Re: [CODE4LIB] distributed library alpha server up, feedback welcome

2011-04-25 Thread Dave Caroline
I am another self coder using my own ideas not stuck with legacy ideas and using a web design with mysql db I happen to use php and dont use a cms like many seem to these days. I find use of a CMS somewhat restricting to the use of the database for full speed. You may get a CMS up quickly but it

Re: [CODE4LIB] Why does the MARC to DC crosswalk refuse to use Creator?

2011-04-25 Thread Guenther, Rebecca
The reason we used DC Contributor instead of Creator is because the semantics do not map well to MARC creators/contributors. Creators in MARC can be in 1XX and 7XX; since 1XX is not repeatable, additional creators go in 7XX. Contributors in Dublin Core play a secondary role in the resource (An

Re: [CODE4LIB] distributed library alpha server up, feedback welcome

2011-04-25 Thread Markus Fischer
Hi Elliot congrats, you did it! Wish you all the best for the further development! Markus Am 23.04.2011 23:27, schrieb Elliot Hallmark: All, It was at the end of last year that I came here saying I was writing an open source ILS for a distributed (book sharing) library. While I had lots of

Re: [CODE4LIB] distributed library alpha server up, feedback welcome

2011-04-25 Thread Elliot Hallmark
Another thing that differentiates you from other small libraries attempting this sort of thing is your contacting of this list. Most of the readers here are used to big-data problems, where they're trying to make sense of the storage, maintenance, and display of millions of records, so it's

Re: [CODE4LIB] distributed library alpha server up, feedback welcome

2011-04-25 Thread Elliot Hallmark
Interesting point about the checkout history. Not displaying it automatically is probably a good idea. I wouldn't drop that info though, or obscure it in the DB.

[CODE4LIB] Job Announcement: Information Architects in the DC Metro area to work for well known Federal Agency (Fort Meade)

2011-04-25 Thread Patty De Anda Gates
LAC Group seeks two Information Architects in the DC Metro area (Fort Meade, MD) to work for a well known Federal Agency. The IA's responsibilities include using advanced technical skills in designing, creating, evaluating, maintaining and inputting information into data management systems and

Re: [CODE4LIB] distributed library alpha server up, feedback welcome

2011-04-25 Thread Doran, Michael D
University of Texas is switching to django for all of their internal DB stuff like accounting and payroll for reasons that are obvious to anyone who has used django. Huh? Django may be great, but this seems highly unlikely. -- Michael # Michael Doran, Systems Librarian # University of Texas

[CODE4LIB] Google Book Search and Millennium

2011-04-25 Thread Patrick Berry
Hi, We're working on integrating links to Google Books from Millennium. I'm not a fan of rewritting things from scratch, so I've borrowed heavily from those that already have this working. Props to the gbsclasses.js folks, MSU, and Temple. One thing I noticed is that IE 9 (perhaps earlier

Re: [CODE4LIB] distributed library alpha server up, feedback welcome

2011-04-25 Thread Elliot Hallmark
@brice: good point, its on the list now @michael: University of Texas is switching to django for all of their internal DB stuff like accounting and payroll for reasons that are obvious to anyone who has used django. Huh? Django may be great, but this seems highly unlikely. I may very well

[CODE4LIB] Code4lib North approaching, hackfest ideas wanted!

2011-04-25 Thread John Fink
Hey folks, Code4Lib North is fast approaching! It's on for May 5-6, and we need your hackfest ideas for our full day hackfest. If you've got any, please send them along to me at john.f...@gmail.com -- I'd love to hear them and get people working on them. Thanks! jf

Re: [CODE4LIB] Google Book Search and Millennium

2011-04-25 Thread Gabriel Farrell
Nice work, Patrick. You reminded me I never mentioned on this list the III Refworks Export script I put up on GitHub (see the code for props to those who did most of the work). It's at https://github.com/gsf/refworksexport. Maybe we should start collecting these under a iiihacks GitHub org. On

Re: [CODE4LIB] Why does the MARC to DC crosswalk refuse to use Creator?

2011-04-25 Thread Luciano Ramalho
Thank you very much Rebecca, Karen and Esme for your replies. It is really a privilege to be able to ask a question here and get answers like these. Regarding the DC Creator issue, I probably nave a different perspective on DC than many here, because my first contact with DC was not as a