Re: [CODE4LIB] Hours on Library Websites?

[Cynthia Ng]

Not mine, but SFU built their own API so that they could pull hours and
many other things easily in various sites and what not:
http://api.lib.sfu.ca/

Which I thought was really cool

On Thu, Jul 7, 2016 at 10:29 AM, Valerie Forrestal <
valerie.forres...@csi.cuny.edu> wrote:

> I feel very low tech right now, but we are using the Business Hours
> Wordpress plugin: www.library.csi.cuny.edu (it doesn't show up on mobile
> because media queries so you have to view the site on a regular computer to
> see what it looks like.)
>
> It's super easy to update and you can edit the CSS to customize the
> display.
>
> -Val
>
> > On Jul 7, 2016, at 1:13 PM, Erin White  wrote:
> >
> > I've had my eye on Google My Business [1] recently.
> >
> > You can claim your library's location with a snail-mail postcard
> > verification process, then set regular hours AND exceptions using the My
> > Business site. This way your library's hours show up correctly in Google
> > search.
> >
> > And (this is the part we haven't tested, would be interested to hear from
> > others if you have): the Google Places API [2] should allow you to fetch
> > today's hours based on that data. We're hoping to test and migrate from
> our
> > current Google Calendar API setup in the next few months.
> >
> > Now that google search results for the library location display open
> hours,
> > though, I'm not sure how many folks are actually clicking through to
> verify
> > our hours anyway. The horror!
> >
> >
> > [1] https://www.google.com/business/
> > [2] https://developers.google.com/places/
> >
> > --
> > Erin White
> > Web Systems Librarian, VCU Libraries
> > (804) 827-3552 | erwh...@vcu.edu | www.library.vcu.edu
> >
> >> On Thu, Jul 7, 2016 at 1:02 PM, Heather Rayl <23e...@gmail.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> We use a custom javascript with a giant array. The script first tests to
> >> determine the month and date, and it also tests for the day of the
> week. We
> >> have two lines that have the "regular" hours -- one set for fall and
> spring
> >> semester and one set for summer, and then we write "exceptions" for each
> >> day that is different. if it's not one of the exceptions, then it lists
> the
> >> regular hours. Although it sounds cumbersome, it doesn't really take
> that
> >> long to update it, and you only have to update it twice -- once at the
> >> beginning of summer to comment out the regular fall/spring hours, and
> once
> >> at the end of the summer to comment out the regular summer hours. Around
> >> this time, we also update the exceptions for the upcoming year.
> >>
> >> I'd be happy to share the code with anyone who would like it.
> >>
> >> On Thu, Jul 7, 2016 at 12:42 PM, Ketner, Kenny 
> >> wrote:
> >>
> >>> At Texas Tech University Libraries, our solution for over 12 years has
> >>> been Google Calendar along with a custom PHP script with MySQL database
> >>> backend. Every summer our circ staff creates the next calendar year's
> >> hours
> >>> in a spreadsheet; this is imported into Google Calendar and also
> ingested
> >>> into our MySQL database. The purpose of the PHP script is to provide
> >> quick
> >>> information to web pages about the current day's hours, and the Google
> >>> Calendar gives a look-ahead for future hours and library events.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> Kenny Ketner
> >>> Software Development Manager
> >>> Texas Tech University Libraries
> >>> kenny.ket...@ttu.edu
> >>> 806-773-5323
> >>> Strategic - Ideation - Connectedness - Relator - Learner
> >>>
> >>> 
> >>> From: Code for Libraries [CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] on behalf of
> >>> Katherine N. Deibel [dei...@uw.edu]
> >>> Sent: Thursday, July 07, 2016 11:20 AM
> >>> To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU
> >>> Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] Hours on Library Websites?
> >>>
> >>> Hi Matt,
> >>>
> >>> Coincidentally enough, UW is currently looking at how to easily and
> >>> centrally distribute hours information to our website (and potentially
> >> some
> >>> other campus web apps). We're looking at LibCal but also considering
> >>> rolling our own with some harvesting through the Alma Hours API.
> LibCal's
> >>> REST API is still in development and has a limitations that we've
> >> noticed:
> >>>
> >>> * Can only request times from today to the future. We'd have to cache
> >>> older results if we wanted to display them
> >>>
> >>> * Can only show up to one year in advance (we sometimes need to show a
> >>> full schedule fro 15 months)
> >>>
> >>> * Identifiers for locations and sublocations is an ID number, so you'd
> >>> have to write a mapping if you want others to use it easily.
> >>>
> >>> * Given our large number of libraries and sublocations within them,
> we'd
> >>> really like to be able to set hours relative to the "containing"
> library.
> >>>
> >>> We're still debating as you can guess, but the basic gist I've gotten
> is
> >>> that if you want to use LibCal, you're going to probably write some
> 

Re: [CODE4LIB] C4L17 - LA Fiscal Host Announcement

[Cynthia Ng]

UCLA Library++

On Thu, Jun 23, 2016 at 5:08 PM, Gary Thompson  wrote:

> I am happy to follow up on Brian's announcement, confirming UCLA's
> agreement to serve as fiscal sponsor for this proposal. Ginny Steel, UCLA's
> University Librarian, signed a statement yesterday saying:
>
>/"The UCLA Library enthusiastically supports the collaborative
>effort of the Chattanooga 2017 Code4Lib Conference organizing
>committee and the Southern California Code4Lib community to hold the
>2017 conference in the Los Angles area. If the greater Code4Lib
>community accepts this collaborative proposal, the UCLA Library will
>serve as fiduciary sponsor for the conference."/
>
> SoCal organizers have met with the Chattanooga organizers, and are
> encourage by the potential of this collaboration.
>
> If any other local group(s) offer another proposal, we will post details
> of our collaboration so the community can decide through the normal voting
> process. If you are considering such a proposal, please let us know that a
> proposal is forthcoming.
>
> But if there are no other proposal by July 1, we will dive in an plan to
> host another awesome Code4Lib Conference in February or March, 2017.
>
> --Gary Thompson
>
>
>
> On 6/23/2016 4:45 PM, Brian Rogers wrote:
>
>> Greetings from the LA (formerly Chattanooga) Proposal Committee -
>>
>> We are pickled as punch and tickled as teeth to inform the community that
>> UCLA Library has agreed to serve as fiscal host for the Code4Lib 2017
>> Conference.
>>
>> That being said, adhering to our previous post and to the spirit of
>> openness/accountability, we wholly welcome any group who may wish to
>> propose an alternative city for next year's conference. We realize a
>> handful of other individuals had begun earnest conversations in their own
>> states, and do not wish to discount or diminish any additional effort or
>> excitement toward the goal. We know the community at-large has an
>> investment in seeing this gathering of minds occur, and that the desire for
>> an in-person conference is the sole motivating factor in any of our
>> activities. As a reminder, so that any of us can make pragmatic movement
>> toward conference planning, the deadline for proposals, with a secure
>> fiscal host in hand, is July 1st.
>>
>> Once again, we thank everyone for their private and public input, their
>> patience while this gets sorted out, and for their passion as a community
>> in providing a safe and accommodating environment for folks to enjoy and
>> contribute to the conference.
>>
>> - Brian Rogers
>>
>

Re: [CODE4LIB] Formalizing Code4Lib?

[Cynthia Ng]

Just want to thank Galen and Coral for setting this up and the IG (whoever
gets involved and contributes) for their interest and efforts in moving
this discussion forward.

On Fri, Jun 17, 2016 at 2:52 PM, Galen Charlton  wrote:

> Hi,
>
> On Mon, Jun 13, 2016 at 5:46 PM, Coral Sheldon-Hess
>  wrote:
> > Does anyone else want to self-nominate, to join a group to investigate
> > making Code4Lib fiscally sustainable? Does someone want to *organize*
> that
> > group? (Put the group on some communications medium, make deadlines, keep
> > people on task -- stuff like that.)
>
> After consulting with Coral, I'm volunteering to act as cat-herder for
> this group.  I've created a page on the wiki for it (and given it the
> name "Fiscal Continuity Interest Group"):
>
> http://wiki.code4lib.org/Fiscal_Continuity
>
> The IG will use a Google group for most communications; anybody can
> view, and anybody who desires to contribute to the discussion can
> request an invite.
>
> https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/c4l-financial-options
>
> I should mention that not all research and discussions by the IG will
> be completely open: some budgetary documents that we'll be looking
> cannot be published in full or at all, and some discussions with
> potential fiscal hosts will require discretion to avoid prematurely
> committing to any decision.
>
> As Coral suggested, the IG will act as a task group with a limited
> duration: we'll research and make recommendations for the Code4Lib
> community to consider. After that, the IG as it is currently
> constituted will end, although some of its members may continue on to
> help implement a scheme for fiscal continuity if there's the general
> assent and will to do so.
>
> Some steps the IG will be taking in the near future include:
>
> - organizing itself and setting some deadlines
> - sending out a survey to get more information about options and
> community preferences
> - enlisting the aid of experts as we do our work
>
> Regards,
>
> Galen
> --
> Galen Charlton
> gmcha...@gmail.com
>

Re: [CODE4LIB] Back-of-house software

[Cynthia Ng]

I've had some experience with JIRA, Redmine, and RT, and I think part of it
has to do with how much time you want to put into customizing the system to
fit your needs before you start using it. Here's my quick run down as I've
experienced them.

JIRA - can be customized greatly, but can a lot of time to set it up
because of that. User interface is clear, but can be overwhelming. A very
big system that many have previously expressed concerns with maintaining.
(JIRA reminds me of Drupal, where everything is customizable, but you need
instructions sometimes on doing something "simple".) Can be fully
integrated with Confluence (wiki). Cost money (not sure how much).

Redmine - Easy to setup and start working with. Supports multiple projects,
wiki, codeview, many of the other standard things out of the box. I found
the community to be very supportive as well. Cost: free.

RT (Request Tracker) - Unfortunately, less about setup/maintenance of RT.
As a staff users, it's been easy to us, but I found many things unintuitive
and I've had a couple of issues getting permissions to work the way I want.
Though I believe it was not the newest version.

In all 3 cases, my experience with users submitting issues has been for
them to fill out a form that submits an email, which gets forwarded to the
system. JIRA and Redmine both do very well in automatically putting it into
a specific area, tagged, etc.

My vote goes to Redmine. When I asked this question a couple of years ago
on the list, that was the consensus the group came up with and I was very
happy with the speed at which we got it set up and running.

On Tue, May 10, 2016 at 2:42 PM, Stuart A. Yeates  wrote:

> I’m looking for recommendations for software to run our much of our
> academic library back-of-house business-as-usual work. Things like incident
> management, CRM, documentation management, etc across three tiers of
> support.
>
> We’re looking for something more structured than a mediawiki wiki (which
> we’ve got) and probably less structured than full-blown ITIL. We’re happy
> with open source or proprietary,  self-hosted or cloud solution, but we’re
> not happy to pay the kinds of money that Alemba (formerly VMWare) are
> asking for vFire Core (formerly VMware Service Manager).
>
> We have library management system (ALMA), a discovery system (PRIMO), a
> website (httpd, drupal), a proxy (EZproxy) and a copyright management
> system (Talis Aspire). Our institution provides us with user management,
> physical access management, VM host, email and physical infrastructure.
>
> Thoughts?
>
> --
> ...let us be heard from red core to black sky
>

Re: [CODE4LIB] code4lib mailing list

[Cynthia Ng]

While I have little to add to what others have already said, I do want to
add my thanks for your long term efforts and work on starting and
continuing the mailing list.

On Thu, Mar 24, 2016 at 2:29 AM, Eric Lease Morgan  wrote:

> Alas, the Code4Lib mailing list software will most likely need to be
> migrated before the end of summer, and I’m proposing a number possible
> options for the lists continued existence.
>
> I have been managing the Code4Lib mailing list since its inception about
> twelve years ago. This work has been both a privilege and an honor. The
> list itself runs on top of the venerable LISTSERV application and is hosted
> by the University of Notre Dame. The list includes about 3,500 subscribers,
> and traffic very very rarely gets over fifty messages a day. But alas,
> University support for LISTSERV is going away, and I believe the University
> wants to migrate the whole kit and caboodle to Google Groups.
>
> Personally, I don’t like the idea of Code4Lib moving to Google Groups.
> Google knows enough about me (us), and I don’t feel the need for them to
> know more. Sure, moving to Google Groups includes a large convenience
> factor, but it also means we have less control over our own computing
> environment, let alone our data.
>
> So, what do we (I) do? I see three options:
>
>   0. Let the mailing list die — Not really an option, in my opinion
>   1. Use Google Groups - Feasible, (probably) reliable, but with less
> control
>   2. Host it ourselves - More difficult, more responsibility, all but
> absolute control
>
> Again, personally, I like Option #2, and I would probably be willing to
> host the list on my one of my computers, (and after a bit of DNS trickery)
> complete with a code4lib.org domain.
>
> What do y’all think? If we go with Option #2, then where might we host the
> list, who might do the work, and what software might we use?
>
> —
> Eric Lease Morgan
> Artist- And Librarian-At-Large
>

Re: [CODE4LIB] Code4libBC (Vancouver, BC) - save the date November 26/27. 2015

[Cynthia Ng]

No, out here in BC it's all about Pacific Salmon and trees (for the
treehuggers of course!). =P

On Tue, Sep 1, 2015 at 6:10 AM, Eric Lease Morgan  wrote:

> On Aug 31, 2015, at 9:23 PM, Cary Gordon  wrote:
>
> > Perhaps this belongs on the Cod4lib list.
>  ^^^
>
> Yesterday, I didn’t quite understand the allusion to the East Coast, but
> now I see that I lost an e in Code4Lib. Cod4Lib. That's pretty funny.
> Thanks!  :-D  —Earache
>

[CODE4LIB] Code4libBC (Vancouver, BC) - save the date November 26/27. 2015

[Cynthia Ng]

Code4lib BC is pleased to announce that another unconference is in the
works! Please save the dates - November 26 and 27, at the UBC Irving
K. Barber Learning Centre.

Program and registration to follow on this list and online at
http://wiki.code4lib.org/index.php/BC#Third_Annual_Code4lib_BC_Event.

If you have attended past Code4lib BC events, you will know they are
informative, dynamic, and affordable gatherings. We will follow a
similar format to past meetings featuring morning lightning talks, and
afternoon breakout sessions. If you have not attended a session before,
please join this group of dynamic library technology practitioners who
want to build new relationships as much as develop new software
solutions to problems. What’s not to like?

Stay tuned for more details to come!

Sent on behalf of the organizers:

  * Paul Joseph (Chair)
  * Caroline Daniels
  * Cynthia Ng
  * Gordon Coleman
  * Jeff Davis
  * Mark Jordan
  * Shirley Lew
  * Tamarack Hockin

Re: [CODE4LIB] free html editors

[Cynthia Ng]

I recommend Sublime: http://www.sublimetext.com/2 It's a great editor for
all languages (with lots of plugins if/when you need them). It's free to
use as long as you don't mind the pop up bugging you to buy it on occasion.

On Sat, May 16, 2015 at 8:25 AM, Jason Bengtson j.bengtson...@gmail.com
wrote:

 When I recently taught a beginning web coding course I told mac users they
 would be fine to start out just using textedit. If you really want them to
 get the advantage of color coding and other, more modern features, there
 are also online editors like:  that you can take a look at. Bluefish and
 Eclipse work on mac, although I don't know what kind of legacy support they
 have. Seems like it would be strong, though, since Eclipse is very widely
 used and has been around forever.

 Best regards,
 *Jason Bengtson, MLIS, MA*
 Innovation Architect


 *Houston Academy of MedicineThe Texas Medical Center Library*
 1133 John Freeman Blvd
 Houston, TX   77030
 http://library.tmc.edu/
 www.jasonbengtson.com

 On Sat, May 16, 2015 at 10:19 AM, David Mayo pobo...@gmail.com wrote:

  Hmmm...
 
 
  Are they Intel or PPC, and what OS version are they running?
 
  It seems likely that there's SOME version of TextWrangler that will work
 -
  they keep old versions around for the use of people with older OS
 versions.
 
  http://www.barebones.com/support/textwrangler/updates.html
 
  On Sat, May 16, 2015 at 10:20 AM, Sarles Patricia (18K500) 
  psar...@schools.nyc.gov wrote:
 
   I just this minute subscribed to this list after reading Andromeda
   Yelton's column in American Libraries from yesterday with great
 interest
   since I would like to teach coding in my high school library next year.
  
   I purchased Andy Harris' HTML5 and CSS3 All-in-One For Dummies for my
   summer reading and the free HTML editors he mentions in the book are
  either
   not really free or are not compatible with my lab's 2008 Macs.
  
   Can anyone recommend a free HTML editor for older Macs?
  
   Many thanks and happy to be on this list,
   Patricia
  
  
   
   Patricia Sarles, MA (Anthropology), MLS
   Librarian
   Jerome Parker Campus Library
   100 Essex Drive
   Staten Island, NY 10314
   718-370-6900 x1322
   psar...@schools.nyc.gov
   http://jeromeparkercampus.libguides.com/home
  
   You can tell whether a man is clever by his answers. You can tell
 whether
   a man is wise by his questions. - Naguib Mahfouz
  
   As a general rule the most successful man in life is the man who has
 the
   best information. - Benjamin Disraeli
  
 

[CODE4LIB] Vancouver, BC: code4libBC Workshops. Come Learn!

[Cynthia Ng]

(Apologies for any duplication due to cross-posting)


Amazing presenters, awesome community and $20, which you really can't beat.

code4libBC is offering 4 half-day workshops on Friday, May 1st at SFU
Harbour Centre. They sold out quickly last year, so if you're
interested register now.

* Get your hands dirty with Data Management Plans  with Eugene Barsky
* User Experience Fundamentals with Haig Armen
* Intro to Shell Scripting: The Terminal Does Not Hate You with Alex Garnett
* If you build it, will they come? Best practices for managing an
institutional repository with Lisa Goddard, Don Taylor, Tara
Stephenson


More info on the sessions: http://wiki.code4lib.org/BC#General_Info
Register: 
http://www.eventbrite.ca/e/2015-code4lib-bc-spring-workshops-tickets-16206078818

code4libBC is a diverse and open community of library developers and
non-developers engaging in effective, collaborative problem-solving
through technology. Anyone from the library community who is
interested in library technologies are welcome to join and
participate, regardless of their department or background: systems and
IT, public services, circulation, cataloguing and technical services,
archives, digitization and preservation.


On behalf of the code4libBC organizing group,
Cynthia

Re: [CODE4LIB] Cleaning up code4lib.org

[Cynthia Ng]

Wow, thanks a lot Chris! That's awesome.

On Wed, Sep 10, 2014 at 9:38 AM, Jessie Keck jk...@stanford.edu wrote:
 On Sep 10, 2014, at 8:13 AM, Chris Beer ch...@cbeer.info wrote:

 Thanks Stuart. I've found that same behavior on a couple other pages. The
 data was all there, and either a configuration or caching issue stopped it
 from displaying, but it should be OK now.

 I updated code4lib.org from Drupal 4 to Drupal 7 (or, from 4 to 5, 5 to 6,
 cursed Drupal repeatedly, and finally from 6 to 7).

 As Chris’ office neighbor I can vehemently attest to this.


 The theme is slightly different (and leaves something to be desired). I've
 pushed the theme to github, in case someone wants to take a stab at doing
 it better: https://github.com/code4lib/panizzi. The theme is based on a
 used-to-be-core theme called Chameleon, which provides those lovely
 table-based layouts. I suspect, should someone be interested in making
 bigger changes, it would be worth some time finding a slightly more modern
 base theme (perhaps one that is mobile-friendly).

 I also updated wiki.code4lib.org to Mediawiki 1.23.3 (as the thing I wanted
 to do in the first place..), all to get decent infobox support and a couple
 other new features.

 So, let me know if you spot any other problems.

 Thanks,
 Chris

Re: [CODE4LIB] Software to track website changes?

[Cynthia Ng]

I've worked with both JIRA and Redmine. For a small team, I think Redmine
is a little easier to get going with (and free), but JIRA is very
customizable (but can take a decent amount of initial time setting it up).

Both have the capability of grabbing issues via email, so in both cases
when I worked with them, staff could fill out a form (on the intranet),
which would send information formatted a certain way (based on the form
inputs) so that they are automatically added to the relevant project and
such.

Not sure about the scheduling part. I know you can set a due date, which
could serve as a reminder.



On Fri, Jul 11, 2014 at 9:28 AM, Jesse Martinez jesse.marti...@bc.edu
wrote:

 I know of a few colleagues in different orgs who have had good success
 using Redmine for task delegation (issue tracking) for small internal
 projects.

 I've used JIRA for years and it is extremely flexible and has nice custom
 workflow controls. Like others have mentioned, it can be overkill for small
 projects, though.


 On Fri, Jul 11, 2014 at 11:33 AM, Elizabeth Leonard 
 elizabeth.leon...@shu.edu wrote:

  What I am really looking for:
 
  Example: proquest updates links to its resources. I need to tell my
 people
  to make that change and I want to be able to see that it was done- all in
  one place. I want to put changes on a schedule: when our Gallery's
 exhibit
  is over, I want to make sure that the proper person is notified to change
  the image on the site that advertises the show.
 
  I really hate hunting through all my emails for this stuff, having to run
  around to find people and ask them.
 
  We use LibGuides as our website, which has an integrated link checkers,
 so
  I am not worried as much about that.
 
  Does this make sense?
 
  Elizabeth
 
  -Original Message-
  From: Code for Libraries [mailto:CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of
  Hagedon, Mike - (mhagedon)
  Sent: Friday, July 11, 2014 11:29 AM
  To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU
  Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] Software to track website changes?
 
  HI Elizabeth,
  We've had great success (some might say too much!) with Redmine,
 installed
  locally (we migrated from Trac). We're able to easily involve our
  colleagues in issue discussions (collaboration is very important to us).
 It
  can integrate with email (but maybe you don't want that?), and we've
  integrated it with our campus single sign-on. It can be used for light
  project management issue tracking, or for support requests (which sounds
  more like what you're wanting). We have non-developers who have requested
  Redmine projects to track their projects, so it's useful beyond just
  tracking website changes.
 
  We also use the GitHub issue tracker for our one major open-source
  project, and it's great except when it's not flexible enough for what we
  want to do.
 
  Mike
  ---
Mike Hagedon
Web Development Work Team Leader
User Experience Department
University of Arizona Libraries
mhage...@email.arizona.edu
  ---
 
  -Original Message-
  From: Code for Libraries [mailto:CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of
  Elizabeth Leonard
  Sent: Friday, July 11, 2014 6:31 AM
  To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU
  Subject: [CODE4LIB] Software to track website changes?
 
  Does anyone have a good way to track requests to make changes to your
  website(s)? I would like to be able to put in requests and be able to
 track
  if they are done and when, so there's fewer emails flying about.
 
  E
 
  Elizabeth Leonard
  Assistant Dean of Information Technologies, Resources Acquisition and
  Description Seton Hall University
  400 South Orange Avenue
  South Orange, NJ 07079
  973-761-9445
 



 --

 Jesse Martinez
 Web Services Librarian
 O'Neill Library, Boston College
 jesse.marti...@bc.edu
 617-552-2509

[CODE4LIB] Open Access Button: Log when you hit a paywall search for open version

[Cynthia Ng]

Hey Everyone,

Just found this and thought it was really cool.

It's a bookmarklet that lets you log when you hit a paywall when searching
for articles and helps you find an open access version. Not sure if it'd be
useful for many of you, but definitely for people you know.

They other reason is I noticed they are looking for help in fixing some
bugs and with development in general. As with all open source projects, if
you can even help fix one bug, I'm sure they'd really appreciate it!

The site: https://www.openaccessbutton.org/

Blog post about recent developments and where they need help:
http://mozillascience.org/open-access-button-project-updates-prototypes-next-steps/

- Arty

[CODE4LIB] Programming for Science! Call for Ideas Participation July 22-23

[Cynthia Ng]

Hey Everyone,

I recently heard about this and thought it sounded cool.

Software Carpentry is hosting a code sprint where programmers and
researchers work together to get some hackfest type projects done.

Programming skills are not required for many of the projects, but for those
that do, it should be evident (or you can email the lead to ask).

Ways to contribute:
1) Suggest a project idea (don't need to lead it) - you can just add it to
the list
2) Attend a session to help out - add your name to the participant list
3) Attend and lead a project that has no leader yet - move the project to
the 'has a leader' section and add your name
4) Host a space in an unlisted city

For #2-4, also send a quick email to science...@mozillafoundation.org

https://etherpad.mozilla.org/swc-sprint-2014

Have fun!
-Cynthia

Re: [CODE4LIB] jobs digest for 2014-05-16

[Cynthia Ng]

On Fri, May 16, 2014 at 12:54 PM, Eric Lease Morgan emor...@nd.edu wrote:

 On May 16, 2014, at 3:46 PM, Andreas Orphanides akorp...@ncsu.edu wrote:

  Library Electronic Resources Specialist
  Raritan Valley Community College
  Branchburg Township, New Jersey
  ColdFusion, EZproxy, JavaScript, Personal computer hardware
  http://jobs.code4lib.org/job/13115

 I’d rather see the whole cabbit and caboodle. —Eric Morgan


^ then wouldn't you just have the digest turned off?

Re: [CODE4LIB] jobs digest for 2014-05-16

[Cynthia Ng]

apologies.. clearly I misunderstood something...


On Fri, May 16, 2014 at 12:55 PM, Cynthia Ng cynthia.s...@gmail.com wrote:

 On Fri, May 16, 2014 at 12:54 PM, Eric Lease Morgan emor...@nd.eduwrote:

 On May 16, 2014, at 3:46 PM, Andreas Orphanides akorp...@ncsu.edu
 wrote:

  Library Electronic Resources Specialist
  Raritan Valley Community College
  Branchburg Township, New Jersey
  ColdFusion, EZproxy, JavaScript, Personal computer hardware
  http://jobs.code4lib.org/job/13115

 I’d rather see the whole cabbit and caboodle. —Eric Morgan


 ^ then wouldn't you just have the digest turned off?

Re: [CODE4LIB] separate list for jobs

[Cynthia Ng]

what jobs emails? I haven't seen one of those since I started on this list
=P

I agree that a simple filter works perfectly well, and the lower number of
mailing list people have to subscribe to, the better


On Tue, May 6, 2014 at 10:13 AM, Kate Kosturski librariankate7...@gmail.com
 wrote:

 I agree as well - I've always been taught to always keep your eye on the
 job market, even if you are gainfully and happily employed.  You also never
 know when a friend or colleague may be a good fit for a job you see on C4L.


 So, I enjoy the job posts and if you don't want to read them, the
 suggestion of email filters, or even simple deletion, may work for you.

 Best,

 Kate


 On Tue, May 6, 2014 at 1:09 PM, Jacobs, Jane W 
 jane.w.jac...@queenslibrary.org wrote:

  I also vote NO.  I want so see first hand what the marketable skills
  are that I should be acquiring.  I can always delete the ones that are
 way
  above my head, but at least I've some idea what terms to look up!
  JJ
 
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  Dan Chudnov
  Sent: Tuesday, May 06, 2014 12:35 PM
  To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU
  Subject: [CODE4LIB] separate list for jobs
 
  Is it time to reconsider:  should we start a separate list for Job:
  postings?  code4lib-jobs, perhaps?
 
-Dan
 
 
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Re: [CODE4LIB] New Zealand Chapter

[Cynthia Ng]

Hi J,

Honestly, if you think it fits under Code4Lib, then the only thing you need
to consider other than organizing your event is the Code of Conduct:
http://bit.ly/coc4lib

Basically, you should make participants aware that the Code of Conduct
exists and that participants are expected to follow it. You should also
assign at least 1 male and 1 female to be the initial contact if
participants need to bring anything up. In most events I've been a part of,
we've just designated all the organizers to be possible initial contact
people and it would go from there.

Glad to hear that the interest in regionals is spreading!

Good luck and have fun!



On Wed, Apr 9, 2014 at 12:17 PM, Jay Gattuso jay.gatt...@dia.govt.nzwrote:

 Hi all,

 Long time listener, first time caller.

 We don't have a C4L chapter over here in New Zealand, and I wondered what
 we would need to do to align the small group of Lib  / GLAM coders with the
 broader C4L group.

 One of my colleagues did make this: http://i.imgur.com/XgGP9vX.jpg

 We are  also setting up a two day code/hack fest, focusing on our Digital
 Preservation concerns, in June.

 I'd also really like to run the hackfest under a C4L banner.

 Any thoughts?

 J

 Jay Gattuso | Digital Preservation Analyst | Preservation, Research and
 Consultancy
 National Library of New Zealand | Te Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa
 PO Box 1467 Wellington 6140 New Zealand | +64 (0)4 474 3064
 jay.gatt...@dia.govt.nzmailto:jay.gatt...@natlib.govt.nz

Re: [CODE4LIB] Intro to the Conference

[Cynthia Ng]

Beyond the last couple of years, I don't know what's been done, but seems
to make sense if it's someone from the social committee who can speak to
all the outside of conference session stuff that's going on as well. Of
course, you could just appoint (or have someone volunteer) and have
everyone throw ideas at them.

I thought between the two of us, Becky and I didn't do a bad job, so
whoever it is can always reuse some slides.

Here are the speaking points I had from last year's opening
announcement/housekeeping slot:
* Welcome

* Code of Conduct: http://bit.ly/coc4lib

Code4Lib is dedicated to providing a welcoming, fun, and safe (read:
harassment-free) community.

** During the conference: Francis, Tod, Margaret

* quick thanks to organizers/sponsors/volunteers/etc

* wifi info

* twitter hashtag

* IRC + Help

* other (newcomer) conf info: Becky

* presenters should load stuff at break unless using own computer
* lightning talk signups (after keynote)
* breakout session signups (on google doc)
slides:
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1mqllAOxj1Wfdss17pulmZzx-TcdClMkYOVsFI7L3Nwo/edit?usp=sharing

Re: [CODE4LIB] C4L14 #libtechwomen meet-up

[Cynthia Ng]

I'm in


On Sun, Feb 23, 2014 at 11:21 AM, Lisa Rabey academichu...@gmail.comwrote:

 I've been informed by Becky Yoose's cats that I need to sort out the
 location of the #libtechwomen meet-up, which the cat's agreed will be
 happening on Tuesday eve after the tour.

 If you're 50% on attending, let me know by end of this week so I can
 have a headcount.

 Frozenly,
 Lisa





 Lisa M. Rabey | @pnkrcklibrarian

 
 An Unreliable Narrator: http://exitpursuedbyabear.net
 Cunning Tales from a Systems Librarian: http://lisa.rabey.net

Re: [CODE4LIB] Photos from last Code4lib Chicago posted.

[Cynthia Ng]

Thanks Ray! Though next time, can I request that you not catch me mostly
with really weird expressions? =P


On Fri, Jan 24, 2014 at 11:32 AM, Schwartz, Raymond schwart...@wpunj.eduwrote:

 I know this took a while, But here they are.

 http://www.flickr.com/photos/schwartzray/sets/72157640116429213/

 --
 Ray Schwartz, schwa...@panix.com
 Systems Specialist Librarian  schwart...@wpunj.edu
 David and Lorraine Cheng Library  Tel: +1 973 720-3192
 William Paterson University   Fax: +1 973 720-2585
 300 Pompton Road  Mobile: +1 201 424-4491
 Wayne, NJ 07470-2103 USA  http://nova.wpunj.edu/schwartzr2/

Re: [CODE4LIB] Code4Lib Conference Registration

[Cynthia Ng]

Registration hasn't opened yet. My guess is sometime in January which is
when the program will be set. If you're subscribed to the list, it'll be
hard to miss!


On Wed, Nov 20, 2013 at 9:45 AM, John Blair john.bl...@usm.edu wrote:

 Per the website (bolding mine):

 Finally, the hotel has the capacity to host all of the attendees, and
 we've negotiated a rate of $159/night that includes wireless access in the
 hotel rooms. Hotel reservations will be able to be made after you register
 using the information provided in your registration confirmation. We will
 be publishing more details as they become available.

 Where? When? How? Or does registration fall under …more details…?


 -John Blair

Re: [CODE4LIB] Canadian WordPress Hosting

[Cynthia Ng]

Thanks Kevin. Servers need to be in Canada, preferably paid in Canadian but
I don't think that's necessary. I'll looking your recommendation.


On Thu, Nov 7, 2013 at 9:48 AM, Kevin Hawkins 
kevin.s.hawk...@ultraslavonic.info wrote:

 Does the entity you pay need to be in Canada (that is, accept payment in
 Canadian dollars), or do the servers need to be there?  Or both?

 I use http://www.csoft.net/ for my personal hosting.  Their business
 office is in Canada, but I'm unclear on where their servers are.  Their
 documentation is written assuming you have strong technical skills, but
 they respond quickly (and tersely) whenever I've needed help to address
 gaps in my skills.  They have some specific instructions for installation
 of WordPress once you've connected to them through SSH:

 http://www.csoft.net/docs/wordpress.html.en

 They also have documentation in French in case that's helpful.

 --Kevin


 On 2:59 PM, Cynthia Ng wrote:

 Hi Everyone,

 Apologies for cross-posting, but code4lib is much more active, and has
 more
 Canadians that I've seen.

 I was wondering if anyone had recommendations for a WordPress hosting
 solution? And yes, it needs to be in Canada. I can do most of my own
 dev-type work, so really it just needs to be setup to run WordPress
 (preferably with 1-click install), and most of all, reliable, hopefully
 with good customer service for when we need to contact the company.

 Okay, also preferable is that they do daily backups for us and has
 excellent security (considering it's WordPress).

 Too many hosting solutions include email and a bunch of other stuff, and I
 need it only for WordPress and nothing else.

 A name, plus at least 1-2 reasons on the recommendation would be great!

 Thanks in advance,
 Cynthia

[CODE4LIB] Canadian WordPress Hosting

[Cynthia Ng]

Hi Everyone,

Apologies for cross-posting, but code4lib is much more active, and has more
Canadians that I've seen.

I was wondering if anyone had recommendations for a WordPress hosting
solution? And yes, it needs to be in Canada. I can do most of my own
dev-type work, so really it just needs to be setup to run WordPress
(preferably with 1-click install), and most of all, reliable, hopefully
with good customer service for when we need to contact the company.

Okay, also preferable is that they do daily backups for us and has
excellent security (considering it's WordPress).

Too many hosting solutions include email and a bunch of other stuff, and I
need it only for WordPress and nothing else.

A name, plus at least 1-2 reasons on the recommendation would be great!

Thanks in advance,
Cynthia

Re: [CODE4LIB] Usability Person?

[Cynthia Ng]

I've worked at numerous places in the past few years:

1. Dedicated Designer + UX person (non-librarian, large academic library).
The web team consisted of 4-5 people, one of which was solely dedicated to
design (including graphics design), user interface, and user experience. It
made a really big difference to the look of the website and doing actual
user testing.

2. I was the acting web services librarian and it was just one component of
my job (in a medium sized, bordering on large academic library). I
unfortunately rarely had time to do as much user testing as I would've
liked, but set aside time for it. The library also has a web committee
which would provide staff input, and a student advisory committee exists to
provide feedback (in general, though I took over one of their meetings to
focus on the website).

3. There is a dedicated User Experience librarian (in a small-ish college
library), however, this is user experience in general, including the
physical library. Currently, this means that she is too busy to really
focus on the website because she takes care of the learning commons and
other aspects of user experience. To provide a bit more context though, the
website is in an IT controlled CMS, so not a huge amount of customization
can be done.

4. In my current organization, there are 2 librarians, so there is no room
for dedicated positions and I'll be in charge of the website and any user
experience/user testing, which will simply have to be done on an as needed
basis.

If you can have it, a specific person tends to work better whether it's
full time or part of a full time position depends on how much work you
think is needed. If you have a team where there are programmers already, I
would suggest focusing on the design/creativity/architecture side of things
with technical know how (but not necessarily a coder). It also seems to
work best if they reside in the systems/IT team, but working closely with
other staff.

As to qualifications, the only thing I might add to Shaun's list is
universal design  accessibility.


On Wed, Oct 30, 2013 at 11:15 AM, Notess, Mark mnot...@iu.edu wrote:

 We are spinning up a UX team at IU Bloomington Libraries—below is the
 current opening for the initial hire. More are anticipated. As library
 collections and services move increasingly online, we need to invest in the
 kind of staffing needed to create successful online experiences.

 We did formerly have a usability specialist, but we haven't had a
 dedicated team. The team will provide internal consulting to technology
 projects.

 Mark
 --
 Mark Notess
 Head, User Experience and Digital Media Services
 Library Technologies
 Indiana University Bloomington Libraries
 +1.812.856.0494
 mnot...@iu.edu
 --

 User Experience Designer
 Rank: PAE-3IT
 Position#: 00039047
 List #: 9631
 FTE: 100%

 Job Summary: Provides interaction design consulting services to key
 technology-based projects. Works with stakeholders across IU Bloomington
 Libraries’ departments to understand requirements in order to design
 web-based user interfaces, mobile user interfaces, and online visual
 elements. Performs usability testing and ensures accessibility of services.

 Qualifications: Bachelor's degree in a user experience discipline such as
 human-computer interaction design, interaction design, or related field and
 two years of experience in interface and visual design (as demonstrated by
 a portfolio) or a related professional position required.

 An equivalent combination of related education, training, and experience
 from which comparable skills can be acquired may be considered at a 2:1
 ratio.

 Experience with interaction design, visual design, web design, mobile
 design; demonstrated experience with the relevant interaction and visual
 design tools (Adobe Creative Suite or equivalent); and demonstrated
 experience with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. Excellent oral, written, and
 interpersonal communication skills.

 Knowledge of and experience with academic libraries or higher education
 work environments preferred.

 Note: Submit a letter of interest and resume that provides evidence of the
 qualifications outlined and the names, addresses, and phone numbers of at
 least three references that can comment about your qualifications for the
 position.
 
 Indiana University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer
 committed to excellence through diversity. Indiana University has a strong
 commitment to principles of diversity and in that spirit seeks a broad
 spectrum of candidates including women, minorities, and persons with
 disabilities. Indiana University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action
 Employer and encourages applications from candidates with diverse cultural
 backgrounds.

 For more information about Indiana University-Bloomington go to
 www.iub.edu http://www.iub.edu/.

 To browse other open staff positions at Indiana University, please go to
 

Re: [CODE4LIB] Code4Lib Northwest

[Cynthia Ng]

The BC group is organizing one in Vancouver for November, which you
could consider part of the NW region.

On Mon, Jul 29, 2013 at 4:04 PM, Kyle Banerjee kyle.baner...@gmail.com wrote:
 The c4l meetings in Portland all seemed to work pretty well. I'd be happy
 to help put another one together.

 kyle


 On Mon, Jul 29, 2013 at 12:06 PM, Tom Johnson 
 johnson.tom+code4...@gmail.com wrote:

 There certainly is.

 We held a Code4Lib NW a few years ago in Portland. It was well attended. I
 think it would be great we could get better organized about an annual(?)
 event.

 I've also been batting around the idea of doing a regional LODLAM Summit
 event for the West/Northwest. I'm hoping to have that put together for
 early next year.

 - Tom


 On Mon, Jul 29, 2013 at 11:57 AM, Amy Vecchione 
 amyvecchi...@boisestate.edu
  wrote:

  Hi!
 
  I was just looking at the Code4Libraries site for the regions and saw
 that
  the Northwest link went to an old google group:
  https://groups.google.com/forum/?hl=en#!forum/pnwcode4lib
 
  Is there anyone active in coding for libraries in the Northwest in a new
  discussion group/conference/etc?
 
  Thanks in advance!
 
  Amy
 
  --
  Amy Vecchione, Digital Access Librarian/Assistant Professor
  http://works.bepress.com/amy_vecchione/
  Albertsons Library, Boise State University, L212
  http://library.boisestate.edu
  (208) 426-1625
 

Re: [CODE4LIB] Windows 8

[Cynthia Ng]

Our public and staff machines are controlled by IT. Some staff are still on
XP though most are Win7, public is on Win7.

At my former place, public was controlled by IT and on Win7. Staff had just
moved to Win7 over the last year. The move to Win7 + Office 2010 + Google
Apps was such a big change already that we didn't want to make it worse by
going to Win8.

In both cases, I believe a huge part is the campus-wide licensing.

On Wed, Jul 24, 2013 at 9:07 AM, Ruth Frasur direc...@hagerstownlibrary.org
 wrote:

 Our library is still on 7.  We will most likely almost wait until the
 release of Window 8.1.  We will be moving to touch screen monitors as well.

 On Wed, Jul 24, 2013 at 10:26 AM, Eric Phetteplace phett...@gmail.com
 wrote:

  Hi Stuart,
 
  We've received a number of Surface RT tablets which we'll be using in the
  Fall. Right now, it's only staff trying them out but eventually students
  will use them. We don't have a timeline for migrating our public
 computers
  to Windows 8.
 
  My biggest impression is it's probably wise to wait until Windows 8.1
  brings back the Start button before upgrading. The lack of a start button
  seriously frustrates users who have grown accustomed to routing all their
  actions through it. The touch screen side of the interface would also
 work
  best alongside touch screen monitors, so that's another consideration.
 
  Best,
  Eric Phetteplace
  Emerging Technologies Librarian
  Chesapeake College
  Wye Mills, MD
 
 
  On Wed, Jul 24, 2013 at 9:01 AM, Forrest, Stuart sforr...@bcgov.net
  wrote:
 
   Hi All
  
   Just taking a quick poll...Who is using windows 8 in their libraries
 and
   of those how many use staff, public, both?? And if not why??
  
   Thanks
  
   Stuart Forrest PhD
   Library Systems Specialist
   Beaufort County Library
   Beaufort
   SC 29902
   843 255 6450
   sforr...@bcgov.net
  
   http://www.beaufortcountylibrary.org/
   For Learning, For Leisure, For Life.
  
 



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Re: [CODE4LIB] Reminder: 4th Code4Lib North May 23-24, Toronto

[Cynthia Ng]

Registration link is actually: http://c4ln2013.eventbrite.ca

My fault for having it wrong in the original email =X

On Mon, Apr 22, 2013 at 12:13 PM, MJ Suhonos m...@suhonos.ca wrote:

 Hi everyone,

 This is a reminder that the 4th Code4Lib North unconference is fast
 approaching, and that we only have 14 spaces left for attendees!

 This year we're trying something a little different, and considering an
 untheme around the concept of computational thinking.  We want to
 encourage coders and non-coders to mingle together and learn from each
 other -- so tech-services-types and others are especially welcome.

 If you haven't registered yet, now's the time.  If you've registered but
 haven't signed up for a talk, now's the time.  If you have an idea for a
 hackfest, workshop, or breakout discussion, now is definitely the time.


 When: May 23  24, 2013

 Where: Ryerson University, Toronto, ON at Heaslip House

 Format: 2 full days – morning presentations, afternoon workshops/hackfest

 Sign up to present 5 or 20 min talk, or to lead/facilitate a hackfest or
 workshop!

 All other information is on the wiki page: http://bit.ly/c4ln2013

 Schedule and socials will be posted as they get hammered out.

 Register here: http://c4ln13.eventbrite.ca/


 Cheers,
 @mjsuhonos

[CODE4LIB] Final Reminder: Code4lib Toronto Meetup Friday April 19

[Cynthia Ng]

Hi All,

Just a final reminder for the next code4lib Toronto Meetup.

The next meetup is to encourage collaboration between different libraries
to do a presentation or workshop together! It will also be a great
opportunity to brainstorm possible hackfest ideas. You can of course always
just come to hang out and chat.

As this will be a drop in session, no reservations are needed, just show up!

When: Friday, April 19, 5-7pm
Where: Mozilla Toronto, 5th Floor, 366 Adelaide West
http://goo.gl/maps/rSxzs

Suggested beery place to gather afterwards: Town Crier Pub at 115 John
St (just 3 blocks away) http://towncrierpub.ca/

Hope to see you there!

-Cynthia
Arty-chan / TheRealArty

[CODE4LIB] Code4lib Toronto Meetup Friday April 19

[Cynthia Ng]

Hi All,

Based on those who responded with their availability, I have now set a
date/time for the next code4lib Toronto Meetup.

The next meetup is to encourage collaboration between different
libraries to do a presentation or workshop together! It will also be a
great opportunity to brainstorm possible hackfest ideas.

As this will be a drop in session, no reservations are needed, just show up!

When: Friday, April 19, 5-7pm
Where: Mozilla Toronto, 5th Floor, 366 Adelaide West http://goo.gl/maps/rSxzs

Suggested beery place to gather afterwards: Town Crier Pub at 115 John
St (just 3 blocks away) http://towncrierpub.ca/

Hope to see you there!

-Cynthia
Arty-chan / TheRealArty

Re: [CODE4LIB] Issuing Mozilla Open Badges

[Cynthia Ng]

I've used it as a user/badge collector and found it to be quite easy
to use barring bugs from the game maker: http://badgebingo.com/

[CODE4LIB] 4th Code4Lib North May 23 24! next code4libTO

[Cynthia Ng]

Hi All,

Now that everyone has had a chance to recover from the Code4Lib
Conference, it’s time to start thinking about the next Code4Lib North!

Ryerson University Library  Archives is excited to host this year’s
4th Code4Lib North Regional Un/conference. We’ve booked a space that
will allow us to have up to 50 people.

When: May 23  24, 2013

Where: Ryerson University, Toronto, ON at Heaslip House

Format: 2 full days – morning presentations, afternoon workshops/hackfest

Sign up to present 5 or 20 min talk, or to lead a workshop!

All the other information including detailed location information,
nearby accommodations, and sign ups are on the wiki page:
http://wiki.code4lib.org/index.php/North#Fourth_Meeting:_Ryerson_University.2C_May_23rd_and_24th.2C_2013

Schedule and socials will be posted as they get hammered out.

Register here: http://c4ln13.eventbrite.ca/

**code4libTO April Meetup**
The next code4libTO will be a simple get together where we will
encourage brainstorming and collaboration for workshops and hackfest
ideas for the upcoming North un/conference. We will also try to get as
many of the North organizers at the event.

Help decide the date of the next meetup and sign up to attend:
http://doodle.com/4i9hv24pstrikfx5

If I missed anything or if you have any questions, feel free to let me know.

Cheers,
Cynthia
Arty-chan / @TheRealArty

Re: [CODE4LIB] 4th Code4Lib North May 23 24! next code4libTO

[Cynthia Ng]

Sorry the correct registration link is: http://c4ln2013.eventbrite.ca/

On Mon, Mar 11, 2013 at 3:16 PM, Cynthia Ng cynthia.s...@gmail.com wrote:
 Hi All,

 Now that everyone has had a chance to recover from the Code4Lib
 Conference, it’s time to start thinking about the next Code4Lib North!

 Ryerson University Library  Archives is excited to host this year’s
 4th Code4Lib North Regional Un/conference. We’ve booked a space that
 will allow us to have up to 50 people.

 When: May 23  24, 2013

 Where: Ryerson University, Toronto, ON at Heaslip House

 Format: 2 full days – morning presentations, afternoon workshops/hackfest

 Sign up to present 5 or 20 min talk, or to lead a workshop!

 All the other information including detailed location information,
 nearby accommodations, and sign ups are on the wiki page:
 http://wiki.code4lib.org/index.php/North#Fourth_Meeting:_Ryerson_University.2C_May_23rd_and_24th.2C_2013

 Schedule and socials will be posted as they get hammered out.

 Register here: http://c4ln13.eventbrite.ca/

 **code4libTO April Meetup**
 The next code4libTO will be a simple get together where we will
 encourage brainstorming and collaboration for workshops and hackfest
 ideas for the upcoming North un/conference. We will also try to get as
 many of the North organizers at the event.

 Help decide the date of the next meetup and sign up to attend:
 http://doodle.com/4i9hv24pstrikfx5

 If I missed anything or if you have any questions, feel free to let me know.

 Cheers,
 Cynthia
 Arty-chan / @TheRealArty

Re: [CODE4LIB] post your presentation slides before your talk, please!

[Cynthia Ng]

Adding it to lanyrd is super easy too!

On Wed, Feb 13, 2013 at 10:14 AM, James Stuart james.stu...@gmail.com wrote:
 If our entirely awesome presenters can, just drop an email on this thread
 or link into the IRC with your slides right before you go up. That way the
 talks that use code and small text can be followable without squinting.

 If you use dropbox, dropping the share link into IRC is super easy.

 Thanks!

Re: [CODE4LIB] Game Night Code4Lib 2013

[Cynthia Ng]

Just an idea if space is really an issue. Would it be possible to
simply get a second room next to (or at least nearby) the first one?
As I image not everyone will be playing the same game, I don't see it
as a problem.

On Fri, Feb 8, 2013 at 12:51 PM, Jon Gorman jonathan.gor...@gmail.com wrote:
 Hi all,

 I've been getting some questions and I realized there was some
 confusion about the Game night.  I was a bit late in organizing it and
 quite frankly haven't done the best job.

 I put out a request for people to express their interest on by Jan.
 14th by signing up on the wiki or sending me an email, but I didn't
 actually put that date in the wiki and it was only mentioned in the
 email on this list (which was on the 10th of Jan if I remember).  That
 wasn't a hard and fast deadline, mostly so we could get an idea of
 what sized room we need.  However, in the past week or two , we've
 gotten a lot more people sign up and I've also heard from several
 folks now that they thought the signup was only for bringing games.
 As it stand though I realized this morning we had about 15 people
 expressing interest a month ago and now are looking at over twice that
 number.

 I don't want to turn anyone away, but this does pose some logistical hurdles.

 Mea cupla, this is my fault, not any of the Chicago folks.  I'm going
 to try to work with the folks on the ground on seeing if we can get
 another room at the UIC Library. I'll also try to find out some
 surrounding locations that can serve as overspill, like cafes that
 would be fine having a table of people show up and play.  I'm also
 nervous about the number of games vs people who want to play games.
 If you are attending and can bring some games and teach them, that
 would be wonderful. (Also, I've run gaming events like this up to
 about 20 people, but could really use a person or two to serve as a
 helper.  Mainly that just means joining people to games, answering
 questions, etc) Due to the scale, I have some ideas like signup sheets
 for various games at the registration desk, rather like the signups
 for the newcomer's dinner.

 Again, sorry about this,

 Jon Gorman

[CODE4LIB] Volunteer during C4L13!

[Cynthia Ng]

Hi All,

Another friendly reminder to sign up to volunteer. You're going to be
there anyway! Who wants to sit in the _same_ spot the _entire_ day? So
move around a little bit by joining the volunteers!

Just think, minimal effort, and you can add it to your resume too!
Plus lots of gratitude from various people.

In particular, we're looking for:
* Tuesday registration helpers
* microphone runners
* session timers

Sign up on the wiki:
http://wiki.code4lib.org/index.php/2013_During_the_Conference_Volunteers

Thanks,
Cynthia
TheRealArty / Arty-chan

Re: [CODE4LIB] Call for Code4Lib 2014 Hosts

[Cynthia Ng]

I am more than happy to extend the deadline on behalf of the
community, but as we'd like to announce the next place at the
conference, it'll still have to be submitted soon!

On Wed, Jan 30, 2013 at 5:23 PM, Michael J. Giarlo
leftw...@alumni.rutgers.edu wrote:
 If I am reading Francis correctly, he just volunteered to coordinate the
 conference for NCSU! I'd jump on that; you don't often get offers like
 that, NCSU.

 ;)
 On Jan 30, 2013 5:20 PM, McDonald, Robert H. rhmcd...@indiana.edu wrote:

 they need to have it at the new hunt library - that place rocks -
 http://d.lib.ncsu.edu/myhuntlibrary

 article -
 http://www.architizer.com/en_us/blog/dyn/70333/sn%C3%B8hetta-nc-state-library/#.UQmcQr9lHzi

 robert

 **
 Robert H. McDonald
 Associate Dean for Library Technologies
 Deputy Director-Data to Insight Center, Pervasive Technology Institute
 Indiana University
 1320 East 10th Street
 Herman B Wells Library 234
 Bloomington, IN 47405
 Phone: 812-856-4834
 Email: rhmcd...@indiana.edu
 Skype: rhmcdonald
 AIM: rhmcdonald1

 
 From: Code for Libraries [CODE4LIB@listserv.nd.edu] on behalf of Francis
 Kayiwa [kay...@uic.edu]
 Sent: Wednesday, January 30, 2013 5:05 PM
 To: CODE4LIB@listserv.nd.edu
 Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] Call for Code4Lib 2014 Hosts

 On Wed, Jan 30, 2013 at 04:59:54PM -0500, Michael J. Giarlo wrote:
  Seeing 0 proposals, does that mean there's no code4lib 2014?  Is anyone
  working on a proposal still?  Is there reason enough to extend the
 deadline?

 Perhaps this is all too raw for me to have proper perspective. A year is
 not nearly enough time. I'd say start churning out those proposals. I'm
 looking at you NCSU! ;-) DO! IT!

 Look you already have a video that does half of your proposal.

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xN9bR00BvHU

 Everything else? Just details... Do! It!

 ./fxk

 
  -Mike
 
 
 
  On Wed, Dec 12, 2012 at 3:03 PM, Cynthia Ng cynthia.s...@gmail.com
 wrote:
 
   Feel free to share/report. Here's a link to the website copy if you
   need it: http://code4lib.org/node/484
   
   The Code4Lib Community is calling for proposals to host the 2014
   Code4Lib Conference. Information on the kind of venue we seek and the
   responsibilities involved can be found at the conference hosting web
   page [1] and on the Code4Lib Wiki [2].
  
   The deadline for proposals is Sunday January 27, 2013. The decision
   will be made over the course of the following weeks by a popular vote.
   Voting will begin on or around Friday February 1, 2013 and will
   continue through the first three days of Code4Lib 2012 until 11:59PM
   Eastern on Wednesday, February 13th. The results of the vote will be
   announced on Thursday, February 14th, the final day of Code4Lib 2013.
  
   You can apply by making your pitch to the Code4Lib Conference Planning
   list [3]; attention to the criteria listed on the conference hosting
   page is appreciated. May the best site win!
  
   Feel free to take a look at past proposals for ideas.
  
   Winning proposal from 2013:
   http://tigger.uic.edu/~kayiwa/code4lib.html
  
   2012 Winner:
   https://sites.google.com/site/code4lib2012seattle/
  
   2011 Proposals:
   https://wiki.dlib.indiana.edu/display/EVENTS/Code4Lib+2011+Proposal
   http://www.library.yale.edu/~dlovins/c4l/code4lib2011.html
   http://sites.google.com/site/code4libvancouver2011
  
   1. http://code4lib.org/conference/hosting
   2. http://wiki.code4lib.org/index.php/How_To_Plan_A_Code4LibCon
   3. code4lib...@googlegroups.com
  
   ---
   Cynthia
   (TheRealArty / Arty-chan)
  
 

 --
 In the force if Yoda's so strong, construct a sentence with words in
 the proper order then why can't he?

Re: [CODE4LIB] code4lib 2013 location

[Cynthia Ng]

Thanks for pointing it out.

So, there is no shuttle? I don't mind either way if someone hadn't
said that there would be one and now the wiki is saying there won't be
one. It's just a bit confusing and doesn't help with planning...

On Mon, Jan 28, 2013 at 11:12 AM, Tracy Seneca tracy.sen...@gmail.com wrote:
 Hello all,

 I'm responding to this older thread to point you to a travel logistics page
 on the Code4Lib wiki for the conference:
 http://wiki.code4lib.org/index.php/2013_travel

 We'll add further info to this page as needed.  I hope this helps with
 conference navigation!

 Best,
 Tracy Seneca

 On Fri, Jan 11, 2013 at 12:41 PM, Erik Hetzner erik.hetz...@ucop.eduwrote:

 Hi all,

 Apparently code4lib 2013 is going to be held at the UIC Forum

   http://www.uic.edu/depts/uicforum/

 I assumed it would be at the conference hotel. This is just a note so
 that others do not make the same assumption, since nowhere in the
 information about the conference is the location made clear.

 Since the conference hotel is 1 mile from the venue, I assume
 transportation will be available.

 best, Erik Hetzner

 Sent from my free software system http://fsf.org/.

Re: [CODE4LIB] Code4LibCon 2013 T-Shirt Contest Winner

[Cynthia Ng]

Curious, is code4lib 2013 going to be added to that design? Seems a
bit ... odd that it's for c4l13 but doesn't say that anywhere.

On Wed, Jan 16, 2013 at 10:57 AM, Shaun Ellis sha...@princeton.edu wrote:
 On behalf of the T-Shirt Committee, I'm pleased to announce the winner of
 the t-shirt design contest is Joshua Gomez, with Metadata:

 http://wiki.code4lib.org/index.php/Image:Metadata.jpg

 Rock on, Josh! \m/ \m/

 It was a tight race this year, and the winner was decided by a single vote.
 We want to thank everyone for all the great submissions, votes, help, and
 participation.

 See you in Chicago,
 Shaun

 --
 Shaun Ellis
 User Interace Developer, Digital Initiatives
 Princeton University Library

Re: [CODE4LIB] project management system

[Cynthia Ng]

We just started using Redmine as well last year. What I like about it
is that it's ready to go out of the box. We got it up an running
fairly quickly (once the right Rails install was done), and had to
test it for workflow, but got email - issue working same day I
believe.

While there are a couple of small features I'd like to have in
Redmine, I haven't seen a real downside.

-Cynthia

On Mon, Jan 14, 2013 at 1:45 PM, John Fink john.f...@gmail.com wrote:
 We use Redmine, and we're pretty happy with it. It's often used for
 software, but we've found it very helpful for a range of projects.

 It does require that you run it locally iirc, and therefore will require
 that you have someone who can (or can learn) to deploy Rails apps.

 jf
 On 2013-01-14 1:41 PM, Eric Phetteplace phett...@gmail.com wrote:

 Redmine http://www.redmine.org/ is an open source solution in this
 space.
 I haven't used it so I can't speak for its quality.

 Best,
 Eric


 On Mon, Jan 14, 2013 at 1:38 PM, Schwartz, Raymond schwart...@wpunj.edu
 wrote:

  Adam,
 
  Where is the free version of basecamp.  The website only offers a 45 day
  free trial.  All the rest are subscriptions.  /Ray
 
  -Original Message-
  From: Code for Libraries [mailto:CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of
  Adam Traub
  Sent: Monday, January 14, 2013 1:33 PM
  To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU
  Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] project management system
 
  Hi Kun,
 
  I'm a big fan of Basecamp (http://basecamp.com/).  With a small group,
 it
  is pretty easy to get by with just the free version and it handles
  distribution and archiving of emails.  Unless you're looking for
  time-tracking, it has done a very good job for a couple of the projects
  I've worked on.  I've noticed a few people get excited about the ability
  for it to store files and have wikis (called whiteboards in
 Basecamp),
  though it is easy to outgrow the free version quickly.  I generally use
 it
  as a scheduling, to-do list (with assignments), and email system.  You
 can
  always complement the file storage with Dropbox or an internal file
 system.
 
  Cheers,
  Adam Traub
 
  -Original Message-
  From: Code for Libraries [mailto:CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of
  Lin, Kun
  Sent: Monday, January 14, 2013 1:27 PM
  To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU
  Subject: [CODE4LIB] project management system
 
  Hi all,
 
  Our library is looking for a project management system. Does anyone has
  any suggestions on which one to choose? We only have a very small team
 and
  our main focus is to guide our librarians to submit their ideas and for
  record tacking purposes.
 
  Thanks
  Kun
 

Re: [CODE4LIB] project management system

[Cynthia Ng]

Thanks Rosalyn and Cary. Being code4lib, I was mostly thinking issue
tracker, but if you're looking more for just organizing like a to do
list and other things, you might look at something like Trello:
https://trello.com/

On Mon, Jan 14, 2013 at 2:11 PM, Cary Gordon listu...@chillco.com wrote:
 I agree with Rosalyn that the key is what you mean by project management. I 
 get the impression that you aren't looking for a ticketing system.

 For lists and communication, we use (and like) Basecamp, but there are lots 
 of good alternatives. PBWorks is another good hosted system. If you can host 
 yourself, MediaWiki, which powers the code4lib wiki, has a huge community, is 
 widely used in the library world, and ramps up relatively quickly.

 We use Unfuddle for most of our ticketing, and they have a new planning 
 product called Alchemy, which is in beta.

 Thanks,

 Cary


 On Jan 14, 2013, at 10:52 AM, Rosalyn Metz rosalynm...@gmail.com wrote:

 Hi Kun,

 I guess the first question I would ask is what do you mean by project
 management -- its kind of a big space.  Are you looking for something more
 like a ticketing system?  Is your primary concern keeping up communication
 on projects?  Or are you looking to create a project list that you can keep
 track of?  Are you trying to just outline what it is that your projects are?

 If you're looking for a ticketing system I like GitHub Ticketing -- its
 free and easy to use.  If you're primarily worried about keeping up
 communication with a different groups, google groups can suffice 9 times
 out of 10.   If you're just looking to keep track of a list of projects,
 you might be able to get away with something simple like a Google Form that
 submits to a spreadsheet.  If you're just outlining what your projects are
 you could just start off by creating project one pagers (ala Tito
 Sierrahttp://www.slideshare.net/tsierra/the-projectonepager
 ).

 My recommendation would be to start off small (and free).  After a few
 months, re-evaluate and see where you are.  Maybe you'll realize you need
 something more robust (Unfuddle instead of GitHub Ticketing; Basecamp
 instead of Google Groups; time management planning instead of lists of
 projects; formal project plans instead of one pagers;).

 Rosalyn


 On Mon, Jan 14, 2013 at 1:27 PM, Lin, Kun l...@cua.edu wrote:

 Hi all,

 Our library is looking for a project management system. Does anyone has
 any suggestions on which one to choose? We only have a very small team and
 our main focus is to guide our librarians to submit their ideas and for
 record tacking purposes.

 Thanks
 Kun

Re: [CODE4LIB] code4lib 2013 location

[Cynthia Ng]

I'm sorry, but that doesn't actually clear up anything for me. The
location on the layrd page just says Chicago. So, is the conference
still happening at UIC? Since the conference hotel isn't super close,
does that mean there will be transportation provided?

While we're on the subject, are the pre-conferences happening at the
same location?

On Fri, Jan 11, 2013 at 2:51 PM, Francis Kayiwa kay...@uic.edu wrote:
 On Fri, Jan 11, 2013 at 10:41:54AM -0800, Erik Hetzner wrote:
 Hi all,

 Apparently code4lib 2013 is going to be held at the UIC Forum

   http://www.uic.edu/depts/uicforum/

 I assumed it would be at the conference hotel. This is just a note so
 that others do not make the same assumption, since nowhere in the
 information about the conference is the location made clear.

 Since the conference hotel is 1 mile from the venue, I assume
 transportation will be available.

 That's a good assumption to make. As to the confusion  I said to you
 when you asked me about this a couple of days ago.

 http://www.uic.edu/~kayiwa/code4lib.html was supposed to be our
 proposal. If you look at the document it also suggests that we were
 going to have the conference registration staggered by timezones. We
 have elected not to update that because as that was our proposal. When
 preparing our proposal we borrowed heavily from Yale's and IU's proposal
 and if someone would like to steal from us I think it is fair to leave
 that as is.

 If you want the conference page use the lanyrd.com link below. I can't
 even take credit for doing that. All of that goes to @pberry

 http://lanyrd.com/2013/c4l13/

 Cheers,
 ./fxk




 best, Erik Hetzner

 Sent from my free software system http://fsf.org/.




 --
 Speed is subsittute fo accurancy.

[CODE4LIB] Code4Libcon Reminder: C4L13 Various Sign Ups

[Cynthia Ng]

Hi Everyone,

This is your friendly reminder to sign up for all the various things.

PRE-CONFERENCE SESSIONS

Please add your name and email under each pre-conference session
you're interested in joining:
http://wiki.code4lib.org/index.php/2013_preconference_proposals

Please sign up by **January 15th.** (This is not mean you can't switch
or attend if you don't sign up, but we will be using the numbers to
assign rooms so that everyone if comfy.)

VOLUNTEER AT THE CONFERENCE

You'll be at the conference already, so why not help out? We don't
bite! (or at least, I don't...) Sign up to volunteer during the
conference: 
http://wiki.code4lib.org/index.php/2013_During_the_Conference_Volunteers

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
Don't forget we have socials that we can sign up for, and consider
helping to organize one.
http://wiki.code4lib.org/index.php/2013_social_activities

ROOM/RIDE SHARE
Last, but not least, if you're looking for a room or looking to cut
your costs, consider sharing your room or ride:
http://wiki.code4lib.org/index.php/2013_room_ride_share

Thanks,
Cynthia
(TheRealArty / Arty-chan)
Program Committee Lead

[CODE4LIB] Call for Code4Lib 2014 Hosts

[Cynthia Ng]

Feel free to share/report. Here's a link to the website copy if you
need it: http://code4lib.org/node/484

The Code4Lib Community is calling for proposals to host the 2014
Code4Lib Conference. Information on the kind of venue we seek and the
responsibilities involved can be found at the conference hosting web
page [1] and on the Code4Lib Wiki [2].

The deadline for proposals is Sunday January 27, 2013. The decision
will be made over the course of the following weeks by a popular vote.
Voting will begin on or around Friday February 1, 2013 and will
continue through the first three days of Code4Lib 2012 until 11:59PM
Eastern on Wednesday, February 13th. The results of the vote will be
announced on Thursday, February 14th, the final day of Code4Lib 2013.

You can apply by making your pitch to the Code4Lib Conference Planning
list [3]; attention to the criteria listed on the conference hosting
page is appreciated. May the best site win!

Feel free to take a look at past proposals for ideas.

Winning proposal from 2013:
http://tigger.uic.edu/~kayiwa/code4lib.html

2012 Winner:
https://sites.google.com/site/code4lib2012seattle/

2011 Proposals:
https://wiki.dlib.indiana.edu/display/EVENTS/Code4Lib+2011+Proposal
http://www.library.yale.edu/~dlovins/c4l/code4lib2011.html
http://sites.google.com/site/code4libvancouver2011

1. http://code4lib.org/conference/hosting
2. http://wiki.code4lib.org/index.php/How_To_Plan_A_Code4LibCon
3. code4lib...@googlegroups.com

---
Cynthia
(TheRealArty / Arty-chan)

Re: [CODE4LIB] c4l13 on Lanyrd

[Cynthia Ng]

Curious, what criteria are you using to say someone is involved?

On Tue, Dec 11, 2012 at 5:44 PM, Patrick Berry pbe...@gmail.com wrote:
 Yes, once again I thought it would be fun to duplicate all the information
 from the web site into Lanyrd.  Yes, people routinely point out that I'm
 not that bright.  C'est la vie.

 http://lanyrd.com/2013/c4l13/

 I'm missing a ton of twitter handles.  If I missed yours, well, you already
 know I'm not that bright.  But let me know and I'll fix it up!  If you spot
 anything that you can't change yourself, let me know and I'll fix it up!

 I'm in the process of claiming the event, which supposedly gives one access
 to advanced tools and whatnot.  We shall see how that goes.

 Cheers,
 Pat

[CODE4LIB] C4L13 Pre-Conference Sign Up Call for Volunteers

[Cynthia Ng]

Hi Everyone,

PRE-CONFERENCE SESSIONS

Now that registration has died down, I'd like to ask everyone to start
signing up for pre-conference sessions.

Please add your name under each pre-conference session you're
interested in joining:
http://wiki.code4lib.org/index.php/2013_preconference_proposals

Please sign up by January 15th. (This is not mean you can't switch or
attend if you don't sign up, but we will be using the numbers to
assign rooms so that everyone if comfy.)

VOLUNTEER AT THE CONFERENCE

You'll be at the conference already, so why not help out? We don't
bite! (or at least, I don't...) Sign up to volunteer during the
conference: 
http://wiki.code4lib.org/index.php/2013_During_the_Conference_Volunteers

Thanks,
Cynthia
(TheRealArty / Arty-chan)
Program Committee Lead

Re: [CODE4LIB] Code4lib Registration tomorrow (12/4)

[Cynthia Ng]

Am I the only one having problems making the hotel reservations?

Re: [CODE4LIB] Mentorship Buddies

[Cynthia Ng]

Getting traction for mentoring online is always difficult, but what
about starting that mentorship at code4libcon?

Maybe almost like a buddy system, so that the first meeting between a
mentor and mentee is at a code4libcon (national, regional, or
otherwise) if possible.

This might simply be a good idea for first timers who are not going
with colleagues too.

Just throwing out some ideas here...

On Tue, Nov 27, 2012 at 7:49 PM, Nick Ruest rue...@gmail.com wrote:
 Matt McCollow proposed something like this a while back. We have a page up
 and everything! But, it never got much traction.

 http://www.mail-archive.com/code4lib@listserv.nd.edu/msg14270.html
 http://wiki.code4lib.org/index.php/Mentorship

 -nruest

 On 12-11-27 07:30 PM, Bess Sadler wrote:

 +1 to this idea. I have benefited tremendously over the years from kind
 people taking me under their wings. Many of us try to do this one-on-one,
 but some kind of introduction service would be a huge benefit for the
 community, I would think.

 Mentorship is a great example of a robust solution - a solution that
 addresses more than one problem at once. I suspect that this would not only
 improve our diversity as a community, it might also solve some tech
 leadership / succession planning problems and maybe expose some training
 needs.

 Bess

 On Nov 27, 2012, at 4:20 PM, Nathan Tallman ntall...@gmail.com wrote:

 This is a slightly different topic, but relates to Kelley's post: Does
 code4lib have a mentor program where more inexperienced geeks can pair up
 with someone to guide their development? I don't have anyone like that in
 my network, but would really like to. I don't mean to discount the
 existing
 resources on code4lib or this list, which both have been very useful. I'm
 sure I could just start by attending some of the conferences, but for
 more
 inexperienced people they can be a bit intimidating, albeit inspiring.

 It would also be a way to directly engage minorities.

 Just a thought.

 Nathan


 On Tue, Nov 27, 2012 at 6:20 PM, Kelley McGrath kell...@uoregon.edu
 wrote:

 I'll second the idea of approaching people individually and explicitly
 asking them to participate. It worked on me. I never would have written
 my
 first article for the Code4Lib Journal or become a member of the
 editorial
 committee if someone hadn't encouraged me individually (Thanks
 Jonathan!).

 It would also be good to find a way to somehow target the pool of
 lurkers
 who maybe aren't already connected to someone and get them more
 involved.

 As far as anonymous proposals go, we recently had a very good workshop
 on
 implicit bias here. Someone brought up that found significant changes in
 the gender proportions in symphony orchestras after candidates started
 auditioning behind screens. There are also lots of studies about the
 different responses to the same resume/application depending on whether
 a
 stereotypically male/female or white/black name was used. Probably it's
 impossible to make proposals completely anonymous, but it would be an
 interesting experiment to leave off the names.

 Kelley

 PS Interestingly, I wouldn't instinctively self-identify as a member of
 the Code4Lib community, although my first thought is that that has more
 to
 do with not being a coder than with being a woman.


 **
 Kelley McGrath
 Metadata Management Librarian
 University of Oregon Libraries
 1299 University of Oregon
 Eugene, OR 97403

 541-346-8232
 kell...@uoregon.edu


 --
 -nruest

Re: [CODE4LIB] Proposed Changes to Future Conference Program Choosing

[Cynthia Ng]

I'm really glad to see this discussion continuing. It seems like
there's a good amount of support for at least giving a certain amount
of sessions over for the program committee to decide.

At 15%, we'd be looking at 3-4 slots reserved for the program
committee (whoever that might be next year) to do with as they wish.
If there's no opposition, I'd still like to propose giving the
committee the flexibility to use those slots to diversify the
program, one major consideration being first time presenters, but not
being an absolute requirement.

Limits
As of right now, we are still sticking to these limits, and I'd be in
favour of keeping it
* 1 presentation max per person (not including pre-conf)
* 2 presenters max per presentation
* No limit on number of proposals per person

Agreed: presenter anonymity--

[CODE4LIB]

[Cynthia Ng]

Since there are two different topics here, I split up my replies and
renamed the subjects.

Ross: I would definitely consider maybe having a breakout about this
at the conference.

See the mentorship thread that I split off and maybe we can brainstorm
a way to get some people started with this at the conference (and
possibly beyond). I'd like to hear what you have to say

On Wed, Nov 28, 2012 at 8:12 AM, Andromeda Yelton
andromeda.yel...@gmail.com wrote:
 On Tue, Nov 27, 2012 at 10:14 PM, Ross Singer rossfsin...@gmail.com wrote:

 I had a conference proposal that I can up with the night before the CfP
 closed that was project board for libraries to jointly collaborate on
 developing the sorts projects that get built over and over again at every
 library, with the idea that collaborative development could both
 immediately expand the development teams at any given library, but also
 foster this sort of mentor/learner relationship.


 I for one would love to see  help with this.

 Andromeda

Re: [CODE4LIB] Proposed Changes to Future Conference Program Choosing

[Cynthia Ng]

I would say, yes, it's because we limit the number of presentations.
(Though in reality, I wasn't part of the older discussions).

I'd be against limiting up front because people can propose to talk
about very different topics that may be of interest to the community.

For example, these are the two proposals that I sent in this year:
* Making the Web Accessible through Solid Design
* Getting People to What They Need Fast! A Wayfinding Tool to Locate
Books  Much More

Neither made the cut, but I would say that's beside the point.

How often do people send in more than two proposals anyway?

On Wed, Nov 28, 2012 at 8:15 AM, Kevin S. Clarke kscla...@gmail.com wrote:
 Curious about the no limit on number of proposals per person.  I know
 we've discussed this before, but I don't remember the reasoning for
 this decision.  Is it just that we limit in the actual presentation (1
 presentation max per person) so various proposals are okay?  Why not
 just limit up front?

 Thanks,
 Kevin


 On Tue, Nov 27, 2012 at 9:30 PM, Cynthia Ng cynthia.s...@gmail.com wrote:
 I'm really glad to see this discussion continuing. It seems like
 there's a good amount of support for at least giving a certain amount
 of sessions over for the program committee to decide.

 At 15%, we'd be looking at 3-4 slots reserved for the program
 committee (whoever that might be next year) to do with as they wish.
 If there's no opposition, I'd still like to propose giving the
 committee the flexibility to use those slots to diversify the
 program, one major consideration being first time presenters, but not
 being an absolute requirement.

 Limits
 As of right now, we are still sticking to these limits, and I'd be in
 favour of keeping it
 * 1 presentation max per person (not including pre-conf)
 * 2 presenters max per presentation
 * No limit on number of proposals per person

 Agreed: presenter anonymity--

Re: [CODE4LIB] code4libTO December Meetup

[Cynthia Ng]

The next code4lib Toronto meetup has been set for Thu, Dec 13.

Come join!

Info, signup, talks signup:
http://wiki.code4lib.org/index.php/North#Code4lib_North_Meetups_in_Toronto

Re: [CODE4LIB] Mentorship Buddies

[Cynthia Ng]

I think that's why it's important we try more for 1-on-1, but that
means having people who know the regulars (i.e. non-newbies).

So it might go something like this:
* everyone interested would sign up
* a (committee/organizing) group would match people up
* for any newbies leftover, the organizing group would ask individual
regulars if he/she would be willing to mentor/buddy with a
particular newbie who's interested in learning something they have to
offer

It's then up to people to set aside a time to meet. The pairing might
only last that one meeting, it might last longer, you don't know, but
having a specific someone to go to just to ask questions if you have
any can already make a newbie feel much more welcome.

This was the sort of system we had at our library school. I haven't
asked much from my mentor, but I now have a contact at another
university library who has expanded my network and my comfort zone.

On Wed, Nov 28, 2012 at 9:19 AM, Becky Yoose b.yo...@gmail.com wrote:
 Some observations about conference-y stuff:

 - Newcomer dinner groups tend to see a disproportionate n/v ratio, even
 with some prodding to get more established members to participate and
 disperse themselves out in the groups. Then again, I can't make things
 mandatory, lest I get pelted with book snakes.
 - Since 2009, I've noticed that the number of first time attendees range
 between over 1/3 to roughly 1/2 of the conference crowd. [1]
 - Even when it's not their first code4lib conference, people at their
 second or third conference still identify as newbies, so these folks might
 not be comfortable being mentors quite yet...

 [1] Count taken from raised hands when asked the annual How many
 code4libcons you've attended question

 Thanks,
 Becky, uncaffeinated

 On Tue, Nov 27, 2012 at 8:33 PM, Cynthia Ng cynthia.s...@gmail.com wrote:

 Getting traction for mentoring online is always difficult, but what
 about starting that mentorship at code4libcon?

 Maybe almost like a buddy system, so that the first meeting between a
 mentor and mentee is at a code4libcon (national, regional, or
 otherwise) if possible.

 This might simply be a good idea for first timers who are not going
 with colleagues too.

 Just throwing out some ideas here...

 On Tue, Nov 27, 2012 at 7:49 PM, Nick Ruest rue...@gmail.com wrote:
  Matt McCollow proposed something like this a while back. We have a page
 up
  and everything! But, it never got much traction.
 
  http://www.mail-archive.com/code4lib@listserv.nd.edu/msg14270.html
  http://wiki.code4lib.org/index.php/Mentorship
 
  -nruest
 
  On 12-11-27 07:30 PM, Bess Sadler wrote:
 
  +1 to this idea. I have benefited tremendously over the years from kind
  people taking me under their wings. Many of us try to do this
 one-on-one,
  but some kind of introduction service would be a huge benefit for the
  community, I would think.
 
  Mentorship is a great example of a robust solution - a solution that
  addresses more than one problem at once. I suspect that this would not
 only
  improve our diversity as a community, it might also solve some tech
  leadership / succession planning problems and maybe expose some training
  needs.
 
  Bess
 
  On Nov 27, 2012, at 4:20 PM, Nathan Tallman ntall...@gmail.com wrote:
 
  This is a slightly different topic, but relates to Kelley's post: Does
  code4lib have a mentor program where more inexperienced geeks can pair
 up
  with someone to guide their development? I don't have anyone like that
 in
  my network, but would really like to. I don't mean to discount the
  existing
  resources on code4lib or this list, which both have been very useful.
 I'm
  sure I could just start by attending some of the conferences, but for
  more
  inexperienced people they can be a bit intimidating, albeit inspiring.
 
  It would also be a way to directly engage minorities.
 
  Just a thought.
 
  Nathan
 
 
  On Tue, Nov 27, 2012 at 6:20 PM, Kelley McGrath kell...@uoregon.edu
  wrote:
 
  I'll second the idea of approaching people individually and explicitly
  asking them to participate. It worked on me. I never would have
 written
  my
  first article for the Code4Lib Journal or become a member of the
  editorial
  committee if someone hadn't encouraged me individually (Thanks
  Jonathan!).
 
  It would also be good to find a way to somehow target the pool of
  lurkers
  who maybe aren't already connected to someone and get them more
  involved.
 
  As far as anonymous proposals go, we recently had a very good workshop
  on
  implicit bias here. Someone brought up that found significant changes
 in
  the gender proportions in symphony orchestras after candidates started
  auditioning behind screens. There are also lots of studies about the
  different responses to the same resume/application depending on
 whether
  a
  stereotypically male/female or white/black name was used. Probably
 it's
  impossible to make proposals completely anonymous, but it would be an
  interesting

Re: [CODE4LIB] Proposed Changes to Future Conference Program Choosing

[Cynthia Ng]

I agree that a full-curated program would have its issues, and
honestly, I'd be hesitant to move make such a big leap. It seems
everyone agrees at least on the 15% (3-4 sessions) and made of note of
it in the documentation, but I'd still like to hear if people either
support more (or less). I've also made a note that the goal of these
sessions set aside for the program committee should be diversity.

If you'd like to take a look, it's on the wiki:
http://wiki.code4lib.org/index.php/How_To_Plan_A_Code4LibCon#Program_Committtee

As to whether people know who's a regular or not, reading through last
year's discussion, we might consider the idea of people
self-identifying as female, minority, first-timers, etc. as part of
their proposals. Thoughts?

[CODE4LIB]

[Cynthia Ng]

Just to note, they are all happening. Moving Erik's Solr session will
be part of the next program committee's meeting and will probably be
moved.

On Wed, Nov 28, 2012 at 4:35 PM, Erik Hatcher erikhatc...@mac.com wrote:
 We can have the Solr session when and wherever! :)   Organizers - feel free 
 to move it however it fits best.

 Related: With all of those pre-conferences, it looks like there'll need to be 
 6 rooms but the page says 4 (admittedly 4+ it says)

 Erik

 On Nov 28, 2012, at 16:23 , Bess Sadler wrote:

 On Nov 28, 2012, at 1:04 PM, Shaun Ellis sha...@princeton.edu wrote:

 In that respect, I would suggest the preconference hackfests/workshops that 
 involve some kind of pair programming with experienced/inexperienced 
 hackers, which could follow up into a mentor relationship outside of the 
 conference.  I do like the idea of mentor/mentee speed-dating to align 
 interests, but in this sense, the workshop/hackfest you sign up for kind of 
 does that for you (assuming all the preconference proposals[1] are actually 
 going to happen).

 [1] http://wiki.code4lib.org/index.php/2013_preconference_proposals

 -Shaun

 My understanding is that all of the pre-conference proposals are going to 
 happen (note to self: ask Erik Hatcher whether the evening solr session 
 could happen at a bar somewhere). The RailsBridge workshop in particular is 
 aimed at folks who are new to Rails and perhaps new to programming in 
 general, and RailsBridge as a thing was started as a way to bring more women 
 into tech. If anyone is interested in helping out at the RailsBridge 
 session, or at the Blacklight-tailored-for-RailsBridge session in the 
 afternoon, please join us! Workshops like this can never have too many 
 people walking the room to help out, and if we had enough experienced folks, 
 this would be a great opportunity for pair programming and meeting potential 
 mentors.

 Bess

[CODE4LIB]

[Cynthia Ng]

Here's something that came up during the program committee meeting.

While I understand why code4lib has traditionally decided on the
program purely by voting, would the community support leaving maybe a
couple of slots for the program committee to decide sessions? perhaps
with the explicit goal to help diversify the program: whether it be by
gender, ethnicity, technology/tool, point of view (e.g someone outside
library/archives), etc.

People tend to vote for their interest and what is familiar to them,
that's only natural, but at past Access conferences for example, I
have found some that I never would've voted (just based off of a
description) as some of the most interesting talks I've seen.
Sometimes it's the topic, sometimes it's the presenter, regardless, if
we want to diversify, it's a small step to take, but one I think we
should at least consider for code4libcon 2014.

Re: [CODE4LIB] Fwd: [CODE4LIB] 2013 Code4lib Registration Details

[Cynthia Ng]

May want to add a link to the pre conf sessions as well:
http://wiki.code4lib.org/index.php/2013_preconference_proposals

Though again, not scheduled yet.

On Mon, Nov 26, 2012 at 6:03 PM, Ranti Junus ranti.ju...@gmail.com wrote:
 On Mon, Nov 26, 2012 at 6:00 PM, Jodi Schneider jschnei...@pobox.comwrote:

 I have added this list to the schedule (without scheduling them,
 obviously):
 http://code4lib.org/conference/2013/schedule

 Please correct as needed.

 -Jodi



 Nice. Thanks, Jodi.

 ranti.


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Re: [CODE4LIB] code4libTO December Meetup

[Cynthia Ng]

You got it.

On Fri, Nov 23, 2012 at 4:34 AM, gibert julien gib...@abes.fr wrote:
 The Greater Toronto Area, I guess

 Le 23/11/2012 09:53, Wilhelmina Randtke a écrit :

 What's GTA?

 -Wilhelmina Randtke
 On Nov 20, 2012 1:55 PM, Cynthia Ng cynthia.s...@gmail.com wrote:

 Hi All,

 In the GTA area? Tell me when you might be available for a c4l meetup
 early December!

 http://doodle.com/s854uzz33ah3tpuy

 Vote now!

 Thanks,
 Cynthia



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Re: [CODE4LIB] Code4LibCon Presentation Results!

[Cynthia Ng]

Good job me. In case you don't have it handy, here's the link to the
results: http://vote.code4lib.org/election/results/24



 -Message d'origine-
 De : Code for Libraries [mailto:CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] De la part de 
 Cynthia Ng
 Envoyé : 22 novembre 2012 09:01
 À : CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU
 Objet : [CODE4LIB] Code4LibCon Presentation Results!

 Hi All,

 Happy Thanksgiving to all the Americans! Hope you're having a fun time 
 fooding yourself to near-death =P

 The results are in! You could already see the results of course, but the 
 program committee has met and decided on the cutoff. So all the presentations 
 with a score higher than ...

 *drumroll*

 124 are in. (You have all been cc'ed)

 I have submitted the list of presenters to the executive/host committee, so a 
 reminder to presenters that you DO NOT need to register during public 
 registration.

 Thanks to everyone who submitted a proposal. There were lots of interesting 
 ones that didn't get in and I wish we could have taken in more, but I 
 encourage everyone to present at regional code4libcons/meetups.

 Sincerely,
 Cynthia Ng
 (TheRealArty / Arty-chan)
 Program Committee Lead

[CODE4LIB] code4libTO December Meetup

[Cynthia Ng]

Hi All,

In the GTA area? Tell me when you might be available for a c4l meetup
early December!

http://doodle.com/s854uzz33ah3tpuy

Vote now!

Thanks,
Cynthia

Re: [CODE4LIB] preconf ideas

[Cynthia Ng]

Don't know much about either, so can't really lead, but I would
definitely be interested in attending either, especially Ruby so that
I can learn at least a basic amount.

On Thu, Nov 8, 2012 at 10:12 AM, Jason Ronallo jrona...@gmail.com wrote:
 I have a couple ideas for preconf sessions, but I am wondering whether
 anyone would be interested in them before further committing by posting one
 to the wiki. Would you be interested in attending or suggesting someone
 attend either of these?

 1. An introduction to coding through Ruby and Rails. I'm looking at
 something like the RailsBridge Curriculum [1] as a quick, gentle
 introduction to getting started coding web applications. It seems that with
 the bigger venue that more folks may be attending that do not do coding in
 their regular job but may like to get started. Is there something like a
 basic training that the Code4Lib conference and community can do to bridge
 that gap and get more folks in libraries coding and having a better
 understanding what is involved in the work? Anyone else who would be
 interested in helping to lead this or help field questions and help folks
 work through problems?

 2. An HTML5 Video workshop. I've pitched a talk on HTML5 Video that I'd
 really like to give, but wonder if there would be enough interest to do a
 1/2 day workshop on the topic? It would allow time to do some hands-on work
 with the whole process of making video available this way. Anyone else with
 experience with video who would like to help put this together?

 Interest in either of these? Would you commit to attend one? Willing to
 help plan one?

 Jason


 [1] http://curriculum.railsbridge.org/curriculum/curriculum

[CODE4LIB] FINAL REMINDER - Code4lib 2013 Call for Proposals - Get in on the Action!

[Cynthia Ng]

Your final call to action. Give us more pre-conf proposals! MOAR
(ahem). Proposals are also due THIS Friday.

Voting info to come.

 We are now accepting proposals for Code4lib 2013.

 Code4lib 2013 is a loosely-structured conference for library
 technologists to commune, gather/create/share ideas and software, be
 inspired, and forge collaborations. The conference will be held Monday
 February 11th (Preconference Day) - Thursday February 14th, 2013 in
 Chicago, IL. More information can be found at
 http://tigger.uic.edu/~kayiwa/code4lib.html

 **Prepared Talks**

 Head over to the call for proposals page at
 http://wiki.code4lib.org/index.php/2013_talks_proposals and submit
 your idea for a prepared talk for this year's conference! Proposals
 should be no longer than 500 words, and preferably many less.

 Prepared talks are 20 minutes (including setup and questions), and
 focus on one or more of the following areas:

 * tools (some cool new software, software library or integration platform)
 * specs (how to get the most out of some protocols, or proposals for new 
 ones)
 * challenges (one or more big problems we should collectively address)

 The community will vote on proposals using the criteria of:
 * usefulness
 * newness
 * geekiness
 * uniqueness
 * awesomeness

 Proposals can be submitted through Friday, November 2nd, 5pm PT.
 Voting will commence soon thereafter. The submitter (and if necessary
 a second presenter) will be guaranteed an opportunity to register for
 the conference.

 Proposals for preconferences are also open until November 2nd, 5pm PT.
 http://wiki.code4lib.org/index.php/2013_preconference_proposals

 We cannot accept every prepared talk proposal, but multiple lightning
 talk and breakout sessions will provide everyone who wishes to present
 with an opportunity to do so.

 Looking forward to seeing your proposals!
 -Cynthia aka TheRealArty
 Program Committee Lead

[CODE4LIB] FINAL REMINDER - Code4lib 2013 Call for Proposals - Get in on the Action!

[Cynthia Ng]

This is your friendly final reminder that conference proposals are due
this Friday!

Don't forget to pitch your idea for pre-conference sessions as well.
We have lots of rooms!

Remember that getting a proposed talk in means a guaranteed spot for
the conference, so get yours in!

 We are now accepting proposals for Code4lib 2013.

 Code4lib 2013 is a loosely-structured conference for library
 technologists to commune, gather/create/share ideas and software, be
 inspired, and forge collaborations. The conference will be held Monday
 February 11th (Preconference Day) - Thursday February 14th, 2013 in
 Chicago, IL. More information can be found at
 http://tigger.uic.edu/~kayiwa/code4lib.html

 **Prepared Talks**

 Head over to the call for proposals page at
 http://wiki.code4lib.org/index.php/2013_talks_proposals and submit
 your idea for a prepared talk for this year's conference! Proposals
 should be no longer than 500 words, and preferably many less.

 Prepared talks are 20 minutes (including setup and questions), and
 focus on one or more of the following areas:

 * tools (some cool new software, software library or integration platform)
 * specs (how to get the most out of some protocols, or proposals for new ones)
 * challenges (one or more big problems we should collectively address)

 The community will vote on proposals using the criteria of:
 * usefulness
 * newness
 * geekiness
 * uniqueness
 * awesomeness

 Proposals can be submitted through Friday, November 2nd, 5pm PT.
 Voting will commence soon thereafter. The submitter (and if necessary
 a second presenter) will be guaranteed an opportunity to register for
 the conference.

 Proposals for preconferences are also open until November 2nd, 5pm PT.
 http://wiki.code4lib.org/index.php/2013_preconference_proposals

 We cannot accept every prepared talk proposal, but multiple lightning
 talk and breakout sessions will provide everyone who wishes to present
 with an opportunity to do so.

 Looking forward to seeing your proposals!
 -Cynthia aka TheRealArty
 Program Committee Lead

[CODE4LIB] EXTENDED - Code4lib 2013 Call for Proposals - Get in on the Action!

[Cynthia Ng]

We have had requests for extensions due to the hurricane/storm. To
accommodate, we have decided to extend the call one week, so proposals
are now due next Friday, Nov 9.

On Wed, Oct 31, 2012 at 8:37 AM, Cynthia Ng cynthia.s...@gmail.com wrote:
 This is your friendly final reminder that conference proposals are due
 NEXT Friday!

 Don't forget to pitch your idea for pre-conference sessions as well.
 We have lots of rooms!

 Remember that getting a proposed talk in means a guaranteed spot for
 the conference, so get yours in!

 We are now accepting proposals for Code4lib 2013.

 Code4lib 2013 is a loosely-structured conference for library
 technologists to commune, gather/create/share ideas and software, be
 inspired, and forge collaborations. The conference will be held Monday
 February 11th (Preconference Day) - Thursday February 14th, 2013 in
 Chicago, IL. More information can be found at
 http://tigger.uic.edu/~kayiwa/code4lib.html

 **Prepared Talks**

 Head over to the call for proposals page at
 http://wiki.code4lib.org/index.php/2013_talks_proposals and submit
 your idea for a prepared talk for this year's conference! Proposals
 should be no longer than 500 words, and preferably many less.

 Prepared talks are 20 minutes (including setup and questions), and
 focus on one or more of the following areas:

 * tools (some cool new software, software library or integration platform)
 * specs (how to get the most out of some protocols, or proposals for new 
 ones)
 * challenges (one or more big problems we should collectively address)

 The community will vote on proposals using the criteria of:
 * usefulness
 * newness
 * geekiness
 * uniqueness
 * awesomeness

 Proposals can be submitted through Friday, November 2nd, 5pm PT.
 Voting will commence soon thereafter. The submitter (and if necessary
 a second presenter) will be guaranteed an opportunity to register for
 the conference.

 Proposals for preconferences are also open until November 2nd, 5pm PT.
 http://wiki.code4lib.org/index.php/2013_preconference_proposals

 We cannot accept every prepared talk proposal, but multiple lightning
 talk and breakout sessions will provide everyone who wishes to present
 with an opportunity to do so.

 Looking forward to seeing your proposals!
 -Cynthia aka TheRealArty
 Program Committee Lead

Re: [CODE4LIB] code4lib-ers who will serve on the scholarship committee wanted

[Cynthia Ng]

Volunteering to help is not connected to volunteering. Each committee
(except the exec/host committee) consist of people from all over, so
it's just a matter of coordinating over email/skype/etc to get things
done.

On Tue, Oct 30, 2012 at 5:42 PM, Salazar, Christina
christina.sala...@csuci.edu wrote:
 Oh no, God forbid I should seek reward! I was just wondering how I could 
 commit without knowing for sure if I'd be going.

 Christina
 
 From: Code for Libraries [CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] on behalf of Francis 
 Kayiwa [kay...@uic.edu]
 Sent: Tuesday, October 30, 2012 2:23 PM
 To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU
 Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] code4lib-ers who will serve on the scholarship 
 committee wanted

 On Tue, Oct 30, 2012 at 09:10:57PM +, Salazar, Christina wrote:
 Questions:

 1) Do sponsorship team members have a defined call list or are we expected 
 to come up with places to call on our own?

 A bit of both although we've pretty much exhausted the `past sponsors`
 list. We do welcome new donors however.

 2) If we volunteer for a during the conference position does that help our 
 chances of being able to GO to the conference (in the event of a very 
 impacted registration)?

 Oh no it doesn't. The reward is the work itself. :-) If you want to
 guarantee a way to get into the conference submit (Deadline is this
 week!) a proposal

 Go ahead I dare ya! :-)

 http://wiki.code4lib.org/index.php/2013_talks_proposals

 ./fxk


 Christina Salazar
 Systems Librarian
 John Spoor Broome Library
 California State University, Channel Islands
 805/437-3198
 
 From: Code for Libraries [CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] on behalf of Jodi 
 Schneider [jschnei...@pobox.com]
 Sent: Sunday, October 28, 2012 3:42 AM
 To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU
 Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] code4lib-ers who will serve on the scholarship 
 committee wanted

 Direct link:
 http://wiki.code4lib.org/index.php/2013_committees_sign-up_page#Scholarships_Committee

 On Sat, Oct 27, 2012 at 10:01 PM, Bohyun Kim bohyun.kim@gmail.comwrote:

  Hi code4lib-ers,
 
  The code4lib needs people who will serve on the scholarship committee for
  the upcoming c4l conference. Please sign up on the wiki!
 
  While you are there, check out other committees as well.
 
  Thanks!
  Bohyun
 
  *Sent from a mobile phone - please excuse the brevity of the message.
 
  Bohyun Kim, MA, MSLIS.
  Digital Access Librarian
  Florida International University Medical Library
  bohyun@fiu.edu
  305. 348. 1471
 


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[CODE4LIB] Reminder: Code4lib 2013 Call for Proposals - Get in on the Action!

[Cynthia Ng]

Just a friendly reminder. 2 weeks left!

 We are now accepting proposals for Code4lib 2013.

 Code4lib 2013 is a loosely-structured conference for library
 technologists to commune, gather/create/share ideas and software, be
 inspired, and forge collaborations. The conference will be held Monday
 February 11th (Preconference Day) - Thursday February 14th, 2013 in
 Chicago, IL. More information can be found at
 http://tigger.uic.edu/~kayiwa/code4lib.html

 **Prepared Talks**

 Head over to the call for proposals page at
 http://wiki.code4lib.org/index.php/2013_talks_proposals and submit
 your idea for a prepared talk for this year's conference! Proposals
 should be no longer than 500 words, and preferably many less.

 Prepared talks are 20 minutes (including setup and questions), and
 focus on one or more of the following areas:

 * tools (some cool new software, software library or integration platform)
 * specs (how to get the most out of some protocols, or proposals for new ones)
 * challenges (one or more big problems we should collectively address)

 The community will vote on proposals using the criteria of:
 * usefulness
 * newness
 * geekiness
 * uniqueness
 * awesomeness

 Proposals can be submitted through Friday, November 2nd, 5pm PT.
 Voting will commence soon thereafter. The submitter (and if necessary
 a second presenter) will be guaranteed an opportunity to register for
 the conference.

 Proposals for preconferences are also open until November 2nd, 5pm PT.
 http://wiki.code4lib.org/index.php/2013_preconference_proposals

 We cannot accept every prepared talk proposal, but multiple lightning
 talk and breakout sessions will provide everyone who wishes to present
 with an opportunity to do so.

 Looking forward to seeing your proposals!
 -Cynthia aka TheRealArty
 Program Committee Lead

[CODE4LIB] Code4lib 2013 Call for Proposals - Get in on the Action!

[Cynthia Ng]

We are now accepting proposals for Code4lib 2013.

Code4lib 2013 is a loosely-structured conference for library
technologists to commune, gather/create/share ideas and software, be
inspired, and forge collaborations. The conference will be held Monday
February 11th (Preconference Day) - Thursday February 14th, 2013 in
Chicago, IL. More information can be found at
http://tigger.uic.edu/~kayiwa/code4lib.html

**Prepared Talks**

Head over to the call for proposals page at
http://wiki.code4lib.org/index.php/2013_talks_proposals and submit
your idea for a prepared talk for this year's conference! Proposals
should be no longer than 500 words, and preferably many less.

Prepared talks are 20 minutes (including setup and questions), and
focus on one or more of the following areas:

* tools (some cool new software, software library or integration platform)
* specs (how to get the most out of some protocols, or proposals for new ones)
* challenges (one or more big problems we should collectively address)

The community will vote on proposals using the criteria of:
* usefulness
* newness
* geekiness
* uniqueness
* awesomeness

Proposals can be submitted through Friday, November 2nd, 5pm PT.
Voting will commence soon thereafter. The submitter (and if necessary
a second presenter) will be guaranteed an opportunity to register for
the conference.

Proposals for preconferences are also open until November 2nd, 5pm PT.
http://wiki.code4lib.org/index.php/2013_preconference_proposals

We cannot accept every prepared talk proposal, but multiple lightning
talk and breakout sessions will provide everyone who wishes to present
with an opportunity to do so.

Looking forward to seeing your proposals!
-Cynthia aka TheRealArty
Program Committee Lead

Re: [CODE4LIB] Cool Tool Day at Toronto/GTA Meetup!

[Cynthia Ng]

Final Reminder!

If you're in the GTA, come join us at the second code4lib Toronto
Meetup! At this next meetup, we're asking people to simply present on
a program, website, etc. that they find cool. So, even if you're not a
programmer or coder, come join us!

http://wiki.code4lib.org/index.php/North#Second_Meetup

If you'd like to come, please send me an email, tweet, or sign up on
the doodle, or better yet, sign up to present something you find cool!

Hope to see you there!
Cynthia

[CODE4LIB] Cool Tool Day at Toronto/GTA Meetup!

[Cynthia Ng]

Hi All,

If you're in the GTA, come join us at the second code4lib Toronto
Meetup! At this next meetup, we're asking people to simply present on
a program, website, etc. that they find cool. So, even if you're not a
programmer or coder, come join us!

http://wiki.code4lib.org/index.php/North#Second_Meetup

If you'd like to come, please send me an email, tweet, or sign up on
the doodle, or better yet, sign up to present something you find cool!

Hope to see you there!
Cynthia

Re: [CODE4LIB] It's all job postings!

[Cynthia Ng]

Actually, you don't even need to filter on subject line (which might
filter out something like this thread). Jobs posted through
jobs.code4lib.org (vs an individual) all come from j...@code4lib.org
so all you have to do is filter emails from that specific email.

Like most, I think it's great to have these posted to the mailing list
for all the previously mentioned reasons.

Re: [CODE4LIB] Second Toronto/GTA Meetup!

[Cynthia Ng]

Hi All,

Code4LibTO second meetup has been set!

When: August 14th at 5pm
Where: Ryerson University Library / Elephant  Castle

All the details are on the wiki:
http://wiki.code4lib.org/index.php/North#Second_Meetup

If you'd like to come, please send me an email, tweet, or sign up on the doodle.

Hope to see you there!
Cynthia

Re: [CODE4LIB] Browser Wars

[Cynthia Ng]

I agree with Cary on that point. If you're still using IE6, I have no
idea where you've been the last few years and your internet is broken
all over the place least of all the library website and they are
likely using it for a specific purpose.

I don't think force IE updates make any difference in how we develop
our websites. Microsoft still officially supports IE7 and IE8, and so
for the moment, do we. We develop in FF/Chrome and then test in IE,
Opera, Safari (on MAC and Windows, because FF and Opera at least
behave differently on the two).

I say, take a look at your own stats, but I'm willing to bet, like the
bulk of the people who have replied, IE is heavily used to access your
library website.

[this got sent a lot later, I thought I had hit the send button already!]

On Thu, Jul 12, 2012 at 2:25 PM, Cary Gordon listu...@chillco.com wrote:
 I think that anyone using IE 6 knows that they are skiing on barrel
 staves. Those messages mostly piss folks off, particularly when they
 are on a library site.

 On the other hand, I really love getting please update your Flash
 messages on my iPad :P

 On Thu, Jul 12, 2012 at 11:18 AM, Michael Schofield mschofi...@nova.edu 
 wrote:
 Does anyone actually generate a conditional message--say, if LTE IE7--to
 suggest that visitors upgrade or otherwise warn them about a wonky site?

 //Michael

 -Original Message-
 From: Code for Libraries [mailto:CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Cary
 Gordon
 Sent: Thursday, July 12, 2012 2:11 PM
 To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU
 Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] Browser Wars

 While we will support anything that our clients want supported, we warn them
 away from IE6 and other expensive to support antiquities. We definitely pay
 attention to IE during development, as backtracking to fix an issue that has
 been buried can be both depressing and expensive.

 We test in Chrome, Firefox, IE, Opera, and Safari. We test Responsive and/or
 mobile sites in a range of mobile clients.

 Thanks,

 Cary

 On Thu, Jul 12, 2012 at 8:40 AM, Aaron Collier acoll...@csufresno.edu
 wrote:
 Firefox is the leader on our stats, but I think that's mostly because it
 is the default browser on almost any campus system. IE is close behind
 though while mobile browsers are the most sparse.

 I guess the old develop in firefox, test in IE still holds true.



 Aaron Collier
 Library Academic Systems Analyst
 California State University, Fresno - Henry Madden Library
 559.278.2945
 acoll...@csufresno.edu
 http://www.csufresno.edu/library

 - Original Message -
 From: Brig C McCoy bmc...@kckpl.org
 To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU
 Sent: Thursday, July 12, 2012 8:28:03 AM
 Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] Browser Wars

 Hi...

 This is from the last six weeks from one of my public-facing websites.
 Definitely not going to drop MSIE support for the website at this rate:

 # #reqs #pages browser
 1 18137 827 MSIE
 8651 437 MSIE/8
 7400 277 MSIE/9
 1866 52 MSIE/7
 193 42 MSIE/6
 16 16 MSIE/5
 11 3 MSIE/10
 2 1809 441 Safari
 1128 299 Safari/533
 202 58 Safari/534
 214 54 Safari/7534
 79 23 Safari/6533
 41 4 Safari/530
 13 3 Safari/531
 3 906 260 Netscape (compatible)
 4 1287 182 Firefox
 442 114 Firefox/13
 408 34 Firefox/12
 139 11 Firefox/10
 163 6 Firefox/3
 28 6 Firefox/14
 11 5 Firefox/9
 6 2 Firefox/4
 12 2 Firefox/6
 4 1 Firefox/15
 8 1 Firefox/7
 5 1164 175 Chrome
 718 111 Chrome/19
 409 61 Chrome/20
 23 1 Chrome/9
 4 1 Chrome/10
 1 1 Chrome/5

 ...brig


 On 7/12/2012 9:33 AM, Michael Schofield wrote:
 Ever since Microsoft announced the new IE auto-update policy, the
 blogosphere is fussing. This is definitely important (and good) news,
 but sites-Smashing Magazine has three articles on it in the last few
 days-are really pushing the drop IE support, and its literally
 slowing the internet down. I'm down, but that attitude-especially
 for libraries-isn't really the right one to have. It is, IMHO, an old
 view. A smart design strategy with progressive enhancement can
 deliver content to . everyone - which should be the priority for
 non-prof / [local-]government web presences over flare. Right?--
 Brig C. McCoy bmc...@kckpl.org
 Network Services Coordinator
 Kansas City, Kansas Public Library
 625 Minnesota Avenue
 Kansas City, KS 66101
 tel 913-279-2349
 cel 816-885-2700
 fax 913-279-2271



 --
 Cary Gordon
 The Cherry Hill Company
 http://chillco.com



 --
 Cary Gordon
 The Cherry Hill Company
 http://chillco.com

Re: [CODE4LIB] Browser Wars

[Cynthia Ng]

I think this is true for a lot of users who access library sites.
Frequently they are using a computer they have no control over. It
would only be an annoyance to have a message telling them they're on
an outdated browser.

On Thu, Jul 12, 2012 at 3:44 PM, Aaron Collier acoll...@csufresno.edu wrote:
 I'd have to agree with this, as the one time I can recall putting this kind 
 of message up we received complaints from faculty members.



 Aaron Collier
 Library Academic Systems Analyst
 California State University, Fresno - Henry Madden Library
 559.278.2945
 acoll...@csufresno.edu
 http://www.csufresno.edu/library

 - Original Message -
 From: Cary Gordon listu...@chillco.com
 To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU
 Sent: Thursday, July 12, 2012 11:25:03 AM
 Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] Browser Wars

 I think that anyone using IE 6 knows that they are skiing on barrel
 staves. Those messages mostly piss folks off, particularly when they
 are on a library site.

 On the other hand, I really love getting please update your Flash
 messages on my iPad :P

 On Thu, Jul 12, 2012 at 11:18 AM, Michael Schofield mschofi...@nova.edu 
 wrote:
 Does anyone actually generate a conditional message--say, if LTE IE7--to
 suggest that visitors upgrade or otherwise warn them about a wonky site?

 //Michael

 -Original Message-
 From: Code for Libraries [mailto:CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Cary
 Gordon
 Sent: Thursday, July 12, 2012 2:11 PM
 To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU
 Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] Browser Wars

 While we will support anything that our clients want supported, we warn them
 away from IE6 and other expensive to support antiquities. We definitely pay
 attention to IE during development, as backtracking to fix an issue that has
 been buried can be both depressing and expensive.

 We test in Chrome, Firefox, IE, Opera, and Safari. We test Responsive and/or
 mobile sites in a range of mobile clients.

 Thanks,

 Cary

 On Thu, Jul 12, 2012 at 8:40 AM, Aaron Collier acoll...@csufresno.edu
 wrote:
 Firefox is the leader on our stats, but I think that's mostly because it
 is the default browser on almost any campus system. IE is close behind
 though while mobile browsers are the most sparse.

 I guess the old develop in firefox, test in IE still holds true.



 Aaron Collier
 Library Academic Systems Analyst
 California State University, Fresno - Henry Madden Library
 559.278.2945
 acoll...@csufresno.edu
 http://www.csufresno.edu/library

 - Original Message -
 From: Brig C McCoy bmc...@kckpl.org
 To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU
 Sent: Thursday, July 12, 2012 8:28:03 AM
 Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] Browser Wars

 Hi...

 This is from the last six weeks from one of my public-facing websites.
 Definitely not going to drop MSIE support for the website at this rate:

 # #reqs #pages browser
 1 18137 827 MSIE
 8651 437 MSIE/8
 7400 277 MSIE/9
 1866 52 MSIE/7
 193 42 MSIE/6
 16 16 MSIE/5
 11 3 MSIE/10
 2 1809 441 Safari
 1128 299 Safari/533
 202 58 Safari/534
 214 54 Safari/7534
 79 23 Safari/6533
 41 4 Safari/530
 13 3 Safari/531
 3 906 260 Netscape (compatible)
 4 1287 182 Firefox
 442 114 Firefox/13
 408 34 Firefox/12
 139 11 Firefox/10
 163 6 Firefox/3
 28 6 Firefox/14
 11 5 Firefox/9
 6 2 Firefox/4
 12 2 Firefox/6
 4 1 Firefox/15
 8 1 Firefox/7
 5 1164 175 Chrome
 718 111 Chrome/19
 409 61 Chrome/20
 23 1 Chrome/9
 4 1 Chrome/10
 1 1 Chrome/5

 ...brig


 On 7/12/2012 9:33 AM, Michael Schofield wrote:
 Ever since Microsoft announced the new IE auto-update policy, the
 blogosphere is fussing. This is definitely important (and good) news,
 but sites-Smashing Magazine has three articles on it in the last few
 days-are really pushing the drop IE support, and its literally
 slowing the internet down. I'm down, but that attitude-especially
 for libraries-isn't really the right one to have. It is, IMHO, an old
 view. A smart design strategy with progressive enhancement can
 deliver content to . everyone - which should be the priority for
 non-prof / [local-]government web presences over flare. Right?--
 Brig C. McCoy bmc...@kckpl.org
 Network Services Coordinator
 Kansas City, Kansas Public Library
 625 Minnesota Avenue
 Kansas City, KS 66101
 tel 913-279-2349
 cel 816-885-2700
 fax 913-279-2271



 --
 Cary Gordon
 The Cherry Hill Company
 http://chillco.com



 --
 Cary Gordon
 The Cherry Hill Company
 http://chillco.com

Re: [CODE4LIB] Browser Wars

[Cynthia Ng]

then clearly is answer is to make your website responsive!

On Thu, Jul 12, 2012 at 4:16 PM, Genny Engel gen...@sonoma.lib.ca.us wrote:
 Interesting, Safari has just pulled into the lead over here.

 1.  Safari  29.82%
 2.  Internet Explorer   27.73%
 3.  Firefox 24.69%
 4.  Chrome  12.88%
 5.  Android Browser  3.32%

 But that is not counting the library computers, which default to IE8 or in 
 some cases Public Web Browser (!).  We got a hundred IE6 visits last month - 
 a tiny percentage, but they're still out there.

 As a public library, we avoid putting up barriers to access, and I try to be 
 very careful about that with our website.  It's a public accommodation, after 
 all.

 Nowadays, I am starting to feel like the lack of a mobile site is such a 
 barrier, because almost 10% of visits are coming from mobile devices.  Not 
 having a mobile site for that 10% feels a little like finding out 10% of our 
 library patrons use wheelchairs, then building steps in front of the door.

 Genny Engel
 Sonoma County Library
 gen...@sonoma.lib.ca.us
 707 545-0831 x581
 www.sonomalibrary.org


 -Original Message-
 From: Code for Libraries [mailto:CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Aaron 
 Collier
 Sent: Thursday, July 12, 2012 8:41 AM
 To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU
 Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] Browser Wars

 Firefox is the leader on our stats, but I think that's mostly because it is 
 the default browser on almost any campus system. IE is close behind though 
 while mobile browsers are the most sparse.

 I guess the old develop in firefox, test in IE still holds true.



 Aaron Collier
 Library Academic Systems Analyst
 California State University, Fresno - Henry Madden Library
 559.278.2945
 acoll...@csufresno.edu
 http://www.csufresno.edu/library

 - Original Message -
 From: Brig C McCoy bmc...@kckpl.org
 To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU
 Sent: Thursday, July 12, 2012 8:28:03 AM
 Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] Browser Wars

 Hi...

 This is from the last six weeks from one of my public-facing websites.
 Definitely not going to drop MSIE support for the website at this rate:

 # #reqs #pages browser
 1 18137 827 MSIE
 8651 437 MSIE/8
 7400 277 MSIE/9
 1866 52 MSIE/7
 193 42 MSIE/6
 16 16 MSIE/5
 11 3 MSIE/10
 2 1809 441 Safari
 1128 299 Safari/533
 202 58 Safari/534
 214 54 Safari/7534
 79 23 Safari/6533
 41 4 Safari/530
 13 3 Safari/531
 3 906 260 Netscape (compatible)
 4 1287 182 Firefox
 442 114 Firefox/13
 408 34 Firefox/12
 139 11 Firefox/10
 163 6 Firefox/3
 28 6 Firefox/14
 11 5 Firefox/9
 6 2 Firefox/4
 12 2 Firefox/6
 4 1 Firefox/15
 8 1 Firefox/7
 5 1164 175 Chrome
 718 111 Chrome/19
 409 61 Chrome/20
 23 1 Chrome/9
 4 1 Chrome/10
 1 1 Chrome/5

 ...brig


 On 7/12/2012 9:33 AM, Michael Schofield wrote:
 Ever since Microsoft announced the new IE auto-update policy, the
 blogosphere is fussing. This is definitely important (and good) news, but
 sites-Smashing Magazine has three articles on it in the last few days-are
 really pushing the drop IE support, and its literally slowing the
 internet down. I'm down, but that attitude-especially for libraries-isn't
 really the right one to have. It is, IMHO, an old view. A smart design
 strategy with progressive enhancement can deliver content to . everyone -
 which should be the priority for non-prof / [local-]government web presences
 over flare. Right?--
 Brig C. McCoy bmc...@kckpl.org
 Network Services Coordinator
 Kansas City, Kansas Public Library
 625 Minnesota Avenue
 Kansas City, KS 66101
 tel 913-279-2349
 cel 816-885-2700
 fax 913-279-2271

Re: [CODE4LIB] responsiveness and Wordpress

[Cynthia Ng]

A responsive catalogue would definitely be interesting to see. I
imagine what can make this very difficult to do is the fact that many
(if not most) libraries have a proprietary ILS/OPAC, which can make it
very difficult to customize.

I've seen some mobile versions of faceted interfaces (mostly from
databases and discovery tools, such as Summon and EBSCO), but none
that are responsive. Nevertheless, if you're looking for ideas, I
think these interfaces can give you a good idea of what else has been
done at least at the small screen device size.


On Tue, Jul 10, 2012 at 11:06 PM, Bilal Khalid bilal.kha...@utoronto.ca wrote:
 Hello All,

 Excellent discussion this. We've been plugging away at a responsive design
 for our library catalogue at UofT, and I've often wondered: are there any
 good responsive layouts and design patterns out there for catalogue
 searching? I've seen some really nice generic examples, such as the ones
 from LukeW (http://www.lukew.com/ff/entry.asp?1569), but they tend to be for
 long form content like blogs and the like.

 I'd love to see if anyone has implemented a responsive design for faceted
 catalogue searching in particular.

 Thoughts?

 -Bilal
 --
 Bilal Khalid
 Senior Applications Programmer/Analyst
 Information Technology Services
 University of Toronto Libraries
 (416) 946-0211

[CODE4LIB] Second Toronto/GTA Meetup!

[Cynthia Ng]

Hi All,

I realize that summer means a lot of people are on holidays, but I
still thought it'd be fun times to organize one over July/August.

All the information is on the wiki:
http://wiki.code4lib.org/index.php/North#Second_Meetup

Please
1) Fill out the doodle to let me know what days you're available
2) sign up, suggest more ideas, and/or vote for which you'd like to see

Hope to see even more people there this time!

-Cynthia

Re: [CODE4LIB] Code4Lib Toronto Meetup

[Cynthia Ng]

Hey All,

A final reminder

Come by to the first Code4Lib Toronto Meetup. Didn't RSVP? That's
okay, just drop by!
(with some cash, one tab policy)

Tomorrow at 5pm (or later) at C'est What, 67 Front Street East, Toronto

http://wiki.code4lib.org/index.php/North#Code4lib_North_Meetups_in_Toronto

Hope to see you there,
Cynthia

[CODE4LIB] Code4Lib Toronto Meetup

[Cynthia Ng]

Hey All,

Just a reminder that the first meetup is one week from now! Not sure
if you're coming? sign up on the wiki anyway (a bigger reservation is
better than too small of one)

Again, if you don't have an account and you'd rather not sign up for
whatever reason, just shoot me an email.

http://wiki.code4lib.org/index.php/North#Code4lib_North_Meetups_in_Toronto

Hope to see you there,
Cynthia

[CODE4LIB] Code4Lib Toronto Meetup

[Cynthia Ng]

Hey All,

Finally got around to it! Info and sign up is on the wiki. If you
don't have a c4l wiki account and you're too lazy to sign up, just
drop me an email and I'll add you, but please read the information on
the wiki first!

http://wiki.code4lib.org/index.php/North#Code4lib_North_Meetups_in_Toronto

Hope to see some of you there,
Cynthia

Re: [CODE4LIB] WebOPAC/III Z39.50 PHP Query/PHPYAZ

[Cynthia Ng]

If you're just looking for text, our programmer did it simply by doing
a screen scrape of the resulting page. So the call number search is
used, it automatically takes the first result and scrapes the
information from the item details page. Doesn't really help in getting
it in JSON or XML though.

Right now, since we have Summon, we're looking into using their API to
grab search results (for multiple items instead of just one), which I
believe is returned in XML or JSON and limiting it to e/books.

-Cynthia

On Wed, May 9, 2012 at 11:27 AM, Madrigal, Juan A j.madrig...@miami.edu wrote:
 Hi,

 I'm looking for a way to send a Call Number to WebOPAC via a query so that I 
 can return data (title, author, etc…) for a specific book in the catalog 
 preferably in JSON or XML (I'll even take text at this point).
 I'm thinking that one way  to accomplish this is via Z39.50 and send a query 
 to the backend that powers WebOPAC

 Has anyone done something similar to this?

 PHP YAZ (https://www.indexdata.com/phpyaz) looks promising, but I'd 
 appreciate any guidance.

 Thanks,

 Juan Madrigal

 Web Developer
 Web and Emerging Technologies
 University of Miami
 Richter Library

[CODE4LIB] Interest in Toronto/GTA Meetup?

[Cynthia Ng]

Hi All,

In light of seeing some of the other meetups going on, I thought
cool, reminds me of the Web 2.0 meetups I used to have in Ottawa, I
wondered why I hadn't heard of one in Toronto. I've been told there
isn't one!

However, before trying to organize one, I was wondering if there was
interest in having a Toronto Meetup?

Would be interested in what others think.

-Cynthia

Re: [CODE4LIB] Local catalog records and Google, Bing, Yahoo!

[Cynthia Ng]

I would definitely like to see something like this written up as a
journal article. How to expose your collection to search engines

On Fri, Feb 24, 2012 at 11:14 AM, Stern, Randall
randy_st...@harvard.edu wrote:
 In order to make more open access data available on the web, this is what 
 Harvard does for most of our silo catalogs of images, finding aids, 
 geospatial data sets, and page turned digital objects (full text) - creates 
 easily crawlable, meta-tagged index pages for each item.

 The result is that for our finding aids (lots of text data exposed) we see 
 about 3-4X as many referrals from search engines as we do searches in our 
 native interface, and for images (brief metadata exposed) about a 30% bump 
 for search engine referrals.


 ---
 Date:    Thu, 23 Feb 2012 22:54:33 +
 From:    Dave Caroline dave.thearchiv...@gmail.com
 Subject: Re: Local catalog records and Google, Bing, Yahoo!

 To avoid sessions and other silliness just expose a search engine
 friendly format without sessions.

 As I dont have local visitors google traffic matters.

 86.62% Search Traffic
  2.41% Referral Traffic
 10.98% Direct Traffic

 For my tiny corner on the web

 Dave Caroline

[CODE4LIB] Issue Tracker Recommendations

[Cynthia Ng]

Hi All,

We're looking at implementing an issue tracker for internal use, so
I'm looking for recommendations.

What's key:
1) minimal effort in install/setup i.e. ready to use out of the box
2) small scale is okay, we have a very small team
3) ideally, have an area for documentation and issue creation via email

What does your institution use?
What do you like and dislike most about it?
Would you recommend it to others?

Responses (short or detailed) would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,
Cynthia

Re: [CODE4LIB] Issue Tracker Recommendations

[Cynthia Ng]

Thanks for all the responses, everyone. If there are any more, I'd
still like to hear them.

Should probably add that
4) it's more for issue tracking/documentation i.e. code
versioning/repository is not a priority right now (though it's great
if it has that feature)

There will be discussions with the rest of the team and we'll have to
talk to the programmer/server admin to see what he thinks is easier to
implement, but we're likely to go with Redmine or Trac based on
recommendations/needs.

Re: [CODE4LIB] code4lib North : May 2012 : The University of Windsor : is a go!

[Cynthia Ng]

Great to hear!

As I am unfortunately unlikely to make it, I think livestreaming
and/or video archiving would be great.

Another alternative would be for all presenters to post presentations
with speaker notes and/or have a live notetaker. Just throwing ideas
out there.

On Wed, Feb 15, 2012 at 10:07 AM, Mita Williams mita.willi...@gmail.com wrote:
 The third installment of Code4Lib North is a go!
 http://wiki.code4lib.org/index.php/North#Third_Meeting:_University_of_Windsor.2C_May_.3F.3F.3F.2C_2012

 We have the okay from our administration, we (tentatively) we have a place
 to meet up in the University's new Engineering Building, and we have a team
 of folks from the Leddy Library who will endeavour to extend the same kind
 hospitality that both McMaster and Queen's University demonstrated in the
 past.  And there's a chance that we might be able to hold a social event in
 the soon to be reopened Walkerville Brewery.

 Code4Lib Community: do have any suggestions for what sort of format we
 should pursue?  At the moment, I'm thinking along the lines of being two
 days with the first being a hackfest and the second being lightning talks
 and presentations.  Should we also include an 'ask me anything' on the
 first day? the second?  If we get the space we want, we might have access
 to a 3D printer.  Should we try to incorporate some hardware hacking?
 Also, we're not well versed in livestreaming and archiving video of
 presentations here but if it's important to the community, we can give it
 our best shot.  How important is live video/archived video to you?

 And perhaps, most importantly, what week in May would work best for you?

 Here are some mitigating factors (please let me know of any that I may have
 missed)

 - April 20-22 : GreatLakes THATCamp (London, Ontario)
 - May 5th : Weird Al is playing the Detroit Fox Theatre
 - June/July : tentative Code4Lib Midwest meetup at Michigan State

 Please let me know, on or off-list. Thanks!
 Mita

Re: [CODE4LIB] Touch Screens in the Library

[Cynthia Ng]

Thanks everyone for the links and ideas. We'll be looking into
implementing the touch screen once we finish our wayfinding tool, so
it's great to see how others have done it.

Please post if you encounter any more.

Thanks!

[CODE4LIB] Touch Screens in the Library

[Cynthia Ng]

Hi All,

I was wondering if anyone has implemented (or plan to implement) touch
screens in their library? We're looking mostly at doing it for
wayfinding (finding items, rooms, etc.) but I'd definitely be
interested in  hearing about any other uses.

What kind of hardware did you choose?
What software are you using?
If you did it in-house, what language(s) did you use?

Any ideas/help would be great.

Thanks,
Cynthia

Re: [CODE4LIB] jobs.code4lib.org

[Cynthia Ng]

Just a quick 2 cents. I only found out about the feed by reading this
conversation. I think it would be great to make the RSS link a little
more obvious from the front page.

-Cynthia

On Wed, Feb 1, 2012 at 8:22 AM, Michael J. Giarlo
leftw...@alumni.rutgers.edu wrote:
 I smell a potential breakout session.

 -Mike

 P.S. No, really, jokers, that's what I smell.
 On Jan 31, 2012 11:30 PM, Ed Summers e...@pobox.com wrote:

 I guess it's rarely a good idea to respond to your own post, but I
 forgot to add that when a job is published on jobs.code4lib.org it
 will show up in the site's Atom feed [1]. The feed should be usable by
 your feed reader of choice, and could also be useful if you want to
 syndicate the jobs elsewhere.

 //Ed

 [1] http://jobs.code4lib.org/feed/

 PS. It was kind of fun to finally use the tag link relation to mark
 up the job tags in the feed with Freebase URLs. For example:

 entry
        ...
        link rel=tag title=Unix
 href=http://www.freebase.com/view/en/unix; type=text/html /
        link rel=tag title=Unix [JSON]
 href=http://www.freebase.com/experimental/topic/standard/en/unix;
 type=application/json /
        link rel=tag title=Unix [RDF]
 href=http://rdf.freebase.com/rdf/en.unix; type=application/rdf+xml
 /
 /entry

Re: [CODE4LIB] What time of year do you look for jobs?

[Cynthia Ng]

Interestingly, I know a lot of people finish their courses in December
at the end of the winter academic term, but because of the holiday
season, not a lot of people are hiring.
---
Cynthia Ng
MLIS Candidate, UBC School of Library, Archival, and Information Studies (SLAIS)
 Student Librarian, UBC Education Library



On Mon, Oct 31, 2011 at 12:24 PM, Matthew Sherman
matt.r.sher...@gmail.com wrote:
 Post graduation is always good for us up and comers.

 On Mon, Oct 31, 2011 at 2:22 PM, Tania Fersenheim tan...@brandeis.eduwrote:

 I am trying to find out if there is a time of year that techie
 librarians are more likely to look for new jobs.

 When do your thoughts turn to greener pastures?  Fall? Spring? Right
 after a difficult support call?

 Tania

 --

 Tania Fersenheim
 Manager of Library Systems

 Brandeis University
 Library and Technology Services

 415 South Street, (MS 017/P.O. Box 549110)
 Waltham, MA 02454-9110
 Phone: 781.736.4698
 Fax: 781.736.4577
 email: tan...@brandeis.edu