[CODE4LIB] Join us in Mallorca for Elag 2012 in May !!
We are still waiting for more presentation, workshop or bootcamp proposals. Join us in Spain in May and send in your proposals You can find more information at http://www.elag.org Cheers. Peter
[CODE4LIB] Open datasets
Hiya, I'm in the middle of creating a meta data management system (including merging and persistent identifier management) for a somewhat different domain (intranets and business integration), but it's based on Topic Maps and so is well suited to other means of meta data handling / mangling. It's also going to be open-source, and it might be well-suited to library tasks as well. So in order to test the integrity and performance of my system so far I'm wondering if there's a suitable open dataset of bibliographic records that aren't too obscure (meaning, I can find the titles at amazon or Open Library) that you could recommend? More than 1000 records, but less than a million, maybe? Regards, Alex
Re: [CODE4LIB] Open datasets
Alexander Johannesen writes So in order to test the integrity and performance of my system so far I'm wondering if there's a suitable open dataset of bibliographic records that aren't too obscure (meaning, I can find the titles at amazon or Open Library) that you could recommend? More than 1000 records, but less than a million, maybe? Look at RePEc at http://repec.org. You can mirror the dataset from ftp://repec.org but for efficiency we can set up some rsync delivery for you. Cheers, Thomas Krichelhttp://openlib.org/home/krichel http://authorprofile.org/pkr1 skype: thomaskrichel
[CODE4LIB] FRBR aggravating wotsits (was Re: [CODE4LIB] Calling all Maryland, DC, and Virginia folk Save the Date)
On Thu, Jan 5, 2012 at 9:32 AM, Joshua Gomez jngo...@library.gwu.eduwrote: will be a quick summary of FRBR, and a possible solution for aggregates which opens up a whole 'nother can of worms, but allows for some complex relationships to be described. Any summary of the discussion? I'm slowly writing something on this to address some issues brought up on the RDA list (but not the FRBR list for some reason). Simon
Re: [CODE4LIB] Open datasets
http://staff.oclc.org/~levan/PearsTraining/scifi.usmarc has 10,000 marc records in it. They are part of the old SiteSearch system that OCLC released as open source. They date back to 2002 and will not contain any Unicode, if you were hoping to include that as part of your testing. Ralph -Original Message- From: Code for Libraries [mailto:CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Alexander Johannesen Sent: Wednesday, January 11, 2012 5:36 AM To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: Open datasets Hiya, I'm in the middle of creating a meta data management system (including merging and persistent identifier management) for a somewhat different domain (intranets and business integration), but it's based on Topic Maps and so is well suited to other means of meta data handling / mangling. It's also going to be open-source, and it might be well-suited to library tasks as well. So in order to test the integrity and performance of my system so far I'm wondering if there's a suitable open dataset of bibliographic records that aren't too obscure (meaning, I can find the titles at amazon or Open Library) that you could recommend? More than 1000 records, but less than a million, maybe? Regards, Alex
Re: [CODE4LIB] Open datasets
You can get anything you want At Brewster Kahle's restaurant. http://openlibrary.org/data#bulk_download Simon On Wed, Jan 11, 2012 at 10:55 AM, LeVan,Ralph le...@oclc.org wrote: http://staff.oclc.org/~levan/PearsTraining/scifi.usmarc has 10,000 marc records in it. They are part of the old SiteSearch system that OCLC released as open source. They date back to 2002 and will not contain any Unicode, if you were hoping to include that as part of your testing. Ralph -Original Message- From: Code for Libraries [mailto:CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Alexander Johannesen Sent: Wednesday, January 11, 2012 5:36 AM To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: Open datasets Hiya, I'm in the middle of creating a meta data management system (including merging and persistent identifier management) for a somewhat different domain (intranets and business integration), but it's based on Topic Maps and so is well suited to other means of meta data handling / mangling. It's also going to be open-source, and it might be well-suited to library tasks as well. So in order to test the integrity and performance of my system so far I'm wondering if there's a suitable open dataset of bibliographic records that aren't too obscure (meaning, I can find the titles at amazon or Open Library) that you could recommend? More than 1000 records, but less than a million, maybe? Regards, Alex
Re: [CODE4LIB] Obvious answer to registration limitations
I like the idea of a code4lib conference franchise similar to THATCamp: http://thatcamp.org/. I happen to know that Amanda French, THATCamp Coordinator, is interested in talking with the code4lib coordinators about the distributed conference model. Her expertise on the subject would be enlightening. If you're interested, she can be contacted at i...@thatcamp.org. Jim On Thu, Dec 22, 2011 at 2:02 PM, BRIAN TINGLE brian.tingle.cdlib@gmail.com wrote: On Dec 22, 2011, at 10:04 AM, Karen Schneider wrote: On Thu, Dec 22, 2011 at 9:42 AM, Chris Fitzpatrick cf...@stanford.eduwrote: +1 for Terry's idea of limiting the number of participants each institution can send. I don't know what this number would be, but I think it would help increase diversity, since it might get more people working in smaller organizations into the conference. Trying this again... +1. I'm no math major, but seems to me this would also increase the sheer number of institutions represented at the conference, another important element of diversity, so that C4L doesn't inadvertently become a gathering for a handful of institutions. 0: I've only been to code4lib twice (the first one and the last one). I'm not sure how much of an issue institutional diversity is. Local places are always going to want to send more because it is a cheaper event. And as someone from a larger institution, I have some bias. (and all of the UC is legally one institution for that matter, so would it be by UC campus? UC department? Each individual library?). I guess as long as the cap were high enough (higher than 2, maybe 5 or 10) this would probably be okay. I don't think this gets you that much as far as opening up more spots. +1 to a lottery, maybe for the last 50% of the available slots, seems like the most fair method to me. People with proposals in can land rush for the first slots. Then it is a lottery for folks who see code4lib as just another conference. +1 to selling some tickets via ircbot; by the way, I've always understood code4lib to be an irc channel with a mailing list; and the code4lib conference was like its annual meeting. I always feel guilty that I never hang out in the channel (but I spent way too much time on irc in 1992, and the thought of it sort of makes me ill). I could totally see the first batch of (of maybe 10?) tickets being distributed by irc bot at some random time. But using a bot to buy the ticket from the bot should not be allowed, real people would have to hang out on the channel to get the first spots. Also, is there any interest in a San Francisco Bay Area Code For Libraries Regional Affiliate (code4lib-sfbay for short)? Just read Ross Singer's response to this. I, personally, would like to do with away with the regional brand and just call everything by Code4Lib [Location] (which is pretty much how we refer to any 'main' conference in the past tense, anyway). This way, there is no 'main' event. There are just events. I like that idea; sort of like THATcamp? I wonder if that would require some sort of dedicated support, like a full time program manager to help administer the conference series? Part of the appeal of the regionals is that is seems like it would be easier for volunteers to run? Or are you just talking about the branding and not the organization? Also, I do like Declan's idea: sounds like a south by south west version of code4lib? (I've never been to SXSW, so I'm probably totally wrong about this)
Re: [CODE4LIB] Obvious answer to registration limitations
On 1/11/2012 11:31 AM, Jim Safley wrote: I happen to know that Amanda French, THATCamp Coordinator, is interested in talking with the code4lib coordinators about the distributed conference model. Ah, but if you haven't figured it out yet, there pretty much are no such thing as 'code4lib coordinators'. If some people are interested in this, they should investigate, there's pretty much nobody who has authority to do it or tell you that you have authority.
[CODE4LIB] Crafting MARC records to ePub files
I help maintain a website ( http://www.nzetc.org/ ) which publishes texts of reasonably broad interest (Nineteenth Century New Zealand novels, the Official New Zealand War Histories, a couple of literary journals, early New Zealand ethnography, etc). We publish to the web and as ePub (+PDF in cases where the layout or typography might be important). Currently we have MARC records that point to the web version, for internal use, but we're looking at making a MARCXML file available for download by third parties (we anticipate public libraries and perhaps school libraries). We'd like to make the MARC records as useful as possible to as many people as possible. I'm looking for specific recommendations of how to code references to ePubs in MARC for maximum compatibility with multiple cataloguing systems. [For those looking at our current ePubs, we're also working to increment the version of the standard we use to make them compatible with iTunesU.] cheers stuart -- Stuart Yeates Library Technology Services http://www.victoria.ac.nz/library/
[CODE4LIB] Embedding XHTML into RDF
Hi all, Suppose I have RDF describing an object, and I would like some fairly free-form human generating description about the object (let's say within dcterms:description). Is it semantically acceptable to have XHTML nested directly in this element or would this be considered uncouth for LOD? Thanks, Ethan
Re: [CODE4LIB] Embedding XHTML into RDF
You might consider the Content in RDF specification: http://www.w3.org/TR/Content-in-RDF10/ which describes how to do this in a generic fashion, as opposed to stuffing it directly into a string literal. HTH Rob On Wed, Jan 11, 2012 at 12:36 PM, Ethan Gruber ewg4x...@gmail.com wrote: Hi all, Suppose I have RDF describing an object, and I would like some fairly free-form human generating description about the object (let's say within dcterms:description). Is it semantically acceptable to have XHTML nested directly in this element or would this be considered uncouth for LOD? Thanks, Ethan
Re: [CODE4LIB] Embedding XHTML into RDF
On Wed, Jan 11, 2012 at 2:36 PM, Ethan Gruber ewg4x...@gmail.com wrote: Hi all, Suppose I have RDF describing an object, and I would like some fairly free-form human generating description about the object (let's say within dcterms:description). Is it semantically acceptable to have XHTML nested directly in this element or would this be considered uncouth for LOD? Free-form human generating is considered uncouth except behind closed doors, but XML literals are explictly provided for - see http://www.w3.org/TR/2004/REC-rdf-concepts-20040210/#dfn-rdf-XMLLiteral Simon
[CODE4LIB] Digital Archivist Position - Sleepy Hollow, NY
** Apologies for cross posting ** The Rockefeller Archive Center invites applications for a Digital Archivist position. This individual will oversee the development and management of the Archive Center’s Digital Library, which will consist of digitized archival materials, born-digital archival materials, EAD finding aids, and thematic collections generated by Archive Center staff and scholars. The Digital Archivist will conduct iterative design and development of the digital library; manage and automate frequently occurring digital library tasks; integrate the digital library with the RAC preservation repository and website platforms; aid in development of policies concerning the digital library; provide technical assistance in problem-solving tasks; assist in digital curation and preservation tasks; provide AT database management, as needed; keep up-to-date in the latest technologies related to digital humanities, archives, and libraries; and participate in professional development activities. Required Minimum Qualifications: ● ALA-accredited MLIS or Masters in Information Science, Archival Science, or related field ● At least 5 years experience working in archives and library settings ● Demonstrated knowledge of library and archival metadata standards such as EAD, METS, MODS, DC, PREMIS, MIX ● Proficiency with XML and XSLT ● Knowledge of copyright and permissions issues as they relate to digital repositories ● Knowledge of usability testing and user experience design ● The ability to work both independently and collaboratively ● Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, both oral and written ● Demonstrated planning and project management skills Preferred: ● Familiarity with CSS 3, HTML 5, and JavaScript ● Knowledge of content management systems,especially Omeka, Archivists’ Tookit, Drupal and XTF ● Familiarity with JavaScript ● Programming/scripting skills in Perl, Python, or PHP ● Involvement and/or interest in the digital humanities ● Experience working with SQL databases ● Knowledge of accessible website design ● Knowledge of digital preservation practices About Us: The Rockefeller Archive Center is a repository of historic documents in a wide variety of media and a research center dedicated to the study of philanthropy and the diverse domains shaped by philanthropy. It was established in 1974 to assemble, preserve, and make accessible the records of the Rockefeller family and their wide-ranging philanthropic endeavors (including the Rockefeller Foundation, the Rockefeller Brothers Fund and Rockefeller University). Today, the Center's growing holdings include materials from numerous non-Rockefeller foundations and nonprofit organizations, making it a premier center for research on philanthropy and civil society. It is also a major repository for the personal papers of leaders of the philanthropic community, Nobel Prize laureates, and world-renowned investigators in science and medicine. Through the scholars it serves and the broader community it reaches with its publications, workshops, and symposia, the Archive Center is a vital resource for research and public dialogue on the contributions of philanthropy to the well-being of people throughout the world. Please submit resume via email or mail to: Rockefeller Archive Center 15 Dayton Ave Sleepy Hollow, NY 10591 care...@rockarch.org Please specify Digital Archivist Position on the subject line of your email. No phone calls please.
