Re: [CODE4LIB] Hours on Library Websites?
I feel very low tech right now, but we are using the Business Hours Wordpress plugin: www.library.csi.cuny.edu (it doesn't show up on mobile because media queries so you have to view the site on a regular computer to see what it looks like.) It's super easy to update and you can edit the CSS to customize the display. -Val > On Jul 7, 2016, at 1:13 PM, Erin White wrote: > > I've had my eye on Google My Business [1] recently. > > You can claim your library's location with a snail-mail postcard > verification process, then set regular hours AND exceptions using the My > Business site. This way your library's hours show up correctly in Google > search. > > And (this is the part we haven't tested, would be interested to hear from > others if you have): the Google Places API [2] should allow you to fetch > today's hours based on that data. We're hoping to test and migrate from our > current Google Calendar API setup in the next few months. > > Now that google search results for the library location display open hours, > though, I'm not sure how many folks are actually clicking through to verify > our hours anyway. The horror! > > > [1] https://www.google.com/business/ > [2] https://developers.google.com/places/ > > -- > Erin White > Web Systems Librarian, VCU Libraries > (804) 827-3552 | erwh...@vcu.edu | www.library.vcu.edu > >> On Thu, Jul 7, 2016 at 1:02 PM, Heather Rayl <23e...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> We use a custom javascript with a giant array. The script first tests to >> determine the month and date, and it also tests for the day of the week. We >> have two lines that have the "regular" hours -- one set for fall and spring >> semester and one set for summer, and then we write "exceptions" for each >> day that is different. if it's not one of the exceptions, then it lists the >> regular hours. Although it sounds cumbersome, it doesn't really take that >> long to update it, and you only have to update it twice -- once at the >> beginning of summer to comment out the regular fall/spring hours, and once >> at the end of the summer to comment out the regular summer hours. Around >> this time, we also update the exceptions for the upcoming year. >> >> I'd be happy to share the code with anyone who would like it. >> >> On Thu, Jul 7, 2016 at 12:42 PM, Ketner, Kenny >> wrote: >> >>> At Texas Tech University Libraries, our solution for over 12 years has >>> been Google Calendar along with a custom PHP script with MySQL database >>> backend. Every summer our circ staff creates the next calendar year's >> hours >>> in a spreadsheet; this is imported into Google Calendar and also ingested >>> into our MySQL database. The purpose of the PHP script is to provide >> quick >>> information to web pages about the current day's hours, and the Google >>> Calendar gives a look-ahead for future hours and library events. >>> >>> >>> Kenny Ketner >>> Software Development Manager >>> Texas Tech University Libraries >>> kenny.ket...@ttu.edu >>> 806-773-5323 >>> Strategic - Ideation - Connectedness - Relator - Learner >>> >>> >>> From: Code for Libraries [CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] on behalf of >>> Katherine N. Deibel [dei...@uw.edu] >>> Sent: Thursday, July 07, 2016 11:20 AM >>> To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU >>> Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] Hours on Library Websites? >>> >>> Hi Matt, >>> >>> Coincidentally enough, UW is currently looking at how to easily and >>> centrally distribute hours information to our website (and potentially >> some >>> other campus web apps). We're looking at LibCal but also considering >>> rolling our own with some harvesting through the Alma Hours API. LibCal's >>> REST API is still in development and has a limitations that we've >> noticed: >>> >>> * Can only request times from today to the future. We'd have to cache >>> older results if we wanted to display them >>> >>> * Can only show up to one year in advance (we sometimes need to show a >>> full schedule fro 15 months) >>> >>> * Identifiers for locations and sublocations is an ID number, so you'd >>> have to write a mapping if you want others to use it easily. >>> >>> * Given our large number of libraries and sublocations within them, we'd >>> really like to be able to set hours relative to the "containing" library. >>> >>> We're still debating as you can guess, but the basic gist I've gotten is >>> that if you want to use LibCal, you're going to probably write some >>> intermediary JavaScript to make your life easier. >>> >>> -- >>> >>> Kate Deibel, PhD | Web Applications Specialist >>> Information Technology Services >>> University of Washington Libraries >>> http://staff.washington.edu/deibel >>> >>> -- >>> >>> "When Thor shows up, it's always deus ex machina." >>> >>> -Original Message- >>> From: Code for Libraries [mailto:CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of >>> Matt Sherman >>> Sent: Thursday, July 7, 2016 7:34 AM >>> To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU >>> Subject: [CODE4LIB] Hours on Library Web
Re: [CODE4LIB] personalization of academic library websites
These examples are fantastic! Thanks for the write-ups! I think a real value add to this kind of service would be some sort of bibliographic tool. If students could save article citations/links in the system, create lists of books/articles for each paper they write, and export bibliographies from that, I they would have a near-seamless research process. Don't know if that's possible though. Many students find current bibliographic/resource management software extremely hard to use, so they settle for citation generators instead. And this could solve the problem of them having to email article links to themselves to find those same articles later. One stop shopping, as it were. /ramble ~val Valerie Forrestal Web Services Librarian/Asst. Professor City University of New York College of Staten Island Library 2800 Victory Blvd., 1L-109I Staten Island, N.Y. 10314 Phone: 718.982.4023 valerie.forres...@csi.cuny.edu On 3/23/2016 2:55 PM, Eric Lease Morgan wrote: On Mar 23, 2016, at 6:26 PM, Mark Weiler wrote: I'm doing some exploratory research on personalization of academic library websites. E.g. student logs in, the site presents books due dates, room reservations, course list with associated course readings, subject librarians. For faculty members, the site might present other information, such as how to put material on course reserves, deposit material into institutional repository, etc. Has anyone looked into this, or tried it? I did quite a bit of work on this idea quite a number of years ago, measured in Internet time. See: MyLibrary@NCState (1999) http://infomotions.com/musings/sigir-99/ The text describes MyLibrary@NCState, an extensible implementation of a user-centered, customizable interface to a library's collection of information resources. The system integrates principles of librarianship with globably networked computing resources creating a dynamic, customer-driven front-end to any library's set of materials. It supports a framework for libraries to provide enhanced access to local and remote sets of data, information, and knowledge. At the same, it does not overwhelm its users with too much information because the users control exactly how much information is displayed to them at any given time. The system is active and not passive; direct human interaction, computer mediated guidance and communication technologies, as well as current awareness services all play indispensible roles in its implementation. MyLibrary: A Copernican revolution in libraries (2005) http://infomotions.com/musings/copernican-mylibrary/ "We are suffering from information overload," the speaker said. "There is too much stuff to choose from. We want access to the world's knowledge, but we only want to see one particular part of it at any one particular time."... The speaker was part of a focus group at the North Carolina State University (NCSU), Raleigh, back in 1997... To address the issues raised in our focus groups, the NCSU Libraries chose to create MyLibrary, an Internet-based library service. It would mimic the commercial portals in functionality but include library content: lists of new books, access to the catalog and other bibliographic indexes, electronic journals, Internet sites, circulation services, interlibrary loan services, the local newspaper, and more. Most importantly, we designed the system to provide access to our most valuable resource: the expertise of our staff. After all, if you are using My Yahoo! and you have a question, then who are you going to call? Nobody. But if you are using a library and you have a question, then you should be able to reach a librarian. MyLibrary: A digital library framework & toolkit (2008) http://infomotions.com/musings/mylibrary-framework/ This article describes a digital library framework and toolkit called MyLibrary. At its heart, MyLibrary is designed to create relationships between information resources and people. To this end, MyLibrary is made up of essentially four parts: 1) information resources, 2) patrons, 3) librarians, and 4) a set of locally-defined, institution-specific facet/term combinations interconnecting the first three. On another level, MyLibrary is a set of object-oriented Perl modules intended to read and write to a specifically shaped relational database. Used in conjunction with other computer applications and tools, MyLibrary provides a way to create and support digital library collections and services. Librarians and developers can use MyLibrary to create any number of digital library applications: full-text indexes to journal literature, a traditional library catalog complete with circulation, a database-driven website, an institutional repository, an image database, etc. The article describes each of
Re: [CODE4LIB] Knowledge management in your organization
The responses to this survey would have been an absolutely amazing addition to the book I'm writing about Knowledge Management in libraries. Unfortunately the manuscript is due next week :( Valerie Forrestal Web Services Librarian/Asst. Professor City University of New York College of Staten Island Library 2800 Victory Blvd., 1L-109I Staten Island, N.Y. 10314 Phone: 718.982.4023 valerie.forres...@csi.cuny.edu On 12/12/2014 1:38 PM, Ian Chan wrote: Hi, Our library is in the process of re-evaluating internal knowledge and document management. If you could share your organization's experience in this area, we'd really appreciate it. Please consider responding to our short survey on this topic at http://goo.gl/qCdw7j. Thank you. Ian Ian Chan Systems Coordinator and Web Development Librarian California State University San Marcos KEL 1002 tel:7607504385 http://biblio.csusm.edu<http://biblio.csusm.edu/> Skype: ian.t.chan Connect with CSI on Social Media><http://csitoday.com/social_media/>
Re: [CODE4LIB] what good books did you read in 2014?
I have to plug The Best American Science and Nature Writing series because they are always soo good. I look forward to them coming out every year, and they haven't let me down since i started reading them about 4 years ago. I also caught up on the Sandman Slim series by Richard Kadrey. If you like Dresden Files, you'll probably like these. (A little more violent though. I call them a cross between True Blood and Dresden Files.) I also really enjoyed the classics: The Once and Future King by T.H. White, and Dandelion Wine by Ray Bradbury. Dandelion Wine is best read in spring or summer though. It puts you in kind of a magical summery mood. Oh and this year I started reading and then forever swore off Iain Banks. The Wasp Factory was just no. ~val Valerie Forrestal Web Services Librarian/Asst. Professor City University of New York College of Staten Island Library 2800 Victory Blvd., 1L-109I Staten Island, N.Y. 10314 Phone: 718.982.4023 valerie.forres...@csi.cuny.edu On 12/9/2014 2:56 PM, Mark Pernotto wrote: On the (board) gaming front: not new, but *Lords of Waterdeep* was quick to learn, and very dynamic, with a fantastic expansion pack! .m On Tue, Dec 9, 2014 at 11:52 AM, Andreas Orphanides wrote: I had fun with both the Southern Reach trilogy (Jeff VanderMeer) and The Expanse series (James S. A. Corey). If you're into sci-fi-ish stuff. On Tue, Dec 9, 2014 at 2:46 PM, Heather Rayl <23e...@gmail.com> wrote: While I've done a lot of re-reading this past year (something that I do when I'm particularly stressed), I did read a few new things thanks to my book club. The one that sticks with me is _The Enchanted_, by Rene Denfeld. It had me reeling by the end of the book, and I am still thinking about it three months later. And I will probably end up reading it at least a second time, if I can go through it again. ~heather On Tue, Dec 9, 2014 at 2:33 PM, Galvan, Angela wrote: I have an unhealthy love for William Gibson's latest novel, _The Peripheral_. Like Andromeda, I thought _Her_ was incredible. Not from this year, but _MISS DMZ_ found here: http://www.yhchang.com/MISS_DMZ.html. I learned about this from a talk Seo-Young Chu gave on representation of the DMZ in science fiction. She's also the author of _Do Metaphors Dream of Literal Sleep? A Science-Fictional Theory of Representation_ which I've been meaning to read but am terrified it will make me consider a PhD again. A.S. Galvan Digital Reformatting Specialist Head, Document Delivery The Ohio State University Health Sciences Library angela.gal...@osumc.edu -Original Message- From: Code for Libraries [mailto:CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Andromeda Yelton Sent: Tuesday, December 09, 2014 9:47 AM To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: [CODE4LIB] what good books did you read in 2014? Hey, code4lib! I bet you consume fascinating media. What good books did you read in 2014 that you think your colleagues would like, too? (And hey, we're all digital, so feel free to include movies and video games and so forth.) Mine: http://www.obeythetestinggoat.com/ (O'Reilly book, plus read free online) - a book on testing from a Django-centric, front end perspective. *Finally* I get how testing works. This book rewrote my brain. _The Warmth of Other Suns_ - finally got around to reading this magnum opus history of the Great Migration, am halfway through, it's amazing. If you're looking for some historical context on how we got to Ferguson, Isabel Wilkerson has you covered. _Her_ - Imma let you finish, Citzenfour and Big Hero 6 and LEGO movie and Guardians of the Galaxy - you were all good - but I walked out of the theater and literally couldn't speak after this one. Plus, funniest throwaway scene ever. Almost fell out of my chair. _Tim's Vermeer_ - wait, no, watch that one too. Weird tinkering genius who can't paint obsesses over recreating a Vermeer with startling, physics-driven results. Also, Penn Jillette. -- Andromeda Yelton Board of Directors, Library & Information Technology Association: http://www.lita.org Advisor, Ada Initiative: http://adainitiative.org http://andromedayelton.com @ThatAndromeda < http://twitter.com/ThatAndromeda> Connect with CSI on Social Media><http://csitoday.com/social_media/>
[CODE4LIB] quiz software
Hello friends! I was wondering if anyone could point me towards web-based open source software for library instruction that would let me administer quizzes, grade the quizzes and return a score, and then, preferably, keep some basic statistics. We're looking into a Google Forms/Spreadsheets hack, but I didn't know if there was anything a bit more elegant out there that could do the job. Thanks ~val -- Valerie Forrestal Web Services Librarian/Asst. Professor City University of New York College of Staten Island Library 2800 Victory Blvd., 1L-109I Staten Island, N.Y. 10314 Phone: 718.982.4023 valerie.forres...@csi.cuny.edu Celebrate Italian Heritage with a Special Broadway Benefit Concert by the World’s Longest Running Phantom in support of the CSI Italian Studies program><http://csitoday.com/events/franc-dambrosios-broadway-the-phantom-unmasked/>
Re: [CODE4LIB] Jobs Digest
god bless you rosy metz. if you give me your address (bitly.com/TiaraMe) i will gladly send you a tiara for your good deed. ~val Valerie Forrestal Web Services Librarian/Asst. Professor City University of New York College of Staten Island Library 2800 Victory Blvd., 1L-109I Staten Island, N.Y. 10314 Phone: 718.982.4023 valerie.forres...@csi.cuny.edu On 5/28/2014 1:34 PM, Rosalyn Metz wrote: I created a poll so this never ending thread will finally end. Although I'm sure someone will complain about the poll and so the thread will live on. https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/5HRS8KJ Y'all have a week to complete it (poll closes around midnight pacific) at which point I will post the results and the listserv will rejoice in consensus. Happy poll taking! Rosy On Wed, May 28, 2014 at 8:56 AM, Tania Fersenheim wrote: +1 vote for a poll On Wed, May 28, 2014 at 11:50 AM, Valerie Forrestal wrote: lord help us all can someone just set up an online poll and we can be done with it? Valerie Forrestal Web Services Librarian/Asst. Professor City University of New York College of Staten Island Library 2800 Victory Blvd., 1L-109I Staten Island, N.Y. 10314 Phone: 718.982.4023 valerie.forres...@csi.cuny.edu On 5/28/2014 11:48 AM, Matthew McKinley wrote: +1 for new format. Title, location & keywords are MUCH more helpful for quickly perusing jobs than full job description (which is readily available by following the link), and less clutter as a bonus. *Matthew McKinley Digital Project Specialist, University of California, Irvine <http://www.uci.edu/>**about.me <http://www.about.me/matthewmckinley>* On Wed, May 28, 2014 at 8:34 AM, Simon Spero wrote: On Wed, May 28, 2014 at 8:48 AM, Scherbak, Loren wrote: I much prefer the new format, but I see I am in the minority. I get the digest and cannot filter on "Job." user-agent: Microsoft-MacOutlook/14.4.1.140326 ==> You ought to be able to create a rule (filter) using these directions. If you have created a rule and it doesn't work, you might need to do some repairs. http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/mac-outlook-help/create-a-rule-HA102928274.aspx CSI Represents NY in Nationwide State Rankings. Learn more>>>< http://csitoday.com/2014/04/csi-represents-ny-in-nationwide-state-rankings/ -- Tania Fersenheim Manager of Library Systems Brandeis University Library and Technology Services 415 South Street, (MS 017/P.O. Box 549110) Waltham, MA 02454-9110 Phone: 781.736.4698 Fax: 781.736.4577 email: tan...@brandeis.edu CSI Represents NY in Nationwide State Rankings. Learn more>>><http://csitoday.com/2014/04/csi-represents-ny-in-nationwide-state-rankings/>
Re: [CODE4LIB] Jobs Digest
lord help us all can someone just set up an online poll and we can be done with it? Valerie Forrestal Web Services Librarian/Asst. Professor City University of New York College of Staten Island Library 2800 Victory Blvd., 1L-109I Staten Island, N.Y. 10314 Phone: 718.982.4023 valerie.forres...@csi.cuny.edu On 5/28/2014 11:48 AM, Matthew McKinley wrote: +1 for new format. Title, location & keywords are MUCH more helpful for quickly perusing jobs than full job description (which is readily available by following the link), and less clutter as a bonus. *Matthew McKinley Digital Project Specialist, University of California, Irvine <http://www.uci.edu/>**about.me <http://www.about.me/matthewmckinley>* On Wed, May 28, 2014 at 8:34 AM, Simon Spero wrote: On Wed, May 28, 2014 at 8:48 AM, Scherbak, Loren wrote: I much prefer the new format, but I see I am in the minority. I get the digest and cannot filter on "Job." user-agent: Microsoft-MacOutlook/14.4.1.140326 ==> You ought to be able to create a rule (filter) using these directions. If you have created a rule and it doesn't work, you might need to do some repairs. http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/mac-outlook-help/create-a-rule-HA102928274.aspx CSI Represents NY in Nationwide State Rankings. Learn more>>><http://csitoday.com/2014/04/csi-represents-ny-in-nationwide-state-rankings/>
Re: [CODE4LIB] Academic Library Website Question
I've never heard of an entire library site being buried behind an authentication portal. That's just crazy to me. (If you use universal authentication, I'm sure it's nice that once students have signed in, they can access/use all the services, but sometimes people want to look something up quickly, like hours or just check to see if you have a book.) At my old university, we were demoted from a top-level link to a drop-down link (originally under "Student Services" and then moved to "Research".) That school used two different CMS's for the administrative sites (CommonSpot) and the academic sites (Typo3). Since I left, they've united all the sites in Drupal. At my current institution, the library is listed in a "quick links" drop down in the top right corner of the homepage, which is pretty visible, and also on the "Academics and Research" page, which is a top-level link on the homepage. Here, every department is responsible for their own website, so we recently built our site in WordPress (the school uses Drupal.) While I was severely annoyed at my old job when we got dropped from a top-level to secondary navigation link, I think it's appropriate to list the library under either "Academics" or "Research". "Student Services" I think is less intuitive, as students often think of the library as a place or a list of resources, and not a service, but that's just my opinion. I also agree with those that said the library should have it's own template or CMS. University sites are often driven by admissions, and focus on visual and multimedia content (how many university sites feature a giant carousel of campus shots? Ugh.) The library, on the other hand, should be able to focus on resources, and while displaying images from digital collections can be nice, using up that much prime real estate for something with so little function is usually not the best practice (often that prime spot is used for some sort of tabbed search box.) I've been working with academic library websites for 8 years now, so I figured I'd just weigh in with my 2 cents ;) Happy holidays! ~val Valerie Forrestal Web Services Librarian/Asst. Professor City University of New York College of Staten Island Library 2800 Victory Blvd., 1L-109I Staten Island, N.Y. 10314 Phone: 718.982.4023 valerie.forres...@csi.cuny.edu -Original Message- From: Code for Libraries [mailto:CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Matthew Sherman Sent: Tuesday, December 17, 2013 8:41 AM To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: [CODE4LIB] Academic Library Website Question Hi Code4Libbers, Slightly odd question for you academic library folks. Why does your library have its website where it is on the university site? For context, the library I currently work at has our library site hidden within the campus intranet/portal, so that students have to log into a web portal to even see the search page. This was a decision by the previous director who was here before my time and an assortment of us librarians think this is a terrible setup. So I wanted to kick out to the greater community to give us good reasons for free to the website to more general access, or help us to understand why you would bury it behind a login like they did. All thoughts, insights, and opinions are welcome, they all help us develop our thinking on this and our arguments for any changes we want to make. Thanks everyone and have a good week. Matt Sherman The Campaign for CSI: For College and Community<http://www.csi.cuny.edu/foundation/>
