[CODE4LIB] $1,000 for a library programmer
Apologies for the semi-repost, but Code4Lib-ers may be interested that we've added a $1,000 bounty—a ton of books from the bookstore of your choice—to anyone who helps LibraryThing find a library programmer. Tell a friend or self-refer. Blog post: http://blog.librarything.com/thingology/2014/10/job-library-developer-at-librarything-telecommute/ Thanks! Tim | LibraryThing
Re: [CODE4LIB] Requesting a Little IE Assistance
It sounds like the issue already has a solution, but ... On Oct 13, 2014, at 10:13 PM, Matthew Sherman wrote: The DSpace angle also complicates things a bit as they do not have any built in CSS that I could edit for this purpose. I am hoping they will be amenable to the suggestions to right click and open in notepad because txt files are darn preservation friendly and readable with almost anything since they are some of the simplest files in computing. Thanks for the input folks. I'm not a DSpace user, but my understanding is that it's not a stand-alone webserver ... which means that you may still have ways to re-write what gets served out of it. For instance, if you're running Apache you can build an 'output filter'. I've only done them via mod_perl, but some quick research points to mod_ext_filter to call any command as a filter: http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.2/mod/mod_ext_filter.html You'd then set up a 'smart filter' to trigger this when you had a text/plain response and the UserAgent is IE ... but the syntax is ... complex, to put it nicely: http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.2/mod/mod_filter.html (I've never configured a smart filter myself, and searching for useful examples isn't really panning out for me). ... but I thought I'd mention this as an option for anyone who might have similar problems in the future, as it lets you mess with images and other types of content, too. -Joe
Re: [CODE4LIB] Requesting a Little IE Assistance
Since this is for DSpace, one option might be to just pass the Content-Type and Content-Disposition headers to force specific file types to prompt as needing to be saved. This usually gives the user an option to just open, and that will force the file to be downloaded and opened within the default viewer associated with the file type. I know that in early versions of DSpace (not sure if this still occurs), something like this was done for PDFs to fix an issue some browsers had serving large PDF files and rendering them in-line. --tr -Original Message- From: Code for Libraries [mailto:CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Joe Hourcle Sent: Tuesday, October 14, 2014 11:45 AM To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] Requesting a Little IE Assistance It sounds like the issue already has a solution, but ... On Oct 13, 2014, at 10:13 PM, Matthew Sherman wrote: The DSpace angle also complicates things a bit as they do not have any built in CSS that I could edit for this purpose. I am hoping they will be amenable to the suggestions to right click and open in notepad because txt files are darn preservation friendly and readable with almost anything since they are some of the simplest files in computing. Thanks for the input folks. I'm not a DSpace user, but my understanding is that it's not a stand-alone webserver ... which means that you may still have ways to re-write what gets served out of it. For instance, if you're running Apache you can build an 'output filter'. I've only done them via mod_perl, but some quick research points to mod_ext_filter to call any command as a filter: http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.2/mod/mod_ext_filter.html You'd then set up a 'smart filter' to trigger this when you had a text/plain response and the UserAgent is IE ... but the syntax is ... complex, to put it nicely: http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.2/mod/mod_filter.html (I've never configured a smart filter myself, and searching for useful examples isn't really panning out for me). ... but I thought I'd mention this as an option for anyone who might have similar problems in the future, as it lets you mess with images and other types of content, too. -Joe
[CODE4LIB] Job: Collection Management and Discovery Services Librarian (The College of Wooster, Ohio) at College of Wooster
Collection Management and Discovery Services Librarian (The College of Wooster, Ohio) College of Wooster Wooster Collection Management and Discovery Services Librarian (The College of Wooster, Ohio) The College of Wooster Libraries seeks an innovative and service-oriented colleague as our next Collection Management and Discovery Services (CMDS) Librarian. Reporting to the Director of Libraries, the CMDS Librarian works closely with their four dedicated and talented staff to manage acquisitions, serials and e-resources, collection management, cataloging, and services to enhance user access and discovery. The libraries have a shared Innovative catalog, CONSORT, with three other colleges and participates in OhioLINK, so the incumbent will lead our efforts to coordinate local print and digital collections with consortial resources and platforms, working closely with the CONSORT systems librarian and technical services staff at the other Five Colleges of Ohio libraries.The CMDS Librarian will serve as a liaison to one or more academic departments and participate in research services, the instruction program, and outreach efforts. The successful candidate will work collaboratively with a library staff focused on user needs and committed to developing an evolving library program that best supports the College community. Minimum starting salary: $55,000. Additional Responsibilities: Lead and manage all technical services operations, including supervision of four staff Collect data and prepare financial and statistical reports relating to acquisitions, collections, and usage Provide creative and innovative leadership in CMDS operations by monitoring and implementing effective new approaches for acquiring, organizing, and enhancing access to our resources Plan and coordinate projects, working closely with staff from across the libraries and members of the college community Manage and develop the library's Electronic Resource Management (ERM) system Partner with other units within and beyond the Libraries on digital initiatives, particularly on metadata protocols and standards Serve as the primary liaison to many external service providers and vendors Coordinate library collaboration efforts with key external partners (e.g. OhioLINK or The Five Colleges of Ohio) Encourage and facilitate application of technologies to enhance services to users, the Libraries' online presence, and staff workflows and efficiencies Qualifications MLS degree from an ALA-accredited program or equivalent Strong project management, analytical, and organizational skills Demonstrated initiative, flexibility, and creativity Ability to successful supervise staff and manage a complex and dynamic unit Excellent interpersonal, presentation, and communication skills Facility using and applying emerging technologies in a library context Knowledge of and interest in the protocols and tools used to create and organize data in library systems Desired Progressively responsible experience working in an academic library Supervisory experience A collegial approach and a sense of humor (preferably a good one) Candidates should submit a letter of application (addressed to Mark Christel, Chair of the Search Committee), vita, and the names of three professional references. Electronic submission only (Word or PDF) may be sent to Sharon Bodle, Administrative Coordinator for the Libraries ([sbo...@wooster.edu](mailto:sbo...@wooster.edu)). Review of applications will begin October 24 and continue until the position is filled. The College of Wooster is an independent college of the liberal arts and sciences with a commitment to excellence in undergraduate education. The College values diversity, strives to attract qualified women and minority candidates, and encourages individuals belonging to these groups to apply. Wooster seeks to ensure diversity by its policy of employing persons without regard to age, sex, color, race, creed, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, or political affiliation. The College of Wooster is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. Employment is subject to federal laws requiring verification of identity and legal right to work in the United States as required by the Immigration Reform and Control Act. Drug-free workplace. Brought to you by code4lib jobs: http://jobs.code4lib.org/job/17378/ To post a new job please visit http://jobs.code4lib.org/
Re: [CODE4LIB] Requesting a Little IE Assistance
In my one experience with DSpace about eight years ago, we considered its UI to be nearly unusable, and used Drupal as a front end to mitigate issues including ones like this. Cary On Tue, Oct 14, 2014 at 9:04 AM, Terry Reese ree...@gmail.com wrote: Since this is for DSpace, one option might be to just pass the Content-Type and Content-Disposition headers to force specific file types to prompt as needing to be saved. This usually gives the user an option to just open, and that will force the file to be downloaded and opened within the default viewer associated with the file type. I know that in early versions of DSpace (not sure if this still occurs), something like this was done for PDFs to fix an issue some browsers had serving large PDF files and rendering them in-line. --tr -Original Message- From: Code for Libraries [mailto:CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Joe Hourcle Sent: Tuesday, October 14, 2014 11:45 AM To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] Requesting a Little IE Assistance It sounds like the issue already has a solution, but ... On Oct 13, 2014, at 10:13 PM, Matthew Sherman wrote: The DSpace angle also complicates things a bit as they do not have any built in CSS that I could edit for this purpose. I am hoping they will be amenable to the suggestions to right click and open in notepad because txt files are darn preservation friendly and readable with almost anything since they are some of the simplest files in computing. Thanks for the input folks. I'm not a DSpace user, but my understanding is that it's not a stand-alone webserver ... which means that you may still have ways to re-write what gets served out of it. For instance, if you're running Apache you can build an 'output filter'. I've only done them via mod_perl, but some quick research points to mod_ext_filter to call any command as a filter: http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.2/mod/mod_ext_filter.html You'd then set up a 'smart filter' to trigger this when you had a text/plain response and the UserAgent is IE ... but the syntax is ... complex, to put it nicely: http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.2/mod/mod_filter.html (I've never configured a smart filter myself, and searching for useful examples isn't really panning out for me). ... but I thought I'd mention this as an option for anyone who might have similar problems in the future, as it lets you mess with images and other types of content, too. -Joe -- Cary Gordon The Cherry Hill Company http://chillco.com
[CODE4LIB] Job: Business Librarian (Loveland Public Library, Colorado) at Loveland Public Library
Business Librarian (Loveland Public Library, Colorado) Loveland Public Library Colorado Business Librarian (Loveland Public Library, Colorado) The Loveland Public Library in Loveland, CO is seeking candidates with a strong business centered background in order to educate patrons on business reference resources and teach programs on Business Center and library resources.Full job announcement andonline application available at [www.cityofloveland.org/ jobs. Deadline: 10/21/14 Brought to you by code4lib jobs: http://jobs.code4lib.org/job/17377/ To post a new job please visit http://jobs.code4lib.org/
[CODE4LIB] Job: Technical Product Manager at OCLC
Technical Product Manager OCLC Dublin, Ohio Discover. Innovate. Inform. A few words we use to describe a career at OCLC. OCLC, a worldwide library services organization headquartered in Dublin, Ohio, is a leader in information technologies and innovative online services. With office locations around the globe, OCLC employees are dedicated to offering premier services and software to help libraries cut costs while keeping pace with the demands of our information-driven society. The Technical Product Manager, WorldShare Platform is responsible for conceiving, defining, and releasing new product features (including technical enhancements) that increase the value and adoption of the WorldShare Platform. This role will lead requirement definition and prioritization for the Platform infrastructure and Web service externalization efforts. Working closely with the development team leader, the Executive Director of Data Services, and the WorldShare Community Manager, the Technical Product Manager will evaluate and document both market (external) and internal needs associated with the use of services and development/integration of apps; she/he will also work across portfolios to coordinate, from a product perspective, service development and exposure. The incumbent will also act as a liaison across infrastructure teams (IDM/WSKEY, MSI, etc.) to ensure an effective, consistent user experience. As well as maintain a comprehensive understanding of the platform industry space across Web and mobile applications. The Technical Product Manager will also act as the primary technical liaison for 3rd party business development opportunities in support of Senior Product Managers and Portfolio Directors. This role will be a cross-functional leader who works comfortably in a matrix management environment. She/he will accomplish a great deal of work through other people and other functional departments, including close work with Marketing, Implementation, Customer Services, and across Global Product Management. Product Strategy and Planning: • Collaborates with Data Services Team and Product Marketing in the development of roll-out and product communication strategies. Product Marketing Oversight and Consultation: • Assists the Executive Director, Data Services and WorldShare Community Manager in the development of strategies for effective use of Platform services. • Participates in sales calls requiring significant Platform engagement. Portfolio Planning: • Provides input to portfolio business plans and strategies. • Manages Platform roadmaps, progress reports, and reviews. Internal Coordination of Platform Activity: • Works across product areas to ensure broad, consistent service exposure. • Provides OpenSocial expertise to GPM teams. • Provides technical leadership and guidance on Platform issues to non- development areas of the organization. Team Management and Coordination: • Provides management and coordination for a team of Product Analysts supporting the Platform and community engagement. Qualifications • Advanced degree in either computer, library, or information science • 2 to 4 years of product, project or program management experience • Knowledge of OpenSocial, OAuth, and other Web standards • Ability to develop apps in at least one of the following: PHP, Perl, Python, or Ruby • 2 to 4 years experience in library services or library management systems, preferred • 2 to 4 years experience in staff management, preferred • Well developed communication and presentation skills • Strong customer relationship skills Brought to you by code4lib jobs: http://jobs.code4lib.org/job/17559/ To post a new job please visit http://jobs.code4lib.org/
[CODE4LIB] Digitization Project from Scratch
Hello, Anyone has experience in digitizing archival materials? I need your recommendations/suggestions on how we can start with our digitization. We need to build a searchable website so the public can access our materials of images, publications and media files. What platform did you use? Open-source or fee-base? What is your experience using it? Basically, we started using Sharepoint but at this point, I believe it is only good for sharing of internal documents. We are on a limited budget so we may need to host it on our own server as well. Any feedback or persons to contact for more info is highly appreciated. Thanks. Chris
Re: [CODE4LIB] Digitization Project from Scratch
There are a few options you can go with. https://foss4lib.org/package-type/digital-repository has a nice list of open source solutions. Just remember with open source you need to have some tech savy staff to support the software. I know a lot of people who like Omeka for free digital collection software. I am using DSpace right now for an institutional repository, it can be used for digital collections but it is not the best since that was not what it was built for. ContentDM is a popular pay for solution. Still, I would check out that list, and demo Omeka on their site. There are plenty of other considerations you need to make as well but these should help start you off specifically with the questions you asked. On Tue, Oct 14, 2014 at 4:55 PM, P.G. booksbyp...@gmail.com wrote: Hello, Anyone has experience in digitizing archival materials? I need your recommendations/suggestions on how we can start with our digitization. We need to build a searchable website so the public can access our materials of images, publications and media files. What platform did you use? Open-source or fee-base? What is your experience using it? Basically, we started using Sharepoint but at this point, I believe it is only good for sharing of internal documents. We are on a limited budget so we may need to host it on our own server as well. Any feedback or persons to contact for more info is highly appreciated. Thanks. Chris
Re: [CODE4LIB] Digitization Project from Scratch
Hello, I would definitely go open-source. However, a librarian needs to be willing to learn how to mitigate the issues that comes with it. I say go for it. This list is a great resource when you ruin into issues. I think file format is very important when arching archiving for preservation; do you just eat the content or are there intrinsic things that you want to capture. For pictures you want to at least be able to get good scanner that can give you at least 600pi. The image formats that you use matters alot. Pdf isn't always a good option for every thing. Some times plain test is a good solution. The problem with proprietary software is that your beholden to the limits set by the proprietor. With out much of a budget we should only be limited to of imagination and skill. The skills needed can be learned and will pay off for future projects. I think it is always good to get institutional support. Especially when at a college. I would write a proposal to the presidents office. Even if a large budget isn't necessary or possible. Institutional support from the top is huge. Thanks, Cornel Darden Jr. MSLIS Library Department Chair South Suburban College 7087052945 Our Mission is to Serve our Students and the Community through lifelong learning. Sent from my iPhone On Oct 14, 2014, at 3:55 PM, P.G. booksbyp...@gmail.com wrote: Hello, Anyone has experience in digitizing archival materials? I need your recommendations/suggestions on how we can start with our digitization. We need to build a searchable website so the public can access our materials of images, publications and media files. What platform did you use? Open-source or fee-base? What is your experience using it? Basically, we started using Sharepoint but at this point, I believe it is only good for sharing of internal documents. We are on a limited budget so we may need to host it on our own server as well. Any feedback or persons to contact for more info is highly appreciated. Thanks. Chris
Re: [CODE4LIB] Digitization Project from Scratch
I've built digital collections on Omeka and on SobekCM (both on that helpful foss4lib list) Omeka is definitely easy to get up and running and you can even host a small collection free on the omeka.net site. The drawback is in the back-end management - if you want to import a lot of items in bulk or do mass-updating or work with non-Dublin Core xml metadata or any of those sorts of management things you'll be much happier with something else. I have been using Sobek for a while - it's open-source and industrial-strength. It does require a steeper learning curve, though it's less steep than the Fedora-based repositories. Also the documentation is top-notch very detailed. Also the developer is now running a hosting service with reasonable fees if you are running a medium-to-large sized institutional collection they are at sobekdigital.com One other extremely helpful piece of software that I wish I'd know about long ago is called VueScan https://www.hamrick.com/ it's billed as the software that should have shipped with your scanner it costs $40 and is worth every penny. Good luck! On Tue, Oct 14, 2014 at 6:13 PM, Matthew Sherman matt.r.sher...@gmail.com wrote: There are a few options you can go with. https://foss4lib.org/package-type/digital-repository has a nice list of open source solutions. Just remember with open source you need to have some tech savy staff to support the software. I know a lot of people who like Omeka for free digital collection software. I am using DSpace right now for an institutional repository, it can be used for digital collections but it is not the best since that was not what it was built for. ContentDM is a popular pay for solution. Still, I would check out that list, and demo Omeka on their site. There are plenty of other considerations you need to make as well but these should help start you off specifically with the questions you asked. On Tue, Oct 14, 2014 at 4:55 PM, P.G. booksbyp...@gmail.com wrote: Hello, Anyone has experience in digitizing archival materials? I need your recommendations/suggestions on how we can start with our digitization. We need to build a searchable website so the public can access our materials of images, publications and media files. What platform did you use? Open-source or fee-base? What is your experience using it? Basically, we started using Sharepoint but at this point, I believe it is only good for sharing of internal documents. We are on a limited budget so we may need to host it on our own server as well. Any feedback or persons to contact for more info is highly appreciated. Thanks. Chris
Re: [CODE4LIB] Digitization Project from Scratch
I consider Hydra and Islandora to be the gold standard for digital asset management systems. Both are built on the Fedora Core free and open-source repository system, with Hydra using Rails for the front end and Islandora using Drupal. Both systems have broad support for standards. MPOW offers setup, management, development and hosting for Islandora, so I know a bit mor about that platform. Between contributed Islandora solution packs and Drupal modules there are many free tools to extend the system with workflows, content adapters and more. While Omeka lacks some of the features of these systems, it offers a nice balance of front and backend tools, and it is well-suited to serving smaller collections. There is solid library community support for all three of these systems. Cary On Tuesday, October 14, 2014, P.G. booksbyp...@gmail.com wrote: Hello, Anyone has experience in digitizing archival materials? I need your recommendations/suggestions on how we can start with our digitization. We need to build a searchable website so the public can access our materials of images, publications and media files. What platform did you use? Open-source or fee-base? What is your experience using it? Basically, we started using Sharepoint but at this point, I believe it is only good for sharing of internal documents. We are on a limited budget so we may need to host it on our own server as well. Any feedback or persons to contact for more info is highly appreciated. Thanks. Chris -- Cary Gordon The Cherry Hill Company http://chillco.com
Re: [CODE4LIB] Digitization Project from Scratch
Others in this thread have all made useful comments, but I think it would pay to take a step back first and ask yourself some questions about your situation: (*) what's your volume of material? Do you have a single book? a shelf of contents? a room of content? a multi-site organisation full of content? (*) what are your resources? Do you have techies? Do you have cataloguers? Do you have volunteers? Do you have machine-readable catalog records for the books? Is there good authority control for the people in the archive? Do you have existing finding aids? Do you have a book scanner? (*) Are you working as part of an enduring institution with a demonstrated commitment to archives? (*) Have you looked around for possible consortia to join? (*) Have you looked around to see who else has already digitised closely-related materials? (*) Which languages are the archives in? (*) Do you have a collections policy? ... The more detailed the answers, the better we'll be able to give you advice rather than just push our prejudices at you... cheers stuart -- I have a new phone number: 04 463 5692 From: Code for Libraries CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU on behalf of P.G. booksbyp...@gmail.com Sent: Wednesday, 15 October 2014 9:55 a.m. To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: [CODE4LIB] Digitization Project from Scratch Hello, Anyone has experience in digitizing archival materials? I need your recommendations/suggestions on how we can start with our digitization. We need to build a searchable website so the public can access our materials of images, publications and media files. What platform did you use? Open-source or fee-base? What is your experience using it? Basically, we started using Sharepoint but at this point, I believe it is only good for sharing of internal documents. We are on a limited budget so we may need to host it on our own server as well. Any feedback or persons to contact for more info is highly appreciated. Thanks. Chris
Re: [CODE4LIB] Digitization Project from Scratch
OK I am now obsessed with the idea of a post-apocalyptic consortia of 100,000 libraries, each with one book. Cary On Oct 14, 2014, at 4:57 PM, Stuart Yeates stuart.yea...@vuw.ac.nz wrote: Others in this thread have all made useful comments, but I think it would pay to take a step back first and ask yourself some questions about your situation: (*) what's your volume of material? Do you have a single book? a shelf of contents? a room of content? a multi-site organisation full of content? (*) what are your resources? Do you have techies? Do you have cataloguers? Do you have volunteers? Do you have machine-readable catalog records for the books? Is there good authority control for the people in the archive? Do you have existing finding aids? Do you have a book scanner? (*) Are you working as part of an enduring institution with a demonstrated commitment to archives? (*) Have you looked around for possible consortia to join? (*) Have you looked around to see who else has already digitised closely-related materials? (*) Which languages are the archives in? (*) Do you have a collections policy? ... The more detailed the answers, the better we'll be able to give you advice rather than just push our prejudices at you... cheers stuart -- I have a new phone number: 04 463 5692 From: Code for Libraries CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU on behalf of P.G. booksbyp...@gmail.com Sent: Wednesday, 15 October 2014 9:55 a.m. To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: [CODE4LIB] Digitization Project from Scratch Hello, Anyone has experience in digitizing archival materials? I need your recommendations/suggestions on how we can start with our digitization. We need to build a searchable website so the public can access our materials of images, publications and media files. What platform did you use? Open-source or fee-base? What is your experience using it? Basically, we started using Sharepoint but at this point, I believe it is only good for sharing of internal documents. We are on a limited budget so we may need to host it on our own server as well. Any feedback or persons to contact for more info is highly appreciated. Thanks. Chris
Re: [CODE4LIB] Digitization Project from Scratch
Once the physical embodiment of books become self-aware, they might seriously look at building a consortia. That may or may not be what triggers the transition to a post-apocalyptic world. cheers stuart -- I have a new phone number: 04 463 5692 From: Code for Libraries CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU on behalf of Cary Gordon listu...@chillco.com Sent: Wednesday, 15 October 2014 1:54 p.m. To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] Digitization Project from Scratch OK I am now obsessed with the idea of a post-apocalyptic consortia of 100,000 libraries, each with one book. Cary On Oct 14, 2014, at 4:57 PM, Stuart Yeates stuart.yea...@vuw.ac.nz wrote: Others in this thread have all made useful comments, but I think it would pay to take a step back first and ask yourself some questions about your situation: (*) what's your volume of material? Do you have a single book? a shelf of contents? a room of content? a multi-site organisation full of content? (*) what are your resources? Do you have techies? Do you have cataloguers? Do you have volunteers? Do you have machine-readable catalog records for the books? Is there good authority control for the people in the archive? Do you have existing finding aids? Do you have a book scanner? (*) Are you working as part of an enduring institution with a demonstrated commitment to archives? (*) Have you looked around for possible consortia to join? (*) Have you looked around to see who else has already digitised closely-related materials? (*) Which languages are the archives in? (*) Do you have a collections policy? ... The more detailed the answers, the better we'll be able to give you advice rather than just push our prejudices at you... cheers stuart -- I have a new phone number: 04 463 5692 From: Code for Libraries CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU on behalf of P.G. booksbyp...@gmail.com Sent: Wednesday, 15 October 2014 9:55 a.m. To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: [CODE4LIB] Digitization Project from Scratch Hello, Anyone has experience in digitizing archival materials? I need your recommendations/suggestions on how we can start with our digitization. We need to build a searchable website so the public can access our materials of images, publications and media files. What platform did you use? Open-source or fee-base? What is your experience using it? Basically, we started using Sharepoint but at this point, I believe it is only good for sharing of internal documents. We are on a limited budget so we may need to host it on our own server as well. Any feedback or persons to contact for more info is highly appreciated. Thanks. Chris
