Re: [CODE4LIB] Library Juice - thoughts?

2015-10-27 Thread davesgonechina
I've not taken any classes on LibraryJuice mainly because I find their course descriptions too thin. The Data Management course has a better description than most, but perhaps I've been spoiled by Coursera where I can see a syllabus, schedule, and materials before deciding to pay any fees. I'm

[CODE4LIB] Thomson Reuters and Impact Factors

2015-08-03 Thread davesgonechina
Hi all, If I wanted to subscribe to up-to-date impact factor information from Thomson Reuters, which product would I need to purchase (JCR, InCites, ESI, etc.) and is there a general ballpark for price? Thanks! Dave

Re: [CODE4LIB] Definitional Question

2015-07-02 Thread davesgonechina
How many humanities scholars does it take to define digital humanities? Good question, to which there is no good answer, but rather just more questions... - Paul Spence, courtesy of http://whatisdigitalhumanities.com/ I can't help but think the definition of digital humanities is overthinking it.

Re: [CODE4LIB] hathitrust research center workset browser

2015-06-01 Thread davesgonechina
If your *institutional* email address is not on their whitelist (not sure if it is limited to subscribing ones, they don't say) you cannot register using the signup form, instead you can only request an account by briefly explaining why you want one. Weird, because they'd have potentially learned

Re: [CODE4LIB] hathitrust research center workset browser

2015-06-01 Thread davesgonechina
They just informed me I need a .edu address. Having trouble understanding the use of the term public domain here. On Mon, Jun 1, 2015, 9:58 PM Eric Lease Morgan emor...@nd.edu wrote: On Jun 1, 2015, at 4:33 AM, davesgonechina davesgonech...@gmail.com wrote: If your *institutional* email

Re: [CODE4LIB] Library Hours

2015-05-07 Thread davesgonechina
I contacted the group behind the Indiegogo campaign on Twitter: https://twitter.com/davesgonechina/status/596148115465371649 1. 1. *Caravan Studios* ‏@*caravanstudios* https://twitter.com/caravanstudios May 2 https://twitter.com/caravanstudios/status/594226589631533056

Re: [CODE4LIB] Protagonists

2015-04-23 Thread davesgonechina
://www.latimes.com/books/jacketcopy/la-et-jc-small- demons-to-close-unless-buyer-appears-20131106-story.html Amanda On 4/13/15 10:12 PM, davesgonechina wrote: So I have this idea I'd like to do for a hobby project, but it requires finding a table that lists a classic novel, a Gutenberg.org link

[CODE4LIB] Protagonists

2015-04-13 Thread davesgonechina
So I have this idea I'd like to do for a hobby project, but it requires finding a table that lists a classic novel, a Gutenberg.org link to an instance of that work (first listed, one with most downloads, whichever), the lead female character, and the lead male character (can be null). E.g. Pride

Re: [CODE4LIB] Data Lifecycle Tracking Documentation Tools

2015-03-18 Thread davesgonechina
at JIRA. Dave On Fri, Mar 13, 2015 at 11:49 PM, Joe Hourcle onei...@grace.nascom.nasa.gov wrote: On Wed, 11 Mar 2015, davesgonechina wrote: Hi John, Good question - we're taking in XLS, CSV, JSON, XML, and on a bad day PDF of varying file sizes, each requiring different transformation

[CODE4LIB] Data Lifecycle Tracking Documentation Tools

2015-03-10 Thread davesgonechina
Hi all, One of my projects involves harvesting, cleaning and transforming steady streams of metadata from numerous publishers. It's an infinite loop but every cycle can be a little bit or significantly different. Many issue tracking tools are designed for a linear progression that ends in

Re: [CODE4LIB] Data Lifecycle Tracking Documentation Tools

2015-03-10 Thread davesgonechina
deployment tools (ansible, salt). Of course if you are doing lots of code changes you will want to test all of this continually (Jenkins). John Scancella Library of Congress, OSI -Original Message- From: Code for Libraries [mailto:CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of davesgonechina

Re: [CODE4LIB] Streaming Copyrighted material

2014-12-11 Thread davesgonechina
Hi all, Agreed with Brent regarding a cease and desist order coming long before any legal action, and agreed with Simon that under Aereo, and previous decisions, streaming is a performance and not distribution. FWIW I'm fairly certain that between the educational exemption for performance and

Re: [CODE4LIB] Anybody using pinboard?

2014-11-20 Thread davesgonechina
I like the platform, but I think I really paid for Maciej's wit. http://idlewords.com/bt14.htm On Thu, Nov 20, 2014 at 10:27 PM, Rogan Hamby rogan.ha...@yclibrary.net wrote: I've been using it since fairly early days. I like it but don't get exceptionally fancy beyond my own esoteric

[CODE4LIB] International CODEN Service

2014-07-30 Thread davesgonechina
Does anyone use it, and how? Also, how much? Dave Lyons

Re: [CODE4LIB] 'automation' tools

2014-07-07 Thread davesgonechina
+1 to OpenRefine. Some extensions, like RDF Refine http://refine.deri.ie/, currently only work with the old Google Refine (still available here https://code.google.com/p/google-refine/). There's a good deal of interesting projects for OpenRefine on GitHub and GitHub Gist. Google Docs Spreadsheets

Re: [CODE4LIB] Web Therapy full-day preconference at ALA Annual

2014-06-05 Thread davesgonechina
I can't help but point out that the examples for Web Therapy are mostly organizational and not Web-specific problems. - “Our summer reading guides are totally out of control! How do we reign them in?” - “I was put in charge of our cataloging when a colleague left the organization.

Re: [CODE4LIB] convert MODS XML into CSV or tab-delimted text

2014-04-22 Thread davesgonechina
LoC has XSLT stylesheets to convert MODS to DC, HTML, and MARCXML. http://www.loc.gov/standards/mods/mods-conversions.html There are also XML to CSV XSLT scripts out here, and there's this app which I tested on a MODS 3.0 record and it didn't look too bad:

Re: [CODE4LIB] LibGuides: I don't get it

2013-08-12 Thread davesgonechina
You guys are awesome, this is great stuff, really helpful. My impression of libguides has been fairly negative for many of the reasons mentioned, but Sean has a good point about content strategy and training, and Wilhemina has a good point about the costs of open source not always being

[CODE4LIB] LibGuides: I don't get it

2013-08-10 Thread davesgonechina
I've not had an opportunity to use LibGuides, but I've seen a few and read the features list on the SpringShare. All I see is a less flexible WordPress at a higher price point. What advantages am I not seeing? If there aren't any, is it the case that once signed up, migration to an open source

Re: [CODE4LIB] Schema for Continuing (web) Resources

2013-08-01 Thread davesgonechina
schema's would work best. I know MARC is not so friendly for online resources, but it depends on what the item is. Just off the cuff Dublin Core is probably your best bet due it is extensiblity, but again depends what you are working with. Matt On Fri, Jul 26, 2013 at 10:10 AM, davesgonechina

[CODE4LIB] Schema for Continuing (web) Resources

2013-07-26 Thread davesgonechina
I'm trying to develop a curated site listing online resources for China scholars. Ideally I'd like to use a metadata schema that other libraries export as MARC, DC, or other standards they may use, and maybe also linked data-capable. Any suggestions? I'm experimenting with Drupal but my platform

Re: [CODE4LIB] Libraries and IT Innovation

2013-07-18 Thread davesgonechina
Some thoughts. BTW, new to the list - librarian working for a study-abroad program in Beijing here, building a new catalog with Koha these days and previously did competitive intelligence for investors looking at China's IT industries. I appreciate Matt trying to start an open-ended conversation