[CODE4LIB] Job: Digital Archivist, The Winthrop Group at Winthrop Group

Digital Archivist, The Winthrop Group Winthrop Group Westchester County **DIGITAL ARCHIVIST (Full-time) in Westchester County, NY** The Winthrop Group's Information & Archival Services Division has an immediate opening for a full-time forward-looking, system-savvy, hands-on Digital Archivist

[CODE4LIB] Job: New York, NY: PT Assistant Photo Archivist, Private Photo Archive & Art Collection at A Private Photo Archive & Art Collection

New York, NY: PT Assistant Photo Archivist, Private Photo Archive & Art Collection A Private Photo Archive & Art Collection New York City Job Opening Title: Assistant Photo Archivist Institution/Organization Name: Private Photo Archive & Art Collection Job Location (City, State, Province, Country

[CODE4LIB] Job: Library Application Developer at East Carolina University

Library Application Developer East Carolina University Greenville East Carolina University (ECU) Libraries is seeking a skilled developer to help create and maintain a variety of web and software applications for the library and ECU community. Using .NET, database management systems, and HTML/CSS,

Re: [CODE4LIB] LCSH, Bisac, facets, hierarchy?

One factor that current search systems tend to overlook is that LCSH, all of it, is intended intended to be a first class search target. The LCSH headings that get into bib records are only the tip of the iceberg. The LCSH authority for "Cuba--History--Invasion, 1961" includes a 450 "see from" re

Re: [CODE4LIB] LCSH, Bisac, facets, hierarchy?

>Real use of LCSH >would search the reference vocabulary as well as the preferred term >headings which get into bib records. Working with LCSH bib headings alone >misses the point of a sophisticated controlled vocabulary, where much of >the terminological and semantic richness for searching is con

Re: [CODE4LIB] LCSH, Bisac, facets, hierarchy?

Absolutely, and what I said somewhere above in this thread: "Note that Google does not give users an answer to this question because there is no larger context, no inherent organization. Google does not do knowledge organization. Libraries "do" it, but our user interfaces ignore it (honestly,

Re: [CODE4LIB] LCSH, Bisac, facets, hierarchy?

On 4/14/16 7:40 AM, Joseph Montibello wrote: Real use of LCSH would search the reference vocabulary as well as the preferred term headings which get into bib records. Working with LCSH bib headings alone misses the point of a sophisticated controlled vocabulary, where much of the terminological

Re: [CODE4LIB] LCSH, Bisac, facets, hierarchy?

Absolutely, and what I said somewhere above in this thread: "Note that Google does not give users an answer to this question because there is no larger context, no inherent organization. Google does not do knowledge organization. Libraries "do" it, but our user interfaces ignore it (honestly,

Re: [CODE4LIB] LCSH, Bisac, facets, hierarchy?

Try searching "power" in Wikipedia. The result is a list of Wikipedia articles, but the semantic categories built into Wikipedia are used to organize the results, and the article titles in some cases are functioning as controlled terms, specifying what kind of power is being referenced. Within the

[CODE4LIB] Registration now open: Software Preservation Network (SPN) Forum

Dear Colleagues, Registration is now open for the Software Preservation Network (SPN) Forum! As you make your travel plans for the Society of American Archivists (SAA) Annual Meeting, don't miss this opportunity to participa

[CODE4LIB] Introduction to Text Encoding

Introduction to Text Encoding Instructor: John Russell Dates: May 2-27, 2016 Credits: 1.5 CEUs Price: $175 http://libraryjuiceacademy.com/133-text-encoding.php This course will introduce students to text encoding according to the Text Encoding Initiative (TEI) Guidelines. Why should you care ab

[CODE4LIB] Orbis Cascade Alliance Primo Toolkit released

The Orbis Cascade Alliance has released a Toolkit of customizations for Primo. The Toolkit is hosted on the Alliance's website, and you can access it here: https://www.orbiscascade.org/primo_toolkit The Primo Toolkit Working Group's goal was to create a curated, best-of-breed list of Primo cu

[CODE4LIB] Job: Paid Digital Asset Management Intern at K12

Paid Digital Asset Management Intern K12 Herndon This position is for our 10 week summer internship starting on the 1st week of June. Essentials Duties and Responsibilities: * Is part of a team responsible for digital asset management * Works with the team on digital asset uploads * Nor

[CODE4LIB] Job: Digital Humanities Research Designer at Wake Forest University

Digital Humanities Research Designer Wake Forest University Winston-Salem The Z. Smith Reynolds Library in partnership with the WFU Humanities Institute seeks a creative, forward-thinking scholar for the new position of Digital Humanities Research Designer. The Digital Humanities Research Designer

[CODE4LIB] Job: PT Digital Archives Assistant at WiLS

PT Digital Archives Assistant WiLS Madison WiLS is hiring! On behalf of the Recollection Wisconsin consortium, WiLS is seeking a Digital Archives Assistant for a one-year, part-time position. This position will work in conjunction with the Recollection Wisconsin Program Manager to carry out th

Re: [CODE4LIB] What happened to the code4lib blog?

For future reference: https://rossfsinger.com/blog/2010/09/a-proposal-to-serialize-marc-in-json/ A series of missteps and ambivalence is causing the code4lib domain to not redirect. Anyway, good to see the community work around that! -Ross. On Tuesday, April 12, 2016, LeVan,Ralph wrote: > Go