Re: [CODE4LIB] Best way to handle non-US keyboard chars in URLs?

2016-02-19 Thread Andy Kohler
> > Interested to hear if there's a 4th, best option. > I don't know about the broader issue - looking forward to that discussion! But in this example at least, it seems wrong to be using names as the identifier at all, because names aren't unique. What happens when you need a URI for another

Re: [CODE4LIB] BatchCat from Python?

2015-09-08 Thread Andy Kohler
es catalogers that I (or my programs) am responsible for all those edits they don't remember making If "459" really is your cataloging location (parameter 4), then you're missing the HoldLocationID (parameter 6), which should be the numerical id corresponding to what's in your 852 $b.

Re: [CODE4LIB] De-dup MARC Ebook records

2013-08-15 Thread Andy Kohler
for matching incoming records to the database. Or, export the database and compare it with the files, as above. Andy Kohler / UCLA Library Info Tech akoh...@library.ucla.edu / 310 206-8312 On Thu, Aug 15, 2013 at 10:11 AM, Michael Beccaria mbecca...@paulsmiths.edu wrote: Has anyone had any luck

Re: [CODE4LIB] Slicing/dicing/combining large amounts of data efficiently

2013-02-27 Thread Andy Kohler
I agree with Terry: use a database. Since you're doing multiple queries, invest the time up front to import your data in a queryable format, with indexes, instead of repeatedly building comparison files. But of course, it depends... dealing with large amounts of data efficiently is often best

Re: [CODE4LIB] more on MARC char encoding: Now we're about ISO_2709 and MARC21

2012-04-18 Thread Andy Kohler
I don't know about ISO 2709 itself, but the MARC21 implementation of it refers to octets, aka 8-bit bytes: http://www.loc.gov/marc/specifications/specrecstruc.html Characters may be encoded using one or more than one octet, depending on the character set. All ASCII characters are encoded using

Re: [CODE4LIB] Google Analytics w/ Sub-sub-domains

2012-02-07 Thread Andy Kohler
If your library's machines all have www.library.yale,edu as their home page are you assuming that users actually click links to leave that home page? User sits at library machine, user sees library home page, user types url for gmail or youtube or facebook,,, does GA track those actions? On

Re: [CODE4LIB] marc documentation?

2010-01-28 Thread Andy Kohler
I've found this useful at times: http://www.itsmarc.com/crs/bib1468.htm It's apparently not maintained, but lists more fields as obsolete than the selected ones on the LC list - probably best to use both together. --Andy On Wed, Jan 27, 2010 at 12:23 PM, Jonathan Rochkind rochk...@jhu.edu

[CODE4LIB] Job Posting: UCLA Head of Library IT

2008-05-27 Thread Andy Kohler
Posted to Code4Lib for our HR department; please contact them with questions. The UCLA Library has initiated recruitment for the Head of Library Information Technology (Computer Resource Manager III) The complete posting, which includes the position description, complete qualifications and