Re: [CODE4LIB] rdf serialization

2013-11-06 Thread Ben Companjen
Karen, The URIs you gave get me to webpages *about* the Declaration of Independence. I'm sure it's just a copy/paste mistake, but in this context you want the exact right URIs of course. And by better I guess you meant probably more widely used and probably longer lasting? :) LOC URI for the DoI

Re: [CODE4LIB] rdf serialization

2013-11-06 Thread Ed Summers
On Wed, Nov 6, 2013 at 3:47 AM, Ben Companjen ben.compan...@dans.knaw.nl wrote: The URIs you gave get me to webpages *about* the Declaration of Independence. I'm sure it's just a copy/paste mistake, but in this context you want the exact right URIs of course. And by better I guess you meant

Re: [CODE4LIB] rdf serialization

2013-11-06 Thread Eric Lease Morgan
Yes, I'm going to get sucked into this vi vs emacs argument for nostalgia's sake... ROTFL, because that is exactly what I was thinking. “Vi is better. No, emacs. You are both wrong; it is all about BBedit!” Each tool whether they be editors, email clients, or RDF serializations all have their

[CODE4LIB] Job: Digital Library Applications Developer

2013-11-06 Thread Katherine Lynch
** Please excuse any cross-posting ** The Temple University Libraries are seeking a creative and energetic individual to fill the position of Digital Library Applications Developer. Temple’s federated library system serves an urban research university with over 1,800 full-time faculty and a

Re: [CODE4LIB] rdf serialization

2013-11-06 Thread Karen Coyle
Ben, Yes, I copied from the browser URIs, and that was sloppy. However, it was the quickest thing to do, plus it was addressed to a human, not a machine. The URI for the LC entry is there on the page. Unfortunately, the VIAF URI is called Permalink -- which isn't obvious. I guess if I want

Re: [CODE4LIB] rdf serialization

2013-11-06 Thread Ben Companjen
I could have known it was a test! ;) Thanks Karen :) On 06-11-13 15:20, Karen Coyle li...@kcoyle.net wrote: I guess if I want anyone to answer my emails, I need to post mistakes.

Re: [CODE4LIB] rdf serialization

2013-11-06 Thread Hugh Cayless
I wrote about this a few months back at http://blogs.library.duke.edu/dcthree/2013/07/27/the-trouble-with-triples/ I'd be very interested to hear what the smart folks here think! Hugh On Nov 5, 2013, at 18:28 , Alexander Johannesen alexander.johanne...@gmail.com wrote: But the question to

[CODE4LIB] databases/indexes with well-structured output

2013-11-06 Thread Eric Lease Morgan
What are some of the more popular and useful bibliographic databases/indexes with well-structured output? If it were easy (trivial) for our readers to gets sets of well-structured data out of our bibliographic databases, then it would be relatively easy for us to write software enabling

[CODE4LIB] Free LITA Post-Conference Tutorial on Forthcoming NISO ResourceSync Standard

2013-11-06 Thread Peter Murray
FYI. Begin forwarded message: From: Cynthia Hodgson chodg...@niso.orgmailto:chodg...@niso.org Subject: [lita-l] Free LITA Post-Conference Tutorial on Forthcoming NISO ResourceSync Standard Date: November 6, 2013 at 9:26:30 AM EST To: LITA-L lit...@ala.orgmailto:lit...@ala.org,

[CODE4LIB] HathiTrust Bib Api - JSONP

2013-11-06 Thread sara amato
Does anyone have a working example of getting jsonp from the HathiTrust bib API? I can get straight json (it seems to ignore the callback parameter) http://catalog.hathitrust.org/api/volumes/brief/oclc/3967141.jsoncallback=mycallbackfunction or jsonp with some unfortunate notices at the top (and

Re: [CODE4LIB] rdf serialization

2013-11-06 Thread Hugh Cayless
In the kinds of data I have to deal with, who made an assertion, or what sources provide evidence for a statement are vitally important bits of information, so its not just a data-source integration problem, where you're taking batches of triples from different sources and putting them

Re: [CODE4LIB] rdf serialization

2013-11-06 Thread Ross Singer
Hugh, I don't think you're in the weeds with your question (and, while I think that named graphs can provide a solution to your particular problem, that doesn't necessarily mean that it doesn't raise more questions or potentially more frustrations down the line - like any new power, it can be used

Re: [CODE4LIB] rdf serialization

2013-11-06 Thread Karen Coyle
Ross, I agree with your statement that data doesn't have to be RDF all the way down, etc. But I'd like to hear more about why you think SPARQL availability has less value, and if you see an alternative to SPARQL for querying. kc On 11/6/13 8:11 AM, Ross Singer wrote: Hugh, I don't think

Re: [CODE4LIB] rdf serialization

2013-11-06 Thread Hugh Cayless
The answer is purely because the RDF data model and the technology around it looks like it would almost do what we need it to. I do not, and cannot, assume a closed world. The open world assumption is one of the attractive things about RDF, in fact :-) Hugh On Nov 6, 2013, at 11:11 , Ross

Re: [CODE4LIB] rdf serialization

2013-11-06 Thread Ross Singer
Hey Karen, It's purely anecdotal (albeit anecdotes borne from working at a company that offered, and has since abandoned, a sparql-based triple store service), but I just don't see the interest in arbitrary SPARQL queries against remote datasets that I do against linking to (and grabbing) known

Re: [CODE4LIB] rdf serialization

2013-11-06 Thread Ross Singer
Hugh, I'm skeptical of this in a usable application or interface. Applications have constraints. There are predicates you care about, there are values you display in specific ways. There are expectations, based on the domain, in the data that are either driven by the interface or the needs of

Re: [CODE4LIB] rdf serialization

2013-11-06 Thread Ethan Gruber
I think that the answer to #1 is that if you want or expect people to use your endpoint that you should document how it works: the ontologies, the models, and a variety of example SPARQL queries, ranging from simple to complex. The British Museum's SPARQL endpoint (

[CODE4LIB] Job: Associate University Librarian for Library Information Technology, University of Michigan at University of Michigan

2013-11-06 Thread jobs
Associate University Librarian for Library Information Technology, University of Michigan University of Michigan Ann Arbor The **University of Michigan Library** is transforming the way libraries organize, preserve, and share access to knowledge in service of the mission of one of the world's

[CODE4LIB] catqc / marclib

2013-11-06 Thread Jay, Michael
I posted our shelf-ready record analyzer and a small C library (on which it depends) on sourceforge. If someone could build and test the utility in a non Windows environment I would greatly appreciate it. If anyone is interested in using it or has any questions let me know.

[CODE4LIB] How to generate a Word document which displays full text links in the output

2013-11-06 Thread Paul James Albert
For those of you who do literature searches for patrons, here is a custom EndNote style that can generate a Word document which displays full text links in the output. https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/2014679/customlinktodoi.ens To make this work, customize the style so that it follows your

[CODE4LIB] Canadian WordPress Hosting

2013-11-06 Thread Cynthia Ng
Hi Everyone, Apologies for cross-posting, but code4lib is much more active, and has more Canadians that I've seen. I was wondering if anyone had recommendations for a WordPress hosting solution? And yes, it needs to be in Canada. I can do most of my own dev-type work, so really it just needs to

[CODE4LIB] Citing source code in high-profile academic journals

2013-11-06 Thread Heather Claxton-Douglas
Hello, I need some advice about referencing source code in an academic journal. I rarely see it happen and I don’t know why. Background: I’m building a website that connects academic researchers with software developers interested in helping scientists write code. My goal is for these

Re: [CODE4LIB] more suggestions for code4lib.org

2013-11-06 Thread Wick, Ryan
Hi Kevin, Thank you for the suggestions. a) is done. (looks like someone already changed the links on the About page). c) I'm torn on. I understand what you mean, but this list or IRC (or even Twitter) might be better. I don't know of a way to have a message go to all people with admin rights

Re: [CODE4LIB] more suggestions for code4lib.org

2013-11-06 Thread Riley Childs
For C, directing people to the list would be best, but you could point the email to a gmail box and setup forward rules. Riley Childs Library Director and IT Admin Junior Charlotte United Christian Academy P: 704-497-2086 (Anytime) P: 704-537-0331 x101 (M-F 7:30am-3pm ET) Sent from my iPhone

Re: [CODE4LIB] more suggestions for code4lib.org

2013-11-06 Thread Ed Summers
On Mon, Nov 4, 2013 at 11:31 PM, Kevin Hawkins kevin.s.hawk...@ultraslavonic.info wrote: b) Modify whatever code sends formatted job postings to this list so that it includes the location of the position. That would be shortimer, and I think it should be doing what you suggest now?

Re: [CODE4LIB] We should use HTTPS on code4lib.org

2013-11-06 Thread Cary Gordon
It sounds like we are willing to throw security under the bus for an edge case, although I am sure that I am missing some subtlety Cary On Nov 5, 2013, at 10:27 AM, Ross Singer rossfsin...@gmail.com wrote: On Tue, Nov 5, 2013 at 12:07 PM, William Denton w...@pobox.com wrote: (Question:

Re: [CODE4LIB] We should use HTTPS on code4lib.org

2013-11-06 Thread Riley Childs
Why? HTTPS is used when there is sensitive data involved, code4lib.org (at least to my knowledge) does not have sensitive data? Riley Childs Library Director and IT Admin Junior Charlotte United Christian Academy P: 704-497-2086 (Anytime) P: 704-537-0331 x101 (M-F 7:30am-3pm ET) Sent from my

Re: [CODE4LIB] We should use HTTPS on code4lib.org

2013-11-06 Thread Riley Childs
SSL certs are expensive because of the administrative work associated with it. Riley Childs Library Director and IT Admin Junior Charlotte United Christian Academy P: 704-497-2086 (Anytime) P: 704-537-0331 x101 (M-F 7:30am-3pm ET) Sent from my iPhone Please excuse mistakes On Nov 6, 2013, at

Re: [CODE4LIB] We should use HTTPS on code4lib.org

2013-11-06 Thread Ross Singer
How is security getting thrown under the bus? -Ross. On Wednesday, November 6, 2013, Cary Gordon wrote: It sounds like we are willing to throw security under the bus for an edge case, although I am sure that I am missing some subtlety Cary On Nov 5, 2013, at 10:27 AM, Ross Singer

Re: [CODE4LIB] We should use HTTPS on code4lib.org

2013-11-06 Thread Ross Singer
I guess I just don't see why http and https can't coexist. -Ross. On Nov 6, 2013 9:39 PM, Cary Gordon listu...@chillco.com wrote: This conversation is heading into the draining the swamp category. Bill Denton started this thread with the suggestion that we use HTTPS everywhere. He did not

Re: [CODE4LIB] We should use HTTPS on code4lib.org

2013-11-06 Thread Chad Fennell
On Wed, Nov 6, 2013 at 8:49 PM, Ross Singer rossfsin...@gmail.com wrote: I guess I just don't see why http and https can't coexist. They can definitely coexist, but there is a corresponding maintenance cost and a slightly higher risk profile (e.g. session hijacking is still possible in a