[CODE4LIB] Voting is OPEN for this year's conference t-shirt

2014-01-15 Thread Josh Wilson
Please drop by the Diebold-o-tron to cast your vote on this year's conference t-shirt logo: http://vote.code4lib.org/election/29 Voting ends January 24! Josh Wilson on behalf of C4L 2014 T-shirt Committee

Re: [CODE4LIB] links from finding aid to digital object

2014-01-15 Thread Edward Summers
Thanks for all the responses about linking finding aids to digital objects yesterday — it was very helpful! I haven’t done much work (yet) looking to see what the patterns are. But a few people contacted me asking me to provide the results. so I have pulled out the examples into a document

Re: [CODE4LIB] links from finding aid to digital object

2014-01-15 Thread Ethan Gruber
You could also try the EAD list if you need more examples. On Jan 15, 2014 8:45 AM, Edward Summers e...@pobox.com wrote: Thanks for all the responses about linking finding aids to digital objects yesterday — it was very helpful! I haven’t done much work (yet) looking to see what the patterns

Re: [CODE4LIB] Question about OAI Harvesting via Perl

2014-01-15 Thread Adam Constabaris
There's someone in this thread who would know more about the mechanics behind NET::OAI::Harvester-new, but from what you've told us so far, it's possible that that call is failing to return a harvester object for some reason. This is consistent with perl telling you $harvester is undefined later

[CODE4LIB] Job: IT Admin II - Digital Initiatives Developer at University of Tennessee Knoxville

2014-01-15 Thread jobs
IT Admin II - Digital Initiatives Developer University of Tennessee Knoxville Knoxville General Description: This position will be a member of the Digital Initiatives department within the University of Tennessee Libraries. It will report to the Associate Professor and Head, Digital

Re: [CODE4LIB] Public transport from RDU to Sheraton Raleigh and how safe is it?

2014-01-15 Thread Cary Gordon
Go for it! On Jan 14, 2014, at 11:52 AM, Salazar, Christina christina.sala...@csuci.edu wrote: CSUCI (http://www.csuci.edu/ ) is game to host C4L in sunny S CA (definitely NOT Los Angeles, but still S CA) but y'all have to not be cranky pants about the venue - it's an excellent facility,

Re: [CODE4LIB] Subject: [CODE4LIB] links from finding aid to digital object

2014-01-15 Thread Stern, Randy
Harvard has 857 Finding Aids with links to digital content. To find them, go to http://oasis.lib.harvard.edu/oasis/deliver/advancedsearch?_collection=oasis , check the checkbox for Limit to finding aids with digital content, and click the red Search button. If you then view one of the finding

[CODE4LIB] Fedora/Hydra Developer, FDA Digital Library of Modeling and Simulation, $90k

2014-01-15 Thread Hernandez, Jessica
FDA is seeking a software professional with an interest in digital library applications and technology. Office of Science and Engineering Laboratories Center for Devices and Radiological Health U.S. Food and Drug Administration Silver Spring, MD This is an interdisciplinary project to develop

Re: [CODE4LIB] archiving web pages

2014-01-15 Thread Stern, Randy
Here is another: http://wax.lib.harvard.edu/collections/home.do - Randy -- Date:Tue, 14 Jan 2014 10:43:18 -0700 From:Robert Sanderson azarot...@gmail.com Subject: Re: archiving web pages Here are several to consider: *

Re: [CODE4LIB] Question about OAI Harvesting via Perl

2014-01-15 Thread Simeon Warner
On 1/14/14 10:45 PM, Edward Summers wrote: Just out of curiosity, does it work for a little bit then stop working? I know arXiv throttle crawlers, and am not sure if they throttle oai-pmh clients. Simeon Warner who helps run arXiv has been know to post code4lib, so maybe this will cross his

Re: [CODE4LIB] archiving web pages

2014-01-15 Thread Wilhelmina Randtke
Agreed, don't focus too much on preserving the presentation for an online newspaper. The text and images are important, but the layout isn't so important. -Wilhelmina Randtke On Tue, Jan 14, 2014 at 10:59 AM, Kyle Banerjee kyle.baner...@gmail.comwrote: IMO, there are many web archiving

[CODE4LIB] Job: Test Post at Anonymous

2014-01-15 Thread jobs
Test Post Anonymous New London This is a test post. Brought to you by code4lib jobs: http://jobs.code4lib.org/job/11613/

Re: [CODE4LIB] archiving web pages

2014-01-15 Thread Andrew Darby
If it's doable, I think preserving the whole enchilada is desirable. For instance, at my last library, there was a regular assignment where students needed the print version of old periodicals because they were tasked with analysing the ads and layouts. Someone might be interested in web layouts

[CODE4LIB] Code4Lib 2014 Registration is now open!

2014-01-15 Thread Tim McGeary
Colleagues, I am happy announce that the Code4Lib 2014 General Registration is now open: https://www.concentra-cms.com/c/c4l2014 As a reminder, the cost of registration is $165, and registration for pre-conferences is also available. Half-day pre-conferences are $5 each and full day

Re: [CODE4LIB] Job: Test Post at Anonymous

2014-01-15 Thread Ross Singer
HELLO, IS THERE AN OPTION FOR TELECOMMUTING. ASKING FOR A FRIEND WITH LOTS OF EXPERIENCE AS A TEST POSTER. -ROSS. On Wed, Jan 15, 2014 at 11:51 AM, j...@code4lib.org wrote: Test Post Anonymous New London This is a test post. Brought to you by code4lib jobs:

Re: [CODE4LIB] archiving web pages

2014-01-15 Thread Alexander Duryee
There's always the option of capturing a WARC of the newspaper as the preservation master for dark storage, and generating PDFs for access via your CMS. If you're in ContentDM already, then a PDF would be much easier to use (both on the back and frontends). The provenance metadata of WARC is too

[CODE4LIB] Code4Lib 2014 Registration is now open!

2014-01-15 Thread Emily Lynema
Just a quick note that if you need any more info about the area or transportation, please see the website: http://code4lib.org/conference/2014. -emily --- Colleagues, I am happy

Re: [CODE4LIB] Job: Test Post at Anonymous

2014-01-15 Thread Ross Singer
No, it's cool. I've learned about mocking objects since then. -Ross. On Wed, Jan 15, 2014 at 12:36 PM, Michael B. Klein mbkl...@gmail.comwrote: I am interested in the post testing job. Please send details. Do not be fooled by Ross Singer; he is dangerous. The last post he tested caused the

Re: [CODE4LIB] Job: Test Post at Anonymous

2014-01-15 Thread Michael B. Klein
I object to your mocking. On Wed, Jan 15, 2014 at 11:55 AM, Ross Singer rossfsin...@gmail.com wrote: No, it's cool. I've learned about mocking objects since then. -Ross. On Wed, Jan 15, 2014 at 12:36 PM, Michael B. Klein mbkl...@gmail.com wrote: I am interested in the post testing

Re: [CODE4LIB] Job: Test Post at Anonymous

2014-01-15 Thread Mark Pernotto
I mock that objection. On Wed, Jan 15, 2014 at 9:56 AM, Michael B. Klein mbkl...@gmail.com wrote: I object to your mocking. On Wed, Jan 15, 2014 at 11:55 AM, Ross Singer rossfsin...@gmail.com wrote: No, it's cool. I've learned about mocking objects since then. -Ross. On Wed,

Re: [CODE4LIB] Job: Test Post at Anonymous

2014-01-15 Thread Sæhrímnir BaconHog
Hello! Is this thing on? On Wed, Jan 15, 2014 at 12:56 PM, Michael B. Klein mbkl...@gmail.comwrote: I object to your mocking. On Wed, Jan 15, 2014 at 11:55 AM, Ross Singer rossfsin...@gmail.com wrote: No, it's cool. I've learned about mocking objects since then. -Ross. On Wed,

Re: [CODE4LIB] Job: Test Post at Anonymous

2014-01-15 Thread BWS Johnson
Salve!     This is a welcoming community, and I won't have Michael objectified. Cheers, Brooke     I mock that objection. On Wed, Jan 15, 2014 at 9:56 AM, Michael B. Klein mbkl...@gmail.com wrote: I object to your mocking. On Wed, Jan 15, 2014 at 11:55 AM, Ross Singer

Re: [CODE4LIB] archiving web pages

2014-01-15 Thread Kyle Banerjee
On Wed, Jan 15, 2014 at 8:52 AM, Andrew Darby darby.li...@gmail.com wrote: If it's doable, I think preserving the whole enchilada is desirable. For instance, at my last library, there was a regular assignment where students needed the print version of old periodicals because they were tasked

Re: [CODE4LIB] Question about OAI Harvesting via Perl

2014-01-15 Thread Kyle Banerjee
Plenty of good advice in this thread but don't be afraid to write a harvester yourself that meets your needs. It's good to avoid reinventing the wheel, but OAI-PMH is a really easy protocol to work with -- it's the same difficulty as retrieving a bunch of web pages. For simple jobs, it's often

Re: [CODE4LIB] Job: Test Post at Anonymous

2014-01-15 Thread Michael B. Klein
Objectification is in the method dispatcher of the receiver. On Jan 15, 2014, at 12:14 PM, BWS Johnson abesottedphoe...@yahoo.com wrote: Salve! This is a welcoming community, and I won't have Michael objectified. Cheers, Brooke I mock that objection. On Wed, Jan

Re: [CODE4LIB] archiving web pages

2014-01-15 Thread Nicholas Taylor
+1 to Alex's suggestion to use WARC for the preservation master and generate PDFs for access. While I agree with Kyle that it's ultimately the content that's important and that hypothetical researcher needs are inexhaustible, I do think there's an advantage to preserving web content in a

[CODE4LIB] Room Share + Transportation from Hampton Roads, VA

2014-01-15 Thread Dan Moore
Hi everyone, I figure since registration has just opened for the conference that now would be the best time to throw this message out there. I'm looking for roommates to go in on a room together either at the Sheraton or at a nearby hotel. I'm a recent MLIS graduate, so I'm keen on keeping

[CODE4LIB] Room and Ride share page Re: [CODE4LIB] Room Share + Transportation from Hampton Roads, VA

2014-01-15 Thread Becky Yoose
Hi Dan and everyone, I've added a Room and Ride Share page on the wiki at http://wiki.code4lib.org/index.php/2014_Room_and_Ride_Share for folks looking for roommates, rides to/from the airport, and so on for a central place for requests :c) Thanks, Becky On Wed, Jan 15, 2014 at 2:11 PM, Dan

Re: [CODE4LIB] Question about OAI Harvesting via Perl

2014-01-15 Thread Edward Summers
On Jan 15, 2014, at 2:18 PM, Kyle Banerjee kyle.baner...@gmail.com wrote: Plenty of good advice in this thread but don't be afraid to write a harvester yourself that meets your needs. It's good to avoid reinventing the wheel, but OAI-PMH is a really easy protocol to work with -- it's the same

Re: [CODE4LIB] Job: Test Post at Anonymous

2014-01-15 Thread Cary Gordon
But is it the good turtle soup or merely the mock? From the Cole Porter classic, At Long Last Test-driven Development. On Jan 15, 2014, at 11:23 AM, Michael B. Klein mbkl...@gmail.com wrote: Objectification is in the method dispatcher of the receiver. On Jan 15, 2014, at 12:14 PM, BWS

Re: [CODE4LIB] Voting is OPEN for this year's conference t-shirt

2014-01-15 Thread Ranti Junus
I did not see the usual 0-3 radio buttons for the voting both on Chrome and FF. Not sure if this is specific to my browsers or something else. Can anybody help verify? thanks, ranti. On Wed, Jan 15, 2014 at 8:12 AM, Josh Wilson joshwilso...@gmail.com wrote: Please drop by the Diebold-o-tron

Re: [CODE4LIB] Voting is OPEN for this year's conference t-shirt

2014-01-15 Thread Ranti Junus
Nevermind. My own fault. Move on. On Wed, Jan 15, 2014 at 6:11 PM, Ranti Junus ranti.ju...@gmail.com wrote: I did not see the usual 0-3 radio buttons for the voting both on Chrome and FF. Not sure if this is specific to my browsers or something else. Can anybody help verify? thanks,

Re: [CODE4LIB] Question about OAI Harvesting via Perl

2014-01-15 Thread Eka Grguric
I got it working by reordering my code and initializing properly (and by digging through a Perl textbook...). Thank you all for your advice! Now I have a Net::OAI::Harvester specific question - so far I've been able to retrieve titles and identifiers for all records but is there a way to

Re: [CODE4LIB] Question about OAI Harvesting via Perl

2014-01-15 Thread Eka Grguric
I should have included this in my previous message but here is the code I'm using: https://gist.github.com/egrguric/8447275 !

Re: [CODE4LIB] Question about OAI Harvesting via Perl

2014-01-15 Thread Kyle Banerjee
No need for a module -- that would be using a chain saw to cut butter. To return to an earlier suggestion, this is precisely where just retrieving something via good ol' http is easiest. An OAI-PMH request is just a request that looks exactly like the output from a really simple HTML form. This

Re: [CODE4LIB] Question about OAI Harvesting via Perl

2014-01-15 Thread Roy Tennant
I'd have to agree. OAI-PMH is so simple that even as poor a programmer as I am was able to write my own data provider from scratch. Actually, not completely from scratch in one go. Basically I was able to tweak my existing database-driven web site to accept incoming verbs and parameters and

[CODE4LIB] Job: Librarian for Archival Management and Preservation at New York University Abu Dhabi

2014-01-15 Thread jobs
Librarian for Archival Management and Preservation New York University Abu Dhabi Abu Dhabi NYU Abu Dhabi invites applications for a Librarian for Archival Management and Preservation to work in an innovative, dynamic, and forward-looking setting. The incumbent will help manage acquisitions, care

[CODE4LIB] Job: Systems/Digital Collections Librarian at Lewis University

2014-01-15 Thread jobs
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[CODE4LIB] Job: HSL Systems Technology Librarian at Temple University

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[CODE4LIB] Job: Supervisory Digital Imaging Specialist at National Archives and Records Administration

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[CODE4LIB] Job: Electronic Records Archivist at North Carolina

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[CODE4LIB] Job: Web Development Librarian at Free Library of Philadelphia

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[CODE4LIB] Job: Technology Specialist at Digital Public Library of America

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