[CODE4LIB] mailing list administratativia

2008-08-13 Thread Eric Lease Morgan
Here is a bit of Code4Lib mailing list administratativia. First of all, our membership is now over a thousand people. While the NGC4Lib mailing list has more subscribers, the Code4Lib mailing lists grows at a steady and constant rate. The growth of the NGC4Lib list has s l o o o w e d dow

Re: [CODE4LIB] local Code4Lib group -- opinions?

2008-08-13 Thread Eric Lease Morgan
On Aug 13, 2008, at 4:05 PM, Kevin S. Clarke wrote: I'd also be interested in seeing further discussion on this list, like Ed said, if you or others go ahead with this idea (local code4libs). Also, I'd be interested in working with others in North Carolina if there are folks here who'd be inter

Re: [CODE4LIB] local Code4Lib group -- opinions?

2008-08-13 Thread Kevin S. Clarke
I think this is a great idea! I'd also be interested in seeing further discussion on this list, like Ed said, if you or others go ahead with this idea (local code4libs). Also, I'd be interested in working with others in North Carolina if there are folks here who'd be interested in starting a http

Re: [CODE4LIB] local Code4Lib group -- opinions?

2008-08-13 Thread Jonathan Rochkind
I think it's a fine idea ot have a local Code4lib group. But if it's an interest group of a particular library organization, I worry that means participation in the local group is limited to members of that particular library organization? One of the things we like about the Code4Lib communit

Re: [CODE4LIB] local Code4Lib group -- opinions?

2008-08-13 Thread Ed Summers
This seems like a great idea, and very similar to what I've heard Dan Chudnov talk about regarding a code4lib-dc for the Washington DC area. Would you be interested in using the code4lib.org drupal instance for providing information about the user group: say http://code4lib.org/nyc? Or perhaps you

[CODE4LIB] local Code4Lib group -- opinions?

2008-08-13 Thread Joanna DiPasquale
Hi everyone, (I'm writing on behalf of myself, Paul Albert, and Kevin Reiss.) We're writing to get your opinion on a group that we're looking to start up in the New York City Metro area. Kevin, Paul, and I are members of a Metropolitan Library Council (METRO) Special Interest Group that is --

Re: [CODE4LIB] [Web4lib] A million free covers, from LibraryThing

2008-08-13 Thread John Miedema
See the useful post from LibraryLawBlog here: http://blog.librarylaw.com/librarylaw/2008/08/book-jackets--.html Much like the Wikipedia explanation re: the Star Wars poster, it seems to me that using a thumbnail, reduced sized version of a cover image is allowable under fair use for commentary ...

[CODE4LIB] Job Posting: Web Applications Programmer, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo

2008-08-13 Thread Michael Price
Web Applications Programmer Kennedy Library, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Anticipated Hiring Range: $41,088 - $86,668 Open Until Filled (Review of Applications 8/22/08) Kennedy Library is seeking a Web Applications Programmer to integrate and develop web applications in support of library servic