On Wed, Jul 3, 2019 at 11:50 AM Josh Welker wrote:
> I agree with everything Kyle said except that it doesn't make you better at
> other things. The sysadmin skills I learned in figuring out self-hosting
> have transferred to many parts of my career inside and outside libraries
> and have helped
If I can sneak one more in there, I *personally* (not in relationship to my
library) have enjoyed the flexibility of hosting options for Wordpress on
https://www.dreamhost.com/wordpress/ . The thing I don't like about
Wordpress.com is the difficulty of turning off some of the defaults, and
the
A final thank you to everyone who took the time to respond today. Your reviews
will be very helpful to our team in selecting a provider. Have a great 4th,
everyone!
From: Andrew L Hickner
Sent: Wednesday, July 3, 2019 8:46 AM
To: Code for Libraries
Subject: recommendations for/advice re:
Sorry if I wasn't clear. My issue with our collective loosey-gooseyness is less
about the discussion list itself (Eric seems to be doing a fine job here), but
with...basically everything that we do.
Take the example given just now of the Community Support Squad. I personally
think such an
I am initially repelled by the idea of formalizing an organization and the
bureaucracy it entails. But then I realize that's probably the only way to
moderate the community without depending on a benevolent-dictator
moderation model. Now I am just depressed that we live in such a world
where those
Heya Kate, You addressed Anne here, please accept my comments interleaved.
On 7/3/19 2:02 PM, Kate Deibel wrote:
> Yes, you, Francis, and Mark publicly committed to working to expand the role
> of the CSS/CSVs at C4L19 via Mark's lightning talk. You three did drop the
> ball in announcing the
I agree with everything Kyle said except that it doesn't make you better at
other things. The sysadmin skills I learned in figuring out self-hosting
have transferred to many parts of my career inside and outside libraries
and have helped me land jobs several times. Of course that's a pretty
This seems like an excellent time to re-up a call for semi-formalizing Code4Lib
as an organization.
I know that folks really aren't thrilled with things like committees and
quorums, but ultimately, groups that take collective decisions need a
*mechanism* for doing so.
Edwin V. Sperr, MLIS
Fellow code4libbers,
I have two thoughts to share:
1. Thanks to Bobbi, Mark, Francis, and Anne for stepping up as CSV/CSS!
Happy to see this group going forward. And also:
2. I want to echo Kate's well-articulated sentiments. While I'm glad we have
a semi-active CSV/CSS group, I was
On Wed, Jul 3, 2019 at 5:46 AM Andrew L Hickner
wrote:
> Dear colleagues,
>
> We are exploring moving the Wordpress website for the local chapter of our
> library association to managed hosting. I'd appreciate any advice and/or
> provider reviews you are willing to share, and would be happy to
Yes, you, Francis, and Mark publicly committed to working to expand the role of
the CSS/CSVs at C4L19 via Mark's lightning talk. You three did drop the ball in
announcing the conference volunteers would be continuing their roles. They were
vetted and approved for the conference only. People may
As Anne notes in her message, she, Francis and I committed to this publicly
at Code4lib 2019; for reference, here's the lightning talk I gave:
Slides: http://bit.ly/c4l19-csv
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uXYIjJrfqnI#t=49m43s
thanks,
Mark
On Wed, Jul 3, 2019 at 10:35 AM Anne Slaughter
Seconding Francis' points, and adding that this "failure" does not rest on his
shoulders. Mark, Francis, and I publicly committed in San Jose to working to
expand the role of the CSS/CSVs to better support the community in situations
like this. This work unfortunately hasn't been on any of our
I think updating the Code of Conduct is a great idea but shutting down the
thread for an unspecified period of time is a not-so-great idea.
Joshua Welker
Library Systems and Discovery Coordinator
James C. Kirkpatrick Library
University of Central Missouri
Warrensburg, MO 64093
JCKL 2260
There's a new player I recently came across: Convesio (https://convesio.com/).
Docker-based hosted WordPress. I believe they're in beta right now.
Btw, when advising to stay away from a hosting provider, it would be nice
to know the reasons why. I've been with Bluehost for years, and my only
Heya Kate my responses interleaved. For starters if there's any opacity
I will take this as my fault/oversight. You, Anne, Mark and I spoke in
San Jose about the transition to the CSSCSV group after the conference
and promised to work on this once we were done. Unfortunately I've been
dealing with
Haha yes as a former professional webmaster with several years of experience
(mostly Drupal - I'm new to WP), I am with you 100% Cary. As a survivor of
Drupalgeddon, I will NEVER self-host again. The monthly fee associated with
managed hosting is more than offset by not having to worry about
Honestly, this is worrisome to me.
First, who are the members of the Community Support Squad? I can find no
mention of it anywhere on the website or the wiki. And it's disturbing that
such a group let such a coincidence in lack of coverage occur. Yes, there were
people listed for the 2019
I had not, thanks for the suggestion. I'm surprised I haven’t seen it listed on
any of the several review sites I've visited, and I'm wondering why that might
be the case.
Also, thank you to everybody else who's responded so far.
-Original Message-
From: Code for Libraries On Behalf
While my take on AWS may differ — we are Consulting Partners — they do not
provide Wordpress managed hosting services.
I advise that organizations that are not prepared to actively manage a CMS,
be it Wordpress, Drupal or anything else, to avoid self-hosting, whether it
be local or on a virtual
Apologies to the List for this late response from those of us who compose
the Community Support Squad; through an unfortunate coincidence, we each
had been off-line for most of the "[CODE4LIB] Note [administratativia]"
exchanges.
The thread has raised some issues that should be covered in the
AWS is super overwhelming, but you can just use lightsail and it will give
you the equivalent of a digital ocean droplet and just ignore everything
else.
On Wed, Jul 3, 2019 at 3:58 PM Josh Welker wrote:
> And I know AWS is the kingpin of cloud servers these days, but I try to
> avoid it like
And I know AWS is the kingpin of cloud servers these days, but I try to
avoid it like the plague. The AWS admin console is just a nightmare to
navigate, and there are literally over a hundred different-named AWS
services that all overlap, making it extremely hard to tell what you want
to do.
If you are able to manage your own server with basic Linux sysadmin skills,
I've had decent experiences with Digital Ocean, Linode, and Vultr, with
Vultr currently being the cheapest option last I checked.
If you want managed hosting, I have done freelance work for a bunch of
clients who use
One question that has come to me pretty frequently on the topic of sexual
harassment in libraries is reading material.
I suggest a good starting point is to read:
Be Fierce by Gretchen Carlson
Sent from my iPhone
Hi Nate - responding OL.
S
Steven Turner, MLIS
Manager, Web Technologies and Development, Assistant Professor
University Libraries
The University of Alabama
416 Gorgas Library | Box 870266, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487-0266
office 205-348-1638
steven.j.tur...@ua.edu | http://www.lib.ua.edu/
Oh, good call Chuck- thanks!
On Wed, Jul 3, 2019 at 11:25 AM Chuck McAndrew <
chuck.mcand...@leblibrary.com> wrote:
> Hi Nate,
> Have you thought about tech jobs for good (
> https://www.techjobsforgood.com/)?
> That might reach a new group that aren't currently working in libraries.
> Regards
>
Thanks, Steven!
This is helpful.
In the long term, I need to understand these market rates and get organized
in such a fashion that I can be a competitive employer.
I'm not running a library... I'm running a non-profit / consortium, and I
think that if I want to offer top notch member services I
Hi Nate,
Have you thought about tech jobs for good (https://www.techjobsforgood.com/)?
That might reach a new group that aren't currently working in libraries.
Regards
Chuck McAndrew
IT Librarian
Lebanon Public Libraries
Lebanon, NH
On Wed, Jul 3, 2019 at 2:08 PM Nate Hill wrote:
> Hi all,
>
>
Hi Andrew,
Have you considered moving it to wordpress.com? I have been pretty pleased
with them. You get to run your site, but they take care of updates etc.
Makes running a wordpress site pretty easy and they are fairly inexpensive.
Chuck McAndrew
IT Librarian
Lebanon Public Libraries
Lebanon NH
Hi Nate - we have good luck with our CS / EE / MIS student body, we have hired
some very good developers over the years. Perhaps you could work with a few
local colleges/universities to hire student workers, I would contact the chairs
of those departments and explain your dilemma, and they
Thanks to those who have provided useful and helpful feedback and those who
have been supportive of raising awareness about sexual harassment in libraries.
Whether you believe it or not (you are entitled to your opinion), sexual
harassment in libraries, generally speaking, is a problem in
Not necessarily full approval by an IRB, but many people have noted that since
this this is a sensitive topic concerning a vulnerable population it would be
wise to use an ethical approach designed to protect participants. IRBs provide
one such model to follow. Journalism has similar procedures
Anyone has a right to discuss and have their opinions. Very true. But if
there is misinformation or false info about sources in the story or me, I will
say something.
Sent from my iPhone
> On Jul 3, 2019, at 8:25 AM, Jim DelRosso wrote:
>
> If you promote your work in a discussion forum,
A couple of people have mentioned that this project needs approval by an
IRB. I do not believe this is true---correct me if I'm wrong, but I think
Sunni would have needed to be more systematic in her investigation and have
included a real research question, not just an intention to raise
++DigitalOcean
On Wed, Jul 3, 2019 at 7:07 AM Chris Davis wrote:
> In answer to your question about which hosting company to move your
> WordPress site to, do not move to Bluehost. DigitalOcean is looking pretty
> fair and square right now.
>
> FWIW,
>
> Christopher Davis
> Systems & E-services
Hi all,
I'm looking for some advice on other places beyond libraryland where I
might recruit a developer for the new repository service we are developing
at the Metropolitan New York Library Council.
About a week ago I posted a job for a Digital Repository Developer on the
code4lib job board.
In answer to your question about which hosting company to move your WordPress
site to, do not move to Bluehost. DigitalOcean is looking pretty fair and
square right now.
FWIW,
Christopher Davis
Systems & E-services Librarian
Uintah County Library
On Wed, 3 Jul 2019 13:58:57 +, Goben,
For the record, this is the excerpt from your article that is being referred to
as transphobic:
"I’ve had more training for what pronouns to call people and where our gender
neutral bathrooms are than addressing sexual harassment,”
So why is this quote a transphobic microaggression? It posits
I've been with LISHost (https://lishost.org/) for years. (I'm pretty sure
Blake's on here-- hi Blake, good to see you in DC!) It's always been very
excellent support and they are used to working with library associations. Much
recommended.
--
Abigail H. Goben, MLS
Associate Professor
If you promote your work in a discussion forum, you can't fault people for
discussing it in said forum.
Jim
On Wed, Jul 3, 2019 at 9:22 AM S B <
0019b805e526-dmarc-requ...@lists.clir.org> wrote:
> You are making an assumption and false statement. Only part one of the
> series has been
What was false? What was an assumption?
Katherine Deibel | PhD
Inclusion & Accessibility Librarian
Syracuse University Libraries
T 315.443.7178
kndei...@syr.edu
222 Waverly Ave., Syracuse, NY 13244
Syracuse University
-Original Message-
From: Code for Libraries On Behalf Of S B
Sent:
You are making an assumption and false statement. Only part one of the series
has been printed. There are more parts coming. Instead of asking me questions
or having a courtesy of emailing me privately, choose to take the public route
of criticizing.
I hope positive discussion will happen
As also not official, let me say that the vagueness of identity, lack of
research oversight and inclusion of transphobia in your "piece" makes every
concern about this article legitimate.
I do not apologize.
On Wed, Jul 3, 2019 at 8:22 AM Craig Boman wrote:
> Dear Sunni,
>
> On behalf of the
The Open Repositories Steering Committee (ORSC) is pleased to announce
that we are opening nominations for standing members to join the OR
Steering Committee.
ORSC manages the annual Open Repositories conference (OR2019 just
concluded in Hamburg last week) and consists of a maximum of 12
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have not already done so, please help to recognize innovation and excellence
across the digital stewardship
Dear colleagues,
We are exploring moving the Wordpress website for the local chapter of our
library association to managed hosting. I'd appreciate any advice and/or
provider reviews you are willing to share, and would be happy to summarize
responses for the list if there is interest.
Thanks
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Dear Sunni,
On behalf of the leaderless Code4lib community, for which I have no
authority to represent, please allow us to apologize. In my short time
participating in Code4lib it has been clear to me that Code4lib has been a
place to talk about gender issues in library coding communities
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