[CODE4LIB] WARC file format now ISO standard

2009-06-02 Thread st...@archive.org
hi code4lib, if you're archiving web content, please use the WARC format. thanks, /st...@archive.org WARC File Format Published as an International Standard http://netpreserve.org/press/pr20090601.php ISO 28500:2009 specifies the WARC file format: * to store both the payload content

Re: [CODE4LIB] WARC file format now ISO standard

2009-06-02 Thread st...@archive.org
hi Karen, understood. the final draft of the spec is available here: http://www.scribd.com/doc/4303719/WARC-ISO-28500-final-draft-v018-Zentveld-080618 and other (similar) versions here: http://archive-access.sourceforge.net/warc/ /st...@archive.org On 6/2/09 2:15 PM, Karen Coyle wrote

Re: [CODE4LIB] WARC file format now ISO standard

2009-06-02 Thread st...@archive.org
point well taken. :) there were no significant changes to the WARC format between the last draft and the published standard. you can use Heritrix WARCReader, or WARC Tools warcvalidator to verify that you have created a valid WARC in accordance with the spec. /st...@archive.org On 6/2/09 2

Re: [CODE4LIB] A Book Grab by Google

2009-05-20 Thread st...@archive.org
give _only_ Google the right to scan orphaned works, and no one else. that certainly wouldn't help libraries. /st...@archive.org

[CODE4LIB] A Book Grab by Google

2009-05-19 Thread st...@archive.org
fyi - [the Google Book Settlement] should not be approved A Book Grab by Google by Brewster Kahle Tuesday, May 19, 2009 Washington Post | Opinions http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/18/AR2009051802637.html /st...@archive.org

Re: [CODE4LIB] A Book Grab by Google [hack]

2009-05-19 Thread st...@archive.org
migrate occasionally for maintenance. /st...@archive.org On 5/19/09 10:51 AM, raj kumar wrote: On May 19, 2009, at 10:40 AM, Eric Lease Morgan wrote: On May 19, 2009, at 1:24 PM, Eric Lease Morgan wrote: I applaud the Internet Archive and the Open Content Alliance's efforts. archive.org++ Try

Re: [CODE4LIB] Wolfram Alpha (was: Another nail in the coffin)

2009-05-07 Thread st...@archive.org
to think that it could steer learners and researchers away from looking to the web (unfortunately, almost always Google by default) for quick answers, and back to thinking about how they can answer questions for themselves, given quality information, and powerful tools for problem solving. /st

Re: [CODE4LIB] Recommend book scanner?

2009-05-02 Thread st...@archive.org
this. /st...@archive.org

Re: [CODE4LIB] Linux Public Computers - time and ticket reservation system

2009-01-05 Thread st...@archive.org
, and the workforce is distributed and lasseiz-faire. it doesn't seem to be very agile in responding to monolithic deficiencies (just look at how we ended up with the linux kernel vs. hurd :). /st...@archive.org On 12/30/08 12:37 PM, Darrell Eifert wrote: Hi Folks -- Nicolaie Constantinescu

Re: [CODE4LIB] Linux Public Computers - time and ticket reservation system

2009-01-05 Thread st...@archive.org
, and the workforce is distributed and lasseiz-faire. it doesn't seem to be very agile in responding to monolithic deficiencies (just look at how we ended up with the linux kernel vs. hurd :). /st...@archive.org