Re: [CODE4LIB] NEcode4lib?
I am very interested in a NE regional event as I am relocating to the area in January. I'm sure I can get some other MIT folks to join in. Yale as location would work for me, as would Cambridge obviously. I would like to see this become a regular event. I can help with planning now and I should be able to secure a Boston-area venue option sometime in the future. What's the best way of organizing a code4lib regional without clogging the list? Google group? Tito Date:Fri, 16 Dec 2011 14:42:18 + From:Joseph Montibello joseph.montibe...@dartmouth.edu Subject: NEcode4lib? Hi, It looks like there was a New England regional a couple of years ago. Is th= ere still any activity/interest in this region? I can imagine that in addit= ion to folks who missed the registration power-hour, there might be a signi= ficant group that can't get their library to support a trip to Seattle. Just curious. Joe Montibello, MLIS Library Systems Manager Dartmouth College Library 603.646.9394 joseph.montibe...@dartmouth.edumailto:joseph.montibe...@dartmouth.edu
[CODE4LIB] Job Opening: Digital Technologies Development Librarian, NCSU Libraries
Apologies for any cross-postings. North Carolina State University (NCSU) Libraries is pleased to announce a new position opening for a Digital Technologies Development Librarian. This position is based in Raleigh, NC. The full announcement and more information is located at: http://www.lib.ncsu.edu/jobs/epa/dli2/dliva.html - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES The North Carolina State University Libraries, recognized as the first recipient of the Association of College and Research Libraries’ Excellence in Academic Libraries Award, offers a working environment of innovation, teamwork, and continuous interaction with students and faculty to further the educational mission of NC State University. The Libraries invites applications and nominations for the following position: DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES DEVELOPMENT LIBRARIAN Provides technical leadership and hands-on programming expertise for digital library projects. Identifies emerging technologies that have potential for new and improved library services. Working both independently and in team settings, develops new digital library services through an iterative process that emphasizes performance, sustainability, and usability. Develops tools that support ongoing data analysis of library services and digital library projects. Maintains and provides enhancements to existing digital library applications and collaborates closely with Information Technology staff to develop and maintain supporting technology infrastructure. Qualifications: ALA-accredited MLS or equivalent advanced degree in information science, computer science or related field; two or more years of programming experience in a Unix environment; demonstrated application development experience with one or more open source programming languages; strong SQL and database development skills. Demonstrated ability to plan, document and complete projects is expected. Position Number: C-60-0905 Application process and schedule Applications will be reviewed upon receipt; applications will be accepted until finalist candidates are selected. Candidates are encouraged to apply as soon as possible to receive full consideration. The nomination committee may invite candidates for confidential, pre-interview screenings. Appointment requires successful completion of background check. For assistance with this process contact NCSU Libraries Personnel Services Office (919) 515-3522. Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer
[CODE4LIB] Job Opening: Digital Technologies Development Librarian, NCSU Libraries
Apologies for any cross-postings. North Carolina State University (NCSU) Libraries is pleased to announce a new position opening for a Digital Technologies Development Librarian. The full announcement and more information is located at: http://www.lib.ncsu.edu/jobs/epa/dtd/dtdva.html - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES The North Carolina State University Libraries, recognized as the first recipient of the Association of College and Research Libraries’ Excellence in Academic Libraries Award, offers a working environment of innovation, teamwork, and continuous interaction with students and faculty to further the educational mission of NC State University. The Libraries invites applications and nominations for the following position: DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES DEVELOPMENT LIBRARIAN Provides technical leadership and hands on programming expertise for digital library projects. Identifies emerging technologies that have potential for new and improved library services. Develops functional prototypes of new digital library services. Maintains and provides enhancements to existing digital library applications and collaborates closely with Information Technology staff to develop and maintain supporting technology infrastructure. Qualifications include: ALA-accredited MLS or equivalent advanced degree in information science, computer science or related field; two or more years of programming experience in a Unix environment; demonstrated application development experience with one or more open source programming languages; strong SQL and database development skills. Position Number: C-60-0717 Application process and schedule Applications will be reviewed upon receipt and will be accepted until a suitable candidate is identified. Candidates are encouraged to apply as soon as possible to receive full consideration. The nomination committee may invite candidates for confidential, pre- interview screenings. Appointment requires successful completion of background check. For assistance with this process contact NCSU Libraries Personnel Services Office (919) 515-3522. Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer
[CODE4LIB] Job Opening: Web Applications Developer, NCSU Libraries
Please excuse the cross-postings. WEB APPLICATIONS DEVELOPER This position is located in Raleigh, North Carolina. The NCSU Libraries invites applications for the position of Web Applications Developer in the Digital Library Initiatives Department. The Web Applications Developer provides technical leadership for advancing an innovative and effective web presence for digital library services and collections. The Digital Library Initiatives Department aspires to deliver an information environment that significantly advances end-user resource discovery and use of library collections and services. To learn more about our projects please visit: http://www.lib.ncsu.edu/dli/projects/ Responsibilities Provides technical leadership and programming expertise for web development projects that enhance library services and collections. Works in a team environment to translate needs into well-defined technical deliverables. Works closely with the Assistant Head for Digital Library Development, a Digital Projects Librarian, and other library staff to build both small and large prototype-to-production web applications. Develops high quality software through an iterative process that emphasizes performance, sustainability, and ease-of-use. Maintains and provides enhancements to existing web applications. Collaborates closely with Information Technology staff to develop and maintain supporting technology infrastructure. Reports to the Assistant Head for Digital Library Development. Qualifications Required: BA or BS degree. Two or more years of programming experience in a Unix environment. Demonstrated experience building web applications with one or more of the following programming languages: PHP, Ruby, Python, or Perl. Relational database design and implementation experience with MySQL or PostgreSQL. Excellent written and oral communication skills. Ability to lead and excel in a team environment. Preferred: Experience working in an academic library environment. Knowledgeable of XML standards including XSL, XPath, XQuery, and XML Schema or RELAX NG. Familiarity with Dublin Core, METS, MODS, EAD and other relevant metadata standards. Experience with Javascript and AJAX. Experience building Java Servlet applications. Experience with search engine technologies such as Lucene. Compensation Salary commensurate with qualifications and experience. Application Review of applications will begin immediately and will continue until the position is filled. Please apply online at http:// jobs.ncsu.edu. Search for position number 65569. Tito Sierra Digital Library Intiatives NCSU Libraries
Re: [CODE4LIB] roll-your-own search analytics?
Hi Karen, I am also interested in this topic. I wonder if the Lightning Talks or Breakout Sessions might provide a venue for this topic. If there is not enough interest in a Breakout Session I would be happy to do a Lightning Talk on a Best Bets implementation I did that makes use of search log analysis, pre and post implementation. Tito --- Tito Sierra Digital Library Initiatives NCSU Libraries Date:Sat, 3 Feb 2007 07:18:48 -0500 From:K.G. Schneider [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: roll-your-own search analytics? Hey c4l folks, I was sitting here pondering C4L's program lineup when it hit me no one was covering a topic dear to me-roll-your-own search analytics. Admittedly, said topic would quickly get beyond *my* skill level, in terms of implementation, but I'm still interested in it and we definitely have the resources to support it. (Imagine if we commissioned topics the way art patrons commission work...) Karen G. Schneider Acting Associate Director of Libraries for Technology Research Florida State University Email/AIM: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Blog: http://quodvide.wordpress.com Phone: 850-644-5214 Cell: 850-590-3370
Re: [CODE4LIB] Question re: ranking and FRBR
On Apr 11, 2006, at 4:11 PM, Colleen Whitney wrote: Jonathan Rochkind wrote: not the right approach. And yet...I wish I could explain why it seems as though the clustering can tell us something. Well, what is it you think the clustering can tell you something _about_? This is an interesting topic to me. I'm not sure the clustering can tell you anything about relevance to the user. I'm not seeing it. I mean, the number of items that are members of a FRBR work set really just indicates how many 'versions' (to be imprecise) of that work exist. But the number of 'versions' of a work that exist doesn't really predict how likely that work (or any of it's versions) is to be of interest to a user, does it? But maybe you're thinking of something I'm missing, I'm curious what you're thinking about. Yes, that's exactly what I'm stuck on. If more important or more popular works tend to have more manifestations, then there might be some signal as to probability of relevance in there. Which could be factored in (in some *small* way). But I'm not sure whether/how one would test that if. At the moment you have me convinced that it's a red herring. Perhaps there is something useful about grouping and highlighting works that have a large number of manifestations. My gut tells me that this would be more useful for a general audience than for specialized researchers. But you don't necessarily have to factor this into your default search relevance algorithm to expose it. Just speculating, but could one use the term classics to describe works with an exceeding large number of manifestations? Maybe this could be a useful post-search sort option. Or maybe you can define a high-manifestation threshold for your collection... if the user's search term matches any of these items, they are highlighted on the search results page in a separate bucket. Perhaps some people would appreciate such a filtering service. This may also apply for other specialized search needs. Rather than complicate (dilute?) your relevance algorithm by adding in factors of relevance only to a particular audience, why not develop targeted discovery services that complement the search results? Tito Sierra
