Re: [CODE4LIB] Academic libraries - Will dev for pay models?

2012-06-07 Thread Edward Iglesias
Just personally speaking I think the idea of University Libraries charging for services to other units can be a good thing. We have a very good relationship with out IT department but they are now reaching a point where storage costs are such that they are having to charge departments that use

Re: [CODE4LIB] Academic libraries - Will dev for pay models?

2012-06-07 Thread Nate Vack
On Wed, Jun 6, 2012 at 3:24 PM, Eric Larson elar...@library.wisc.edu wrote: We do an honorable amount of project estimation and time-tracking here, too. s/honorable/horrible/ ;-) -n

Re: [CODE4LIB] Academic libraries - Will dev for pay models?

2012-06-07 Thread Rosalyn Metz
I understand that people have issues with charge back models, but at some institutions that's just the way it works whether you like it or not (I can name a few universities like this off the top of my head). And my guess is that the more heat colleges and universities take for their tuition

Re: [CODE4LIB] Academic libraries - Will dev for pay models?

2012-06-07 Thread Chad Benjamin Nelson
I think that a kind of inverted freemium model would most closely align with the librarian ethos. Instead of having a small number of services available for free and a larger number once a customer pays, libraries would offer the majority of services for free (as we are already funded for this

[CODE4LIB] Code4libMDC June! Meeting! Maybe!

2012-06-07 Thread Thompson, Keri
What: code4lib MD/DC/VA post-ALA meeting Who: code4lib fans in the DC/MD/VA area When: Wednesday, June 27th 4:30-5:30p meet, 5:30p-? Tasty beverages Where: Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, 10th and Constitution Ave. NW, Washington DC Can we squeeze in a meeting

[CODE4LIB] Code4Lib Toronto Meetup

2012-06-07 Thread Cynthia Ng
Hey All, Finally got around to it! Info and sign up is on the wiki. If you don't have a c4l wiki account and you're too lazy to sign up, just drop me an email and I'll add you, but please read the information on the wiki first!

[CODE4LIB] Job: Associate Developer, WGBH Media Library Archives

2012-06-07 Thread Courtney Michael
Forgive the cross postings. Please apply online at careers.wgbh.org Job Requisition # P-0783 Date Opened 5/24/2012 Posting Title Associate Developer Position Type Management, Full Time Department Media Library and Archives Classification Type Project Contract Project Length (in weeks) 52

Re: [CODE4LIB] Studying the email list (Charcuterie Spectrum)

2012-06-07 Thread Fleming, Declan
I have been on a bar stool since before you were born, and I am quite unattractive. DeclanFace === Seal of Disapproval -Original Message- From: Code for Libraries [mailto:CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Michele R Combs Sent: Tuesday, June 05, 2012 1:19 PM To:

Re: [CODE4LIB] Studying the email list (Charcuterie Spectrum)

2012-06-07 Thread Nick Ruest
I think you misspelled 'Declicorn'. -nruest On 12-06-07 2:08 PM, Fleming, Declan wrote: I have been on a bar stool since before you were born, and I am quite unattractive. DeclanFace === Seal of Disapproval -Original Message- From: Code for Libraries