flexibility, and the editors welcome submissions across a broad variety of topics that support the mission of the journal. Possible topics include, but are not limited to: * Practical applications of library technology (both actual and hypothetical) * Technology projects (failed, successful, or proposed), including how they were done and challenges faced * Case studies * Best practices * Reviews * Comparisons of third party software or libraries * Analyses of library metadata for use with technology * Project management and communication within the library environment * Assessment and user studies C4LJ strives to promote professional communication by minimizing the barriers to publication. While articles should be of a high quality, they need not follow any formal structure. Writers should aim for the middle ground between blog posts and articles in traditional refereed journals. Where appropriate, we encourage authors to submit code samples, algorithms, and pseudo-code. For more information, visit C4LJ's Article Guidelines or browse articles from the first 10 issues published on our website: http://journal.code4lib.org. Remember, for consideration for the 12th issue, please send proposals, abstracts, or draft articles to c4lj-artic...@googlegroups.com no later than Friday, September 17, 2010. Send in a submission. Your peers would like to hear what you are doing. Code4Lib Journal Editorial Committee
[CODE4LIB] Code4Lib Journal, Issue 3
The third issue of the Code4Lib Journal is now available at http://journal.code4lib.org/. Issue 3 continues the breadth and depth of articles that you found in the first 2 issues. Check out the table of contents included below: Code4Lib Journal * Editorial Introduction - Issue - http://journal.code4lib.org/articles/104 Ron Peterson * Alternative Solutions for Off-Campus Authentication - http://journal.code4lib.org/articles/73 Rebekah Kilzer, Elizabeth L. Black and James Muir The Ohio State University Libraries created scripts to overcome the local limitations of the proxy server and to offer resource connections at the point of need. All libraries struggle to provide seamless authentication for access to paid resources, such as research databases and electronic journals. In order to obtain access to this content, the libraries must sign contracts promising to limit access to these resources to their user community. The challenge then comes in balancing the patron’s need for easy access to these rich data sources from any computer and the vendors’ desire to protect their assets. * Distributed Version Control and Library Metadata - http://journal.code4lib.org/articles/86 Galen M. Charlton Distributed version control systems (DVCSs) are effective tools for managing source code and other artifacts produced by software projects with multiple contributors. This article describes DVCSs and compares them with traditional centralized version control systems, then describes extending the DVCS model to improve the exchange of library metadata. * The Planets Testbed: Science for Digital Preservation - http://journal.code4lib.org/articles/83 Brian Aitken (HATII), Petra Helwig (NANETH), Andrew Jackson (BL), Andrew Lindley (ARC), Eleonora Nicchiarelli (ONB), Seamus Ross (HATII) The preservation of digital objects requires specific software tools or services. These can be characterisation tools that abstract the essential characteristics of a digital object from a file, migration tools that convert digital objects to different formats, or emulation tools that render digital objects in their original context on a new infrastructure. Until recently digital preservation has been characterised by practices and processes that could best be described as more art and craft than science. The Planets Testbed provides a controlled environment where preservation tools can be tested and evaluated, and where experiment results can be empirically compared. This paper presents an overview of the Testbed application, an analysis of the experiment methodology and a description of the Testbed’s web service approach. * Bringing Sheet Music to Life: My Experiences with OMR - http://journal.code4lib.org/articles/84 Andrew Bullen This article describes the process of digitizing sheet music celebrating Pullman porters and rail travel from the 1870s-1920s. The process involves 1) digitizing sheet music, 2) running the digitized sheet music through an Optical Musical Recognition (OMR) software package, 3)cleaning up the resulting file, 4) converting it into an .mp3/MIDI file, and 5) tweaking it to use the voices/instruments of a music editing software program. The pros and cons of some popular OMR programs are discussed. * Building an Archival Collections Portal - http://journal.code4lib.org/articles/77 Terry Catapano, Joanna DiPasquale, and Stuart Marquis Columbia University Libraries has developed the Archival Collections Portal, a unified search system helping users discover archival resources in a streamlined way. We combined the power of Lucene and Solr to search XML, parse JSON objects, create EAD-compliant documents, and deliver results in an easy-to-use interface. By reusing MARC records and employing new search engine features and techniques, we are able to bring important and hard-to-find collections to researchers and archivists. The canonical home page of the Portal is http://www.columbia.edu/library/archival/. * Developing an Academic Image Collection with Flickr - http://journal.code4lib.org/articles/74 Jeremy McWilliams A group at Lewis Clark College in Portland are in the process of developing an educational collection of contemporary ceramics images using the photo sharing site Flickr as a back end. This article discusses the evolution of the project, Flickr machine tags, and the concept of Flickr as an application database layer. The article includes code samples for creating and querying machine tags using the Flickr API. * Making Patron Data Work Harder: User Search Terms as Access Points? - http://journal.code4lib.org/articles/78 Jason A. Clark Montana State University (MSU) Libraries are experimenting with re-using patron-generated data to create browseable access points for the Electronic Theses and Dissertations (ETD) collection. A beta QueryCatcher module logs recent search terms and the number of associated hits. These terms are used to create browseable
[CODE4LIB] Code4Lib Journal: Call for Submissions
Call for Submissions: The Code4Lib Journal (C4LJ) provides a forum to foster community and share information among those interested in the intersection of libraries, technology, and the future. The deadline for submissions for the third issue of the Code4Lib Journal is approaching quickly. To be included in the third issue, scheduled to be published in late June 2008, please submit articles, abstracts, or proposals for articles to [EMAIL PROTECTED] by Friday, March 14, 2008. Possible topics for articles include, but are not limited to: * Practical applications of library technology. Both actual and hypothetical applications invited. * Technology projects (failed, successful, proposed, or in-progress), how they were done, and challenges faced * Case studies * Best practices * Reviews * Comparisons of third party software or libraries * Analyses of library metadata for use with technology * Project management and communication within the library environment * Assessment and user studies Above all, C4LJ encourages creativity and flexibility, and the editors welcome submissions across a broad variety of topics. Anything that supports the mission of C4LJ is welcome. The goal of the journal is to promote professional communication by minimizing the barriers to publication. While articles in the journal should be of a high quality, they need not follow any formal structure or guidelines. Writers should aim for the middle ground between, on the one hand, blog or mailing-list posts, and, on the other hand, articles in traditional journals. We want publishing in the journal to be easy and painless, helping the community to share timely, relevant information that is currently shared all too rarely. Articles need not include comprehensive literature reviews and bibliographies, although pointing the reader to useful work that has gone before can certainly be helpful. Authors are encouraged to include code samples, algorithms, and pseudo-code where appropriate. The first issue of the Code4Lib Journal was published in December 2007 and is available at http://journal.code4lib.org/issues/issue1. The second issue of Code4Lib Journal is well underway and set for publication in March. The Journal will be electronic only and is edited rather than refereed. Please contact us with proposals or queries, as well as draft articles,at [EMAIL PROTECTED] (a private list read only by C4LJ editors) no later than Friday, March 14, 2007. For more information, you can find information on our mission, processes and structures, and guidelines for authors at: http://journal.code4lib.org/ We look forward to hearing from interested people, Code4Lib Journal Editorial Committee Call for Submissions
[CODE4LIB] Code4Lib Journal: Call for Submissions
Code4Lib Journal: Call for Submissions Consider submitting proposals for articles, book software reviews, code snippets algorithms, conference reports, opinion pieces, etc. to Code4Lib Journal. Code4Lib Journal strives to fill a communication niche above simple description of software implementations but below pure theoretical digital library investigation. The editorial board is looking for content that is practical, demonstrates how to exploit technology to create digital library collections and services, or offers insight and forethought regarding the use of computers in any type of library setting. While articles in the journal should be of a high quality, they need not follow any formal structure or guidelines. Writers should aim for the middle ground between, on the one hand, blog or mailing-list posts, and, on the other hand, articles in traditional journals. We want publishing in the journal to be easy and painless, helping the community to share timely, relevant information that is currently shared all too rarely. The first issue of the Code4Lib Journal was published in December 2007 and is available at http://journal.code4lib.org/issues/issue1. The second issue of Code4Lib Journal is well underway and set for publication in March. The third issue is not quite full. The Journal welcomes submissions at any time on a rolling acceptance basis. Proposals received by Friday, March 14, 2008 will receive consideration for publication in late June 2008. Upon provisional acceptance, authors will be given an article deadline, typically 6-8 weeks before journal publication. Send in a submission. Your peers would like to hear what you are doing. Submission of articles proposals and articles should be submitted electronically to [EMAIL PROTECTED] (a private list read only by C4LJ editors) in a format likely to be widely readable. The article should be accompanied by some brief author metadata and, if appropriate, disclosure statement (see below). We have no more precise specs at this time, but may develop some at a later date, and reserve the right to ask for submission in a different format if we have trouble with yours. Authors are welcome to contact the Editorial Committee (http://journal.code4lib.org/editorial-committee) with a proposal, rather than a complete article. For more information, see our Article Guidelines (http://journal.code4lib.org/article-guidelines/) and the Journal's Process and Structure (http://journal.code4lib.org/process-and-structure/).
Re: [CODE4LIB] pspell aspell: make your own word lists/dictionaries
Kevin, At my former place of work I did something similar to what you are trying to do. I never was able to get pspell in PHP to work with the custom dictionary. As a work-around I used the shell_exec command to run aspell as if from the command line, e.g.,: $return = shell_exec(cat $temptext | /usr/local/bin/aspell -a -d[custom dictionary file]); From there you need to parse the $return string. You can see more details on how this is done at http://chxo.com/scripts/spellcheck.php Unfortunately, I don't have access to the code that I actually used, but hopefully that will get you started. Ron Peterson University of Delaware Library - Original Message From: Kevin Kierans [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: CODE4LIB@listserv.nd.edu Sent: Tuesday, April 3, 2007 12:40:53 PM Subject: [CODE4LIB] pspell aspell: make your own word lists/dictionaries Has anyone created their own dictionaries for aspell? We've created blank delimited lists of words from our opac. One for title, one for subjects, and one for authors. (We're thinking of a series one as well) We would like to use one of these word lists to offer suggestions depending on which search the patron is making. We're assuming we can make better suggestions if the words come from our actual opac. We've got it working with the dictionary that comes with aspell, but having problems (we can't do it!) substituting our own dictionaries. Does anyone have any experience/knowledge/hints/pointers they can share with us? We are using linux, php 5, aspell 0.50.5, and php - pspell functions. Thanks, Kevin TNRD Library System, Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada
