Re: [CODE4LIB] wikipedia/author disambiguation

[Ed Summers]

It's the server unfortunately. I think OCLC is trying to figure out
what to do with errol ... there's a thread on the wc-devnet-l if you
are interested:


http://listserv.oclc.org/scripts/wa.exe?A2=ind1105d&L=wc-devnet-l&T=0&F=P&X=4D30895CB90D4C912F&P=73

//Ed

On Thu, May 26, 2011 at 5:15 PM, Graham Seaman  wrote:
> The lccn links from the template have been giving a java exception for
> the last few days at least: does the template or the server need fixing?

Re: [CODE4LIB] wikipedia/author disambiguation

[Graham Seaman]

The lccn links from the template have been giving a java exception for
the last few days at least: does the template or the server need fixing?

Graham

On 05/25/11 17:47, Ed Summers wrote:
> Hey Daniel,
> 
> It looks like you used the worldcat template [1]:
> 
> {{worldcat id|id=lccn-n79-21614|VIAF=82088490}}
> 
> which doesn't actually do anything with the VIAF parameter. Instead
> (or as well) you'll want to use the Authority control template:
> 
> {{Authority control|PND=118559796|LCCN=n/79/21614|VIAF=82088490}}
> 
> After I did that and the crawl ran again it showed up at linkypedia
> [3]. Thanks for giving it a try!
> 
> //Ed
> 
> [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Worldcat_id
> [2] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Authority_control
> [3] http://linkypedia.info/websites/23/pages/
> 
> 
> 
> On Wed, May 25, 2011 at 9:17 AM, Lovins, Daniel  
> wrote:
>> That's really cool, Ed. I just added the viaf # for Immanuel Kant. Took just 
>> a few seconds. I'll subscribe to the linkypedia rss feed and watch for 
>> notification.
>>
>> Daniel
>>
>> -Original Message-
>> From: Code for Libraries [mailto:CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Ed 
>> Summers
>> Sent: Tuesday, May 24, 2011 4:59 PM
>> To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU
>> Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] wikipedia/author disambiguation
>>
>> Big +1 for promoting the use of the Authority Control Wikipedia
>> template.I know i'm being a bit of a broken record, but you can watch
>> as people add these by looking at or subscribing to:
>>
>>http://linkypedia.inkdroid.org/websites/23/pages/
>>
>> Also, re: Jonathan's good advice to check out Wikipedia Miner [1] I
>> just ran across Duke [2] today, which looks like it could help guide
>> record linking a bit.
>>
>> """
>> Duke is a fast and flexible deduplication (or entity resolution, or
>> record linkage) engine written in Java on top of Lucene. At the moment
>> (2011-04-07) it can process 1,000,000 records in 11 minutes on a
>> standard laptop in a single thread.
>> """
>>
>> Haven't tried it yet, so YMMV, etc.
>>
>> //Ed
>>
>> [1] http://wikipedia-miner.sourceforge.net/
>> [2] http://code.google.com/p/duke/
>>

Re: [CODE4LIB] wikipedia/author disambiguation

[stuart yeates]

Some reflection suggests that for this to authority stuff to really take 
off we have to make it _really_ easy for wikipedians to do.


As a model of how this could be done (and as a template to 
steal^H^H^H^H^Hreuse code from) I suggest HotCat: 
https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/HotCat


HotCat adds a little GUI to the bottom of pages to make it really fast 
and easy to add pages to wikipedia categories. In my complete ignorance 
of how both javascript and VIAF work, it seems it should be possible to 
rewrite it to look up VIAF (with the query defaulting to the current 
page title) and present a list of possible matches for the user to 
suggest one.


cheers
stuart


On 26/05/11 11:16, Ed Summers wrote:

The user profile pages that reference the website should eventually (1
or 2 days) turn up under the Users tab, e.g.

 http://linkypedia.inkdroid.org/websites/23/users/

I don't see you there yet though :-)

//Ed

On Wed, May 25, 2011 at 5:03 PM, Karen Coyle  wrote:

Hi, Ed. Do you pick up user pages or just wikipedia entry pages? (I added
mine to my user page, just for fun.)

kc





--
Stuart Yeates
Library Technology Services http://www.victoria.ac.nz/library/

Re: [CODE4LIB] Adding VIAF links to Wikipedia

[Mark A. Matienzo]

On Thu, May 26, 2011 at 2:36 PM, Andrew Nagy  wrote:
> What would be the best path forward?  Im not active in the wikipedia
> community - but I understand that their is a community of editors.  Perhaps
> lobbying them for support while clearly identifying the value for community
> of scholarship would allow this to happen?

I would suggest engaging with the GLAM-WIKI project within Wikimedia
.  They held an unconference
recently in New York .

Mark A. Matienzo
Digital Archivist, Manuscripts and Archives
Yale University Library

Re: [CODE4LIB] Adding VIAF links to Wikipedia

[Andrew Nagy]

Ralph - this sounds like a very valuable process.  I would imagine it could
solve the problem illustrated here:
http://journal.code4lib.org/articles/57

What would be the best path forward?  Im not active in the wikipedia
community - but I understand that their is a community of editors.  Perhaps
lobbying them for support while clearly identifying the value for community
of scholarship would allow this to happen?

Does anyone have experience with the editorial group or policy group in the
wikipedia community?

Cheers
Andrew

On Thu, May 26, 2011 at 2:01 PM, Ralph LeVan  wrote:

> OCLC Research would desperately love to add VIAF links to Wikipedia
> articles, but it seems to be very difficult.  The OpenLibrary folks tried
> to
> do it a while back and ended up getting their plans severely curtailed.
>  The
> discussion at Wikipedia is captured here:
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Bots/Requests_for_approval/OpenlibraryBot
>
> Probably for very good reasons, this seems to be a very political process.
>  That means we need to have pretty good support both within and outside
> the Wikipedia community to do this.
>
> Starting with the friendliest community I can think of, is there such
> support?  Should we move forward on creating a ViafBot to stick VIAF links
> into Wikipedia?
>
> Thanks!
>
> Ralph
>

[CODE4LIB] Adding VIAF links to Wikipedia

[Ralph LeVan]

OCLC Research would desperately love to add VIAF links to Wikipedia
articles, but it seems to be very difficult.  The OpenLibrary folks tried to
do it a while back and ended up getting their plans severely curtailed.  The
discussion at Wikipedia is captured here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Bots/Requests_for_approval/OpenlibraryBot

Probably for very good reasons, this seems to be a very political process.
 That means we need to have pretty good support both within and outside
the Wikipedia community to do this.

Starting with the friendliest community I can think of, is there such
support?  Should we move forward on creating a ViafBot to stick VIAF links
into Wikipedia?

Thanks!

Ralph

[CODE4LIB] Call for proposals, Drupal IG at ALA Annual

[McHale, Nina]

***Apologies for cross-posting***

Hey, Drupal folks!

Have you just launched, or are you working on, a killer site, project, or 
module? Are you going to Annual? Consider giving a presentation on your latest 
masterpiece at the Drupal Interest Group meeting! The meeting will be on 
Saturday, June 25th from 1:30-3:30 in Room 242 of the Convention Center.

Drupal IG co-chair Chris Evjy and I are looking for presenters to give short 
(15-20 minute) presentations on recent library-related Drupal projects. If 
you're NOT going to be at ALA, we can consider virtual presentations as well 
(i.e., synchronous with Skype or prerecorded presentations).

Please forward proposals to nina.mch...@ucdenver.edu and 
chris.e...@jeffcolibrary.org.

Nina

Nina McHale, MA/MSLS
2010-11 LITA Drupal Interest Group Chair
Assistant Professor, Web Librarian
University of Colorado Denver, Auraria Library
Facebook & Twitter: ninermac
http://milehighbrarian.net

[CODE4LIB] Job Posting - University of Toronto - Ruby on Rails developer

[tahi list]

Ruby on Rails developer

This position requires the incumbent to work in IT Services at University of
Toronto Libraries. Working in a small team, under direction of the Director
of the Information Technology Services, University of Toronto Libraries, the
incumbent will be responsible for adding service features specific to the
UofT community to our newest service, Focus, which is an Expert Finder
application that supports the promotion of faculty research. Building on the
BibApp open-source framework, the incumbent will add features enabling
customization of Focus and its integration with other services, including a
custom authentication system.

Qualifications

Education: University degree in Computer Science or acceptable equivalent
combination of education and experience.

Minimum 3 years experience with programming in Ruby on Rails. Solid and
demonstrated experience using open-source programming libraries, relational
database systems, and the development of database driven websites. Must be
highly knowledgeable in Ruby, Ruby Gems, MySQL/SQL, and general application
security. Excellent knowledge of open source web-based database-driven
application development and Web 2.0 tools. Familiarity is required with LDAP
and Pubcookie. Technical writing and documentation skills.

Other: Demonstrated interpersonal skills under pressure. Ability to work
within tight timelines. Demonstrated good organizational and time management
skills.  Strong user-based orientation. Ability to exercise good judgment,
discretion and tact. Demonstrated ability to work effectively independently
and as part of a team. Ability to communicate effectively and accurately
both orally and in writing. Ability to communicate complex technical ideas
verbally and in written form to IT staff and management.  Demonstrated good
work performance and attendance record.

Campus
St. George

Department
ITS, University of Toronto Libraries

Schedule
Full-time

Compensation: $28.00
Compensation Type: per Hour
Area: Toronto

Pmt-time/Full-time: Full-time

Position Duration: Temporary - 3 months

Notes
Evenings and weekend hours not required.

Applicants will be asked to complete a small test, supply 3 references, code
and writing samples.

Applicants Submit:
Resume and covering letter

How to apply:
Email: ut...@utoronto.ca

Deadline Date: Tuesday, June 7th, 2011

[CODE4LIB] CFP: Presentations for LITA Mobile Computing IG meeting at ALA Annual 2011

[Bohyun Kim]

*Apologies for cross-posting*

Call for Participation: LITA Mobile Computing IG meeting
June 23, Sunday, 10:30 am - 12pm.

The LITA Mobile Computing IG seeks 4-5 short presentations (15 minutes) on 
mobile computing for the upcoming ALA Annual Conference at New Orleans. Some of 
the possible topics include but not limited to: QR code promotion,What mobile 
services students want the library to provide, etc.

The LITA MCIG is also seeking the suggestions for discussion topics, things you 
have been working on, plan to work, or want to work on in terms of mobile 
computing. All suggestions and presentation topics are welcome and will be 
given consideration for presentation and discussion.

Feel free to email me off-the-list (k...@fiu.edu) and/or 
post your topic at ALA Connect :  http://connect.ala.org/node/139935

Thank you!
--
Bohyun Kim, MA, MSLIS.
LITA MCIG chair
Digital Access Librarian | 305.348.1471
Florida International University Medical Library
http://medlib.fiu.edu | http://medlib.fiu.edu/m (Mobile)