[CODE4LIB] Code4LibNorth 2016 registration is open: May 26-27 at Kitchener Public Library
Hi all Code4LibNorth 2016 will be held May 26-27 at the Kitchener Public Library in Kitchener, Ontario. Many thanks to KPL for sponsoring this space for us in their central branch! The Kitchener-Waterloo area is about 95 km/60 miles west of Toronto. Details can be found on the wiki: http://wiki.code4lib.org/North#Code4Lib_North:_the_Seventh._Kitchener_Public_Library_May_26-27.2C_2016. We'll be adding more information in the coming weeks. Direct link to registration: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/code4lib-north-2016-tickets-23007737763 Hope to see some of you there! Please go ahead and sign up for a talk or suggest a hackfest, workshop or discussion idea on the wiki. We will be observing the Code4Lib code of conduct https://github.com/code4lib/antiharassment-policy/blob/master/code_of_conduct.md So far the ad hoc organizing committee is Alison Hitchens (University of Waterloo), Geoffrey Allen (Waterloo Region District School Board), Dillon Moore (Wilfrid Laurier University), and Randy Oldham (University of Guelph). We welcome volunteers who want to help in any way. If you have any questions, please ask! Cheers, Alison Alison Hitchens Head, Digital Initiatives University of Waterloo Library ahitc...@uwaterloo.ca<mailto:ahitc...@uwaterloo.ca> 519-888-4567 x35980
Re: [CODE4LIB] Code4Lib North: Car pooling from Brock residences to downtown
Hi David I'm staying in residence also and will have my vehicle. Happy to drive you. I arrive Wed. evening sometime. Cheers, Alison Alison Hitchens Cataloguing & Metadata Librarian University of Waterloo Library ahitc...@uwaterloo.ca 519-888-4567 x35980 -Original Message- From: Code for Libraries [mailto:CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of CODE4LIB automatic digest system Date:Mon, 1 Jun 2015 12:14:37 -0400 From:David Fiander Subject: Code4Lib North: Car pooling from Brock residences to downtown I'm staying at Brock for C4LN this week, but I won't have a car with me, so who's going to be around that I could catch a ride with downtown? - David
[CODE4LIB] Reminder: JOB POSTING: Head, Digital Initiatives, University of Waterloo Library - still have time to apply!
Hi all Just a reminder that we're hiring a Head of Digital Initiatives at the University of Waterloo Library. The deadline for applications is May 6th. Details are repeated below: The University of Waterloo Library seeks a creative, dynamic and public service oriented professional librarian to fill a leadership position as Head, Digital Initiatives. The position offers an exciting opportunity for a visionary leader to build on past and present achievements and to move the digital agenda forward for the University of Waterloo Library. The Library has a long history of innovation around technology, from wireless technologies, digital repositories for ETDs, to more recently RFID deployment and discovery systems. We value entrepreneurism and creativity. The Library is in the planning stages of migration of its web presence to a campus enterprise Drupal instance, and the successful incumbent will lead the overall project, managing technical teams as well as distributed content owners and editors across the University of Waterloo Library, and working closely with the University's Web Content Management System (WCMS) Team, as an initial project in the position. Additionally, the incumbent is responsible for the collaborative development of strategies, planning, implementation, and support of projects to advance the creation, integration and use of web based services, technical infrastructure, digital services, digital repository, digital preservation and service integration for the Library. Technical support and administration of key enterprise library applications are also managed within the department, for the uWaterloo community as well as the other Tri-University Group (TUG) member libraries at University of Guelph and Wilfrid Laurier University. As the department serves broadly across the Library, the incumbent will work closely with all Library departments on projects at some point or another. Key partners include the Library's Web Operations Group, Library Technology & Facilities Services, web content creators, and the campus web content management leadership across campus, as well as technology leadership at TUG member libraries, Ontario Council of University Libraries (OCUL) and elsewhere. The University of Waterloo Library is a member of the Canadian Association of Research Libraries (CARL), the Association of Research Libraries (ARL), the Coalition for Networked Information (CNI), and the Ontario Council of University Libraries (OCUL). The Library is a member of the Tri-University Group (TUG), along with member libraries at the University of Guelph and Wilfrid Laurier University. The TUG Libraries serve a combined student population of over 76,000, combined holdings exceeding 5 million, and combined budgets exceeding $45 million. TUG manages shared technology and a remote storage facility, and enables collaborative projects across the three library systems. The successful candidate will carry out the responsibilities associated with this position in the Dana Porter Library, located on Waterloo's campus. Responsibilities: Within the context of a rapidly evolving print and digital environment, the incumbent leads the creation and articulation of an evolving digital initiatives services and systems portfolio in alignment with the Library mission and Library strategic directions with ongoing input from throughout the Library and key stakeholders across campus. The Head, Digital Initiatives reports to the Associate University Librarian, Research & Digital Discovery Services. We welcome interested candidates to connect directly with Pascal Calarco Associate University Librarian, Research & Digital Discovery Services to learn more about this exciting position. Pascal can be reached by phone at 519-888-4567 x38215 or by email at pvcala...@uwaterloo.ca<mailto:pvcala...@uwaterloo.ca>. Qualifications and Application: For information on qualifications and how to apply please see the full job posting at: http://www.lib.uwaterloo.ca/staff/liboff/head_digital_initiatives.html Deadline for applications: For assured consideration, applications should be received by noon, Monday, May 6, 2013. Alison Hitchens Cataloguing & Metadata Librarian University of Waterloo Library ahitc...@uwaterloo.ca<mailto:ahitc...@uwaterloo.ca> 519-888-4567 x35980
[CODE4LIB] JOB POSTING: Head, Digital Initiatives, University of Waterloo Library
With apologies for cross-posting The University of Waterloo Library seeks a creative, dynamic and public service oriented professional librarian to fill a leadership position as Head, Digital Initiatives. The position offers an exciting opportunity for a visionary leader to build on past and present achievements and to move the digital agenda forward for the University of Waterloo Library. The Library has a long history of innovation around technology, from wireless technologies, digital repositories for ETDs, to more recently RFID deployment and discovery systems. We value entrepreneurism and creativity. The Library is in the planning stages of migration of its web presence to a campus enterprise Drupal instance, and the successful incumbent will lead the overall project, managing technical teams as well as distributed content owners and editors across the University of Waterloo Library, and working closely with the University’s Web Content Management System (WCMS) Team, as an initial project in the position. Additionally, the incumbent is responsible for the collaborative development of strategies, planning, implementation, and support of projects to advance the creation, integration and use of web based services, technical infrastructure, digital services, digital repository, digital preservation and service integration for the Library. Technical support and administration of key enterprise library applications are also managed within the department, for the uWaterloo community as well as the other Tri-University Group (TUG) member libraries at University of Guelph and Wilfrid Laurier University. As the department serves broadly across the Library, the incumbent will work closely with all Library departments on projects at some point or another. Key partners include the Library’s Web Operations Group, Library Technology & Facilities Services, web content creators, and the campus web content management leadership across campus, as well as technology leadership at TUG member libraries, Ontario Council of University Libraries (OCUL) and elsewhere. The University of Waterloo Library is a member of the Canadian Association of Research Libraries (CARL), the Association of Research Libraries (ARL), the Coalition for Networked Information (CNI), and the Ontario Council of University Libraries (OCUL). The Library is a member of the Tri-University Group (TUG), along with member libraries at the University of Guelph and Wilfrid Laurier University. The TUG Libraries serve a combined student population of over 76,000, combined holdings exceeding 5 million, and combined budgets exceeding $45 million. TUG manages shared technology and a remote storage facility, and enables collaborative projects across the three library systems. The successful candidate will carry out the responsibilities associated with this position in the Dana Porter Library, located on Waterloo’s campus. Responsibilities: Within the context of a rapidly evolving print and digital environment, the incumbent leads the creation and articulation of an evolving digital initiatives services and systems portfolio in alignment with the Library mission and Library strategic directions with ongoing input from throughout the Library and key stakeholders across campus. The Head, Digital Initiatives reports to the Associate University Librarian, Research & Digital Discovery Services. We welcome interested candidates to connect directly with Pascal Calarco Associate University Librarian, Research & Digital Discovery Services to learn more about this exciting position. Pascal can be reached by phone at 519-888-4567 x38215 or by email at pvcala...@uwaterloo.ca<mailto:pvcala...@uwaterloo.ca>. Qualifications and Application: For information on qualifications and how to apply please see the full job posting at: http://www.lib.uwaterloo.ca/staff/liboff/head_digital_initiatives.html Deadline for applications: For assured consideration, applications should be received by noon, Monday, May 6, 2013. Alison Hitchens Cataloguing & Metadata Librarian University of Waterloo Library Waterloo, ON, Canada ahitc...@uwaterloo.ca
Re: [CODE4LIB] You *are* a coder. So what am I?
Hi all To follow-up on some of the threads about what to learn and where and when... As a non-coder cataloguer I've found it useful to take advantage of our Lynda.com accounts here and take a few courses to fill out my understanding of what coders are doing and also to understand some concepts around databases. I use databases every day but I think we spent one class on databases back in library school (way back in 1995!). The courses are brief, concise, easy to understand and great for learning some of the jargon. I'm sure there are probably some free courses out there that do similar things. The Lynda.com ones are: Foundations of Programming: Fundamentals http://www.lynda.com/JavaScript-tutorials/Foundations-of-Programming-Fundamentals/83603-2.html Foundations of Programming: Databases http://www.lynda.com/Programming-tutorials/Foundations-Programming-Databases/112585-2.html In fact it would have been great to have done the Foundations of Programming: Databases before reading the FRBR entity-relationship model! Some people learn well from finding a problem and just doing; I learn well from having some understanding of the big picture and the vocabulary and then I know how to ask questions or where I need to focus for a specific problem. For example, I understood the Code Year stuff (http://www.codecademy.com/tracks/code-year) a lot better after taking the Lynda.com JavaScript Essential training. I needed to hear someone explain the overall concepts and why it was used in order to understand the problems that code year was throwing at me. So, depending on how you learn you may need explanations before hands-on and you made need to hear and see those explanations rather than read them. To comment on Karen's question about macros -- at the moment I do very simple ones in Macro Express for our cataloguing module but I really want to do more! Next I'm going to learn about web design, communications etc. so that I can better follow along and perhaps comment on the BIBFRAME stuff! So much fun stuff to learn. By the way, I've been away from the code4lib mailing list for a LONG time because I've had enough keeping up with autocat-l and rda-l but after following the c4l13 conference on twitter I thought I'd come back! Hoping to see some of you again if we have another Code4Lib North. Cheers, Alison Alison Hitchens Cataloguing & Metadata Librarian University of Waterloo Library ahitc...@uwaterloo.ca 519-888-4567 x35980
