Re: [CODE4LIB] Online Room Reservations

2012-06-13 Thread Owen, Will
+1  Libcal just went live at UNC Chapel Hill, too.

will

On 6/12/12 8:20 PM, Patrick Berry pbe...@gmail.com wrote:

LibCal from Springshare is excellent in this regard.  We're about to
replace an aging, unmaintainable solution with LibCal.  It has all the
settings we needed to stay with our existing, overly complicated set of
rules.

It's not free.  We're working in the $899 version just fine.

http://springshare.com/libcal/

On Tue, Jun 12, 2012 at 5:16 PM, Ingersoll, Ryan ingerso...@spu.edu
wrote:

 Hi everyone,

 We are looking for a simple system to allow students (and others) to
 self-schedule study rooms in the library.

 I started to build a solution in SharePoint 2010, but before I go to
far I
 want to see what other libraries do. We don't have a dedicated library
 server to install anything on, so I prefer a hosted solution that is
free,
 or very minimal. It would be great if it was mobile phone friendly too
 (iOS, Android).

 Thanks for any advice you can offer.

 Ryan

 Ryan Ingersoll
 Library Technology Services Coordinator
 Seattle Pacific University
 206.281.2287 :: ingerso...@spu.edumailto:ingerso...@spu.edu
 spu.edu/libraryhttp://spu.edu/library

 Tech Desk
 Technology tools, assistance, and space for students to discover,
create,
 and share.
 206.281.2211 :: librarytechd...@spu.edumailto:librarytechd...@spu.edu
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 blog.spu.edu/librarytechdesk



Re: [CODE4LIB] Online Room Reservations

2012-06-13 Thread Lynch,Katherine
This would only apply for a Drupal site, but I wrote a custom set of
modules for Drupal 6, for Drexel University Libraries, that does just
this.  I have a testing area set up for people to try out, and am in the
process of polishing the code base for release on Drupal.org.

Here's the sandbox page, where the code will be deployed when it's ready
for beta, hopefully soon -

http://drupal.org/sandbox/kat3drx/1524514

If anyone would like a pass at the preview area, please contact me
off-list and I will give you the information.

Thanks,

---
Katherine Lynch
Library Web Developer
Drexel University Libraries

On 6/13/12 7:42 AM, Owen, Will o...@email.unc.edu wrote:

+1  Libcal just went live at UNC Chapel Hill, too.

will

On 6/12/12 8:20 PM, Patrick Berry pbe...@gmail.com wrote:

LibCal from Springshare is excellent in this regard.  We're about to
replace an aging, unmaintainable solution with LibCal.  It has all the
settings we needed to stay with our existing, overly complicated set of
rules.

It's not free.  We're working in the $899 version just fine.

http://springshare.com/libcal/

On Tue, Jun 12, 2012 at 5:16 PM, Ingersoll, Ryan ingerso...@spu.edu
wrote:

 Hi everyone,

 We are looking for a simple system to allow students (and others) to
 self-schedule study rooms in the library.

 I started to build a solution in SharePoint 2010, but before I go to
far I
 want to see what other libraries do. We don't have a dedicated library
 server to install anything on, so I prefer a hosted solution that is
free,
 or very minimal. It would be great if it was mobile phone friendly too
 (iOS, Android).

 Thanks for any advice you can offer.

 Ryan

 Ryan Ingersoll
 Library Technology Services Coordinator
 Seattle Pacific University
 206.281.2287 :: ingerso...@spu.edumailto:ingerso...@spu.edu
 spu.edu/libraryhttp://spu.edu/library

 Tech Desk
 Technology tools, assistance, and space for students to discover,
create,
 and share.
 206.281.2211 :: librarytechd...@spu.edumailto:librarytechd...@spu.edu
 spu.edu/library/tech-deskhttp://spu.edu/library/tech-desk
 blog.spu.edu/librarytechdesk



Re: [CODE4LIB] Online Room Reservations

2012-06-13 Thread Matthew Mikitka
Another option to consider is MRBS: http://mrbs.sourceforge.net

regards,
matt
 
 Lynch,Katherine ke...@drexel.edu 6/13/2012 08:24 AM 
This would only apply for a Drupal site, but I wrote a custom set of
modules for Drupal 6, for Drexel University Libraries, that does just
this.  I have a testing area set up for people to try out, and am in
the
process of polishing the code base for release on Drupal.org.

Here's the sandbox page, where the code will be deployed when it's
ready
for beta, hopefully soon -

http://drupal.org/sandbox/kat3drx/1524514

If anyone would like a pass at the preview area, please contact me
off-list and I will give you the information.

Thanks,

---
Katherine Lynch
Library Web Developer
Drexel University Libraries

On 6/13/12 7:42 AM, Owen, Will o...@email.unc.edu wrote:

+1  Libcal just went live at UNC Chapel Hill, too.

will

On 6/12/12 8:20 PM, Patrick Berry pbe...@gmail.com wrote:

LibCal from Springshare is excellent in this regard.  We're about to
replace an aging, unmaintainable solution with LibCal.  It has all
the
settings we needed to stay with our existing, overly complicated set
of
rules.

It's not free.  We're working in the $899 version just fine.

http://springshare.com/libcal/

On Tue, Jun 12, 2012 at 5:16 PM, Ingersoll, Ryan
ingerso...@spu.edu
wrote:

 Hi everyone,

 We are looking for a simple system to allow students (and others)
to
 self-schedule study rooms in the library.

 I started to build a solution in SharePoint 2010, but before I go
to
far I
 want to see what other libraries do. We don't have a dedicated
library
 server to install anything on, so I prefer a hosted solution that
is
free,
 or very minimal. It would be great if it was mobile phone friendly
too
 (iOS, Android).

 Thanks for any advice you can offer.

 Ryan

 Ryan Ingersoll
 Library Technology Services Coordinator
 Seattle Pacific University
 206.281.2287 :: ingerso...@spu.edumailto:ingerso...@spu.edu
 spu.edu/libraryhttp://spu.edu/library

 Tech Desk
 Technology tools, assistance, and space for students to discover,
create,
 and share.
 206.281.2211 ::
librarytechd...@spu.edumailto:librarytechd...@spu.edu
 spu.edu/library/tech-deskhttp://spu.edu/library/tech-desk
 blog.spu.edu/librarytechdesk



[CODE4LIB] 4 LCC Classes added to LC Linked Data Service

2012-06-13 Thread Ford, Kevin
Announcement:  4 LC Classification Classes added to LC Linked Data Service 

The Library of Congress is pleased to make available the B, M, N, and Z Classes 
of the Library of Congress Classification (LCC) from the Library's Linked Data 
Service (ID.LOC.GOV).

This effort not only provides URIs and resources for LCC schedules and tables 
required to synthesize a classification number, but also Linked Data resources 
for each derivable classification number and classification range within the 
entire Class hierarchy.  A small ontology has been developed to accurately 
represent the semantics for LCC data; it will follow shortly.

The publication of these LCC classes as Linked Data is presently a beta 
offering.  As such, this announcement is limited to those groups and users who 
will most benefit from this offering, and from whom we anticipate we will 
likely receive the most valuable feedback at this time.

Because LCC is sufficiently different from the other data available at 
ID.LOC.GOV, notably LCSH and Names, it is anticipated that more time and user 
feedback will be needed to fully work out any remaining issues and to maximize 
the data's usability.  Indeed, we encourage the submission of uses cases about 
how users would like to use the data.  

Because this is an area of active development, no bulk download of these 
classes are being published at this time.  On the other hand, it is hoped that 
more LCC Classes will be added more quickly in the near future.

**

Please explore it for yourself at 

http://id.loc.gov/authorities/classification 

**

Contact Us about ID:  
As always, your feedback is important and welcomed. Though we are interested in 
all forms of constructive commentary on all topics related to ID, we're 
particularly interested in how the data available from ID.LOC.GOV is used. Your 
contributions directly inform service enhancements.  

You can send comments or report any problems to us via the ID feedback form or 
ID listserv (see the web site).

Background:
The LC Linked Data Service was first made available in May 2009 and offered the 
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH), the Library's initial entry into 
the Linked Data environment. In part by assigning each vocabulary and each data 
value within it a unique resource identifier (URI), the service provides a 
means for machines to semantically access, use, and harvest authority and 
vocabulary data that adheres to W3C recommendations, such as Simple Knowledge 
Organization System (SKOS), and the more detailed vocabulary MADS/RDF. In this 
way, the LC Linked Data Service also makes government data publicly and freely 
available in the spirit of the Open Government directive. Although the primary 
goal of the service is to enable machine access to Library of Congress data, a 
web interface serves human users searching and browsing the vocabularies.  The 
new datasets join the term and code lists already available through the 
service: 

* Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH)
* Library of Congress Children's Subject Headings
* Library of Congress Genre/Form Terms
* Library of Congress / NACO Name Authority File
* Thesaurus of Graphic Materials
* MARC Code List for Relators
* MARC Code List for Countries (which reference their equivalent ISO 3166 codes)
* MARC Code List for Geographic Areas
* MARC Code List for Languages (which have been cross referenced with ISO 
639-1, 639-2, and 639-5, where appropriate)
* PREMIS vocabularies for Cryptographic Hash Functions, Preservation Events, 
and Preservation Level Roles 

The above code lists also contain links with appropriate LCSH and LC/NAF 
headings.

--
Kevin Ford
Network Development  MARC Standards Office
Library of Congress
Washington, DC