Re: [CODE4LIB] Structured Data Markup on library web sites

I worked on the addition of schema.org data to the Bryn Mawr Classical Reviews. Although I advised doing a "before and after" test to see how it affected retrieval, I lost touch with the folks before that could happen. However, their reviews do show up fairly high in Google, around the 3-5th

[CODE4LIB] Job: Record & Information Management Specialist at United States Navy

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Re: [CODE4LIB] code4lib mailing list

+1 Eric, I'm glad to see the outpouring of appreciation and wanted to chime in with my own. Tim On 3/24/16, 4:06 PM, "Code for Libraries on behalf of Cynthia Ng" wrote: >While I have little to add to what others have already

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Re: [CODE4LIB] code4lib mailing list

Cary Gordon writes > You can get enough server for this from AWS for $5-10/mo. The problem is not the ram or the disk space. It's in the policy issues around email. Many organizations have outsourced their email to gmail these days. I doubt "enough server" was the deciding factor. --

Re: [CODE4LIB] code4lib mailing list

Sounds like a reasonable plan, so we might as well give it a shot. Thanks for all your hard work on this. On Thu, Mar 24, 2016 at 4:28 PM, Cary Gordon wrote: > You can get enough server for this from AWS for $5-10/mo. > > Cary > > > On Mar 24, 2016, at 1:13 PM, Thomas

Re: [CODE4LIB] code4lib mailing list

Regarding the mailing list, here is what I propose to do: 1. Upgrade my virtual server to include more RAM and disk space. 2. Install and configure Mailman. 3. Ask people to subscribe to a bogus list so I/we can practice. 4. Evaluate. 5. If evaluation is successful, then migrate

Re: [CODE4LIB] code4lib mailing list

You can get enough server for this from AWS for $5-10/mo. Cary > On Mar 24, 2016, at 1:13 PM, Thomas Krichel wrote: > > Paul Hoffman writes > >> If you're interested, Eric, I have some experience with Mailman (though >> not with Listserv) and would be happy if I can --

Re: [CODE4LIB] personalization of academic library websites

I don't have much context for whether these stats show amazingly high usage, or pathetically low But here are summary data: So far this year (since 1/1/2016), 2111 distinct users added at least one thing to their Favorites list. 378 distinct users have added a tag to one or more items. Since

Re: [CODE4LIB] code4lib mailing list

Paul Hoffman writes > If you're interested, Eric, I have some experience with Mailman (though > not with Listserv) and would be happy if I can -- I have some scripts to > do bulk operations (add or remove subscribers, etc.) and could also help > to migrate the list archive. I find that

Re: [CODE4LIB] code4lib mailing list

While I have little to add to what others have already said, I do want to add my thanks for your long term efforts and work on starting and continuing the mailing list. On Thu, Mar 24, 2016 at 2:29 AM, Eric Lease Morgan wrote: > Alas, the Code4Lib mailing list software will most

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Re: [CODE4LIB] personalization of academic library websites

Ken, what has been the usage of this? We've been actively getting out of the "bookbag" business, encouraging our people to use RefWorks or EndNote or other citation management software to save individual article and book level data. We don't really offer anything for journals or databases.

Re: [CODE4LIB] code4lib mailing list

Hi Eric, I also prefer option 2. While I think that this is best hosted at an academic institution, if that doesn’t pan out I can provide a server for it (CentOS-ish or Ubuntu). Thanks, Cary I would rather not get involved with the software. > On Mar 24, 2016, at 2:29 AM, Eric Lease Morgan

Re: [CODE4LIB] code4lib mailing list

On Thu, Mar 24, 2016 at 10:39:03AM -0400, Ranti Junus wrote: > Mailman is easy to administer, but it has a huge caveat: when a user > request a password (reminder, etc.), it sends it as an email in plain text. Fortunately, list administrators can disable the monthly password reminder. Site

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Re: [CODE4LIB] Experience with VR in libraries

Cool work, Carl! We're using a somewhat inductive approach to VR support, first gathering information about campus needs. Along with our distance education unit, we have piloted a community of interest on campus around VR. Right now this is taking the form of a Google Plus Community and

Re: [CODE4LIB] code4lib mailing list

I have been on mailman lists, like Fedora Linux, for ages and any command that a user or other can do with the "password" that is sent through mail is also verified by an email. So, someone could try to make your list user recieve a digest or quit the list, etc. but it wouldn't happen if you

Re: [CODE4LIB] code4lib mailing list

On Thu, Mar 24, 2016 at 10:39 AM, Ranti Junus wrote: > Thank you, Eric, for the heads up and your guardianships... > > Mailman is easy to administer, but it has a huge caveat: when a user > request a password (reminder, etc.), it sends it as an email in plain text.

Re: [CODE4LIB] Experience with VR in libraries

We ordered about 600 Google Cardboards from a vendor in China (via ebay) at a cost of ~$5 a pop and sold them to our members (a mix of public, school, academic, & special) for ~$3/pop to get them started and experimenting. Some libraries are circing them, others are reserving them for specific

Re: [CODE4LIB] code4lib mailing list

On Thu, Mar 24, 2016 at 6:37 AM, Paul Hoffman wrote: > No mention of e-mail at all. If I were an Innovative user I would say > "No thanks!". The Demo shows that it's possible to subscribe to instantaneous email messages for new posts: http://easydiscuss.stackideas.com/ HTH,

Re: [CODE4LIB] Experience with VR in libraries

Thanks Sarah. Here is a video we just published on YouTube that shows a bit of what we're doing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tmL3T28Ud1k Carl Carl Grant Associate Dean, Knowledge Services & Chief Technology Officer University of Oklahoma Libraries E: carl.gr...@ou.edu M:

Re: [CODE4LIB] Experience with VR in libraries

Thanks for all the great replies. OU is fairly close. May be time for a road trip. Edward Iglesias On Thu, Mar 24, 2016 at 10:34 AM, Matthew Kopel wrote: > We ordered about 600 Google Cardboards from a vendor in China (via ebay) at > a cost of ~$5 a pop and sold them to our

Re: [CODE4LIB] Experience with VR in libraries

If you're short on budget https://streamable.com/y7n1 On Thu, Mar 24, 2016 at 11:34 AM, Matthew Kopel wrote: > We ordered about 600 Google Cardboards from a vendor in

Re: [CODE4LIB] Experience with VR in libraries

I know the University of Oklahoma Libraries is doing some really cool things with VR and other things. Here's the page for their Innovation @ the Edge program: https://libraries.ou.edu/edge which also has contact information. I think they've been doing VR stuff for at least a year or two now.

Re: [CODE4LIB] Experience with VR in libraries

I would recommend going to www.polygon.com and looking for articles by "Ben Kuchera." He's a video game journalist and VR enthusiast and has been writing extensively about the VR landscape for a few years. Definitely a good place to start. Jacob On Thu, Mar 24, 2016 at 11:08 AM, Edward Iglesias

[CODE4LIB] Experience with VR in libraries

Hello All, I am in the midst of putting together a proposal to try out some VR gear in our library with the thought of eventually providing some student space to support it. Any reccomendations on equipment or things to looks out for. So far we are looking at a couple of Oculus Rifts and perhaps

Re: [CODE4LIB] code4lib mailing list

And more public praise for you, Eric. Thank you for maintaining the code4lib listserv throughout the years, through the good times and the flame wars, through outages and message overflows. Maintainer and moderator roles are difficult ones to perform long term, and you have diligently performed

Re: [CODE4LIB] code4lib mailing list

I didn't actually research the tool (EasyDiscuss). We were assured by the person making the annoucement that all conversation could be automatically forwarded to email, and that input could be by email as well. But I don't know. Cindy -Original Message- From: Code for Libraries

[CODE4LIB] Web Publishing: The Basics - Early Bird Deadline April 4!

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Re: [CODE4LIB] code4lib mailing list

On 3/24/16 5:29 AM, Eric Lease Morgan wrote: Alas, the Code4Lib mailing list software will most likely need to be migrated before the end of summer, and I’m proposing a number possible options for the lists continued existence. I have been managing the Code4Lib mailing list since its

Re: [CODE4LIB] code4lib mailing list

-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Hi, Likewise, I can recommend Mailman. I was the admin of a Mailman server supporting a few dozen lists while at Minitex and found it to be really robust. It has somewhat fewer subscriber options than Listserv if I recall, but the web UI is orders

Re: [CODE4LIB] code4lib mailing list

Thank you for the heads-up, the previous work, and the offer of future work. I second mailman - it seems to have a good community and continues active development. On Thu, Mar 24, 2016 at 5:29 AM, Eric Lease Morgan wrote: > Alas, the Code4Lib mailing list software will most

Re: [CODE4LIB] code4lib mailing list

Reading Paul's response, it occurs to me that I neglected to thank you for for your work on this front, Eric. We all appreciate it. I wish I had some good suggestions for the technical implementation of option 2, but I don't. We're migrating servers here at KSU for various reasons, and, with that

Re: [CODE4LIB] code4lib mailing list

On Thu, Mar 24, 2016 at 01:17:52PM +, Harper, Cynthia wrote: > It was just announced at the Innovative Users group meeting that that > listserv is moving to EasyDiscuss > http://extensions.joomla.org/extension/easydiscuss. Here are the so-called benefits of EasyDiscuss: | Use EasyDiscuss

Re: [CODE4LIB] code4lib mailing list

In addition to the negatives you list for Google Groups, I also wanted to mention that some institutions only have partial integration with Google Apps, which don’t include Google Groups. For example, Princeton faculty and staff are not able to fully use Google Groups features, such as

Re: [CODE4LIB] code4lib mailing list

On Thu, Mar 24, 2016 at 10:29:20AM +0100, Eric Lease Morgan wrote: > Alas, the Code4Lib mailing list software will most likely need to be > migrated before the end of summer, and I’m proposing a number possible > options for the lists continued existence. > > I have been managing the Code4Lib

Re: [CODE4LIB] code4lib mailing list

It was just announced at the Innovative Users group meeting that that listserv is moving to EasyDiscuss http://extensions.joomla.org/extension/easydiscuss. Cindy Harper -Original Message- From: Code for Libraries [mailto:CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Jason Bengtson Sent:

Re: [CODE4LIB] code4lib mailing list

Yeah, I like option two as well. I could live with option one if need be, but like Matt and Eric I'm not that keen on Google data mining the list. Best regards, *Jason Bengtson, MLIS, MA* Assistant Director, IT Services K-State Libraries 414 Hale Library Manhattan, KS 66506 785-532-7450

Re: [CODE4LIB] code4lib mailing list

I would suggest Mailman: https://www.gnu.org/software/mailman/ ./r On Mar 24, 2016 05:29, "Eric Lease Morgan" wrote: > Alas, the Code4Lib mailing list software will most likely need to be > migrated before the end of summer, and I’m proposing a number possible > options for the

Re: [CODE4LIB] personalization of academic library websites

Try http://www.lib.umich.edu/my-account/favorites/faq -- we have a crazy authentication system where https is the signifier for authenticated access, http is for unauthenticated. We're in the process of changing this (long overdue), I should note. -- Ken Varnum Senior Program Manager for

Re: [CODE4LIB] code4lib mailing list

I have no technical answers to the questions you pose, but I second Option #2. On Thu, Mar 24, 2016 at 5:29 AM, Eric Lease Morgan wrote: > Alas, the Code4Lib mailing list software will most likely need to be > migrated before the end of summer, and I’m proposing a number

[CODE4LIB] code4lib mailing list

Alas, the Code4Lib mailing list software will most likely need to be migrated before the end of summer, and I’m proposing a number possible options for the lists continued existence. I have been managing the Code4Lib mailing list since its inception about twelve years ago. This work has been

Re: [CODE4LIB] Mahara was personalization of academic library websites

Salvete! So here's a straw poll for ye: How many folks that are talking about personalisation are also running Mahara with Moodle? #justaskin Cheers, Brooke > The guides (LibGuides) are all tagged to match faculties and programs: the > Biology guide is tagged sc/biol, so we know it's