Re: [CODE4LIB] Limit EBSCO Search Box Builder by date

2009-11-18 Thread Michael Gorrell
Hi Joel, We're updating our documentation/the Search Box Builder site to also include these parameters. Search Box Builder - a form to take in the user's query/limiters/etc is essentially a way to build up what we call a persistent link. Our link syntax has a few basic parameters. Look at this

[CODE4LIB] JOB ANNOUNCEMENT: Digital Web Projects Fellowship at the University of Houston

2009-11-18 Thread Rachel Vacek
**Message is cross-posted. Please excuse the duplication.** The University of Houston has a new position! The Digital and Web Projects Fellowship is a two-year fellowship that offers a recent graduate the opportunity to work in a technologically advanced research library on diverse projects

Re: [CODE4LIB] Assigning DOI for local content

2009-11-18 Thread Rees, John (NIH/NLM) [E]
And DOIs are just a managed implementation of Handles which the IDF created, so you could go the Handles route for free. But then you lose the CrossRef services, etc. if that is important to you. John P. Rees, MA, MLIS Curator, Archives and Modern Manuscripts History of Medicine Division, MSC

Re: [CODE4LIB] Limit EBSCO Search Box Builder by date

2009-11-18 Thread Joel Marchesoni
That does make sense, Michael. I had tried using the cli and clv parameters but I had used just 'DT' instead of 'DT1' and it didn't work. Thanks so much for this! Joel -Original Message- From: Code for Libraries [mailto:code4...@listserv.nd.edu] On Behalf Of Michael Gorrell Sent:

[CODE4LIB] agile methodologies

2009-11-18 Thread susan teague-rector
Anyone using agile methodologies for Web applications / projects - particularly user stories to define requirements for Web projects? Thanks, Susan Susan Teague-Rector Web Applications Manager VCU Libraries

Re: [CODE4LIB] agile methodologies

2009-11-18 Thread Leslie Johnston
Depending on the project, we use use cases or user studies. We've just completed collecting users studies for a new project and used them to create a system gap analysis, in preparation for creating a design document. Leslie -- Leslie Johnston Digital Media Project Coordinator Office

Re: [CODE4LIB] agile methodologies

2009-11-18 Thread Sarr, Nathan
Hi Susan, We used Use Cases which are generally a little more structured to help define the requirements for our IR+ system here at the University of Rochester - you can see our production system here: https://urresearch.rochester.edu . They were also re-used to help with user testing of

Re: [CODE4LIB] agile methodologies

2009-11-18 Thread Glen Newton
Susan wrote: Anyone using agile methodologies for Web applications / projects - particularly user stories to define requirements for Web projects? It might be worth your while reading Ravi Mohan's interesting Let the Agile Fad Flow By

Re: [CODE4LIB] Limit EBSCO Search Box Builder by date

2009-11-18 Thread Joel Marchesoni
My other problem is that I wasn't specifying the range correctly. It seems that the range must be specified in the clvN field exactly in the 'mm-mm' format. Something I learned in asking through the website support is that it is possible to add a more flexible range by adding it to

Re: [CODE4LIB] Assigning DOI for local content

2009-11-18 Thread Han, Yan
Currently DOI uses Handle (technology) with it social framework (i.e. administrative body to manage DOI). In technical sense, PURL is not going to last long. Crossref handles DOI registration in U.S. In Europe and Aisa, they have other organizations to handle it. DOI is also currently going

Re: [CODE4LIB] Assigning DOI for local content

2009-11-18 Thread Ranti Junus
Fascinating. I learned a lot from these discussions. Thank you all so much! ranti. -- Bulk mail. Postage paid.

Re: [CODE4LIB] Assigning DOI for local content

2009-11-18 Thread Stuart Lewis
To me, one of the most important selling points of DOIs over any of those other systems, is that the DOIs are starting to have brand-recognition with users. Faculty generally know what a DOI is, what it does, and the importance of having one, whereas they don't know what a PURL or a handle is.

Re: [CODE4LIB] Assigning DOI for local content

2009-11-18 Thread Ross Singer
On Wed, Nov 18, 2009 at 12:19 PM, Han, Yan h...@u.library.arizona.edu wrote: Currently DOI uses Handle (technology) with it social framework (i.e. administrative body to manage DOI). In technical sense, PURL is not going to last long. I'm not entirely sure what this is supposed to mean (re: