[CODE4LIB] c4l 2009 Pre-conference Proposals

2008-12-02 Thread jean rainwater
We currently have 5 pre-conference proposals - 2 full and 3 half day. If there are any more out there please speak up now! There will be a $25 charge for the preconference day to cover room charges and coffee breaks. For the list of proposed pre-conferences see: http://code4lib.org/node/266

Re: [CODE4LIB] COinS in OL?

2008-12-02 Thread Karen Coyle
Ed Summers wrote: I guess the main thing I wanted to communicate is that you could simply add: link rel=alternate type=application/json href=http://openlibrary.org/api/get?key=/b/{open-library-id}; / to the head element in OpenLibrary HTML pages for books, and that would go a long way to

Re: [CODE4LIB] COinS in OL?

2008-12-02 Thread Ere Maijala
Gabriel Farrell wrote: COinS would be great, but unAPI would be useful also. In the case of Zotero, for example, more information can be passed along with unAPI than with COinS. I agree. They are not mutually exclusive and can be used for quite different purposes. In my experience COinS is

Re: [CODE4LIB] COinS in OL?

2008-12-02 Thread Godmar Back
Having a per-page link to get an alternate representation of a resource is certainly helpful for some applications, and please do support it, but don't consider the problem solved. The primary weakness of this approach is that it works only if a page is dedicated to a single resource. COinS are

[CODE4LIB] Conference Announcement: Creative Commons Tech Summit

2008-12-02 Thread Greg Grossmeier
For those of you interested in the metadata production and use in web technologies: Creative Commons will hold its second technology summit on December 12, 2008, in Cambridge, MA. The summit will focus on the application of Semantic Web technologies to Creative Commons', Science Commons' and

Re: [CODE4LIB] COinS in OL?

2008-12-02 Thread Karen Coyle
I've looked at unAPI, but I can't get a handle on what needs to be in the abbr. What would be useful? kc Ere Maijala wrote: Gabriel Farrell wrote: COinS would be great, but unAPI would be useful also. In the case of Zotero, for example, more information can be passed along with unAPI than

[CODE4LIB] Job Announcement: Information Architect - Digital KM Project (Washington DC)

2008-12-02 Thread Patty De Anda
Information Architect - Digital KM Project LAC is seeking an Information Architect for a Digital KM Project working with NASA's Knowledge Management Case Study Collection in Greenbelt, MD. Responsibilities will include: Development, testing, installation, and evaluation of open source