Re: [CODE4LIB] Code4Lib Conference Request...

2014-03-07 Thread BWS Johnson
Salvete! こんにちは皆さん。私の名前はマウラです。今年のCODE4LIBにいきます。日本のキットカットが大好きです! 私に日本からキットカットを買ってくれません?抹茶と紅いもの味を探していますけど、何でも味はいいです〜! 会議である返金させていただきます。本当にありがとう〜!     Both varieties are in stock at Amazon, too. ^^ The beni imo is quite dear, and reportedly icky, though. Cheers, Brooke

Re: [CODE4LIB] Book scanner suggestions redux

2014-03-07 Thread raffaele messuti
Chris Fitzpatrick wrote: I've used one of the DIY Bookscanners kits. Worked great and I didn't have to go into the dumpster. They did a good job on the components and assembly was rather easy. However, it is all very much a manual process. An operator has to work the machine to scan all

Re: [CODE4LIB] Book scanner suggestions redux

2014-03-07 Thread Harper, Cynthia
I'm curious - how does the shooting time per page compare to something like a Minolta PS7000? We've got an old PS7000, buit my experience with the one I've used before was that it took sooo long to shoot each page. Also, the PS7000 model didn't accommodate a bound volume that wouldn't open

Re: [CODE4LIB] Code4Lib Conference Request...

2014-03-07 Thread Maura Carbone
Thank you Masao! And thanks to Brooke and Daniel as well--I hadn't tried JBox before but I'm definitely going to have to order some stuff from there :-) Hope you all have a great day! 2014-03-07 4:22 GMT-05:00 BWS Johnson abesottedphoe...@yahoo.com: Salvete!

Re: [CODE4LIB] Omeka - - to host or not to host?

2014-03-07 Thread George, Christina Rose
We are beginning a project using Omeka and Scripto to transcribe manuscripts. We ended up hosting it ourselves on a server we already owned, but before we knew for certain that we'd be able to, we considered a VPS from an outside hosting provider. If you decide to use a VPS, staying with the

Re: [CODE4LIB] Book scanner suggestions redux

2014-03-07 Thread Aaron Rubinstein
Thanks, everyone! This information is incredibly helpful and I’m definitely getting a clearer picture of how to move forward. @rafaele: Will spreads only work with Canon A2200 cameras? It seems like the software piece is a big variable with the DIYBookScanner. It’s interesting to hear about

Re: [CODE4LIB] Tallying needs

2014-03-07 Thread Chris Strauber
Hi Ranti, We mostly used the data as part of our content audit, seeing what we needed to add/remove/collect together in one place on the new site. Sometimes five questions was enough, depending on the content, but usually I grouped them into larger categories if I could. Do you have NVIVO? three

Re: [CODE4LIB] Book scanner suggestions redux

2014-03-07 Thread raffaele messuti
Aaron Rubinstein wrote: @rafaele: Will spreads only work with Canon A2200 cameras? spreads has a very modular architecture, so it's easy to add support for other cameras. better cameras, as canon eos, could be used with magiclantern[1] firmware . the right place where ask is the forum[2][3].

Re: [CODE4LIB] Code4lib 2014 Call for Onsite Volunteers

2014-03-07 Thread Kevin Beswick
Hi all, Just a reminder that we're still looking for volunteers to help out at the conference this year. Thank you to everyone who has volunteered so far! A lot of slots still need to be filled in the session timer area, and there are still some slots open in other areas as well. Any help would

Re: [CODE4LIB] ArchivesSpace v1.0.7 Released [linked data]

2014-03-07 Thread Eric Lease Morgan
On Mar 6, 2014, at 1:37 PM, Ethan Gruber ewg4x...@gmail.com wrote: Let me ask a more direct question. If participating in linked data is a “good thing”, then how do you — anybody here — suggest archivists (or librarians or museum curators) do that starting today? —Eric Morgan I think that

[CODE4LIB] Job: Senior / Lead Developer at UIC Library at UIC Library

2014-03-07 Thread jobs
Senior / Lead Developer at UIC Library UIC Library Chicago Join our growing technical team! The UIC Library is looking for a Senior Developer to help us implement our internal digital asset management system, build out existing repositories and publishing systems, and lead the design and

[CODE4LIB] Job: Digital Library Developer at UIC Library - Chicago Collections Consortium at University of Illinois at Chicago Library

2014-03-07 Thread jobs
Digital Library Developer at UIC Library - Chicago Collections Consortium University of Illinois at Chicago Library Chicago Join our growing technical team! The UIC Library is looking for a Digital Library Applications Developer to help us build a new system with XTF and Django to preserve,

[CODE4LIB] Job: Metadata Technical Specialist at Corbis

2014-03-07 Thread jobs
Metadata Technical Specialist Corbis Seattle About Corbis Corbis is a leading digital media company empowering advertisers, publishers and other media producers to break through the industry clutter through deep access to and integration with the world's great creative content. Corbis has

[CODE4LIB] Job: Sr. Manager, Search Metadata at Corbis

2014-03-07 Thread jobs
Sr. Manager, Search Metadata Corbis Seattle About Corbis Corporation Corbis is a creative resource for advertising, marketing and media professionals, providing a comprehensive selection of photography, illustration, footage, typefaces and rights clearance services. Through its branded web

Re: [CODE4LIB] Tallying needs

2014-03-07 Thread Tom Cramer
Aaron, In JIRA and a few other systems, there is a vote feature. If used with an agile schema, it seems to me that you could use it to tally the number of times an unaddressed story might address a real instance of a user need. We do something else though. We use different projects (in JIRA)