Re: [CODE4LIB] CODE4LIB Digest - 9 Mar 2010 to 10 Mar 2010 (#2010-58)
Dear Will, What I would really like to do is offer a search in Google Books over books which are held in our library, so like Google's University Search for books. I'd need to be able to link to our catalogue, not just WorldCat. Is there any way to do that, either using a 'My Library' collection with the API, but with the limit of 4500 books lifted, or as a Google hosted Co-Branded Search like for publisher partners. Regards, Laurence Lockton University of Bath UK -Original Message- From: Code for Libraries [mailto:code4...@listserv.nd.edu] On Behalf Of Will Brockman Sent: Tuesday, March 09, 2010 5:02 PM To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: [CODE4LIB] Conference followup; open position at Google Cambridge As a first-time Code4Lib attendee, let me say thanks for a fun conference - a very interesting and creative group of people! A question I posed to some of you in person, and would love to hear more answers to: What are you doing with Google Books? �Do you have a new way of using that resource? �Are there things you'd like to do with it that aren't possible yet? Also, a couple of people asked if Google is hiring. �Not only are we hiring large numbers of software engineers, but we're now seeking a librarian / software developer (below). �I'm happy to take questions about either. All the best, Will brock...@google
[CODE4LIB] Upcoming Program on Semantic Web in NYC
This program may be of interest to list members. Semantic Web: Linking Up Libraries and Beyond In collaboration with the Library Association of the City University of New York (LACUNY) and the Metropolitan New York Library Council (METRO), NYART is pleased to present this workshop entitled “Semantic Web for Librarians Special Collections” with Corey Harper, the Metadata Services Librarian from New York University. Date: Thursday, April 8, 2010 Time: 10:30 - 12:00 pm In collaboration with the Library Association of the City University of New York (LACUNY) and the Metropolitan New York Library Council (METRO), NYART is pleased to present this workshop entitled “Semantic Web for Librarians Special Collections” with Corey Harper, the Metadata Services Librarian from New York University. Date: Thursday, April 8, 2010 Time: 10:30 – 12:00 pm Place: The Graduate Center, City University of New York, Skylight Room (9100, 9th Floor), 365 Fifth Avenue, between 34th and 35th Streets. Fee: $25.00 for METRO and ART members; $40 for non-members Registration: http://bit.ly/bcsgII Description: Discovery systems and library web interfaces increasingly need to make use of metadata in a variety of formats and from myriad sources. With existing library technology, this is only possible through metadata harvesting and normalization, federated search, or some combination of the two. Both of these solutions are post-hoc, and don't scale to the growing volume of data newly becoming available. Additionally, none of the standard library methods for metadata interoperability allow re-combining fragments of metadata at a finer granularity than the metadata record. This talk will focus on the technologies, philosophies and data models underpinning the Semantic Web and will demonstrate how these principles can improve metadata interoperability across library repositories and beyond. Looking at library metadata in a broader context and web-ifying it has the potential to allow libraries to more effectively re-purpose and re-use their own data and more easily integrate new data sources into our discovery environments. Additionally, publishing linked data allows others on the web to make innovative and effective use of librarian-created metadata such as controlled vocabularies and authority control schemes to allow for re-combining fragments of metadata at a finer degree of granularity than the metadata record. Speaker Bio: Corey A Harper has been the Metadata Services Librarian at NYU since early 2007. Much of that time has been spent on an ILS migration, and on the implementation and upkeep of a next-generation Enterprise Search System: ExLibris' Primo. This experience has further convinced him of the need for more rigorous data modeling and the use of common web protocols to support metadata interoperability. Prior to coming to NYU, Corey was nearly-a-cataloger-but-instead-a-Metadata-Librarian, as well as a Digital Library Developer and accidentally a systems librarian at the University of Oregon.
[CODE4LIB] Upcoming Program on Digital Library Project Management
Just a reminder that the code4libNYC SIG has a program coming up next Tuesday. Please RSVP if you are interested in attending because seats have filled up quickly. There is no charge for this event. Best, Kevin Reiss ***Program Description The code4libNYC SIG is pleased to welcome Eric Stedfeld and Jennifer Vinopal from NYU Libraries who will be presenting a program on project management for libraries on March 16th, 2010. The program details are: Title: Project Management for Digital Library Services Date: Tuesday, March, 16 Time: 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon Location: METRO Offices: 57th E. 11th St, New York, NY (4th Floor) Program Description: Practicing active project and portfolio management in creating products and services promises great rewards in improved communication, efficiency and productivity. The promised rewards can prove elusive, however, as attempts to standardize best practices across a department or institution can be stymied by resistance to change, differing needs, uneven experience, and a multitude of confusing tool choices. Attempting such an implementation can be daunting as it becomes difficult to know even where to begin. Eric Stedfeld and Jennifer Vinopal will share some of their experiences with project and portfolio management as it has been applied at New York University, especially in the digital library area of NYU Libraries. Eric will present a brief framework that puts general project management principles in context. He will then provide background on some project management initiatives in NYU's information technologies and digital library environments. Jennifer will bring things up to date with the digital library group's current evolving practice, extending to portfolio management across projects and services. Plenty of time will be provided for questions and discussion. Please RSVP to either Kevin Reiss (kevin.re...@gmail.com) or Joanna DiPasquale (jd2...@columbia.edu) if you are planning to attend. There is no charge for this program. Speaker Biographies: Eric Stedfeld is a project manager and systems analyst with New York University's Digital Library Technology Services group. He joined the DLTS in 1998, one year after the department was formed. His primary focus is metadata, workflow and business processes, policy and standards development, and documentation. Previous work includes interface design and interactive multimedia. Eric holds a masters degree in Computer Science from New York University, and is a Certified Associate in Project Management with the Project Management Institute. Jennifer Vinopal is New York University’s Librarian for Digital Scholarship Initiatives. She has a variety of roles at NYU including: project manager and project portfolio manager for NYU’s Digital Library Technology Services; Co-Head of the Digital Studio, NYU’s gateway to digital services supporting scholarship and teaching; and subject specialist for French and Italian language and literature. Her background is in humanities scholarship, library collection development, and public service. She is primarily interested in creating person to person services (on-site, remote, virtual, etc.) to encourage and support scholars’ use of technology for research, teaching, and learning. She has an MLS from Rutgers University and an M.Phil. in French Literature from New York University. For more information on code4libNYC please check our SIG wike at http://metro.org/collaborate/index.php/Code4libNYC.
[CODE4LIB] A wiki for all things digital collection
Apologies for cross-posting. Some of you may have seen this last week. I have an idea that I've been tossing around for a while, and I'd like to ask your opinion on it and gauge possible interest. As a new metadata librarian working on building a digital program from the ground up, I've spent a lot of time searching for little bits of information. Information on different metadata schemes, what software is available for what purpose, functions of the software we currently have that might help us on our way, exporting and importing data, etc., etc., etc. The idea I had was to start a wiki where all the myriad knowledge and information on metadata, digital collections, digital objects, IRs, etc. can be gathered. I envision gathering such information as: *Different metadata schemes: maybe summaries, intended uses, pros and cons, idiosyncrasies, etc. *Different software options: coverage of software being used in our institutions; again with pros and cons, idiosyncracies, workarounds, etc. *Processes: how exactly do you export from FileMaker Pro (for example)? Or build a tab delimited file for importing? How does the tab delimited file link to the digital objects? *Resources: Information on relevant blogs, mailing lists, associations, interest groups, etc. *Information from mailing lists: Answers to questions that come up frequently, topics that generate special interest among the participants, topics that may be of interest to people outside of the list. Of course, I'm still learning much of this, so I'd have to ask for community participation. If enough people seem interested in having the resource available and/or contributing I'll go ahead and move forward with it. Feel free to email me off list, and thank you for reading my email! Ingrid Schneider -- Ingrid Schneider, M.L.S. Metadata Authority Control Librarian New Mexico State University Library PO Box 30006 / MSC 3475 Las Cruces, NM 88003 Phone: 575-646-4707
Re: [CODE4LIB] A wiki for all things digital collection
This is a neat idea. On Thu, Mar 11, 2010 at 1:30 PM, Ingrid Schneider ingsc...@nmsu.edu wrote: Apologies for cross-posting. Some of you may have seen this last week. I have an idea that I've been tossing around for a while, and I'd like to ask your opinion on it and gauge possible interest. As a new metadata librarian working on building a digital program from the ground up, I've spent a lot of time searching for little bits of information. Information on different metadata schemes, what software is available for what purpose, functions of the software we currently have that might help us on our way, exporting and importing data, etc., etc., etc. The idea I had was to start a wiki where all the myriad knowledge and information on metadata, digital collections, digital objects, IRs, etc. can be gathered. I envision gathering such information as: *Different metadata schemes: maybe summaries, intended uses, pros and cons, idiosyncrasies, etc. *Different software options: coverage of software being used in our institutions; again with pros and cons, idiosyncracies, workarounds, etc. *Processes: how exactly do you export from FileMaker Pro (for example)? Or build a tab delimited file for importing? How does the tab delimited file link to the digital objects? *Resources: Information on relevant blogs, mailing lists, associations, interest groups, etc. *Information from mailing lists: Answers to questions that come up frequently, topics that generate special interest among the participants, topics that may be of interest to people outside of the list. Of course, I'm still learning much of this, so I'd have to ask for community participation. If enough people seem interested in having the resource available and/or contributing I'll go ahead and move forward with it. Feel free to email me off list, and thank you for reading my email! Ingrid Schneider -- Ingrid Schneider, M.L.S. Metadata Authority Control Librarian New Mexico State University Library PO Box 30006 / MSC 3475 Las Cruces, NM 88003 Phone: 575-646-4707
Re: [CODE4LIB] Upcoming Program on Digital Library Project Management
Hi, Kevin: I'd like to attend. Thanks. Jenny Jing Associate Librarian, Technology Initiatives, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center Library Tel: 917-349-2316 email: ji...@mskcc.org Visit our Web site: http://library.mskcc.org -Original Message- From: Code for Libraries [mailto:code4...@listserv.nd.edu] On Behalf Of Kevin Reiss Sent: Thursday, March 11, 2010 9:25 AM To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: [CODE4LIB] Upcoming Program on Digital Library Project Management Just a reminder that the code4libNYC SIG has a program coming up next Tuesday. Please RSVP if you are interested in attending because seats have filled up quickly. There is no charge for this event. Best, Kevin Reiss ***Program Description The code4libNYC SIG is pleased to welcome Eric Stedfeld and Jennifer Vinopal from NYU Libraries who will be presenting a program on project management for libraries on March 16th, 2010. The program details are: Title: Project Management for Digital Library Services Date: Tuesday, March, 16 Time: 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon Location: METRO Offices: 57th E. 11th St, New York, NY (4th Floor) Program Description: Practicing active project and portfolio management in creating products and services promises great rewards in improved communication, efficiency and productivity. The promised rewards can prove elusive, however, as attempts to standardize best practices across a department or institution can be stymied by resistance to change, differing needs, uneven experience, and a multitude of confusing tool choices. Attempting such an implementation can be daunting as it becomes difficult to know even where to begin. Eric Stedfeld and Jennifer Vinopal will share some of their experiences with project and portfolio management as it has been applied at New York University, especially in the digital library area of NYU Libraries. Eric will present a brief framework that puts general project management principles in context. He will then provide background on some project management initiatives in NYU's information technologies and digital library environments. Jennifer will bring things up to date with the digital library group's current evolving practice, extending to portfolio management across projects and services. Plenty of time will be provided for questions and discussion. Please RSVP to either Kevin Reiss (kevin.re...@gmail.com) or Joanna DiPasquale (jd2...@columbia.edu) if you are planning to attend. There is no charge for this program. Speaker Biographies: Eric Stedfeld is a project manager and systems analyst with New York University's Digital Library Technology Services group. He joined the DLTS in 1998, one year after the department was formed. His primary focus is metadata, workflow and business processes, policy and standards development, and documentation. Previous work includes interface design and interactive multimedia. Eric holds a masters degree in Computer Science from New York University, and is a Certified Associate in Project Management with the Project Management Institute. Jennifer Vinopal is New York University’s Librarian for Digital Scholarship Initiatives. She has a variety of roles at NYU including: project manager and project portfolio manager for NYU’s Digital Library Technology Services; Co-Head of the Digital Studio, NYU’s gateway to digital services supporting scholarship and teaching; and subject specialist for French and Italian language and literature. Her background is in humanities scholarship, library collection development, and public service. She is primarily interested in creating person to person services (on-site, remote, virtual, etc.) to encourage and support scholars’ use of technology for research, teaching, and learning. She has an MLS from Rutgers University and an M.Phil. in French Literature from New York University. For more information on code4libNYC please check our SIG wike at http://metro.org/collaborate/index.php/Code4libNYC. = Please note that this e-mail and any files transmitted with it may be privileged, confidential, and protected from disclosure under applicable law. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, or an employee or agent responsible for delivering this message to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any reading, dissemination, distribution, copying, or other use of this communication or any of its attachments is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify the sender immediately by replying to this message and deleting this message, any attachments, and all copies and backups from your computer.
Re: [CODE4LIB] A wiki for all things digital collection
This sounds like it's completely appropriate to do this on the Library Success wiki: http://www.libsuccess.org/ Roy On 3/11/10 3/11/10 10:30 AM, Ingrid Schneider ingsc...@nmsu.edu wrote: Apologies for cross-posting. Some of you may have seen this last week. I have an idea that I've been tossing around for a while, and I'd like to ask your opinion on it and gauge possible interest. As a new metadata librarian working on building a digital program from the ground up, I've spent a lot of time searching for little bits of information. Information on different metadata schemes, what software is available for what purpose, functions of the software we currently have that might help us on our way, exporting and importing data, etc., etc., etc. The idea I had was to start a wiki where all the myriad knowledge and information on metadata, digital collections, digital objects, IRs, etc. can be gathered. I envision gathering such information as: *Different metadata schemes: maybe summaries, intended uses, pros and cons, idiosyncrasies, etc. *Different software options: coverage of software being used in our institutions; again with pros and cons, idiosyncracies, workarounds, etc. *Processes: how exactly do you export from FileMaker Pro (for example)? Or build a tab delimited file for importing? How does the tab delimited file link to the digital objects? *Resources: Information on relevant blogs, mailing lists, associations, interest groups, etc. *Information from mailing lists: Answers to questions that come up frequently, topics that generate special interest among the participants, topics that may be of interest to people outside of the list. Of course, I'm still learning much of this, so I'd have to ask for community participation. If enough people seem interested in having the resource available and/or contributing I'll go ahead and move forward with it. Feel free to email me off list, and thank you for reading my email! Ingrid Schneider
[CODE4LIB] code4lib midwest conference call NOW
for details see: http://wiki.code4lib.org/index.php/Midwest -- Eric
Re: [CODE4LIB] code4lib midwest conference call NOW
Sorry, I had to miss the conf. call. Any news? thanks, ranti. On Thu, Mar 11, 2010 at 4:05 PM, Eric Lease Morgan emor...@nd.edu wrote: for details see: http://wiki.code4lib.org/index.php/Midwest -- Eric -- Bulk mail. Postage paid.
Re: [CODE4LIB] code4lib midwest conference call NOW
May 21 in South Bend has been picked as the central date. A Doodle Poll has been created to see whether there is interest in some combination of whole and half days around that date: http://www.doodle.com/a4ccm6ctucpawhyi The details of how we'll try to fill that time are TBD. That conversation should probably happen on the wiki page, not on the mailing list: http://wiki.code4lib.org/index.php/Midwest Ralph -Original Message- From: Code for Libraries [mailto:code4...@listserv.nd.edu] On Behalf Of Ranti Junus Sent: Thursday, March 11, 2010 4:35 PM To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] code4lib midwest conference call NOW Sorry, I had to miss the conf. call. Any news? thanks, ranti. On Thu, Mar 11, 2010 at 4:05 PM, Eric Lease Morgan emor...@nd.edu wrote: for details see: http://wiki.code4lib.org/index.php/Midwest -- Eric -- Bulk mail. Postage paid.
[CODE4LIB] elag
Does anybody here know the status of the ELAG conference taking place in Helsinki this year? [1] I would like to attend, but I haven't seen anything but a call for papers. (I'm too lazy to submit a paper proposal.) [1] conference site - http://elag2010.nationallibrary.fi/ -- Eric Morgan University of Notre Dame
Re: [CODE4LIB] A wiki for all things digital collection
This sounds like an interesting idea. Within the environmental sciences, an extensive list that is community maintained is available here: http://marinemetadata.org/conventions The list includes several hundred metadata standards, community vocabularies, ontologies, and related specifications, and it changes dynamically as new specifications and resources become available. The site also maintains a list of software tools (like metadata editors) and other useful references. Maybe you could build off of existing community resources such as this to build a meta-index that covers a broader set of disciplines. Combining forces with groups like MMI could be a fast way to build up the list of resources that you propose. Matt On Thu, Mar 11, 2010 at 9:58 AM, Roy Tennant tenna...@oclc.org wrote: This sounds like it's completely appropriate to do this on the Library Success wiki: http://www.libsuccess.org/ Roy On 3/11/10 3/11/10 € 10:30 AM, Ingrid Schneider ingsc...@nmsu.edu wrote: Apologies for cross-posting. Some of you may have seen this last week. I have an idea that I've been tossing around for a while, and I'd like to ask your opinion on it and gauge possible interest. As a new metadata librarian working on building a digital program from the ground up, I've spent a lot of time searching for little bits of information. Information on different metadata schemes, what software is available for what purpose, functions of the software we currently have that might help us on our way, exporting and importing data, etc., etc., etc. The idea I had was to start a wiki where all the myriad knowledge and information on metadata, digital collections, digital objects, IRs, etc. can be gathered. I envision gathering such information as: *Different metadata schemes: maybe summaries, intended uses, pros and cons, idiosyncrasies, etc. *Different software options: coverage of software being used in our institutions; again with pros and cons, idiosyncracies, workarounds, etc. *Processes: how exactly do you export from FileMaker Pro (for example)? Or build a tab delimited file for importing? How does the tab delimited file link to the digital objects? *Resources: Information on relevant blogs, mailing lists, associations, interest groups, etc. *Information from mailing lists: Answers to questions that come up frequently, topics that generate special interest among the participants, topics that may be of interest to people outside of the list. Of course, I'm still learning much of this, so I'd have to ask for community participation. If enough people seem interested in having the resource available and/or contributing I'll go ahead and move forward with it. Feel free to email me off list, and thank you for reading my email! Ingrid Schneider
[CODE4LIB] Digital curation group
Hi code4lib, Those of you who work in the areas of digital preservation, digital curation, digital libraries, and digital repositories* might be interested in joining the digital-curation Google Group: http://groups.google.com/group/digital-curation The group has thus far been fairly low-volume with a high signal-to-noise ratio. Just to give you a taste of the sorts of things discussed there, recent conversations have been around the BagIt packaging standard, Amazon S3 and file integrity, and CDL's curation micro-services. Why not just use code4lib? It's not just about code and it's much broader than lib. (And we prefer the number 5 over 4.) -Mike * We do love the 'd' word, don't we?
Re: [CODE4LIB] A wiki for all things digital collection
I recommend wikipedia. There are a million fragmentary websites (wikis, blogs and so forth), but the network effect dictates that the big ones are going to win (however you measure win). For many things we deal with, wikipedia is the biggest and consistently wins (by, for example, turning up first in a google/bong search). Of the things you mentioned below, only HOWTO tutorials and FAQs are off topic, and the latter only by form not subject matter. Links to both on third party websites are on topic. cheers stuart Ingrid Schneider wrote: Apologies for cross-posting. Some of you may have seen this last week. I have an idea that I've been tossing around for a while, and I'd like to ask your opinion on it and gauge possible interest. As a new metadata librarian working on building a digital program from the ground up, I've spent a lot of time searching for little bits of information. Information on different metadata schemes, what software is available for what purpose, functions of the software we currently have that might help us on our way, exporting and importing data, etc., etc., etc. The idea I had was to start a wiki where all the myriad knowledge and information on metadata, digital collections, digital objects, IRs, etc. can be gathered. I envision gathering such information as: *Different metadata schemes: maybe summaries, intended uses, pros and cons, idiosyncrasies, etc. *Different software options: coverage of software being used in our institutions; again with pros and cons, idiosyncracies, workarounds, etc. *Processes: how exactly do you export from FileMaker Pro (for example)? Or build a tab delimited file for importing? How does the tab delimited file link to the digital objects? *Resources: Information on relevant blogs, mailing lists, associations, interest groups, etc. *Information from mailing lists: Answers to questions that come up frequently, topics that generate special interest among the participants, topics that may be of interest to people outside of the list. Of course, I'm still learning much of this, so I'd have to ask for community participation. If enough people seem interested in having the resource available and/or contributing I'll go ahead and move forward with it. Feel free to email me off list, and thank you for reading my email! Ingrid Schneider -- Stuart Yeates http://www.nzetc.org/ New Zealand Electronic Text Centre http://researcharchive.vuw.ac.nz/ Institutional Repository
Re: [CODE4LIB] elag
I don't know anything about the status, but I do go to ELAG last year and it was a great conference and if you are thinking about going, I'd recommend that you do. I was thinking about going again this year, but already have 2 Europen trips planned for this year, so I'm going to have to skip it. Edward On Thu, Mar 11, 2010 at 8:11 PM, Eric Lease Morgan emor...@nd.edu wrote: Does anybody here know the status of the ELAG conference taking place in Helsinki this year? [1] I would like to attend, but I haven't seen anything but a call for papers. (I'm too lazy to submit a paper proposal.) [1] conference site - http://elag2010.nationallibrary.fi/ -- Eric Morgan University of Notre Dame
Re: [CODE4LIB] elag
Eric, Based on the fact that presentation acceptances/rejections have gone out, I'm fairly sure that a program and registration should be coming out soon. I attended last year as well and it was a great conference. Lots of fun and small. Karen On Thu, Mar 11, 2010 at 7:11 PM, Eric Lease Morgan emor...@nd.edu wrote: Does anybody here know the status of the ELAG conference taking place in Helsinki this year? [1] I would like to attend, but I haven't seen anything but a call for papers. (I'm too lazy to submit a paper proposal.) [1] conference site - http://elag2010.nationallibrary.fi/ -- Eric Morgan University of Notre Dame
Re: [CODE4LIB] elag
We are expecting to start registration early april. I will anounce this on this list as well. If you're to lazy to submit a paper, you may want to give a lightning talk in Helsinki. Peter van Boheemen -Original Message- From: Code for Libraries [mailto:code4...@listserv.nd.edu] On Behalf Of Karen Coombs Sent: vrijdag 12 maart 2010 3:23 To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] elag Eric, Based on the fact that presentation acceptances/rejections have gone out, I'm fairly sure that a program and registration should be coming out soon. I attended last year as well and it was a great conference. Lots of fun and small. Karen On Thu, Mar 11, 2010 at 7:11 PM, Eric Lease Morgan emor...@nd.edu wrote: Does anybody here know the status of the ELAG conference taking place in Helsinki this year? [1] I would like to attend, but I haven't seen anything but a call for papers. (I'm too lazy to submit a paper proposal.) [1] conference site - http://elag2010.nationallibrary.fi/ -- Eric Morgan University of Notre Dame
