[CODE4LIB] Thanks
Thanks all of you who took the survey. It will be up until 5:00 Eastern on Friday. https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/38H733R Edward Iglesias
Re: [CODE4LIB] thanks and poetry
At Sat, 16 Feb 2013 06:42:04 -0800, Karen Coyle wrote: gitHub may have excellent startup documentation, but that startup documentation describes git in programming terms mainly using *nx commands. If you have never had to use a version control system (e.g. if you do not write code, especially in a shared environment), clone push pull are very poorly described. The documentation is all in terms of *nx commands. Honestly, anything where this is in the documentation: On Windows systems, Git looks for the |.gitconfig| file in the |$HOME| directory (|%USERPROFILE%| in Windows’ environment), which is |C:\Documents and Settings\$USER| or |C:\Users\$USER| for most people, depending on version (|$USER| is |%USERNAME%| in Windows’ environment). is not going to work for anyone who doesn't work in Windows at the command line. No, git is NOT for non-coders. For what it’s worth, this programmer finds git’s interface pretty terrible. I prefer mercurial (hg), but I don’t know if it’s any better for people who aren’t familar with a command line. http://mercurial.selenic.com/guide/ (As a general rule, for every programmer who prefers tool A, and says that everybody should use it, there’s a programmer who disparages tool A, and advocates tool B. So take what we say with a grain of salt!) (And as a further aside, there’s plenty to dislike about github as well, from it’s person-centric view of projects (rather than team-centric) to its unfortunate centralizing of so much free/open source software on one platform.) best, Erik Sent from my free software system http://fsf.org/. pgpKhLEacXDgb.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: [CODE4LIB] thanks and poetry
gitHub may have excellent startup documentation, but that startup documentation describes git in programming terms mainly using *nx commands. If you have never had to use a version control system (e.g. if you do not write code, especially in a shared environment), clone push pull are very poorly described. The documentation is all in terms of *nx commands. Honestly, anything where this is in the documentation: On Windows systems, Git looks for the |.gitconfig| file in the |$HOME| directory (|%USERPROFILE%| in Windows’ environment), which is |C:\Documents and Settings\$USER| or |C:\Users\$USER| for most people, depending on version (|$USER| is |%USERNAME%| in Windows’ environment). is not going to work for anyone who doesn't work in Windows at the command line. No, git is NOT for non-coders. kc On 2/16/13 4:25 AM, Sharp, Chris wrote: - Original Message - From: Karen Coyle li...@kcoyle.net To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU Sent: Friday, February 15, 2013 6:38:53 PM Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] thanks and poetry (github unfortunately would be a barrier to many) GitHub fortunately has excellent startup documentation for new users: https://help.github.com/articles/set-up-git I recommend GitHub as an entry point to using git (or to coding for that matter). Hope that's helpful, Chris -- Karen Coyle kco...@kcoyle.net http://kcoyle.net ph: 1-510-540-7596 m: 1-510-435-8234 skype: kcoylenet
Re: [CODE4LIB] thanks and poetry
I think Karen is right in essence. There *are* windows GUI clients. I haven't used them, and couldn't speak to how easy they are to setup, understand, and use. Something about Git (and GitHub) captures a hacker's spirit of sharing, cooperation, and even the oft missing openness to criticism. Take your bug reports and accept pull requests. My impulse is to want to share this with people who hack in other ways; through art, craft, culture, or otherwise. I'm not sure if we have the tools to do that in a way that is accessible, but Karen's right that the default tools aren't them. - Tom On Sat, Feb 16, 2013 at 6:42 AM, Karen Coyle li...@kcoyle.net wrote: gitHub may have excellent startup documentation, but that startup documentation describes git in programming terms mainly using *nx commands. If you have never had to use a version control system (e.g. if you do not write code, especially in a shared environment), clone push pull are very poorly described. The documentation is all in terms of *nx commands. Honestly, anything where this is in the documentation: On Windows systems, Git looks for the |.gitconfig| file in the |$HOME| directory (|%USERPROFILE%| in Windows’ environment), which is |C:\Documents and Settings\$USER| or |C:\Users\$USER| for most people, depending on version (|$USER| is |%USERNAME%| in Windows’ environment). is not going to work for anyone who doesn't work in Windows at the command line. No, git is NOT for non-coders. kc On 2/16/13 4:25 AM, Sharp, Chris wrote: - Original Message - From: Karen Coyle li...@kcoyle.net To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU Sent: Friday, February 15, 2013 6:38:53 PM Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] thanks and poetry (github unfortunately would be a barrier to many) GitHub fortunately has excellent startup documentation for new users: https://help.github.com/**articles/set-up-githttps://help.github.com/articles/set-up-git I recommend GitHub as an entry point to using git (or to coding for that matter). Hope that's helpful, Chris -- Karen Coyle kco...@kcoyle.net http://kcoyle.net ph: 1-510-540-7596 m: 1-510-435-8234 skype: kcoylenet
[CODE4LIB] thanks and poetry
I'm sitting at the hotel waiting for my airport shuttle and I'm looking over the list of great presentations that were given at the conference this year. Thanks to all the presenters and the hosts. As always, code4lib was a fun, engaging and inspiring event. Karen Coyle's nerd poetry was a fun idea from out of left field. I decided to give it a try while I wait for the shuttle. I believe her idea was to write poetry about coding, but I was inspired by the proximity of Valentine's day to instead write a cheesy love poem in code. if (roses == 'red' love == True): print 'Hello My Darling' self.append(you) See you all next year...I hope. -Josh Joshua Gomez Digital Library Programmer Analyst George Washington University Libraries 2130 H St, NW Washington, DC 20052 (202) 994-8267
Re: [CODE4LIB] thanks and poetry
I am grinning ear to ear at my reference desk monitor right now. Well done! Thanks for a great conference, everyone, and special thanks to Karen for the nerd poetry - I hope that will be a gift that keeps on giving! I'm certainly sharpening up my keyboard... Megan On Fri, Feb 15, 2013 at 1:26 PM, Joshua Gomez jngo...@gwu.edu wrote: I'm sitting at the hotel waiting for my airport shuttle and I'm looking over the list of great presentations that were given at the conference this year. Thanks to all the presenters and the hosts. As always, code4lib was a fun, engaging and inspiring event. Karen Coyle's nerd poetry was a fun idea from out of left field. I decided to give it a try while I wait for the shuttle. I believe her idea was to write poetry about coding, but I was inspired by the proximity of Valentine's day to instead write a cheesy love poem in code. if (roses == 'red' love == True): print 'Hello My Darling' self.append(you) See you all next year...I hope. -Josh Joshua Gomez Digital Library Programmer Analyst George Washington University Libraries 2130 H St, NW Washington, DC 20052 (202) 994-8267 -- Megan O'Neill Kudzia Web Services Emerging Technologies Librarian Stockwell-Mudd Library Albion College 602 E. Cass St. Albion, MI 49224
Re: [CODE4LIB] thanks and poetry
Yeah, Joshua! That DEFINITELY qualifies as nerd poetry IMO. I hope your darling can appreciate it! kc On 2/15/13 10:26 AM, Joshua Gomez wrote: I'm sitting at the hotel waiting for my airport shuttle and I'm looking over the list of great presentations that were given at the conference this year. Thanks to all the presenters and the hosts. As always, code4lib was a fun, engaging and inspiring event. Karen Coyle's nerd poetry was a fun idea from out of left field. I decided to give it a try while I wait for the shuttle. I believe her idea was to write poetry about coding, but I was inspired by the proximity of Valentine's day to instead write a cheesy love poem in code. if (roses == 'red' love == True): print 'Hello My Darling' self.append(you) See you all next year...I hope. -Josh Joshua Gomez Digital Library Programmer Analyst George Washington University Libraries 2130 H St, NW Washington, DC 20052 (202) 994-8267 -- Karen Coyle kco...@kcoyle.net http://kcoyle.net ph: 1-510-540-7596 m: 1-510-435-8234 skype: kcoylenet
Re: [CODE4LIB] thanks and poetry
relevant: http://everything2.com/title/Ode+To+Lynx I like Karen's proposal of establishing an oral tradition. But I've also been thinking about version controlled poetry in github or on a wiki, and hyperlinked/linked data poetry. For that matter, does IRC poetry count as oral if the channel is unlogged? - Tom On Fri, Feb 15, 2013 at 2:14 PM, Karen Coyle li...@kcoyle.net wrote: Yeah, Joshua! That DEFINITELY qualifies as nerd poetry IMO. I hope your darling can appreciate it! kc On 2/15/13 10:26 AM, Joshua Gomez wrote: I'm sitting at the hotel waiting for my airport shuttle and I'm looking over the list of great presentations that were given at the conference this year. Thanks to all the presenters and the hosts. As always, code4lib was a fun, engaging and inspiring event. Karen Coyle's nerd poetry was a fun idea from out of left field. I decided to give it a try while I wait for the shuttle. I believe her idea was to write poetry about coding, but I was inspired by the proximity of Valentine's day to instead write a cheesy love poem in code. if (roses == 'red' love == True): print 'Hello My Darling' self.append(you) See you all next year...I hope. -Josh Joshua Gomez Digital Library Programmer Analyst George Washington University Libraries 2130 H St, NW Washington, DC 20052 (202) 994-8267 -- Karen Coyle kco...@kcoyle.net http://kcoyle.net ph: 1-510-540-7596 m: 1-510-435-8234 skype: kcoylenet
Re: [CODE4LIB] thanks and poetry
Tom, no reason why we can't also have written poetry -- and performances for when we are together. Some slam poetry as well as much rap is not recorded, and therefore has the same passing existence of an unlogged IRC channel. I would be fun to have a wiki for more durable poetry (github unfortunately would be a barrier to many). Wiki formatting will make even that a challenge, so we'll need to instruct folks to use a pre block (c4l wiki recognizes that, right?). kc On 2/15/13 3:12 PM, Tom Johnson wrote: relevant: http://everything2.com/title/Ode+To+Lynx I like Karen's proposal of establishing an oral tradition. But I've also been thinking about version controlled poetry in github or on a wiki, and hyperlinked/linked data poetry. For that matter, does IRC poetry count as oral if the channel is unlogged? - Tom On Fri, Feb 15, 2013 at 2:14 PM, Karen Coyle li...@kcoyle.net wrote: Yeah, Joshua! That DEFINITELY qualifies as nerd poetry IMO. I hope your darling can appreciate it! kc On 2/15/13 10:26 AM, Joshua Gomez wrote: I'm sitting at the hotel waiting for my airport shuttle and I'm looking over the list of great presentations that were given at the conference this year. Thanks to all the presenters and the hosts. As always, code4lib was a fun, engaging and inspiring event. Karen Coyle's nerd poetry was a fun idea from out of left field. I decided to give it a try while I wait for the shuttle. I believe her idea was to write poetry about coding, but I was inspired by the proximity of Valentine's day to instead write a cheesy love poem in code. if (roses == 'red' love == True): print 'Hello My Darling' self.append(you) See you all next year...I hope. -Josh Joshua Gomez Digital Library Programmer Analyst George Washington University Libraries 2130 H St, NW Washington, DC 20052 (202) 994-8267 -- Karen Coyle kco...@kcoyle.net http://kcoyle.net ph: 1-510-540-7596 m: 1-510-435-8234 skype: kcoylenet -- Karen Coyle kco...@kcoyle.net http://kcoyle.net ph: 1-510-540-7596 m: 1-510-435-8234 skype: kcoylenet
Re: [CODE4LIB] thanks and poetry
I know some people know about this already, but for the past few years I've been using Git to version my songs [1], then publishing them using Github Pages [2]. It's actually worked out really well for my limited and specific purposes. Pull requests accepted! Hillel [1] https://github.com/helrond/songs [2] http://songs.hillelarnold.com/ Date: Fri, 15 Feb 2013 15:12:38 -0800 From: johnson.tom+code4...@gmail.com Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] thanks and poetry To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU relevant: http://everything2.com/title/Ode+To+Lynx I like Karen's proposal of establishing an oral tradition. But I've also been thinking about version controlled poetry in github or on a wiki, and hyperlinked/linked data poetry. For that matter, does IRC poetry count as oral if the channel is unlogged? - Tom On Fri, Feb 15, 2013 at 2:14 PM, Karen Coyle li...@kcoyle.net wrote: Yeah, Joshua! That DEFINITELY qualifies as nerd poetry IMO. I hope your darling can appreciate it! kc On 2/15/13 10:26 AM, Joshua Gomez wrote: I'm sitting at the hotel waiting for my airport shuttle and I'm looking over the list of great presentations that were given at the conference this year. Thanks to all the presenters and the hosts. As always, code4lib was a fun, engaging and inspiring event. Karen Coyle's nerd poetry was a fun idea from out of left field. I decided to give it a try while I wait for the shuttle. I believe her idea was to write poetry about coding, but I was inspired by the proximity of Valentine's day to instead write a cheesy love poem in code. if (roses == 'red' love == True): print 'Hello My Darling' self.append(you) See you all next year...I hope. -Josh Joshua Gomez Digital Library Programmer Analyst George Washington University Libraries 2130 H St, NW Washington, DC 20052 (202) 994-8267 -- Karen Coyle kco...@kcoyle.net http://kcoyle.net ph: 1-510-540-7596 m: 1-510-435-8234 skype: kcoylenet
[CODE4LIB] Thanks for everything
I just wanted to, again, say thanks, in no particular order, to - The organizers - The presenters - The volunteers - The streamers - The people who voted on presentations (even though mine didn't make it, next time I'll make sure my entry starts with an 'A' and not a 'W') - The people who asked questions - The people who offered help - The people who kept discussions going - The people posted links fast as lightning in the irc channel - The people that help run the irc channel - The people that brought beer - The people that drank beer - The people that shared their awesome outlet extenders - Everybody I had a meal or drink with - Everybody that came down to 1013 Drink-Up Overflow room - Everybody that signed the '1013 Drink-Up Overflow Room Field Notes Book' - Everybody that helped keep 1013 from getting shut down - Everybody that grabbed the right lunch box - Everybody that configured their Out of Office message to not reply to the list - Everybody that contributed to the wiki to help coordinate just about everything we did - Everybody that had their twitter/irc handle on their name tag because I'm horrible at remembering names. Sorry about that. - Anybody who is already thinking about how to make Chicago happen Pat/@pberry
Re: [CODE4LIB] Thanks for everything
+1. :) On Fri, Feb 10, 2012 at 9:28 AM, Patrick Berry pbe...@gmail.com wrote: I just wanted to, again, say thanks, in no particular order, to - The organizers - The presenters - The volunteers - The streamers - The people who voted on presentations (even though mine didn't make it, next time I'll make sure my entry starts with an 'A' and not a 'W') - The people who asked questions - The people who offered help - The people who kept discussions going - The people posted links fast as lightning in the irc channel - The people that help run the irc channel - The people that brought beer - The people that drank beer - The people that shared their awesome outlet extenders - Everybody I had a meal or drink with - Everybody that came down to 1013 Drink-Up Overflow room - Everybody that signed the '1013 Drink-Up Overflow Room Field Notes Book' - Everybody that helped keep 1013 from getting shut down - Everybody that grabbed the right lunch box - Everybody that configured their Out of Office message to not reply to the list - Everybody that contributed to the wiki to help coordinate just about everything we did - Everybody that had their twitter/irc handle on their name tag because I'm horrible at remembering names. Sorry about that. - Anybody who is already thinking about how to make Chicago happen Pat/@pberry
Re: [CODE4LIB] Thanks for everything
Gee I didn't know it was your room. Thanks for sharing! -Original Message- From: Code for Libraries [mailto:CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Patrick Berry Sent: Friday, February 10, 2012 12:29 PM To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: [CODE4LIB] Thanks for everything I just wanted to, again, say thanks, in no particular order, to - The organizers - The presenters - The volunteers - The streamers - The people who voted on presentations (even though mine didn't make it, next time I'll make sure my entry starts with an 'A' and not a 'W') - The people who asked questions - The people who offered help - The people who kept discussions going - The people posted links fast as lightning in the irc channel - The people that help run the irc channel - The people that brought beer - The people that drank beer - The people that shared their awesome outlet extenders - Everybody I had a meal or drink with - Everybody that came down to 1013 Drink-Up Overflow room - Everybody that signed the '1013 Drink-Up Overflow Room Field Notes Book' - Everybody that helped keep 1013 from getting shut down - Everybody that grabbed the right lunch box - Everybody that configured their Out of Office message to not reply to the list - Everybody that contributed to the wiki to help coordinate just about everything we did - Everybody that had their twitter/irc handle on their name tag because I'm horrible at remembering names. Sorry about that. - Anybody who is already thinking about how to make Chicago happen Pat/@pberry
Re: [CODE4LIB] Thanks for everything
Ditto, and thank you, too. :) -Original Message- From: Code for Libraries [mailto:CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Patrick Berry Sent: Friday, February 10, 2012 11:29 AM To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: [CODE4LIB] Thanks for everything I just wanted to, again, say thanks, in no particular order, to - The organizers - The presenters - The volunteers - The streamers - The people who voted on presentations (even though mine didn't make it, next time I'll make sure my entry starts with an 'A' and not a 'W') - The people who asked questions - The people who offered help - The people who kept discussions going - The people posted links fast as lightning in the irc channel - The people that help run the irc channel - The people that brought beer - The people that drank beer - The people that shared their awesome outlet extenders - Everybody I had a meal or drink with - Everybody that came down to 1013 Drink-Up Overflow room - Everybody that signed the '1013 Drink-Up Overflow Room Field Notes Book' - Everybody that helped keep 1013 from getting shut down - Everybody that grabbed the right lunch box - Everybody that configured their Out of Office message to not reply to the list - Everybody that contributed to the wiki to help coordinate just about everything we did - Everybody that had their twitter/irc handle on their name tag because I'm horrible at remembering names. Sorry about that. - Anybody who is already thinking about how to make Chicago happen Pat/@pberry
[CODE4LIB] Thanks and a question
Thanks everyone for the days packed with interesting discussions. It was a great experience and I've already been talking to some people about plans for Chicago awesomeness. I remember a presentation where someone, perhaps Mike Schultz http://code4lib.org/conference/2012/schultz said they switched the Solr search default from OR to AND and they saw great improvements in search success. Does anyone know who that was and if they have any data they can share? I'd really like to get this implemented at Mendeley if I can make a case for it. Also, this is the last call for those who want to either give me presentation feedback or get a free trial of some not-yet-publicly released features: http://mnd.ly/C4L2012WG Thanks again to the wonderful hosts. Seattle is a lovely town and it was great to share it with you. Best, -- William Gunn
Re: [CODE4LIB] Thanks and a question
I think it was Tom Burton-West's talk on the first day (just getting my notes in order, too): http://code4lib.org/conference/2012/burton-west His slides are linked there (thanks, Tom!). wayne -Original Message- From: Code for Libraries [mailto:CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of William Gunn Sent: Friday, February 10, 2012 4:43 PM To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: [CODE4LIB] Thanks and a question Thanks everyone for the days packed with interesting discussions. It was a great experience and I've already been talking to some people about plans for Chicago awesomeness. I remember a presentation where someone, perhaps Mike Schultz http://code4lib.org/conference/2012/schultz said they switched the Solr search default from OR to AND and they saw great improvements in search success. Does anyone know who that was and if they have any data they can share? I'd really like to get this implemented at Mendeley if I can make a case for it. Also, this is the last call for those who want to either give me presentation feedback or get a free trial of some not-yet-publicly released features: http://mnd.ly/C4L2012WG Thanks again to the wonderful hosts. Seattle is a lovely town and it was great to share it with you. Best, -- William Gunn
[CODE4LIB] Thanks for taking the survey
Thanks to all 204 of you who took my Systems Librarian Survey. Results are at http://library.ccsu.edu/staffblog/?p=147 The full results and analysis will be part of an upcoming book from Chandos publishing tentatively called Systemic Shifts: The Changing Role of the Systems Librarian. Edward Iglesias Systems Librarian Central Connecticut State University
[CODE4LIB] Thanks for the help and support from libraries
I had recently posted a HELP!!! request concerning the difficulty I'm having getting raw data from a library collection and its associated subject authority files. I was touched by haw many of you answered me with offers of data or locations where I could get some. I had been adamantly warmed by faculty not to expect support from our local libraries. Turns out library managements I've contacted have given me positive responses...I have no data yet but it seems wheels are turning. I feel humbled by the experience and am reminded how local politics can easily cloud one's (i.e., my) judgment. Some felt it necessary to warn me I might be stepping into a world of pain by trying to build an interactive visual LCSH structure. I've read and appreciated the warnings/related articles (McGrath in Code4Lib, inkdroid pointing to two Dykstra articles in 1988 Lib Journals, any others?). Research often means tinkering, there seems to be much opportunity for that with LCSH. I'm naively looking forward to developing something which dramatically increases the visibility/usability of subject browsing and I'll be sure to share it with this community if and when I do. Thanks again for your patience, Charles-Antoine Julien Ph.D Candidate School of Information Studies McGill University
[CODE4LIB] Thanks! Re: [CODE4LIB] SQL query
Hi all, Thanks for these myriad responses! I've gotten at least three distinct approaches to try. I knew there had to be a better way. your sql-fu is appreciated! joys Ken
