Re: [CODE4LIB] LOC Authority Data

2008-10-06 Thread Jonathan Rochkind
I appreciate your attention to this stuff Roy, but I'm afraid that doesn't really work either. I think MOST libraries that use OCLC Worldcat for the bulk of their cataloging do NOT in fact contribute all cataloging or holdings back to worldcat. Many libraries have particular items that for

Re: [CODE4LIB] New England code4lib gathering

2008-10-06 Thread Klein, Michael
I live in Boston. Never been to Portland, but would love to visit. Lived in Northampton for 7 years, and am always looking for an excuse to visit the valley. So yeah, like, whatever. :) -- Michael B. Klein Digital Initiatives Technology Librarian Boston Public Library (617) 859-2391 [EMAIL

[CODE4LIB] Voting for 2009 conference keynoters closes TOMORROW

2008-10-06 Thread Michael J. Giarlo
Folks, I am writing to remind you that voting for the 2009 conference keynoters closes tomorrow at 5pm Eastern Hegemonical time! http://dilettantes.code4lib.org/voting_booth/election/index/4 Haven't voted yet? Don't like the way the votes are going and want to change your rankings? Go for it.

Re: [CODE4LIB] New England code4lib gathering

2008-10-06 Thread Tim Spalding
It's too bad we don't have big budgets, or we could have the New England meeting in, say, Maui. T On Mon, Oct 6, 2008 at 10:17 AM, Klein, Michael [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I live in Boston. Never been to Portland, but would love to visit. Lived in Northampton for 7 years, and am always looking

Re: [CODE4LIB] New England code4lib gathering

2008-10-06 Thread Jay Luker
On Mon, Oct 6, 2008 at 10:43 AM, Tim Spalding [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: It's too bad we don't have big budgets, or we could have the New England meeting in, say, Maui. +1 In other news, a total of three people have indicated their availability so far on the When Is Good page. Is everyone being

Re: [CODE4LIB] New England code4lib gathering

2008-10-06 Thread Edward M. Corrado
The location effects when I am available. For instance, due to costs, if it is in Boston, I am probably never available. If it is in Western Mass, I can make it any day of the week [1], while if it is further east, I am probably only available on a Monday or Friday because I can't justify the

Re: [CODE4LIB] LOC Authority Data

2008-10-06 Thread Mark Jordan
- Jonathan Rochkind [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I appreciate your attention to this stuff Roy, but I'm afraid that doesn't really work either. I think MOST libraries that use OCLC Worldcat for the bulk of their cataloging do NOT in fact contribute all cataloging or holdings back to

Re: [CODE4LIB] Open Source Discovery Portal Camp - November 6 - Philadelphia

2008-10-06 Thread Eric Lease Morgan
On Oct 2, 2008, at 10:40 AM, Andrew Nagy wrote: Implementing or hacking an Open Source discovery system such as VuFind or Blacklight? Interested in learning more about Lucene/Solr applications?... http://opensourcediscovery.pbwiki.com Andrew, where do you suggest people stay over night

Re: [CODE4LIB] New England code4lib gathering

2008-10-06 Thread Jay Luker
On Mon, Oct 6, 2008 at 12:37 PM, Edward M. Corrado [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The location effects when I am available. For instance, due to costs, if it is in Boston, I am probably never available. If it is in Western Mass, I can make it any day of the week [1], while if it is further east, I am

[CODE4LIB] Position Avail, Temple U.

2008-10-06 Thread Jonathan Lebreton
Head of Digital Library Initiatives The Temple University Libraries have re-opened their search for the newly-created position of Head of Digital Library Initiatives, which offers the opportunity to lead a new service department in a library in the midst of dynamic growth, located in

Re: [CODE4LIB] New England code4lib gathering

2008-10-06 Thread Edward M. Corrado
Jay Luker wrote: On Mon, Oct 6, 2008 at 12:37 PM, Edward M. Corrado [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The location effects when I am available. For instance, due to costs, if it is in Boston, I am probably never available. If it is in Western Mass, I can make it any day of the week [1], while if it

Re: [CODE4LIB] Open Source Discovery Portal Camp - November 6 - Philadelphia

2008-10-06 Thread Naomi Dushay
Doing a quick Google search, what do folks think about the Sheraton? (I haven't checked for availability) http://www.philadelphiasheraton.com/ Or can someone more knowledgeable give us a steer? - Naomi On Oct 6, 2008, at 11:08 AM, Eric Lease Morgan wrote: On Oct 2, 2008, at 10:40 AM,

Re: [CODE4LIB] OAI-PMH Harvester in PHP?

2008-10-06 Thread Sean Hannan
There's some good skeleton code (not sure how far it will get you) in Omeka's SVN: https://omeka.org/svn/plugins/OaiPmhImport/trunk/ Sean Hannan Web Developer Sheridan Libraries Johns Hopkins University [EMAIL PROTECTED] Walker, David [EMAIL PROTECTED] 10/06/08 4:52 PM Hi all, Anyone

Re: [CODE4LIB] OAI-PMH Harvester in PHP?

2008-10-06 Thread David Kane
Hi Dave. Yes, use the Harvester from the Public Knowledge Project (PKP). It can be installed on any web host and works fine. I have it working on http://researchscope.org/ David Kane 2008/10/6 Walker, David [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hi all, Anyone know of any OAI-PMH harvesting software written in

Re: [CODE4LIB] OAI-PMH Harvester in PHP?

2008-10-06 Thread Mark Jordan
David, if you need a harvester with a web GUI for administration and searching, check out the PKP Metadata Harvester at http://pkp.sfu.ca/harvester, which runs on PHP and mysql. We've got a development version in cvs that uses Lucene for indexing, if you want more info let me know. Small

Re: [CODE4LIB] OAI-PMH Harvester in PHP?

2008-10-06 Thread Walker, David
Thanks everyone! --Dave == David Walker Library Web Services Manager California State University http://xerxes.calstate.edu From: Code for Libraries [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mark Jordan [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, October 06,