Re: [CODE4LIB] ISSN lists?

2014-10-16 Thread Roy Tennant
I would use this over a WorldCat.org search: http://xissn.worldcat.org/ but I am unaware of a data dump. Roy On Thu, Oct 16, 2014 at 7:16 PM, Stuart Yeates wrote: > My understanding is that there is no universal ISSN list but that worldcat > allows querying of their database by ISSN. > > Which

[CODE4LIB] ISSN lists?

2014-10-16 Thread Stuart Yeates
My understanding is that there is no universal ISSN list but that worldcat allows querying of their database by ISSN. Which method of sampling the ISSN namespace is going to cause least pain? http://www.worldcat.org/ISSN/ seems to be the one talked about, but is there another that's less resou

[CODE4LIB] Drupal workshops at Internet Librarian

2014-10-16 Thread Cary Gordon
We will be presenting two Drupal workshops at Internet Librarian on Sunday, October 27th. The morning session, Drupal Essential Tools: Beyond the Basics, takes an in-depth look at essential site-building tools such as Views, Entity Reference, Display Modes and Blocks, and how these tools can ease

Re: [CODE4LIB] Conference site backend

2014-10-16 Thread Michael Schofield
Now now. It's perfectly acceptable to bash Drupal. Remember what's written on the jar: "choosy moms don't choose Drupal." Just trolling a little, Michael | @gollydamn -Original Message- From: Code for Libraries [mailto:CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Alex Armstrong Sent: Thursda

Re: [CODE4LIB] Conference site backend

2014-10-16 Thread Charlie Morris
Wordpress v. Drupal is the third rail. And I agree with Cary, either is a win for open source ;) -Charlie On Thu, Oct 16, 2014 at 4:09 PM, Alex Armstrong wrote: > Cary, I sense I have upset you. I don't think I bashed or promoted > anything, but I could mistaken. In any case, I certainly I did

Re: [CODE4LIB] Conference site backend

2014-10-16 Thread Alex Armstrong
Cary, I sense I have upset you. I don't think I bashed or promoted anything, but I could mistaken. In any case, I certainly I did not mean to upset you and I'm really sorry about that. Let me go back to the beginning: I am fact-gathering CMSs and plugins for building a conference and community

Re: [CODE4LIB] Conference site backend

2014-10-16 Thread Cary Gordon
It appears that you are bashing Drupal because of your experience with an old version, and that you want to promote CUNY's WordPress Commons in a Box. You are drawing a conclusion — perhaps that Wordpress is "better" — although I am not sure how you get there. I make a fair chunk of my living work

[CODE4LIB] Job: Digital Scholarship Librarian at Boston College

2014-10-16 Thread jobs
Digital Scholarship Librarian Boston College Chestnut Hill Boston College Libraries seeks candidates for the position of Digital Scholarship Librarian. The ideal candidates will have the skills necessary to advance digital scholarship initiatives at Boston College by providing consultation, techni

Re: [CODE4LIB] Recommendations for image de-duping software?

2014-10-16 Thread Kyle Banerjee
Could you say something about the type of dup detection you need? Are we talking true duplicates, or possibly the same image in multiple formats, cropped, etc? Roughly how many images (thousands, tens of thousands, etc) and how big are they? Also, what did you try that did not meet your needs? Than

[CODE4LIB] [alcts-ig] Call for Proposals: ALCTS Role of the Professional Librarian in Technical Services Interest Group

2014-10-16 Thread Jennifer Eustis
:: Please excuse duplication - this is being sent to multiple listservs. :: The ALCTS Role of the Professional Librarian in Technical Services Interest Group (RPLTS-IG) is seeking proposals for presentations at ALA Midwinter 2015 in Chicago. RPLTS-IG will meet 10:30-11:30 am on Saturday January

[CODE4LIB] Learning to Program with JQuery -- November 13, Norwood MA

2014-10-16 Thread Beatrice Pulliam
---Apologies for cross postings--- Colleagues, Join us for a NERCOMP workshop, "Learning to Program with JQuery", in Norwood MA on November 13! This hands-on workshop, led by librarian and technologist Andromeda Yelton(http://andromedayelton.com/), will introduce participants to basic pro

Re: [CODE4LIB] Recommendations for image de-duping software?

2014-10-16 Thread Shaun Ellis
I haven't tried this service, but it looks like what you're looking for: http://services.tineye.com/MatchEngine -Shaun On 10/15/14 5:56 PM, Shipley, Sarah wrote: Hi, I was wondering if anyone had any recommendations for image de-duping software that compares the images rather than checksums.

Re: [CODE4LIB] Conference site backend

2014-10-16 Thread Alex Armstrong
Thanks Mark. Both of these look promising. Cary, I wasn't trying to tar COD. (That's a nice verb right there :) My comment about the table of unfair feature comparison was about this design pattern in general. I probably should have kept my opinions to myself in this context. I am little biased a