[CODE4LIB] EdUI Conference - Registration ends Sept. 15 (usability, design, coding, social media, and more)
=== REGISTRATION ENDS TUE. SEPT. 15 === It's only a matter of days to go until the EdUI Conference Sept. 21-22 in Charlottesville VA! So now is the time to register if you haven't already. http://edui.eventbrite.com === ABOUT EDUI === http://eduiconf.org If you don't yet know what EdUI is all about, be sure to check out http://eduiconf.org . In short, EdUI (the name is a marriage of Edu and UI) is a conference for web professionals, particularly those in higher ed, that offers full-day workshops and peer presentations on user experience and user interface issues like usability, design, coding, rich media, and social media. Our speaking lineup features some of the top experts in the web industry, alongside your peers who are doing extraordinary things at their institutions. We know training and travel budgets are tight right now, but we guarantee this is one of the best values you'll find for professional development! Other events featuring similar speaker line-ups often cost $1000+ and require travel to expensive cities. Check out our full speaker line-up at http://eduiconf.org/speakers/ View the full conference schedule at http://eduiconf.org/program/ EdUI is held in beautiful and historic Charlottesville VA, home of Thomas Jefferson and a popular tourist destination http://tinyurl.com/lfmpn3 . === CONFERENCE PRIZES! DELL LAPTOP, ADOBE CS4 COPIES, AND MORE === We know you're already planning to come to EdUI 2009 (aren't you) to see some of the biggest names in web design and development. But what about your friends and colleagues? Well, now they can help you win a Dell Latitude 2100 Netbook when you refer them to us! When they register, tell them to enter your name as how they heard about the conference. We'll have a drawing during the conference and announce the winner. Every registration you refer to EdUI will increase your chances of winning. See http://tinyurl.com/mr6koq to find out more (including a few important restrictions). We'll also be awarding copies of the Adobe Creative Suite 4 among a multitude of other prizes on the second day of the conference. === SO YOU'RE REGISTERED. GOT EVERYTHING ELSE LINED UP? === -- Buffet Lunch -- Don't forget about our Birds of a Feather networking lunch. For just $16 you get a buffet lunch and a great opportunity to network with your peers. Sign up now at http://edui.eventbrite.com/ . -- Hotel Rooms -- Coming from out of town? We have a block of rooms available for a special rate. Learn more at http://www.eduiconf.org/venue-and-travel/ . -- EdUI is made possible by The Virginia Foundation for the Humanities http://www.VirginiaFoundation.org , in partnership with the University of Virginia http://www.Virginia.edu and an array of corporate sponsors. -- See you on the 21st, EdUI Conference Organizers
Re: [CODE4LIB] Book recommendation
I know I'm a couple of days late, but no mention of SICP? http://mitpress.mit.edu/sicp/ I think if I only had one programming related book I was allowed to own it would be this one. It's scheme of course, but it's definitely not tied to a specific technology or language, and if you don't already know a lisp it's definitely worth learning one on the way. It is one of those books of seemingly infinite depth where you can always pick it up and have a incredible amount to learn from it. -Original Message- From: Code for Libraries [mailto:code4...@listserv.nd.edu] On Behalf Of Nick Ruest Sent: Wednesday, September 09, 2009 3:12 PM To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] Book recommendation If you are into the history of how it all came about, The Dream Machine: J.C.R. Licklider and the revolution that made computing personal is a good read. It is a little dense at times, but well worth the read. ISBN: 014200135X -nruest On Sep 9, 2009, at 4:15 PM, Jon Gorman wrote: For those who enjoyed The Mythical Man-Month I'd also recommend Peopleware (not the software, the book ;) ). Jon On Wed, Sep 9, 2009 at 2:58 PM, stuart yeatesstuart.yea...@vuw.ac.nz wrote: I can't speak highly enough about The Mythical Man-Month, by Fred P. Brooks (1975). Let's just say that when they issued the 20th anniversary edition, they didn't need to update the examples in the text. cheers stuart Sharon Foster wrote: From my software engineering days, I like Steve McConnell's Code Complete and Software Project Survival Guide; The Mythical Man-Month, by Fred P. Brooks; Joel On Software by Joel Spolsky (who also has a blog); and The Elements of Programming Style, by Kernigan and Plauger. KR is directed at the C programming language, but there are enough similarities in syntax with PHP, Java, and a lot of other web developer languages that I think it's still relevant. Sharon M. Foster, JD, MLS Technology Librarian http://firstgentrekkie.blogspot.com/ On Wed, Sep 9, 2009 at 12:12 PM, Robert Foxrf...@nd.edu wrote: Since this list has librarians, hard core programmers and hybrid librarian programmers on it, this is probably a good place to ask this sort of question. I'm looking for some book recommendations. I've read a lot of technical books on how to work with specific kinds of technology, read a lot of online technical how tos and that has been good as far as it goes. But, technology changes too fast to be wed to one particular programming language, database technology, metadata standard, etc. I'm interested in finding books that speak to the issues of programming methodology, design principles, lessons learned, etc. that transcend any particular programming technology. Are there good books that distill the wisdom and experience of veteran developers and /or communicate best practices for things like design patterns, overall software architecture, learning from mistakes, the developer mindset and such things? Could you recommend perhaps the top three or four books you've read in these areas? Rob Fox Hesburgh Libraries University of Notre Dame -- Stuart Yeates http://www.nzetc.org/ New Zealand Electronic Text Centre http://researcharchive.vuw.ac.nz/ Institutional Repository Nick Ruest Digital Strategies Librarian McMaster University Mills Memorial Library 1280 Main Street West Hamilton, ON L8S 4L6 Phone: 905.525.9140 ext. 21276 Email: rue...@mcmaster.ca http://library.mcmaster.ca/contact/ruest-nicholas http://nruest.blog.lib.mcmaster.ca/ Revolution is not something fixed in ideology, nor is it something fashioned to a particular decade. It is a personal process embedded in the human spirit. - Abbie Hoffman
[CODE4LIB] SRU Research Project
Dear colleagues (with apologies for cross-posting), Does your organization provide access to your resources using the Search / Retrieve via URL (SRU) protocol? Does it use SRU to search other collections? Would you like to discuss your experiences with SRU? I am a graduate student at the University of Alberta conducting a study aimed at improving this protocol by studying the experiences and perceptions of system administrators. If you are responsible for administering SRU server or client systems, and those systems are in production use, then your participation is needed in this study. If this describes part of your duties, please consider volunteering to participate in this study. To volunteer or to request further information, please contact me using the information at the bottom of this email. As a participant in this study, you will be asked to commit approximately 60 minutes of your time for an initial interview. Depending on the results from the initial round of interviews, participants may be contacted for follow-up interviews lasting, at most, 30 minutes. All interviews will be scheduled at your convenience, and most will be conducted over the telephone. Thank you for your consideration of this project. Please feel free to forward this email to anyone you feel may be interested. I look forward to hearing from you! T. Michael Silver, MLIS student School of Library and Information Studies 3-20 Rutherford South University of Alberta Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T6G 2J5 Phone: 403.348.7600 (mobile) Email: michael.sil...@ualberta.ca If you have questions or concerns about this project, you may also contact my faculty supervisor. Dr. Lisa M. Given, Associate Professor School of Library and Information Studies 3-20 Rutherford South University of Alberta Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T6G 2J5 Phone: 780.492.2033 Email: lisa.gi...@ualberta.ca -- Michael Silver MLIS Student School of Library and Information Studies University of Alberta michael.sil...@ualberta.ca
