Re: [CODE4LIB] ACTION REQUESTED: Volunteer for 2015 Conference Committees
Feb. 9-12. See you in Portland! http://code4lib.org/conference/2015 On Aug 12, 2014 6:52 PM, Karen Coyle li...@kcoyle.net wrote: Hi, Tom. I guess we've got OSU as the place, but what are the dates? - kc On 8/12/14, 3:35 PM, Tom Johnson wrote: The 2015 Code4Lib annual conference may seem like a long way away, but it's already time for various volunteer committees to start work on the planning. As you know, the conference happens each year thanks to the work of the community at large; please take the time to sign up for confrence committees here: *http://wiki.code4lib.org/index.php/2015_Conference_Committees http://wiki.code4lib.org/index.php/2015_Conference_Committees* *We especially need people for the Keynote Speakers and Sponsorship committees.* These groups need to begin work ASAP and are short on membership. Thanks to everyone who has already signed up to help! -- Tom Johnson on behalf of the C4L15 PDX Team -- Karen Coyle kco...@kcoyle.net http://kcoyle.net m: +1-510-435-8234 skype: kcoylenet/+1-510-984-3600
[CODE4LIB] Automated searching of Copac/Worldcat
Apologies for cross posting Dear collective wisdom, I'm interested in using automation software such as Macro Express or iMacros to feed a list of ISBNs from a spreadsheet into Copac or Worldcat and output a list of those that return no matches in the results screen. The idea would be to create a tool that can quickly, although rather roughly, identify rare items in a collection (though obviously this would be limited to items with ISBNs or other unique identifiers). I can write a macro which will sequentially search either catalogue for a list of ISBNs but am struggling with how to have the macro identify items with no matches (I have a vague idea about searching the results screen for the text Sorry, there are no search results) and to compile them back into a spreadsheet. I'd be keen to hear if anyone has attempted something similar, general advice, any potential pitfalls in the method outlined above or suggestions for a better way to achieve the same results. If something useful comes of it I'd be happy to share the results. Many thanks for your help, Nick Nicholas Brown Library and Information Manager nbr...@iniva.org +44 (0)20 7749 1125 www.iniva.org
Re: [CODE4LIB] Automated searching of Copac/Worldcat
I think you'd want to use xISBN, too, right? -Original Message- From: Code for Libraries [mailto:CODE4LIB@listserv.nd.edu] On Behalf Of Nicholas Brown Sent: Wednesday, August 13, 2014 6:21 AM To: CODE4LIB@listserv.nd.edu Subject: [CODE4LIB] Automated searching of Copac/Worldcat Apologies for cross posting Dear collective wisdom, I'm interested in using automation software such as Macro Express or iMacros to feed a list of ISBNs from a spreadsheet into Copac or Worldcat and output a list of those that return no matches in the results screen. The idea would be to create a tool that can quickly, although rather roughly, identify rare items in a collection (though obviously this would be limited to items with ISBNs or other unique identifiers). I can write a macro which will sequentially search either catalogue for a list of ISBNs but am struggling with how to have the macro identify items with no matches (I have a vague idea about searching the results screen for the text Sorry, there are no search results) and to compile them back into a spreadsheet. I'd be keen to hear if anyone has attempted something similar, general advice, any potential pitfalls in the method outlined above or suggestions for a better way to achieve the same results. If something useful comes of it I'd be happy to share the results. Many thanks for your help, Nick Nicholas Brown Library and Information Manager nbr...@iniva.org +44 (0)20 7749 1125 www.iniva.org
Re: [CODE4LIB] ACTION REQUESTED: Volunteer for 2015 Conference Committees
Quick question for those planning to attend Code4Lib 2015 - Would the availability of childcare make a difference in your being able to attend? If so I'll propose and lead a childcare committee (seeing as I'm almost local to it.) On Aug 12, 2014, at 3:35 PM, Tom Johnson wrote: The 2015 Code4Lib annual conference may seem like a long way away, but it's already time for various volunteer committees to start work on the planning. As you know, the conference happens each year thanks to the work of the community at large; please take the time to sign up for confrence committees here: *http://wiki.code4lib.org/index.php/2015_Conference_Committees http://wiki.code4lib.org/index.php/2015_Conference_Committees* *We especially need people for the Keynote Speakers and Sponsorship committees.* These groups need to begin work ASAP and are short on membership. Thanks to everyone who has already signed up to help! -- Tom Johnson on behalf of the C4L15 PDX Team
Re: [CODE4LIB] Windows 7 Logon Screen Screensaver
FWIW, our IT folks have customized the logon screen on our Public PCs so that while it still says to press Ctrl-Alt-Delete to login, above and below that is customized info: a welcome to the College and info on where to get guest passes if you're not part of the College community (Faculty Staff, Retirees, Students, Alumni), etc. but it is a static screen. They do have an image or two incorporated into it as well. If that's not what you're after, the ideas already presented about screensavers sound on the money to me. Regards, Giles W. Riesner, Jr., Lead Library Technician, Library Technology Community College of Baltimore County 800 S. Rolling Road Baltimore, MD 21228 gries...@ccbcmd.edu 1-443-840-2736 From: Code for Libraries [CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] on behalf of Faust, Bradley [bfa...@bsu.edu] Sent: Monday, August 11, 2014 5:19 PM To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: [CODE4LIB] Windows 7 Logon Screen Screensaver This is a long shot, I believe, but members of this group have answers. On our Windows XP Pro student use computers, we have a custom screensaver app that runs at the logon screen and displays graphics highlighting library services and programs. As we migrate to Windows 7, new security introduced by Microsoft limits access to custom applications when the logon screen is displayed, and we haven't figured out how to push the screensaver to the machine. For obvious reasons we need to move to Windows 7. Does anyone have a solution that pushes a custom screensaver to the Windows 7 logon screen? Thanks. Brad Faust Ball State University Libraries\
Re: [CODE4LIB] Automated searching of Copac/Worldcat
The worksheets I circulated earlier in the week include examples of how to take a list of ISBNs from a spreadsheet/csv file and search on Worldcat (see the 'Automated Love Examples' docs in http://bit.ly/automatedlovefolder) What these examples don't do is include how to check the outcome of the search automatically are record that. I think it would be relatively easy to add to the iMacros example to extract a hit count / no hits message and write this to a file using the iMacros SAVEAS command but I haven't tried this. For a 'no results' option you'd want to look for the presence/extract the contents of a div with id=div-results-none For a results count you'd want to to look for the contents of a table within the div with class=resultsinfo Alternatively you could look at the Selenium IDE extension for Firefox which is more complex but allows more sophisticated approach to checking and writing out information about text present/absent in web pages retrieved. Hope that is of some help Owen Owen Stephens Owen Stephens Consulting Web: http://www.ostephens.com Email: o...@ostephens.com Telephone: 0121 288 6936 On 13 Aug 2014, at 11:20, Nicholas Brown nbr...@iniva.org wrote: Apologies for cross posting Dear collective wisdom, I'm interested in using automation software such as Macro Express or iMacros to feed a list of ISBNs from a spreadsheet into Copac or Worldcat and output a list of those that return no matches in the results screen. The idea would be to create a tool that can quickly, although rather roughly, identify rare items in a collection (though obviously this would be limited to items with ISBNs or other unique identifiers). I can write a macro which will sequentially search either catalogue for a list of ISBNs but am struggling with how to have the macro identify items with no matches (I have a vague idea about searching the results screen for the text Sorry, there are no search results) and to compile them back into a spreadsheet. I'd be keen to hear if anyone has attempted something similar, general advice, any potential pitfalls in the method outlined above or suggestions for a better way to achieve the same results. If something useful comes of it I'd be happy to share the results. Many thanks for your help, Nick Nicholas Brown Library and Information Manager nbr...@iniva.org +44 (0)20 7749 1125 www.iniva.org
[CODE4LIB] Puppet Conference Free Tickets
Hey all, Puppet Conference is offering 18 Free Tickets to underrepresented people in technology. Deadline for application is September 1st. http://puppetlabs.com/blog/free-tickets-puppetconf-2014-minorities-tech Please pass this to those you feel deserve it. Cheers, ./fxk
[CODE4LIB] Archival File Storage
As with most libraries, we're accumulating an increasing number of digital holdings. So far, our approach to storing these files consists of a haphazard cocktail of: - A ContentDM site whose contents haven't been updated in three years - live network storage in the form of shared drives - a Drobo - CDs and DVDs - hard drives stored in static-proof bags, and - ancient floppy disks whose contents remain a mystery that would surely scour the last vestiges of sanity from our minds if we had a 5 1/4 drive to read them with. In short it's a mess that has evolved organically over a long period of time. I'm not entirely sure what to do about it, especially considering our budget for improving the situation is ... uh, zero. At the very least, I'd like a better sense for what is considered a good approach to storing archival files. Can anyone recommend any relevant best practices or standards documents? Or just share what you use. I'm familiar with the OAIS model for digital archiving, and it seems well thought-out, but highly abstract. A more practical nuts-and-bolts guide would be helpful. Thanks. Will Martin Web Services Librarian University of North Dakota
Re: [CODE4LIB] Archival File Storage
This is a live topic. Suggestions http://e-records.chrisprom.com/recommendations/ http://www.metaarchive.org/GDDP For our CONTENTdm to MetaArchive workflow we use Bagit, and we archive the masters, not the site. http://libraryofcongress.github.io/bagit-python/ Al -- Al Matthews Software Developer, Digital Services Unit Atlanta University Center, Robert W. Woodruff Library email: amatth...@auctr.edu; office: 1 404 978 2057 On 8/13/14, 12:40 PM, Will Martin w...@will-martin.net wrote: As with most libraries, we're accumulating an increasing number of digital holdings. So far, our approach to storing these files consists of a haphazard cocktail of: - A ContentDM site whose contents haven't been updated in three years - live network storage in the form of shared drives - a Drobo - CDs and DVDs - hard drives stored in static-proof bags, and - ancient floppy disks whose contents remain a mystery that would surely scour the last vestiges of sanity from our minds if we had a 5 1/4 drive to read them with. In short it's a mess that has evolved organically over a long period of time. I'm not entirely sure what to do about it, especially considering our budget for improving the situation is ... uh, zero. At the very least, I'd like a better sense for what is considered a good approach to storing archival files. Can anyone recommend any relevant best practices or standards documents? Or just share what you use. I'm familiar with the OAIS model for digital archiving, and it seems well thought-out, but highly abstract. A more practical nuts-and-bolts guide would be helpful. Thanks. Will Martin Web Services Librarian University of North Dakota ** The contents of this email and any attachments are confidential. They are intended for the named recipient(s) only. If you have received this email in error please notify the system manager or the sender immediately and do not disclose the contents to anyone or make copies. ** IronMail scanned this email for viruses, vandals and malicious content. ** **
Re: [CODE4LIB] Archival File Storage
Perhaps these might be helpful? You've Got to Walk Before You Can Run: First Steps for Managing Born-Digital Content Received on Physical Media http://www.oclc.org/content/dam/research/publications/library/2012/2012-06.pdf Walk This Way: Detailed Steps for Transferring Born-Digital Content from Media You Can Read In-house http://oclc.org/content/dam/research/publications/library/2013/2013-02.pdf Roy On Wed, Aug 13, 2014 at 9:40 AM, Will Martin w...@will-martin.net wrote: As with most libraries, we're accumulating an increasing number of digital holdings. So far, our approach to storing these files consists of a haphazard cocktail of: - A ContentDM site whose contents haven't been updated in three years - live network storage in the form of shared drives - a Drobo - CDs and DVDs - hard drives stored in static-proof bags, and - ancient floppy disks whose contents remain a mystery that would surely scour the last vestiges of sanity from our minds if we had a 5 1/4 drive to read them with. In short it's a mess that has evolved organically over a long period of time. I'm not entirely sure what to do about it, especially considering our budget for improving the situation is ... uh, zero. At the very least, I'd like a better sense for what is considered a good approach to storing archival files. Can anyone recommend any relevant best practices or standards documents? Or just share what you use. I'm familiar with the OAIS model for digital archiving, and it seems well thought-out, but highly abstract. A more practical nuts-and-bolts guide would be helpful. Thanks. Will Martin Web Services Librarian University of North Dakota
Re: [CODE4LIB] Archival File Storage
Hi Will, I recommend the NDSA's Levels of Digital Preservation for practical, incremental steps you can take to improve how you store and handle digital data. http://digitalpreservation.gov/ndsa/activities/levels.html First step: get the content off the medium and into your storage system (on networked disk that is backed up.) Another important early step is to think about what you're saving, why you're saving it, and what value it has for people inside and outside your institution. Being able to talk about the scope and value of your digital files is a critical step in making a case for a digital archiving budget $0! Good luck, Robin -Original Message- From: Code for Libraries [mailto:CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Will Martin Sent: Wednesday, August 13, 2014 10:41 AM To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: [CODE4LIB] Archival File Storage As with most libraries, we're accumulating an increasing number of digital holdings. So far, our approach to storing these files consists of a haphazard cocktail of: - A ContentDM site whose contents haven't been updated in three years - live network storage in the form of shared drives - a Drobo - CDs and DVDs - hard drives stored in static-proof bags, and - ancient floppy disks whose contents remain a mystery that would surely scour the last vestiges of sanity from our minds if we had a 5 1/4 drive to read them with. In short it's a mess that has evolved organically over a long period of time. I'm not entirely sure what to do about it, especially considering our budget for improving the situation is ... uh, zero. At the very least, I'd like a better sense for what is considered a good approach to storing archival files. Can anyone recommend any relevant best practices or standards documents? Or just share what you use. I'm familiar with the OAIS model for digital archiving, and it seems well thought-out, but highly abstract. A more practical nuts-and-bolts guide would be helpful. Thanks. Will Martin Web Services Librarian University of North Dakota
[CODE4LIB] C4L DC 2014 Thanks
A big, public thank you is in order to Laura Wrubel, Dan Chudnov, and their whole team for organizing and running the C4L regional meeting in DC over the past two days, to GWU Libraries and DLF for hosting and sponsoring it, and to Andromeda Yelton and Jason Griffey for leading the workshops. It was a huge success and a lot of productive fun, as I'm sure many others will agree! Thank you all! Josh Westgard UMD Libraries
Re: [CODE4LIB] C4L DC 2014 Thanks
I fully second Josh's comments. A nice job and a big thanks! --Kevin On 08/13/2014 12:59 PM, Joshua Westgard wrote: A big, public thank you is in order to Laura Wrubel, Dan Chudnov, and their whole team for organizing and running the C4L regional meeting in DC over the past two days, to GWU Libraries and DLF for hosting and sponsoring it, and to Andromeda Yelton and Jason Griffey for leading the workshops. It was a huge success and a lot of productive fun, as I'm sure many others will agree! Thank you all! Josh Westgard UMD Libraries
Re: [CODE4LIB] Archival File Storage
In addition to the OAIS model, the DCC Curation Lifecycle Model http://www.dcc.ac.uk/resources/curation-lifecycle-model informs digital preservation- it's less conceptual than OAIS and outlines the various steps that are involved in the whole lifecycle of the digital object, including storage. I second the recommendation for Erway's You've got to walk before you can run. Overwhelmed to action: digital preservation challenges at the under-resourced institution http://digitalpowrr.niu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/Overwhelmed-to-action.rinehart_prudhomme_huot_2014.pdf might also be helpful if you are eventually interested in drumming up organization support and resources. Otherwise, it's oft repeated that no one storage/preservation strategy is best for all material types, so this little document http://www.dpworkshop.org/dpm-eng/terminology/strategies.html might give you a better sense of some of the practical methods you can employ and their relative effectiveness. There is growing interest in cloud services http://blog.nationalarchives.gov.uk/blog/cloud-storage-archives-match-made-heaven/, too. *-*Rachel Gravel Technical Services Librarian Marlboro College
Re: [CODE4LIB] Creating a Linked Data Service
Really helpful responses all. Moving forward with a plan that is much simpler than before. Thanks so much! Mike Beccaria Systems Librarian Head of Digital Initiative Paul Smith's College 518.327.6376 mbecca...@paulsmiths.edu Become a friend of Paul Smith's Library on Facebook today! -Original Message- From: Code for Libraries [mailto:CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Dan Scott Sent: Saturday, August 09, 2014 1:41 AM To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] Creating a Linked Data Service On Wed, Aug 6, 2014 at 2:45 PM, Michael Beccaria mbecca...@paulsmiths.edu wrote: I have recently had the opportunity to create a new library web page and host it on my own servers. One of the elements of the new page that I want to improve upon is providing live or near live information on technology availability (10 of 12 laptops available, etc.). That data resides on my ILS server and I thought it might be a good time to upgrade the bubble gum and duct tape solution I now have to creating a real linked data service that would provide that availability information to the web server. The problem is there is a lot of overly complex and complicated information out there on linked data and RDF and the semantic web etc. Yes... this is where I was a year or two ago. Content negotiation / triple stores / ontologies / Turtle / n-quads / blah blah blah / head hits desk. and I'm looking for a simple guide to creating a very simple linked data service with php or python or whatever. Does such a resource exist? Any advice on where to start? Adding to the barrage of suggestions, I would suggest a simple structured data approach: a) Get your web page working first, clearly showing the availability of the hardware: make the humans happy! b) Enhance the markup of your web page to use microdata or RDFa to provide structured data around the web page content: make the machines happy! Let's assume your web page lists hardware as follows: h1Laptops/h1 ul liLaptop 1: available (circulation desk)/li liLaptop 2: loaned out/li ... /ul Assuming your hardware has the general attributes of type, location, name, and status, you could use microdata to mark this up like so: h1Laptops/h1 ul li itemscope itemtype=http://example.org/laptop;span itemprop=nameLaptop 1/span: span itemprop=statusavailable/span (span itemprop=locationcirculation desk/span)/li li itemscope itemtype=http://example.org/laptop;span itemprop=nameLaptop 2/span: span itemprop=statusloaned out/span/li ... /ul (We're using the itemtype attribute to specify the type of the object, using a made-up vocabulary... which is fine to start with). Toss that into the structured data linter at http://linter.structured-data.org and you can see (roughly) what any microdata parser will spit out. That's already fairly useful to machines that would want to parse the page for their own purposes (mobile apps, or aggregators of all available library hardware across public and academic libraries in your area, or whatever). The advantage of using structured data is that you can later on decide to use div or table markup, and as long as you keep the itemscope/itemtype/itemprop properties generating the same output, any clients using microdata parsers are going to just keep on working... whereas screen-scraping approaches will generally crash and burn if you change the HTML out from underneath them. For what it's worth, you're not serving up linked data at this point, because you're not really linking to anything, and you're not providing any identifiers to which others could link. You can add itemid attributes to satisfy the latter goal: h1Laptops/h1 ul li itemscope itemtype=http://example.org/laptop; itemid=#laptop1span itemprop=nameLaptop 1/span: span itemprop=statusavailable/span (span itemprop=locationcirculation desk/span)/li li itemscope itemtype=http://example.org/laptop; itemid=#laptop2span itemprop=nameLaptop 2/span: span itemprop=statusloaned out/span/li ... /ul I guess if you wanted to avoid this being a linked data silo, you could link out from the web page to the manufacturer's page to identify the make/model of each piece of hardware; but realistically that's probably not going to help anyone, so why bother? Long story short, you can achieve a lot of linked data / semantic web goals by simply generating basic structured data without having to worry about content negotiation to serve up RDF/XML and JSON-LD and Turtle, setting up triple stores, or other such nonsense. You can use whatever technology you're using to generate your web pages (assuming they're dynamically generated) to add in this structured data. If you're interested, over the last year I've put together a couple of gentle self-guiding tutorials on using RDFa (fulfills roughly the same role as microdata) with schema.org (a general vocabulary of types and their properties). The shorter one is at
[CODE4LIB] Canvas Fingerprinting by AddThis
It seems that Code4Lib hasn't discussed this., though the news is 2 weeks old. It seems that there are libraries using social share tools from AddThis, a company that has been using a technology called Canvas Fingerprinting to track users. In other words, it looks like libraries are giving away the user-privacy store. For example, AddThis is used by my public library's Polaris catalog (BCCLS). I'd be interested to learn how widespread this is. Here's the article from ProPublica. http://www.propublica.org/article/meet-the-online-tracking-device-that-is-virtually-impossible-to-block And a follow-on discussion from Princeton CITP https://freedom-to-tinker.com/blog/englehardt/the-hidden-perils-of-cookie-syncing/ The research article: https://securehomes.esat.kuleuven.be/~gacar/persistent/the_web_never_forgets.pdf Techdirt: https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20140721/14523127960/tons-sites-including-whitehousegov-experiment-with-tracking-technology-that-is-difficult-to-block.shtml Eric Eric Hellman President, Gluejar.Inc. Founder, Unglue.it https://unglue.it/ http://go-to-hellman.blogspot.com/ twitter: @gluejar
Re: [CODE4LIB] Canvas Fingerprinting by AddThis
I think this would bother me more if I thought that there were a significant number of users who either do not use cookies at all, or who had some kind of effective cookie manager. I suspect that the actual number is very close to zero, in the .n range at best.* I have a problem with libraries using social media at all, actually, since it has turned out to be such a privacy disaster. When I go to what I think of as a benign site (my local library, DPLA, EFF!) and see that they've got a FB page that gathers likes it just chills me. I realize that all of these organizations need to maintain a level of visibility, and Facebook or Tumblr or whatever is a way to do that. However, there is no use of social media that can be argued as being privacy-neutral. It's a dilemma, I know. But I hate to see libraries and others seemingly promoting its use. As for web use, only Tor, and perhaps not even Tor, can give you something close to anonymity (except, perhaps, with the NSA). But it requires certain tech chops and an effort way beyond that of clearing out your cookies now and again, something that most people do not do. kc *ps - I had a great cookie manager for a while, but it's no longer around. Cookie control in browsers actually was easier a decade ago - they've obviously been discouraged from including that software. If anyone knows of a good cookie program or plugin, I'd like to hear about it. On 8/13/14, 10:22 AM, Eric Hellman wrote: It seems that Code4Lib hasn't discussed this., though the news is 2 weeks old. It seems that there are libraries using social share tools from AddThis, a company that has been using a technology called Canvas Fingerprinting to track users. In other words, it looks like libraries are giving away the user-privacy store. For example, AddThis is used by my public library's Polaris catalog (BCCLS). I'd be interested to learn how widespread this is. Here's the article from ProPublica. http://www.propublica.org/article/meet-the-online-tracking-device-that-is-virtually-impossible-to-block And a follow-on discussion from Princeton CITP https://freedom-to-tinker.com/blog/englehardt/the-hidden-perils-of-cookie-syncing/ The research article: https://securehomes.esat.kuleuven.be/~gacar/persistent/the_web_never_forgets.pdf Techdirt: https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20140721/14523127960/tons-sites-including-whitehousegov-experiment-with-tracking-technology-that-is-difficult-to-block.shtml Eric Eric Hellman President, Gluejar.Inc. Founder, Unglue.it https://unglue.it/ http://go-to-hellman.blogspot.com/ twitter: @gluejar -- Karen Coyle kco...@kcoyle.net http://kcoyle.net m: +1-510-435-8234 skype: kcoylenet/+1-510-984-3600
Re: [CODE4LIB] Canvas Fingerprinting by AddThis
On 8/13/14 1:22 PM, Eric Hellman wrote: It seems that Code4Lib hasn't discussed this., though the news is 2 weeks old. It seems that there are libraries using social share tools from AddThis, a company that has been using a technology called Canvas Fingerprinting to track users. In other words, it looks like libraries are giving away the user-privacy store. For example, AddThis is used by my public library's Polaris catalog (BCCLS). I'd be interested to learn how widespread this is. It's pretty widespread in general, but I don't know how many libraries are using it, or why. It's a concern regardless of absolute numbers, because it targets people who are concerned about being tracked and have taken steps to make cookies less effective. (For example, I discard cookies at the end of each browser session, making long-term tracking ineffective.) It isn't virtually impossible to block; mapping addthis.com on the client computer to 127.0.0.1 (using /etc/hosts on Linux and Unix machines) does a nice job of it. But anyone who uses it really is betraying the user's trust. -- Gary McGath, Professional Software Developer http://www.garymcgath.com
[CODE4LIB] Digital Initatives Librarian Position at RIT
FYI if you are interested in applying to my outgoing Digital Initiatives position at RIT, I'm happy to answer questions about it. Coding skills are not required, but in my personal opinion, would be a plus. http://www.higheredjobs.com/details.cfm?Jobcode=175935249aID=568print=yes April Younglove Digital Initiatives Librarian Asset Management [Description: TWCLogoBrownOrange small] 90 Lomb Memorial Drive Rochester, NY 14623 585-475-7797 amy...@rit.edumailto:amy...@rit.edu
Re: [CODE4LIB] Archival File Storage
Shameless plug for our cheap, nice, brutal hardware/software solution that gives you massive distributed (back room dark) storage across three boxes with fixity checking and all that Presentation: http://www.cni.org/topics/digital-preservation/economical-big-local-storage/ Software: https://github.com/ksulibraries/KentDSS --TK-- Tom Klingler Assistant Dean for Technical Services University Libraries, Rm 300 1125 Risman Drive Kent State University Kent, Ohio 44242-0001 330-672-1646 office -Original Message- From: Code for Libraries [mailto:CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Will Martin Sent: Wednesday, August 13, 2014 12:41 PM To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: [CODE4LIB] Archival File Storage As with most libraries, we're accumulating an increasing number of digital holdings. So far, our approach to storing these files consists of a haphazard cocktail of: - A ContentDM site whose contents haven't been updated in three years - live network storage in the form of shared drives - a Drobo - CDs and DVDs - hard drives stored in static-proof bags, and - ancient floppy disks whose contents remain a mystery that would surely scour the last vestiges of sanity from our minds if we had a 5 1/4 drive to read them with. In short it's a mess that has evolved organically over a long period of time. I'm not entirely sure what to do about it, especially considering our budget for improving the situation is ... uh, zero. At the very least, I'd like a better sense for what is considered a good approach to storing archival files. Can anyone recommend any relevant best practices or standards documents? Or just share what you use. I'm familiar with the OAIS model for digital archiving, and it seems well thought-out, but highly abstract. A more practical nuts-and-bolts guide would be helpful. Thanks. Will Martin Web Services Librarian University of North Dakota
Re: [CODE4LIB] Canvas Fingerprinting by AddThis
Interesting thread, AddThis is certainly everywhere (5 percent of the top 100,000 websites--ProPublica), often in contrast to an organization's stated privacy policies. Here's three examples of use within OCLC and their products: http://oclc.org/research/people/follow.html ContentDM: http://www.contentdm.org/help6/custom/configure9.asp WorldCat.org: http://www.worldcat.org/title/jazz/oclc/25048293referer=brief_results For kicks I just did a Google Advanced search for AddThis limited to the .edu domain, wow. What is the alternative for libraries looking to promote their services out into the polluted ocean of the internet where everyone else is swimming? --Jimmy On Wed, Aug 13, 2014 at 2:33 PM, Gary McGath develo...@mcgath.com wrote: On 8/13/14 1:22 PM, Eric Hellman wrote: It seems that Code4Lib hasn't discussed this., though the news is 2 weeks old. It seems that there are libraries using social share tools from AddThis, a company that has been using a technology called Canvas Fingerprinting to track users. In other words, it looks like libraries are giving away the user-privacy store. For example, AddThis is used by my public library's Polaris catalog (BCCLS). I'd be interested to learn how widespread this is. It's pretty widespread in general, but I don't know how many libraries are using it, or why. It's a concern regardless of absolute numbers, because it targets people who are concerned about being tracked and have taken steps to make cookies less effective. (For example, I discard cookies at the end of each browser session, making long-term tracking ineffective.) It isn't virtually impossible to block; mapping addthis.com on the client computer to 127.0.0.1 (using /etc/hosts on Linux and Unix machines) does a nice job of it. But anyone who uses it really is betraying the user's trust. -- Gary McGath, Professional Software Developer http://www.garymcgath.com -- Jimmy Ghaphery Head, Digital Technologies VCU Libraries 804-827-3551
Re: [CODE4LIB] Canvas Fingerprinting by AddThis
On 13 August 2014, Karen Coyle wrote: *ps - I had a great cookie manager for a while, but it's no longer around. Cookie control in browsers actually was easier a decade ago - they've obviously been discouraged from including that software. If anyone knows of a good cookie program or plugin, I'd like to hear about it. I use Cookie Monster [0] and like it. Related: on my work box I'm trying out the EFF's Privacy Badger [1], which I hope will be a success. At home I use Disconnect [2], which blocks entire domains. It's great for cutting out cookies and junk like AddThis, but cripes, I hadn't realized how many people pull in Javascript libraries from Google or Yahoo. That's a harder way of tracking to avoid. Bill [0] https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/cookie-monster/ [1] https://www.eff.org/privacybadger [2] https://disconnect.me/disconnect -- William Denton ↔ Toronto, Canada ↔ http://www.miskatonic.org/
Re: [CODE4LIB] Canvas Fingerprinting by AddThis
It isn't virtually impossible to block; mapping addthis.com on the client computer to 127.0.0.1 (using /etc/hosts on Linux and Unix machines) does a nice job of it. But anyone who uses it really is betraying the user's trust. I was looking around for a complete set of addthis domains to block and came across this extensive, up-to-date hosts file. It blocks more than 10,000 domains. http://someonewhocares.org/hosts/hosts /dev
Re: [CODE4LIB] ACTION REQUESTED: Volunteer for 2015 Conference Committees
YESSS! Anyone else? And I am willing to help out in whatever capacity. (You probably don't want me taking care of your kids though.) The typical obstacle that I've seen in helping/offering childcare has been insurance stuff. Just for whatever THAT'S worth... Christina Salazar Systems Librarian John Spoor Broome Library California State University, Channel Islands 805/437-3198 -Original Message- From: Code for Libraries [mailto:CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of sara amato Sent: Wednesday, August 13, 2014 5:54 AM To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] ACTION REQUESTED: Volunteer for 2015 Conference Committees Quick question for those planning to attend Code4Lib 2015 - Would the availability of childcare make a difference in your being able to attend? If so I'll propose and lead a childcare committee (seeing as I'm almost local to it.) On Aug 12, 2014, at 3:35 PM, Tom Johnson wrote: The 2015 Code4Lib annual conference may seem like a long way away, but it's already time for various volunteer committees to start work on the planning. As you know, the conference happens each year thanks to the work of the community at large; please take the time to sign up for confrence committees here: *http://wiki.code4lib.org/index.php/2015_Conference_Committees http://wiki.code4lib.org/index.php/2015_Conference_Committees* *We especially need people for the Keynote Speakers and Sponsorship committees.* These groups need to begin work ASAP and are short on membership. Thanks to everyone who has already signed up to help! -- Tom Johnson on behalf of the C4L15 PDX Team
Re: [CODE4LIB] ACTION REQUESTED: Volunteer for 2015 Conference Committees
So, I realize we are a great volunteer organization with lots of trustworthy folks -- but this is something where if you are going to be offering child care, it cannot be by committee or volunteer. For an event like this, you will need to use someone that has been background checked and would need to be someone trained to deal with medical issues and handling special needs. Fortunately, the Oregon State University Library has a relationship with a group that offers child care to students while they are in the library -- I'm wondering if that group could be hired to provide care for this event if this was something folks wanted. --TR -Original Message- From: Code for Libraries [mailto:CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Salazar, Christina Sent: Wednesday, August 13, 2014 5:40 PM To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] ACTION REQUESTED: Volunteer for 2015 Conference Committees YESSS! Anyone else? And I am willing to help out in whatever capacity. (You probably don't want me taking care of your kids though.) The typical obstacle that I've seen in helping/offering childcare has been insurance stuff. Just for whatever THAT'S worth... Christina Salazar Systems Librarian John Spoor Broome Library California State University, Channel Islands 805/437-3198 -Original Message- From: Code for Libraries [mailto:CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of sara amato Sent: Wednesday, August 13, 2014 5:54 AM To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] ACTION REQUESTED: Volunteer for 2015 Conference Committees Quick question for those planning to attend Code4Lib 2015 - Would the availability of childcare make a difference in your being able to attend? If so I'll propose and lead a childcare committee (seeing as I'm almost local to it.) On Aug 12, 2014, at 3:35 PM, Tom Johnson wrote: The 2015 Code4Lib annual conference may seem like a long way away, but it's already time for various volunteer committees to start work on the planning. As you know, the conference happens each year thanks to the work of the community at large; please take the time to sign up for confrence committees here: *http://wiki.code4lib.org/index.php/2015_Conference_Committees http://wiki.code4lib.org/index.php/2015_Conference_Committees* *We especially need people for the Keynote Speakers and Sponsorship committees.* These groups need to begin work ASAP and are short on membership. Thanks to everyone who has already signed up to help! -- Tom Johnson on behalf of the C4L15 PDX Team
Re: [CODE4LIB] EZProxy ssl security
Thank you, that helped greatly. cheers stuart On 13/08/14 10:09, Will Martin wrote: I can't offer a comprehensive guide, but I can give you some tips gleaned from the EZ Proxy mailing list and my own experimentation. There are some configuration settings you can adjust to improve its security. Here are the ones from mine: # Disable old, insecure SSL methods Option DisableSSL56bit Option DisableSSL40bit Option DisableSSLv2 Those go before setting the LoginPortSSL -- in my config.txt, they're the first thing after the Name directive at the top of the file. Doing that will help a good bit. Here's the report for my server on SSL Labs: https://www.ssllabs.com/ssltest/analyze.html?d=ezproxy.library.und.edu A marked improvement. Not perfect, but much better. EZ Proxy embeds a statically linked copy of the SSL libraries, so SSL upgrades to it only happen when you update EZ Proxy itself. I'm on version 5.7.32, which still suffers from some old security vulnerabilities, as you can see in the SSL labs report. I believe the next version of EZ Proxy is supposed to update the SSL to support newer protocols. But I'm not sure, and I'm unlikely to find out of my own. OCLC recently changed their pricing model to a yearly subscription fee if you want to receive continued updates, and my university has not chosen to pay for that at this time. So we won't be getting any further updates until we can find the money for the yearly fee. Hope this helps. Will Martin On 2014-08-12 16:38, Stuart Yeates wrote: So I just ran my EZproxy through an SSL checker and was shocked by the outcome: https://www.ssllabs.com/ssltest/analyze.html?d=login.helicon.vuw.ac.nz Finding other EZproxy installs in google and checking them gave a range of answers, some MUCH better, some MUCH worse. Clearly secure EZproxy is possible, but patchy. Is there a decent guide to securing EZproxy anywhere? I'm hoping that it might be as simple as dropping a new openssl library into a directory within the EZproxy install? cheers stuart
Re: [CODE4LIB] Canvas Fingerprinting by AddThis
I blogged this. http://go-to-hellman.blogspot.com/2014/08/libraries-are-giving-away-user-privacy.html Do libraries even realize they're doing this? Eric On Aug 13, 2014, at 4:28 PM, Jimmy Ghaphery jghap...@vcu.edu wrote: Interesting thread, AddThis is certainly everywhere (5 percent of the top 100,000 websites--ProPublica), often in contrast to an organization's stated privacy policies. Here's three examples of use within OCLC and their products: http://oclc.org/research/people/follow.html ContentDM: http://www.contentdm.org/help6/custom/configure9.asp WorldCat.org: http://www.worldcat.org/title/jazz/oclc/25048293referer=brief_results For kicks I just did a Google Advanced search for AddThis limited to the .edu domain, wow. What is the alternative for libraries looking to promote their services out into the polluted ocean of the internet where everyone else is swimming? --Jimmy On Wed, Aug 13, 2014 at 2:33 PM, Gary McGath develo...@mcgath.com wrote: On 8/13/14 1:22 PM, Eric Hellman wrote: It seems that Code4Lib hasn't discussed this., though the news is 2 weeks old. It seems that there are libraries using social share tools from AddThis, a company that has been using a technology called Canvas Fingerprinting to track users. In other words, it looks like libraries are giving away the user-privacy store. For example, AddThis is used by my public library's Polaris catalog (BCCLS). I'd be interested to learn how widespread this is. It's pretty widespread in general, but I don't know how many libraries are using it, or why. It's a concern regardless of absolute numbers, because it targets people who are concerned about being tracked and have taken steps to make cookies less effective. (For example, I discard cookies at the end of each browser session, making long-term tracking ineffective.) It isn't virtually impossible to block; mapping addthis.com on the client computer to 127.0.0.1 (using /etc/hosts on Linux and Unix machines) does a nice job of it. But anyone who uses it really is betraying the user's trust. -- Gary McGath, Professional Software Developer http://www.garymcgath.com -- Jimmy Ghaphery Head, Digital Technologies VCU Libraries 804-827-3551
Re: [CODE4LIB] ACTION REQUESTED: Volunteer for 2015 Conference Committees
Sara: that is a fabulous idea! Do you mind if I add you (and Chirstina?) to the wiki page under a new 'childcare committee' heading? That way the host committee can communicate with you about assessing needs and feasibility. - Tom On Wed, Aug 13, 2014 at 2:44 PM, Terry Reese ree...@gmail.com wrote: So, I realize we are a great volunteer organization with lots of trustworthy folks -- but this is something where if you are going to be offering child care, it cannot be by committee or volunteer. For an event like this, you will need to use someone that has been background checked and would need to be someone trained to deal with medical issues and handling special needs. Fortunately, the Oregon State University Library has a relationship with a group that offers child care to students while they are in the library -- I'm wondering if that group could be hired to provide care for this event if this was something folks wanted. --TR -Original Message- From: Code for Libraries [mailto:CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Salazar, Christina Sent: Wednesday, August 13, 2014 5:40 PM To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] ACTION REQUESTED: Volunteer for 2015 Conference Committees YESSS! Anyone else? And I am willing to help out in whatever capacity. (You probably don't want me taking care of your kids though.) The typical obstacle that I've seen in helping/offering childcare has been insurance stuff. Just for whatever THAT'S worth... Christina Salazar Systems Librarian John Spoor Broome Library California State University, Channel Islands 805/437-3198 -Original Message- From: Code for Libraries [mailto:CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of sara amato Sent: Wednesday, August 13, 2014 5:54 AM To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] ACTION REQUESTED: Volunteer for 2015 Conference Committees Quick question for those planning to attend Code4Lib 2015 - Would the availability of childcare make a difference in your being able to attend? If so I'll propose and lead a childcare committee (seeing as I'm almost local to it.) On Aug 12, 2014, at 3:35 PM, Tom Johnson wrote: The 2015 Code4Lib annual conference may seem like a long way away, but it's already time for various volunteer committees to start work on the planning. As you know, the conference happens each year thanks to the work of the community at large; please take the time to sign up for confrence committees here: *http://wiki.code4lib.org/index.php/2015_Conference_Committees http://wiki.code4lib.org/index.php/2015_Conference_Committees* *We especially need people for the Keynote Speakers and Sponsorship committees.* These groups need to begin work ASAP and are short on membership. Thanks to everyone who has already signed up to help! -- Tom Johnson on behalf of the C4L15 PDX Team
Re: [CODE4LIB] Canvas Fingerprinting by AddThis
We have had, for some time now, a section in our privacy policy explaining what services we use and giving links to opt out. http://sonomalibrary.org/governance/library-policies/privacy-statement Genny Engel Sonoma County Library gen...@sonoma.lib.ca.us 707 545-0831 x1581 www.sonomalibrary.org -Original Message- From: Code for Libraries [mailto:CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Eric Hellman Sent: Wednesday, August 13, 2014 3:37 PM To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] Canvas Fingerprinting by AddThis I blogged this. http://go-to-hellman.blogspot.com/2014/08/libraries-are-giving-away-user-privacy.html Do libraries even realize they're doing this? Eric On Aug 13, 2014, at 4:28 PM, Jimmy Ghaphery jghap...@vcu.edu wrote: Interesting thread, AddThis is certainly everywhere (5 percent of the top 100,000 websites--ProPublica), often in contrast to an organization's stated privacy policies. Here's three examples of use within OCLC and their products: http://oclc.org/research/people/follow.html ContentDM: http://www.contentdm.org/help6/custom/configure9.asp WorldCat.org: http://www.worldcat.org/title/jazz/oclc/25048293referer=brief_results For kicks I just did a Google Advanced search for AddThis limited to the .edu domain, wow. What is the alternative for libraries looking to promote their services out into the polluted ocean of the internet where everyone else is swimming? --Jimmy On Wed, Aug 13, 2014 at 2:33 PM, Gary McGath develo...@mcgath.com wrote: On 8/13/14 1:22 PM, Eric Hellman wrote: It seems that Code4Lib hasn't discussed this., though the news is 2 weeks old. It seems that there are libraries using social share tools from AddThis, a company that has been using a technology called Canvas Fingerprinting to track users. In other words, it looks like libraries are giving away the user-privacy store. For example, AddThis is used by my public library's Polaris catalog (BCCLS). I'd be interested to learn how widespread this is. It's pretty widespread in general, but I don't know how many libraries are using it, or why. It's a concern regardless of absolute numbers, because it targets people who are concerned about being tracked and have taken steps to make cookies less effective. (For example, I discard cookies at the end of each browser session, making long-term tracking ineffective.) It isn't virtually impossible to block; mapping addthis.com on the client computer to 127.0.0.1 (using /etc/hosts on Linux and Unix machines) does a nice job of it. But anyone who uses it really is betraying the user's trust. -- Gary McGath, Professional Software Developer http://www.garymcgath.com -- Jimmy Ghaphery Head, Digital Technologies VCU Libraries 804-827-3551
Re: [CODE4LIB] C4L DC 2014 Thanks
On 08/13/2014 12:59 PM, Joshua Westgard wrote: A big, public thank you is in order to Laura Wrubel, Dan Chudnov, and their whole team for organizing and running the C4L regional meeting in DC over the past two days, to GWU Libraries and DLF for hosting and sponsoring it, and to Andromeda Yelton and Jason Griffey for leading the workshops. It was a huge success and a lot of productive fun, as I'm sure many others will agree! Thank you all! +1 Indeed. A fantastic event full of win. ./fxk -- Cheer Up! Things are getting worse at a slower rate.
Re: [CODE4LIB] Canvas Fingerprinting by AddThis
What you're saying on the Sonoma County Library website is accurate and correct. I hope other libraries follow your example, if they use AddThis. Although it would be even better if services were used that didn't use cookies in order to provide advertisements about goods and services. For example, in the comment on my post, Piwik is mentioned by Dan Scott. Why aren't more libraries using Piwik? Are any libraries using Piwik? Eric On Aug 13, 2014, at 7:00 PM, Genny Engel gen...@sonoma.lib.ca.us wrote: We have had, for some time now, a section in our privacy policy explaining what services we use and giving links to opt out. http://sonomalibrary.org/governance/library-policies/privacy-statement Genny Engel Sonoma County Library gen...@sonoma.lib.ca.us 707 545-0831 x1581 www.sonomalibrary.org -Original Message- From: Code for Libraries [mailto:CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Eric Hellman Sent: Wednesday, August 13, 2014 3:37 PM To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] Canvas Fingerprinting by AddThis I blogged this. http://go-to-hellman.blogspot.com/2014/08/libraries-are-giving-away-user-privacy.html Do libraries even realize they're doing this? Eric On Aug 13, 2014, at 4:28 PM, Jimmy Ghaphery jghap...@vcu.edu wrote: Interesting thread, AddThis is certainly everywhere (5 percent of the top 100,000 websites--ProPublica), often in contrast to an organization's stated privacy policies. Here's three examples of use within OCLC and their products: http://oclc.org/research/people/follow.html ContentDM: http://www.contentdm.org/help6/custom/configure9.asp WorldCat.org: http://www.worldcat.org/title/jazz/oclc/25048293referer=brief_results For kicks I just did a Google Advanced search for AddThis limited to the .edu domain, wow. What is the alternative for libraries looking to promote their services out into the polluted ocean of the internet where everyone else is swimming? --Jimmy On Wed, Aug 13, 2014 at 2:33 PM, Gary McGath develo...@mcgath.com wrote: On 8/13/14 1:22 PM, Eric Hellman wrote: It seems that Code4Lib hasn't discussed this., though the news is 2 weeks old. It seems that there are libraries using social share tools from AddThis, a company that has been using a technology called Canvas Fingerprinting to track users. In other words, it looks like libraries are giving away the user-privacy store. For example, AddThis is used by my public library's Polaris catalog (BCCLS). I'd be interested to learn how widespread this is. It's pretty widespread in general, but I don't know how many libraries are using it, or why. It's a concern regardless of absolute numbers, because it targets people who are concerned about being tracked and have taken steps to make cookies less effective. (For example, I discard cookies at the end of each browser session, making long-term tracking ineffective.) It isn't virtually impossible to block; mapping addthis.com on the client computer to 127.0.0.1 (using /etc/hosts on Linux and Unix machines) does a nice job of it. But anyone who uses it really is betraying the user's trust. -- Gary McGath, Professional Software Developer http://www.garymcgath.com -- Jimmy Ghaphery Head, Digital Technologies VCU Libraries 804-827-3551
