[CODE4LIB] mapping LCSH from book records to shNNNN codes?

2013-11-10 Thread Dan
Hi, I'm interested in mapping the LCSH topics described in Library of Congress book records to the "predefined headings" LCSH thesaurus defined at http://id.loc.gov. For example, the MODS version of the LoC record for isbn 1606238760 contains this LCSH info: Social sciences Statistical

Re: [CODE4LIB] rdf triplestores

2013-11-10 Thread Richard Wallis
I've had some success with 4Store: http://4store.org Used it on mac laptop to load the WorldCat most highly held resources: http://dataliberate.com/2012/08/putting-worldcat-data-into-a-triple-store/ As to the point about loading RDF/XML, especially if you have a large amount of data. - Triple

Re: [CODE4LIB] rdf triplestores

2013-11-10 Thread Scott Turnbull
I've primarily used Sesame myself. The http based queries made it pretty easy to script against. http://www.openrdf.org/ On Mon, Nov 11, 2013 at 12:12 AM, Eric Lease Morgan wrote: > What is your favorite RDF triplestore? > > I am able to convert numerous library-related metadata formats into

[CODE4LIB] rdf triplestores

2013-11-10 Thread Eric Lease Morgan
What is your favorite RDF triplestore? I am able to convert numerous library-related metadata formats into RDF/XML. In a minimal way, I can then contribute to the Semantic Web by simply putting the resulting files on an HTTP file system. But if I were to import my RDF/XML into a triplestore, th

Re: [CODE4LIB] mass convert jpeg to pdf

2013-11-10 Thread Edward Summers
Annotorious [1] is a neat little JavaScript library for adding annotations to an image, and displaying them later. I might be wrong, but it doesn’t appear to support zoomable images at the moment. I do see there was some cross-project activity with OpenSeaDragon [2] so maybe asking over there wi

Re: [CODE4LIB] mass convert jpeg to pdf

2013-11-10 Thread Ethan Gruber
Does anyone have experience with an image zooming engine in conjunction with image annotation? I don't want end users to annotate things themselves, but allow them to click on annotations added by an archivist. Thanks, Ethan On Nov 8, 2013 4:39 PM, "Edward Summers" wrote: > I’m having trouble un

Re: [CODE4LIB] We should use HTTPS on code4lib.org

2013-11-10 Thread Riley Childs
Ok, I work with Enterprise IT and I don't think about privacy all that much because at my school nothing can (even SSL) can prevent us from monitoring the users gear. In code4libs sitchuatation I do see a need for SSL and would be more than happy to contribute to the cost of the cert. for the i

Re: [CODE4LIB] We should use HTTPS on code4lib.org

2013-11-10 Thread Edward Summers
On Nov 10, 2013, at 5:45 AM, Mitar wrote: > It is not just about the security of the users but privacy of the > users as well. Internet Archive moved to HTTPS so that nobody could > monitor what their users are accessing. Yes, this is an extremely important point. It’s also why Wikipedia has move

Re: [CODE4LIB] We should use HTTPS on code4lib.org

2013-11-10 Thread Mitar
Hi! On Wed, Nov 6, 2013 at 5:37 PM, Riley Childs wrote: > Why? HTTPS is used when there is sensitive data involved, code4lib.org (at > least to my knowledge) does not have sensitive data? It is not just about the security of the users but privacy of the users as well. Internet Archive moved to