Re: [CODE4LIB] Advice on a class

2011-07-29 Thread Mike Taylor
On 29 July 2011 14:00, Cowles, Esme escow...@ucsd.edu wrote: I think most of the focus on C in this discussion is because that's what the OP had available.  The consensus seems to be: C isn't the language you would pick if you had your choice, but if that's what's available, it's a fine

[CODE4LIB] Associate Director for Digital Initiatives - McGill University Library

2011-07-29 Thread Amy Buckland
McGill University is currently looking for an Associate Director for Digital Initiatives Duty statement: Provides leadership and coordinates digital library initiatives and programs for all libraries. Works collaboratively with university faculty and administration to develop and advance digital

Re: [CODE4LIB] Advice on a class

2011-07-29 Thread Bill Janssen
Simon Spero sesunc...@gmail.com wrote: Additional languages which carry weight with me on a resume are OCaml, Processing, and any of Common Lisp, Scheme, or Clojure. Did you mean Clozure? The other two are kinds of lisp. :-P ;-). Nothing wrong with Clojure -- presumably JSR 292 in Java

Re: [CODE4LIB] Advice on a class

2011-07-29 Thread Bill Janssen
Bill Dueber b...@dueber.com wrote: Unless you're in a very, *very* different library than mine, all the low-level stuff written in C and variants are at a low-enough level (and in very specialized domains) that I'd never have an expectation that anyone working in the library would mess with

[CODE4LIB] Access 2011 Early Bird registration extended (and hotel rate reminder)

2011-07-29 Thread Mark Jordan
Hello, Early bird registration for Access 2011: The Library is Open (Oct. 19-22, Vancouver, BC) has been extended to August 8. Also, the Organizing Committee would like to remind attendees that the conference rates at the Hyatt are available only until September 18. Hotels in the city are