Re: [CODE4LIB] Vote for Code4Lib 2011 host is OPEN
So, whichever city wins, I think it's safe to go ahead and rename next year's conference 'cold4lib' :-p -- jaf Sent from my mobile phone On Mar 13, 2010, at 1:00 PM, Bill Dueber b...@dueber.com wrote: I'm already having daydreams about the greasy, meaty, salty Chinese food at the Dragon Express in B'ton. Sooymmm. On Sat, Mar 13, 2010 at 2:13 PM, Fleming, Declan dflem...@ucsd.edu wrote: Hey - I LOVE Canada, but Bloomington has White Castle!!! And Robert will buy all our drinks! Ok, that last one was a lie. ;) D -Original Message- From: Code for Libraries [mailto:code4...@listserv.nd.edu] On Behalf Of Ross Singer Sent: Friday, March 12, 2010 5:47 PM To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] Vote for Code4Lib 2011 host is OPEN Polls close midnight EDT March 23. May the best city win, -Ross. On Fri, Mar 12, 2010 at 5:37 PM, Michael J. Giarlo leftw...@alumni.rutgers.edu wrote: Folks, We received three excellent proposals for hosting the 2011 conference, and now it is time to vote on them! Voting is open for a week. (Actually, I don't know the close date/time but we should have a week or so to vote. Ross?) How to vote: 1. Go here: http://vote.code4lib.org/election/index/15 2. Log in using your code4lib.org credentials (register at code4lib.org if you haven't done so already). If you have trouble authenticating, contact myself and Ryan Wick (ryanwick at gmail). 3. Click on a host's name to reveal a link to the full proposal 4. Assign each proposal a rank from 0 to 3, 0 being least desirable and 3 being the most. Please keep the conference requirements and desirables in mind as you make your selection: http://code4lib.org/conference/hosting 5. Once you are satisfied with your rankings, click Cast your ballot. 6. Want to change your rankings? You can! As often as you'd like, even, up until the vote closes. Feel free to watch http://vote.code4lib.org/election/results/15 for returns, or hop into irc://irc.freenode.net/code4lib and type @hosts2011. Thanks to Ross Works Hard For The Money Singer for setting the vote up, as always! -Mike -- Bill Dueber Library Systems Programmer University of Michigan Library
Re: [CODE4LIB] Vote for Code4Lib 2011 host is OPEN
Forget Bloomington. Compared to the other locations, we will snowed under and have colder temps. -Original Message- From: Code for Libraries on behalf of Frumkin, Jeremy Sent: Sat 3/13/2010 3:19 PM To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] Vote for Code4Lib 2011 host is OPEN So, whichever city wins, I think it's safe to go ahead and rename next year's conference 'cold4lib' :-p -- jaf Sent from my mobile phone On Mar 13, 2010, at 1:00 PM, Bill Dueber b...@dueber.com wrote: I'm already having daydreams about the greasy, meaty, salty Chinese food at the Dragon Express in B'ton. Sooymmm. On Sat, Mar 13, 2010 at 2:13 PM, Fleming, Declan dflem...@ucsd.edu wrote: Hey - I LOVE Canada, but Bloomington has White Castle!!! And Robert will buy all our drinks! Ok, that last one was a lie. ;) D -Original Message- From: Code for Libraries [mailto:code4...@listserv.nd.edu] On Behalf Of Ross Singer Sent: Friday, March 12, 2010 5:47 PM To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] Vote for Code4Lib 2011 host is OPEN Polls close midnight EDT March 23. May the best city win, -Ross. On Fri, Mar 12, 2010 at 5:37 PM, Michael J. Giarlo leftw...@alumni.rutgers.edu wrote: Folks, We received three excellent proposals for hosting the 2011 conference, and now it is time to vote on them! Voting is open for a week. (Actually, I don't know the close date/time but we should have a week or so to vote. Ross?) How to vote: 1. Go here: http://vote.code4lib.org/election/index/15 2. Log in using your code4lib.org credentials (register at code4lib.org if you haven't done so already). If you have trouble authenticating, contact myself and Ryan Wick (ryanwick at gmail). 3. Click on a host's name to reveal a link to the full proposal 4. Assign each proposal a rank from 0 to 3, 0 being least desirable and 3 being the most. Please keep the conference requirements and desirables in mind as you make your selection: http://code4lib.org/conference/hosting 5. Once you are satisfied with your rankings, click Cast your ballot. 6. Want to change your rankings? You can! As often as you'd like, even, up until the vote closes. Feel free to watch http://vote.code4lib.org/election/results/15 for returns, or hop into irc://irc.freenode.net/code4lib and type @hosts2011. Thanks to Ross Works Hard For The Money Singer for setting the vote up, as always! -Mike -- Bill Dueber Library Systems Programmer University of Michigan Library
Re: [CODE4LIB] Vote for Code4Lib 2011 host is OPEN
Bloomington is closer alphabeticly to bacon, so Bloomington is where it is at! Sent from my iPhone On Mar 13, 2010, at 3:46 PM, Schwartz, Raymond schwart...@wpunj.edu wrote: Forget Bloomington. Compared to the other locations, we will snowed under and have colder temps. -Original Message- From: Code for Libraries on behalf of Frumkin, Jeremy Sent: Sat 3/13/2010 3:19 PM To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] Vote for Code4Lib 2011 host is OPEN So, whichever city wins, I think it's safe to go ahead and rename next year's conference 'cold4lib' :-p -- jaf Sent from my mobile phone On Mar 13, 2010, at 1:00 PM, Bill Dueber b...@dueber.com wrote: I'm already having daydreams about the greasy, meaty, salty Chinese food at the Dragon Express in B'ton. Sooymmm. On Sat, Mar 13, 2010 at 2:13 PM, Fleming, Declan dflem...@ucsd.edu wrote: Hey - I LOVE Canada, but Bloomington has White Castle!!! And Robert will buy all our drinks! Ok, that last one was a lie. ;) D -Original Message- From: Code for Libraries [mailto:code4...@listserv.nd.edu] On Behalf Of Ross Singer Sent: Friday, March 12, 2010 5:47 PM To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] Vote for Code4Lib 2011 host is OPEN Polls close midnight EDT March 23. May the best city win, -Ross. On Fri, Mar 12, 2010 at 5:37 PM, Michael J. Giarlo leftw...@alumni.rutgers.edu wrote: Folks, We received three excellent proposals for hosting the 2011 conference, and now it is time to vote on them! Voting is open for a week. (Actually, I don't know the close date/time but we should have a week or so to vote. Ross?) How to vote: 1. Go here: http://vote.code4lib.org/election/index/15 2. Log in using your code4lib.org credentials (register at code4lib.org if you haven't done so already). If you have trouble authenticating, contact myself and Ryan Wick (ryanwick at gmail). 3. Click on a host's name to reveal a link to the full proposal 4. Assign each proposal a rank from 0 to 3, 0 being least desirable and 3 being the most. Please keep the conference requirements and desirables in mind as you make your selection: http://code4lib.org/conference/hosting 5. Once you are satisfied with your rankings, click Cast your ballot. 6. Want to change your rankings? You can! As often as you'd like, even, up until the vote closes. Feel free to watch http://vote.code4lib.org/election/results/15 for returns, or hop into irc://irc.freenode.net/code4lib and type @hosts2011. Thanks to Ross Works Hard For The Money Singer for setting the vote up, as always! -Mike -- Bill Dueber Library Systems Programmer University of Michigan Library
Re: [CODE4LIB] Vote for Code4Lib 2011 host is OPEN
On Sat, Mar 13, 2010 at 4:05 PM, Edward M. Corrado ecorr...@ecorrado.us wrote: Bloomington is closer alphabeticly to bacon, so Bloomington is where it is at! What's the matter, Edward? Were you too lazy to calculate the Levenshtein distance? :) Of the three, New Haven has the best pizza. You can get greasy, meaty, salty (like Bill wanted in Chinese food) or you can get it not that way. We've also got a bar with good beer and pommes frites (Rudy's). Mark A. Matienzo Digital Archivist, Manuscripts and Archives Yale University Library
Re: [CODE4LIB] Vote for Code4Lib 2011 host is OPEN
On Sat, Mar 13, 2010 at 5:39 PM, Schwartz, Raymond schwart...@wpunj.edu wrote: There is a Code4lib midwest, it would be good to have another on the west coast. There is also a code4lib northwest in Portland. Edward -Original Message- From: Code for Libraries on behalf of Edward M. Corrado Sent: Sat 3/13/2010 4:05 PM To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] Vote for Code4Lib 2011 host is OPEN Bloomington is closer alphabeticly to bacon, so Bloomington is where it is at! Sent from my iPhone On Mar 13, 2010, at 3:46 PM, Schwartz, Raymond schwart...@wpunj.edu wrote: Forget Bloomington. Compared to the other locations, we will snowed under and have colder temps. -Original Message- From: Code for Libraries on behalf of Frumkin, Jeremy Sent: Sat 3/13/2010 3:19 PM To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] Vote for Code4Lib 2011 host is OPEN So, whichever city wins, I think it's safe to go ahead and rename next year's conference 'cold4lib' :-p -- jaf Sent from my mobile phone On Mar 13, 2010, at 1:00 PM, Bill Dueber b...@dueber.com wrote: I'm already having daydreams about the greasy, meaty, salty Chinese food at the Dragon Express in B'ton. Sooymmm. On Sat, Mar 13, 2010 at 2:13 PM, Fleming, Declan dflem...@ucsd.edu wrote: Hey - I LOVE Canada, but Bloomington has White Castle!!! And Robert will buy all our drinks! Ok, that last one was a lie. ;) D -Original Message- From: Code for Libraries [mailto:code4...@listserv.nd.edu] On Behalf Of Ross Singer Sent: Friday, March 12, 2010 5:47 PM To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] Vote for Code4Lib 2011 host is OPEN Polls close midnight EDT March 23. May the best city win, -Ross. On Fri, Mar 12, 2010 at 5:37 PM, Michael J. Giarlo leftw...@alumni.rutgers.edu wrote: Folks, We received three excellent proposals for hosting the 2011 conference, and now it is time to vote on them! Voting is open for a week. (Actually, I don't know the close date/time but we should have a week or so to vote. Ross?) How to vote: 1. Go here: http://vote.code4lib.org/election/index/15 2. Log in using your code4lib.org credentials (register at code4lib.org if you haven't done so already). If you have trouble authenticating, contact myself and Ryan Wick (ryanwick at gmail). 3. Click on a host's name to reveal a link to the full proposal 4. Assign each proposal a rank from 0 to 3, 0 being least desirable and 3 being the most. Please keep the conference requirements and desirables in mind as you make your selection: http://code4lib.org/conference/hosting 5. Once you are satisfied with your rankings, click Cast your ballot. 6. Want to change your rankings? You can! As often as you'd like, even, up until the vote closes. Feel free to watch http://vote.code4lib.org/election/results/15 for returns, or hop into irc://irc.freenode.net/code4lib and type @hosts2011. Thanks to Ross Works Hard For The Money Singer for setting the vote up, as always! -Mike -- Bill Dueber Library Systems Programmer University of Michigan Library
Re: [CODE4LIB] Vote for Code4Lib 2011 host is OPEN
And don't forget New Haven's Louis Lunch; #1 Tastiest place to chowdown in America: http://www.louislunch.com/ From: Code for Libraries [code4...@listserv.nd.edu] On Behalf Of Mark A. Matienzo [m...@matienzo.org] Sent: Saturday, March 13, 2010 6:28 PM To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] Vote for Code4Lib 2011 host is OPEN On Sat, Mar 13, 2010 at 4:05 PM, Edward M. Corrado ecorr...@ecorrado.us wrote: Bloomington is closer alphabeticly to bacon, so Bloomington is where it is at! What's the matter, Edward? Were you too lazy to calculate the Levenshtein distance? :) Of the three, New Haven has the best pizza. You can get greasy, meaty, salty (like Bill wanted in Chinese food) or you can get it not that way. We've also got a bar with good beer and pommes frites (Rudy's). Mark A. Matienzo Digital Archivist, Manuscripts and Archives Yale University Library
Re: [CODE4LIB] Vote for Code4Lib 2011 host is OPEN
Folks, I respect all of your points of view, but you have been going about this all wrong. Here's some data on brewpub density from Yelp. New Haven: http://bit.ly/b4vZBP (4) Bloomington: http://bit.ly/aOJ6KW (7) Vancouver: http://bit.ly/9p6Fgs (20) Now you can all make an informed decision. -Mike
Re: [CODE4LIB] Vote for Code4Lib 2011 host is OPEN
Here's some data on brewpub density from Yelp. New Haven: http://bit.ly/b4vZBP (4) Bloomington: http://bit.ly/aOJ6KW (7) Vancouver: http://bit.ly/9p6Fgs (20) Now you can all make an informed decision. Folks from New Haven and Bloomington: looks like this is a great entrepreneur opportunity for y'all. ;-) ranti. -- Bulk mail. Postage paid.
Re: [CODE4LIB] Vote for Code4Lib 2011 host is OPEN
Here's some data on brewpub density from Yelp. New Haven: http://bit.ly/b4vZBP (4) Bloomington: http://bit.ly/aOJ6KW (7) Vancouver: http://bit.ly/9p6Fgs (20) Now you can all make an informed decision. Van! Coo! Ver! Van! Coo! Ver! -- Michael From: Code for Libraries [code4...@listserv.nd.edu] On Behalf Of Michael J. Giarlo [leftw...@alumni.rutgers.edu] Sent: Saturday, March 13, 2010 8:05 PM To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] Vote for Code4Lib 2011 host is OPEN Folks, I respect all of your points of view, but you have been going about this all wrong. Here's some data on brewpub density from Yelp. New Haven: http://bit.ly/b4vZBP (4) Bloomington: http://bit.ly/aOJ6KW (7) Vancouver: http://bit.ly/9p6Fgs (20) Now you can all make an informed decision. -Mike
[CODE4LIB] JOB: Digital Archivist - Yale University - New Haven, CT
Digital Archivist Manuscripts Archives Sterling Memorial Library Yale University Rank: Librarian I-II Fixed Duration: 28-October-2011 end date (approximately 18 months from date of hire) Schedule: Full-time (37.5 hours); Standard Work Week (M-F, 8:30 - 5:00) The University and the Library The Yale University Library, as one of the world's leading research libraries, collects, organizes, preserves, and provides access to and services for a rich and unique record of human thought and creativity. It fosters intellectual growth and supports the teaching and research missions of Yale University and scholarly communities worldwide. A distinctive strength is its rich spectrum of resources, including approximately thirteen million volumes and information in all media, ranging from ancient papyri to early printed books to electronic databases. The Library is engaging in numerous projects to expand access to its physical and digital collections. Housed in twenty-two buildings including the Sterling Memorial Library, the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, and the new Bass Library, it employs a dynamic and diverse staff of nearly six hundred who offer innovative and flexible services to library readers. For additional information on the Yale University Library, please visit the Library's Web site at: www.library.yale.edu. Manuscripts and Archives Manuscripts and Archives in the Yale University Library is a major center for historical inquiry and also serves as the documentary memory of Yale University. The repository holds 64,000 linear feet of material. Half of the holdings is comprised of more than 1700 collections of personal and family papers and organizational records that document a variety of subject and geographical areas, and half is comprised of the Yale University Archives. The repository also preserves and services 4000 testimonies from the Fortunoff Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies. Each year the materials are consulted by more than 1000 Yale faculty and students and scholars from the United States and throughout the world. The staff of the repository consists of fourteen professionals, two managers, ten support staff, and fifteen student assistants and occasional temporary positions. They are responsible for the selection, acquisition, arrangement, description, and preservation of manuscript and archival collections and for providing reference services for in-person and long-distance research, services to University offices, and teaching assistance in the use of the collections. General Purpose Reporting to the Senior Archivist for Digital Information Systems/Head of the University Archives, the Digital Archivist will join a dynamic group of archivists and helps to ensure effective acquisition, description, preservation, future migration, access to and security of digital component of manuscripts collections acquired by the department. Primary focus will be on the management, appraisal, description, and preservation of born-digital components of manuscripts collections. Responsibilities Drives management, appraisal, description, and preservation of born-digital components of manuscripts collections. Explores and proposes new technologies, including Web 2.0, to meet research and reference needs of patrons and staff. Serves as the systems team liaison to the public services unit. Under the direction of the Senior Archivist for Digital Information Services, the systems team employs digital technologies to transform departmental processes and operations and ensures the functioning of the department's technology infrastructure.Serves as the web manager for the Manuscripts Archives and Fortunoff Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonials (VAHT) public web portals, utilizing Cascade Server content management system, and is responsible for maintaining and updating the department's internal policies and procedures web site, utilizing SharePoint. Assists in research services functions of the department through weekly service on the reference desk, involvement in primary source instruction, and assistance with the exhibit program. Utilizing departmental and library digital infrastructure, manages preservation and access copies resulting from digital duplication. Assesses existing infrastructure and suggests changes as necessary. Supports and manages technical aspects of the VAHT digitization collections digitization project. Actively participates in library- and university-wide efforts to preserve and disseminate digital collections, wherever that work might be undertaken. Serves on requisite committees, as necessary. In particular, participates in the development of digital repository functionality to support users in determining the existence, description, location, and availability of digital collections stored in the repository, as well as applying restrictions and controls to limit access to specially protected collections, generating responses, and delivering the responses to
