[CODE4LIB] Fedora Book

2010-03-02 Thread Rosalyn Metz
Does anyone have a good suggestion for a book on Fedora (with a particular focus on the Repository)? I feel like I'm about to embark on some Fedora work. Fun. Rosalyn

[CODE4LIB] 12 Bones BBQ: Check the Guest List

2010-02-22 Thread Rosalyn Metz
I have moved 4 people up onto the guest list because the Danish contingent won't be joining us, so give the guest list a once over to see if you're on it. If you don't want to join us Wednesday night, we understand, but please remove your name from the list and insert the next person on the wait

[CODE4LIB] 12 Bones: Paying, Getting There, Menu, and Pre-Event Cash Bar

2010-02-18 Thread Rosalyn Metz
Hello All, The final cost of the 12 Bones BBQ Excursion will be $18 per person. The cost went up a bit based on market value for the meat. If this is too rich for you blood, feel free to remove your name from the list and move up the first person on the waitlist.

[CODE4LIB] 12 Bones BBQ excursion

2010-02-09 Thread Rosalyn Metz
Only 4 spots left. Get them while you can.

[CODE4LIB] Change to 12 Bones BBQ Excursion

2010-02-08 Thread Rosalyn Metz
On the social activities section of the wiki we had a signup for a lunch time excursion [1] to 12 Bones [2], a great BBQ restaurant in Asheville. There was an overwhelming response, so much so that we are worried we will overwhelm the restaurant at lunchtime. The new plan is to rent out the

[CODE4LIB] T-Shirt Vote Winner

2010-01-26 Thread Rosalyn Metz
Inquiring minds want to know. Who won the t-shirt vote? The winner was Patrick Hochstenbach's submission: http://wiki.code4lib.org/images/9/9e/Code4lib2010_P-Hochstenbach.png Apologies for not sending this out sooner. The T-Shirt Committee (although the lateness is all rosalyn's fault)

[CODE4LIB] Cloud Computing in Higher Education

2010-01-26 Thread Rosalyn Metz
Hello All, I'm doing a presentation at NERCOMP in March called Cloud Computing in Higher Education: Changing the Way We Provide Systems. To prepare, I've created a survey called Cloud Computing in Academia.  If you work in academia and you utilize the cloud or are interested in utilizing the

Re: [CODE4LIB] Cloud Computing in Higher Education

2010-01-26 Thread Rosalyn Metz
institutions have taken advantage of cloud computing for 3D rendering and visualization, but the survey doesn't really adequately address that aspect, especially since we're talking about the academic community as a whole. Ethan On Tue, Jan 26, 2010 at 4:42 PM, Rosalyn Metz rosalynm...@gmail.com

[CODE4LIB] T-Shirt Voting Ending Soon

2010-01-15 Thread Rosalyn Metz
Hello All, This is just a quick reminder that t-shirt voting will be ending at 5pm EST. That's in one hour. So if you've haven't had a chance to vote, you might want to do so now. Rosalyn

Re: [CODE4LIB] Rails Hosting

2010-01-14 Thread Rosalyn Metz
Hi Kevin, I'm going to recommend slicehost also. Again, I haven't used it but I met the (former) owner. He sold the business to rackspace, which has an awesome reputation in the cloud computing world. They are #2 behind amazon. Rosalyn On Thu, Jan 14, 2010 at 11:40 AM, Doran, Michael D

[CODE4LIB] Vote for the Code4Lib 2010 T-Shirt

2010-01-11 Thread Rosalyn Metz
Hello All, T-Shirt voting is now open. You can vote for t-shirts at: http://vote.code4lib.org/election/index/14 The t-shirt vote will close on Friday at 5pm. Questions, comments, concerns? Let me know. Rosalyn

Re: [CODE4LIB] c4l2010 T-Shirt Design Contest Extended to Jan. 6th

2010-01-06 Thread Rosalyn Metz
Hello All, Today is the last day to submit your T-Shirt Designs, I'll be closing it at noon with a times up message. I'm sure you're already sick of doing work, so waste your day creating a t-shirt. Rosalyn

[CODE4LIB] c4l2010 T-Shirt Design Contest Closed

2010-01-06 Thread Rosalyn Metz
Well, we received a few more entries. But now its time to close the T-shirt contest. Thanks for participating! The T-Shirt Design Committee --Original Message-- From: Rosalyn Metz To: Code for Libraries Subject: Re: c4l2010 T-Shirt Design Contest Extended to Jan. 6th Sent: Jan 6, 2010

Re: [CODE4LIB] T-shirt Design Contest

2010-01-04 Thread Rosalyn Metz
correct me if i'm wrong, but didn't someone already set up a store. i distinctly remember there being a roy tennant thong (as do others if you google it). it appears to have gone away though... On Sun, Jan 3, 2010 at 5:51 PM, Kevin S. Clarke kscla...@gmail.com wrote: I like that idea (and

[CODE4LIB] c4l2010 T-Shirt Design Contest Extended to Jan. 6th

2009-12-21 Thread Rosalyn Metz
can ignore work by creating an awesome design for the t-shirts. Either way something can be ignored. Remember that like in years past, the design should be one color. Please send any submissions to Rosalyn Metz at rosalynm...@gmail.com. Rosalyn

[CODE4LIB] Code4LibCon T-Shirt Design Contest

2009-12-10 Thread Rosalyn Metz
Hi Everyone, It is time to design this year's code4lib t-shirt. As in year's past, the design should be for the entire front of the t-shirt, and should work with a one-color printing. Please send a high-quality image of your design to me (email address below). I will compile the entries and then

[CODE4LIB] Join Us to Plan a Service for Publishing TEI Documents

2009-12-09 Thread Rosalyn Metz
, and meals are covered by the IMLS grant. - Rosalyn Metz Systems Administrator for Curricular Support Library Information Services Wheaton College phone: 508-286-3733

[CODE4LIB] Call for Participation: ACRL NEC Annual Conference

2009-10-29 Thread Rosalyn Metz
Call for Participation Has your library employed search engine optimization or other techniques or strategies to increase findability of your library content on popular search engines, such as Google? Are you looking for an opportunity to present at ACRL NEC? The ITIG special interest group is

Re: [CODE4LIB] Library Website Redesign Info and Project Plans

2009-09-17 Thread Rosalyn Metz
).  It has been immensely helpful in plotting out our work from the User Experience touchy-feely end to the Information Architecture to the visual design and implementation. -Sean --- Sean Hannan Web Developer Sheridan Libraries Johns Hopkins University On Sep 16, 2009, at 10:52 AM, Rosalyn

[CODE4LIB] Library Website Redesign Info and Project Plans

2009-09-16 Thread Rosalyn Metz
Hi All, I'm about to embark on a library website redesign. I've started thinking about creating a project plan, but I honestly don't know where to start. I saw this website redesign presentation Lorcan Dempsey tweeted about: http://www.ucd.ie/library/guides/powerpoint/rpan_ppt2/index.swf And

Re: [CODE4LIB] Implementing OpenURL for simple web resources

2009-09-15 Thread Rosalyn Metz
858701 F: +44 (0) 1908 653571 E: o.steph...@open.ac.uk -Original Message- From: Code for Libraries [mailto:code4...@listserv.nd.edu] On Behalf Of Rosalyn Metz Sent: 14 September 2009 21:52 To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] Implementing OpenURL for simple web resources

Re: [CODE4LIB] indexing pdf files

2009-09-15 Thread Rosalyn Metz
Eric, I have librarians that would kill for this. In fact I was talking to one about it the other day. She felt there must be a way to handle active reading and make it portable. This would be great in conjunction with RefWorks or Zotero or something along those lines. Rosalyn On Tue, Sep

Re: [CODE4LIB] Implementing OpenURL for simple web resources

2009-09-14 Thread Rosalyn Metz
ok no one shoot me for doing this: in section 9.1 Namespaces [Registry] of the OpenURL standard (z39.88) it actually provides an example of using a URL in the rfr_id field, and i wonder why you couldn't just do the same thing for the rft_id also there is a field called rft_val which currently

Re: [CODE4LIB] Implementing OpenURL for simple web resources

2009-09-14 Thread Rosalyn Metz
. it would be correct to say it is very rarely used. On Sep 14, 2009, at 1:40 PM, Rosalyn Metz wrote: ok no one shoot me for doing this: in section 9.1 Namespaces [Registry] of the OpenURL standard (z39.88) it actually provides an example of using a URL in the rfr_id field, and i wonder why you

Re: [CODE4LIB] Implementing OpenURL for simple web resources

2009-09-14 Thread Rosalyn Metz
i'd like to point out that perhaps the reason that SFX (and other link resolvers) don't use the rft_id in a particular way is because no one has pushed it to.  for example, it is possible for you to have the word dinosaur link to an openurl and provide services for dinosaurs, but the question is:

Re: [CODE4LIB] Implementing OpenURL for simple web resources

2009-09-14 Thread Rosalyn Metz
whoopsthat should be rfr_id not rft_id. http://resolver.address/? url_ver=Z39.88-2004 url_ctx_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx rfr_id=mylocalid rft_dat=urlhttp://www.bbc.co.uk/url On Mon, Sep 14, 2009 at 2:39 PM, Rosalyn Metz rosalynm...@gmail.com wrote: i'd like to point out

Re: [CODE4LIB] Implementing OpenURL for simple web resources

2009-09-14 Thread Rosalyn Metz
Owen, rft_id isn't really meant to be a unique identifier (although it can be in situations like a pmid or doi). are you looking for it to be? if so why? if professor A is pointing to http://www.bbc.co.uk and professor B is pointing to http://www.bbc.co.uk why do they have to have unique

Re: [CODE4LIB] Implementing OpenURL for simple web resources

2009-09-14 Thread Rosalyn Metz
another reason to use an rfr_id that you create). On Mon, Sep 14, 2009 at 4:45 PM, Rosalyn Metz rosalynm...@gmail.com wrote: Owen, rft_id isn't really meant to be a unique identifier (although it can be in situations like a pmid or doi).  are you looking for it to be? if so why

Re: [CODE4LIB] digital storage

2009-08-27 Thread Rosalyn Metz
Hi Edward, Might I suggest you look into cloud computing services if you're looking at different options. (I know you're all shocked I suggested it). If our budget weren't so abysmal (and going to get worse) we would be using it right now rather than the snap server we purchased with leftover

Re: [CODE4LIB] digital storage

2009-08-27 Thread Rosalyn Metz
they loose your documents you were trying to preserve? Edward Corrado Rosalyn Metz wrote: Hi Edward, Might I suggest you look into cloud computing services if you're looking at different options. (I know you're all shocked I suggested it). If our budget weren't so abysmal (and going to get

Re: [CODE4LIB] Suggest a keynote speaker for Code4Lib 2010!

2009-07-27 Thread Rosalyn Metz
Hey James, Tim (or his bot...there is speculation) just tweeted this: http://twitter.com/timoreilly/statuses/2874552986 so maybe your dream is closer to reality than you think. Rosalyn On Mon, Jul 27, 2009 at 9:37 AM, King, James (NIH/OD/ORS) [E]james.k...@nih.gov wrote: Hi, I nominate two

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