If they don't mind installing Opera and forgoing the UI that would display anything beyond filenames, they can use Opera to share files over HTTP within a few, mere minutes (as long as they keep their computer logged on):
http://unite.opera.com/application/132/ I haven't used this myself, but I noticed the addition when Opera 10 launched last year, I think it was. Mark -----Original Message----- From: Code for Libraries [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Will Brockman Sent: Wednesday, June 23, 2010 2:19 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] Digital object distribution I've had good luck with Google Docs for sharing modest numbers of files with a variety of collaborators - is that *too* simplistic for this application? Will On Wed, Jun 23, 2010 at 2:06 PM, Hillel Arnold <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Adam, > I'm actually asking for someone else (not at my institution) but I believe > we're talking about primarily images, with maybe some audio. As far as I know > they currently have their digital objects stored on a combination of internal > and external hard drives that are only available locally. I'm not sure about > the file or folder naming conventions, but my intuition tells me there > probably aren't many... > > > >> Date: Wed, 23 Jun 2010 13:58:01 -0400 >> From: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] Digital object distribution >> To: [email protected] >> >> Hillel, >> >> How are you currently managing your digital objects? What type are they >> generally? (images, a/v, text) >> >> ...adam >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Code for Libraries on behalf of Hillel Arnold >> Sent: Wed 6/23/2010 1:15 PM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: [CODE4LIB] Digital object distribution >> >> A colleague of mine is looking for a simple and lightweight way to make >> digital assets available to researchers. What they'd like to have ideally is >> a system that provides online access to specified files for a specified user >> via a login. A user would only see the files that have been assigned to them >> and not any other users' files. In addition, they'd like to have some sort >> of a UI that would display basic descriptive information about the object. >> Does anyone have any ideas for a solution to this? It seems like there >> *should* be an easy and obvious answer, but I'm coming up blank... >> >> Thanks, >> Hillel Arnold >> >> Project Archivist >> Tamiment Library/Robert F. Wagner Labor Archive >> New York University >> >> _________________________________________________________________ >> The New Busy is not the too busy. Combine all your e-mail accounts with >> Hotmail. >> http://www.windowslive.com/campaign/thenewbusy?tile=multiaccount&ocid=PID28326::T:WLMTAGL:ON:WL:en-US:WM_HMP:042010_4 >> >> >> >> Rock & Roll: (noun) African American slang dating back to the early 20th >> Century. In the early 1950s, the term came to be used to describe a new form >> of music, steeped in the blues, rhythm & blues, country and gospel. Today, >> it refers to a wide variety of popular music -- frequently music with an >> edge and attitude, music with a good beat and --- often --- loud guitars.© >> 2005 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum. >> >> This communication is a confidential and proprietary business communication. >> It is intended solely for the use of the designated recipient(s). If this >> communication is received in error, please contact the sender and delete >> this communication. > > _________________________________________________________________ > The New Busy think 9 to 5 is a cute idea. Combine multiple calendars with > Hotmail. > http://www.windowslive.com/campaign/thenewbusy?tile=multicalendar&ocid=PID28326::T:WLMTAGL:ON:WL:en-US:WM_HMP:042010_5
