Re: [CODE4LIB] Code4Lib Conference and Organization Query
Thank you to everyone who provided information! Blake On Fri, Nov 6, 2015 at 9:08 AM, Francis Kayiwa <kay...@pobox.com> wrote: > Hey Blake, > > On 11/6/15 11:41 AM, Blake Galbreath wrote: > >> Dear Code4Lib, >> >> I am co-chairing the Online Northwest conference committee, which is going >> through a transition year. Our originating body, the Oregon University >> System library board, officially closed this summer. We’re left with some >> questions about how the conference can continue, legally and financially >> as >> well as in terms of its mission. >> >> We’re contacting leaders at other library organizations to learn how their >> library conferences are run, hoping to learn more. >> >> Would anyone from Code4Lib be willing to respond to such a query off-list? >> I have looked on the website, but could not find the appropriate person to >> contact. >> > > Sorry to hear about the demise of Online NW but hopeful it can rise from > the ashes. My first conference as a professional was Online NW. > > In any event there really isn't any one person who can adequately stand > for Code4lib Conferences. The Conferences are run from the same template[0] > and the results vary from year to year. 2015 lesson here [1] > > I for example can tell you my experience on the planning for 2013 but I'm > willing to bet people in other years will have variations of the same theme > to say about getting the conference going. > > Cheers > ./fxk > > [0] http://wiki.code4lib.org/How_To_Plan_A_Code4LibCon > [1] http://wiki.code4lib.org/2015_Lessons_Learned > > -- > "Anyone attempting to generate random numbers by deterministic means is, of > course, living in a state of sin." > -- John Von Neumann > -- Blake L. Galbreath Systems Librarian Eastern Oregon University One University Boulevard La Grande, OR 97850 (541) 962.3017 bgalbre...@eou.edu
[CODE4LIB] Code4Lib Conference and Organization Query
Dear Code4Lib, I am co-chairing the Online Northwest conference committee, which is going through a transition year. Our originating body, the Oregon University System library board, officially closed this summer. We’re left with some questions about how the conference can continue, legally and financially as well as in terms of its mission. We’re contacting leaders at other library organizations to learn how their library conferences are run, hoping to learn more. Would anyone from Code4Lib be willing to respond to such a query off-list? I have looked on the website, but could not find the appropriate person to contact. Thanks in advance, Blake Galbreath -- Blake L. Galbreath Systems Librarian Eastern Oregon University One University Boulevard La Grande, OR 97850 (541) 962.3017 bgalbre...@eou.edu
[CODE4LIB] Online Northwest 2016 Hiatus…Watch This Space!
Apologies for any cross-posting. Online Northwest 2016 Hiatus…Watch This Space! After our 2015 conference, the Online Northwest conference planning committee asked for your feedback. We asked Online Northwest participants for the last few years what’s working and what’s not, what could be better, and what we could change going forward. Thank you to everyone who replied. In order to incorporate your thoughtful ideas and comments, and plan for the future, we've decided to use this year to plan for changes to the conference in 2017. There will be no Online Northwest conference in 2016. We look forward to seeing you back in Corvallis in 2017, when we’ll have exciting changes to share! Your Online Northwest conference planning committee: Camila Gabaldon (2016 Co-Chair) Hui Zhang (2016 Co-Chair) Loree Hyde Karen Munro Blake Galbreath Jim Rible Kimberly Pendell Aja Bettencourt McCarthy -- Blake L. Galbreath Systems Librarian Eastern Oregon University One University Boulevard La Grande, OR 97850 (541) 962.3017 bgalbre...@eou.edu
Re: [CODE4LIB] LibGuides v2 - Templates and Nav
I have always thought that left-nav was the UX standard for left-to-right
languages (as opposed to Arabic, eg.: http://www.france24.com/ar/).
Personally, I feel that right-nav makes more sense across the board, due to
the fact that it is less distance to travel for right-handed people. But
the convention seems pretty set in stone. I am also not sure how screen
readers deal with right-nav - although i am guessing that there is no
problem there programming wise.
Blake
On Tue, Sep 16, 2014 at 3:24 PM, Brad Coffield bcoffield.libr...@gmail.com
wrote:
Benjamin: Unfortunately we have authors who want *three* columns plus
left-nav... LOL
Margaret: Love the floating nav on that page. It's exciting that we'll be
able to leverage Bootstrap with our guides now. Moving the entire library
website to libguides CMS is looking more and more promising.
Some more thoughts:
I'm no UX expert but is it generally agreed that left-nav is the much
better choice? It seems like it to me. Given current web wide conventions
etc.
One big issue to switching to left-nav in v2 is the amount of work it's
going to take everyone to convert all guides to the new layout. Which is
one of those things that both shouldn't matter (when looking at it in a
principledness way - that is, Whatever is best for the patrons! No matter
what!) but also does matter (in a practical way - that is, OMG we are all
so busy being awesome).
But part of me, when looking at other people's guides and my own, wonders
if three columns isn't just a little TOO much for the user. How is one
supposed to scan the page? What's the prioritized information? For a couple
years now I've been eschewing three columns whenever possible. Do others
agree that three columns can be info overload?
Brad
On Tue, Sep 16, 2014 at 4:32 PM, Benjamin Florin
benjamin.flo...@gmail.com
wrote:
We've been tinkering with our LibGuides template in preparation for an
eventual redesign of our site and guides, e.g.:
http://libguides.bc.edu/libraries/babst/staff
Some of our guide authors weren't happy with the LibGuides
side-navigation's single-column limitation, so we made our own template,
moved {{guide_nav}} off to a left column, and wrote our own styles to
make
the default top-nav display as left-nav. We've found that a 50/50 or
75/25
split next to the left nav looks pretty good.
Unfortunately we have authors who want *three* columns plus left-nav...
In general the LibGuides templating has felt modern and easy to work
with.
Ben
On Mon, Sep 15, 2014 at 3:18 PM, Brad Coffield
bcoffield.libr...@gmail.com
wrote:
Hi all,
I'm finally diving into our Libguides v2 migration and I'm wondering if
anyone would be willing to share their experience/choices regarding
templating. (Or even some code!)
I'm thinking left-nav is the way to go. Has anyone split the main
content
column into two smaller columns? Done that with a column-width-spanning
box
atop the main content area? Any other neato templates ideas?
We are in the process of building a style guide for all libguides
authors
to use. And also some sort of peer-review process to help enforce the
style
guide. I'm thinking we are going to want to restrict all authors to
left-nav templates but perhaps the ideal solution would be to require
left-nav of all but to have a variety of custom left-nav templates to
choose from.
Any thoughts are much appreciated!
Warm regards,
Brad
--
Brad Coffield, MLIS
Assistant Information and Web Services Librarian
Saint Francis University
814-472-3315
bcoffi...@francis.edu
--
Brad Coffield, MLIS
Assistant Information and Web Services Librarian
Saint Francis University
814-472-3315
bcoffi...@francis.edu
--
Blake L. Galbreath
Systems Librarian
Eastern Oregon University
One University Boulevard
La Grande, OR 97850
(541) 962.3017
bgalbre...@eou.edu
Re: [CODE4LIB] Anybody know a way to add a MARC tag on-mass to a file of MARC records
Yep, then you just go MarcEditor Tools Add/Delete Field (F7). On Thu, Aug 28, 2014 at 11:33 AM, Jane Costanza jcost...@trinity.edu wrote: MarcEdit is a free MARC editing utility. http://marcedit.reeset.net/ Jane Costanza Associate Professor/Head of Discovery Services Trinity University San Antonio, Texas 210-999-7612 jcost...@trinity.edu http://digitalcommons.trinity.edu/ http://lib.trinity.edu/ On Thu, Aug 28, 2014 at 1:26 PM, Schwartz, Raymond schwart...@wpunj.edu wrote: Anybody know a way to add a MARC tag on-mass to a file of MARC records. I need to add the tag 918 $a with the contents DELETE to each of the records. Thanks in advance. /Ray Ray Schwartz Systems Specialist Librarian schwart...@wpunj.edu blocked::mailto:schwart...@wpunj.edu David and Lorraine Cheng Library Tel: +1 973 720-3192 William Paterson University Fax: +1 973 720-2585 300 Pompton RoadMobile: +1 201 424-4491 Wayne, NJ 07470-2103 USA http://nova.wpunj.edu/schwartzr2/ http://euphrates.wpunj.edu/faculty/schwartzr2/ -- Blake L. Galbreath Systems Librarian Eastern Oregon University One University Boulevard La Grande, OR 97850 (541) 962.3017 bgalbre...@eou.edu
