[CODE4LIB] NCIP and PHP

2008-10-24 Thread Fred Edwards
does anyone know of a PHP package for NCIP? Fred Edwards Systems Technician Patrick Power Library Saint Mary's University Halifax, Nova ScotiaB3H 3C3 Phone: (902) 420-5096 Fax: (902) 420-5561 E-mail:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Website: http://www.smu.ca/library/ --

[CODE4LIB] Be a data librarian in New York

2008-10-24 Thread Corey A Harper
*In case you missed the first mention, we are looking for a data librarian! Details below... * *New York* University Libraries *Data Service Librarian* *Description*: New York University is seeking an energetic, creative, and knowledgeable librarian to select, acquire, manage, and

Re: [CODE4LIB] Integrating OCS and Drupal

2008-10-24 Thread John Fereira
Lise Brin wrote: Have any of you done any work integrating OCS (Open Conference Systems) with Drupal? No, but I am using Drupal to build a conference management site for an open source organization I'm involved in. I'm essentially porting an old, very poorly written (not my doing) java web

Re: [CODE4LIB] Integrating OCS and Drupal

2008-10-24 Thread Mark Jordan
Hi Lisa, I'm cc'ing the drupal4lib list in case anyone there wants to jump in. Depending on what level of integration you're after, it would pretty straight forward to write a Drupal module that reads data from an instance of OCS and displays it in a block, for example. A common strategy in

[CODE4LIB] Recommendations, Drupal, Plone, Expression engine, Joomla

2008-10-24 Thread Moody, David (dam8u)
Quick polling question. Hoping to get response from my Code4Lib friends. We are looking to rollout an open source CMS for our public medical library web site and was interested in getting your individual opinion. We do not integrate with our ILS. I will compile the results and send them to the

Re: [CODE4LIB] Recommendations, Drupal, Plone, Expression engine, Joomla

2008-10-24 Thread Nate Vack
Quick answer: I'd recommend, just as soon, not switching to a CMS. I managed a CMS conversion and wound up switching back after a couple of years. It turned out that when it came down to it, the technical hurdles involved in managing HTML were minuscule compared to the challenges of writing good

[CODE4LIB] Job Announcement: Systems Librarian (Fort Worth, TX)

2008-10-24 Thread Craig Elam
*Please excuse cross-posting* The Gibson D. Lewis Health Science Library of the University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth (UNTHSC) invites applications for the position of Systems Librarian. We are seeking a dynamic and motivated individual to fill this position, which is

Re: [CODE4LIB] Recommendations, Drupal, Plone, Expression engine, Joomla

2008-10-24 Thread Moody, David (dam8u)
Hi Nate, Many thanks for the feedback. I will compile all the feedback at the end of next week and send it out. I appreciate very much your comments about CMS downfalls compared to good ole html and css architecture. Right on with the comment! The truth is that we have done a pretty good job