Re: [CODE4LIB] _[CODE4LIB] Code4Lib National 2012 Registration is now OPEN!!!!
I also entered the name of the event in the Description field, since there is no guidance on what that field is for. Hope that will not be a problem. -Original Message- From: Code for Libraries [mailto:CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Elizabeth Duell Sent: Wednesday, November 16, 2011 11:31 AM To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] _[CODE4LIB] Code4Lib National 2012 Registration is now OPEN The Description field is for the PARTICIPANT'S NAME. - E Elizabeth Duell Orbis Cascade Alliance edu...@uoregon.edu (541) 346-1883 On 11/16/2011 8:21 AM, Joshua Gomez wrote: Stephen are you sure it is a captcha error? When I first tried to submit it complained about the description field being empty (it's at the top of the form). I'm not sure what the description field is for, so I just typed in code4lib 2012. -Josh Westman, Stephen 11/16/11 11:12 AM For some reason, it is not accepting the captcha information. I'm typing in exactly what's showing, but I can't get the payment to submit. Stephen Westman From: Code for Libraries [CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] on behalf of Elizabeth Duell [edu...@uoregon.edu] Sent: Wednesday, November 16, 2011 10:59 AM To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: _[CODE4LIB] Code4Lib National 2012 Registration is now OPEN Registration is now open for Code4Lib 2012! The 2012 conference will be February 6-9 in Seattle, Washington. Code4Lib 2012 is a loosely-structured conference for library technologists to commune, gather/create/share ideas and software, be inspired, and forge collaborations. Register here: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/Code4LibNational2012 Conference information can be found on the conference web page and the code4lib wiki: http://code4lib.org/conference/2012 http://wiki.code4lib.org/ Registration information as well as Transportation and Things to do in Seattle are at: http://orbiscascade.org/index/code4lib-national-2012 Hoping to give a 20-min talk or lead a pre-conference? Spots will be reserved for speakers, so please help us by noting that you have submitted a proposal for the conference in the anything else we need to know section of your registration form. If your registration hinges on delivering a talk, register but DO NOT PAY FOR YOUR REGISTRATION AT THAT TIME. We will contact you later for payment. *** Wait, registration has filled up already? I just got this notice. Please register for the conference and get on the wait list but DO NOT PAY FOR YOUR REGISTRATION AT THAT TIME. Because of the large number of spots reserved for speakers, we will most likely be opening up more spots after the presentations are chosen on December 9th. We will be contacting individuals on the wait list and asking for payment at that time. -- Elizabeth Duell Orbis Cascade Alliance edu...@uoregon.edu (541) 346-1883
Re: [CODE4LIB] Streaming
Yes, thank you! I am amazed at how good the quality it! Almost like being in the room! -Original Message- From: Code for Libraries [mailto:CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Péter Király Sent: Wednesday, February 09, 2011 7:17 AM To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] Streaming +1 I have spent the news to Hungarian librarians, I hope, that they will follow the live or archive streams. király péter eXtensible Catalog 2011/2/9 William Denton w...@pobox.com: On 8 February 2011, Jason Griffey wrote: I'd like to ditto what Roy said below. I know how hard this is to do at all, and to do it well is the sign of experience and talent. +1 I'm watching the archive now and the video is wonderful. Thank you! Bill -- William Denton, Toronto : miskatonic.org www.frbr.org openfrbr.org
Re: [CODE4LIB] Looking for advice for project to tranform MARC bib data into work records
Hi Kelley. The XC Metadata Services Toolkit will do much of what you have outlined below - I won't go into detail here about what functionality is available now and what we're still developing. We have built the MST in such a way that there is a basic platform that runs metadata services on top of it. We have written services that will normalize/clean up MARCXML data, and which will transform MARCXML to our XC Schema, which is a FRBRized schema. We are currently working on another service that will aggregate records at various FRBR levels. You could use the MST platform and write your own services for your own purposes, rather than starting from scratch with everythin. OR, you could start with the services that we've written and modify them for your needs - I think this would work rather well for you, actually, since we've already done a great deal with FRBRization and managing records for FRBR entities - you could just tweak the mappings so that they conform to OLAC's transformations, and write additional normalization steps to do whatever large-scale data cleanup that you need. You could also play around with our services first and then write your own later if they didn't work for you. Tweaking the existing services or writing new ones would require some Java programming expertise, but not an extensive amount. There are links on www.eXtensibleCatalog.org for downloading the software if you are ready for that - I'd be happy to talk with you to provide more information as well. Jennifer Jennifer Bowen Assistant Dean, University of Rochester River Campus Libraries Co-Executive Director, eXtensible Catalog Organization, LLC 585-275-0004jbo...@library.rochester.edu -Original Message- From: Code for Libraries [mailto:code4...@listserv.nd.edu] On Behalf Of McGrath, Kelley C. Sent: Thursday, April 01, 2010 12:51 PM To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] Looking for advice for project to tranform MARC bib data into work records Thanks, Jonathan. I had thought about the XC Metadata Toolkit, but I think perhaps our use case is sufficiently non-standard that it might not be easier than starting from scratch. 1) The moving image cataloging community has significant disagreements with RDA's interpretation of the FRBR model and for this project we are using a modified FRBR model anyway; I think Rochester is using a more orthodox model. 2) I think we are trying to squeeze a lot more out of the metadata than most of the other FRBRizing applications I've seen. But it's probably worth checking out. I do think XC's OAI toolkit in particular and possibly the discovery layer could be useful to us when we get further along. I think we are probably looking at hiring someone to do custom programming, but I feel that I am in a bit over my head knowing how to specify what to ask for, much less to come up with a realistic budget and timeline for a grant. And I guess the reason I was asking about tools was that I was getting the impression that we would have to specify something when advertising for a programmer. I obviously have no particular preferences except for not wanting to end up in a dead end. Kelley -Original Message- From: Code for Libraries [mailto:code4...@listserv.nd.edu] On Behalf Of Jonathan Rochkind Sent: Thursday, April 01, 2010 11:47 AM To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] Looking for advice for project to tranform MARC bib data into work records I don't have enough experience with that problem area to be sure of what's out there and what would work, but I was pretty impressed with the presentation on the XC Metadata Toolkit at the recent Code4Lib conference, I think it is designed to do at least some, if not all, of your tasks you outline, and seems to be pretty solid. It might be worth contacting Jennifer Bowen to see what she has to say about your problem case and XC's ability to meet it, or if she has any other tool suggestions, she's pretty clever on this stuff. And XC is probably interested in getting their software used by folks like you. Another alternative is simply hiring a programmer to write something custom to do exactly what you need; that's what most of us probably end up doing, because we don't know about suitable general-purpose metadata control software that's still customizable enough to do what we need. But I think the XC Metadata Toolkit is definitely _intended_ to fill that niche. If you can hire someone with experience with library metadata, and you can have people giving them requirements who understand what software can and can not actually do (like yourself Kelley), this is not TOO much of an unusual project, in just about any programming language (I'd do it in ruby, but let's not start THAT thread which has thankfully died again. ) ). Jonathan McGrath, Kelley C. wrote: I am hoping someone can help me with my current conundrum. I am looking for recommendations for tools and methods for a
[CODE4LIB] Developer position available - eXtensible Catalog Project
University of Rochester, River Campus Libraries eXtensible Catalog - RD Software Engineer Full-Time, 40 Hours Per Week 10-Month, Temporary Position with Benefits Position Summary: Working remotely or on site in Rochester, New York, this position is responsible for software development and testing for eXtensible Catalog software applications that are currently under development, primarily metadata services to work with the XC Metadata Services Toolkit. This position is part of the eXtensible Catalog project (http://eXtensibleCatalog.org http://eXtensibleCatalog.org ) to develop a suite of open-source next-generation library web applications. This high-profile project will offer the selected candidate an opportunity to work with a range of prominent developers from distinguished partner institutions (http://eXtensibleCatalog.org/partners http://eXtensibleCatalog.org/partners ). The software will consist of five distinct applications, each designed to work with library metadata in various XML formats, to integrate with legacy systems, process data, and present web user interfaces. The applications are built with a number of technologies. Experience with some or all of the technologies listed below is highly desired and conceptual familiarity is required for discussion purposes. The core list of technologies used in the eXtensible Catalog project includes: Java, JSP, Struts 2 Framework, YUI Toolkit, SOLR, Lucene, mySQL, PHP, Drupal, Blackboard Learning Management System, LDAP, web services, XML, XSLT, and XML Schema. Knowledge and/or familiarly with the following library specific standards and technologies is desired: MARC format, Dublin Core format, OAI-PMH Protocol, and NCIP Protocol. Development tools used include Subversion, Eclipse, NetBeans, and Microsoft Project. Responsibilities and duties: * Design and implement a set of services that will plug in to a new metadata services application framework (the XC Metadata Services Toolkit) to implement cross-schema authority control and record aggregation in an environment influenced by the data model, Functional Requirements for Bibliographic Records (FRBR). * Software development of web applications, including metadata services, using Java, JSP, XML, Struts 2 Framework, YUI Toolkit, Apache SOLR, and mySQL. * Software configuration management including version control, status reporting, review, and defect tracking * Management of the bug tracking and feature request process using web-based software currently in use * Completion of tasks in a self directed fashion This position reports to the Co-Principal Investigator of the eXtensible Catalog Project. Qualifications, Requirements, and Experience (Required) * Bachelor's degree in Software Engineering, Information Technology, Computer Science, or a related field * Demonstrable software development and software configuration management experience with listed programming languages and tools * Familiarity with software design methods, models, and standards * Excellent interpersonal skills as well as technical aptitude BENEFITS: Salary is commensurate with background and experience. Excellent benefits package includes choice of retirement programs including TIAA/CREF. Paid vacation and seven calendar holidays. Tuition benefits. The University of Rochester requires pre-employment reference and background screening. Please send letter of application, resume, and the names, addresses and phone numbers of three references to: Kelley Kitrinos Human Resources Administrator Rush Rhees Library, Box 270055 University of Rochester Rochester, NY 14627-0055 -OR- Email: rc...@library.rochester.edu mailto:rc...@library.rochester.edu Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled. THE UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY/AFFIRMATIVE ACTION EMPLOYER.
