[CODE4LIB] Job: Library Application Developer at East Carolina University at East Carolina University

2015-12-18 Thread jobs
Library Application Developer at East Carolina University East Carolina University Greenville **Job Overview:** Working within a complex project environment, the successful applicant will work collaboratively to plan, develop, test, and maintain a variety of web and software applications used

Re: [CODE4LIB] yaml/xml/json, POST data, bloodcurdling terror

2015-12-18 Thread Katherine N. Deibel
It doesn't help that plenty of tutorials, like W3Schools, mention eval() without any qualifications about the security risks. Kate Deibel, PhD | Web Applications Specialist Information Technology Services University of Washington Libraries http://staff.washington.edu/deibel -- "When Thor

Re: [CODE4LIB] yaml/xml/json, POST data, bloodcurdling terror

2015-12-18 Thread Eric Phetteplace
Agreed, I thought the JSON criticism was a bit of stretch. It's hilarious that json.org, *created by Douglas Crockford*, mentions using eval() as a JSON parser, though. Best, Eric On Thu, Dec 17, 2015 at 8:42 PM, Brian Hoffman wrote: > Thanks, this was interesting. But

[CODE4LIB] Accordion menus & mobile web best practices

2015-12-18 Thread Kyle Breneman
Our library website is currently being redesigned to be responsive. The work is being done by an outside design firm and the project is being managed by University Relations, our school's PR department. The mobile version of our responsive site has several accordion menus (similar to attached).

[CODE4LIB] Job: Metadata Librarian at University of Virginia

2015-12-18 Thread jobs
Metadata Librarian University of Virginia Charlottesville Metadata Librarian Please note: The University of Virginia Library has an expedited hiring process--please apply as soon as possible to be considered for this position. The University of Virginia Library seeks a Metadata Librarian

[CODE4LIB] Keeping up with web design best practices?

2015-12-18 Thread Kyle Breneman
Those of you who spend time maintaining/creating websites, where do you go to stay current on web design best practices? People you follow, blogs you read, conferences or reports that you keep an eye on, anything else? Thanks in advance for your input! Regards, Kyle Breneman Integrated Digital

Re: [CODE4LIB] Accordion menus & mobile web best practices

2015-12-18 Thread Scancella, John
Kyle, It is possible. I typically do back end development but it also doesn't seem unreasonable to have only one part of the menu open at the same time. Perhaps there is another reason why the developer is unable/unwilling to change it. Personally I would then ask that developer to propose

Re: [CODE4LIB] Accordion menus & mobile web best practices

2015-12-18 Thread Alex Humphreys
JSTOR Labs, as it happens, is working right now on a phone app for the US Constitution and had the same question as you (for people to expand/collapse articles and sections of the constitution). Last week when we showed this to users, some users said ³yes, self-closing² and others wanted to keep

[CODE4LIB] Job: Earth Data Analytics Specialist

2015-12-18 Thread Shelley Knuth
Earth Lab is working with the university’s Research Computing group (https://www.rc.colorado.edu) at the University of Colorado-Boulder to find a Research Data Analytics Specialist to join its dynamic team. This specialist will help develop Earth Lab’s Analytics Hub, a state-of-the-art

Re: [CODE4LIB] Keeping up with web design best practices?

2015-12-18 Thread Michael Schofield
I hear the good folks at www.LibUX.co post useful articles about design and user experience, as well as podcasts, and the Web for Libraries newsletter (www.webforlibraries.com). If you sit in a Slack channel all day (or you've heard of slack and, well, want to slack), there's a bunch of folks

Re: [CODE4LIB] Keeping up with web design best practices?

2015-12-18 Thread Charlie Morris
http://html5weekly.com/ is a good resource Alertbox from nn/g (https://www.nngroup.com/articles/) also has a email newsletter that is a great resource for usability On Fri, Dec 18, 2015 at 3:57 PM, Debra Shapiro wrote: > A list apart, founded by Jeffrey Zeldman - lots of

[CODE4LIB] Job: Data Management Services Manager at Johns Hopkins University

2015-12-18 Thread jobs
Data Management Services Manager Johns Hopkins University Baltimore The Data Management Services Manager manages the operations of the JHU Data Management Services including: a) team of three or more data management specialists that provide data management planning, training, and archiving

[CODE4LIB] Program Announcement: ALCTS/LITA MARC Formats Transition IG at ALA Midwinter

2015-12-18 Thread Carolyn Hansen
***Apologies for duplicate postings* Please join us for the ALCTS/LITA MARC Formats Transition IG at ALA Midwinter! We will meet on Saturday, January 9th from 3-4pm at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center, Room 105. Our featured presentations include: Title: Open Linked Data in

[CODE4LIB] Job: Data Management Specialist at Oregon State University

2015-12-18 Thread jobs
Data Management Specialist Oregon State University Corvallis The Library invites applications for a full-time (1.00 FTE), 12-month, tenure track, Assistant Professor position. Reporting to the Head of the Center for Digital Scholarship and Services, the Data Management Specialist plays a

Re: [CODE4LIB] Accordion menus & mobile web best practices

2015-12-18 Thread Charlie Morris
For what it's worth, the default of Foundation 5's implementation of accordions is such that only one accordion can be open at a time and there's an attribute you can set for "multi_expand". Same appears to be true for Foundation 6 . On Fri,

Re: [CODE4LIB] Keeping up with web design best practices?

2015-12-18 Thread Debra Shapiro
A list apart, founded by Jeffrey Zeldman - lots of great articles - the Ethan Marcotte defining article on responsive design was published there in 2011. http://alistapart.com/ They do a conference, an event apart, but I have never gone. http://aneventapart.com/ deb > On Dec 18, 2015, at 2:06

[CODE4LIB] Job: Digital Production and Metadata Lead at Gates Archive

2015-12-18 Thread jobs
Digital Production and Metadata Lead Gates Archive Seattle The Gates Archive is the trusted custodian of the philanthropic and personal archival collections of the Gates Family. The selected candidate will join a dynamic and results-driven organization - one which values creativity,

Re: [CODE4LIB] Accordion menus & mobile web best practices

2015-12-18 Thread Alberto Santiago Martinez
I find it odd that accordion menus are being used as a responsive design solution. How about doing some quick n dirty usabilty testing... Sent from my iPhone > On Dec 18, 2015, at 2:56 PM, Charlie Morris wrote: > > For what it's worth, the default of Foundation 5's