[CODE4LIB] British Library Directory of Libraries (probably of interest to UK only)

2013-04-23 Thread Owen Stephens
The British Library has a directory of library codes used by UK registered users of it's Document Supply service. The Directory of Library Codes enables British Library customers to convert into names and addresses the library codes they are given in response to location searches. It also

Re: [CODE4LIB] ADVICE: Applied Computing Program at Tulane

2013-04-23 Thread Shaun Ellis
You're correct in that they would not be synonymous careers outside of our domain, but I don't see that many Content Strategy and UX positions pop up here. So, if the OP wants to continue to work for libraries, I wouldn't expect the existing education paths to be a perfect fit for the job

[CODE4LIB] Job: Head of Library Systems at Loyola University Chicago

2013-04-23 Thread Margaret Heller
Just FYI, the deadline for this job has been extended to May 1. So please consider applying! This is a great place to work. Margaret Heller Digital Services Librarian Loyola University Chicago 773.508.2686 j...@code4lib.org 3/15/2013 4:22 AM Loyola University Chicago invites applications

[CODE4LIB] Job: E-Learning Librarian at Laurentian University

2013-04-23 Thread jobs
The J.N. Desmarais Library invites applications from two innovative and creative individuals for tenure-track faculty positions: one responsible for e-learning services and related library systems and one responsible for providing library services for the new School of Architecture. The

[CODE4LIB] Job: Senior System Administrator at Lyrasis

2013-04-23 Thread jobs
[LYRASIS](http://www.lyrasis.org/), a non-profit membership organization serving Libraries and Cultural Heritage Organizations (LCHOs), seeks an experienced Senior System Administrator. **Job Description:** The Senior System Administrator designs, develops, deploys and maintains Digital

[CODE4LIB] Job: Head for Academic Technology Services at New York University Shanghai

2013-04-23 Thread jobs
New York University is seeking a Head for Academic Technology Services at the NYU Shanghai Library. NYU Shanghai is the first Sino-US higher education joint venture to grant a degree that is accredited in the US as well as in China. A research university with liberal arts and sciences at its core,

[CODE4LIB] Job: Assistant/Associate Dean for Strategic Technology Initiatives at Illinois State University

2013-04-23 Thread jobs
The Assistant / Associate Dean for Strategic Technology Initiatives provides vision and leadership to effectively integrate technology into the operations of Milner Library and leads its efforts to develop and implement services- based strategies that utilize technology. The incumbent will

[CODE4LIB] Job: Research Data Services Librarian at Singapore Management University

2013-04-23 Thread jobs
Research Data Services Librarian Applications are invited for the appointment of a Research Data Services Librarian in the Li Ka Shing Library, Singapore Management University. Singapore Management University Library will be developing a research data service within its Scholarly

[CODE4LIB] Job: Digital Services Associate - A10047 at Ferris State University

2013-04-23 Thread jobs
Support computerized library services that facilitate access, discoverability, and management of library information resources. Provide primary support for routine maintenance and collaborative support for upgrades and enhancements of existing systems and implementation of new technology. Serve as

[CODE4LIB] Tool to highlight differences in two files

2013-04-23 Thread Wilhelmina Randtke
I would like to compare versions of a website scraped at different times to see what paragraphs on a page have changed. Does anyone here know of a tool for holding two files side by side and noting what is the same and what is different between the files? It seems like any simple script to note

Re: [CODE4LIB] Tool to highlight differences in two files

2013-04-23 Thread Jim DelRosso
The one resource that came immediately to mind was Juxta: http://www.juxtasoftware.org/juxta-commons/ Thanks! Jim *Jim DelRosso, MPA, MSLIS Digital Projects Coordinator* *Hospitality, Labor, and Management Library* Catherwood Library ILR School Cornell University 239D Ives Hall Ithaca, NY 14853

Re: [CODE4LIB] Tool to highlight differences in two files

2013-04-23 Thread Alevtina Verbovetskaya
I've recently begun to use Beyond Compare: http://www.scootersoftware.com/ It's not free or OSS, though. There's also a plugin for Notepad++ that does something similar: http://sourceforge.net/projects/npp-compare/ This is free, of course. Thanks! Allie -Original Message- From: Code

Re: [CODE4LIB] Tool to highlight differences in two files

2013-04-23 Thread Terry Brady
WinMerge is a great diff tool, and it is easy to use. On Tue, Apr 23, 2013 at 4:29 PM, Jim DelRosso jd...@cornell.edu wrote: The one resource that came immediately to mind was Juxta: http://www.juxtasoftware.org/juxta-commons/ Thanks! Jim *Jim DelRosso, MPA, MSLIS Digital Projects

Re: [CODE4LIB] Tool to highlight differences in two files

2013-04-23 Thread Monica Rivero
Hi Wilhelmina, We've used oXygen and Text Wrangler (but only for macs). regards, Monica On 4/23/2013 3:24 PM, Wilhelmina Randtke wrote: I would like to compare versions of a website scraped at different times to see what paragraphs on a page have changed. Does anyone here know of a tool for

Re: [CODE4LIB] Tool to highlight differences in two files

2013-04-23 Thread Alexander Duryee
The absolute simplest way to do this would be to fire up a terminal (OSX/Linux) and: diff page1.html page2.html | less Unfortunately, this will also catch changes made in other markup, and may or may not be terribly readable. On Tue, Apr 23, 2013 at 4:31 PM, Alevtina Verbovetskaya

Re: [CODE4LIB] Tool to highlight differences in two files

2013-04-23 Thread Francis Kayiwa
On Tue, Apr 23, 2013 at 03:24:16PM -0500, Wilhelmina Randtke wrote: I would like to compare versions of a website scraped at different times to see what paragraphs on a page have changed. Does anyone here know of a tool for holding two files side by side and noting what is the same and what

Re: [CODE4LIB] Tool to highlight differences in two files

2013-04-23 Thread Devon
VimDiff is quite nice. http://vimdoc.sourceforge.net/htmldoc/diff.html On Tue, Apr 23, 2013 at 4:43 PM, Francis Kayiwa kay...@uic.edu wrote: On Tue, Apr 23, 2013 at 03:24:16PM -0500, Wilhelmina Randtke wrote: I would like to compare versions of a website scraped at different times to

Re: [CODE4LIB] Tool to highlight differences in two files

2013-04-23 Thread Joe Hourcle
On Apr 23, 2013, at 4:37 PM, Alexander Duryee wrote: The absolute simplest way to do this would be to fire up a terminal (OSX/Linux) and: diff page1.html page2.html | less Unfortunately, this will also catch changes made in other markup, and may or may not be terribly readable. At the

Re: [CODE4LIB] Tool to highlight differences in two files

2013-04-23 Thread Shaun Ellis
1. Create a gist (https://gist.github.com/{yourUserName}) with the original document. 2. Click edit and paste in the new document. 3. Click Revisions link. You'll see all the changes. On 4/23/13 4:24 PM, Wilhelmina Randtke wrote: I would like to compare versions of a website scraped at

Re: [CODE4LIB] Tool to highlight differences in two files

2013-04-23 Thread Kyle Banerjee
Same trick will work with google docs. Or just use the compare two versions of a document feature in Word... On Tue, Apr 23, 2013 at 2:14 PM, Shaun Ellis sha...@princeton.edu wrote: 1. Create a gist (https://gist.github.com/{**yourUserName}https://gist.github.com/%7ByourUserName%7D) with the

Re: [CODE4LIB] Tool to highlight differences in two files

2013-04-23 Thread Pottinger, Hardy J.
Hi, I'm not sure if you're really looking for a diff tool, so I'll just shout an answer to a question that I think you might be asking. I use a variation of the script posted here: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1494488/watch-a-web-page-for-changes for watching a web page for changes. I

Re: [CODE4LIB] Tool to highlight differences in two files

2013-04-23 Thread Wilhelmina Randtke
That helps a lot, because it's for websites which is what I want to compare. I am looking for changes in a site, and I have some archives, but tools for merging code are too labor intensive and don't give a good visual report that I can show to a supervisor. This is good moving forward, but

Re: [CODE4LIB] Tool to highlight differences in two files

2013-04-23 Thread John Lolis
I'm a real newbie when it comes to such things, but what is the possibility of using AJAX to cycle through each version of a page? I'm guessing that dynamic elements in each of those pages might pose a problem (that I'll leave up to you coding experts to answer). If it's visuals you're really

Re: [CODE4LIB] Tool to highlight differences in two files

2013-04-23 Thread stuart yeates
Automating your favourite browser to load and screenshot each version and then using http://www.imagemagick.org/Usage/compare/ should work. Note that this will also catch the scenario where someone has changed the page by changing an image on the page. cheers stuart On 24/04/13 10:18,

Re: [CODE4LIB] Tool to highlight differences in two files

2013-04-23 Thread Genny Engel
There's a list here that may be more along the lines of what you're seeking. http://webapps.stackexchange.com/questions/11547/diff-for-websites Genny Engel Sonoma County Library gen...@sonoma.lib.ca.us 707 545-0831 x1581 www.sonomalibrary.org -Original Message- From: Code for Libraries

Re: [CODE4LIB] Tool to highlight differences in two files

2013-04-23 Thread Joe Hourcle
On Apr 23, 2013, at 8:12 PM, Genny Engel wrote: There's a list here that may be more along the lines of what you're seeking. http://webapps.stackexchange.com/questions/11547/diff-for-websites Hmm ... I guess I should actually accept the answer as it was the only one ever given. -Joe