Re: [CODE4LIB] some radical edit of policy

2012-12-03 Thread Andreas Orphanides
Karen, you should send this back to the Geek Feminism folks -- I am sure they'd be interested in seeing your edits, and they also like to report on orgs that have implemented such policies in general. On Sun, Dec 2, 2012 at 1:07 PM, Cary Gordon listu...@chillco.com wrote: I prefer the tone and

Re: [CODE4LIB] some radical edit of policy

2012-12-03 Thread Karen Coyle
Thanks, I'll try to rmember -- when we've finished -- I suspect we have a ways to go. kc On 12/3/12 6:08 AM, Andreas Orphanides wrote: Karen, you should send this back to the Geek Feminism folks -- I am sure they'd be interested in seeing your edits, and they also like to report on orgs that

Re: [CODE4LIB] Library event systems and using your API talents for good

2012-12-03 Thread Jonathan Rochkind
On this thread in general, people may be interested in a previous Code4Lib Journal article on using Google Calendars via it's API to embed library open hours information on a website. (Sorry if this has already been mentioned in this thread!) http://journal.code4lib.org/articles/46 It occurs

Re: [CODE4LIB] Choosing fora. was: Proliferation of Code4Lib Channels

2012-12-03 Thread danielle plumer
I want to thank Karen and Wilhelmina especially for continuing this discussion. I've never attended a Code4Lib (though I did once offer to help organize one in Austin). This conversation is making me more willing to spend my own money to attend one. Danielle Cunniff Plumer On Sun, Dec 2, 2012

Re: [CODE4LIB] Choosing fora. was: Proliferation of Code4Lib Channels

2012-12-03 Thread Jonathan Rochkind
Reddit tends to be a pretty segmented place, there are many subreddits that exist, IMO, as more or less 'culturally autonomous' from the rest of the reddit, with little interaction with other parts of reddit. Just people taking advantage of reddit to do their own thing. Reddit's UI makes it

Re: [CODE4LIB] Choosing fora. was: Proliferation of Code4Lib Channels

2012-12-03 Thread Jonathan Rochkind
On 12/2/2012 9:19 PM, Esmé Cowles wrote: I think this raises some interesting questions about community and appropriate use of the code4lib name. I just took a look at the code4lib reddit and there were comments from a handful of people. If a handful of people want to create some new channel

Re: [CODE4LIB] Choosing fora. was: Proliferation of Code4Lib Channels

2012-12-03 Thread Shaun Ellis
I'm not particularly sold on Reddit. I just think that there are some types of discussions that might be more constructive with a threaded forum than a listserv, just like there are some types of communication that are more suited to IRC or the wiki. In line with Jonathan's comments, we're

Re: [CODE4LIB] Choosing fora. was: Proliferation of Code4Lib Channels

2012-12-03 Thread Jonathan Rochkind
I don't think running one's own Hacker News OR Reddit is a particularly sustainable thing to do. I say as someone who's looked into both, for daydreams of improving the planet.code4lib stuff. They're both fairly complicated codebases, with multiple components that need to be installed, and

Re: [CODE4LIB] Choosing fora. was: Proliferation of Code4Lib Channels

2012-12-03 Thread Mark A. Matienzo
On Mon, Dec 3, 2012 at 11:34 AM, Shaun Ellis sha...@princeton.edu wrote: I only suggested and created the subreddit because it's easy to set up and requires very little maintenance. I, for one, am open to suggestions for tools with similar functionality, so long as they don't require too much

Re: [CODE4LIB] Choosing fora. was: Proliferation of Code4Lib Channels

2012-12-03 Thread Michael Schofield
What about Google Wave? Oh, wait -Original Message- From: Code for Libraries [mailto:CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Mark A. Matienzo Sent: Monday, December 03, 2012 11:44 AM To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] Choosing fora. was: Proliferation of Code4Lib

Re: [CODE4LIB] Choosing fora. was: Proliferation of Code4Lib Channels

2012-12-03 Thread Suchy, Daniel
We could start several listservs? Oh waitŠ ;) On 12/3/12 8:52 AM, Michael Schofield mschofi...@nova.edu wrote: What about Google Wave? Oh, wait -Original Message- From: Code for Libraries [mailto:CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Mark A. Matienzo Sent: Monday, December 03,

Re: [CODE4LIB] code4lib online study group - GIS anyone?

2012-12-03 Thread Keith Jenkins
Hi, Bess. Check out the online trainings from OpenGeo, a company based in New York City that has many of the major geospatial open source developers on their payroll (so they really know what they are talking about): http://opengeo.org/products/training/ There are so many opensource

[CODE4LIB] mailing list observations

2012-12-03 Thread Eric Lease Morgan
As the Code4Lib LISTSERV manager, I am able to make a number of antidotal mailing list observations from the past few weeks: * The volume of mailing list traffic always surges just before the annual meeting, but the conversation this time around was much broader than in previous years. This

Re: [CODE4LIB] Choosing fora. was: Proliferation of Code4Lib Channels

2012-12-03 Thread Karen Coyle
On 12/3/12 8:23 AM, Jonathan Rochkind wrote: I believe that there are many sub-communities on reddit that do not have this misogyny problem, even if reddit's brand has sadly become known for misogyny. I could be wrong, but I'd suggest finding out by asking friends of yours that are

Re: [CODE4LIB] some radical edit of policy

2012-12-03 Thread Peter Murray
I may have inadvertently logged a pull request when I made some minor edits to you changes: https://github.com/code4lib/antiharassment-policy/pull/20 First off, kcoyle++. I like the rethinking of the focus of the document. I added a missing work and tweaked a few other words. The pull

Re: [CODE4LIB] mailing list observations

2012-12-03 Thread Rosalyn Metz
Hey Eric, Can you tell me how many people are on the list? I'm curious for the results of the gender survey. I'm hoping that we got a decent sample size. Rosalyn On Mon, Dec 3, 2012 at 1:33 PM, Eric Lease Morgan emor...@nd.edu wrote: As the Code4Lib LISTSERV manager, I am able to make a

Re: [CODE4LIB] mailing list observations

2012-12-03 Thread Eric Lease Morgan
Can you tell me how many people are on the list? I'm curious for the results of the gender survey. I'm hoping that we got a decent sample size. There are 2,250 subscribers to the Code4Lib mailing list. Long live Code4Lib (That sort of rhymes.) --ELM

Re: [CODE4LIB] mailing list observations

2012-12-03 Thread Rosalyn Metz
Yay! We had a 13.2% response rate. Hoping to get the results (with pretty charts) to everyone by EOTD On Mon, Dec 3, 2012 at 2:14 PM, Eric Lease Morgan emor...@nd.edu wrote: Can you tell me how many people are on the list? I'm curious for the results of the gender survey. I'm hoping

Re: [CODE4LIB] mailing list observations

2012-12-03 Thread Rosalyn Metz
alright. but only because an absurdly large part of me is annoyed that we only got 299 responses, I kept hoping for one more person to make it to 300. On Mon, Dec 3, 2012 at 2:17 PM, Eric Lease Morgan emor...@nd.edu wrote: On Dec 3, 2012, at 2:15 PM, Rosalyn Metz rosalynm...@gmail.com wrote:

[CODE4LIB] Gender Survey

2012-12-03 Thread Rosalyn Metz
Last chance to participate. https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/68G5TBG I'll close it end of the day today (10pm Eastern / 7pm Pacific) and post a little executive summary tomorrow.

Re: [CODE4LIB] Gender Survey

2012-12-03 Thread Eric Lease Morgan
Rosalyn Metz rosalynm...@gmail.com wrote: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/68G5TBG H3ll, two questions. That was too easy! --Eric

Re: [CODE4LIB] Gender Survey

2012-12-03 Thread Rosalyn Metz
and now we have more than 300 responses! my ocd is happy. On Mon, Dec 3, 2012 at 2:34 PM, Eric Lease Morgan emor...@nd.edu wrote: Rosalyn Metz rosalynm...@gmail.com wrote: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/68G5TBG H3ll, two questions. That was too easy! --Eric

[CODE4LIB] Code4lib Registration tomorrow (12/4)

2012-12-03 Thread Francis Kayiwa
Registration for Code4lib 2013 is tomorrow at Noon EST. http://www.regonline.com/code4lib2013 Hotel reservations http://goo.gl/z7wnD See some of you in Chicago in February. regards, ./fxk -- Furious activity is no substitute for understanding. -- H. H. Williams

Re: [CODE4LIB] Your Choice URL for Study Room Reservations

2012-12-03 Thread Dan Chudnov
We use the same app, and recently switched from a longer URL with srrs for study room reservation system (still its name) as a script path element to just rooms.library.gwu.edu. I don't think we've had much feedback one way or the other on the URL, but maybe it's a little easier to remember.

[CODE4LIB] FW: Job Opportunity - Library Tech/Bureau of Land Management (BLM) in Denver, CO

2012-12-03 Thread Suzanne Richards
Apologies for the cross postings . . . . . LAC Group is seeking a Library Technician for a full-time position located in Denver, CO. This individual, under the supervision of the Project Manager, performs various day-to-day cataloging support services related to the large-scale cataloging and

Re: [CODE4LIB] some radical edit of policy

2012-12-03 Thread Cary Gordon
I agree with removing the list of sanctions. Cary On Mon, Dec 3, 2012 at 11:14 AM, Karen Coyle li...@kcoyle.net wrote: Peter, I removed the list of sanctions because it seemed unnecessarily ...punitive. Sometimes, the whole incident may consist only of reminding someone that their language

[CODE4LIB] Is anyone using the Patron Request API for VDX

2012-12-03 Thread Catherine Slaven
Hi all, Queensland University of Technology Library is currently trying to implement OCLC's Patron Request API (we are creating our own local Document Delivery request forms that will submit requests directly into VDX), but we are having a few problems getting it to work correctly. I'd love

[CODE4LIB] Job: Director of Strategic Assessment at North Carolina State University

2012-12-03 Thread jobs
ORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT DIRECTOR OF STRATEGIC ASSESSMENT The NCSU Libraries has a well-earned reputation for creating adventurous library spaces and innovative services that delight today's students and researchers. The D. H. Hill Library combines the

[CODE4LIB] Job: Head of Digital Archives, Records Library Unit at Special Tribunal for Lebanon

2012-12-03 Thread jobs
Vacancy Ref NL-OTR-CMSS-P4-501 Deadline for Applications 29 December 2012 (26 days left) Issuance Date 30 November 2012 Location Leidschendam Organ / Section Registry Court Management Services Section Post Level P-4 Depending on professional background, experience and family situation, a

[CODE4LIB] Job: Archivist 2 at Tennessee State Library Archives

2012-12-03 Thread jobs
Archivist 2 Tennessee Department of State Tennessee State Library Archives Archives Development Program Mission The mission of the Office of the Secretary of State is to exceed the expectations of our customers, the taxpayers, by operating at the highest levels of accuracy,

[CODE4LIB] Job: Director of the Special Collections Research Center at College of William and Mary

2012-12-03 Thread jobs
Director of the Special Collections Research Center at the Earl Greg Swem Library The College of William and Mary Established in 1693, the College of William Mary continues a long tradition of excellence by combining the best features of an undergraduate college with the opportunities

[CODE4LIB] Job: Social Media Communications Internship at Society of American Archivists Acquisitions and Appraisal Section

2012-12-03 Thread jobs
SAA ACQUISITIONS APPRAISAL SECTION - SOCIAL MEDIA AND COMMUNICATIONS INTERNSHIP The Acquisitions and Appraisal Section invites applications for an intern position to manage the social media and communications of the section. The intern will be responsible for developing and maintaining social

[CODE4LIB] Job: Archivist at University of Toronto

2012-12-03 Thread jobs
Archivist (1-yr. term, Pay Band 12) Requisition ID: 1201638 Faculty / Division: Central Library System Department: Central Library System Campus: St. George (downtown Toronto) Description: Under the direction of the University Archivist and consistent with archival theory and

[CODE4LIB] Job: Archives Intern at Duke University

2012-12-03 Thread jobs
Working under the supervision of the Senior Processing Archivist and the Curator of the Archive of Documentary Arts, the intern will process, describe, and promote the Barbaralee Diamonstein- Spielvogel Collection, with a particular focus on assisting with the description and digital preservation

[CODE4LIB] Job: Section Manager, Library, Archives and Records Section at Jet Propulsion Laboratory

2012-12-03 Thread jobs
11405 - Section Manager, Library, Archives and Records Section Will be the Section Manager of the Library, Archives and Records Section and will report to the Manager of the Logistics and Technical Information Division. Will be responsible for managing a team of 17 through 2 direct reports.