[CODE4LIB] Digicamp 2013, Monday March 11, 8:30-12:30 p.m. at Bryant University!
Please excuse cross posting. BTW, this is a fun sort of unconference that I have been involved with for some time. It is usually very good. Mark your calendars for Monday, March 11th and join us @ DigiCamp, '13! This low cost 1/2 day youConference (8:30am-12:30pm) focuses on library technology and will take place at Bryant University, Krupp Library. How does ITIG's DigiCamp work? If you are interested in hearing about how other libraries use technology, or if you wish to exchange innovative or interesting things in library technology with other librarians, just show up and share! DigiCamp will feature a community-driven format where each session is designed and delivered by you. Even the topics chosen for each session will be chosen by you! This format fosters spontaneous sharing, therefore, no PowerPoints needed, but feel free to come with online examples, as you'll have access to a laptop and projector. What is ITIG? ITIG is the Information Technology Special Interest Group of ACRL New England. Learn more about ACRL NEC (http://www.acrlnec.org/) . Is DigiCamp right for me? DigiCamp is designed for all technology levels, so come one, come all! Where: Bryant University, Krupp Library When: Monday, March 11th. Registration starts @ 8:30am and continues till 9:30am. Lightning round sessions begin at 9:30am-12:30pm How much? Only $10 (to cover food expenses) How do I register? http://itigdigicamp2013.eventbrite.com Registration Deadline: Registration ends on Friday, February 22, so register early! We are only taking the first 80 registrants. Edward Iglesias
[CODE4LIB] Outsourcing and Insourcing
Hello All, I am thinking of writing an article comparing things that are done in house vs things that are outsourced. I know the standard line of nearly everything moving outside the library Hosted databases Hosted ILS Outsourced cataloging etc... but I am interested in the things that are done more efficiently in house. As an example we have this home grown database finder. It is clunky and the back end is awful but we still use it because it beats any of the comercial alternatives. Another example is a kindle counter we made using a Raspberry Pi and an old monitor. It was under $50.00 for signage that would have cost a lot more if we bought a preexisting solution. What are the little long tail-niche solutions you have come up with that we can still handle better than a purchased solution? Edward Iglesias
Re: [CODE4LIB] code4lib 2013 location
Hello all, I'm responding to this older thread to point you to a travel logistics page on the Code4Lib wiki for the conference: http://wiki.code4lib.org/index.php/2013_travel We'll add further info to this page as needed. I hope this helps with conference navigation! Best, Tracy Seneca On Fri, Jan 11, 2013 at 12:41 PM, Erik Hetzner erik.hetz...@ucop.eduwrote: Hi all, Apparently code4lib 2013 is going to be held at the UIC Forum http://www.uic.edu/depts/uicforum/ I assumed it would be at the conference hotel. This is just a note so that others do not make the same assumption, since nowhere in the information about the conference is the location made clear. Since the conference hotel is 1 mile from the venue, I assume transportation will be available. best, Erik Hetzner Sent from my free software system http://fsf.org/.
Re: [CODE4LIB] code4lib 2013 location
There seems to be 12 android apps for chicago transit. http://www.transitchicago.com/apps/#android Can a local please recommend an app that works the best out of all 12? On Mon, Jan 28, 2013 at 10:12 AM, Tracy Seneca tracy.sen...@gmail.comwrote: Hello all, I'm responding to this older thread to point you to a travel logistics page on the Code4Lib wiki for the conference: http://wiki.code4lib.org/index.php/2013_travel We'll add further info to this page as needed. I hope this helps with conference navigation! Best, Tracy Seneca On Fri, Jan 11, 2013 at 12:41 PM, Erik Hetzner erik.hetz...@ucop.edu wrote: Hi all, Apparently code4lib 2013 is going to be held at the UIC Forum http://www.uic.edu/depts/uicforum/ I assumed it would be at the conference hotel. This is just a note so that others do not make the same assumption, since nowhere in the information about the conference is the location made clear. Since the conference hotel is 1 mile from the venue, I assume transportation will be available. best, Erik Hetzner Sent from my free software system http://fsf.org/.
[CODE4LIB] VuFind 1.4 Released
Apologies for cross-posting... FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE VuFind 1.4 Released Villanova, Pennsylvania - January 28, 2013 - The latest version of the VuFind Open Source discovery software has just been released. This will be the final release in the 1.x series, with a 2.0 release planned for later in the year. The new release includes several significant enhancements: - Support for hierarchical collections of records, allowing better integration of archival materials and digital repositories. - Built-in support for running without an Integrated Library System, making VuFind more convenient for non-library uses and offering smarter behavior during temporary ILS outages. - The ability to provide custom recommendations to the user when no search results are found. - An improved and expanded mobile interface. - New index fields allowing VuFind to be used as an article index. - Optional Clickatell support for text messaging. - Several new interface translations: Basque, Catalan, Czech and Russian. Additionally, several bug fixes and minor improvements have been incorporated. Questions about the new release or VuFind in general can be directed to Demian Katz, the lead developer of the project at Villanova University. Contact: Demian Katz demian.k...@villanova.edu Villanova University Falvey Memorial Library 800 Lancaster Avenue Villanova, PA 19085 ###
Re: [CODE4LIB] code4lib 2013 location
Tracy, I just wanted to confirm that the RailsBridge preconf was going to be at the UIC Daley Library. I would like to update the preconference signup page with the correct information and include that information in the series of emails I've been sending to workshop participants. Thank you, Jason On Mon, Jan 28, 2013 at 11:12 AM, Tracy Seneca tracy.sen...@gmail.com wrote: Hello all, I'm responding to this older thread to point you to a travel logistics page on the Code4Lib wiki for the conference: http://wiki.code4lib.org/index.php/2013_travel We'll add further info to this page as needed. I hope this helps with conference navigation! Best, Tracy Seneca On Fri, Jan 11, 2013 at 12:41 PM, Erik Hetzner erik.hetz...@ucop.eduwrote: Hi all, Apparently code4lib 2013 is going to be held at the UIC Forum http://www.uic.edu/depts/uicforum/ I assumed it would be at the conference hotel. This is just a note so that others do not make the same assumption, since nowhere in the information about the conference is the location made clear. Since the conference hotel is 1 mile from the venue, I assume transportation will be available. best, Erik Hetzner Sent from my free software system http://fsf.org/.
Re: [CODE4LIB] code4lib 2013 location
On Mon, Jan 28, 2013 at 12:25:34PM -0500, Jason Ronallo wrote: Tracy, I just wanted to confirm that the RailsBridge preconf was going to be at the UIC Daley Library. It was initially but is now at UIC Forum (too many people love RailsBridge to accomodate you) http://lanyrd.com/2013/c4l13/ I would like to update the preconference signup page with the correct information and include that information in the series of emails I've been sending to workshop participants. It is UIC Forum. ./fxk Thank you, Jason On Mon, Jan 28, 2013 at 11:12 AM, Tracy Seneca tracy.sen...@gmail.com wrote: Hello all, I'm responding to this older thread to point you to a travel logistics page on the Code4Lib wiki for the conference: http://wiki.code4lib.org/index.php/2013_travel We'll add further info to this page as needed. I hope this helps with conference navigation! Best, Tracy Seneca On Fri, Jan 11, 2013 at 12:41 PM, Erik Hetzner erik.hetz...@ucop.eduwrote: Hi all, Apparently code4lib 2013 is going to be held at the UIC Forum http://www.uic.edu/depts/uicforum/ I assumed it would be at the conference hotel. This is just a note so that others do not make the same assumption, since nowhere in the information about the conference is the location made clear. Since the conference hotel is 1 mile from the venue, I assume transportation will be available. best, Erik Hetzner Sent from my free software system http://fsf.org/. -- A diplomat is someone who can tell you to go to hell in such a way that you will look forward to the trip.
Re: [CODE4LIB] code4lib 2013 location
Thanks to all for the location updates. It is known yet where the registration desk will be on Monday? I signed up as a volunteer to help set up there, so I should probably know where to show up dark and early ;) Linda Ballinger
Re: [CODE4LIB] Group Decision Making (was Zoia)
Establishing any principle has consequences beyond the situations people immediately think of. In this case, the principle is that harassment is defined by the emotions of the person claiming to be harassed. Compounding this by declaring that acts which are judged subjectively and are insignificant in themselves constitute harassment because they add up creates a situation in which anyone can be charged with harassment and no defense is possible. You've said as much in saying So excluding types of situations from even being considered as problems is unnecessary. _Any_ type of situation might be considered a harassment situation. Of course, not just any type will be. That would result in a situation where anyone could bring charges and counter-charges on a whim, bringing the whole system down. What happens in practice is that the people with the best connections or the greater skill in manipulating the system will use it to intimidate others. Here's an example: At IUPUI, a janitor was reading a book called Notre Dame vs. the Klan: How the Fighting Irish Defeated the Ku Klux Klan. A union official, for reasons I don't know -- maybe he just didn't like the janitor -- brought charges of racial harassment against the janitor, because he was offended at seeing a book that even mentioned the Klan. The university's affirmative action officer told him: You used extremely poor judgment by insisting on openly reading the book related to a historically and racially abhorrent subject in the presence of your black co-workers. It took intervention from the ACLU and FIRE before IUPUI dropped disciplinary proceedings and apologized. If harassment is in the eye of the beholder, then the janitor was harassing the union official simply by trying to learn about an abhorrent subject. The official may have legitimately felt pain just from being reminded of the activities of the Klan in Indiana. Knowing there are lots of historical accounts of it might add up. But the result, if it weren't for the determined efforts of some people, would have amounted to book-banning. Is that a path that library people should be starting down? On 1/27/13 8:34 PM, Fitchett, Deborah wrote: I'm not creating any categories. Whether or not unintentional harassment is actual harassment, it's still worth bothering with. Even if it's a minor thing it's still worth bothering with. Even if someone only harasses me a little because I'm a woman, it still decreases my enjoyment of the community we're participating in simply because I'm a woman and that's still worth bothering with. Because all the hundreds of unintentional and minor and little bits of harassment add up. They really, really add up, you know? That one time some guy tried to rape me actually wasn't as impactful (for me personally; mileage varies a lot on this kind of thing) as the hundreds of times guys merely honked/whistled/catcalled when I'm walking along the street. No-one's trying to treat every situation as equivalent, except perhaps you. The code of conduct allows admins/helpers/whoever to take the precise nature of the situation into account and choose an appropriate response. So excluding types of situations from even being considered as problems is unnecessary - and it's *really* counterproductive, because those types of minor situations, in the aggregate, are as great a barrier to the inclusion of underrepresented groups as any single major event. Deborah -Original Message- From: Code for Libraries [mailto:CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Gary McGath Sent: Monday, 28 January 2013 1:45 PM To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] Group Decision Making (was Zoia) Miscommunication, error, and harassment are all legitimate concerns. Sometimes one person says something and another person hears it as offensive where no offense was intended. Sometimes people say things based on assumptions that they should have questioned but didn't. Sometimes they set out to dominate or hurt another person. These are three different things, and treating them as equivalent is more likely to make the situation worse than to help. Creating the category of unintentional harassment diminishes the nature of actual harassment. If the statement I was harassed means only someone said something with good intent that made me feel bad, then harassment is a minor thing, not worth bothering with. When words are stretched, they're stretched in both directions; if harassment has nothing to do with intent, then it's a relatively minor issue, and people who harass in the normal sense of the word can hide behind the dilution of the term. If the stretched meaning of the word becomes normal, they can say, Hey, what's the big deal? All I did was harass her a little. Speech that offends simply on the basis that someone claims to be offended is a fourth category apart from miscommunication, error, and harassment. If
[CODE4LIB] Fwd: [CODE4LIB] Group Decision Making (was Zoia)
I've been reading this discussion with increasing dismay. At first, I was encouraged by the collegiality, but now I think we are grasping for civility and understanding. As I read the emails on this set of topics, I'm compelled to provide another concrete example - as Karen and Deborah have tried to accomplish quite valliantly. I'd like for everyone to consider the concept of microaggression: “brief and commonplace daily verbal, behavioral, or environmental indignities, whether intentional or unintentional, that communicate hostile, derogatory, or negative slights and insults toward people based on race, gender and/or ability. Wikipedia provides a good introduction for those of you who have never heard of this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microaggression I'm hoping that everyone will take a moment to think about whether or not you agree with me that some of the current discussion on CODE4LIB fits this definition. And what that means for us as a community and then to consider how we move forward. My plea is the same as Karen's Listen. Ask questions if you don't understand. And have respect for the experiences of others. -- Kathryn La Barre President ISKO C/US Associate Professor Graduate School of Library and Information Science University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign -- Kathryn La Barre President ISKO C/US Associate Professor Graduate School of Library and Information Science University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
[CODE4LIB] Job: Senior Interactive Designer at Peabody Essex Museum
Are you a rock star designer? We are seeking an extremely creative and strategic thinker to be part of our award-winning Integrated Media Department. Come create the transformative museum experiences that PEM is known for and help define PEM's future as we move forward with our $650 million Campaign to advance the museum's mission. The Campaign includes $200 million for a 175,000-square-foot expansion including $100 million to support creative new installations of the collection and several infrastructure improvements to existing facilities. Our Senior Interactive Designer will develop engaging and innovative interactives that help shape the visitor experience and establish PEM as a world-class 21st century museum. Reporting to the Director of Integrated Media, the Senior Interactive Designer is responsible for the design and production of all in gallery interactives and the museum's website (www.pem.org), as well as for leveraging content, design and brand identity across all other digital platforms. The Senior Interactive Designer collaborates with staff across the museum to conceptualize and design interactive media for museum exhibitions and the reimagining of the installation of the museum's permanent collection. This is a dream opportunity to work in a mission-driven and highly creative environment implementing new and innovative technologies (web, mobile, in gallery UX) that enhance the experience of museum visitors. We are looking for a person with a forward-thinking approach to responsive Web design, as well as interest in emerging Web technologies, user-experience and social networking trends. The position requires: * At least four years of experience in a fast-paced production environment * B.A. or B.F.A. degree in Digital Media, Design or a related artistic field, or a relevant combination of education and experience * Strong portfolio that includes both responsive and user centered design * A basic understanding of HTML5, PHP, MySQL and a proven track record of working with developers to effectively realize their designs Interested candidates should send their resumes with cover letters and salary requirements to Human Resources, Peabody Essex Museum, East India Square, Salem, MA 01970-3783, or apply by email to j...@pem.org Brought to you by code4lib jobs: http://jobs.code4lib.org/job/5864/
[CODE4LIB] Job: Digital Media Manager (Minneapolis) at Splice
This position will focus on developing, maintaining, managing and growing the Media Asset Management services at SPLICE® in Minneapolis, MN. Primary Responsibilities: * Create and maintain Client Media Asset Management (MAM) systems for multiple clients. * Develop and pitch custom Media Assets Management solutions for clients' unique production workflows and trafficking needs * Seek out and acquire new clients for Splice's Media Asset Management department. * Ingest and process all media for input into the system. * Clean Metadata and maintain data entry standards to insure a stable, consistent and secure database environment. * Traffic media to and from client locations as well as to and from client libraries. * Assist clients with exporting and transferring media from the MAM system. * Lead training sessions and develop training materials and reference guides for all levels of MAM system users. * Monitor user experience and implement user interface changes to maintain database relevance and functionality * Design storage strategies around backup and recovery. * Identify and initiate resolutions to user problems and concerns associated with database server equipment (hardware and software). Qualifications: * College degree in Library Science/Information Science, Computer Science or Information Technology is required. * Must be extremely organized and detail oriented * Knowledge and ability to perform in all of the basic database management skills of database administration, web connectivity, physical structure, overall architecture, and database analysis. * Knowledge of CatDV and PresSTORE software preferred. * Customer service experience is a plus. This position is full-time. To apply, please send a resume to j...@splice.tv and note Digital Media Manager in the subject line of your email. No phone calls or drop-ins please. Brought to you by code4lib jobs: http://jobs.code4lib.org/job/5881/
[CODE4LIB] Job: Library Systems Analyst/Programmer at Montana State Library
If PURLs, XML, and MARC make your heart beat faster, consider joining a small, nimble group of information professionals at the Montana State Library using new technologies to preserve and provide access to historic and current state government information in a fast changing social, mobile, digital library environment. The Library Systems Programmer/Analyst administers, documents, and supports library technologies and collaborates with other staff to implement discovery, acquisition, description, access, preservation, security, and repository services. This position reports to the Library Information Services Manager and works interdepartmentally with other MSL information technology staff. More information available here: https://svc.mt.gov/statejobsearch/listingdetails.aspx?id=9238 Brought to you by code4lib jobs: http://jobs.code4lib.org/job/5884/
[CODE4LIB] code4lib.org DNS
DNS authority for the code4lib.org domain has been moved to Oregon State University's DNS servers. All of the previous DNS records have been re-created, but if for some reason you have problems resolving a code4lib.org DNS record you were previously able to resolve, let me know. This also means that any major outages for OSU's networks will affect code4lib.org sites not hosted at OSU (the journal, etc.). Thanks, Ryan -- Ryan Ordway E-mail: rord...@oregonstate.edu Unix Systems Administratorrord...@library.oregonstate.edu OSU Libraries, Corvallis, OR, 97331Office: Valley Library #4187
[CODE4LIB] personal name api
Does anybody here now of an API allowing me to feed it a personal name (like Tom, Dick, or Harry), and have it return the possible/probable gender of the name? -- ELM
Re: [CODE4LIB] personal name api
That would be amusing to build. Many VIAF records have a gender specified in them. We could aggregate counts for each name and report back those counts. You'd have to decide whether being male 9 times out of 10 is a high enough confidence level for you. Not saying that service exists, just that it would be amusing to build. Ralph -Original Message- From: Code for Libraries [mailto:CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Eric Lease Morgan Sent: Monday, January 28, 2013 5:02 PM To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: personal name api Does anybody here now of an API allowing me to feed it a personal name (like Tom, Dick, or Harry), and have it return the possible/probable gender of the name? -- ELM
Re: [CODE4LIB] personal name api
On Mon, Jan 28, 2013 at 5:02 PM, Eric Lease Morgan emor...@nd.edu wrote: Does anybody here now of an API allowing me to feed it a personal name (like Tom, Dick, or Harry), and have it return the possible/probable gender of the name? Nope, not as such. I generally use the name in a google image search to figure this out.
Re: [CODE4LIB] personal name api
This service uses Freebase to determine the gender of names, and offers a JSON API: http://genderednames.freebaseapps.com/ zoia in #code4lib has a gender plugin based on it. Misty On 13-01-28 4:02 PM, Eric Lease Morgan emor...@nd.edu wrote: Does anybody here now of an API allowing me to feed it a personal name (like Tom, Dick, or Harry), and have it return the possible/probable gender of the name? -- ELM
Re: [CODE4LIB] personal name api
On Mon, Jan 28, 2013 at 2:10 PM, LeVan,Ralph le...@oclc.org wrote: That would be amusing to build. Many VIAF records have a gender specified in them. We could aggregate counts for each name and report back those counts. You'd have to decide whether being male 9 times out of 10 is a high enough confidence level for you. Not saying that service exists, just that it would be amusing to build. It would be. A function predicting the gender should ideally know about the nationality of the person. One thing that confuses the heck out of me is that there are a bunch of names associated with the opposite gender in English as they are in the languages where those names are more common (I still smile when people who cold call my dad expect a woman). Also, we need to pass a law that no one is allowed to have a gender neutral name like Chris, Toni, Pat, Ray, Kai, Dylan, and a slew of others (naturally, exceptions would be made for anyone I know because they already have wonderful names) . Since people tend to meet online first nowadays, it's disorienting when you realize you were assuming the gender of the person without and got it wrong. In defense of thinking knowing the gender of someone you're communicating with online is even relevant, I rely on the observations in library themed Kathryn Hepburn classic, Desk Set... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pEoFFYH_m0Q#t=3m1s But then again, no one having a clue about gender could be a good thing if it rendered some hot button issues moot... kyle
Re: [CODE4LIB] Group Decision Making (was Zoia)
Firstly, there seems to be an assumption (explicit by some, implicit by others) that Code4Lib members wouldn't intentionally harass people. This is a perfectly reasonable assumption and I'm more than happy to go along with it. I just want there to be a reciprocal assumption that Code4Lib members wouldn't intentionally make spurious claims of having been harassed. That's fair, right? We're all nice people. So, given that we're all nice people who wouldn't intentionally harass or make spurious claims of harassment against each other, nevertheless sometimes someone will unintentionally say or do something that (especially given the concept of microagressions that Karen and I have alluded to and Kathryn named) really hurts someone else. This is, whatever else you want to call it, a problem because it decreases the feeling of community. So, how as a community should we respond when this happens? That's my question. It's the question I've been asking over and over, and every time I’ve asked it people have derailed the conversation to their own fears of being labelled *ist. This is an absolute straw argument. One thing the code of conduct doesn’t include as a sanction is for admin/helpers to stick a “Kick me, I’m a *ist” label on offenders’ backs. Can we stop worrying about being labelled *ist and start worrying about how we're going to concretely demonstrate that we're not *ist? Deborah (Excuse the html format and bolding. But if one more person replies to my email without replying to my actual question I might resort to all-caps. And possibly quote liberally from https://finallyfeminism101.wordpress.com/resources/mirror-derailing-for-dummies/.) -Original Message- From: Code for Libraries [mailto:CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Gary McGath Sent: Tuesday, 29 January 2013 7:35 AM To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] Group Decision Making (was Zoia) Establishing any principle has consequences beyond the situations people immediately think of. In this case, the principle is that harassment is defined by the emotions of the person claiming to be harassed. Compounding this by declaring that acts which are judged subjectively and are insignificant in themselves constitute harassment because they add up creates a situation in which anyone can be charged with harassment and no defense is possible. You've said as much in saying So excluding types of situations from even being considered as problems is unnecessary. _Any_ type of situation might be considered a harassment situation. Of course, not just any type will be. That would result in a situation where anyone could bring charges and counter-charges on a whim, bringing the whole system down. What happens in practice is that the people with the best connections or the greater skill in manipulating the system will use it to intimidate others. Here's an example: At IUPUI, a janitor was reading a book called Notre Dame vs. the Klan: How the Fighting Irish Defeated the Ku Klux Klan. A union official, for reasons I don't know -- maybe he just didn't like the janitor -- brought charges of racial harassment against the janitor, because he was offended at seeing a book that even mentioned the Klan. The university's affirmative action officer told him: You used extremely poor judgment by insisting on openly reading the book related to a historically and racially abhorrent subject in the presence of your black co-workers. It took intervention from the ACLU and FIRE before IUPUI dropped disciplinary proceedings and apologized. If harassment is in the eye of the beholder, then the janitor was harassing the union official simply by trying to learn about an abhorrent subject. The official may have legitimately felt pain just from being reminded of the activities of the Klan in Indiana. Knowing there are lots of historical accounts of it might add up. But the result, if it weren't for the determined efforts of some people, would have amounted to book-banning. Is that a path that library people should be starting down? On 1/27/13 8:34 PM, Fitchett, Deborah wrote: I'm not creating any categories. Whether or not unintentional harassment is actual harassment, it's still worth bothering with. Even if it's a minor thing it's still worth bothering with. Even if someone only harasses me a little because I'm a woman, it still decreases my enjoyment of the community we're participating in simply because I'm a woman and that's still worth bothering with. Because all the hundreds of unintentional and minor and little bits of harassment add up. They really, really add up, you know? That one time some guy tried to rape me actually wasn't as impactful (for me personally; mileage varies a lot on this kind of thing) as the hundreds of times guys merely honked/whistled/catcalled when I'm walking along the street. No-one's trying to treat every situation as
[CODE4LIB] code4lib wiki upgraded
wiki.code4lib.org was just upgraded to Mediawiki 1.16 (anything newer requires a PHP upgrade first). This will allow more modern spam-fighting extensions, such as Spam:Blacklist. Also, email address confirmation is now required before editing pages is allowed. This doesn't seem to be as effective as I had hoped though. Things look good so far, but let me know if you notice anything that isn't working as expected. Ryan Wick Information Technology Consultant Special Collections Archives Research Center Oregon State University Libraries http://scarc.library.oregonstate.edu/http://scarc.library.oregonstate.edu/%0d
