Re: [CODE4LIB] Definitional Question

2015-07-02 Thread McAulay, Elizabeth
We've been thinking about using the term Digital Scholarship in the library, and I think if we did it would be a way of saying that we appeal to / offer services to disciplines that are not just the humanities. That said, digital scholarship is a pretty vague phrase, and I think digital

Re: [CODE4LIB] Definitional Question

2015-07-02 Thread McAulay, Elizabeth
Bryan's answer is very well thought out and jibes with my understanding of this topic, too. From: Code for Libraries CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU on behalf of Bryan Brown bjbr...@fsu.edu Sent: Thursday, July 02, 2015 11:49 AM To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU

Re: [CODE4LIB] Managing internal documentation

2015-04-22 Thread McAulay, Elizabeth
A late, but very enthusiastic hurrah on this topic. As a project manager at UCLA, I couldn't live without Confluence and Jira. I love them -- they are an essential component of communication and also help contribute to transparency across library departments. On Apr 9, 2015, at 12:50 PM,

Re: [CODE4LIB] Protagonists

2015-04-13 Thread McAulay, Elizabeth
Cool set of questions! Here's a funny cheat -- what about querying Amazon or the like for a list of Cliff's Notes and call the subjects of the Cliff's Notes the Canon? That could serve as a the canon list. Another idea would be to consult a reference work, but I can't think of a good source

Re: [CODE4LIB] 2nd meetup for code4lib LA - May 15th

2014-03-28 Thread McAulay, Elizabeth
Great idea! Dare I threaten the inclusion of SoCalers? On Mar 28, 2014, at 9:57 AM, Tom Cramer tcra...@stanford.edu wrote: I threw in Junior University as a sop for our UC friends--it's one of my favorite Stanford put downs. But seriously, we recently had digital librarians from Cal and

Re: [CODE4LIB] 2nd meetup for code4lib LA - May 15th

2014-03-28 Thread McAulay, Elizabeth
ROAD TRIP Beware the UC Ride Share Vanpool Van!!! On Mar 28, 2014, at 10:27 AM, Tom Cramer tcra...@stanford.edu wrote: You'd be welcome! We all know how much you love to drive. : ) - Tom On Mar 28, 2014, at 10:22 AM, McAulay, Elizabeth wrote: Great idea! Dare I threaten

Re: [CODE4LIB] 2nd meetup for code4lib LA - May 15th

2014-03-28 Thread McAulay, Elizabeth
: Re: [CODE4LIB] 2nd meetup for code4lib LA - May 15th Hi, On Fri, Mar 28, 2014 at 10:29 AM, McAulay, Elizabeth emcau...@library.ucla.edu wrote: ROAD TRIP Beware the UC Ride Share Vanpool Van!!! I now have The Ride of the Valkyries as an earworm. Regards, Galen -- Galen Charlton Manager

Re: [CODE4LIB] 2nd meetup for code4lib LA - May 15th

2014-03-28 Thread McAulay, Elizabeth
the merrier, right? -Original Message- From: Code for Libraries [mailto:CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of McAulay, Elizabeth Sent: Friday, March 28, 2014 10:30 AM To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] 2nd meetup for code4lib LA - May 15th ROAD TRIP Beware the UC Ride Share

Re: [CODE4LIB] 2nd meetup for code4lib LA - May 15th

2014-03-28 Thread McAulay, Elizabeth
It is the one you bought from Alaska Airlines and Airburshed your face on the tail of, I hope. From: Code for Libraries [CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] on behalf of Roy Tennant [roytenn...@gmail.com] Sent: Friday, March 28, 2014 10:39 AM To:

Re: [CODE4LIB] Welcome to Roy4Lib

2014-02-25 Thread McAulay, Elizabeth
we have all met Roy, search your feelings, you know it to be true. From: Code for Libraries [CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] on behalf of Barnes, Hugh [hugh.bar...@lincoln.ac.nz] Sent: Monday, February 24, 2014 7:51 PM To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: Re:

Re: [CODE4LIB] A couple quick questions for Hydra or Islandora users

2014-02-24 Thread McAulay, Elizabeth
Hi all, I am a librarian not a developer, nor am I the decision maker on software choices, but I thought I would comment on the Hydra and Islandora discussion to just add the UCLA perspective. We decided to stop doing a home-grown digital library system a few years ago, and we chose Islandora

Re: [CODE4LIB] Academic Library Website Question

2013-12-17 Thread McAulay, Elizabeth
This is a passion of mine, actually. I judge an institution by how easy it is to find the link to the library on the home page of the university. Call me picky, but if I can't find a link to the library easily on that front page, then I think they are not serious about research. What you

Re: [CODE4LIB] transforming marc to rdf

2013-12-05 Thread McAulay, Elizabeth
I've been following this conversation as a non-coder. I'm really interested in getting a better understanding of linked data and how to use existing metadata for proof of concept linked data outputs. So, I totally think Eric's approaches are valuable and would be something I would use. I also

Re: [CODE4LIB] Subject Terms in Institutional Repositories

2013-09-02 Thread McAulay, Elizabeth
Hi Stuart, For bullet point #2 below, how do you manage the workflow of the creative spelling correction. Is the correction handled manually or automatically, or somewhere in between? Thanks, Lisa - Elizabeth Lisa McAulay Librarian for Digital Collection

Re: [CODE4LIB] Adding authority control to IR's that don't have it built in

2013-02-01 Thread McAulay, Elizabeth
Hi, I've been following this thread carefully, and am very interested. At UCLA, we have the Frontera collection (http://frontera.library.ucla.edu/) and we have a local set of authorities because the performers and publishers are more ephemeral than what's usually in LCNAF. So, we're thinking

[CODE4LIB] Multispectral Imaging to recover 1871 diary

2012-04-30 Thread McAulay, Elizabeth
The David Livingstone Spectral Imaging Project is delighted to announce the first edition publication of two digital resources: 1. Livingstone's 1871 Field Diary: A Multispectral Critical Edition(http://livingstone.library.ucla.edu/1871diary/) 2. The Livingstone Spectral Image

[CODE4LIB] Programmer Position at UCLA Library

2012-02-16 Thread McAulay, Elizabeth
Alright cool folks -- you all will want this position. I mean, there's smog involved -- how can you resist? Seriously, I can say that the UCLA Library is a great place to work and the Digital Library group is very active and engaged. You may have heard that UCLA is in the middle of a migration

Re: [CODE4LIB] how 'great' are the great books

2010-11-04 Thread McAulay, Elizabeth
i agree with keith's comments about having a 'what have you read?' portion first. I had to answer i don't know to most of the questions because if I hadn't read both of the works, i didn't want to choose one over the other. i have a master's in English and i think only one out of 20 comparisons

Re: [CODE4LIB] how 'great' are the great books

2010-11-04 Thread McAulay, Elizabeth
i had a lot of fun playing with this survey. is it an infinite survey, though -- no end to the questions? From: Code for Libraries [code4...@listserv.nd.edu] On Behalf Of Eric Lease Morgan [emor...@nd.edu] Sent: Thursday, November 04, 2010 6:24 AM To:

Re: [CODE4LIB] how 'great' are the great books

2010-11-04 Thread McAulay, Elizabeth
To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] how 'great' are the great books On Nov 4, 2010, at 11:24 AM, McAulay, Elizabeth wrote: i agree with keith's comments about having a 'what have you read?' portion first. I had to answer i don't know to most of the questions because if I hadn't

Re: [CODE4LIB] how 'great' are the great books

2010-11-04 Thread McAulay, Elizabeth
Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] how 'great' are the great books On Nov 4, 2010, at 11:24 AM, McAulay, Elizabeth wrote: i agree with keith's comments about having a 'what have you read?' portion first. I had to answer i don't know to most of the questions because if I hadn't read both of the works, i