Re: [CODE4LIB] Metrics for measuring digital library production

[Caroline Meikle]

Hi Kyle,

I'm not sure how exactly this would translate to more traditional 
digital library resources (images, audio, text, etc) but with datasets, 
the Midlife in the United States longitudinal study keeps track of who 
publishes papers using their data (not sure if this is done manually or 
harvested or both) and what institutions the authors are from 
(http://midus.wisc.edu/findings/index.php); and a digital library 
project I did a practicum for in library school kicked around the idea 
of developing lesson plans based on materials in their collection or 
working with teachers/professors to do so, and then using that in grant 
writing. Presumably for the latter, they could be posted on ERIC and/or 
publicized in other ways and then you'd be able to keep track of views 
and downloads, and then maybe have some people who you could interview 
as a case study of how they used ABC Digital Library's content in their 
classroom. That'd be quite a bit of work, but probably decently solid 
justification for funding.


Best,

Caroline

On 12/17/2012 3:20 PM, Kyle Banerjee wrote:

Howdy all,

Just wondering who might be willing to share what kind of stats they
produce to justify their continued existence? Of course we do the normal
(web activity, items and metadata records created, stuff scanned, etc), but
I'm trying to wrap my mind around ways to describe work where there's not a
built in assumption that more is better.

For example, how might work curating a collection or preparing for a
migration to a TDB platform be described? Thanks,

kyle

Re: [CODE4LIB] one tool and/or resource that you recommend to newbie coders in a library?

[Caroline Meikle]

Nth-ing Stack Overflow.

Also, the O'Reilly Head First books.

On 11/1/2012 9:16 PM, Bill Janssen wrote:

Bohyun Kim  wrote:


Hi all code4lib-bers,

As coders and coding librarians, what is ONE tool and/or resource that you 
recommend to newbie coders in a library (and why)?  I promise I will create and 
circulate the list and make it into a Code4Lib wiki page for collective wisdom. 
 =)

"How to Design Programs" is online at
http://www.ccs.neu.edu/home/matthias/HtDP2e/.  Good for newbie coders.

StackOverflow.com is a great site for questions.

Also a pretty good list at
http://grokcode.com/11/the-top-9-in-a-hackers-bookshelf/

Bill



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Caroline Meikle
Database Programmer
UW-Madison Institute on Aging
Midlife Development in the United States (MIDUS) Project
http://midus.wisc.edu/
Information Processing Consultant
UW-Madison Soil Science Department
Community and Regional Food Systems Project
http://www.community-food.org/
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Re: [CODE4LIB] It's all job postings!

[Caroline Meikle]

I second the motion to make a meatspace version of that shirt.

On 8/15/2012 8:32 AM, Friscia, Michael wrote:

I like the design, did you get the job to create it from a post to this list?

Ok I'll stop.

___
Michael Friscia
Manager, Digital Library & Programming Services

Yale University Library
(203) 432-1856


-Original Message-
From: Code for Libraries [mailto:CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Doran, 
Michael D
Sent: Wednesday, August 15, 2012 9:17 AM
To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU
Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] It's all job postings!


Second the motion to stop beating this dead horse.



Dang, and I was already working on this 2013 conference t-shirt design...



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-Original Message-
From: Code for Libraries [mailto:CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of
Friscia, Michael
Sent: Wednesday, August 15, 2012 7:46 AM
To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU
Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] It's all job postings!
Second the motion to stop beating this dead horse.
___
Michael Friscia
Manager, Digital Library & Programming Services
Yale University Library
(203) 432-1856
-Original Message-
From: Code for Libraries 
[mailto:CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU]<mailto:[mailto:CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU]> On 
Behalf Of
Carol Bean
Sent: Wednesday, August 15, 2012 8:43 AM
To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU<mailto:CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU>
Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] It's all job postings!
No.
Just no. Vote taken. Preferences noted. Done.
Carol
Sent from my iPhone
On Aug 15, 2012, at 4:50 AM, Graham Triggs 
mailto:grahamtri...@gmail.com>>
wrote:

On 6 August 2012 13:19, Ed Summers mailto:e...@pobox.com>> 
wrote:

150 people responded about whether jobs.code4lib.org posting should
come to the discussion list:
yes: 132
no: 10
who cares: 8
93% in support or agnostic seems to be a good indicator that the
postings should continue to come to the list for now.

I'm not entirely convinced about that assessment. I quite readily
agree that the jobs should be posted to *a* mailing list, I'm not so
sure that it should be this mailing list.
It's been discussed about filtering the jobs sent to the list, but I
already filter the code4lib mailing list into a tag. It's been a bit
of a faff, but I've subdivided the filtering so that I can get the
messages sent from jobs@... to go to a different tag. But then Ed
replied to one, so now it appears in both tags, and because I'm using
Gmail, it takes the whole thread with it.
So filtering really isn't a solution.
Rather than just asking whether jobs should come to this mailing list,
maybe we can ask whether a separate mailing list should be set up,
specifically for jobs. The two mailing lists could be cross promoted
(e.g. a standard footer), and people can choose whether they want or
don't want to receive them. And we can still have
discussions/follow-ups about those jobs on that mailing list.
Even though the vast majority of the postings aren't applicable to me,
I would probably still sign up to a separate jobs mailing list as it
is of interest - but I would at least then be able to keep that
separate from the main discussions, which is something I can't
effectively do right now.
G



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Caroline Meikle
Database Programmer
UW-Madison Institute on Aging
Midlife Development in the United States (MIDUS) Project
http://midus.wisc.edu/
Information Processing Consultant
UW-Madison Soil Science Department
Community and Regional Food Systems Project
http://www.community-food.org/
camei...@wisc.edu  | 608-358-0485