Re: [CODE4LIB] one tool and/or resource that you recommend to newbie coders in a library?
foss4lib is a good resource that I'm sure many use, but isn't (as far as I can tell) linked anywhere on the current code4lib site. How would this differentiate itself from that? Kam On Nov 1, 2012 5:00 PM, Bohyun Kim k...@fiu.edu wrote: Do you all really want a C4L wiki page that lists c4l and c4l journal on top of recommended resources? I bet you do, but let's try some diversity, shall we? ~Bohyun -Original Message- From: Code for Libraries [mailto:CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Jonathan Rochkind Sent: Thursday, November 01, 2012 4:57 PM To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] one tool and/or resource that you recommend to newbie coders in a library? http://journal.code4lib.org On 11/1/2012 4:24 PM, Bohyun Kim wrote: Hi all code4lib-bers, As coders and coding librarians, what is ONE tool and/or resource that you recommend to newbie coders in a library (and why)? I promise I will create and circulate the list and make it into a Code4Lib wiki page for collective wisdom. =) Thanks in advance! Bohyun --- Bohyun Kim, MA, MSLIS Digital Access Librarian bohyun@fiu.edu 305-348-1471 Medical Library, College of Medicine Florida International University http://medlib.fiu.edu http://medlib.fiu.edu/m (Mobile)
Re: [CODE4LIB] one tool and/or resource that you recommend to newbie coders in a library?
Apologies, everyone (and especially Bohyun). You may still want to consider pointing people to foss4lib as a useful resource, but amend it with the following statement: Free and open source tools may not be the best tools. You might not even NEED software to handle whatever problem you have. Please consider contacting onei...@grace.nascom.nasa.gov for further insight. Personally, I was unaware of either of these issues. It's a good thing I came here today for some edification. On Thu, Nov 1, 2012 at 5:31 PM, Joe Hourcle onei...@grace.nascom.nasa.govwrote: On Nov 1, 2012, at 5:02 PM, Ethan Gruber wrote: Google is more useful than any reference book to find answers to programming problems. Too bad they got rid of codesearch. On Nov 1, 2012, at 5:06 PM, Nate Hill wrote: Huh. Michael, I'd love to know more about why I should care about SASS. I kinda like writing CSS. I see why LESS http://lesscss.org/ makes sense, but help me under stand why SASS does? For the most part, using *any* CSS pre-processor is better than not using one. LESS's problem was that it's javascript based ... so if they have JS off ... you've got nothing. And it's got to be done for each user, rather than re-generate the files after you've made a modification. You can get around this with the 'lessc' compiler, and serve valid css files rather than having each client have to do the processing. They've also got different syntaxes, so it's really up to which one makes sense to you. Functionality wise ... I think they're about equal these days. I suspect that if one comes up with a useful new feature, the other group will copy it. On Nov 1, 2012, at 5:21 PM, Suchy, Daniel wrote: I can already feel the collective rolling of eyes for this, but what about Twitter? It's not a guide or manual, but start following and engaging talented developers and library geeks on Twitter and you'll soon have more help than you know what to do with. Plus, no Zoia ;) Too much misinformation: http://twitter.com/danhooker/status/5630099300 On Nov 1, 2012, at 5:06 PM, Kam Woods wrote: foss4lib is a good resource that I'm sure many use, but isn't (as far as I can tell) linked anywhere on the current code4lib site. How would this differentiate itself from that? The best tool isn't necessarily free or open source. (and it isn't necessarily software). So that being said ... my whiteboard. And a digital camera ... none of that 'smartboard' crap. -Joe
Re: [CODE4LIB] Are any facial recognition APIs available?
Not an API per se, but OpenCV face tagging with Python! Here's an old and hacky example...I bet there are better ones out there now. http://creatingwithcode.com/howto/face-detection-in-static-images-with-python/ Kam On Fri, Oct 26, 2012 at 12:59 AM, Wilhelmina Randtke rand...@gmail.com wrote: I used face.com 's facial recognition API, when it was available, to do a project where I tagged some people in a set of photos and then it suggested who unidentified people might be. I want to do something similar for a digitization project, but face.com was bought by Facebook, so no more API for me. Does anyone here know of an available API for recognizing and tagging faces in photos? -Wilhelmina Randtke
Re: [CODE4LIB] question.
AFAIK there's no App Store app that satisfies all of these requirements. There is Prizmo, which is pretty good, but not free; it can export form data to CSV, which you can then quickly script for entry into a DB. http://www.creaceed.com/prizmo/iphone/ If you're working with *hand written* entries on forms, performance is going to be very iffy no matter what the app. Kam On Mon, Mar 5, 2012 at 6:27 PM, Nate Hill nathanielh...@gmail.com wrote: apologies for cross-posting. Does anyone on this list know if there is an existing solution to the following scenario? I'd like to create a basic form, on *paper.* Fields might include: name, age, address, library branch. Then, I'd like to have an app for my iPhone (or whatever) that can take a picture of that form, perform OCR on the fields, and populate a database with the results based on the form template. This would be very useful. Thanks- Nate -- Nate Hill nathanielh...@gmail.com http://www.natehill.net
Re: [CODE4LIB] Any deserving UW iSchool students who would like a free registration for code4lib 2012?
+1. If there is such a policy, it doesn't really seem in the spirit of a smaller, more intimate conference. Kam On Tue, Jan 31, 2012 at 11:16 AM, Karen Schneider kgschnei...@gmail.com wrote: Wait, what? There are no substitutes? Is this C4L policy? Karen G. Schneider Director for Library Services Holy Names University http://library.hnu.edu On Tue, Jan 31, 2012 at 8:00 AM, Elizabeth Duell edu...@uoregon.edu wrote: The participant list is closed and there will not be any changes other than cancellations at this time. Elizabeth Elizabeth Duell Orbis Cascade Alliance edu...@uoregon.edu (541) 346-1883 On 1/30/2012 3:02 PM, Simon Spero wrote: My partner isn't going to be able to make it to the conference next week, so she is offering her paid registration to a deserving cause (students by preference). Simon
Re: [CODE4LIB] Any deserving UW iSchool students who would like a free registration for code4lib 2012?
Sharpies at the front door pretty much answered my comment. On Jan 31, 2012, at 4:18 PM, Kyle Banerjee baner...@uoregon.edu wrote: +1. If there is such a policy, it doesn't really seem in the spirit of a smaller, more intimate conference. Just to give a little background on what's happening, it's not that we don't think it would be desirable to be able to accommodate all these requests. It's that you reach a point where it becomes impractical. Providing administrative, financial, and logistical support for c4l is time consuming. Current estimate is a total of 29 full person days between our admin assistant and business manager. That figure is derived from actual tracking and while imperfect, it should be pretty close to the real thing. It's a big deal if you're a small organization like ours with only 7 full time employees that are already fully utilized. So where does that time go? This list will miss all kinds of things since I'm just spitting it out, but it should give you the general idea: - Evaluating options and negotiating contracts - Payment processing, following up on payments - Registration. Time intensive because presentations were chosen after registration was opened so presenters may or may not be part of the open registration process. This also led to a more confusing waitlist process. - Responding to e-mails, late requests, etc - Managing budgets - Communicating with hotel (way more time intensive than it sounds) - Communicating with ??? committees (for an anarchic organization, there are quite a few) - Answering questions, dealing with late requests, etc - T-shirts - Refunds - Scholarship administration - Contacting late registrants - Sponsorship processing. Not nearly as straightforward as it sounds. - Catering (many details) - Creating and formatting agendas, registration packets, name tags, etc - Signs -- sure, they're just a few sheets of paper, but they need to be labeled properly for the rooms you already have with appropriate directional arrows - Filling vacated spots from the waitlist - Working with A/V company This year, we have only one hosting proposal (as we did last year). Given the high level of interest in c4l, I think it's fair to suggest that the relatively low level of interest in hosting is a function of what it really entails. By hosting c4l, your institution commits itself to a lot of work and is legally on the hook for a lot of dough. We host quite a few conferences, and c4l national is significantly more labor intensive than other events (even ones that are considerably larger). I don't say this to be negative on the community -- community building is incredibly important, but it's important to be aware of what tradeoffs we're making. Doing this successfully over the long term requires a minimal level of administrative efficiency. In a long rambly way, I guess what I'm trying to say is that no one likes to say no, and there might even be some things that seem unfair. But we probably give this stuff more thought than may appear on the surface. kyle -- -- Kyle Banerjee Digital Services Program Manager Orbis Cascade Alliance baner...@uoregon.edu / 503.999.9787
[CODE4LIB] Registration open for DigCCurr Professional Institute 2012
*** Please excuse cross postings *** Registration Now Open DigCCurr Professional Institute: Curation Practices for the Digital Object Lifecycle Supported by IMLS Grant Award #RE-05-08-0060-08 and the School of Information and Library Science, UNC-Chapel Hill May 20-25, 2012 January 7-8, 2013 (One price for two sessions) University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Visit http://ils.unc.edu/digccurr/institute.html for more information. REGISTRATION LINK: http://cfx.research.unc.edu/res_classreg/browse_single.cfm?New=1event=612E21BE7477F79D361921C40901D94BE49885E1 The Institute consists of one five-day session in May 2012 and a two-day follow-up session and a day-long symposium in January 2013. Each day of the summer session will include lectures, discussion and hands-on lab components. A course pack and a private, online discussion space will be provided to supplement learning and application of the material. An opening reception dinner on Sunday, Continental breakfast, break time snacks and coffee, and a dinner on Thursday will also be included. This institute is designed to foster skills, knowledge and community-building among professionals responsible for the curation of digital materials. Registration: * Regular registration : $950 * Late registration (after April 15, 2012): $1,050 * Summer Institute accommodations (includes 5 nights of a private room in a 4 room/2 bath dorm suite on the UNC campus, with kitchen, linens, and internet access): $300* *We highly recommend that you choose the on-campus accommodations but many area hotels will be available. This fee covers accommodations for May 2012 only. If you are a grant recipient working on a digital project, we recommend that you check with your program officer to request approval to use available grant funds to attend the institute. Institute Instructors Include: * From the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill: Dr. Cal Lee, Dr. Richard Marciano, Dr. Helen Tibbo. * Dr. Nancy McGovern, from the University of Michigan. * Dr. Seamus Ross, from the University of Toronto. * Dr. Carolyn Hank, McGill University. Institute Components: (may be subject to some revisions and reorganization) * Overview of digital curation definition, scope and main functions * Where you see yourself in the digital curation landscape * Digital curation program development * Engendering Trust: Processes, Procedures and Forms of Evidence * LAB - DRAMBORA in action * Strategies for engaging data communities * Characterizing, analyzing and evaluating the producer information environment * Submission and transfer scenarios – push and pull (illustrative examples) * Defining submission agreements and policies * Strategies for writing policies that can be expressed as rules and rules that can automatically executed * LAB - Making requirements machine-actionable * Importance of infrastructure independence * Overview of digital preservation challenges and opportunities * Managing in response to technological change * Detaching Bits from their Physical Media: Considerations, Tools and Methods * LAB - Curation of Unidentified Files * Returning to First Principles: Core Professional Principles to Drive Digital Curation * Characterization of digital objects * LAB - Assessing File Format Robustness * Access and use considerations * Access and user interface examples * How and why to conduct research on digital collection needs * LAB - Analyzing server logs and developing strategies based on what you find * Overview and characterization of existing tools * LAB - Evaluating set of software options to support a given digital curation workflow * Formulating your six-month action plan - task for each individual, with instructors available to provide guidance * Summary of action plans * Clarifying roles and expectations for the next six months January 7-8, 2013 Participants in the May event will return to Chapel Hill in Jan. 2013 to discuss their experiences in implementing what they have learned in their own work environments. Participants will compare experiences, lessons learned and strategies for continuing progress. Friday, January 4th will be a public symposium, free to the Institute participants. (Accommodations for January will be the responsibility of the attendee.) Visit http://ils.unc.edu/digccurr/institute.html for more information. For more information, contact Angela Murillo (amuri...@email.unc.edu) for Institute questions or Wakefield Harper (whar...@email.unc.edu) for payment or registration questions. We look forward to seeing you there! -Helen Dr. Helen R. Tibbo, Alumni Distinguished Professor President, 2010-2011 Fellow, Society of American Archivists School of Information and Library Science 201 Manning Hall CB#3360 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3360 Phone: (919) 962-8063 Fax: (919) 962-8071 ti...@email.unc.edu
Re: [CODE4LIB] conference voting and registration
On Thu, Dec 15, 2011 at 6:30 PM, Jonathan Rochkind rochk...@jhu.edu wrote: On 12/15/2011 6:07 PM, Francis Kayiwa wrote: as more and more people get left out. I say if you get left out. Plan to run your $local code4lib to make up for it. ... If you're unhappy that you can't get into code4lib, start your own that you can get into! This seems like a great idea. Is it legit to use the code4lib name, logo, wiki, and existing web resources to organize and run local events? Kam
Re: [CODE4LIB] conference voting and registration
Thanks! I don't see a group for south/southeast US yet. Something maybe I can help with. Also (related), we have have various people who are code4lib veterans coming to CurateGear in Chapel Hill on Jan 6 - registration is inexpensive and still open for anyone who wants to participate (especially those nearby). http://cfx.research.unc.edu/res_classreg/browse_single.cfm?New=1event=0BF752F1B4AAAFBDA9ADD3FBB8F60650B71FD2AB \shamelessplug Kam On Thu, Dec 15, 2011 at 7:52 PM, Wick, Ryan ryan.w...@oregonstate.edu wrote: Sure. You can see what other local/regional groups have done before: http://code4lib.org/local Also: http://wiki.code4lib.org/index.php/Main_Page#Local_.2F_Regional_Groups Ryan Wick -Original Message- From: Code for Libraries [mailto:CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Kam Woods Sent: Thursday, December 15, 2011 4:29 PM To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] conference voting and registration On Thu, Dec 15, 2011 at 6:30 PM, Jonathan Rochkind rochk...@jhu.edu wrote: On 12/15/2011 6:07 PM, Francis Kayiwa wrote: as more and more people get left out. I say if you get left out. Plan to run your $local code4lib to make up for it. ... If you're unhappy that you can't get into code4lib, start your own that you can get into! This seems like a great idea. Is it legit to use the code4lib name, logo, wiki, and existing web resources to organize and run local events? Kam
