Re: [CODE4LIB] Report of the Code4Lib Fiscal Continuity Interest Group

I think fiscal sponsorship by CLIR is definitely the sweet spot. It's pretty awesome CLIR is offering on those terms, really, and it's not entirely risk-free for them obviously. It's a real vote of confidence. Setting up your own 501-c-3 gives you LOTS of financial and legal obligations. Even

Re: [CODE4LIB] Report of the Code4Lib Fiscal Continuity Interest Group

Hi, On Mon, Jan 23, 2017 at 5:44 PM, Karen Coyle wrote: > Did you look at other states in terms of becoming a 501c3? I was under the > impression that some states are easier/cheaper than others. Not in depth -- the focus on Georgia was largely driven by the availability of an

Re: [CODE4LIB] Report of the Code4Lib Fiscal Continuity Interest Group

This is great research and a useful report, thank you all for your work! On Mon, Jan 23, 2017 at 2:37 PM, Galen Charlton wrote: > Hi, > > Last year, following a discussion about whether to formalize Code4Lib, > a group of us got together to investigate various options for >

[CODE4LIB] Job Post: Metadata Librarian at the University of Tennessee

Apologies for cross-posting. For more information, see the job posting on the Libraries website. Metadata Librarian Appointment Rank: Assistant Professor Salary: minimum $52,000 Available: September 1, 2017, or earlier if search is

[CODE4LIB] Participants needed for Code4Lib 2017 presentation survey

Due to technical issues, this email is being sent on behalf of Dominque Bortmas to gather information for their Code4Lib 2017 conf presentation (http://2017.code4lib.org/talks/Destroying-Impostor-Phenomenon-in-Code4Lib-and-Ourselves) cheers, Whitni -

Re: [CODE4LIB] Looking for libraries present in their campus' LMS

The UW Libraries does a similar thing. We have a service called the Guide Linking App that connects library guides our librarians make for subjects or specific courses. The linking app maps a guide's URL to either a curriculum code (for subject guides) or a course number (for course guides). A

Re: [CODE4LIB] Looking for libraries present in their campus' LMS

On 23 January 2017, Gary Thompson wrote: 2. A referral link between a course and the best LibGuide. The link simply send the registrar's course ID to our Drupal site, which then resolves and redirects to the most specific guide according to these priorities: * A course-specific guide

Re: [CODE4LIB] Looking for libraries present in their campus' LMS

UCLA uses Moodle, branded as the Common Coollaboration & Learning Environment (CCLE). Eight years ago, Library IT tried to develop a Moodle block for courses, but that didn't work out -- we didn't have time to become effective Moodle developers. After that failure, we took an approach of

Re: [CODE4LIB] Looking for libraries present in their campus' LMS

In the UK Reading List Management solutions have been a key component is presenting the library in the VLE/LMS. The reading list is typically closely integrated with Blackboard, Moodle etc etc. Talis pioneered the approach in the UK (and Australia). They took a different approach to the 'Course

Re: [CODE4LIB] Looking for libraries present in their campus' LMS

Several years ago, we got our IT department to build us a custom library tab in Blackboard that appears in all courses by default. It has the picture, contact information, and an instant message widget for the liaison librarian for that department; a link to the subject or course guide for that

Re: [CODE4LIB] Looking for libraries present in their campus' LMS

On 23 January 2017, Kyle Breneman wrote: Does your library have some kind of presence within your campus' learning management system (LMS)? If so, what does that presence look like? At York U (in Toronto) we use Moodle, and there's a Library Resources box that holds content customized for

Re: [CODE4LIB] Looking for libraries present in their campus' LMS

We are on the same “page” as you. Haha I have been pushing to have some system that reflects that students major or areas of interest, with links to our actual home page. Ive thought about using Campus Guides from Springshare's API for the data. Writing the code that interacts and gets the

[CODE4LIB] Looking for libraries present in their campus' LMS

Does your library have some kind of presence within your campus' learning management system (LMS)? If so, what does that presence look like? Here at the University of Baltimore, we use Sakai and all users have access to a tab, within Sakai, for the library. The tab leads to a page that is like