Re: [CODE4LIB] EBSCO LinkSource customers?

2013-06-06 Thread Alex Armstrong
Hi Ross, An FYI -- maybe not useful. We're using an archaic authentication system that doesn't play that well with LinkSource (or anything else for that matter). So, I actually tried to set up LinkSource without hiding it behind authentication. This turned out to be a fool's errand because

[CODE4LIB] Job: Licensing Program Director at Center for Research Libraries

2013-06-06 Thread jobs
The pending relocation of the North East Research Library Consortium (NERL) from Yale University to the Center for Research Libraries (CRL) creates a strategic partnership designed to afford research libraries greater leverage and return on their investments in the acquisition and licensing of

[CODE4LIB] Σχετ: [CODE4LIB] Visualizing (public) library statistics

2013-06-06 Thread dasos ili
Dear all, thank you for your so importand information, we are now seeking to get statistics for the quality of UNIMARC (or MARC) records, we would really appreciate if someone has done something similar and could give us a hint, on what tools they use. By quality of bibliographic records, we

Re: [CODE4LIB] EBSCO LinkSource customers?

2013-06-06 Thread Ross Singer
Ok, I wanted to send back to the list what I found out, because there's some pretty useful (and completely undocumented AFAICT) info here: Ben Hockenberry pointed out that they are able to circumvent the authentication via some customer ID that they set up. He sent me this link:

[CODE4LIB] Job: Senior Developer, Publishing at Massachusetts Medical Society

2013-06-06 Thread jobs
Create unique digital experiences for a leading medical journal! Join a leadership voice in healthcare consistently recognized as a Best Place to Work. The Massachusetts Medical Society educates and advocates for physicians and patients. Our premiere publication, theNew England Journal of

Re: [CODE4LIB] Visualizing (public) library statistics

2013-06-06 Thread Heather Rayl
Hey there. We have a dashboard at http://library.indstate.edu/dashboard/. I used HighCharts jquery charting library. Super easy to use, and can be used with static or dynamic data. ~heather On Wed, Jun 5, 2013 at 4:37 PM, scott bacon sdanielba...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Cab, I have had a

Re: [CODE4LIB] Visualizing (public) library statistics

2013-06-06 Thread Joshua Welker
I second HighCharts. I build an app in PHP using the Yii framework and the HighCharts plugin. I can send screenshots if you request them, but the app itself is password-protected. Josh Welker -Original Message- From: Code for Libraries [mailto:CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of

Re: [CODE4LIB] LOC Subject Headings API

2013-06-06 Thread LeVan,Ralph
There's also an autosuggester for FAST. http://oclc.org/developer/services/assignfast Ralph -Original Message- From: Code for Libraries [mailto:CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Karen Coyle Sent: Wednesday, June 05, 2013 4:23 PM To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: Re: LOC

Re: [CODE4LIB] LOC Subject Headings API

2013-06-06 Thread Joshua Welker
I think I prefer the FAST auto-suggest results to the LOC one. Thanks! Josh Welker -Original Message- From: Code for Libraries [mailto:CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of LeVan,Ralph Sent: Thursday, June 06, 2013 10:00 AM To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] LOC

Re: [CODE4LIB] LOC Subject Headings API

2013-06-06 Thread Karen Coyle
Great, Ralph, thanks. I think that the 'pre-coordinated' aspect of LCSH makes it very unwieldy for auto-suggest. FAST has some great untapped potential. kc On Thu Jun 6 08:00:25 2013, LeVan,Ralph wrote: There's also an autosuggester for FAST. http://oclc.org/developer/services/assignfast

[CODE4LIB] WorldCat API - myTags

2013-06-06 Thread Arash.Joorabchi
Hi all, When viewing a work's metadata on WorldCat.org website, in the tag section of the page you are given the option to add new tags after logging in with your (free) account. I was wondering if there is a WorldCat api to do this from within my Java code. Thanks, Arash

Re: [CODE4LIB] WorldCat API - myTags

2013-06-06 Thread Roy Tennant
Arash, I don't believe this functionality currently exists, but I've passed on your desire to those in a position to do something about it. Thanks, Roy On Thu, Jun 6, 2013 at 9:59 AM, Arash.Joorabchi arash.joorab...@ul.ie wrote: Hi all, When viewing a work's metadata on WorldCat.org website,

[CODE4LIB] CollectiveAccess thoughts?

2013-06-06 Thread Shawn M Kiewel
Anyone have any recent experience with this project? My search yielded only stuff from 2009, so I'd like to hear about more recent user experiences. Thanks, Shawn

[CODE4LIB] phone app for barcode-to-textfile?

2013-06-06 Thread Ken Irwin
Hi all, Does anyone have a phone app (pref. iOS) that will just scan barcodes to a textfile? All the apps I'm finding are shopping oriented or other special uses. I just want to replace our antique barcode scanner that spits out a list of barcodes as a text file. Anyone have such a thing? Or

Re: [CODE4LIB] phone app for barcode-to-textfile?

2013-06-06 Thread Ron Gilmour
I had this problem last year and never found anything. I ended up buying a CypherLab cordless barcode scanner and connecting it via Bluetooth to my iPhone. I think it cost about $200. Ron Gilmour Web Services Librarian Ithaca College Library On Thu, Jun 6, 2013 at 1:40 PM, Ken Irwin

Re: [CODE4LIB] phone app for barcode-to-textfile?

2013-06-06 Thread Ian Walls
Android has Barcode Scanner, which can do both scan to text, as well as send to custom URL (if you've got a RESTful kinda setup you want to GET to). Not sure if there is a good solution for iOS... but you might be able to build something in Phonegap (now Cordova), if you're keen. -Ian

Re: [CODE4LIB] Visualizing (public) library statistics

2013-06-06 Thread Cab Vinton
Many thanks to all for the suggestions. It will take some time for me to go through them all, but I'll share anything I'm able to come up with on my end. Many thanks again, Cab Vinton Sanbornton Public Library

Re: [CODE4LIB] Visualizing (public) library statistics

2013-06-06 Thread Faust, Bradley
Hello, The Ball State University Libraries have an active data warehouse project that includes an open access dashboard view. Check it out here: http://www.bsu.edu/libraries/dashboard/index.php We call the system/service categories Information Factories, and the performance indicators or

Re: [CODE4LIB] phone app for barcode-to-textfile?

2013-06-06 Thread Ken Irwin
This (CLZ Barry) looks like it could be perfect! $8/phone beats many other options! Ken -Original Message- From: Code for Libraries [mailto:CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Aaron Addison Sent: Thursday, June 06, 2013 2:07 PM To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB]

Re: [CODE4LIB] phone app for barcode-to-textfile?

2013-06-06 Thread Dave Caroline
On Thu, Jun 6, 2013 at 7:47 PM, Ken Irwin kir...@wittenberg.edu wrote: This (CLZ Barry) looks like it could be perfect! $8/phone beats many other options! Except the easy to use option I am using a wifi winCE device with a web app, I can see where the scanner (laser) is pointing, works in poor

Re: [CODE4LIB] phone app for barcode-to-textfile?

2013-06-06 Thread Harper, Cynthia
But I don't see that it'll do Codabar or Code39. -Original Message- From: Code for Libraries [mailto:CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Ken Irwin Sent: Thursday, June 06, 2013 2:47 PM To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] phone app for barcode-to-textfile? This (CLZ

Re: [CODE4LIB] phone app for barcode-to-textfile?

2013-06-06 Thread Ron Gilmour
Good point, Cynthia. Our library barcodes are Codabar and there just aren't a lot of things that read that. Ron Gilmour Web Services Librarian Ithaca College Library On Thu, Jun 6, 2013 at 3:10 PM, Harper, Cynthia char...@vts.edu wrote: But I don't see that it'll do Codabar or Code39.

Re: [CODE4LIB] phone app for barcode-to-textfile?

2013-06-06 Thread Joseph Montibello
Hi, Not sure if this would be worth a look. Does Codabar and Code39. It's a wireless barcode scanner capable of pairing via bluetooth with my iPhone 4S (can't verify that it works with other iOS things). http://bit.ly/motorolacs3000 Acts as a wireless keyboard so it can easily scan barcodes

[CODE4LIB] Job: National Parks Metadata Specialist at Clemson University

2013-06-06 Thread jobs
***Job Summary*** Clemson University Libraries seeks experienced applicants for a full-time, temporary 2-year appointment as National Parks Metadata Specialist for the Open Parks Network (OPN), a large-scale digitization project funded through an IMLS National Leadership Grant. The National

Re: [CODE4LIB] LOC Subject Headings API

2013-06-06 Thread Joshua Welker
I finished the project. Thanks to everyone for the suggestions! I ended up using the OCLC Fast API (fast.oclc.org/searchfast/fastsuggest) rather than saving everything locally. Tracking down the entire LCSH authority listing and parsing it into a simple data format was just unwieldy. The

Re: [CODE4LIB] LOC Subject Headings API

2013-06-06 Thread Ross Singer
Do FAST headings match anything? I guess what I mean is, do you have data that uses FAST headings? If not, what is it matching? -Ross. On Thursday, June 6, 2013, Joshua Welker wrote: I finished the project. Thanks to everyone for the suggestions! I ended up using the OCLC Fast API