Re: [CODE4LIB] Stand Up Desks
Here's a post on moving to a standing desk: http://chronicle.com/blogs/profhacker/stand-in-the-place-where-you-work-month-2/44228 . Maybe if you have a popular blog, you can get Geekdesk to donate one to you? :) Tim On Thu, Feb 7, 2013 at 3:14 PM, Genny Engel gen...@sonoma.lib.ca.us wrote: I got a set of manually adjustable table legs for $50 and a used door for $5 to make into my desk at home. The manual adjustment is done leg by leg, so it doesn't work for periodically adjusting the height throughout the day -- what it's good for is if you just need an unusual height desk. http://www.rockler.com/product.cfm?page=11205site=ROCKLER Some years back, I found that using a kneeling-style chair some of the time helped a lot. I couldn't use it all the time because then my knees would get sore! If there's room in your office, you can add a cycle desk for about 5% of the cost of that elliptical desk. Only works with a laptop/tablet, not a full-size desktop+monitor+keyboard. It makes a GREAT break from the regular desk. http://fitdesk.net/ Genny Engel Sonoma County Library gen...@sonoma.lib.ca.us 707 545-0831 x1581 www.sonomalibrary.org -Original Message- From: Code for Libraries [mailto:CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Will Clarke Sent: Thursday, February 07, 2013 10:10 AM To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] Stand Up Desks I got my anti-fatigue mat for $56 - http://amzn.to/14VqrJu For a mere $4749.99 you can get an elliptical desk :) http://www.beyondtheofficedoor.com/RA-Lifebalance.php
Re: [CODE4LIB] project management system
We have people that use either Asana or Trello. Free and simple. Tim On Mon, Jan 14, 2013 at 3:07 PM, P Williams williams.tricia.l...@gmail.comwrote: Hi All, Good thread! I've captured this list (so far) and some of the comments in the wiki http://wiki.code4lib.org/index.php/ProjectManagement. Feel free to add, edit or delete. I like Trac [http://trac.edgewall.org/] for project life-cyle tracking. It ties together issue tracking, documentation wiki, and source code browsing. Tricia On Mon, Jan 14, 2013 at 1:38 PM, Jason Casden jmcas...@ncsu.edu wrote: We have been using Trello[1] for several projects and so far it's been getting rave reviews all around. We've used Basecamp quite a bit and it's an excellent project communication tool, but it sometimes fell a little short when it came to the ticket-y use cases--specifically, planning and discussion around smaller chunks of work could be difficult. Trello provides a clean interface that solves the many of our more pressing issues for smaller projects, including: 1) Feature-specific discussion and prioritization. 2) Simple bug tracking. 3) Recording actionable output of meetings to improve continuity between planning sessions as well as to easily document a common understanding of project goals. 4) Killing code block by structuring the project as a pipeline of clearly-defined tasks. 5) Providing a place where any project member's random ideas can be recorded before they're forgotten. 6) Encouraging open debate outside of meetings. 7) Providing a nice one-handed mobile interface for our colleagues with newborns. We've found that the system is intuitive both for very-technical and less-technical colleagues and has helped to reduce the cognitive load associated with keeping project history in memory. We have also been using Google Docs for document management and GitHub for code management, but haven't yet tried integrating Trello with GitHub[2][3]. I love the limits the Trello developers have embraced, but it will sometimes come up short when compared to some more complex project management systems (e.g. time tracking, elevated project manager privileges, scheduling and chart generation, document management). The current version is free forever[4], although I think there are plans to offer a paid package with additional features. Jason [1] https://trello.com/ [2] https://github.com/zanker/github-trello [3] https://zapier.com/zapbook/github/trello/ [4] https://trello.com/privacy On Mon, Jan 14, 2013 at 3:26 PM, Cary Gordon listu...@chillco.com wrote: Jira, which we use for major projects, is not open source. Atlassian does provide Jira and Confluence — their wiki tool — free of charge to open source projects. Jira is a big hammer, and to get the most out of it, you need someone to devote a significant amount of time to configuring and maintaining it. While it is usable out of the box, it is not any better in that form than Redmine or myriad other, lighter weight and easier to manage alternatives. Cary On Mon, Jan 14, 2013 at 12:06 PM, Kaile Zhu kz...@uco.edu wrote: We can keep adding to the list. Since there are so many choices, I see the strong reason to use open source software. Here is my recommendation: Jira (project management/bug reporting system used by professional software development companies, like apache.org), spiceworks, etc. - Kelly -Original Message- From: Code for Libraries [mailto:CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Mau, Trish Sent: 2013年1月14日 13:53 To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] project management system I also like Basecamp but for really simple projects Minigroup might do the job: https://minigroup.com/. It's a hosted solution with plans starting at $3/year. There's no ticketing system or whiteboards, but you can communicate with your team, create and assign tasks, and post events/deadlines. Trish Trish Mau, librarian/web coordinator Burnaby Public Library, 6100 Willingdon Avenue, Burnaby BC, V5H 4N5 tel. 604 436 5425 fax 604 436 9087 The contents of this message may not necessarily reflect the position of Burnaby Public Library. If you have any concerns about this message, please e-mail b...@bpl.bc.ca. -Original Message- From: Code for Libraries [mailto:CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Cary Gordon Sent: Monday, January 14, 2013 11:11 AM To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] project management system 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
Re: [CODE4LIB] What is a coder? / Coursera fork
It could be cool to have like code4lib MOOC study groups. Like if there are people taking the same courses and they have a loose affiliation with one another through C4L that could be a much better starting point than randomly trying to meet people. * * * Timothy A. Lepczyk* Digital Humanities Pedagogy Fellow Hendrix College On Fri, Nov 30, 2012 at 9:10 PM, Ross Singer rossfsin...@gmail.com wrote: I started taking the Functional Programming in Scala course offered a couple of months ago, but it was an enormous time commitment. I had a week-long trip to the office (in the UK - my job is a long and confusing story) which got me so far behind (two weeks, the way the lessons ran), that I would have had no hope of catching up (with, like Shaun, a full-time job and two young children), so I had to drop out after about 3 or 4 weeks. I'm sort of conflicted about this. I understand Coursera's problem: courses can't be too simple, or else there's no legitimacy. But at the same time, every course can't be a weeder course, either. I legitimately spent *way* more time per week on this course than I did on *any* course in college (at least not this much effort /every week/), but at the end of the day, the amount of any practical knowledge I was gaining from the course was being far overwhelmed by things I actually needed to be learning immediately for my job and general obligations to my life and family. Maybe I just chose the wrong class, but Coursera's curriculum seems pretty terrible for professional development. It's great, however, if you have time to be a full-time student. -Ross. On Nov 30, 2012, at 4:32 PM, Donahue, Amy adona...@mcw.edu wrote: Another little quick comment, adding to the chorus of lurkers and people who aren't sure if they're coders. Someday I hope to get to a code4lib conference (if only to tell people in person I knew Jonathan Rochkind way back when), but in the meantime I've been on this list on and off (but mostly on) since I graduated, and it's been nothing but a wonderful resource, and a place I know I can always turn for that time when I have a tech question. But I wanted to point out a possible resource for those of us who aren't sure of what we know and who want to know more. Coursera has been on my radar through multiple channels, but not yet on here. It appears they do have some basic programming courses, as well as theory. I'm curious to know if anyone has taken any of these, or has any thoughts on this method of learning... https://www.coursera.org/category/cs-programming Amy --- Amy Donahue, MLIS, AHIP 414.955.8326 User Education/Reference Librarian Medical College of Wisconsin Libraries - Link. Learn. Lead. http://www.mcw.edu/mcwlibraries.htm -Original Message- From: Code for Libraries [mailto:CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Bess Sadler Sent: Thursday, November 29, 2012 12:07 PM To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] What is a coder? On Nov 29, 2012, at 6:13 AM, Christie Peterson cpeter...@jhu.edu wrote: If this were training in the sense of a seminar or a formal class on the exact same topics, I would be eligible for full funding, but since it's a conference, it's funded at a significantly lower level. I'll gladly take suggestions anyone has for arguments about why attendance at these types of events is critical to successfully doing my work in a way that, say, attending ALA isn't -- and why, therefore, they should be supported at a higher funding rate than typical library conferences. Any non-coders successfully made this argument before? Cheers, Christie S. Peterson Christie you are not the only person who can get travel funding for training but not for conferences, and you are not the only person on the fence about whether you belong in code4lib. In my mind you are exactly the kind of person I would like to attract to code4lib, so I very much hope you'll join us. Archives in particular are facing significant technological challenges right now, and as someone who has been known to develop software for born digital archives[1] I have seen how vital it is to have a common language and vocabulary, and a common way of approaching problem solving, in order to create a system that will actually work according to archival principles. One option to consider would be signing up for one of the pre-conferences. Given the background you've described and the challenges you face in your career, I think you could make a very strong argument that having a basic introduction to programming concepts would be helpful for you. Luckily there is a free full-day of training to be had the day before the conference starts! Please consider joining us at the RailsBridge and/or Blacklight workshops or at any of the other workshops that look interesting to you that you think you could pitch
Re: [CODE4LIB] What is a coder? / Coursera fork
I'm taking this course http://www.udacity.com/overview/Course/cs253/CourseRev/apr2012 along with a ComSci professor at my institution. He took a robotics class and found it extremely useful. * * * Timothy A. Lepczyk* Digital Humanities Pedagogy Fellow Hendrix College On Fri, Nov 30, 2012 at 3:32 PM, Donahue, Amy adona...@mcw.edu wrote: Another little quick comment, adding to the chorus of lurkers and people who aren't sure if they're coders. Someday I hope to get to a code4lib conference (if only to tell people in person I knew Jonathan Rochkind way back when), but in the meantime I've been on this list on and off (but mostly on) since I graduated, and it's been nothing but a wonderful resource, and a place I know I can always turn for that time when I have a tech question. But I wanted to point out a possible resource for those of us who aren't sure of what we know and who want to know more. Coursera has been on my radar through multiple channels, but not yet on here. It appears they do have some basic programming courses, as well as theory. I'm curious to know if anyone has taken any of these, or has any thoughts on this method of learning... https://www.coursera.org/category/cs-programming Amy --- Amy Donahue, MLIS, AHIP 414.955.8326 User Education/Reference Librarian Medical College of Wisconsin Libraries - Link. Learn. Lead. http://www.mcw.edu/mcwlibraries.htm -Original Message- From: Code for Libraries [mailto:CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Bess Sadler Sent: Thursday, November 29, 2012 12:07 PM To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] What is a coder? On Nov 29, 2012, at 6:13 AM, Christie Peterson cpeter...@jhu.edu wrote: If this were training in the sense of a seminar or a formal class on the exact same topics, I would be eligible for full funding, but since it's a conference, it's funded at a significantly lower level. I'll gladly take suggestions anyone has for arguments about why attendance at these types of events is critical to successfully doing my work in a way that, say, attending ALA isn't -- and why, therefore, they should be supported at a higher funding rate than typical library conferences. Any non-coders successfully made this argument before? Cheers, Christie S. Peterson Christie you are not the only person who can get travel funding for training but not for conferences, and you are not the only person on the fence about whether you belong in code4lib. In my mind you are exactly the kind of person I would like to attract to code4lib, so I very much hope you'll join us. Archives in particular are facing significant technological challenges right now, and as someone who has been known to develop software for born digital archives[1] I have seen how vital it is to have a common language and vocabulary, and a common way of approaching problem solving, in order to create a system that will actually work according to archival principles. One option to consider would be signing up for one of the pre-conferences. Given the background you've described and the challenges you face in your career, I think you could make a very strong argument that having a basic introduction to programming concepts would be helpful for you. Luckily there is a free full-day of training to be had the day before the conference starts! Please consider joining us at the RailsBridge and/or Blacklight workshops or at any of the other workshops that look interesting to you that you think you could pitch as training. Even outside of the code4lib context, I strongly encourage others who face those kinds of travel funding constraints to get creative. Some of the best learning opportunities of my life and the best pivotal moments in my career happened because members of this community decided there was an unmet need and they were going to do something about it. CurateCAMP springs to mind. The many regional code4lib meetings are in this category. And also: one time when a few code4lib folks were trying to get open source discovery projects off the ground we just decided to create an Open Source Library Discovery Summit in Philadelphia, declared ourselves invited speakers, and attended. And it was a very successful meeting and a very good use of university funds! Christie, if there is training or skills development that, if it were offered at code4lib, would do you some good, you are certainly not the only person who could benefit from it. I strongly encourage you to think about what training opportunities are missing in your corner of the library / archives world, and then have some conversations with members of this community about how we could provide that training together. I would love to hear your thoughts on the subject. Best wishes, Bess [1] http://hypatia-demo.stanford.edu Tell your funders you have to go to code4lib because hydra
Re: [CODE4LIB] anti-harassment policy for code4lib?
Thanks for bringing this up, Bess. +1 * * * Timothy A. Lepczyk* Digital Humanities Pedagogy Fellow Hendrix College On Mon, Nov 26, 2012 at 4:38 PM, Mark A. Matienzo mark.matie...@gmail.comwrote: OK - to start, I've created a Github repo to help with drafting a policy: https://github.com/code4lib/antiharassment-policy There's just a README there now with a bunch of resources. I'll try to add more content there later this evening. Mark
