Re: [CODE4LIB] Releasing library holdings metadata openly on the web (was: Libraries and IT Innovation)

2013-07-24 Thread Owen Stephens
On the holdings front also see the work being done on a holding ontology at https://github.com/dini-ag-kim/holding-ontology (and related mailing list http://lists.d-nb.de/mailman/listinfo/dini-ag-kim-bestandsdaten) - discussion all in English Owen Owen Stephens Owen Stephens Consulting Web:

[CODE4LIB] Job: Online and Distance Learning Librarian at University of Virginia

2013-07-24 Thread jobs
An energetic and service oriented librarian is needed to provide library services for the School of Continuing Professional Studies (SCPS), and to be the library's point person for other online and distance education programs as they emerge at the University of Virginia. SCPS offers courses

[CODE4LIB] Windows 8

2013-07-24 Thread Forrest, Stuart
Hi All Just taking a quick poll...Who is using windows 8 in their libraries and of those how many use staff, public, both?? And if not why?? Thanks Stuart Forrest PhD Library Systems Specialist Beaufort County Library Beaufort SC 29902 843 255 6450 sforr...@bcgov.net

[CODE4LIB] Job: Digital Collections Specialist at Furman University

2013-07-24 Thread jobs
The Digital Collections Specialist digitizes materials for Furman faculty, staff, administrators, and other partners for use in teaching, research, exhibition, preservation and inclusion in the Furman Digital Collections. The Digital Collections Specialist oversees a cadre of student assistants,

[CODE4LIB] Job: Lead Metadata Librarian and Methodist Cataloger at Drew University

2013-07-24 Thread jobs
Drew University Library seeks an innovative, collaborative and forward- thinking librarian to provide leadership for metadata services as well as expertise cataloging materials for Drew's renowned Methodist collections. The Lead Metadata Librarian and Methodist Cataloger coordinates cataloging

Re: [CODE4LIB] Windows 8

2013-07-24 Thread Eric Phetteplace
Hi Stuart, We've received a number of Surface RT tablets which we'll be using in the Fall. Right now, it's only staff trying them out but eventually students will use them. We don't have a timeline for migrating our public computers to Windows 8. My biggest impression is it's probably wise to

Re: [CODE4LIB] Releasing library holdings metadata openly on the web (was: Libraries and IT Innovation)

2013-07-24 Thread Karen Coyle
Thanks, Owen. This is interesting. In the schemaBibEx [1] group we have for the moment punted on serial holdings, in part because we don't have a use case for digging into detail in that environment. (And we all know it will be very complicated.) We're looking at actual library holdings

[CODE4LIB] Now Accepting Application: Digital Humanities Data Curation Institute (Oct. 16-18 @ MITH)

2013-07-24 Thread Senseney, Megan Finn
Digital Humanities Data Curation, a series of three-day workshops, will provide a strong introductory grounding in data curation concepts and practices, focusing on the special issues and challenges of data curation in the humanities. Workshops are aimed at humanities researchers — whether

Re: [CODE4LIB] Windows 8

2013-07-24 Thread Ruth Frasur
Our library is still on 7. We will most likely almost wait until the release of Window 8.1. We will be moving to touch screen monitors as well. On Wed, Jul 24, 2013 at 10:26 AM, Eric Phetteplace phett...@gmail.comwrote: Hi Stuart, We've received a number of Surface RT tablets which we'll be

Re: [CODE4LIB] Windows 8

2013-07-24 Thread Cynthia Ng
Our public and staff machines are controlled by IT. Some staff are still on XP though most are Win7, public is on Win7. At my former place, public was controlled by IT and on Win7. Staff had just moved to Win7 over the last year. The move to Win7 + Office 2010 + Google Apps was such a big change

[CODE4LIB] Job Posting / Systems Librarian/Web Librarian / Washington, DC

2013-07-24 Thread Suzanne Richards
LAC Group is seeking a Systems Librarian/Web Librarian for a potential long-term contract with a prestigious federal agency located in Washington, DC. We are recruiting for several positions for this contract to run the library and information services for this agency department and these

Re: [CODE4LIB] Windows 8

2013-07-24 Thread Francis Kayiwa
On Wed, Jul 24, 2013 at 01:01:42PM +, Forrest, Stuart wrote: Hi All Just taking a quick poll...Who is using windows 8 in their libraries and of those how many use staff, public, both?? And if not why?? I will join the refrain of wait for 8.1 unless you are using a touch device. For the

[CODE4LIB] Job: Programmer/Analyst I at Dartmouth College

2013-07-24 Thread jobs
The Dartmouth College Library seeks a programmer/analyst to join its Digital Library Technologies Group, which develops and maintains the technical infrastructure of Dartmouth's digital library initiatives and services. The selected individual will hone their programming skills on a variety of