[CODE4LIB] Reminder: Code4Lib 2010 Registration Begins Tom. (12/16) at 1 PM EST

2009-12-15 Thread Kevin S. Clarke
Hi all, This is just a reminder that the registration for the Code4Lib conference begins tomorrow (Wed.) at 1 PM EST. If you'd like to bookmark it, the registration page is up now at: http://wiki.code4lib.org/index.php/C4L2010registration This page contains a link to the registration form

Re: [CODE4LIB] seeking examples of web-based voice or video calling (VoIP) in libraries

2009-12-15 Thread Peter Murray
One of the things that comes to mind is the need to distinguish between various kinds of VoIP. By way of example, I'm currently using two VoIP systems in my office. One is my desk phone -- a cisco-supplied IP Phone that is in effect indistinguishable from my previous hard line phone. The

[CODE4LIB] University of Rochester Releases IR+ Institutional Repository System

2009-12-15 Thread Sarr, Nathan
The University of Rochester is pleased to announce the 1.0 production version of its new open source institutional repository software platform, IR+. The University has been running IR+ in production since August 2009. The download can be found here:

Re: [CODE4LIB] University of Rochester Releases IR+ Institutional Repository System

2009-12-15 Thread Brad Rhoads
Looks very nice. Congrats! On Tue, Dec 15, 2009 at 12:56 PM, Sarr, Nathan ns...@library.rochester.eduwrote: The University of Rochester is pleased to announce the 1.0 production version of its new open source institutional repository software platform, IR+. The University has been running

Re: [CODE4LIB] University of Rochester Releases IR+ Institutional Repository System

2009-12-15 Thread Sarr, Nathan
Hi Eric and Brad, Thanks very much for the positive comments. We did notice that some of the URLs on the email wrapped. If anyone would like to get a list in tiny URL format, please feel free to contact me. Thanks again, -Nate Nathan Sarr Senior Software Engineer River Campus

Re: [CODE4LIB] University of Rochester Releases IR+ Institutional Repository System

2009-12-15 Thread Michael Beccaria
Nathan, Can you summarize how the IR+ software is different than other major institutional repository software? I'm not directly involved with a repository and so my understanding of the scope of these products lacks detail. Where does IR+ fit into the big picture? Thanks, Mike Beccaria Systems

Re: [CODE4LIB] University of Rochester Releases IR+ Institutional Repository System

2009-12-15 Thread Jonathan Rochkind
I would appreciate that too. And if you want to write an article for the Code4Lib Journal on how it differs from other IR software, why you did it, and how you did it, it would be welcome. :) Jonathan Michael Beccaria wrote: Nathan, Can you summarize how the IR+ software is different than

Re: [CODE4LIB] University of Rochester Releases IR+ Institutional Repository System

2009-12-15 Thread Tom Keays
+1 that suggestion! On Tue, Dec 15, 2009 at 4:44 PM, Jonathan Rochkind rochk...@jhu.edu wrote: I would appreciate that too. And if you want to write an article for the Code4Lib Journal on how it differs from other IR software, why you did it, and how you did it, it would be welcome. :)

Re: [CODE4LIB] University of Rochester Releases IR+ Institutional Repository System

2009-12-15 Thread Sarr, Nathan
Hi Mike, When we designed IR+ we incorporated User Research into the requirements and design processes of the system. We found that we had a very hard time convincing our users to use our Institutional Repository because it did not seem to meet many of their needs. So we did two major