Re: [CODE4LIB] iPad Kiosk Statistics
Thanks to everyone. Lots of good ideas here. I am not sure about transferring our mobile app to html5 but it might work. Thanks again. Edward Iglesias On Fri, Nov 11, 2011 at 4:27 PM, Brad Rhoads bdr...@gmail.com wrote: I'd try using couchdb (http://www.couchbase.org/get/couchbase-mobile-for-ios/current). It would auto sync when ever you did get online. --- www.maf.org/rhoads www.ontherhoads.org On Fri, Nov 11, 2011 at 1:52 PM, Edward Iglesias edwardigles...@gmail.com wrote: Hello All, We are implementing iPads in our library as wayfinders or kiosks. Does anyone know of a way to get stats from them? We are using Kiosk software that loads local html pages so as to not have to worry about internet connectivity. I've thought about just exporting the history from the browser and parsing it but surely there is a more elegant solution. Thanks, Edward Iglesias
Re: [CODE4LIB] iPad Kiosk Statistics
I will say that if you have control over the app itself or can use the HTML pages in your own ipad app with just the webkit wrapper, it would be a no-brainer to store really good logs. I'll go a step further and suggest that to make it more elegant, transmit the logs via bluetooth to another machine nearby. ___ Michael Friscia Manager, Digital Library Programming Services Yale University Library (203) 432-1856 From: Code for Libraries [CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] on behalf of Edward Iglesias [edwardigles...@gmail.com] Sent: Saturday, November 12, 2011 11:00 AM To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] iPad Kiosk Statistics Thanks to everyone. Lots of good ideas here. I am not sure about transferring our mobile app to html5 but it might work. Thanks again. Edward Iglesias On Fri, Nov 11, 2011 at 4:27 PM, Brad Rhoads bdr...@gmail.com wrote: I'd try using couchdb (http://www.couchbase.org/get/couchbase-mobile-for-ios/current). It would auto sync when ever you did get online. --- www.maf.org/rhoads www.ontherhoads.org On Fri, Nov 11, 2011 at 1:52 PM, Edward Iglesias edwardigles...@gmail.com wrote: Hello All, We are implementing iPads in our library as wayfinders or kiosks. Does anyone know of a way to get stats from them? We are using Kiosk software that loads local html pages so as to not have to worry about internet connectivity. I've thought about just exporting the history from the browser and parsing it but surely there is a more elegant solution. Thanks, Edward Iglesias
Re: [CODE4LIB] Cataloging4Coders @ C4L12 - We need your brains
I think it would be worthwhile discussing what you can/cannot count on as well as the reliability of certain data points. There is a natural tendency among noncatalogers to rely on specifications for figuring out what data will be where. However, some fields that may seem perfect for an application may not be used at all, certain types of data might appear in any one of multiple fields, and other types might not be used as expected. Incorrect assumptions about what metadata contains and its reliability will lead to trouble every time. It might also be worth making some broad remarks on what you can reasonably expect to accomplish with records encoded to certain major major standards as well as their limitations and what you lose when you crosswalk from one standard to another. kyle On Thu, Nov 10, 2011 at 11:14 AM, Becky Yoose b.yo...@gmail.com wrote: Hey folks, There's been increasing discussion and interest about cataloging around this community (and others like it) for quite a while. I found some co-conspirators and we are planning to propose a pre-conference on cataloging/library metadata creation geared towards the huddled code4lib masses (otherwise known as coders) who are yearning for knowledge of this Darkest of Library Arts. We need you help before we post our proposal. We realize that there's a wide range of cataloging knowledge and experience in the community, and we want to make sure that those interested get the most out of the pre-conference. If this pre-conference has perked your interest, can you help us in letting us know: - What experience do you have with cataloging/library metadata creation? - What do you want us to cover? Do you have any questions that you want covered? This information will help us greatly in how we structure the pre-conference both in content and schedule. For now, we're planning a half-day pre-conference, but if there's enough interest between beginners and more experienced folks, we will consider offering two half-day preconferences in order to focus on specific participant needs. Feel free to ask questions as well - I'll try to answer them as best as possible given what our group has brainstormed so far. Thanks for reading, Becky Official cat[aloger] herder --- Becky Yoose Systems Librarian Grinnell College Libraries yoose...@grinnell.edu -- -- Kyle Banerjee Digital Services Program Manager Orbis Cascade Alliance baner...@uoregon.edu / 503.877.9773
Re: [CODE4LIB] Cataloging4Coders @ C4L12 - We need your brains
R Sent from my iPhone On Nov 10, 2011, at 1:15 PM, Becky Yoose b.yo...@gmail.com wrote: Hey folks, There's been increasing discussion and interest about cataloging around this community (and others like it) for quite a while. I found some co-conspirators and we are planning to propose a pre-conference on cataloging/library metadata creation geared towards the huddled code4lib masses (otherwise known as coders) who are yearning for knowledge of this Darkest of Library Arts. We need you help before we post our proposal. We realize that there's a wide range of cataloging knowledge and experience in the community, and we want to make sure that those interested get the most out of the pre-conference. If this pre-conference has perked your interest, can you help us in letting us know: - What experience do you have with cataloging/library metadata creation? - What do you want us to cover? Do you have any questions that you want covered? This information will help us greatly in how we structure the pre-conference both in content and schedule. For now, we're planning a half-day pre-conference, but if there's enough interest between beginners and more experienced folks, we will consider offering two half-day preconferences in order to focus on specific participant needs. Feel free to ask questions as well - I'll try to answer them as best as possible given what our group has brainstormed so far. Thanks for reading, Becky Official cat[aloger] herder --- Becky Yoose Systems Librarian Grinnell College Libraries yoose...@grinnell.edu
