Re: [CODE4LIB] Lib or Libe
cod-for-lib, anyone? -Tod On Feb 13, 2013, at 6:55 PM, Jay Luker lb...@reallywow.com wrote: People, people. Can we agree that lib is simply easier to say than libe due to the shorter vowel sound? Can we also agree than the best coders are, by nature, lazy? Therefore, lib wins. All you. libe mohubs can go call the wah-wah-wahmbulance. --jay On Wednesday, February 13, 2013, Kyle Banerjee wrote: I'm going to go out on a limb and say your dad's a transplant from the midwest or the mid Atlantic states. I'm guessing you can pronounce Willamette either because you know the region, are used to crazy English spellings used to refer to Native American place names, or both. kyle
Re: [CODE4LIB] Lib or Libe
As a person who's mother tongue is Dutch. I would suggest to accept the 'libe' abbreviation if you can convince everybody to spell 'library' as 'liberary' Peter -Original Message- From: Code for Libraries [mailto:CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Tod Olson Sent: donderdag 14 februari 2013 11:26 To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] Lib or Libe cod-for-lib, anyone? -Tod On Feb 13, 2013, at 6:55 PM, Jay Luker lb...@reallywow.com wrote: People, people. Can we agree that lib is simply easier to say than libe due to the shorter vowel sound? Can we also agree than the best coders are, by nature, lazy? Therefore, lib wins. All you. libe mohubs can go call the wah-wah-wahmbulance. --jay On Wednesday, February 13, 2013, Kyle Banerjee wrote: I'm going to go out on a limb and say your dad's a transplant from the midwest or the mid Atlantic states. I'm guessing you can pronounce Willamette either because you know the region, are used to crazy English spellings used to refer to Native American place names, or both. kyle
Re: [CODE4LIB] Lib or Libe
I guess you all have installed your 'libe applications' in your 'bine directory'? -Original Message- From: Code for Libraries [mailto:CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Thomas Bennett Sent: woensdag 13 februari 2013 17:18 To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] Lib or Libe After voting I am surprised at the results, its a library as in libe, not a leebrary as in lib, ryght or is that reeght or rit ?. Thomas or is it Thoomas you say tomato I say tomato pecan or pecan In these two examples maybe pronounce it as you wish or weesh or woosh, what ever. Support Requesthttp://portal.support.appstate.edu Thomas McMillan Grant Bennett Appalachian State University Operations Systems AnalystP O Box 32026 University LibraryBoone, North Carolina 28608 (828) 262 6587 Library Systems http://www.library.appstate.edu Confidentiality Notice: This communication constitutes an electronic communication within the meaning of the Electronic Communications Privacy Act, 18 U.S.C. Section 2510, and its disclosure is strictly limited to the recipient intended by the sender of this message. If you are not the intended recipient, any disclosure, copying, distribution or use of any of the information contained in or attached to this transmission is STRICTLY PROHIBITED. Please contact this office immediately by return e-mail or at 828-262-6587, and destroy the original transmission and its attachment(s), if any, if you are not the intended recipient. On Feb 13, 2013, at 11:08 AM, Fleming, Declan wrote: Hi - at the conference, there has been much foment about how to pronounce the end of code4lib. Please go to: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1lseCc2gwQUXL6oC8aLB7N8YMRnjsl90SfPHAmX5EA_w/viewform and vote. D
Re: [CODE4LIB] Lib or Libe
Salvete! People, people. Can we agree that lib is simply easier to say than libe due to the shorter vowel sound? Can we also agree than the best coders are, by nature, lazy? Therefore, lib wins. All you. libe mohubs can go call the wah-wah-wahmbulance. Not to mention libe sounds a bit affected. Jersey lib in the house, represent! Brooke Who was not picked on in the factory by any of the multiple felons, yo
[CODE4LIB] registration open for OAI8 in Geneva 19-21 June 2013
OAI8, the 8th Workshop on Innovations in Scholarly Communication will be held in Geneva, Switzerland, from Wednesday 19th to Friday 21st June 2013. Program details and registration are now available at https://indico.cern.ch/event/oai8. It will be possible to register for a part or all of the programme. The workshop will follow the successful format of previous sessions mixing practical tutorials, presentations from cutting-edge projects and research, discussion groups, posters, and an intense social programme to maximise interaction and communication. Previous workshops have built a strong community spirit. The event is a unique opportunity to exchange ideas and contact details with a large public connected to the OA movement. The OAI workshops are a series of the most important international meetings in this field and take place roughly every two years. Each iteration of the workshop series has dealt with issues relevant to today. This year, research data will be one of the topics tackled. In the light of the Royal Society Report Science as an Open Enterprise, European universities are beginning themselves to consider the impact of the data deluge. The workshop will also revisit the topic of metrics and suggest new approaches. Thanks to the continued support of our sponsors, the organisers have been able to maintain the modest registration fee at the same level as for the previous workshop, i.e. CHF 275. Moreover, a special early bird fee of CHF 230 is offered until Wednesday 27th of March. Further information will be added to the website https://indico.cern.ch/event/oai8, including details of the Breakout Groups, of a pre-conference day about Duraspace, and the Call for posters. The committee looks forward to welcoming you to Geneva. For the OAI8 Organising Committee with cheers, Thomas Krichelhttp://openlib.org/home/krichel http://authorprofile.org/pkr1 skype: thomaskrichel
Re: [CODE4LIB] You *are* a coder. So what am I?
If you want to call yourself a librarian, just do it. There's no pope of librarianship to tell you otherwise. On Wed, Feb 13, 2013 at 7:22 PM, Maccabee Levine levi...@uwosh.edu wrote: Andromeda's talk this afternoon really struck a chord, as I shared with her afterwards, because I have the same issue from the other side of the fence. I'm among the 1/3 of the crowd today with a CS degree and and IT background (and no MLS). I've worked in libraries for years, but when I have a point to make about how technology can benefit instruction or reference or collection development, I generally preface it with I'm not a librarian, but I shouldn't have to be defensive about that. Problem is, 'coder' doesn't imply a particular degree -- just the experience from doing the task, and as Andromeda said, she and most C4Lers definitely are coders. But 'librarian' *does* imply MLS/MSLS/etc., and I respect that. What's a library word I can use in the same way as coder? Maccabee -- Maccabee Levine Head of Library Technology Services University of Wisconsin Oshkosh levi...@uwosh.edu 920-424-7332 -- Sent from my GMail account.
Re: [CODE4LIB] You *are* a coder. So what am I?
I dub thee...LIBRARIAN!! If it looks like a librarian, and talks like a librarian, and does librarian stuff, then I'd say it is one :) Michele -Original Message- From: Code for Libraries [mailto:CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Devon Sent: Thursday, February 14, 2013 10:10 AM To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] You *are* a coder. So what am I? If you want to call yourself a librarian, just do it. There's no pope of librarianship to tell you otherwise. On Wed, Feb 13, 2013 at 7:22 PM, Maccabee Levine levi...@uwosh.edu wrote: Andromeda's talk this afternoon really struck a chord, as I shared with her afterwards, because I have the same issue from the other side of the fence. I'm among the 1/3 of the crowd today with a CS degree and and IT background (and no MLS). I've worked in libraries for years, but when I have a point to make about how technology can benefit instruction or reference or collection development, I generally preface it with I'm not a librarian, but I shouldn't have to be defensive about that.
Re: [CODE4LIB] You *are* a coder. So what am I?
On Feb 14, 2013, at 8:57 AM, Karen Coyle wrote: EVERYONE should know some code. see: http://laboratorium.net/archive/2013/01/16/my_career_as_a_bulk_downloader But it's hard to find the classes that teach coding for everyone. This would be a good thing for c4l'ers to do in their institutions. How to write the short script you need to do something practical. Also, how to throw a few things into a database so you can re-munge it or explore some connections. We need those classes. We need to turn a room in the library into a hacker space for the staff. A learning lab. I just realized that the e-mails from Chris Erdmann a couple of weeks back were *not* on code4lib ... he's running a class on programming for librarians (specifically for processing data), and in a couple of weeks, they're going to have a workshop on interfaces at Harvard. See below. Also, a blog post from last month arguing that all librarians should know how to program: http://altbibl.io/dst4l/109/ -Joe ps. personally, I *hate* the term coder ... one, it make me think 'code monkey', and what I do is much more involved than that (analyst, architect, sysadmin, dba, programing, debugging, tech support, etc.). If I had a MLS, I might be a 'Systems Librarian', but I have a MIM (Info. Management ... still an LIS degree, but not the same accreditation); It's still easier to tell the library community that's what I am, and it's easier to explain what I do to the science by telling them I'm a 'data librarian'.* Two, 'coding' is a relatively minor skill. It's like putting 'typist' as a job title, because you use your keyboard a lot at work. Figuring out what needs to be written/typed/coded is more important than the actual writing aspect of it. As for titles, over the years, I've had the job title of : Programmer/Analyst Systems Analyst Software Engineer UNIX Engineer Multimedia Applications Analyst Short Guy with Beard (which was only funny because there was a much shorter guy with a more impressive beard) Web Developer Webmaster (back when it meant the person who administered the service, not the person who made the website) System Administrator ... etc. (I've had a lot as the university I worked at tied titles to pay rate, so every promotion required getting new business cards; right now, I work for a contractor, and the contractor gives me different titles than what NASA has me down as ... it's important what roles that I play, and the work that I do than what category someone's lumped me in. If you're going to insist on it, I'd rather it be broad, like 'techie' than just a 'coder'.) * and to make it more confusing, my company's title for me is 'Principal Software Engineer', but I don't meet the requirements to be an engineer. I went to an ABET accredited engineering program, but never took the EIT/FE or PE tests. So I try to avoid the 'engineer' titles, too. Begin forwarded message: From: cerdm...@cfa.harvard.edu Date: February 7, 2013 6:57:37 AM EST To: pam...@listserv.nd.edu Subject: [PAMNET] Liberact Workshop and Data Scientist Training for Librarians Reply-To: cerdm...@cfa.harvard.edu Good morning! Just a reminder to those thinking about interactive technologies in libraries, this workshop may be of interest: http://altbibl.io/liberact/ Also, we just started a course called Data Scientist Training for Librarians. Follow along here: http://altbibl.io/dst4l/blog/ Please forward to interested colleagues. Best regards, Christopher Erdmann, Head Librarian Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics Begin forwarded message: From: cerdm...@cfa.harvard.edu Date: January 25, 2013 5:06:58 PM EST To: pam...@listserv.nd.edu Subject: [PAMNET] Liberact Workshop Feb 28 - Mar 1 @ Harvard Reply-To: cerdm...@cfa.harvard.edu To individuals interested in interactive technologies in libraries, this event is for you. The Liberact Workshop aims to bring librarians and developers together to discuss and brainstorm interactive, gesture-based systems for library settings. An array of gesture-based technologies will be demonstrated on the first day with presentations, brainstorming and discussions taking place on the second day. The workshop will be held at the Radcliffe Institute of Advanced Study at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and takes place February 28 - March 1. Visit the Liberact Workshop website to learn more: http://altbibl.io/liberact To register, visit the Eventbrite page for the workshop: https://liberact.eventbrite.com We hope you will join us! Christopher Erdmann, Martin Schreiner, Lynn Schmelz, Susan Berstler, Paul Worster, Enrique Diaz, Lynn Sayers, Michael Leach
Re: [CODE4LIB] You *are* a coder. So what am I?
On Thu, Feb 14, 2013 at 10:30 AM, Joe Hourcle onei...@grace.nascom.nasa.gov wrote: Two, 'coding' is a relatively minor skill. It's like putting 'typist' as a job title, because you use your keyboard a lot at work. Figuring out what needs to be written/typed/coded is more important than the actual writing aspect of it. Any skill is minor if you already have it. :-) As others have pointed out, learning even a tiny, tiny bit of code is a huge benefit for librarians. The vast, vast, vast, vast majority of people have absolutely no clue how code translates into instructions for the magic glowing screen they look at all day. Even a tiny bit of empowerment in that arena can make huge differences in productivity and communication abilities. Just understanding the logic behind code means that librarians have a better understanding of what falls into the possible and impossible categories for doing stuff with a computer and anything that grounds decision making in the possible is AWESOME. The presentation that started this discussion (Andromeda's lightning talk) had a lot of other undercurrents in it, but a large part of it comes back to impostor syndrome (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Impostor_syndrome) and owning your own abilities. Librarians are, by and large, a quiet and understated lot, and that rarely does us favors when it comes to people understanding what we do and our actual talents and skills. Jason
[CODE4LIB] Comparison of JavaScript 'data grids'?
A couple of weeks ago, I posted to Stack Exchange's 'Webmasters' site, asking if there were any good feature comparisons of different Javascript 'data grid' implementations.* The response has been ... lacking, to put it mildly:** http://webmasters.stackexchange.com/q/42847/22457 I can find all sorts of comparisons of databases, javascript frameworks, web browsers, etc ... but I just haven't been able to find anything on tabular data presentation other than the sort of 'top 10 list'-type stuff that doesn't go into detail about why you might select one over another. Is anyone aware of such a comparison, or should I just put something half-assed up on wikipedia in hopes that the different implementations will fill it in? -Joe * ie, the ones that let you play with tabular data ... not the 'grid' stuff that the web designers use for layout, nor the 'data grid' stuff that the comp.sci scientific community use for distributed data storage. ** maybe I should've just asked on Stack Overflow, rather than post to the correct topical place
Re: [CODE4LIB] You *are* a coder. So what am I?
Good points. One could make the argument that reductive logic is a core skill for both coders and librarians. Thanks, Cary On Thu, Feb 14, 2013 at 9:40 AM, Jason Griffey grif...@gmail.com wrote: On Thu, Feb 14, 2013 at 10:30 AM, Joe Hourcle onei...@grace.nascom.nasa.gov wrote: Two, 'coding' is a relatively minor skill. It's like putting 'typist' as a job title, because you use your keyboard a lot at work. Figuring out what needs to be written/typed/coded is more important than the actual writing aspect of it. Any skill is minor if you already have it. :-) As others have pointed out, learning even a tiny, tiny bit of code is a huge benefit for librarians. The vast, vast, vast, vast majority of people have absolutely no clue how code translates into instructions for the magic glowing screen they look at all day. Even a tiny bit of empowerment in that arena can make huge differences in productivity and communication abilities. Just understanding the logic behind code means that librarians have a better understanding of what falls into the possible and impossible categories for doing stuff with a computer and anything that grounds decision making in the possible is AWESOME. The presentation that started this discussion (Andromeda's lightning talk) had a lot of other undercurrents in it, but a large part of it comes back to impostor syndrome (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Impostor_syndrome) and owning your own abilities. Librarians are, by and large, a quiet and understated lot, and that rarely does us favors when it comes to people understanding what we do and our actual talents and skills. Jason -- Cary Gordon The Cherry Hill Company http://chillco.com
[CODE4LIB] Web Developer Position AT UNCG University Libraries
The University of North Carolina at Greensboro University Libraries is hiring a web application developer. As a member of the Electronic Resources Information Technology (ERIT) Web Applications Development Team and under the supervision of the Digital Technology Consultant, the position's primary duties will include the development and maintenance of Library web applications and web-accessible databases, as well as the updating of programming and architecture of those applications as needed utilizing ASP.NET and SQL Server. ERIT has created a number of cutting-edge inventions, many of which have been adopted by other libraries nationwide. At last count, the members of ERIT have spoken at over 250 conferences and workshops and have authored over 50 articles and chapters. The position may be applied for here: https://jobsearch.uncg.edu/ Simply select Staff Vacancies and Position # 3225, TECH SUPPORT ANALYST - ADVANCED Thanks! Richard Cox Digital Technology Consultant Electronic Resources Information Technology University Libraries, UNC Greensboro http://library.uncg.edu/
[CODE4LIB] Public rollout of web annotation data standard
Hi, I'm new to this list. I'm the project coordinator for the Open Annotation Collaboration research project based at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. This project has been working in collaboration with similar projects such as the Harvard-based Annotation Ontology project to develop an RDF-based data model for digital annotation tools supporting interoperable annotations. The 1.0 production ready version of this specification, Open Annotation 1.0, has just been published. We are announcing three public meetings introducing the Open Annotation Data Model Community Specification. These day-long public rollouts, carried out in concert with the Annotation Ontology and the Open Annotation Community Group (http://www.w3.org/community/openannotation/), and made possible by generous funding from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, will inform digital humanities and sciences computing developers, curators of digital collections and scholars using digital content about the W3C Open Annotation Community Group’s work. Participants will learn about the data model's core features and advanced modules through tutorials, a showcase of existing implementations, QA sessions with community implementers and live demonstrations. Topics will include: • The Open Annotation Data Model, • The W3C Open Annotation Community Group, • Existing implementations, • Developer tools resources. Rollout times and places: • U.S. West Coast Rollout – 09 April 2013 at Stanford University (RSVP - https://www.eventville.com/Catalog/EventRegistration1.asp?Eventid=1010270) • U.S. East Coast Rollout – 06 May 2013 at the University of Maryland (RSVP - https://www.eventville.com/Catalog/EventRegistration1.asp?Eventid=1010271) • U.K. Rollout – 24 June 2013 at the University of Manchester (RSVP - https://www.eventville.com/Catalog/EventRegistration1.asp?Eventid=1010272) There is no registration fee but RSVP (online) is required. RSVP for a rollout near you using one of the links above or by visiting: http://www.openannotation.org/RolloutInfo.html You can learn further information about the W3C Open Annotation Community Group and the Open Annotation Collaboration by visiting: http://www.w3.org/community/openannotation/ http://openannotation.org Regards, Jacob _ Jacob Jett Visiting Project Coordinator Center for Informatics Research in Science and Scholarship The Graduate School of Library and Information Science University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 501 E. Daniel Street, MC-493, Champaign, IL 61820-6211 USA (217) 244-2164 jje...@illinois.edu
Re: [CODE4LIB] You *are* a coder. So what am I?
I usually say I am a technologist. Even though I used to be a software engineer (in industry, where it occasionally resembled engineering, for better and worse), as a manager I don't look at or write much code any more, but I am still a technologist. And in some contexts I claim to be a user experience person. Though I have worked in library technology for over ten years, I don't have the degree or the job classification (nor indeed the desire) to be called a librarian. In my work context, at least, it would be a misrepresentation. YMMV, Mark On 2/13/13 7:22 PM, Maccabee Levine levi...@uwosh.edu wrote: Andromeda's talk this afternoon really struck a chord, as I shared with her afterwards, because I have the same issue from the other side of the fence. I'm among the 1/3 of the crowd today with a CS degree and and IT background (and no MLS). I've worked in libraries for years, but when I have a point to make about how technology can benefit instruction or reference or collection development, I generally preface it with I'm not a librarian, but I shouldn't have to be defensive about that. Problem is, 'coder' doesn't imply a particular degree -- just the experience from doing the task, and as Andromeda said, she and most C4Lers definitely are coders. But 'librarian' *does* imply MLS/MSLS/etc., and I respect that. What's a library word I can use in the same way as coder? Maccabee -- Maccabee Levine Head of Library Technology Services University of Wisconsin Oshkosh levi...@uwosh.edu 920-424-7332
Re: [CODE4LIB] You *are* a coder. So what am I?
Or systems thinking - I'm a coder and one of my primary mentors was a librarian. We share more passions than differences - about information, structure, pattern, detail - and about making libraries better for everyone. - Mark Mark Bussey Data Curation Experts m...@curationexperts.com 612.524.8484 On Feb 14, 2013, at 9:52 AM, Cary Gordon wrote: Good points. One could make the argument that reductive logic is a core skill for both coders and librarians. Thanks, Cary On Thu, Feb 14, 2013 at 9:40 AM, Jason Griffey grif...@gmail.com wrote: On Thu, Feb 14, 2013 at 10:30 AM, Joe Hourcle onei...@grace.nascom.nasa.gov wrote: Two, 'coding' is a relatively minor skill. It's like putting 'typist' as a job title, because you use your keyboard a lot at work. Figuring out what needs to be written/typed/coded is more important than the actual writing aspect of it. Any skill is minor if you already have it. :-) As others have pointed out, learning even a tiny, tiny bit of code is a huge benefit for librarians. The vast, vast, vast, vast majority of people have absolutely no clue how code translates into instructions for the magic glowing screen they look at all day. Even a tiny bit of empowerment in that arena can make huge differences in productivity and communication abilities. Just understanding the logic behind code means that librarians have a better understanding of what falls into the possible and impossible categories for doing stuff with a computer and anything that grounds decision making in the possible is AWESOME. The presentation that started this discussion (Andromeda's lightning talk) had a lot of other undercurrents in it, but a large part of it comes back to impostor syndrome (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Impostor_syndrome) and owning your own abilities. Librarians are, by and large, a quiet and understated lot, and that rarely does us favors when it comes to people understanding what we do and our actual talents and skills. Jason -- Cary Gordon The Cherry Hill Company http://chillco.com
Re: [CODE4LIB] Comparison of JavaScript 'data grids'?
I have used Flexigrid, but there are several choices, and one of the others might better suit your needs. I have informally tiered them but my (based on very little) perception of their popularity. Flexigrid: http://flexigrid.info/ Ingrid: http://reconstrukt.com/ingrid/ jQuery Grid: http://github.com/tonytomov/jqGrid jqGridView: http://plugins.jquery.com/project/jqGridView SlickGrid: http://github.com/mleibman/SlickGrid DataTables: http://www.datatables.net/index jTable: http://www.jtable.org/ Thanks, Cary On Thu, Feb 14, 2013 at 9:48 AM, Joe Hourcle onei...@grace.nascom.nasa.gov wrote: A couple of weeks ago, I posted to Stack Exchange's 'Webmasters' site, asking if there were any good feature comparisons of different Javascript 'data grid' implementations.* The response has been ... lacking, to put it mildly:** http://webmasters.stackexchange.com/q/42847/22457 I can find all sorts of comparisons of databases, javascript frameworks, web browsers, etc ... but I just haven't been able to find anything on tabular data presentation other than the sort of 'top 10 list'-type stuff that doesn't go into detail about why you might select one over another. Is anyone aware of such a comparison, or should I just put something half-assed up on wikipedia in hopes that the different implementations will fill it in? -Joe * ie, the ones that let you play with tabular data ... not the 'grid' stuff that the web designers use for layout, nor the 'data grid' stuff that the comp.sci scientific community use for distributed data storage. ** maybe I should've just asked on Stack Overflow, rather than post to the correct topical place -- Cary Gordon The Cherry Hill Company http://chillco.com
Re: [CODE4LIB] You *are* a coder. So what am I?
Hello, It now seems that the Librarian of Congress is the Pope of Librarianship Thanks, Cornel Darden Jr. MSLIS Librarian Kennedy-King College City Colleges of Chicago Work 773-602-5449 Cell 708-705-2945 On Feb 14, 2013, at 9:09 AM, Devon dec...@gmail.com wrote: If you want to call yourself a librarian, just do it. There's no pope of librarianship to tell you otherwise. On Wed, Feb 13, 2013 at 7:22 PM, Maccabee Levine levi...@uwosh.edu wrote: Andromeda's talk this afternoon really struck a chord, as I shared with her afterwards, because I have the same issue from the other side of the fence. I'm among the 1/3 of the crowd today with a CS degree and and IT background (and no MLS). I've worked in libraries for years, but when I have a point to make about how technology can benefit instruction or reference or collection development, I generally preface it with I'm not a librarian, but I shouldn't have to be defensive about that. Problem is, 'coder' doesn't imply a particular degree -- just the experience from doing the task, and as Andromeda said, she and most C4Lers definitely are coders. But 'librarian' *does* imply MLS/MSLS/etc., and I respect that. What's a library word I can use in the same way as coder? Maccabee -- Maccabee Levine Head of Library Technology Services University of Wisconsin Oshkosh levi...@uwosh.edu 920-424-7332 -- Sent from my GMail account.
[CODE4LIB] back to minorities question, seeking guidance
Hi Folks, I'm teaching systems analysis at SILS (UNC CH) this semester. Though the course is required for the IS degree, it's not required for the LS degree. However, the majority of my students this semester are LS. And the vast majority are women. Apropos of the part of the thread that dealt with numbers: For those of you who came into this community and at some point went through a MSLS or MSIS program I am wondering if there are things I could try to do that might have an impact on better aligning the ratio of men to women in code4lib and the technology end of the field in general to that in the general population? Was there a moment of clarity? A person who said or modeled the right thing? A project that helped uncover a skill you didn't know you had? And, I am not just interested in what I can do through one class, but also what the curriculum and school could do more holistically. Thanks, Tim
Re: [CODE4LIB] Comparison of JavaScript 'data grids'?
On Thu, 14 Feb 2013, Cary Gordon wrote: I have used Flexigrid, but there are several choices, and one of the others might better suit your needs. I have informally tiered them but my (based on very little) perception of their popularity. Flexigrid: http://flexigrid.info/ Ingrid: http://reconstrukt.com/ingrid/ jQuery Grid: http://github.com/tonytomov/jqGrid jqGridView: http://plugins.jquery.com/project/jqGridView SlickGrid: http://github.com/mleibman/SlickGrid DataTables: http://www.datatables.net/index jTable: http://www.jtable.org/ Thanks for the effort, That's the sort of thing that I *don't* need. I'm concerned about what features they have, and which browsers they support. For instance: How can you feed data into it? HTML tables (progressive enhancement) XML JSOC some other API Can it cache data locally, and if so, how? localStorage webDB indexedDB How is it licensed? commercial BSD GPLv2 GPLv3 LGPL Does it do sorting / filtering / pagination locally, or does it require a server component? Can you extend the datatypes? (to support abnormal sorting) Can you specify a function for rendering? (eg, show negative numbers in red, wrapped in parens; display alternate info when null) Does it support ... tree views? dynamic groupings? column re-ordering? automatic table sizing (to fill the view)? shift-clicking ranges of records? alt/ctrl-clicking multiple records? selecting checkboxes (so the table's a form input) adding new rows? hiding columns? infinate scrolling? editing of cells? adding / deleting records? Does it meet Section 508 requirements? What's the realistic maximum for: number of columns number of rows displayed number of records total (including not displayed) ... and the list goes on ... that's just some of the significant discriminators I've noticed when looking at the different implementations. -Joe On Thu, Feb 14, 2013 at 9:48 AM, Joe Hourcle onei...@grace.nascom.nasa.gov wrote: A couple of weeks ago, I posted to Stack Exchange's 'Webmasters' site, asking if there were any good feature comparisons of different Javascript 'data grid' implementations.* The response has been ... lacking, to put it mildly:** http://webmasters.stackexchange.com/q/42847/22457 I can find all sorts of comparisons of databases, javascript frameworks, web browsers, etc ... but I just haven't been able to find anything on tabular data presentation other than the sort of 'top 10 list'-type stuff that doesn't go into detail about why you might select one over another. Is anyone aware of such a comparison, or should I just put something half-assed up on wikipedia in hopes that the different implementations will fill it in? -Joe * ie, the ones that let you play with tabular data ... not the 'grid' stuff that the web designers use for layout, nor the 'data grid' stuff that the comp.sci scientific community use for distributed data storage. ** maybe I should've just asked on Stack Overflow, rather than post to the correct topical place -- Cary Gordon The Cherry Hill Company http://chillco.com
Re: [CODE4LIB] Comparison of JavaScript 'data grids'?
Joe, I have been very happy working with http://www.datatables.net/. You are going to have to answer many of those questions yourself, but this jquery datatable plug-in allows a variety of data sources and has MANY extensions, so it should work for you. Very simple to use and extensible. If you perform the level of research into even a single option, share it with the list. Cheers! Mark / UF From: Code for Libraries [CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] on behalf of Joe Hourcle [onei...@grace.nascom.nasa.gov] Sent: Thursday, February 14, 2013 11:44 AM To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] Comparison of JavaScript 'data grids'? On Thu, 14 Feb 2013, Cary Gordon wrote: I have used Flexigrid, but there are several choices, and one of the others might better suit your needs. I have informally tiered them but my (based on very little) perception of their popularity. Flexigrid: http://flexigrid.info/ Ingrid: http://reconstrukt.com/ingrid/ jQuery Grid: http://github.com/tonytomov/jqGrid jqGridView: http://plugins.jquery.com/project/jqGridView SlickGrid: http://github.com/mleibman/SlickGrid DataTables: http://www.datatables.net/index jTable: http://www.jtable.org/ Thanks for the effort, That's the sort of thing that I *don't* need. I'm concerned about what features they have, and which browsers they support. For instance: How can you feed data into it? HTML tables (progressive enhancement) XML JSOC some other API Can it cache data locally, and if so, how? localStorage webDB indexedDB How is it licensed? commercial BSD GPLv2 GPLv3 LGPL Does it do sorting / filtering / pagination locally, or does it require a server component? Can you extend the datatypes? (to support abnormal sorting) Can you specify a function for rendering? (eg, show negative numbers in red, wrapped in parens; display alternate info when null) Does it support ... tree views? dynamic groupings? column re-ordering? automatic table sizing (to fill the view)? shift-clicking ranges of records? alt/ctrl-clicking multiple records? selecting checkboxes (so the table's a form input) adding new rows? hiding columns? infinate scrolling? editing of cells? adding / deleting records? Does it meet Section 508 requirements? What's the realistic maximum for: number of columns number of rows displayed number of records total (including not displayed) ... and the list goes on ... that's just some of the significant discriminators I've noticed when looking at the different implementations. -Joe On Thu, Feb 14, 2013 at 9:48 AM, Joe Hourcle onei...@grace.nascom.nasa.gov wrote: A couple of weeks ago, I posted to Stack Exchange's 'Webmasters' site, asking if there were any good feature comparisons of different Javascript 'data grid' implementations.* The response has been ... lacking, to put it mildly:** http://webmasters.stackexchange.com/q/42847/22457 I can find all sorts of comparisons of databases, javascript frameworks, web browsers, etc ... but I just haven't been able to find anything on tabular data presentation other than the sort of 'top 10 list'-type stuff that doesn't go into detail about why you might select one over another. Is anyone aware of such a comparison, or should I just put something half-assed up on wikipedia in hopes that the different implementations will fill it in? -Joe * ie, the ones that let you play with tabular data ... not the 'grid' stuff that the web designers use for layout, nor the 'data grid' stuff that the comp.sci scientific community use for distributed data storage. ** maybe I should've just asked on Stack Overflow, rather than post to the correct topical place -- Cary Gordon The Cherry Hill Company http://chillco.com
Re: [CODE4LIB] You *are* a coder. So what am I?
On Thu, Feb 14, 2013 at 4:12 PM, Cornel Darden Jr. corneldarde...@gmail.com wrote: Hello, It now seems that the Librarian of Congress is the Pope of Librarianship methinks not as the Bodleian predates the LoC by a small amount :) http://www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/bodley/about/history Dave Caroline Thanks, Cornel Darden Jr. MSLIS Librarian Kennedy-King College City Colleges of Chicago Work 773-602-5449 Cell 708-705-2945 On Feb 14, 2013, at 9:09 AM, Devon dec...@gmail.com wrote: If you want to call yourself a librarian, just do it. There's no pope of librarianship to tell you otherwise. On Wed, Feb 13, 2013 at 7:22 PM, Maccabee Levine levi...@uwosh.edu wrote: Andromeda's talk this afternoon really struck a chord, as I shared with her afterwards, because I have the same issue from the other side of the fence. I'm among the 1/3 of the crowd today with a CS degree and and IT background (and no MLS). I've worked in libraries for years, but when I have a point to make about how technology can benefit instruction or reference or collection development, I generally preface it with I'm not a librarian, but I shouldn't have to be defensive about that. Problem is, 'coder' doesn't imply a particular degree -- just the experience from doing the task, and as Andromeda said, she and most C4Lers definitely are coders. But 'librarian' *does* imply MLS/MSLS/etc., and I respect that. What's a library word I can use in the same way as coder? Maccabee -- Maccabee Levine Head of Library Technology Services University of Wisconsin Oshkosh levi...@uwosh.edu 920-424-7332 -- Sent from my GMail account.
Re: [CODE4LIB] Lib or Libe
When Your Radio Playhouse changed its name to This American Life, Ira spoke a lot about naming things. His guest, Joe Franklin, said that ending a name with a long vowel sound was a good idea. This would support libe over lib. The piece is here: http://www.thisamericanlife.org/radio-archives/episode/17/name-change-no-theme?act=0#play On Thu, Feb 14, 2013 at 5:09 AM, Adam Constabaris adam_constaba...@ncsu.edu wrote: Well, no, but I have inserted several 'e's into words on signs in the building in which I work, or on days where I'm feeling particularly disturbed by the lack of regularity in my daily language, turned the odd 'i' into a 'y' and other 'y's into 'e's. Sometimes it's like shooting ghoti in a barrel. Perhaps, whatever one's views on the matter might be, we can all take comfort in not being Blefuscudian. cheers, AC On Thu, Feb 14, 2013 at 4:38 AM, Boheemen, Peter van peter.vanbohee...@wur.nl wrote: I guess you all have installed your 'libe applications' in your 'bine directory'? -Original Message- From: Code for Libraries [mailto:CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Thomas Bennett Sent: woensdag 13 februari 2013 17:18 To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] Lib or Libe After voting I am surprised at the results, its a library as in libe, not a leebrary as in lib, ryght or is that reeght or rit ?. Thomas or is it Thoomas you say tomato I say tomato pecan or pecan In these two examples maybe pronounce it as you wish or weesh or woosh, what ever. Support Requesthttp://portal.support.appstate.edu Thomas McMillan Grant Bennett Appalachian State University Operations Systems AnalystP O Box 32026 University LibraryBoone, North Carolina 28608 (828) 262 6587 Library Systems http://www.library.appstate.edu Confidentiality Notice: This communication constitutes an electronic communication within the meaning of the Electronic Communications Privacy Act, 18 U.S.C. Section 2510, and its disclosure is strictly limited to the recipient intended by the sender of this message. If you are not the intended recipient, any disclosure, copying, distribution or use of any of the information contained in or attached to this transmission is STRICTLY PROHIBITED. Please contact this office immediately by return e-mail or at 828-262-6587, and destroy the original transmission and its attachment(s), if any, if you are not the intended recipient. On Feb 13, 2013, at 11:08 AM, Fleming, Declan wrote: Hi - at the conference, there has been much foment about how to pronounce the end of code4lib. Please go to: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1lseCc2gwQUXL6oC8aLB7N8YMRnjsl90SfPHAmX5EA_w/viewform and vote. D
Re: [CODE4LIB] Comparison of JavaScript 'data grids'?
The bottom line is that if you think that this data (which likely exists) should be compiled, either you should do it or figure out how to convince someone else to do it. Flexigrid (and probably most of the others) can use any data that you can get on the page. Typically, I have used json. The grid system itself doesn't cache anything. If you get your data from the back end (i.e. from a CMS, etc.), you can cache it there. Thanks, Cary On Thu, Feb 14, 2013 at 10:44 AM, Joe Hourcle onei...@grace.nascom.nasa.gov wrote: On Thu, 14 Feb 2013, Cary Gordon wrote: I have used Flexigrid, but there are several choices, and one of the others might better suit your needs. I have informally tiered them but my (based on very little) perception of their popularity. Flexigrid: http://flexigrid.info/ Ingrid: http://reconstrukt.com/ingrid/ jQuery Grid: http://github.com/tonytomov/jqGrid jqGridView: http://plugins.jquery.com/project/jqGridView SlickGrid: http://github.com/mleibman/SlickGrid DataTables: http://www.datatables.net/index jTable: http://www.jtable.org/ Thanks for the effort, That's the sort of thing that I *don't* need. I'm concerned about what features they have, and which browsers they support. For instance: How can you feed data into it? HTML tables (progressive enhancement) XML JSOC some other API Can it cache data locally, and if so, how? localStorage webDB indexedDB How is it licensed? commercial BSD GPLv2 GPLv3 LGPL Does it do sorting / filtering / pagination locally, or does it require a server component? Can you extend the datatypes? (to support abnormal sorting) Can you specify a function for rendering? (eg, show negative numbers in red, wrapped in parens; display alternate info when null) Does it support ... tree views? dynamic groupings? column re-ordering? automatic table sizing (to fill the view)? shift-clicking ranges of records? alt/ctrl-clicking multiple records? selecting checkboxes (so the table's a form input) adding new rows? hiding columns? infinate scrolling? editing of cells? adding / deleting records? Does it meet Section 508 requirements? What's the realistic maximum for: number of columns number of rows displayed number of records total (including not displayed) ... and the list goes on ... that's just some of the significant discriminators I've noticed when looking at the different implementations. -Joe On Thu, Feb 14, 2013 at 9:48 AM, Joe Hourcle onei...@grace.nascom.nasa.gov wrote: A couple of weeks ago, I posted to Stack Exchange's 'Webmasters' site, asking if there were any good feature comparisons of different Javascript 'data grid' implementations.* The response has been ... lacking, to put it mildly:** http://webmasters.stackexchange.com/q/42847/22457 I can find all sorts of comparisons of databases, javascript frameworks, web browsers, etc ... but I just haven't been able to find anything on tabular data presentation other than the sort of 'top 10 list'-type stuff that doesn't go into detail about why you might select one over another. Is anyone aware of such a comparison, or should I just put something half-assed up on wikipedia in hopes that the different implementations will fill it in? -Joe * ie, the ones that let you play with tabular data ... not the 'grid' stuff that the web designers use for layout, nor the 'data grid' stuff that the comp.sci scientific community use for distributed data storage. ** maybe I should've just asked on Stack Overflow, rather than post to the correct topical place -- Cary Gordon The Cherry Hill Company http://chillco.com -- Cary Gordon The Cherry Hill Company http://chillco.com
Re: [CODE4LIB] You *are* a coder. So what am I?
Even though I did not attend the conference, I have had this same conversation many times with people trying to describe what I do.Systems Specialist (my actual job title) I also think is appropriate for the job many of us do, but is highly confusing (even to some of the staff I work with). System Developer I think fits for some when working with a multitude of systems within a library and is easier to understand. My favorite though is just Library IT - to me it is simple, all-encompassing, and because I do not have an MLIS(or similar) degree I do not run the risk of snubbing actual Librarians by calling myself one. One of the problems I think that technology staff in a library face, as far as a title or descriptor goes, is that having a technology degree really does not confer meaningful titles unless you are working with something specific - you *can* be a programmer or a developer or even more specific a web developer but when you work with a mix of things like web programming, administrating and supporting an ILS system, general technical support, and project manager you get more into general technologist territory, and there really in my opinion anyway, no single way to describe that. Sorry if this was tl;dr - I went on a bit of a ramble and couldn't stop myself :) David M. South Library Systems Specialist Pumerantz Library Western University of Health Sciences 909.469.8229 dso...@westernu.edu -Original Message- From: Code for Libraries [mailto:CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Maccabee Levine Sent: Wednesday, February 13, 2013 4:23 PM To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: [CODE4LIB] You *are* a coder. So what am I? Andromeda's talk this afternoon really struck a chord, as I shared with her afterwards, because I have the same issue from the other side of the fence. I'm among the 1/3 of the crowd today with a CS degree and and IT background (and no MLS). I've worked in libraries for years, but when I have a point to make about how technology can benefit instruction or reference or collection development, I generally preface it with I'm not a librarian, but I shouldn't have to be defensive about that. Problem is, 'coder' doesn't imply a particular degree -- just the experience from doing the task, and as Andromeda said, she and most C4Lers definitely are coders. But 'librarian' *does* imply MLS/MSLS/etc., and I respect that. What's a library word I can use in the same way as coder? Maccabee -- Maccabee Levine Head of Library Technology Services University of Wisconsin Oshkosh levi...@uwosh.edu 920-424-7332
Re: [CODE4LIB] You *are* a coder. So what am I?
I too am a Library Systems Specialist and I think that title fits perfectly well to the job I do. When I took on the position in the first place I assumed it was just about fixing things, wrong! I have had to learn a lot of 'Librarian' type stuff in order to be in a position to advise my director in IT related issues. I also need to understand what Librarians and Circ staff do in order to provide them with the services they need to do their jobs. So although I am an IT Systems guy as per job title I also look at myself as a library person without the title. Stuart Forrest PhD, ACM Member Library Systems Specialist Beaufort County Library Beaufort SC 29902 843 255 6450 sforr...@bcgov.net http://www.beaufortcountylibrary.org/ For Learning, For Leisure, For Life. -Original Message- From: Code for Libraries [mailto:CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of David South Sent: Thursday, February 14, 2013 12:11 PM To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] You *are* a coder. So what am I? Even though I did not attend the conference, I have had this same conversation many times with people trying to describe what I do.Systems Specialist (my actual job title) I also think is appropriate for the job many of us do, but is highly confusing (even to some of the staff I work with). System Developer I think fits for some when working with a multitude of systems within a library and is easier to understand. My favorite though is just Library IT - to me it is simple, all-encompassing, and because I do not have an MLIS(or similar) degree I do not run the risk of snubbing actual Librarians by calling myself one. One of the problems I think that technology staff in a library face, as far as a title or descriptor goes, is that having a technology degree really does not confer meaningful titles unless you are working with something specific - you *can* be a programmer or a developer or even more specific a web developer but when you work with a mix of things like web programming, administrating and supporting an ILS system, general technical support, and project manager you get more into general technologist territory, and there really in my opinion anyway, no single way to describe that. Sorry if this was tl;dr - I went on a bit of a ramble and couldn't stop myself :) David M. South Library Systems Specialist Pumerantz Library Western University of Health Sciences 909.469.8229 dso...@westernu.edu -Original Message- From: Code for Libraries [mailto:CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Maccabee Levine Sent: Wednesday, February 13, 2013 4:23 PM To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: [CODE4LIB] You *are* a coder. So what am I? Andromeda's talk this afternoon really struck a chord, as I shared with her afterwards, because I have the same issue from the other side of the fence. I'm among the 1/3 of the crowd today with a CS degree and and IT background (and no MLS). I've worked in libraries for years, but when I have a point to make about how technology can benefit instruction or reference or collection development, I generally preface it with I'm not a librarian, but I shouldn't have to be defensive about that. Problem is, 'coder' doesn't imply a particular degree -- just the experience from doing the task, and as Andromeda said, she and most C4Lers definitely are coders. But 'librarian' *does* imply MLS/MSLS/etc., and I respect that. What's a library word I can use in the same way as coder? Maccabee -- Maccabee Levine Head of Library Technology Services University of Wisconsin Oshkosh levi...@uwosh.edu 920-424-7332
Re: [CODE4LIB] You *are* a coder. So what am I?
Nuh-uh, remember that whole Reformation thing? On Thu, Feb 14, 2013 at 11:51 AM, Dave Caroline dave.thearchiv...@gmail.com wrote: On Thu, Feb 14, 2013 at 4:12 PM, Cornel Darden Jr. corneldarde...@gmail.com wrote: Hello, It now seems that the Librarian of Congress is the Pope of Librarianship methinks not as the Bodleian predates the LoC by a small amount :) http://www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/bodley/about/history Dave Caroline Thanks, Cornel Darden Jr. MSLIS Librarian Kennedy-King College City Colleges of Chicago Work 773-602-5449 Cell 708-705-2945 On Feb 14, 2013, at 9:09 AM, Devon dec...@gmail.com wrote: If you want to call yourself a librarian, just do it. There's no pope of librarianship to tell you otherwise. On Wed, Feb 13, 2013 at 7:22 PM, Maccabee Levine levi...@uwosh.edu wrote: Andromeda's talk this afternoon really struck a chord, as I shared with her afterwards, because I have the same issue from the other side of the fence. I'm among the 1/3 of the crowd today with a CS degree and and IT background (and no MLS). I've worked in libraries for years, but when I have a point to make about how technology can benefit instruction or reference or collection development, I generally preface it with I'm not a librarian, but I shouldn't have to be defensive about that. Problem is, 'coder' doesn't imply a particular degree -- just the experience from doing the task, and as Andromeda said, she and most C4Lers definitely are coders. But 'librarian' *does* imply MLS/MSLS/etc., and I respect that. What's a library word I can use in the same way as coder? Maccabee -- Maccabee Levine Head of Library Technology Services University of Wisconsin Oshkosh levi...@uwosh.edu 920-424-7332 -- Sent from my GMail account.
Re: [CODE4LIB] You *are* a coder. So what am I?
On Thu, 14 Feb 2013, Jason Griffey wrote: On Thu, Feb 14, 2013 at 10:30 AM, Joe Hourcle onei...@grace.nascom.nasa.gov wrote: Two, 'coding' is a relatively minor skill. It's like putting 'typist' as a job title, because you use your keyboard a lot at work. Figuring out what needs to be written/typed/coded is more important than the actual writing aspect of it. Any skill is minor if you already have it. :-) As others have pointed out, learning even a tiny, tiny bit of code is a huge benefit for librarians. The vast, vast, vast, vast majority of people have absolutely no clue how code translates into instructions for the magic glowing screen they look at all day. Even a tiny bit of empowerment in that arena can make huge differences in productivity and communication abilities. Just understanding the logic behind code means that librarians have a better understanding of what falls into the possible and impossible categories for doing stuff with a computer and anything that grounds decision making in the possible is AWESOME. It's true ... and learning lots of different programming languages makes you think about the problem in different ways* But equally important is knowing that's it's just one tool. It's like the quote, 'when you have a hammer, everything's a nail'. ... and more often than people realize, the correct answer is not to write code, or to write less of it. I remember once, I had inherited a project where they were doing this really complex text parsing, and we'd spend a month or so of man-hours on it each year. My manager quit, so I got to meet with the 'customer'.** I told her some of the more problematic bits, and some of them were things that she hadn't liked, so used it to push back and get things changed upstream. The next year, I was able to shave a week off the turn-around time. For the last few years, I've been dealing with software that someone wrote when what they *should* have done was survey what was out there, and figure out which one met their needs, and if necessary, adapt it slightly. Instead, they wrote massive complex systems that was unnecessary. And now we've got to support it, as there isn't the funding to convert it all over to something that has a broad community of support. (and I guess that's one of my issues against 'coders' ... anyone who writes code should be required to support it, too ... I've done the 'developer', 'sysadmin' and 'helpdesk' roles individually ... and when some developer makes a change that causes you to get 2am wakeup calls when the server crashes every night for two weeks straight,*** but they of course can't roll back, because 'but it's in production now, as it passed our testing'.) -Joe ps. I like Stuart's 'Library Systems Specialist' title for those who actually work in libraries. pps. Yes, I should actually be writing code right now. * procedural, functional, OO, ... I still haven't wrapped my head around this whole 'noSQL' movement, and I used to manage LDAP servers and *love* heirarchical databases. (even tried to push for its use in our local registry ... I got shot down by the others on the project). ** we were generating an HTML version of the schedule of classes based on the export generated from QuarkXPress, which was used to typeset the book. The biggest problem was dealing with a department code that had an ampersand in it, and the hack that we did to the lexer to deal with it doubled the time of each run. (and they made enough changes year-to-year that the previous year's script never worked right out the bat, so we'd have to run it, verify, tweak the code, re-run, etc.) *** they never actually fixed the problem. I put in (coded?) a watchdog script that'd check every 60 sec. if ColdFusion was down, and if so, start it back up again. So only the times when the config got corrupted did I have to manually intervene. By the time I was fired (long story, unrelated), it was crashing 5-10 times a day.
[CODE4LIB] Job: Digital Humanities Officer at Queen's University Belfast
Ref: 13/102468 To be responsible to the Head of Special Collections and Archives for a range of duties involving design, development and implementation of computer tool sets to facilitate digital scholarship in the Humanities. Informal enquiries may be directed to Ms Ursula Mitchel, telephone: 028 9097 6237 or email: u.mitc...@qub.ac.uk. Anticipated interview date: Thursday 28 March 2013 Salary scale: £30,424 - £39,649 per annum (including contribution points) Closing date: Friday 15 February 2013 Please click ['Apply](https://hrwebapp.qub.ac.uk/tlive_webrecruitment/wrd/run/ ETREC107GF.open?VACANCY_ID=5722812y22WVID=6273090LgxLANG=USA)' for further information and to apply online or alternatively contact the Personnel Department, Queen's University Belfast, BT7 1NN. Telephone (028) 90973044 FAX: (028) 90971040 or e-mail on person...@qub.ac.uk The University is committed to equality of opportunity and to selection on merit. It therefore welcomes applications from all sections of society and particularly welcomes applications from people with a disability. Fixed term contract posts are available for the stated period in the first instance but in particular circumstances may be renewed or made permanent subject to availability of funding. Brought to you by code4lib jobs: http://jobs.code4lib.org/job/6256/
[CODE4LIB] Job: Metadata Librarian at Stanford University
The Office of Information Resources and Technology (IRT) provides information technology, informatics and knowledge management services in support of the School of Medicine's clinical, research and educational missions. As part of IRT, Lane Library and Knowledge Management Center creates opportunities for discovery, translation, learning and collaboration by providing faculty, staff, and students with easy, efficient access to in- context knowledge whenever and wherever it is needed to support patient care, education and research. The KMC focuses on acquisition and integration of knowledge sources, consultation and instruction in information finding and manipulation, learning spaces and computing labs, and technology support for the curriculum. Reporting to the Director for Resource Management, the Metadata Librarian focuses on the creation and maintenance of metadata representing Lane's digital, physical, and virtual collections of resources (ca. 600K records) in conjunction with other Resource Management staff. This position provides metadata management expertise and procedural/workflow stability while monitoring external developments and changing needs to assess and anticipate needed changes and enhancements. While cognizant of established practice and the necessity of maintaining data coherence, s/he investigates and applies new technologies and approaches to support novel applications in the broader context of Lane's digital and programmatic initiatives. With an emphasis on data integration and relationships, Lane's metadata dept. endeavors to go beyond traditional cataloging. Examples include: driving web interfaces with derived data subsets updated at frequent intervals; integration of cataloging and indexing data; building records from extracted data sets; linking serials to impact factor graphs, creating relationship authorities and using authorities as the basis for a biomedical infobase of local, important, and historical people, places, organizations, events, etc.; maintaining import and export filters for efficiency and novel data transformations; expanding MeSH to include more popular terminology, acronyms/initialisms, eponyms, etc. with automated annual amalgamation with new/changed MeSH. We are seeking dynamic candidates with potential to enhance our efforts to provide creative solutions while maintaining a tradition of excellence. The position works closely with other staff to influence and achieve our collective goals in support of the School's research, clinical and educational mission. This is an 100% FTE position. Responsibilities * Independently creates and maintains metadata for all types of library resources, including text, video, graphics, realia, sound, and software. The mix of materials is in flux, but largely digital/mobile/multimedia. Identifies and downloads or creates descriptive cataloging records, verifying and/or supplying appropriate Medical Subject Headings, category codes, and LC Classification (for physical materials). Creates associated holdings records. Uses Voyager, OCLC, NLM Locator, LC Authorities, VIAF, and other systems to accomplish these tasks within Lane's policy framework. * Independently creates and maintains authority records, actively managing detection and resolution of problems in name, form/genre, uniform title and related indexes. Runs global change software to promulgate decisions. Tracks distinctions from LC/NLM headings. * Pursues innovative discovery techniques as they emerge and adapts them to the local environment. Undertakes planning and tracking to keep abreast of environmental changes (especially evaluation and use of new technologies), projects in various stages of completion, long-term data management aims (e.g. link management), internal process coordination, staff development, etc. May supervise .5 FTE Metadata Management Specialist and materials barcoding/processing. May coordinates related potential special projects staff and student employees, working closely with other Resource Management staff, especially the Metadata Transformation Librarian. * Investigates policy and procedural options and recommends changes. Documents decisions using staff Wiki and authority records (definitions, scope, and application decisions). Communicates and actively builds relationships with Acquisitions, Collection Development/Serials, Archives/Special Collections and subject liaisons to ensure policies reflect needs of various constituencies and that processes work smoothly across administrative boundaries. May prepare statistical reports. * Serves as liaison to a department (to be determined) * Answers questions at the public Information Desk two hours per week. * Concurrently, this experience serves as current feedback to inform Resource Management decisions. Qualifications Required * Master of Library Science degree from an ALA-accredited institution. * Two years of related
[CODE4LIB] Job: Preservation Archivist at New York University
The Preservation Archivist will administer and manage a preservation program for the NYU Libraries' paper-based archives and special collections held in the Fales Library, Tamiment Library, Wagner Labor Archives, and the University Archives, as well as archives held in the Libraries' departmental libraries. Will work with curators to identify preservation priorities and makes decisions regarding appropriate preservation treatments for the collections. Design and execute preservation assessments and surveys of archival collections. Will collaborate as needed with NYU's Digital Library Technology Services for preservation of paper, media and digital collections. Qualifications/Required Education: MLS or MA in history or related subject area with a certificate in archival management. Graduate coursework in preservation and/or conservation. Required Experience: Demonstrated professional accomplishments and a minimum of two years professional working experience in archives and special collections. Experience must include a minimum of two years' supervising staff. Must have experience in developing, designing and carrying out condition surveys and assessments, experience in preservation and collections care techniques, as well as demonstrated skills in basic conservation treatments, such as simple document repair, humidification and flattening , and mold remediation and constructing custom made enclosures. Preferred Experience: Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: (include unique competencies, certification, licenses, etc.): Knowledge of current preservation strategies and standards for the care, handling and storage of special collections is required. Deep understanding of archival theory and management and familiarity with conservation ethics and methodology is required. Knowledge of current developments within the archives, special collections, preservation and conservation professions is expected. Ability to work independently and collegially with a wide range of staff and in team environments. Must possess excellent written and oral communication skills and show a commitment to professional issues demonstrated through strong interest in local or national committee work, research, or publication. Present strong project management, analytical skills and problem solving abilities; knowledge of and experience with MARC/EAD and DACS. Preferred Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: (include unique competencies, certification, licenses, etc.): Preferred candidates will also have enhanced computer skills and will be familiar with XML, MODS, METS, and the Archivists' Toolkit and be proficient in web-based technology. Special Instructions to Applicants: Projected Position Start Date: Quicklink for Posting: www.nyucareers.com/applicants/Central?quickFind=55407 Brought to you by code4lib jobs: http://jobs.code4lib.org/job/6220/
[CODE4LIB] Job: Project Archivist at Stanford University
The Stanford University Archives was created in 1965 by the Board of Trustees to collect, preserve, and make available the historically and legally valuable records of the University and of Stanford community members. Adjunct to this responsibility is the collecting of all materials relating to the University's founders, Leland and Jane Lathrop Stanford, and to those Stanford and Lathrop family members who were associated with them in business ventures or the creation of Stanford University. The University Archives supports faculty teaching and research, graduate level research, as well as undergraduate thesis and course work. Additionally the University Archives serves as the major information source for campus offices, such as the President's Office, the News Service, the Office of Development, the Facilities Planning Office, and the Stanford Alumni Association. Responsibilities: The Project Archivist is responsible for working independently and as head of a team responsible for processing the papers of Stephen H. Schneider. Included in this work is developing a processing plan based on an analysis of the identified series in the collection; overseeing the day-to-day work of the Project Assistant and student worker(s); providing guidance on best practices for processing; separating materials for confidentiality or preservation purposes; identifying issues that need to be brought to the attention of Archives staff; writing brief series descriptions; supervising other project staff in authority work using Library of Congress name and subject authorities, as well as ensuring all descriptions comply with AACR2, DACS, or other relevant standards. Project management - 10% * Manage time and staff in order to complete organization, re-housing and description of collection within the 1 year project * Keep researchers and public services up to date with processing and available status of Schneider materials as the project unfolds * Supervise hourly staff member * Run project team meetings; attend division meetings * Report to Archives staff regularly Processing organization - 85% * Survey collection both to determine necessary work to re-house and create intellectual organization for collection * Analyze and propose workflow, including: appraisal, description levels, etc. * Arrange and describe the Schneider papers * Describe collection using Archivists' Toolkit (AT) software * Keep statistics regarding processing rate to incorporate into departmental statistics * Identify preservation issues * Work independently and make judgments and recommendations about content appraisal End-processing - 5% * Complete the finding aid in the Archivists' Toolkit, including supervising the authorized headings for name and subject terms * Clean-up accession records in Archivists' Toolkit Qualifications Skills: * MLS from an ALA-accredited program or equivalent with a concentration in archival studies * Undergraduate or Master's degree, preferably in Biology or a related field * At least 2-3 years of experience working in archives or special collections including work as lead archivist for processing team on larger or complex collections * Experience of cataloging and managing archives to recognized standards * Experience using the Archivists' Toolkit * Demonstrated ability to complete projects on-time and on-budget * Demonstrated supervisory experience * Strong analytical, organizational and interpersonal skills * Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing * Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a production-oriented, team environment. * Flexibility and adaptability; ability to think creatively * Demonstrated experience using judgment and initiative * Must be able to lift 40 pounds. Brought to you by code4lib jobs: http://jobs.code4lib.org/job/6226/
[CODE4LIB] Job: Metadata Resource Management and Discovery, Head at University of Maryland, College Park
The University of Maryland, College Park Libraries seeks a flexible and service-oriented individual for the position of Metadata Resource Management and Discovery, Head; under the general direction of the Head, Metadata Services Department. Key responsibilities include supervising staff and librarians involved with the cataloging/metadata workflows that support discovery and access of print and electronic resources, as well as scheduling and coordinating bulk loads of records and data; and planning and execution of data maintenance projects (e.g. shelf ready products, library holdings, mass transfers to storage facility). The incumbent serves as the cataloging technical adviser to the Library User Experience Group on the development and enhancement of the Libraries' online resource discovery tools. This responsibility will involve working across divisions to collaboratively develop and coordinate the various cataloging/metadata related workflows that facilitate ubiquitous access and discovery, and continuously evaluate the Libraries' online resource discovery environment. Successful candidates will be knowledgeable, innovative, result-oriented, and strategically focused. They will possess excellent communication, interpersonal, and team skills. Working both independently and collegially, they will assist in leading the Libraries to create innovative services for today's students and faculty and those of tomorrow. Requirements: * Master's degree in library and information science from an ALA-accredited program or similar credentials. * A minimum of three years professional cataloging/metadata experience in a library serving similar clientele. * A minimum of two years supervisory experience with evidence of successful and innovative management and results-oriented operations. Demonstrated abilities to creatively work with library faculty, staff and others. * Expert knowledge of the rules and practices in descriptive cataloging, authority control, subject headings assignment, and classification, as followed in U.S. academic libraries. Expert knowledge of the MARC21 standards. * Ability to work effectively in a dynamic, production-oriented environment and the ability to adapt quickly and work under pressure to meet deadlines and production goals. * Demonstrated ability to lead, train, and manage staff. Ability to lead a diverse group in a positive and constructive manner, and be able to mold such a group into an effective team. Position is appointed to Librarian Faculty Ranks as established by the University System of Maryland Board of Regents. Rank at appointment is based on the successful applicant's experience and relevant credentials. For additional information, consult the following website: www.president.umd.edu/policies/ii-100B.html. Brought to you by code4lib jobs: http://jobs.code4lib.org/job/6246/
Re: [CODE4LIB] You *are* a coder. So what am I?
On Thu, Feb 14, 2013 at 12:59 PM, Andreas Orphanides akorp...@ncsu.eduwrote: Nuh-uh, remember that whole Reformation thing? You nailed *what* to the door?
[CODE4LIB] fedora4lib Developer Challenge Winners
The Fedora Futures project is happy to announce the winners of the fedora4lib Developer Challenge (http://fedora4lib.org/hack/), an event held at this year's code4lib conference in Chicago to build software to extend and enhance our prototype of Fedora 4. Fedora Futures is community-driven effort to make major improvements to Fedora, an open-source repository platform for the management, dissemination and preservation of digital content. For more information about Fedora Futures, see: https://wiki.duraspace.org/display/FF/Fedora+Futures+Prospectus. On February 11 and 12, the Fedora Futures team hosted two hackfests to introduce our work thus far on the Fedora 4 prototype and developers were challenged to implement to features and enhancements in the span of just 2.5 days. First Place ($500.00 USD) Fedora.FS by Stephen Eisenhauer A filesystem driver built using FUSE which allows a user to mount a Fedora 4 repository to a directory on their local machine. See: https://gist.github.com/BHSPitMonkey/01cef0d528f374cca8cb A TIE for Second Place ($250.00 USD each) JRuby on Rails Admin Webapp by Justin Coyne A Ruby on Rails front-end application to Fedora 4, that uses JRuby to deploy to the same application container as Fedora. See: https://gist.github.com/cbeer/4957444 and https://github.com/futures/fcrepo4/pull/12 Solr4 Indexing Service by Kåre Fiedler Christiansen A descriptive metadata indexing service that uses Solr 4. See: https://github.com/kaarefc/fcrepo4/compare/futures:master...kaarefc:master The Fedora Futures project is a community-funded project and we would like to thank our generous event sponsors: Columbia University Discovery Garden DuraSpace FIZ Karlsruhe MediaShelf Northwestern University Oxford University Smithsonian Stanford University University of Virginia I'd like to extend a special thanks to Oxford University for providing additional support to allow us to offer cash prizes to our winners. And finally, a big thank-you to everyone who participated in the hackfests and to code4lib for throwing another great conference. -Eddie, Chris, Jason, Adam, Ben, Frank, and Anusha
[CODE4LIB] In chicago - Residents tickets
I should have sent this message earlier, but if you are in Chicago on Friday evening, the Residents are playing at Schuba's at 9pm (http://www.songkick.com/concerts/14839734-residents-at-schubas). I have an extra pair of tickets that I don't need. The show isn't sold out, but I'm happy to strike a deal (ticket face value = $25). Why do I think code4libbers would be interested? The tour is named Wonder of Weird tour. If interested, email or text me at: 510.289.2661. Paul
[CODE4LIB] Job: Digital Projects Coordinator at Georgia State University
Georgia State University Library seeks a leader for the Library's digitization program. Responsibilities include managing personnel for digitization projects and, in coordination with other library personnel, seeking grant funding for digitization projects. The Digital Projects Coordinator will be responsible for leading services related to the Library's digitization program, including but not limited to: * Coordinating digitization projects, including decisions on what to digitize, project prioritization, and development of appropriate standards, policies, and procedures for the Library's digital projects. * Collaborating to develop and implement appropriate metadata strategies to enhance discovery. * Optimizing and managing workflow for digitization projects. * Participating in the development of a digital preservation strategy for the Library. * Actively seeking, as lead or collaborator, grant funding for digitization projects that address the research and service goals as indicated in the library's strategic plan. * Acting as liaison to the Digital Library of Georgia and other repositories in coordinating the sharing of digital content. * Activity report writing, budget monitoring and other types of grant-funded project-related work. * Supervising regular and grant-funded positions hired for digitization projects. * Participating in activities related to the criteria for promotion as required by the Board of Regents and as defined in the Guidelines on Appointment and Retention of Non-Tenure Library Faculty. * This position reports to the Department Head of Digital Library Services. For additional information about the Georgia State University Library: www.library.gsu.edu. Qualifications: REQUIRED: * ALA-accredited Master's degree in Library or Information Science or related terminal degree. * Familiarity with digitization standards and practices, digital library technologies and issues of metadata and access. * Demonstrated project management experience. * Ability to work in a collegial and collaborative environment. * Experience in an academic library or similar environment. * Commitment to user-oriented service. * Ability to think critically and analytically. * Demonstrated ability to participate in professional activity or scholarship. * Excellent communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills. * Ability to pass a background check. PREFERRED: * Experience digitizing collections. * Familiarity with tools commonly used to scan, adjust, and OCR printed materials. * Knowledge of digital library content and metadata standards such as Dublin Core, XML, METS, and/or MODS. * Experience with CONTENTdm or with other digital asset management systems. * Experience managing digitization projects and processes. * Experience identifying grant funded opportunities and writing grant proposals. Salary and Rank Minimum salary of $48,000 for 12 months. Salary is commensurate with the candidate's education and experience. Appointment at a faculty rank, on a contract renewal basis. Brought to you by code4lib jobs: http://jobs.code4lib.org/job/6259/
[CODE4LIB] Job: Information Resources Management Librarian at Boston University
The Boston University Pappas Law Library has an opening for the position of Information Resources Management (IRM) Librarian (Grade 74). The Law Library holds an extensive number of print and electronic resources including purchased and licensed serials and electronic books. The collection currently contains approximately 600,000 individual electronic titles and 240,000 print/microform titles. The IRM Librarian will play a key role in the coordination and management of this complex and varied content. The IRM Librarian will also play a key role in the Library's continued transition from print to electronic resources. Responsibilities: Reporting to the Associate Director, the IRM Librarian provides leadership, vision, and direction for information resources management. The IRM Librarian monitors trends and best practices in academic library resource management, assists in establishing standards for information resources management, assesses whether standards are being met, and recommends and implements changes to improve patron access to library resources. (40%) The IRM Librarian coordinates all stages of the life-cycle of acquired information resources: working closely with the Collection Development Librarian to acquire new resources using best practices and state-of -the-art tools, overseeing the efficient and complete deployment of newly acquired information resources, coordinating metadata/cataloging activities to ensure robust patron discovery, directing the use of link resolver, EZproxy and related access tools, partnering with Access Services to resolve access issues identified by staff or patrons, and overseeing the withdrawal of information resources upon de-accession. (30%) The IRM Librarian plays a central role in gathering and evaluating all analytics associated with information resources management. (15%) The IRM Librarian forges strong relationships with staff throughout the Library and University and works to shape and improve access to information resources for Library users. Representing the Law Library in university library committees and at professional conferences and meetings, and maintaining professional networks and collaborative relationships with other libraries, the IRM Librarian remains abreast of changes affecting information resources management and assumes an active role within the field. (15%) Requirements: Graduate degree from an ALA-accredited library school required, along with 3-5 years working with information resources management combined with a broad understanding of technical services operations. Academic library experience is required. A law degree can substitute for a portion of the 3-5 years of library experience. Project management experience and experience using an integrated library system. Strong computer literacy and ability to work with a multitude of library systems, databases and software. Previous experience in coordinating information resources management or other technical services tasks. Strong interpersonal and communication skills (both written and oral). Ability to work independently and collegially in a complex, diverse, and rapidly changing environment. Demonstrated ability to analyze issues and problems, evaluate possible solutions, and implement best choices. Strong organizational and planning skills with ability to prioritize, coordinate, and perform tasks required. Salary: Commensurate with experience. Excellent benefits and professional development funding. To Apply: Send a letter of application, a resume, and the names of three references to Kelly Lamothe, Office of Human Resources, Boston University, 25 Buick Street, Boston, MA 02215. Please reference tracking code# 8227/B0513* in your cover letter. Applications with the above information may be submitted electronically: Boston University Office of Human Resources. Please submit applications by March 14, 2013. If you have any questions about this position, please contact Russell Sweet, Associate Director, rlsw...@bu.edu. Brought to you by code4lib jobs: http://jobs.code4lib.org/job/6260/
