[CODE4LIB] AW: [CODE4LIB] Mapping LCSH to DDC

2013-12-11 Thread Irina Arndt
Thanks everyone for your responses- especially for pointing out the classify web service, which was new to me. In case anyone wants to have a go, here's the ddc/lcsh data I extracted from the LC 2007 retrospective file [1]: http://inkdroid.org/data/dewey-lcsh.gz The file contains ddc/lcsh

Re: [CODE4LIB] Mapping LCSH to DDC

2013-12-11 Thread Bryan Baldus
Thanks everyone for your responses- especially for pointing out the classify web service, which was new to me. Speaking of OCLC's Classify service, MarcEdit [1] includes a feature that makes use of Classify to generate call numbers. [1] http://marcedit.reeset.net/ I hope this helps, Bryan

Re: [CODE4LIB] Mapping LCSH to DDC

2013-12-11 Thread Jonathan Rochkind
I was looking for this last month (there may even be a thread in the archives from me on it); I didn't anything very suitalbe. The only potentially useful thing I found, is that id.loc.gov does include mappings for _some but not all_ LCSH authority records. I think these mappings were

Re: [CODE4LIB] Mapping LCSH to DDC

2013-12-11 Thread Jonathan Rochkind
Ah right it's ClassificationWeb that has this. Alas, ClassificationWeb is both not open (requires a subscription), and also, as far as I know, offers no machine API, it's purely manual human access. This would definitely be an interesting project for someone to do to create a source of open

Re: [CODE4LIB] Metadata generator (was: Lorem Ipsum metadata? Is there such a thing?)

2013-12-11 Thread Ben Companjen
The MODS schema, like any other schema, defines elements and their contents (via contentTypes), so a processor could infer that modsCollection is the only element that is not part of any element's contentType[*]. I'm thinking of creating an XSL stylesheet (or maybe an XQuery) that finds these

[CODE4LIB] Call for help - Python Preconference at PLA

2013-12-11 Thread Toby Greenwalt
Hi everyone - I'm here to ask for your help. PLA is working to offer an Introductory Python workshop at the PLA conference in March. We'll be following the model used by the Boston Python community, that has been successfully implemented at ALA, and Carli Spina has graciously agreed to serve as

[CODE4LIB] Toronto software development workshop for librarians Jan 13-14, 2014

2013-12-11 Thread Karen Smith
Hi, I am a post-doctoral research fellow at the Faculty of Information at the University of Toronto and I work closely with Mozilla in Toronto. Please find info on a free, introductory software development workshop for librarians, staff and students listed below. If you already have the skills

Re: [CODE4LIB] Metadata generator (was: Lorem Ipsum metadata? Is there such a thing?)

2013-12-11 Thread Joshua Welker
Okay, I see. Thanks. The OxygenXML software someone posted seems to do exactly what I was trying to accomplish but better, so I think I am going to call it a day with this project. http://www.oxygenxml.com/doc/ug-editorEclipse/topics/xml-schema-instance-generator.html Josh Welker -Original

[CODE4LIB] Job: Web Developer at University of Maryland, Baltimore

2013-12-11 Thread jobs
Web Developer University of Maryland, Baltimore Baltimore The Health Sciences and Human Services Library (HS/HSL) at the University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB) invites applications for the full-time position of Web Developer. The Web Developer will assist in the development and maintenance of

[CODE4LIB] Koha Trademark Update

2013-12-11 Thread BWS Johnson
Salvete! Well perhaps trademark and patent law can really help every now and again. :) http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/national/230631/koha-trademark-case-won-by-nz Cheers, Brooke