Re: [CODE4LIB] Automated Embedded Metadata Extraction in Photographs: Possible or Pipedream?

[Roy Tennant]

I use EXIFTool to extract the EXIF metadata from images:



I do this dynamically for all of the 8,000+ photos on FreeLargePhotos.com.
Here is an example of the text output:



>From there, you could parse that into whatever you wanted for import. Since
you would have the filename that may be sufficient to map it into the right
place in DigiTool (but I'm unfamiliar with it).
Roy


On Tue, Dec 17, 2013 at 1:37 PM, Swauger,Shea wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> I'm wondering if there is a systematic method that can extract metadata
> embedded in digital photographs and then ingest that metadata into a CMS
> and relate them to their corresponding images. We currently use DigiTool,
> if that makes a difference.
>
> Thanks!
>
> Shea Swauger
> Data Management Librarian
> Colorado State Univeristy
>

[CODE4LIB] Anyone working with iPython?

[Roy Tennant]

Our Wikipedian in Residence, Max Klein brought iPython [1] to my attention
recently and even in just the little exploration I've done with it so far
I'm quite impressed. Although you could call it "interactive Python" that
doesn't begin to put across the full range of capabilities, as when I first
heard that I thought "Great, a Python shell where you enter a command, hit
the return, and it executes. Great. Just what I need. NOT." But I was SO
WRONG.

It certainly can and does do that, but also so much more. You can enter
blocks of code that then execute. Those blocks don't even have to be
Python. They can be Ruby or Perl or bash. There are built-in functions of
various kinds that it (oddly) calls "magic". But perhaps the killer bit is
the idea of "Notebooks" that can capture all of your work in a way that is
also editable and completely web-ready. This last part is probably
difficult to understand until you experience it.

Anyway, i was curious if others have been working with it and if so, what
they are using it for. I can think of all kinds of things I might want to
do with it, but hearing from others can inspire me further, I'm sure.
Thanks,
Roy

[1] http://ipython.org/

Re: [CODE4LIB] links from finding aid to digital object

[Roy Tennant]

I'm surprised the Online Archive of California hasn't come up yet:

http://www.oac.cdlib.org/

See, for example:



They have been doing this for quite some time, and I would consider it a
"reference" implementation of this kind of thing.
Roy


On Tue, Jan 14, 2014 at 8:47 AM, Kyle Banerjee wrote:

> Archive Engine West http://hero.village.virginia.edu/nwda/ includes EAD
> with direct links to digital content as well as a way to search digital
> content directly that links back to finding aids.
>
> If you want a quick example of a search that illustrates the process, just
> type in "lovejoy." This brings up a number of items from the Esther Pohl
> Lovejoy Papers. When you click on the collection, you can see all the items
> in the collection.
>
> Or just type in any search. On the left in the list of facets, you can
> limit by collection (i.e. EAD, repository, or whatever).
>
> Note that this tool indexes digital content that is not necessarily
> associated with a finding aid.
>
> kyle
>
>
> On Tue, Jan 14, 2014 at 7:38 AM, Edward Summers  wrote:
>
> > Hi all,
> >
> > I was wondering if anyone can point me at example(s) of finding aids
> > (either EAD XML or HTML) that are linked to digital object of some kind.
> > For example a container list that links to a digital image that is
> > available on the Web.
> >
> > I’m doing a bit of an informal survey so if you see someone has
> responded,
> > but you have a different example please send it along either here on list
> > or to me directly.
> >
> > Thanks!
> > //Ed
> >
> > PS. sorry for the duplication.
> >
>

[CODE4LIB] Fwd: [WEB4LIB] Digital Project Manager position - UC Berkeley Library

[Roy Tennant]

-- Forwarded message --
From: Lisa WEBER 
Date: Tue, Jan 14, 2014 at 12:31 PM
Subject: [WEB4LIB] Digital Project Manager position - UC Berkeley Library
To: web4...@listserv.nd.edu


The UC Berkeley Library is hiring a Digital Project Manager. Read all about
it at:

http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/LHRD/currentjobs.html#17225

Lisa Weber
Library Systems Office
UC Berkeley Library


To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib

Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/

2014-01-14

Re: [CODE4LIB] Question about OAI Harvesting via Perl

[Roy Tennant]

I'd have to agree. OAI-PMH is so simple that even as poor a programmer as I
am was able to write my own data provider from scratch. Actually, not
completely from scratch in one go. Basically I was able to tweak my
existing database-driven web site to accept incoming verbs and parameters
and respond appropriately. Since I already had paging implemented
resumption tokens were easy.

But writing an aggregator from scratch is even easier, since you only need
to support the functions you actually need -- not the entire six verbs as
you must on the data provider side. Just the fact that Kyle can provide
pretty much everything you need except the record parsing bit in a simple
email message is proof enough.
Roy


On Wed, Jan 15, 2014 at 5:24 PM, Kyle Banerjee wrote:

> No need for a module -- that would be using a chain saw to cut butter.
>
> To return to an earlier suggestion, this is precisely where just retrieving
> something via good ol' http is easiest. An OAI-PMH request is just a
> request that looks exactly like the output from a really simple HTML form.
> This means you can use the same syntax to get the data directly. For
> example, to get a single record, all you need to do is something like:
>
>
> http://drl.ohsu.edu/oai/oai.php?verb=GetRecord&identifier=oai:drl.ohsu.edu:hom%2F0&metadataPrefix=oai_dc(the
> request could be POSTed too, but why bother?)
>
> If you want all the metadata from all the records, just use use something
> like:
>
>
> http://drl.ohsu.edu/oai/oai.php?verb=ListRecords&set=hom&metadataPrefix=oai_dc
>
> You'll need to deal with resumption tokens, but they're brain dead to
> extract and use since they're just opaque strings that appear in
>  tags e.g.:
>
>
> http://drl.ohsu.edu/oai/oai.php?verb=ListRecords&resumptionToken=hom:200:hom:-00-00:-99-99:oai_dc
>
> If you're just getting into perl, I'd recommend becoming familiar with LWP
> if you aren't already. Easy to use and very handy.
>
> kyle
>
>
> On Wed, Jan 15, 2014 at 3:59 PM, Eka Grguric  wrote:
>
> > I got it working by reordering my code and initializing properly (and by
> > digging through a Perl textbook...).
> > Thank you all for your advice!
> >
> > Now I have a Net::OAI::Harvester specific question - so far I've been
> able
> > to retrieve titles and identifiers for all records but is there a way to
> > default to the entirety of a record? I essentially want to be able to see
> > all metadata associated with a given record in a given repository. I'm
> not
> > sure if this is beyond the scope of this particular harvester (which has
> so
> > far been awesome) but if so, how would I go about adding that
> > functionality? By adding a distinct module? If so, any advice as to
> which?
> >
> > Again, thanks for all the help.
> >
>

Re: [CODE4LIB] COinS metadata format support

[Roy Tennant]

I agree that most Schema.org markup would be generated on the fly from a
database, so I'm a bit unclear on what kind of "tool" we (OCLC) or someone
else is being asked to develop. Perhaps someone could spell it out for this
dense person? Thanks,
Roy


On Fri, Jan 17, 2014 at 12:02 PM, Karen Coyle  wrote:

> Dave, my impression is that most schema.org code is being generated
> programmatically out of database-driven web sites. The list of tools (not
> many) is here:
>
> http://schema.rdfs.org/tools.html
>
> As OCLC is very involved in schema.org, it would make sense to encourage
> them to develop something. Looking at what they do today in WorldCat, the
> big advantage that they seem to have is that they can locate URIs for names
> (VIAF) and subjects (LCSH).
>
> kc
>
> On 1/17/14, 10:49 AM, Bigwood, David wrote:
>
>> Is there an easy-to-use tool for schema.org microdata? I was fond of the
>> OCLC NJ COinS tool, but it has gone. Anything of that ilk?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Dave
>>
>> -Original Message-
>> From: Code for Libraries [mailto:CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of
>> Michael J. Giarlo
>> Sent: Friday, January 17, 2014 12:34 PM
>> To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU
>> Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] COinS metadata format support
>>
>> Chad,
>>
>> In that case, I wonder if you might get more mileage out of
>> schema.orgmicrodata instead of COinS.  There are undoubtedly more clients
>> out there that can make sense of HTML5 microdata than COinS, which is
>> really showing its age and is a niche technology.
>>
>> -Mike
>>
>>
>>
>> On Fri, Jan 17, 2014 at 10:25 AM, Chad Mills 
>> wrote:
>>
>>  Jodi,
>>>
>>> No.  I am working with our repository resources which is an eclectic
>>> mixture of resource types.  I just want to simply embed our metadata
>>> in our search results and record displays for other tools to use.  It
>>> seems cheap and reasonable to do I just didn't want to limit this
>>> feature to only certain resource types.
>>>
>>> Best,
>>> Chad
>>>
>>>
>>> - Original Message -
>>> From: "Jodi Schneider" 
>>> To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU
>>> Sent: Friday, January 17, 2014 12:54:43 PM
>>> Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] COinS metadata format support
>>>
>>> Hi Chad,
>>>
>>> Are these subscription images/video/audio that libraries have? The
>>> original purpose of COinS, as I understand it, was to get people to
>>> subscription copies. Depending on what you're doing (i.e. the
>>> purpose/intended use) there might be a better standard these days.
>>>
>>> In case it helps there's more info here:
>>> http://ocoins.info/
>>> (though it looks like the generator isn't up any longer, maybe due to
>>> "OCLC New Jersey" hosting?)
>>>
>>> Hopefully you'll get some more helpful advice from others!
>>>
>>> -Jodi
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Fri, Jan 17, 2014 at 5:36 PM, Chad Mills 
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>  I was able to easily find and create COinS for books and journals.
 I started thinking about images, video, audio, etc.  I see
 references to 'info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:unknown' as a rft_val_fmt value
 some places.  I

>>> would
>>>
 assume if I went down that road the rft.genre would have a value of
 'unknown' as well.  Is there some other alternative I am missing
 when handling other formats?

 Thanks!

 --
 Chad Mills
 Digital Library Architect
 Ph: 848.932.5924
 Fax: 848.932.1386
 Cell: 732.309.8538

 Rutgers University Libraries
 Scholarly Communication Center
 Room 409D, Alexander Library
 169 College Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ 08901

 http://rucore.libraries.rutgers.edu/


> --
> Karen Coyle
> kco...@kcoyle.net http://kcoyle.net
> m: 1-510-435-8234
> skype: kcoylenet
>

Re: [CODE4LIB] EZProxy changes / alternatives ?

[Roy Tennant]

When it comes to hedging bets, I'd sure rather hedge my $50,000 bet than my
$500 one. Just sayin'.
Roy


On Fri, Jan 31, 2014 at 6:04 PM, BWS Johnson wrote:

> Salvete!
>
>   Tisn't necessarily Socialist to hedge one's bets. Look at what Wall
> St. experts advise when one is unsure of whether to hold or sell. Monopoly
> is only ever in the interest of those that hold it.
>
>Short term the aquarium is enticing, but do you enjoy your
> collapsed dorsal fin?
>
> Cheers,
> Brooke
>
> --
> On Fri, Jan 31, 2014 6:10 PM EST Salazar, Christina wrote:
>
> >I think though that razor thin budgets aside, the EZProxy using community
> is vulnerable to what amounts to a monopoly. Don't get any ideas, OCLC
> peeps (just kiddin') but now we're so captive to EZProxy, what are our
> options if OCLC wants to gradually (or not so gradually) jack up the price?
> >
> >Does being this captive to a single product justify community developer
> time?
> >
> >I think so but I'm probably just a damn socialist.
> >
> >On Jan 31, 2014, at 1:36 PM, "Tim McGeary"  wrote:
> >
> >> Even with razor thin budgets, this is a no brainer.  May they need
> decide
> >> between buying 10 new books or license EZProxy?  Possibly, but if they
> have
> >> a need for EZProxy, that's still a no brainer - until a solid OSS
> >> replacement that includes as robust a developer /support community comes
> >> around.  But again, at $500/year, I don't see a lot of incentive to
> invest
> >> in such a project.
> >>
> >>
> >> On Fri, Jan 31, 2014 at 3:55 PM, Riley Childs  >wrote:
> >>
> >> But there are places on a razor thin budget, and things like this throw
> >> them off ball acne
> >>
> >> Sent from my iPhone
> >>
> >>> On Jan 31, 2014, at 3:32 PM, "Tim McGeary" 
> wrote:
> >>>
> >>> So what's the price point that EZProxy needs to climb to make it more
> >>> realistic to put resources into an alternative.  At $500/year, I don't
> >> even
> >>> have to think about justifying it.  At 1% (or less) of the cost of
> >> position
> >>> with little to no prior experience needed, it doesn't make a lot of
> sense
> >>> to invest in an open source alternative, even on a campus that heavily
> >> uses
> >>> Shibboleth.
> >>>
> >>> Tim
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> On Fri, Jan 31, 2014 at 1:36 PM, Ross Singer 
> >> wrote:
> >>>
> >>> Not only that, but it's also expressly designed for the purpose of
> >> reverse
> >>> proxying subscription databases in a library environment.  There are
> >> tons
> >>> of things vendors do that would be incredibly frustrating to get
> working
> >>> properly in Squid, nginx, or Apache that have already been solved by
> >>> EZProxy.  Which is self-fulfilling: vendors then cater to what EZProxy
> >> does
> >>> (rather than improving access to their resources).
> >>>
> >>> Art Rhyno used to say that the major thing that was inhibiting the
> >>> widespread adoption of Shibboleth was how simple and cheap EZProxy was.
> >> I
> >>> think there is a lot of truth to that.
> >>>
> >>> -Ross.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> On Fri, Jan 31, 2014 at 1:23 PM, Kyle Banerjee <
> kyle.baner...@gmail.com
>  wrote:
> >>>
>  EZproxy is a self-installing statically compiled single binary
> >>> download,
>  with a built-in administrative interface that makes most common
>  administrative tasks point-and-click, that works on Linux and Windows
>  systems, and requires very little in the way of resources to run.  It
>  also
>  has a library of a few hundred vendor stanzas that can be copied and
>  pasted
>  and work the majority of the time.
> 
>  To successfully replace EZproxy in this setting, it would need to be
>  packaged in such a way that it is equally easy to install and
> >> maintain,
>  and
>  the library of vendor stanzas would need to be developed as apache
> >>> conf.d
>  files.
> 
>  This. The real gain with EZProxy is that configuring it is crazy easy.
> >>> You
>  just drop it in and run it -- it's feasible for someone with no
> >>> experience
>  in proxying or systems administration to get it operational in a few
>  minutes. That is why I think virtualizing a system that makes
> accessing
> >>> the
>  more powerful features of EZProxy easy is a good alternative.
> 
>  kyle
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> --
> >>> Tim McGeary
> >>> timmcge...@gmail.com
> >>> GTalk/Yahoo/Skype/Twitter: timmcgeary
> >>> 484-294-7660 (cell)
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> --
> >> Tim McGeary
> >> timmcge...@gmail.com
> >> GTalk/Yahoo/Skype/Twitter: timmcgeary
> >> 484-294-7660 (cell)
>

Re: [CODE4LIB] Proquest search api?

[Roy Tennant]

This generally agrees with what I have found[1]. That is, if a second
indicator of '0' exists, then it is fairly likely the URL will lead you to
the full item. However, unfortunately an indicator of '1' is ambiguous, so
it's possible you will be leaving a lot behind if you rely on that solely.
It sure makes for easier code, though, no doubt.

Also, if people were more interested generally in what is in various 856
subfields for book/journal MARC records, they can refer to my "MARC Usage
in WorldCat" work[2]. It can be amusing, at least, if not instructive.
Roy

[1] http://roytennant.com/proto/856/analysis.html
[2] http://experimental.worldcat.org/marcusage/856.html


On Mon, Feb 17, 2014 at 9:45 AM, Jonathan Rochkind  wrote:

> Interesting, thanks for the additional information, very useful!
>
> I don't like relying on the 'free text' in subfield 3, because it seems
> fragile, who knows if I know all the possible values or if they change them
> in the future breaking my code.
>
> But your example with two 'full text' links is enlightening.
>
> I think what I'm liking as an algorithm for my needs (any full text is
> better than none, but PDF is best) -- is first looking for an 856 with
> second indicator "0" -- if there's only one, use it. If there are more than
> one, try to find one that includes the substring "PDF", if none do, just
> use the first one.
>
> Jonathan
>
> On 2/17/14 11:16 AM, Andrew Anderson wrote:
>
>> The document you want to request from ProQuest support was called
>> Federated-Search.docx when they sent it to me.  This will address many of
>> your documentation needs.
>>
>> ProQuest used to have an excel spreadsheet with all of the product codes
>> for the databases available for download from
>> http://support.proquest.com/kb/article?ArticleId=3698&;
>> source=article&c=12&cid=26, but it appears to no longer be available
>> from that source.  ProQuest support should be able to answer where it went
>> when you request the federated search document.
>>
>> You may receive multiple 856 fields for Citation/Abstract, Full Text, and
>> Scanned PDF:
>>
>> =856  41$3Citation/Abstract$uhttp://search.proquest.com/docview/...
>> =856  40$3Full Text$uhttp://search.proquest.com/docview/...
>> =856  40$3Scanned PDF$uhttp://search.proquest.com/docview/...
>>
>> I would suggest that rather than relying on the 2nd indicator, you should
>> parse subfield 3 instead to find the format that you prefer.  You see the
>> multiple 856 fields in the MARC records for ProQuest holdings as well, as
>> that is how ProQuest handles coverage gaps in titles, so if you have ever
>> processed ProQuest MARC records before, you should be already prepared for
>> this.
>>
>>

Re: [CODE4LIB] how to unsubscribe this list?

[Roy Tennant]

On the contrary, this discussion list has the OCLC Bacon Stamp of Approval.
Carry on!
Roy


On Thu, Feb 20, 2014 at 12:20 PM, Michael J. Giarlo <
leftw...@alumni.rutgers.edu> wrote:

> That's not what I heard Roy Tennant saying.
> ಠ_ಠ
>
> -Mike
>
>
>
> On Thu, Feb 20, 2014 at 12:14 PM, Eric Lease Morgan 
> wrote:
>
> > > So, we're shutting it [Code4Lib] down?
> >
> > We interrupt this program for an important statement:
> >
> >   Before things get out of hand and rumors start flying, there are
> >   no plans about shutting down the mailing list. An individual
> >   simply wanted to be unsubscribed, and that has been done.
> >
> > Now back to our original programming.
> >
> > —
> > ELM
> >
>

Re: [CODE4LIB] code4lib.org down

[Roy Tennant]

Usually I can bring a server down in a matter if hours. I must be getting old. 
Er...older.
Roy

> On Feb 21, 2014, at 1:52 PM, "Michael J. Giarlo" 
>  wrote:
> 
> Coincidence that this happened less than a day after Roy Tennant posted to
> the list?  I think not.
> 
> -Mike
> 
> 
> 
> On Fri, Feb 21, 2014 at 1:34 PM, Michael Schofield wrote:
> 
>> Are you sure it's not just cuz Drupal? Lawl.
>> 
>> -Original Message-
>> From: Code for Libraries [mailto:CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of
>> Salazar, Christina
>> Sent: Friday, February 21, 2014 4:26 PM
>> To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU
>> Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] code4lib.org down
>> 
>> See what happens when you start talking about shutting the list down?
>> 
>> Christina Salazar
>> Systems Librarian
>> John Spoor Broome Library
>> California State University, Channel Islands
>> 805/437-3198
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> -Original Message-
>> From: Code for Libraries [mailto:CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of
>> Rosalyn Metz
>> Sent: Friday, February 21, 2014 1:20 PM
>> To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU
>> Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] code4lib.org down
>> 
>> meant to include this screenshot
>> 
>> 
>> On Fri, Feb 21, 2014 at 1:19 PM, Rosalyn Metz 
>> wrote:
>> 
>>> :(
>>> 
>> 

Re: [CODE4LIB] Welcome to Roy4Lib

[Roy Tennant]

roy4lib.org is ALWAYS down. I mean, it just makes too much sense for it to
be in any other state.
Roy


On Fri, Feb 21, 2014 at 2:31 PM, Rosalyn Metz  wrote:

> it appears that roy4lib.org is also down
>
>
> On Fri, Feb 21, 2014 at 1:59 PM, Frumkin, Jeremy <
> frumk...@u.library.arizona.edu> wrote:
>
> > Welcome to the Roy4Lib discussion list. This list is intended to
> > facilitate discussion on Roy Tennant's new world library order, the role
> > of bacon (including kosher and vegetarian based varieties) in this
> > context, and the long, long, long, long, long drawn out death of MARC.
> >
> > If you believe you have subscribed to this list in error, please email
> the
> > admin at r...@roy4lib.org.
> >
> >
> > 
> >
> > Jeremy Frumkin
> > Assistant Dean / Chief Technology Strategist
> > University of Arizona Libraries
> >
> > +1 520.626.7296
> > frumk...@u.library.arizona.edu
> > 
> > "Any intelligent fool can make things bigger and more complex... It takes
> > a touch of genius - and a lot of courage to move in the opposite
> > direction." - Albert Einstein
> >
>

Re: [CODE4LIB] Welcome to Roy4Lib

[Roy Tennant]

That would make sense, but I think in this particular instance I was
watching bacon being cooked.
Roy


On Mon, Feb 24, 2014 at 8:26 AM, Michael J. Giarlo <
leftw...@alumni.rutgers.edu> wrote:

> Clearly taken in the liquor store.
>
>
> On Mon, Feb 24, 2014 at 7:08 AM, Cindi Trainor Blyberg
> wrote:
>
> > Well, I do like the photo that Roy uses everywhere, but I have to say I
> > like this one better:
> >
> > http://www.flickr.com/photos/23341397@N00/3769032245
> >
> >
> > On Mon, Feb 24, 2014 at 9:05 AM, Roy  wrote:
> >
> > > Hmm. Call it roys4lib.org and put pictures of all the list's Roys on
> > > there...
> > > Mr. Tennant's picture would have to be first, of course, and be the
> > > biggest.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > On 2/21/2014 6:51 PM, Rosalyn Metz wrote:
> > >
> > >> so tempted to buy roy4lib.org and put up a glass of scotch there.
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> On Fri, Feb 21, 2014 at 3:46 PM, Edward M Corrado <
> ecorr...@ecorrado.us
> > >> >wrote:
> > >>
> > >>  Roy4lib has consumed to much Scotch - after all, it is Friday.
> > >>>
> > >>> --
> > >>> Edward M. Corrado
> > >>>
> > >>> On Feb 21, 2014, at 18:13, Roy Tennant  wrote:
> > >>>
> > >>>  roy4lib.org is ALWAYS down. I mean, it just makes too much sense
> for
> > it
> > >>>>
> > >>> to
> > >>>
> > >>>> be in any other state.
> > >>>> Roy
> > >>>>
> > >>>>
> > >>>> On Fri, Feb 21, 2014 at 2:31 PM, Rosalyn Metz <
> rosalynm...@gmail.com>
> > >>>>
> > >>> wrote:
> > >>>
> > >>>> it appears that roy4lib.org is also down
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>> On Fri, Feb 21, 2014 at 1:59 PM, Frumkin, Jeremy <
> > >>>>> frumk...@u.library.arizona.edu> wrote:
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>>  Welcome to the Roy4Lib discussion list. This list is intended to
> > >>>>>> facilitate discussion on Roy Tennant's new world library order,
> the
> > >>>>>>
> > >>>>> role
> > >>>
> > >>>> of bacon (including kosher and vegetarian based varieties) in this
> > >>>>>> context, and the long, long, long, long, long drawn out death of
> > MARC.
> > >>>>>>
> > >>>>>> If you believe you have subscribed to this list in error, please
> > email
> > >>>>>>
> > >>>>> the
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>>> admin at r...@roy4lib.org.
> > >>>>>>
> > >>>>>>
> > >>>>>> 
> > >>>>>>
> > >>>>>> Jeremy Frumkin
> > >>>>>> Assistant Dean / Chief Technology Strategist
> > >>>>>> University of Arizona Libraries
> > >>>>>>
> > >>>>>> +1 520.626.7296
> > >>>>>> frumk...@u.library.arizona.edu
> > >>>>>> 
> > >>>>>> "Any intelligent fool can make things bigger and more complex...
> It
> > >>>>>>
> > >>>>> takes
> > >>>
> > >>>> a touch of genius - and a lot of courage to move in the opposite
> > >>>>>> direction." - Albert Einstein
> > >>>>>>
> > >>>>>
> >
>

[CODE4LIB] Questions for Valerie Aurora

[Roy Tennant]

As I'm sure you already know, Valerie Aurora[1] has kindly assented to be
one of our two keynote speakers for the 2014 Conference. Valerie Aurora is
a writer, programmer, and feminist activist, and a co-founder of the Ada
Initiative[2], a non-profit to promote women in open technology and culture.

Valerie has requested to be interviewed rather than to give the standard
keynote speech. To facilitate that, I am soliciting questions for Valerie
now that we can have as a set of conversation starters. We will also be
taking questions from the floor, although the bulk of the time will likely
be allocated to questions solicited in advance.

Therefore, please consider what you wish to hear Valerie speak about and
send me your questions. I will collate and merge them and share them with
her in advance. Thanks,
Roy


[1] http://valerieaurora.org/
[2] http://adainitiative.org/

[CODE4LIB] Intro to the Conference

[Roy Tennant]

There has been some talk in the Code4Lib Conference Program committee about
an "Introduction to the Conference". There isn't a specific slot for a
talk, and perhaps not even time for one, except possibly a 5 minute
lightning talk.

But we've also discussed the possibility of having a wiki page or video
introduction that could be read or viewed by anyone at any time. There is
already a "How to Hack Code4Lib" page by Declan Fleming and others here:

http://wiki.code4lib.org/index.php/How_to_hack_code4lib

What do folks think? Is the page above enough? Are there people who would
like to add to it? Is there someone who would like to put together a brief
video intro to the conference? Thanks,
Roy

Re: [CODE4LIB] Intro to the Conference

[Roy Tennant]

Peter, that's a good point and I think Tim McGeary will be able to cover
the high-points that you mention, and perhaps some others, in his initial
welcoming remarks. But if someone wants to provide a more in-depth and/or
personal introduction to the conference that would be welcome too, although
it will be easiest to accommodate it in the ways I suggested (which could
possibly be a lightning talk as part of the first day's intro if Tim is
willing).
Roy


On Mon, Mar 3, 2014 at 10:42 AM, Peter Murray wrote:

> In the interest of being a welcoming community, I think there needs to be
> something at or near the start of the main conference that provides a
> heads-up to the format and structure of the meeting. Particularly since it
> is unlike other conferences. Something that emphasizes the participatory
> nature and how-it-is-what-you-make-of-it. How to sign up for lightning
> talks. Hospitality suite. Etc.
>
>
> Peter
>
> --
> Peter Murray
> Assistant Director, Technology Services Development
> LYRASIS
> peter.mur...@lyrasis.org<mailto:peter.mur...@lyrasis.org>
> +1 678-235-2955
> 800.999.8558 x2955
>
> On Mar 3, 2014, at 12:43 PM, "Becky Yoose"  b.yo...@gmail.com>> wrote:
>
> Also a couple of reference points of previous "into into code4lib"
> presentations at conferences:
>
> c4l13 -
>
> https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1UtuYRptd05KJpyjZMFuvKPJHauOUe6bIYcrV-8uF0dE/edit?usp=sharing
> c4l09 -
>
> http://www.slideshare.net/anarchivist/howto-meet-people-and-have-fun-at-code4lib2009
>
> Cheers,
> Becky
>
>
> On Mon, Mar 3, 2014 at 11:33 AM, Roy Tennant  roytenn...@gmail.com>> wrote:
>
> There has been some talk in the Code4Lib Conference Program committee about
> an "Introduction to the Conference". There isn't a specific slot for a
> talk, and perhaps not even time for one, except possibly a 5 minute
> lightning talk.
>
> But we've also discussed the possibility of having a wiki page or video
> introduction that could be read or viewed by anyone at any time. There is
> already a "How to Hack Code4Lib" page by Declan Fleming and others here:
>
> http://wiki.code4lib.org/index.php/How_to_hack_code4lib
>
> What do folks think? Is the page above enough? Are there people who would
> like to add to it? Is there someone who would like to put together a brief
> video intro to the conference? Thanks,
> Roy
>

Re: [CODE4LIB] Fwd: RFC 7154 - IETF Guidelines for Conduct

[Roy Tennant]

Just so everyone knows, the 2014 Code4Lib Conference Code of Conduct is
here:

http://code4lib.org/conference/2014/code_of_conduct

and it is linked from the main conference page. Thanks,
Roy


On Mon, Mar 3, 2014 at 1:36 PM, Peter Murray wrote:

> Code4LibCon is coming up in a few weeks.  I'm sure there will be reminders
> about the community-generated code of conduct (
> https://github.com/code4lib/antiharassment-policy/blob/master/code_of_conduct.md).
>  I think it also useful to take a look at what just passed the IETF that
> governs their meetings.  In particular, I like how it gets past the "Thou
> shalt not" and gets to the "Thou shall".
>
> http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7154
>
>
> Peter
> --
> Peter Murray
> Assistant Director, Technology Services Development
> LYRASIS
> peter.mur...@lyrasis.org
> +1 678-235-2955
> 800.999.8558 x2955
>

Re: [CODE4LIB] Shop Link

[Roy Tennant]

Someone apparently had a Code4Lib CafePress shop at one point, but now it's
gone. I actually like the idea of a place where we could buy Code4Lib swag.
For example, why not raise a little money selling stuff with the Code4Lib
logo on it? But that would mean being a fiscal entity of some sort and that
hasn't flown in the past. Not saying it can't now, just that it hasn't yet.
For now I've disabled the link.
Roy


On Sat, Mar 8, 2014 at 6:56 AM, Riley Childs wrote:

> Has anyone else noticed the "Shop" Link links to the CafePress homepage?
>
> Riley Childs
> Student
> Asst. Head of IT Services
> Charlotte United Christian Academy
> (704) 497-2086
> RileyChilds.net
> Sent from my Windows Phone, please excuse mistakes
>

Re: [CODE4LIB] Shop Link

[Roy Tennant]

I believe the winning designs were:

2006: http://code4lib.org/files/t-shirt.png
2007: http://www.code4lib.org/files/code4lib2007-7.jpg (I still have this
one somewhere)

Roy


On Sun, Mar 9, 2014 at 4:25 PM, Esmé Cowles  wrote:

> I wonder, with the 10th conference coming up next year, if there would be
> any interest in re-issuing some or all of the shirts.  A while back I went
> through and added links to the wiki for all the t-shirt contests and
> winners I could find.  But for the first couple of years, I could find the
> candidate designs, but I couldn't actually find any record of which design
> won:
> http://wiki.code4lib.org/index.php/Main_Page#Older_Conference_T-Shirt_Designs
>
> -Esme
>
> On 03/9/2014, at 6:52 PM, Francis Kayiwa  wrote:
>
> > Signed PGP part
> >
> >
> > On 03/09/2014 05:59 PM, Roy Tennant wrote:
> > > Someone apparently had a Code4Lib CafePress shop at one point, but
> > > now it's gone. I actually like the idea of a place where we could
> > > buy Code4Lib swag. For example, why not raise a little money
> > > selling stuff with the Code4Lib logo on it? But that would mean
> > > being a fiscal entity of some sort and that hasn't flown in the
> > > past. Not saying it can't now, just that it hasn't yet. For now
> > > I've disabled the link.
> >
> > That'd be me. There seemed to be eough interest in last year's
> > Metadata T-Shirt that made it worth doing. The goal was to pass the
> > money raised from selling t-shirts to this year's Conference. It
> > didn't generate revenue (I didn't work too hard in promoting it to be
> > honest) or traction so I scuppered it.
> >
> > Cheers,
> > ./fxk
> >
> >
> > --
> > Boren's Laws:
> >   (1) When in charge, ponder.
> >   (2) When in trouble, delegate.
> >   (3) When in doubt, mumble.
> >
>

[CODE4LIB] For your plane reading pleasure...

[Roy Tennant]

...I thought I would point out that it is easy to find fiction that uses
Raleigh, North Carolina as a venue here:

http://experimental.worldcat.org/xfinder/FictionFinder?pl=North+Carolina--Raleigh

What better way to get into the mood for Code4Lib 2014 than to read a
murder mystery set just down the road from our hotel? I know, you can
probably think of a lot of ways that don't involve violent death, but hey,
consider the source.
Roy

Re: [CODE4LIB] Shop Link

[Roy Tennant]

The price does seem high. You can sell mugs at CafePress for $12 and that
includes a commission, although not shipping and handling.
Roy


On Thu, Mar 13, 2014 at 2:17 AM, Ben Companjen
wrote:

> Ohh, that's a nice mug! I broke my Public Domain Review mug [1] before its
> first use at the office (I was so excited to finally get it that I dropped
> it on the way to the coffee machine), so I'm back to using the
> non-personal office mugs...
>
> So thanks, Riley, for bringing back the store!
>
> I am hesitating about spending $23.40 (incl. P&P) on a mug whose purchase
> does not (financially) support a Mission for the Greater Good. (Not trying
> to fit a stereotype of the Dutch here ;))
>
> Setting a commission to > 0 would increase the price, wouldn't it?
>
> Groeten van Ben
>
> [1]:
> http://publicdomainreview.org/shop/mugs-bags-and-more/crests-with-logo/
>
> On 13-03-14 04:01, "Riley Childs"  wrote:
>
> >I setup a spread shirt store, I set commissions to zero. Right now it has
> >a mug and a tee, but I will finish up adding designs tomorrow, let me
> >know if anyone wants bags etc. And I will add them!
> >Http://code4lib.spreadshirt.com
> >
> >//Riley
> >
> >Riley Childs
> >Student
> >Asst. Head of IT Services
> >Charlotte United Christian Academy
> >(704) 497-2086
> >RileyChilds.net
> >Sent from my Windows Phone, please excuse mistakes
> >
> >From: Roy Tennant<mailto:roytenn...@gmail.com>
> >Sent: 3/9/2014 5:59 PM
> >To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU<mailto:CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU>
> >Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] Shop Link
> >
> >Someone apparently had a Code4Lib CafePress shop at one point, but now
> >it's
> >gone. I actually like the idea of a place where we could buy Code4Lib
> >swag.
> >For example, why not raise a little money selling stuff with the Code4Lib
> >logo on it? But that would mean being a fiscal entity of some sort and
> >that
> >hasn't flown in the past. Not saying it can't now, just that it hasn't
> >yet.
> >For now I've disabled the link.
> >Roy
> >
> >
> >On Sat, Mar 8, 2014 at 6:56 AM, Riley Childs
> >wrote:
> >
> >> Has anyone else noticed the "Shop" Link links to the CafePress homepage?
> >>
> >> Riley Childs
> >> Student
> >> Asst. Head of IT Services
> >> Charlotte United Christian Academy
> >> (704) 497-2086
> >> RileyChilds.net
> >> Sent from my Windows Phone, please excuse mistakes
> >>
>

Re: [CODE4LIB] #c4l14 Newcomer Dinner, Monday evening 3/24

[Roy Tennant]

I find that as the organizer of a dinner I wouldn't mind having a way to
text and/or email the people who have signed up, and likely other
organizers would like that as well. So perhaps the organizers should put a
way to be contacted on the wiki page? I have, and one of my diners has
already contacted me. That way we can all coordinate as need be. Thanks,
Roy


On Fri, Mar 14, 2014 at 11:32 AM, Becky Yoose  wrote:

> Hi everyone,
>
> Will this be your first time at code4lib? Or are you a code4lib veteran
> looking to corrupt some newbies? Join fellow newbies and veterans for an
> evening of food, socializing, and stimulating demonstrations of the many
> uses of EZProxy alternatives at the Newcomer Dinner, Monday March 24th!
>
> The sign up page is at
>
> http://wiki.code4lib.org/index.php/2014_Social_Activities#Newcomer_Dinner.2C_Monday_3.2F24
> .
> There are a lot of restaurants to choose from, so there should be plenty of
> options to go around. Here are the guidelines (also listed on the wiki):
>
> Max of 6 per group
> Please, no waitlisting
> Some restaurants can hold multiple groups of six. It is up to you
> to investigate the venue to see if this is possible.
> ID yourselves so we can get a good mix of new people and veterans in
> each group
> New folks - n
> c4l vets - v
> One leader needed for each location (declare yourself! - Vets are
> highly encouraged to lead the group)
> Leader duties
> Make reservations if required; otherwise make sure that the
> restaurant can handle a group of 6 rowdy library tech type folks
> Herd folks from hotel to restaurant (know where you're going!)
> See a restaurant that's not listed? Feel free to add one, but please
> make sure that it is open that Monday evening.
>
> Go forth and sign up! Let us know if you have any questions and we'll see
> you all soon.
>
> Thanks again,
> Becky, on behalf of The Social Activities Committee
>

[CODE4LIB] Newcomer's dinner

[Roy Tennant]

I'm sorry for sending this to the entire list, but I've only been able to
track down the email addresses of a few of my "Newcomer's Dinner"
participants via Google. At least with any kind of certainty. However, I'm
sure your organizer will want your contact information so please forward
that to them.

So if you are joining me for dinner on Monday, 3/24, please bring the
following with you:

1) a business card or equivalent (so we can reconnect)
2) a personal story (because we connect over stories)
3) one thing you want to get out of this conference (so we know our
aspirations for the event)

I'd also like a way to contact you, whatever you prefer: text, phone,
email. Thanks,
Roy

[CODE4LIB] Reminder: Send in your questions for Valerie!

[Roy Tennant]

Just a quick reminder, since the conference quickly approaches, to send in
your questions for Valerie Aurora[1], co-founder of the Ada Initiative[2].
She will be interviewed as our Thursday morning keynote speaker.

We will also be distributing index cards at the event and monitoring the
Twitter stream (not IRC!) for questions as well, but the best chance of
getting your question asked is to send it in ahead of time. Thanks!
Roy

[1] http://valerieaurora.org/
[2] https://adainitiative.org/

Re: [CODE4LIB] Question About Code4Lib 2014 Streaming

[Roy Tennant]

So...there's an unofficial stream? I can't wait to see that one...
Roy


On Wed, Mar 19, 2014 at 7:00 AM, Riley Childs wrote:

> http://YouTube.com/Code4Lib is the official stream.
>
> Riley Childs
> Junior
> IT Admin
> email: rchi...@cucawarriors.com
> office: +1 (704) 537-0031 x101
> cell: +1 (704) 497-2086
>
> Please Think Before Hitting Reply All
> I Do Web Design! RileyChilds.net/services
> 
> From: Code for Libraries [CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Matthew
> Sherman [matt.r.sher...@gmail.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, March 19, 2014 9:19 AM
> To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU
> Subject: [CODE4LIB] Question About Code4Lib 2014 Streaming
>
> I figure I should ask for those of us who sadly cannot make it this
> year, where will we be able to find the streaming of the conference?
> Thanks for everyone who is putting in the hard-work to put on the
> conference.
>
> Matt Sherman
>

Re: [CODE4LIB] Reminder: Send in your questions for Valerie!

[Roy Tennant]

You kids. All about the technology.

PollEverywhere looks useful, thanks. Now GET OFF MY LAWN.
Roy


On Thu, Mar 20, 2014 at 6:32 AM, Sibyl Schaefer wrote:

> In lieu of index cards, may I suggest Poll Everywhere?
>
> http://www.polleverywhere.com/
>
> Questions can be submitted via text, twitter, and the World Wide Web.
>
>
> On Thu, Mar 20, 2014 at 9:26 AM, Ross Singer 
> wrote:
>
> > On Tue, Mar 18, 2014 at 8:22 PM, Roy Tennant 
> wrote:
> > >
> > > We will also be distributing index cards at the event and monitoring
> the
> > > Twitter stream (not IRC!) for questions as well
> >
> >
> > You've changed, man.
> >
> > -Ross.
> >
>

Re: [CODE4LIB] tool for finding close matches in vocabular list

[Roy Tennant]

Have you considered dumping it into Open Refine? [1] I haven't used it a
lot, but it is likely a good tool to find similar data and allow you to
globally replace with a canonical entry.
Roy

[1] http://openrefine.org/


On Fri, Mar 21, 2014 at 11:24 AM, Ken Irwin  wrote:

> Hi folks,
>
> I'm looking for a tool that can look at a list of all of subject terms in
> a poorly-controlled index as possible candidates for term consolidation.
> Our student newspaper index has about 16,000 subject terms and they include
> a lot of meaningless typographical and nomenclatural difference, e.g.:
>
> Irwin, Ken
> Irwin, Kenneth
> Irwin, Mr. Kenneth
> Irwin, Kenneth R.
>
> Basketball - Women
> Basketball - Women's
> Basketball-Women
> Basketball-Women's
>
> I would love to have some sort of pattern-matching tool that's smart about
> this sort of thing that could go through the list of terms (as a text list,
> database, xml file, or whatever structure it wants to ingest) and spit out
> some clusters of possible matches.
>
> Does anyone know of a tool that's good for that sort of thing?
>
> The index is just a bunch of MySQL tables - there is no real
> controlled-vocab system, though I've recently built some systems to suggest
> known SH's to reduce this sort of redundancy.
>
> Any ideas?
>
> Thanks!
> Ken
>

Re: [CODE4LIB] CFP: A Librarian's Introduction to Programming Languages

[Roy Tennant]

Basic? Seriously? I mean, the very first language I learned, in the early
1980s, was BASIC. But come on. If you can find a person to write the
chapter I want to take them out behind the barn and, well, do them some
serious damage. Interpret that however you wish.
Roy


On Mon, Mar 24, 2014 at 8:08 PM, Ashley Blewer  wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> Passing this along because it seems relevant to the interests of many on
> this list!
>
> See ya tomorrow or on the internet,
>
> - Ashley
>
> Fwd:
> This is a call for book chapters for  A Librarian’s Introduction to
> Programming Languages to be published  by ALA/ Neal-Schuman Publishing.
>
> This book will look at a variety of programming languages with the intent
> to familiarize readers with the reasons for using each language. The book
> will cover practical, real world examples to illustrate how a specific
> language can be used to enhance library services and resources.
>
> The target audience includes current practitioners, administrators,
> educators, and students.
>
> Some potential topics to be included in the book are below.
>
> ● Basic
> ● C#
> ● Java
> ● Javascript
> ● Perl
> ● Python
> ● Ruby
>
> We are also interested in other topics. For more information email the
> editors:
> Ron Brown ronbr...@sc.edu and Beth Thomsett-Scott
> beth.thomsett-sc...@unt.edu
>
> Apologies for cross posting.
>
> Please feel free to share this announcement with other listservs and
> interested parties.
>
>
>
> --
> Ashley Blewer
> Fox Movietone Collection Project Cataloging Manager
> Moving Image Research Collections
> University of South Carolina
> 803.403.5013
>

Re: [CODE4LIB] 2nd meetup for code4lib LA - May 15th

[Roy Tennant]

You mean from that...uh...farm? As a Cal Alumni I am actually legally
obligated not to mention the word "Stanford". So sorry, nothing personal.
;-)

All kidding aside, MY BAD. You just have so much talent gathered in one
spot the light is blinding. I can't even look your direction. :-)
Roy


On Fri, Mar 28, 2014 at 9:29 AM, Tom Cramer  wrote:

> Roy,
>
> As a local Northern Californian, I like this idea.
>
> > For example, we have CDL in Oakland, several nearby UCs, CSUs, large
> publics,
> > and community colleges to draw from.
>
>
> We might even get some people from a private (Leland Stanford) Junior
> University to come to a local event :)
>
> - Tom
>
>
>
> On Mar 28, 2014, at 9:17 AM, Roy Tennant wrote:
>
> > I am definitely interested in a Northern California regional Code4Lib
> > group, but my ability to jet down to LA for a two-hour meeting is
> > regrettably limited. Likewise my ability to jet up to Seattle or
> Portland,
> > unfortunately. Perhaps a better strategy might be to focus on a local?
> For
> > example, we have CDL in Oakland, several nearby UCs, CSUs, large publics,
> > and community colleges to draw from. We should be able to put together a
> > decent showing on our own, I would imagine.
> > Roy
> >
> >
> > On Fri, Mar 28, 2014 at 9:00 AM, Collier, Aaron  >wrote:
> >
> >> Josh - it was great to see you again this year!
> >>
> >> We've got a lot of interest throughout the CSU and northern CA to form a
> >> regional group, Which  a few of us are starting to pull together.
> >>
> >> Is there interest in expanding the LA group throughout CA? I'm also
> >> wondering if we should try to expand this beyond CA into a "Western
> >> Regional", although there is already a PNW regional or keep it somewhat
> >> smaller?
> >>
> >> Perhaps a discussion topic for the May meeting.
> >>
> >> Thanks!
> >>
> >> -Original Message-
> >> From: code4lib-los-ange...@googlegroups.com [mailto:
> >> code4lib-los-ange...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Joshua Nathan Gomez
> >> Sent: Tuesday, March 11, 2014 6:04 PM
> >> To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU; code4lib-los-ange...@googlegroups.com
> >> Subject: 2nd meetup for code4lib LA - May 15th
> >>
> >> We had an excellent first meeting of the code4lib Los Angeles regional
> >> "chapter" last month on the USC campus.  Two dozen people from 10
> >> institutions across the county (and beyond) showed up to talk about
> >> libraries and technology.  Our second meeting is now scheduled and we
> hope
> >> you can join us.
> >>
> >> Date | Time:
> >> May 15th, 2014  |  11am to 1pm.
> >>
> >> Location:
> >> Santa Monica Public Library  (map: http://goo.gl/maps/8mPKC)
> >>
> >> Parking:
> >> An underground parking structure can be accessed from 7th Street between
> >> Santa Monica Blvd. and Arizona Ave.  The first thirty minutes are free.
> >> Rates are $1 per hour for the first two hours and thirty minutes. After
> >> that, the rate is $1 per thirty minutes. Weekdays the daily maximum is
> $10.
> >> The Library does not provide validation for parking.
> >>
> >> Agenda:
> >> The next meeting will again be mostly informal, but we will also have a
> >> few short presentations.  By request, we will have a presentation on
> >> continuous integration & deployment and another presentation on using
> >> Python and the pymarc library to work with bibliographic records.
> >>
> >> If you have something you would like to present, please send me a note
> and
> >> I will add it to the agenda.  We also have a shared document of topics
> >> requested where you can add a topic or sign up to present on one:
> >>
> https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AvhkP_NFwnOldEVqZHg3SmpvVUFtOEctUVRmZW8ya3c&usp=sharing
> >>
> >> See you there!
> >>
> >> Joshua Gomez
> >> Library Systems Programmer
> >> University of Southern California
> >>
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Re: [CODE4LIB] 2nd meetup for code4lib LA - May 15th

[Roy Tennant]

I am definitely interested in a Northern California regional Code4Lib
group, but my ability to jet down to LA for a two-hour meeting is
regrettably limited. Likewise my ability to jet up to Seattle or Portland,
unfortunately. Perhaps a better strategy might be to focus on a local? For
example, we have CDL in Oakland, several nearby UCs, CSUs, large publics,
and community colleges to draw from. We should be able to put together a
decent showing on our own, I would imagine.
Roy


On Fri, Mar 28, 2014 at 9:00 AM, Collier, Aaron wrote:

> Josh - it was great to see you again this year!
>
> We've got a lot of interest throughout the CSU and northern CA to form a
> regional group, Which  a few of us are starting to pull together.
>
> Is there interest in expanding the LA group throughout CA? I'm also
> wondering if we should try to expand this beyond CA into a "Western
> Regional", although there is already a PNW regional or keep it somewhat
> smaller?
>
> Perhaps a discussion topic for the May meeting.
>
> Thanks!
>
> -Original Message-
> From: code4lib-los-ange...@googlegroups.com [mailto:
> code4lib-los-ange...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Joshua Nathan Gomez
> Sent: Tuesday, March 11, 2014 6:04 PM
> To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU; code4lib-los-ange...@googlegroups.com
> Subject: 2nd meetup for code4lib LA - May 15th
>
> We had an excellent first meeting of the code4lib Los Angeles regional
> "chapter" last month on the USC campus.  Two dozen people from 10
> institutions across the county (and beyond) showed up to talk about
> libraries and technology.  Our second meeting is now scheduled and we hope
> you can join us.
>
> Date | Time:
> May 15th, 2014  |  11am to 1pm.
>
> Location:
> Santa Monica Public Library  (map: http://goo.gl/maps/8mPKC)
>
> Parking:
> An underground parking structure can be accessed from 7th Street between
> Santa Monica Blvd. and Arizona Ave.  The first thirty minutes are free.
> Rates are $1 per hour for the first two hours and thirty minutes. After
> that, the rate is $1 per thirty minutes. Weekdays the daily maximum is $10.
> The Library does not provide validation for parking.
>
> Agenda:
> The next meeting will again be mostly informal, but we will also have a
> few short presentations.  By request, we will have a presentation on
> continuous integration & deployment and another presentation on using
> Python and the pymarc library to work with bibliographic records.
>
> If you have something you would like to present, please send me a note and
> I will add it to the agenda.  We also have a shared document of topics
> requested where you can add a topic or sign up to present on one:
> https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AvhkP_NFwnOldEVqZHg3SmpvVUFtOEctUVRmZW8ya3c&usp=sharing
>
> See you there!
>
> Joshua Gomez
> Library Systems Programmer
> University of Southern California
>
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Re: [CODE4LIB] 2nd meetup for code4lib LA - May 15th

[Roy Tennant]

Tom,
Sure thing, we can probably accommodate a gathering. There is a small
auditorium in our building we could commandeer and we have a number of
conference rooms of different sizes for breakouts if we needed them. Only
minutes away from Stanford, a bit farther for others, but all told not a
bad location. Plus, if someone wants to fly in we are only 10 minutes away
from SFO.

Also, I'll do my best to get my jet out of the shop by the time of a
planned gathering.
Roy


On Fri, Mar 28, 2014 at 9:56 AM, Tom Cramer  wrote:

> I threw in "Junior University" as a sop for our UC friends--it's one of my
> favorite Stanford put downs.
>
> But seriously, we recently had digital librarians from Cal and UC Santa
> Barbara here for a two day session focused on GIS, Blacklight and Hydra,
> and it was enormously productive. (We met at Stanford because it was
> "halfway" between Santa Barbara and Berkeley -- ahem!) It made me think we
> should be doing this more regularly, especially as many of us seem to be
> converging on common tools and methods, more so than in recent years.
> Perhaps a regional C4L is the way to structure an ongoing,
> interinstitutional exchange.
>
> We'd be up to help plan, and even host, an event if others in NorCal are
> also interested. And OCLC does have rather nice offices, just 30 min north
> of us, so we could also meet there and see Roy's corporate jet up close
> (though I'm sad to hear it seems to be in the shop).
>
> - Tom
>
>
> On Mar 28, 2014, at 9:42 AM, Roy Tennant wrote:
>
> > You mean from that...uh...farm? As a Cal Alumni I am actually legally
> > obligated not to mention the word "Stanford". So sorry, nothing personal.
> > ;-)
> >
> > All kidding aside, MY BAD. You just have so much talent gathered in one
> > spot the light is blinding. I can't even look your direction. :-)
> > Roy
> >
> >
> > On Fri, Mar 28, 2014 at 9:29 AM, Tom Cramer 
> wrote:
> >
> >> Roy,
> >>
> >> As a local Northern Californian, I like this idea.
> >>
> >>> For example, we have CDL in Oakland, several nearby UCs, CSUs, large
> >> publics,
> >>> and community colleges to draw from.
> >>
> >>
> >> We might even get some people from a private (Leland Stanford) Junior
> >> University to come to a local event :)
> >>
> >> - Tom
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> On Mar 28, 2014, at 9:17 AM, Roy Tennant wrote:
> >>
> >>> I am definitely interested in a Northern California regional Code4Lib
> >>> group, but my ability to jet down to LA for a two-hour meeting is
> >>> regrettably limited. Likewise my ability to jet up to Seattle or
> >> Portland,
> >>> unfortunately. Perhaps a better strategy might be to focus on a local?
> >> For
> >>> example, we have CDL in Oakland, several nearby UCs, CSUs, large
> publics,
> >>> and community colleges to draw from. We should be able to put together
> a
> >>> decent showing on our own, I would imagine.
> >>> Roy
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> On Fri, Mar 28, 2014 at 9:00 AM, Collier, Aaron  >>> wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> Josh - it was great to see you again this year!
> >>>>
> >>>> We've got a lot of interest throughout the CSU and northern CA to
> form a
> >>>> regional group, Which  a few of us are starting to pull together.
> >>>>
> >>>> Is there interest in expanding the LA group throughout CA? I'm also
> >>>> wondering if we should try to expand this beyond CA into a "Western
> >>>> Regional", although there is already a PNW regional or keep it
> somewhat
> >>>> smaller?
> >>>>
> >>>> Perhaps a discussion topic for the May meeting.
> >>>>
> >>>> Thanks!
> >>>>
> >>>> -Original Message-
> >>>> From: code4lib-los-ange...@googlegroups.com [mailto:
> >>>> code4lib-los-ange...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Joshua Nathan
> Gomez
> >>>> Sent: Tuesday, March 11, 2014 6:04 PM
> >>>> To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU; code4lib-los-ange...@googlegroups.com
> >>>> Subject: 2nd meetup for code4lib LA - May 15th
> >>>>
> >>>> We had an excellent first meeting of the code4lib Los Angeles regional
> >>>> "chapter" last month on the USC campus.  Two dozen people from 10
> >>>> institutions across t

Re: [CODE4LIB] Serious vulnerability in OpenSSL

[Roy Tennant]

Thanks a lot, Becky, for those links. The beauty of Linux these days (at
least Ubuntu) is that operations like this can be as easy as pie. Some
things, of course, are still darn difficult, but many others are not.
Roy


On Tue, Apr 8, 2014 at 7:12 AM, Becky Yoose  wrote:

> Thanks for forwarding this along, Cary. I've been patching this morning,
> and am now in the process of determine needs for new certs. (sigh...)
>
> If you need some guidance in patching your server, here are a couple of
> links to start y'all out:
>
> Ubuntu-related patch info - https://gist.github.com/coderanger/10084033 ;
>
> http://askubuntu.com/questions/444702/how-to-patch-cve-2014-0160-in-openssl/444829#444829
>
> https://serverfault.com/questions/587329/heartbleed-what-is-it-and-what-are-options-to-mitigate-it
>
> https://security.stackexchange.com/questions/55075/does-heartbleed-mean-new-certificates-for-every-ssl-server/55087
>
> https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/123711/how-do-i-recover-from-the-heartbleed-bug-in-openssl
>
> Thanks,
> Becky, who already broke into her chocolate stash before 8:45 in the
> morning.
>
>
>
> On Tue, Apr 8, 2014 at 9:06 AM, Cary Gordon  wrote:
>
> > Please read this page and its supporting documents about the Heartbleed
> > Bug.
> >
> > http://heartbleed.com/
> >
> > If you use OpenSSL, and most service providers do, you should patch your
> > servers ASAP.  OpenSSL versions 1.0.1 through 1.0.1f (inclusive) are
> > vulnerable. Only version 1.0.1g or newer should be used.
> >
> > Apologies for multiple postings.
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Cary
> >
> > Cary Gordon
> > The Cherry Hill Company
> > Los Angeles, CA
> >
>

Re: [CODE4LIB] New Zealand Chapter

[Roy Tennant]

Go All Blacks!
Roy



On Apr 9, 2014, at 12:25 PM, "Kevin S. Clarke"  wrote:

> Wow, and the prize for the best regional Code4Lib design goes to... New 
> Zealand.
> 
> @slowclap
> 
> Kevin
> 
> 
> On Wed, Apr 9, 2014 at 3:17 PM, Jay Gattuso  wrote:
>> Hi all,
>> 
>> Long time listener, first time caller.
>> 
>> We don't have a C4L chapter over here in New Zealand, and I wondered what we 
>> would need to do to align the small group of Lib  / GLAM coders with the 
>> broader C4L group.
>> 
>> One of my colleagues did make this: http://i.imgur.com/XgGP9vX.jpg
>> 
>> We are  also setting up a two day code/hack fest, focusing on our Digital 
>> Preservation concerns, in June.
>> 
>> I'd also really like to "run" the hackfest under a C4L banner.
>> 
>> Any thoughts?
>> 
>> J
>> 
>> Jay Gattuso | Digital Preservation Analyst | Preservation, Research and 
>> Consultancy
>> National Library of New Zealand | Te Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa
>> PO Box 1467 Wellington 6140 New Zealand | +64 (0)4 474 3064
>> jay.gatt...@dia.govt.nz
> 
> 
> 
> -- 
> "There are two kinds of people in this world: those who believe there
> are two kinds of people in this world and those who know better."

Re: [CODE4LIB] New Zealand Chapter

[Roy Tennant]

Of course it's U+2163, the t-shirt just knows how to render Unicode.
Roy


On Wed, Apr 9, 2014 at 2:20 PM, Jay Gattuso  wrote:

> Luckily we made the graphic in such a way we can easily change the
> text Any of the text.
>
> The maker is on leave exploring Europe, but I will check.
>
> -Original Message-
> From: Code for Libraries [mailto:CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of
> Stuart Yeates
> Sent: Thursday, 10 April 2014 9:14 a.m.
> To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU
> Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] New Zealand Chapter
>
> Nice.
>
> The real question is whether that's U+2163, like it should be.
>
> cheers
> stuart
>
> On 04/10/2014 07:17 AM, Jay Gattuso wrote:
> > Hi all,
> >
> > Long time listener, first time caller.
> >
> > We don't have a C4L chapter over here in New Zealand, and I wondered
> what we would need to do to align the small group of Lib  / GLAM coders
> with the broader C4L group.
> >
> > One of my colleagues did make this: http://i.imgur.com/XgGP9vX.jpg
> >
> > We are  also setting up a two day code/hack fest, focusing on our
> Digital Preservation concerns, in June.
> >
> > I'd also really like to "run" the hackfest under a C4L banner.
> >
> > Any thoughts?
> >
> > J
> >
> > Jay Gattuso | Digital Preservation Analyst | Preservation, Research
> > and Consultancy National Library of New Zealand | Te Puna Mātauranga o
> > Aotearoa PO Box 1467 Wellington 6140 New Zealand | +64 (0)4 474 3064
> > jay.gatt...@dia.govt.nz
> >
>

Re: [CODE4LIB] New Zealand Chapter

[Roy Tennant]

If it were my head instead of MARC, catalogers everywhere would get it as a 
tattoo -- prison or no.
Roy

> On Apr 9, 2014, at 5:39 PM, Simon Spero  wrote:
> 
> If DEATH were holding the severed head of MARC I would get this as a prison
> tattoo.
> 
> 
>> On Wed, Apr 9, 2014 at 5:20 PM, Jay Gattuso  wrote:
>> 
>> Luckily we made the graphic in such a way we can easily change the
>> text Any of the text.
>> 
>> The maker is on leave exploring Europe, but I will check.
>> 
>> -Original Message-
>> From: Code for Libraries [mailto:CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of
>> Stuart Yeates
>> Sent: Thursday, 10 April 2014 9:14 a.m.
>> To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU
>> Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] New Zealand Chapter
>> 
>> Nice.
>> 
>> The real question is whether that's U+2163, like it should be.
>> 
>> cheers
>> stuart
>> 
>>> On 04/10/2014 07:17 AM, Jay Gattuso wrote:
>>> Hi all,
>>> 
>>> Long time listener, first time caller.
>>> 
>>> We don't have a C4L chapter over here in New Zealand, and I wondered
>> what we would need to do to align the small group of Lib  / GLAM coders
>> with the broader C4L group.
>>> 
>>> One of my colleagues did make this: http://i.imgur.com/XgGP9vX.jpg
>>> 
>>> We are  also setting up a two day code/hack fest, focusing on our
>> Digital Preservation concerns, in June.
>>> 
>>> I'd also really like to "run" the hackfest under a C4L banner.
>>> 
>>> Any thoughts?
>>> 
>>> J
>>> 
>>> Jay Gattuso | Digital Preservation Analyst | Preservation, Research
>>> and Consultancy National Library of New Zealand | Te Puna Mātauranga o
>>> Aotearoa PO Box 1467 Wellington 6140 New Zealand | +64 (0)4 474 3064
>>> jay.gatt...@dia.govt.nz
>> 

Re: [CODE4LIB] Call for Old Conf Tshirt Logos

[Roy Tennant]

I think one of the things that has held us back about the store in the past
was the lack of a fiscal agent. That is, someone is going to be taking in
money on behalf of Code4Lib (presumably), but where does it go? Since we
have no organization we have no fiscal presence. No bank account, nothing.
So, is Riley going to be our fiscal agent in this regard? Are there tax
consequences to that?
Roy


On Thu, Apr 10, 2014 at 4:20 PM, Lisa Rabey  wrote:

> Someone(s) have been hawking the METADATA shirt on various places for ages:
>
>
> http://www.redbubble.com/people/charlizeart/works/1280530-metadata?country_code=US&p=t-shirt&utm_campaign=shopping&utm_medium=google_products&utm_source=google&gclid=CLuSxN6G170CFYZAMgodEDoAMw
> http://www.cafepress.com/mf/17182533/metadata_tshirt?productId=786272784
>
>
> I would love to get a 2010 design:
> http://wiki.code4lib.org/images/9/9e/Code4lib2010_P-Hochstenbach.png
>
> On Thu, Apr 10, 2014 at 12:19 PM, Joe Atzberger 
> wrote:
> > I know non #code4lib members who would gladly buy the METADATA/METALLICA
> > shirt if available, so this is a great idea...
> >
> >
> > On Sun, Apr 6, 2014 at 10:24 PM, Riley Childs  >wrote:
> >
> >> I am trying to collect all the conf tshirt logos in a vector format
> (PDF,
> >> EPS, Ai, svg) if you have it I would like it to do a rerelease on the
> c4l
> >> store
> >>
> >> Riley Childs
> >> Student
> >> Asst. Head of IT Services
> >> Charlotte United Christian Academy
> >> (704) 497-2086
> >> RileyChilds.net
> >> Sent from my Windows Phone, please excuse mistakes
> >>
>
>
>
> --
>
> Lisa M. Rabey | @pnkrcklibrarian
>
> 
> http://exitpursuedbyabear.net | http://lisa.rabey.net
>

Re: [CODE4LIB] Call for Old Conf Tshirt Logos

[Roy Tennant]

That's good on the tax front, but it would be nice if eventually we could
find a way to make money to help out with the conference. But that will
take an organization, and so far we've avoided that.
Roy


On Thu, Apr 10, 2014 at 5:42 PM, Riley Childs wrote:

> It is running though spreadshirt set up with 0% commissions, so no monies
> are being collected. I think as long as I don't collect any money, we
> should be good.
>
> Riley Childs
> Junior
> IT Admin
> email: rchi...@cucawarriors.com
> office: +1 (704) 537-0031 x101
> cell: +1 (704) 497-2086
>
> Please Think Before Hitting Reply All
> I Do Web Design! RileyChilds.net/services
> 
> From: Code for Libraries [CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Cary
> Gordon [listu...@chillco.com]
> Sent: Thursday, April 10, 2014 8:27 PM
> To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU
> Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] Call for Old Conf Tshirt Logos
>
> I hope that the IRS doesn't put a lien on the yacht he buys with the
> proceeds.
>
> You're right, though. Probably better if some organization or institution
> could step up. Again we are slightly challenged by our state of
> non-organization.
>
> Cary
>
> On Apr 10, 2014, at 4:36 PM, Roy Tennant  wrote:
>
> > I think one of the things that has held us back about the store in the
> past
> > was the lack of a fiscal agent. That is, someone is going to be taking in
> > money on behalf of Code4Lib (presumably), but where does it go? Since we
> > have no organization we have no fiscal presence. No bank account,
> nothing.
> > So, is Riley going to be our fiscal agent in this regard? Are there tax
> > consequences to that?
> > Roy
> >
> >
> > On Thu, Apr 10, 2014 at 4:20 PM, Lisa Rabey 
> wrote:
> >
> >> Someone(s) have been hawking the METADATA shirt on various places for
> ages:
> >>
> >>
> >>
> http://www.redbubble.com/people/charlizeart/works/1280530-metadata?country_code=US&p=t-shirt&utm_campaign=shopping&utm_medium=google_products&utm_source=google&gclid=CLuSxN6G170CFYZAMgodEDoAMw
> >>
> http://www.cafepress.com/mf/17182533/metadata_tshirt?productId=786272784
> >>
> >>
> >> I would love to get a 2010 design:
> >> http://wiki.code4lib.org/images/9/9e/Code4lib2010_P-Hochstenbach.png
> >>
> >> On Thu, Apr 10, 2014 at 12:19 PM, Joe Atzberger 
> >> wrote:
> >>> I know non #code4lib members who would gladly buy the
> METADATA/METALLICA
> >>> shirt if available, so this is a great idea...
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> On Sun, Apr 6, 2014 at 10:24 PM, Riley Childs <
> rchi...@cucawarriors.com
> >>> wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> I am trying to collect all the conf tshirt logos in a vector format
> >> (PDF,
> >>>> EPS, Ai, svg) if you have it I would like it to do a rerelease on the
> >> c4l
> >>>> store
> >>>>
> >>>> Riley Childs
> >>>> Student
> >>>> Asst. Head of IT Services
> >>>> Charlotte United Christian Academy
> >>>> (704) 497-2086
> >>>> RileyChilds.net
> >>>> Sent from my Windows Phone, please excuse mistakes
> >>>>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> --
> >>
> >> Lisa M. Rabey | @pnkrcklibrarian
> >>
> >>
> 
> >> http://exitpursuedbyabear.net | http://lisa.rabey.net
> >>
>

Re: [CODE4LIB] Call for Old Conf Tshirt Logos

[Roy Tennant]

We should probably toss out some ideas before approaching anyone. Getting
the right fit would be important. Which 501(c)3's in our space do we think
we may want to approach about being our fiscal agent? Maybe we should
collect a list of suggestions and then (natch) vote on who to approach? We
could then go down the list until we got a "yes".
Roy


On Thu, Apr 10, 2014 at 8:21 PM, Riley Childs wrote:

> That might be a better idea then a fully independent code4lib organization.
>
> Riley Childs
> Student
> Asst. Head of IT Services
> Charlotte United Christian Academy
> (704) 497-2086
> RileyChilds.net
> Sent from my Windows Phone, please excuse mistakes
> 
> From: Tom Cramer<mailto:tcra...@stanford.edu>
> Sent: 4/10/2014 11:20 PM
> To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU<mailto:CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU>
> Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] Call for Old Conf Tshirt Logos
>
> What about approaching one of the existing 501c3's in our space to see if
> they might be interested in and able to take this on for the community?
>
> In addition to shirt revenues and yacht maintenance fees, it would be good
> to have an agency that could help do banking for scholarships, and perhaps
> pay forward any surpluses from one year's conference to the next year's
> hosts.
>
> - Tom
>
>
>
> On Apr 10, 2014, at 8:10 PM, Riley Childs wrote:
>
> > No, I think it should go toward my yacht ;P.
> > In all seriousness, code4lib needs an entity, simply to collect money
> for this sorta thing. LegalZoom any one? ;)
> >
> > Riley Childs
> > Student
> > Asst. Head of IT Services
> > Charlotte United Christian Academy
> > (704) 497-2086
> > RileyChilds.net
> > Sent from my Windows Phone, please excuse mistakes
> > 
> > From: Alicia Cozine<mailto:ali...@curationexperts.com>
> > Sent: 4/10/2014 11:07 PM
> > To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU<mailto:CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU>
> > Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] Call for Old Conf Tshirt Logos
> >
> > Could one of the scholarship sponsors adopt this as a way to fund future
> conference scholarships?
> >
> > Alicia
> >
> > On Apr 10, 2014, at 9:53 PM, Roy Tennant  wrote:
> >
> >> That's good on the tax front, but it would be nice if eventually we
> could
> >> find a way to make money to help out with the conference. But that will
> >> take an organization, and so far we've avoided that.
> >> Roy
> >>
> >>
> >> On Thu, Apr 10, 2014 at 5:42 PM, Riley Childs  >wrote:
> >>
> >>> It is running though spreadshirt set up with 0% commissions, so no
> monies
> >>> are being collected. I think as long as I don't collect any money, we
> >>> should be good.
> >>>
> >>> Riley Childs
> >>> Junior
> >>> IT Admin
> >>> email: rchi...@cucawarriors.com
> >>> office: +1 (704) 537-0031 x101
> >>> cell: +1 (704) 497-2086
> >>>
> >>> Please Think Before Hitting Reply All
> >>> I Do Web Design! RileyChilds.net/services
> >>> 
> >>> From: Code for Libraries [CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Cary
> >>> Gordon [listu...@chillco.com]
> >>> Sent: Thursday, April 10, 2014 8:27 PM
> >>> To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU
> >>> Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] Call for Old Conf Tshirt Logos
> >>>
> >>> I hope that the IRS doesn't put a lien on the yacht he buys with the
> >>> proceeds.
> >>>
> >>> You're right, though. Probably better if some organization or
> institution
> >>> could step up. Again we are slightly challenged by our state of
> >>> non-organization.
> >>>
> >>> Cary
> >>>
> >>> On Apr 10, 2014, at 4:36 PM, Roy Tennant  wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> I think one of the things that has held us back about the store in the
> >>> past
> >>>> was the lack of a fiscal agent. That is, someone is going to be
> taking in
> >>>> money on behalf of Code4Lib (presumably), but where does it go? Since
> we
> >>>> have no organization we have no fiscal presence. No bank account,
> >>> nothing.
> >>>> So, is Riley going to be our fiscal agent in this regard? Are there
> tax
> >>>> consequences to that?
> >>>> Roy
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> On Thu

Re: [CODE4LIB] Call for Old Conf Tshirt Logos

[Roy Tennant]

There's also CLIR, which oversees DLF[1], albeit as a "program" of CLIR
which is a closer alliance than we would seek. That doesn't mean a looser
alliance wouldn't be possible.
Roy

[1] http://www.diglib.org/about/


On Thu, Apr 10, 2014 at 8:41 PM, Tom Cramer  wrote:

> > Is black light a 501c3?
>
> Nope. Just an OSS project with lots of contributors from awesome places : )
>
> Off the top of my head, and in alphabetical order, the obvious (to me)
> ones in this space that might be candidates are DuraSpace and Lyrasis.
>
> In time, DP.LA seems like a great possible candidate, though it is
> US-centric, I'm unsure of its corporate status (though they do seem to be
> able to cash and sign checks), and right now they might view C4L as a
> distraction more than an asset or timely alliance. (Others on this list
> might be in a better position to comment, ahem...)
>
> I'm sure I'm leaving out other possibilities.
>
> - Tom
>
>
>
>
> > Riley Childs
> > Student
> > Asst. Head of IT Services
> > Charlotte United Christian Academy
> > (704) 497-2086
> > RileyChilds.net
> > Sent from my Windows Phone, please excuse mistakes
> > 
> > From: Roy Tennant<mailto:roytenn...@gmail.com>
> > Sent: 4/10/2014 11:25 PM
> > To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU<mailto:CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU>
> > Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] Call for Old Conf Tshirt Logos
> >
> > We should probably toss out some ideas before approaching anyone. Getting
> > the right fit would be important. Which 501(c)3's in our space do we
> think
> > we may want to approach about being our fiscal agent? Maybe we should
> > collect a list of suggestions and then (natch) vote on who to approach?
> We
> > could then go down the list until we got a "yes".
> > Roy
> >
> >
> > On Thu, Apr 10, 2014 at 8:21 PM, Riley Childs  >wrote:
> >
> >> That might be a better idea then a fully independent code4lib
> organization.
> >>
> >> Riley Childs
> >> Student
> >> Asst. Head of IT Services
> >> Charlotte United Christian Academy
> >> (704) 497-2086
> >> RileyChilds.net
> >> Sent from my Windows Phone, please excuse mistakes
> >> 
> >> From: Tom Cramer<mailto:tcra...@stanford.edu>
> >> Sent: 4/10/2014 11:20 PM
> >> To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU<mailto:CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU>
> >> Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] Call for Old Conf Tshirt Logos
> >>
> >> What about approaching one of the existing 501c3's in our space to see
> if
> >> they might be interested in and able to take this on for the community?
> >>
> >> In addition to shirt revenues and yacht maintenance fees, it would be
> good
> >> to have an agency that could help do banking for scholarships, and
> perhaps
> >> pay forward any surpluses from one year's conference to the next year's
> >> hosts.
> >>
> >> - Tom
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> On Apr 10, 2014, at 8:10 PM, Riley Childs wrote:
> >>
> >>> No, I think it should go toward my yacht ;P.
> >>> In all seriousness, code4lib needs an entity, simply to collect money
> >> for this sorta thing. LegalZoom any one? ;)
> >>>
> >>> Riley Childs
> >>> Student
> >>> Asst. Head of IT Services
> >>> Charlotte United Christian Academy
> >>> (704) 497-2086
> >>> RileyChilds.net
> >>> Sent from my Windows Phone, please excuse mistakes
> >>> 
> >>> From: Alicia Cozine<mailto:ali...@curationexperts.com>
> >>> Sent: 4/10/2014 11:07 PM
> >>> To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU<mailto:CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU>
> >>> Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] Call for Old Conf Tshirt Logos
> >>>
> >>> Could one of the scholarship sponsors adopt this as a way to fund
> future
> >> conference scholarships?
> >>>
> >>> Alicia
> >>>
> >>> On Apr 10, 2014, at 9:53 PM, Roy Tennant  wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> That's good on the tax front, but it would be nice if eventually we
> >> could
> >>>> find a way to make money to help out with the conference. But that
> will
> >>>> take an organization, and so far we've avoided that.
> >>>> Roy
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> On Thu, Apr 

Re: [CODE4LIB] Friends of code4lib (was Re: [CODE4LIB] Call for Old Conf Tshirt Logos)

[Roy Tennant]

FWIW, this has been a discussion topic since the very first Code4Lib
Conference, where I hosted a discussion on "The Future of Code4Lib"[1] and
the main topic of conversation was whether to incorporate as a non-profit.
And I doubt it will be going away anytime soon, as I think getting a
consensus to create a formal organization with by-laws and elected officers
is unlikely to get traction. My personal preference is to go ahead as we
have been, or -- at most -- find a group willing to act on our behalf in
fiscal matters. This way, at least, we will have a perennial topic of
conversation that has nothing to do with code in libraries. ;-)
Roy


[1]
https://wiki.library.oregonstate.edu/confluence/display/code4lib/Breakout+Session+Ideas


On Mon, Apr 14, 2014 at 8:18 AM, Edward M. Corrado wrote:

> I think discussing which type of non-profit to be (501(c)3 vs. 501(c)6 vs.
> ___ is putting the cart before the horse. There are advantages and
> disadvantages to both and depending what the goals are one may be better
> than the other or they both may be unnecessary. There also needs to be
> discussion on where to incorporate (that is done, in the USA, at a state
> level). As someone who is currently on the board of a 501(c)6 and and past
> president and co-founder of a 501(c)3, I can tell you that there are lots
> of forms, accounting, legal, and other requirements. If the reason for
> doing it is to make a little profit off of t-shirts and coffee mugs, it
> isn't worth it. You'll lose more in bank fees. If it is to be a fiscal
> agent for the whole Code4Lib Conference (and thus take in and expend all of
> the money involved with the conference it may be, but it will also
> complicate things, like will you need insurance?) there needs to be boards,
> treasurers, elections, etc.
>
> I am not saying I'm against it. I advocated for it years ago when it was
> less popular [1]. However, I think the purposes and goals need to be
> decided first before worry about what tax status the organization would fit
> into and if incorporated is even worth it. I'd also highly recommend
> looking into partnering with some other organization such as DLF or Lyrasis
> to do this [2]. Changing the state the treasurer, president/chair, and
> other officers are located in is a big headache (how big depends on the
> constitution, bylaws, banks, and the state incorporated in).
>
> Edward
>
> [1] http://code4lib.org/conference/2008/corrado
> [2] I only mention these because they came up, but it should be noted even
> DLF isn't going it alone. They are a program of CLIR. I'm sure there are
> also many others that could be good choices.
>
>
> On Sun, Apr 13, 2014 at 10:05 PM, Andreas Orphanides  >wrote:
>
> > Historically, there's resistance to forming anything like an organization
> > around Code4Lib proper. A great point of pride in the community is our
> > generally anarcho-communist approach to self-organization and
> > self-determination -- Code4Lib is manifestly not an organization, and yet
> > [X], for many values of X that are challenging for even "proper"
> > organizations to pull off. There's definitely concern that forming an
> > organization and bylaws and the like would make it harder for Code4Lib to
> > do its thing as Code4Lib, up to and including potentially fundamentally
> > disrupting what Code4Lib is at its core.
> >
> > On the other hand, there would be a definite value -- and there is a
> > demonstrated need -- for some kind of ongoing structure to support the
> > community's regular activities, help manage budget handoffs between
> > conferences, and the like. I think the notion of a "Friends of Code4Lib"
> > has the potential of solving the financial trust/financial continuity
> issue
> > without putting the community itself at risk of being burdened by too
> much
> > structure.
> >
> > That being said, I think even the idea of Friends of Code4lib,
> organization
> > once removed, is probably worthy of serious discussion among the
> community
> > so we can understand how it's going to fit in with the bigger Code4Lib
> > organism.
> >
> > -dre.
> >
> >
> > On Sun, Apr 13, 2014 at 9:51 PM, Riley Childs  > >wrote:
> >
> > > I think someone should put together bylaws and then we should vote on
> > > them, if they are passed we should then vote on a board (I really don't
> > > know w/w/w on this) after that we should incorporate as code4lib LLC
> and
> > > apply for status as a 501(c)6 (members don't have to pay) or a more
> > > welcoming option would be a 501(c)3 which would give us access to tax
> > > deductible donations (yay!). just my $2 (which I will gladly give if
> this
> > > becomes an entity ;)
> > >
> > > Riley Childs
> > > Student
> > > Asst. Head of IT Services
> > > Charlotte United Christian Academy
> > > (704) 497-2086
> > > RileyChilds.net
> > > Sent from my Windows Phone, please excuse mistakes
> > > 
> > > From: Simon Spero
> > > Sent: 4/13/2014 3:

Re: [CODE4LIB] barriers to open metadata?

[Roy Tennant]

> This has now instead become a reasonable recommendation
> concerning ODC-BY licensing [3] but the confusion and uncertainty
> about which records an OCLC member may redistribute remains.
>
> [3] http://www.oclc.org/news/releases/2012/201248.en.html

Allow me to try to put this confusion and uncertainty to rest once and for
all:

ALL THE THINGS. ALL.

At least as far as we are concerned. I think it's well past time to put the
past in the past.

Meanwhile, we have just put nearly 200 million works records up as linked
open data. [1], [2], [3]. If that doesn't rock the library open linked data
world, then no one is paying attention.
Roy

[1] http://oclc.org/en-US/news/releases/2014/201414dublin.html
[2]
http://dataliberate.com/2014/04/worldcat-works-197-million-nuggets-of-linked-data/
[3] http://hangingtogether.org/?p=3811

Re: [CODE4LIB] barriers to open metadata?

[Roy Tennant]

Also, this:

"OCLC identifiers, and Linked Data URIs, are always in the public domain.
Independent of the data and/or information content (which may be subject to
individual licensing terms open or otherwise) that they identify, or link
to, OCLC identifiers (e.g. OCLC Numbers, VIAF IDs, or WorldCat Work URIs)
can be treated as if they are in the public domain and can be included in
any data exposure mechanism or activity as public domain data."

http://www.oclc.org/developer/develop/linked-data.en.html

Roy


On Wed, Apr 30, 2014 at 9:59 AM, Richard Wallis <
richard.wal...@dataliberate.com> wrote:

> To unpack the several questions lurking in Karen’s question.
>
> As to being able to use the WorldCat Works data/identifiers there is no
> difference between a or b - it is ODC-BY licensed data.
>
> Getting a Work URI may be easier for a) as they should be able to identify
> the OCLC Number and hence use the linked data from it’s URI <
> http://worldcat.org/oclc/{ocn}> to pick up the link to it’s work.
>
> Tools such as xISBN <http://xisbn.worldcat.org/xisbnadmin/doc/api.htm> can
> step you towards identifier lookups and are openly available for low volume
> usage.
>
> Citation lookup is more a bib lookup feature, that you could get an OCLC
> Number from. One of colleagues may be helpful on the particulars of this.
>
> Apologies for being WorldCat specific, but Karen did ask.
>
> ~Richard.
>
>
> On 30 April 2014 17:15, Karen Coyle  wrote:
>
> > My question has to do with discoverability. Let's say that I have a
> > bibliographic database and I want to add the OCLC work identifiers to it.
> > Obviously I don't want to do it by hand. I might have ISBNs, but in some
> > cases I will have a regular author/title-type citation.
> >
> > and let's say that I am asking this for two different institutions:
> > a) is an OCLC member institution
> > b) is not
> >
> > Thanks,
> > kc
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > On 4/30/14, 8:47 AM, Dan Scott wrote:
> >
> >> On Tue, Apr 29, 2014 at 11:37 PM, Roy Tennant 
> >> wrote:
> >>
> >>> This has now instead become a reasonable recommendation
> >>>> concerning ODC-BY licensing [3] but the confusion and uncertainty
> >>>> about which records an OCLC member may redistribute remains.
> >>>>
> >>>> [3] http://www.oclc.org/news/releases/2012/201248.en.html
> >>>>
> >>> Allow me to try to put this confusion and uncertainty to rest once and
> >>> for
> >>> all:
> >>>
> >>> ALL THE THINGS. ALL.
> >>>
> >>> At least as far as we are concerned. I think it's well past time to put
> >>> the
> >>> past in the past.
> >>>
> >> That's great, Roy. That's a *lot* simpler than parsing the
> >> recommendations, WCRR, community norms, and such at [A, B] :)
> >>
> >>  Meanwhile, we have just put nearly 200 million works records up as
> linked
> >>> open data. [1], [2], [3]. If that doesn't rock the library open linked
> >>> data
> >>> world, then no one is paying attention.
> >>> Roy
> >>>
> >>> [1] http://oclc.org/en-US/news/releases/2014/201414dublin.html
> >>> [2]
> >>> http://dataliberate.com/2014/04/worldcat-works-197-million-
> >>> nuggets-of-linked-data/
> >>> [3] http://hangingtogether.org/?p=3811
> >>>
> >> Yes, that is really awesome. But Laura was asking about barriers to
> >> open metadata, so damn you for going off-topic with PR around a lack
> >> of barriers to some metadata (which, for those who have not looked
> >> yet, have a nice ODC-BY licensing statement at the bottom of a given
> >> Works page) :)
> >>
> >> A. http://oclc.org/worldcat/community/record-use.en.html
> >> B. http://oclc.org/worldcat/community/record-use/data-
> >> licensing/questions.en.html
> >>
> >
> > --
> > Karen Coyle
> > kco...@kcoyle.net http://kcoyle.net
> > m: 1-510-435-8234
> > skype: kcoylenet
> >
>
>
>
> --
> Richard Wallis
> Founder, Data Liberate
> http://dataliberate.com
> Tel: +44 (0)7767 886 005
>
> Linkedin: http://www.linkedin.com/in/richardwallis
> Skype: richard.wallis1
> Twitter: @rjw
>

Re: [CODE4LIB] barriers to open metadata?

[Roy Tennant]

Richard covered the options pretty well from our perspective. That is, if
you have an OCLC number in hand you are in really good shape, and can use
software to make appropriate linkages. If you don't have an OCLC number,
then it is (as I have experienced myself) pretty much a world of hurt.

You *might* be able to use xISBN to find one an OCLC number to try, but of
course that's only good for a part of the collections of many libraries. If
you are doing a title/author search, then lord help you. I don't know how
you could make appropriate decisions on which item to use from a software
perspective. Take the first hit? You could see how that works.

In the end there may need to be reconciliation services just like we had
similar services in the card-catalog-to-digital years.
Roy


On Wed, Apr 30, 2014 at 5:53 PM, Karen Coyle  wrote:

> Roy, the question that I have is, as I say below, about DISCOVERABILITY of
> URIs, not intellectual property issues. It's great that there are lots of
> URIs for useful things out in the world, but they don't jump into your data
> store on their own through some kind of magic. To me, the big problem today
> is that of populating legacy data with useful identifiers. I know that some
> folks have worked at making connections between subject headings in their
> catalog and the URIs available through id.loc.gov - and as I recall, it
> turns out to be fairly frustrating. It seems to be that the solution to
> this is that providers of URIs and users of URIs have to both make an
> effort to meet half-way, or at a mutally convenient location. It simply is
> not enough to say: "Hey, look! I've got all of these URIs. Good luck!" So
> let's talk about how we make that connection.
>
> kc
>
> On 4/30/14, 1:17 PM, Roy Tennant wrote:
>
>> Also, this:
>>
>> "OCLC identifiers, and Linked Data URIs, are always in the public domain.
>> Independent of the data and/or information content (which may be subject
>> to
>> individual licensing terms open or otherwise) that they identify, or link
>> to, OCLC identifiers (e.g. OCLC Numbers, VIAF IDs, or WorldCat Work URIs)
>> can be treated as if they are in the public domain and can be included in
>> any data exposure mechanism or activity as public domain data."
>>
>> http://www.oclc.org/developer/develop/linked-data.en.html
>>
>> Roy
>>
>>
>> On Wed, Apr 30, 2014 at 9:59 AM, Richard Wallis <
>> richard.wal...@dataliberate.com> wrote:
>>
>>  To unpack the several questions lurking in Karen’s question.
>>>
>>> As to being able to use the WorldCat Works data/identifiers there is no
>>> difference between a or b - it is ODC-BY licensed data.
>>>
>>> Getting a Work URI may be easier for a) as they should be able to
>>> identify
>>> the OCLC Number and hence use the linked data from it’s URI <
>>> http://worldcat.org/oclc/{ocn}> to pick up the link to it’s work.
>>>
>>> Tools such as xISBN <http://xisbn.worldcat.org/xisbnadmin/doc/api.htm>
>>> can
>>> step you towards identifier lookups and are openly available for low
>>> volume
>>> usage.
>>>
>>> Citation lookup is more a bib lookup feature, that you could get an OCLC
>>> Number from. One of colleagues may be helpful on the particulars of this.
>>>
>>> Apologies for being WorldCat specific, but Karen did ask.
>>>
>>> ~Richard.
>>>
>>>
>>> On 30 April 2014 17:15, Karen Coyle  wrote:
>>>
>>>  My question has to do with discoverability. Let's say that I have a
>>>> bibliographic database and I want to add the OCLC work identifiers to
>>>> it.
>>>> Obviously I don't want to do it by hand. I might have ISBNs, but in some
>>>> cases I will have a regular author/title-type citation.
>>>>
>>>> and let's say that I am asking this for two different institutions:
>>>> a) is an OCLC member institution
>>>> b) is not
>>>>
>>>> Thanks,
>>>> kc
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On 4/30/14, 8:47 AM, Dan Scott wrote:
>>>>
>>>>  On Tue, Apr 29, 2014 at 11:37 PM, Roy Tennant 
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>  This has now instead become a reasonable recommendation
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> concerning ODC-BY licensing [3] but the confusion and uncertainty
>>>>>>> about which records an OCLC member may redistribute remains.
>>>>>>&

Re: [CODE4LIB] Anyone know the status of MARCView (Systems Planning/OCLC Dev Network)

[Roy Tennant]

Christina,
So sorry for the delay. I consulted with colleagues and we are still
hosting the software here:

http://worldcat.org/devnet/code/MARCView-Convert/

But we can provide no support for it whatsoever. Please be sure to consult
the documentation here:

http://worldcat.org/devnet/code/MARCView-Convert/tags/3.12.2/documentation/

Please keep in mind that this is unsupported software, which means we
cannot answer any questions you may have because we neither wrote it nor
maintain it. We agreed to accept hosting responsibilities simply so it
could remain available for anyone who is interested. Thanks,
Roy Tennant
OCLC Research


On Fri, May 2, 2014 at 1:27 PM, Salazar, Christina <
christina.sala...@csuci.edu> wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> I see that Systems Planning turned over MARCView and MARCConvert to OCLC
> Dev Network, but I cannot find any download on OCLC Dev Network. Does
> anyone know if this program is just gone, gone?
>
> Yes, MARCEdit is still out there, but MARCView is super simple to use.
>
> And yeah... MARC records... yeah...
>
> Christina Salazar
> Systems Librarian
> John Spoor Broome Library
> California State University, Channel Islands
> 805/437-3198
> [Description: Description: CI Formal Logo_1B grad_em signature]
>
>

Re: [CODE4LIB] Job Interview : A Libcoder's Helpful Advices

[Roy Tennant]

On Mon, May 12, 2014 at 10:07 AM, Kyle Banerjee wrote:

> Hiring someone is the most important/expensive thing that organizations do.
>

I couldn't agree more[1]. And that's why I advocate that organizations hire
based on personality traits, not experience. I realize that justifications
must be given in terms of the candidate's qualifications vis. a vis. the
position description, but if you aren't paying attention to personality
traits then you are missing the boat.
Roy

[1] http://roytennant.com/column/?fetch=data/101.xml

Re: [CODE4LIB] Ross Singer RE: [CODE4LIB] Jobs Digest

[Roy Tennant]

Yay. What mjgriarlo said.
Roy


On Wed, May 28, 2014 at 6:59 PM, Michael J. Giarlo <
leftw...@alumni.rutgers.edu> wrote:

> We need a survey to determine which survey tool to use? ;)
>
> Rosy already set one up; let's roll with that. Rough consensus, running
> code, and all that rot.
> On May 28, 2014 6:29 PM, "Riley Childs"  wrote:
>
> > Keep the tiara (good effort), but rather then have a ton of desperate
> > polls (maybe exaggerating), we might want to have a central archive of
> the
> > results. This I a big decision (at least I think it is) but the voting
> > machine is there for stuff like this.
> > Just my $0.02...
> > //Riley
> >
> > Riley Childs
> > Student
> > Asst. Head of IT Services
> > Charlotte United Christian Academy
> > (704) 497-2086
> > RileyChilds.net
> >  Sent from my Windows Phone, please excuse mistakes
> >
> > -Original Message-
> > From: "Rosalyn Metz" 
> > Sent: ‎5/‎28/‎2014 7:18 PM
> > To: "CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU" 
> > Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] Ross Singer RE: [CODE4LIB] Jobs Digest
> >
> > sigh.
> >
> > if we really think a die-bold-a-tron for this is necessary i'll turn off
> > the survey and i'll give back my tiara.
> >
> >
> > On Wed, May 28, 2014 at 2:03 PM, Riley Childs  > >wrote:
> >
> > > +1
> > >
> > > Riley Childs
> > > Student
> > > Asst. Head of IT Services
> > > Charlotte United Christian Academy
> > > (704) 497-2086
> > > RileyChilds.net
> > > Sent from my Windows Phone, please excuse mistakes
> > > 
> > > From: Doran, Michael D
> > > Sent: ‎5/‎28/‎2014 4:53 PM
> > > To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU
> > > Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] Ross Singer RE: [CODE4LIB] Jobs Digest
> > >
> > > I would request a third option in the poll(s):
> > >
> > > [ ] I prefer to receive both the old and new formats of job emails
> > >
> > > (And no, this isn't a joke.  I mainly like the old, individual format;
> > > however I also like the digest offering a quick glance at where the
> jobs
> > > are geographically and getting the digests means only one additional
> > email
> > > a day, and I can live with that.)
> > >
> > > -- Michael
> > >
> > > > -Original Message-
> > > > From: Code for Libraries [mailto:CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf
> > Of
> > > > Riley Childs
> > > > Sent: Wednesday, May 28, 2014 3:43 PM
> > > > To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU
> > > > Subject: [CODE4LIB] Ross Singer RE: [CODE4LIB] Jobs Digest
> > > >
> > > > Yes a poll is great, but it needs to be done though the die-bold-a
> > tron,
> > > > Ross Singer can set it up...
> > > >
> > > > Reason we like to do it though our system because then we are able to
> > > > view community consensus and plus this is how it is always done.
> > > >
> > > > Thanks!
> > > > //Riley
> > > >
> > > > Riley Childs
> > > > Student
> > > > Asst. Head of IT Services
> > > > Charlotte United Christian Academy
> > > > (704) 497-2086
> > > > RileyChilds.net
> > > > Sent from my Windows Phone, please excuse mistakes
> > > > 
> > > > From: Rosalyn Metz
> > > > Sent: ‎5/‎28/‎2014 4:30 PM
> > > > To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU
> > > > Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] Jobs Digest
> > > >
> > > > a tiara!  i'm so on that.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > On Wed, May 28, 2014 at 12:57 PM, Valerie Forrestal <
> > > > valerie.forres...@csi.cuny.edu> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > god bless you rosy metz. if you give me your address
> > > > (bitly.com/TiaraMe)
> > > > > i will gladly send you a tiara for your good deed.
> > > > >
> > > > > ~val
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > Valerie Forrestal
> > > > > Web Services Librarian/Asst. Professor
> > > > > City University of New York
> > > > > College of Staten Island Library
> > > > > 2800 Victory Blvd., 1L-109I
> > > > > Staten Island, N.Y. 10314
> > > > > Phone: 718.982.4023
> > > > > valerie.forres...@csi.cuny.edu
> > > > >
> > > > > On 5/28/2014 1:34 PM, Rosalyn Metz wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > >> I created a poll so this never ending thread will finally end.
> > > > Although
> > > > >> I'm
> > > > >> sure someone will complain about the poll and so the thread will
> > live
> > > > on.
> > > > >>
> > > > >> https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/5HRS8KJ
> > > > >>
> > > > >> Y'all have a week to complete it (poll closes around midnight
> > pacific)
> > > > at
> > > > >> which point I will post the results and the listserv will rejoice
> in
> > > > >> consensus.
> > > > >>
> > > > >> Happy poll taking!
> > > > >> Rosy
> > > > >>
> > > > >>
> > > > >>
> > > > >>
> > > > >>
> > > > >> On Wed, May 28, 2014 at 8:56 AM, Tania Fersenheim <
> > > tan...@brandeis.edu
> > > > >> >wrote:
> > > > >>
> > > > >>  +1 vote for a poll
> > > > >>>
> > > > >>> On Wed, May 28, 2014 at 11:50 AM, Valerie Forrestal
> > > > >>>  wrote:
> > > > >>>
> > > >  lord help us all can someone just set up an online poll and we
> can
> > > > be
> > > >  done with it?
> > > > >

[CODE4LIB] Code4Lib NorCal

[Roy Tennant]

Code4Lib Northern California (the SF Bay Area and surrounds, sorry Humboldt
and Del Norte, you must organize as Way Northern California), is tooling up
to organize a local get-together. So if you want to participate in the
planning, please sign up for this Google Group:

https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/code4lib-norcal

Any events will be announced on the main Code4Lib list, however, so if you
want to attend but not help plan you don't need to do anything. Just hang
loose until you hear from us. Thanks,
Roy for the planning group

Re: [CODE4LIB] Initial NorCal Code4Lib Meetup

[Roy Tennant]

While we are gathering input on which day to hold the Code4Lib NorCal
event, I want to begin soliciting proposals for 20-minute prepared talks.
In case we receive more proposals than we have time for, I'm suggesting a
deadline of Sunday, July 20th to afford us time to select the ones we want
to hear like we do for the annual conference.

Please submit your proposals on this wiki page:

http://wiki.code4lib.org/index.php/Prepared_Talk_Proposals

Meanwhile, over on the Google Group where we are doing the planning we will
start discussing how we want the day to unfold. If you want to be a part of
that, please sign up here:

https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/code4lib-norcal

Thanks,
Roy


On Thu, Jul 3, 2014 at 6:29 AM, Collier, Aaron 
wrote:

> Good Morning,
>
> The NorCal group has been discussing an initial meet up and we've settled
> on a half-day (10am - 3pm) sometime during the last week of July.
>
> The San Mateo office of OCLC Research has offered to host the event at 777
> Mariners Island Blvd in San Mateo. Facilities include a 120-seat
> amphitheatre and multiple rooms of various sizes for breakouts. OCLC will
> also sponsor lunch.
>
> If you are in the area and available to attend, fill out this simple poll
> to let us know which date works best for you.
>
> http://doodle.com/big8ee89s8is2uk7
>
> Thanks!
>

[CODE4LIB] Linked Data Survey for Implementers: RSVP by 31 July 2014

[Roy Tennant]

Posted on behalf of my OCLC Research colleague.
Roy

OCLC Research is conducting a survey to learn details of specific projects
or services that format metadata as linked data and/or make subsequent uses
of it. Many in the libraries/archives/museum community are excited by the
potential of linked data applications to make new, valuable uses of
existing metadata.

If you or a colleague have implemented or are implementing linked data
projects or services-either by publishing data as linked data or ingesting
linked data resources into your own data or applications-please take the
survey at https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/LinkedDataSurvey

Expected time to complete the survey: 15-20 minutes for each project
described. We ask that responses be completed by 31 July 2014.

Examples collected will be shared for the benefit of others wanting to
undertake similar efforts, wondering what is possible to do and how to go
about it. Participating institutions will be identified with the projects
described, but contact information will be held confidential. Responses to
this survey will be valuable to others who are also interested in starting
Linked Data projects.

Please feel free to share the above link to the survey. We’d like as many
responses as possible!

With thanks,

Karen Smith-Yoshimura
OCLC Research

[CODE4LIB] Code4Lib NorCal, July 28th!

[Roy Tennant]

I'm happy to announce that Code4Lib NorCal will be on Monday, July 28 at
777 Mariners Island Blvd, San Mateo.[1] There is no charge and lunch is
being provided by OCLC Research. Parking is free and is on both sides of
the building.

Please sign up to attend here:

http://bit.ly/1n3osOy

Also, please consider submitting a prepared talk proposal (due by this
Sunday), or a lightning talk or breakout session here:

http://wiki.code4lib.org/index.php/Western#Code4Lib_NorCal_2014

We have a couple sessions proposed already but we can use more. Thanks,
Roy

[1] http://bit.ly/1wn30E2

[CODE4LIB] Code4Lib Bay Area Meetup on Monday!

[Roy Tennant]

There's still time to sign up for and attend the Code4Lib Bay Area Meetup
on Monday, July 28th (only days away!) from 10am-3pm. Continental breakfast
starting at 9am.

It will be held at 777 Mariners Island Blvd., San Mateo, conveniently
located near the intersection of 92 (the San Mateo Bridge) and 101. Parking
is free and plentiful, something that almost never happens in the Bay Area.

Sign up to attend and to give a lightning talk or a 20-minute talk here:

http://wiki.code4lib.org/index.php/Western

OCLC is providing a continental breakfast and lunch. Over 30 people from
Stanford, UC Berkeley, UCSF, Several CSUs including Fresno, and other
universities and community colleges will be attending. Hope to see you
there!
Roy

Re: [CODE4LIB] iiif compatible servers

[Roy Tennant]

I can't comment on the other options, but I've used IIP[1] for a while now
on Apache 2 and I've been quite pleased with it. I use "mogrify" from
ImageMagick to create the JP2s from the JPGs on the server and it serves
them up nicely. I'm also able to have the photographer's name, copyright
date, and web site display on each image. Here's an example if you want to
get all up close and personal with an Emu:

http://freelargephotos.com/photos/300112/full.jp2/David+Chudnov

Roy

[1] IIP: http://iipimage.sourceforge.net/documentation/server/


On Fri, Jul 25, 2014 at 2:39 PM, James, Eric  wrote:

> Looking to implement a iiif compatible server, primarily for jp2s in
> fcrepo3.
>
> Just read the 'very large image display?' thread and looking at the
> http://iiif.io/technical-details.html, it appears options include:
>
> loris: https://github.com/pulibrary/loris
> IIP: http://iipimage.sourceforge.net/documentation/server/
> djatoka iiif: ( https://github.com/jronallo/djatoka)
>
> The iiif djatoka gem immediately caught my eye as I've implemented djatoka
> w/ fcrepo3 in a previous project, but am interested if there are any
> opinions in choosing any one of these over another.
>
> Thanks,
> Eric
> 
> From: Code for Libraries [CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] on behalf of Esmé
> Cowles [escow...@ticklefish.org]
> Sent: Friday, July 25, 2014 4:44 PM
> To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU
> Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] very large image display?
>
> We previously used the Zoomify Flash applet, but now use Leaflet.js with
> the Zoomify tileset plugin:
>
> https://github.com/turban/Leaflet.Zoomify
>
> One thing I like about this approach is that it minimizes the amount of
> Javascript code the clients have to load, since we use Leaflet.js for our
> maps and it's already loaded.
>
> -Esme
>
> >> -Original Message-
> >> From: Code for Libraries [mailto:CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf
> Of Jonathan Rochkind
> >> Sent: Friday, July 25, 2014 10:36 AM
> >> To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU
> >> Subject: [CODE4LIB] very large image display?
> >>
> >> Does anyone have a good solution to recommend for display of very large
> images on the web?  I'm thinking of something that supports pan and scan,
> as well as loading only certain tiles for the current view to avoid loading
> an entire giant image.
> >>
> >> A URL to more info to learn about things would be another way of
> answering this question, especially if it involves special server-side
> software.  I'm not sure where to begin. Googling around I can't find any
> clearly good solutions.
> >>
> >> Has anyone done this before and been happy with a solution?
> >>
> >> Thanks for any info!
> >>
> >> Jonathan
>

[CODE4LIB] International Linked Data Survey deadline extended

[Roy Tennant]

On behalf of my colleague:

I have been asked to extend the deadline for the international linked data
survey athttps://www.surveymonkey.com/s/LinkedDataSurvey as a number of
implementers have been on vacation. The deadline has now been extended to
Friday, 15 August.

If you started the survey, you now have time to complete it. If you
intended to respond, but didn’t, now you can.

Many thanks to those who completed their responses by the original deadline!

Cheers,

Karen Smith-Yoshimura
OCLC Research

Re: [CODE4LIB] Creating a Linked Data Service

[Roy Tennant]

I'm puzzled about why you want to use linked data for this. At first glance
the requirement simply seems to be to fetch data from your ILS server,
which likely could be sent in any number of simple packages that don't
require an RDF wrapper. If you are the only one consuming this data then
you can use whatever (simplistic, proprietary) format you want. I just
don't see what benefits you would get by creating "linked data" in this
case that you wouldn't get by doing something much more straightforward and
simple. And don't be harshing on duct tape. Duct tape is a perfectly fine
solution for many problems.
Roy


On Wed, Aug 6, 2014 at 2:45 PM, Michael Beccaria 
wrote:

> I have recently had the opportunity to create a new library web page and
> host it on my own servers. One of the elements of the new page that I want
> to improve upon is providing live or near live information on technology
> availability (10 of 12 laptops available, etc.). That data resides on my
> ILS server and I thought it might be a good time to upgrade the bubble gum
> and duct tape solution I now have to creating a real linked data service
> that would provide that availability information to the web server.
>
> The problem is there is a lot of overly complex and complicated
> information out there onlinked data and RDF and the semantic web etc. and
> I'm looking for a simple guide to creating a very simple linked data
> service with php or python or whatever. Does such a resource exist? Any
> advice on where to start?
> Thanks,
>
> Mike Beccaria
> Systems Librarian
> Head of Digital Initiative
> Paul Smith's College
> 518.327.6376
> mbecca...@paulsmiths.edu
> Become a friend of Paul Smith's Library on Facebook today!
>

Re: [CODE4LIB] Creating a Linked Data Service

[Roy Tennant]

"Most of the time I'm not sure what I am supposed to be doing so I just
make a solution that works"

BINGO. That describes me, and likely others, to a "T".
Roy


On Thu, Aug 7, 2014 at 8:55 AM, Michael Beccaria 
wrote:

> I'm a one man shop and sometimes go to these conferences where many of you
> brilliant people are making these brilliant solutions making these
> ubiquitous black box data services that talk to one another using a
> standardized query language and I felt inspired and thought maybe I have
> been doing patch work on a job that really ought to be done a better way.
> I'm all about the bubble gum and duct tape stuff but I was at a point where
> it would have been a good time to migrate to something a little more
> robust. I'm getting the impression that for the size of the projects I'm
> working on linked data and other similar solutions are very much overkill.
> I'll have a PHP script output some custom xml that can be ingested on the
> other end and call it a day. Done :-)
>
> This is also, at least for me, a challenge I have with being a
> wear-a-lot-of-hats-and-sometimes-write-code person at a small institution.
> Most of the time I'm not sure what I am supposed to be doing so I just make
> a solution that works without having others to bounce ideas off of. Thanks
> for the support.
>
> Mike Beccaria
> Systems Librarian
> Head of Digital Initiative
> Paul Smith's College
> 518.327.6376
> mbecca...@paulsmiths.edu
> Become a friend of Paul Smith's Library on Facebook today!
>
>
> -Original Message-
> From: Code for Libraries [mailto:CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of
> Riley-Huff, Debra
> Sent: Wednesday, August 06, 2014 11:52 PM
> To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU
> Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] Creating a Linked Data Service
>
> I agree with Roy. Seems like something that could be easily handled with
> PHP or Python scripts. Someone on the list may even have a homegrown
> solution (improved duct tape) they would be happy to share. I fail to see
> what the project has to do with linked data or why you would go that route.
>
> Debra Riley-Huff
> Head of Web Services & Associate Professor JD Williams Library University
> of Mississippi University, MS 38677
> 662-915-7353
> riley...@olemiss.edu
>
>
> On Wed, Aug 6, 2014 at 9:33 PM, Roy Tennant  wrote:
>
> > I'm puzzled about why you want to use linked data for this. At first
> > glance the requirement simply seems to be to fetch data from your ILS
> > server, which likely could be sent in any number of simple packages
> > that don't require an RDF wrapper. If you are the only one consuming
> > this data then you can use whatever (simplistic, proprietary) format
> > you want. I just don't see what benefits you would get by creating
> > "linked data" in this case that you wouldn't get by doing something
> > much more straightforward and simple. And don't be harshing on duct
> > tape. Duct tape is a perfectly fine solution for many problems.
> > Roy
> >
> >
> > On Wed, Aug 6, 2014 at 2:45 PM, Michael Beccaria
> >  > >
> > wrote:
> >
> > > I have recently had the opportunity to create a new library web page
> > > and host it on my own servers. One of the elements of the new page
> > > that I
> > want
> > > to improve upon is providing live or near live information on
> > > technology availability (10 of 12 laptops available, etc.). That
> > > data resides on my ILS server and I thought it might be a good time
> > > to upgrade the bubble
> > gum
> > > and duct tape solution I now have to creating a real linked data
> > > service that would provide that availability information to the web
> server.
> > >
> > > The problem is there is a lot of overly complex and complicated
> > > information out there onlinked data and RDF and the semantic web
> > > etc. and I'm looking for a simple guide to creating a very simple
> > > linked data service with php or python or whatever. Does such a
> > > resource exist? Any advice on where to start?
> > > Thanks,
> > >
> > > Mike Beccaria
> > > Systems Librarian
> > > Head of Digital Initiative
> > > Paul Smith's College
> > > 518.327.6376
> > > mbecca...@paulsmiths.edu
> > > Become a friend of Paul Smith's Library on Facebook today!
> > >
> >
>

Re: [CODE4LIB] Archival File Storage

[Roy Tennant]

Perhaps these might be helpful?

"You've Got to Walk Before You Can Run: First Steps for Managing
Born-Digital Content Received on Physical Media"
http://www.oclc.org/content/dam/research/publications/library/2012/2012-06.pdf

"Walk This Way: Detailed Steps for Transferring Born-Digital Content from
Media You Can Read In-house"
http://oclc.org/content/dam/research/publications/library/2013/2013-02.pdf

Roy


On Wed, Aug 13, 2014 at 9:40 AM, Will Martin  wrote:

> As with most libraries, we're accumulating an increasing number of digital
> holdings.  So far, our approach to storing these files consists of a
> haphazard cocktail of:
>
> - A ContentDM site whose contents haven't been updated in three years
> - live network storage in the form of shared drives
> - a Drobo
> - CDs and DVDs
> - hard drives stored in static-proof bags, and
> - ancient floppy disks whose contents remain a mystery that would surely
> scour the last vestiges of sanity from our minds if we had a 5 1/4" drive
> to read them with.
>
> In short it's a mess that has evolved organically over a long period of
> time.  I'm not entirely sure what to do about it, especially considering
> our budget for improving the situation is ... uh, zero.
>
> At the very least, I'd like a better sense for what is considered a good
> approach to storing archival files.  Can anyone recommend any relevant best
> practices or standards documents?  Or just share what you use.
>
> I'm familiar with the OAIS model for digital archiving, and it seems well
> thought-out, but highly abstract.  A more practical nuts-and-bolts guide
> would be helpful.
>
> Thanks.
>
> Will Martin
>
> Web Services Librarian
> University of North Dakota
>

[CODE4LIB] Library Linked Data Survey: Who's Doing It

[Roy Tennant]

Forwarded on behalf of my colleague.
Roy

The results of the international survey on specific projects or services
that format metadata as linked data and/or make subsequent uses of it are
being posted as a series of HangingTogether blog posts.

I just posted the first of the series: Linked Data Survey results-Who’s
doing it at
http://hangingtogether.org/?p=4137

Many thanks to those of you who participated! Feel free to share the above
link to anyone who may be interested.

Other results will be posted over the next two weeks. Stay tuned!

Cheers,

Karen Smith-Yoshimura
OCLC Research

Re: [CODE4LIB] [code4libcon] Code4Lib 2014 Conference accounting update

[Roy Tennant]

This is worth taking the OCLC Bacon Seal of Approval out of its
velvet-lined case and affixing that stamp upon the awesome work that the
Research Triangle group did on the last conference. Congratulations and a
huge thanks!
Roy


On Tue, Sep 2, 2014 at 12:54 PM, Tim McGeary  wrote:

> Colleagues,
>
> I wanted to report on the financial closing of the Code4Lib 2014 account.
>  All of the bills have been paid for and the reimbursements have been sent.
>  This year, we have a surplus of $29,419.80 that we will be able to pass
> onto the Code4Lib 2015 committee.  I can say with great confidence that
> much of this surplus is possible through the excellent contract negotiation
> and cost management of CONCENTRA, whom we hired this year.
>
> The very first action CONCENTRA enabled for us was to change hotel venues
> because the first hotel contract we reviewed was overly restrictive and
> provided no incentives to the conference.  At the venue were the conference
> was located, we received a sizeable number of kick backs of hotel rooms
> that offset costs of scholarship awardees and the keynote speakers, in
> addition to CONCENTRA's experience in estimated the number of meals needed
> so that we did not overcommit.  Finally, CONCENTRA was instrumental in
> getting the hotel to not only improve the wireless, but also have the
> charges withdrawn for the days in which the wifi service was unacceptable.
>  These are just a few of the examples of financial savings CONCENTRA's work
> provided.  Thank you to Ann Elsner and her staff at Duke University for
> hosting the financial services for the conference!
>
> I am very proud of the hosting efforts of my colleagues at Duke
> University, NC State University, and UNC Chapel Hill, most especially of my
> co-Chair Emily Lynema.  None of this would have been possible without all
> of the excellent volunteers locally, as well as those of you in the
> community who volunteered in other ways.
>
> If anyone has any final questions about Code4Lib 2014, please do let me
> know.  Otherwise, I look forward to a successful Code4Lib 2015 in Portland!
>
> Cheers,
> Tim
>
> --
> Tim McGeary
> Director of Library & Information Technology
> University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
>
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[CODE4LIB] Results from the International Linked Data Survey for Implementers

[Roy Tennant]

Forwarded on behalf of my colleague.
Roy

-- Forwarded message --

  Many thanks to all of you who participated in the international linked
data survey for implementers or disseminated the survey link! I’ve been
summarizing the results in a series of HangingTogether posts, which just
concluded today:



·Linked Data Survey results 1 – Who’s doing it


·Linked Data Survey results 2 – Examples in production


·Linked Data Survey results 3 – Why and what institutions are
consuming 

·Linked Data Survey results 4 – Why and what institutions are
publishing 

·Linked Data Survey results 5 – Technical details


·Linked Data Survey results 6 - Advice from the implementers




At the end of the last post is a link to the spreadsheet with the
compilation of all survey responses

(minus the contact information which we promised respondents we’d keep
confidential). Feel free to apply your own filters to the responses, or
look at them more closely.



We also updated OCLC Linked Data Research
activity page to
include the link to the above spreadsheet and the hangingtogether blog
series (the sixth one to be added soon) so they’re all in one place.



I’d be interested in your reactions!



Cheers,



Karen S-Y

[CODE4LIB] Time to solicit sponsorships for the 2015 Conference

[Roy Tennant]

The Sponsorships Committee for the 2015 conference is getting underway and
we could use some help. Specifically, we are looking for:

1) Suggestions of groups to approach about sponsoring the event. We of
course have a list based on past events, but we are always open for new
ideas, especially organizations in the area of the conference that may have
not been asked before.
2) Volunteers to contact specific organizations. Do you have a vendor
contact that you feel like you can approach about sponsorship?
Relationships are important so we want to leverage those wherever we can.

Thanks,
Roy on behalf of the committee [1]

[1]
http://wiki.code4lib.org/2015_Conference_Committees#Sponsorships_Committee

Re: [CODE4LIB] PDX conference: invited speakers

[Roy Tennant]

What Tara said, Certainly one of the benefits of moving this conference
around geographically must surely be the opportunity to pull on local
talent. Thanks for pointing that out!
Roy

On Thu, Sep 18, 2014 at 1:48 PM, Tara Robertson 
wrote:

> Hi,
>
> The current list of proposed invited speakers has some great ideas on it:
> http://wiki.code4lib.org/2015_Invited_Speakers_Nominations
>
> I'm sure there's some kickass speakers in Portland who might be willing to
> speak. After all OSCON is in Portland, Portland hosted Typecon 2013, World
> Domination Summit (ugh), and home to so many people doing traditional
> things in new ways, disrupting existing business models, creative thinkers
> and fine purveyors of bespoke just about everything. Looking for local
> talent means saving on travel and accommodation costs too, or means being
> able to pay a higher speaker fee.
>
> I wonder if there are locals who have ideas of people they think we would
> benefit from learning from.
>
> Cheers,
> Tara
>

Re: [CODE4LIB] Official #teamharpy Statement on the case of Joseph Hawley Murphy vs. nina de jesus and Lisa Rabey

[Roy Tennant]

Just a minor point. Despite my relative index score it doesn't necessarily mean 
that I am not a shameless self-promoter, it may just mean I've been at it 
longer. Just sayin'.
Roy

> On Sep 20, 2014, at 2:12 PM, Karen Coyle  wrote:
> 
> Lisa, I hadn't know about this so I just spend some time reading the items 
> you list below. I was primarily motivated to do so because I had never heard 
> of this "famous" librarian, Joe Murphy. (I must be in a different conference 
> circuit than he is.)
> 
> I also was interested because I've recently joined the hardworking group of 
> Wikipedians who work to distinguish between notable persons and able 
> self-promoters. In doing so, I've learned a lot about how self-promotion 
> works, especially in social media. In Wikipedia, to be considered notable, 
> there needs to be some reliable proof - that is, third-party references, not 
> provided by the individual in question. In terms of accomplishments, for 
> example for academics, there is a list of "measures", albeit not measurable 
> in the scientific sense. [1]
> 
> Just for a lark, look at the Google scholar profiles for Joe Murphy, RoyT, 
> and for myself:
> 
> http://scholar.google.com/citations?user=zW1lb04J&hl=en&oi=ao
> http://scholar.google.com/citations?user=LJw73cAJ&hl=en
> http://scholar.google.com/citations?user=m4Tx73QJ&hl=en&oi=ao
> 
> The "h-index", while imprecise, is about as close as you get to something one 
> can cite as a measure. It's not a decision, but it is an indication.
> 
> I put this forward not as proof of anything, but to offer that reputation is 
> extremely hard to quantify, but should be looked at with a critical eye and 
> not taken for granted. It also fits in with what we already know, which is 
> that men promote themselves in the workplace more aggressively than women do. 
> In fact, in the Wikipedia group, we mainly find articles about men whose 
> notability is over-stated. (You can see my blog post on the problems of 
> notability for women. [2])
> 
> I greatly admire your stand for free speech. Beyond this, I will contact you 
> offline with other thoughts.
> 
> kc
> [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Notability_%28academics%29
> [2] http://kcoyle.blogspot.com/2014/09/wpnotability-and-women.html
> 
>> On 9/20/14, 9:16 AM, Lisa Rabey wrote:
>> Friends:
>> 
>> 
>> I know many of you have already been boosting the signal, and we thank
>> you profusely for the help.
>> 
>> For those who do not know, Joe Murphy is currently suing nina and I in
>> $1.25M defamation case because
>> 
>> From our official statement
>> (http://teamharpy.wordpress.com/why-are-we-being-sued/)
>> 
>> "Mr. Murphy claims that Ms. Rabey “posted the following false,
>> libelous and highly damaging tweet accusing the plaintiff of being a
>> ‘sexual predator'”3. He further claims that Ms. de jesus wrote a blog
>> post that “makes additional false, libelous, highly damaging,
>> outrageous, malicious statements against the plaintiff alleging the
>> commission of sexual harassment and sexual abuse of women and other
>> forms of criminal and unlawful behaviour”4.
>> 
>> Both Ms. Rabey and Ms. de jesus maintain that our comments are fair
>> and are truthful, which we intend to establish in our defense. Neither
>> of us made the claims maliciously nor with any intent to damage Mr.
>> Murphy’s reputation."
>> 
>> Right now we need the following most importantly:
>> 
>> 1. We have a call out for additional witnesses
>> (http://teamharpy.wordpress.com/call-for-witnesses/), which have
>> started to filter in more accounts of harrassment. Please, PLEASE, if
>> you know/seen/heard anything about the plaintiff, or know someone who
>> might -- please have them get in touch.
>> 
>> 2. Share our site (http://teamharpy.wordpress.com) which includes
>> details of the case and updates. Please help us get the word out to as
>> many people as possible about the plaintiff's attempt to silence those
>> speaking up against sexual harassment and why you won't stand for it.
>> 
>> 3.
>> onations: Many, many of you have asked to help donate to fund our
>> mounting legal costs. We will have a donation page up soon. Even if
>> you cannot help financially, please share across your social networks.
>> 
>> We will not be silenced. We will not be shamed.
>> 
>> Thank you again. The outpouring of support that has been happening has
>> made this all very much worth while.
>> 
>> Best,
>> Lisa
> 
> -- 
> Karen Coyle
> kco...@kcoyle.net http://kcoyle.net
> m: +1-510-435-8234
> skype: kcoylenet/+1-510-984-3600

Re: [CODE4LIB] ISSN lists?

[Roy Tennant]

I would use this over a WorldCat.org search:

http://xissn.worldcat.org/

but I am unaware of a data dump.
Roy

On Thu, Oct 16, 2014 at 7:16 PM, Stuart Yeates 
wrote:

> My understanding is that there is no universal ISSN list but that worldcat
> allows querying of their database by ISSN.
>
> Which method of sampling the ISSN namespace is going to cause least pain?
> http://www.worldcat.org/ISSN/ seems to be the one talked about, but is
> there another that's less resource intensive? Maybe someone's already
> exported this data?
>
> cheers
> stuart
> --
> I have a new phone number: 04 463 5692
>

Re: [CODE4LIB] Subject: Re: Why learn Unix?

[Roy Tennant]

I agree. I've done serious damage to my own server this way. Anyone who knows 
me knows that I'm completely capable of this. Unlike others, who are both more 
intelligent and more cautious. Down the path of the wild carded, recursive 
delete command lies DANGER. Having a little bit of knowledge is more dangerous, 
in most cases, than none at all. In Unix and in whitewater rafting.
Roy 


> On Oct 28, 2014, at 6:46 PM, Cary Gordon  wrote:
> 
> Well you can do a lot of damage quickly using very short commands. Deleting
> the master boot record can be quite effective, but I will demure from
> giving specific examples.
> 
> 
> 
> On Tue, Oct 28, 2014 at 3:22 PM, Stuart Yeates 
> wrote:
> 
>>> -- Because you can delete everything on the system with a very short
>>> command.
>> 
>> This is actually a misconception.
>> 
>> The very short command doesn't delete everything on the system. The
>> integrity of files which are currently open (including things like the
>> kernel image, executable files for currently-running programs, etc) is
>> protected until they are closed (or the next reboot, whichever is first).
>> These files vanish from the directory structure on the filesystem but can
>> still be accessed by interacting with the running processes which have them
>> open (or /proc/ for the very desperate).
>> 
>> This is the POSIX alternative to the windows "That file is currently in
>> use" scenario and explains why, when a runaway log file fills up a disk,
>> you have to both delete the log file and restart the service to get the
>> disk back.
>> 
>> cheers
>> stuart
> 
> 
> 
> -- 
> Cary Gordon
> The Cherry Hill Company
> http://chillco.com

Re: [CODE4LIB] Novel OAI endpoints

[Roy Tennant]

Seeing as how I wrote this OAI provider from scratch in Perl, riding on top
of the code I wrote to serve up the site, it's quite likely to be buggy:

http://freelargephotos.com/oai.cgi?verb=Identify

Dubious, certainly, if not buggy.
Roy

On Thu, Nov 6, 2014 at 4:41 PM, Conal Tuohy  wrote:

> Kia ora Stuart!
>
> You may be interested in a couple of OAI-PMH providers I wrote not that
> long ago.
>
> The code is here: https://github.com/Conal-Tuohy/Retailer and there are a
> few posts about it on my blog http://conaltuohy.com/
>
> Note that the providers are not available online publicly, but you can set
> them up yourself without much effort. The data they provide is sourced
> externally, via a web API, and in that sense the implementations are
> certainly "different". They are stateless transforming web proxies,
> translating between OAI-PMH and upstream custom Web APIs, implemented as
> XSLT stylesheets hosted in a simple Java-based web server called Retailer.
>
> The upstream data providers are the digital newspaper collections of the
> National Libraries of New Zealand and Australia.
>
> The content types supported are also unusual; as well as the mandatory
> oai_dc, both the OAI-PMH providers provide records in XHTML format. These
> records are in fact the full text of the newspaper articles, with basic
> metadata embedded in the HTML head.
>
> In addition, they also proxy the native data formats provided by the
> upstream API ("trove" and "digitalnz"), with a few minor changes, such as
> to add the XML namespaces required by the OAI-PMH spec.
>
> A couple of years ago I wrote an OAI-PMH endpoint for a local instance of
> the archaeological repository software tDAR. This is written in Java, using
> the Struts framework. Here it is on the American tDAR site:
> https://core.tdar.org/oai-pmh/oai?verb=ListMetadataFormats which provides
> MODS.
>
> Further to Bernadette's suggestion of RIF-CS (research metadata) from
> Deakin, you can also reharvest this metadata, and metadata from other
> providers, from the Australian federal agency ANDS. See
> http://developers.ands.org.au/services/collections-registry-api/oai/
>
> You probably already have this one: the EAC-CPF records available from the
> National Library of Australia:
> http://www.nla.gov.au/apps/peopleaustralia-oai/OAIHandler
>
> Con
>
> On 7 November 2014 08:53, Stuart A. Yeates  wrote:
>
> > I'm looking for a unusual OAI endpoints (different implementations,
> > different metadata schemes or extensions to schemes, different
> > structures, unusual content types, etc) to test against. I'm aware of
> > the list a couple of mainstream lists of which
> > http://www.base-search.net/about/en/about_sources_date_dn.php?menu=2
> > is the most comprehensive  the and the live demos of dspace, eprints
> > and fedora. But I'm looking for more obscure installs and corner
> > cases.
> >
> > Does anyone know of any other candidates?
> >
> > Implementations known to be buggy, broken or dubious especially welcome
> :)
> >
> > I'll publish a list of endpoints I find useful.
> >
> > cheers
> > stuart
> >
>

Re: [CODE4LIB] lita

[Roy Tennant]

Also, I would point out that libraries increasingly hire non-librarians in
technology positions. That likely means that even if said persons might
eventually find Code4Lib, their allegiance to a profession as epitomized by
ALA is unlikely.
Roy

On Mon, Jan 5, 2015 at 8:37 AM, Debra Shapiro  wrote:

> LITA is now the smallest ALA division.
>
> Personally, as someone who’s been involved with LITA for 20 years, I think
> the decrease is due to all the reasons Kevin cites below, and also because
> of something of an identity crisis - related to the advent of the Internet,
> as Eric says.
>
> LITA is the technology division of the ALA. *Everything* in libraries is
> done with technology now, so ALA members who once might’ve chosen to join
> the technology division choose instead to join other divisions, related to
> their other interests. Look at the list of ALCTS (the cataloging division)
> programs for any given ALA conference, or ALCTS list of CE webinars, and
> it’s all topics that might’ve once been more the purview of LITA.
>
> Of course I ran for LITA prez on that platform 6 years ago and lost so
> what do I know …
>
> deb
>
>
> On Jan 5, 2015, at 10:28 AM, Kevin Ford  wrote:
>
> > > I think this just goes to show, with the advent of the
> > > Internet, centralized authorities are not as necessary/useful
> > > as they once
> > > used to be. —ELM
> > >
> >
> > -- Maybe.  I think it it recession-related.  The high water mark for
> nearly all of the groups on that list is 2007 (2006 for one or two). The
> overall stats for ALA show the same membership pattern (increasing until
> 2007, decreasing thereafter):
> http://www.ala.org/membership/membershipstats_files/annual_memb_stats
> >
> > I'd be interested to know if LITA's membership decrease is greater (as a
> percentage) than the others.  Perhaps that would suggest forums such as
> code4lib peeled off some of those would-be LITA members.  Otherwise, it
> just looks like a broader decline in ALA membership, probably for a few
> reasons: fewer librarians in the workforce, fewer institutions willing to
> pay professional membership fees, less willingness to pay those fees out of
> pocket, etc.
> >
> > Yours,
> > Kevin
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > On 1/5/15 10:12 AM, Eric Lease Morgan wrote:
>  I’m curious, how large is LITA (Library and Information Technology
>  Association)? [0] How many members does it have?
> >>>
> >>> Apparently it has around 3000 members this year. I found this on the
> ALA
> >>> membership statistics page:
> >>>
> >>> http://www.ala.org/membership/membershipstats_files/divisionstats#lita
> >>
> >>
> >> Interesting and thank you. Code4Lib only needs fifty more subscribers
> to equal LITA’s size. I think this just goes to show, with the advent of
> the Internet, centralized authorities are not as necessary/useful as they
> once used to be. —ELM
> >>
>
> dsshap...@wisc.edu
> Debra Shapiro
> SLIS, the iSchool at UW-Madison
> Helen C. White Hall, Rm. 4282
> 600 N. Park St.
> Madison WI 53706
> 608 262 9195
> mobile 608 712 6368
> FAX 608 263 4849
>

[CODE4LIB] Fwd: New report - Common Ground: Exploring Compatibilities Between the Linked Data Models of the Library of Congress and OCLC

[Roy Tennant]

This list might be interested in this.
Roy

  OCLC and the Library of Congress jointly released a white paper
today, *Common
Ground: Exploring Compatibilities Between the Linked Data Models of the
Library of Congress and OCLC
*,
which compares and contrasts the compatible linked data initiatives at both
institutions.  It is an executive summary of a more detailed technical
analysis that will be released later this year.



The white paper summarizes the recent activity of the Bibliographic
Framework Initiative at the Library of Congress which proposes a data model
for future data interchange in the linked data environment that takes into
account interactions with search engines and current developments in
bibliographic description. It also provides an overview of OCLC’s efforts
to refine the technical infrastructure and data architecture for at-scale
publication of linked data for library resources in the broader Web. In
addition, it investigates the promise of Schema.org as a common ground
between the language of the information-seeking public and professional
stewards of bibliographic description.



*Key highlights:*

   - Work on the Library of Congress' BIBFRAME vocabulary has advanced
   nearly to the point of testing its use for original cataloging, which they
   will be doing later this year.
   - OCLC has published linked data on WorldCat.org using both the
   Schema.org vocabulary as well as extensions to that vocabulary.
   - LC and OCLC continue to work collaboratively to identify the different
   use cases of these efforts and how they complement each other in a rich
   bibliographic universe.

This report will be of interest to anyone wanting to know more about these
complementary linked data efforts and how they compare.

We encourage you to read the report

[pdf], share it with others and contact Jean Godby
 with questions.



Thank you,

Melissa Renspie

Senior Communications Officer

OCLC Research



Melissa Renspie

Senior Communications Officer

OCLC Research 

rensp...@oclc.org

@mrenspie 

(614) 761-5231
Read our latest report, *Common Ground: Exploring Compatibilities Between
the Linked Data Models of the Library of Congress and OCLC
*

Re: [CODE4LIB] Communications — conference and otherwise (was: [CODE4LIB] Code4LibCon video crew thanks)

[Roy Tennant]

So wouldn't this be solved by having one authoritative place to point to
all of the various pieces related to a particular conference? Perhaps all
we need to do is to be better about making sure that the Conference page on
code4lib.org points to *everything* relating to that conference. That seems
achievable to me.
Roy

On Tue, Feb 17, 2015 at 1:28 PM, Cary Gordon  wrote:

> I have no issue with Google Docs or Eventbrite. My point is that it is hard
> for me to find stuff when it is in so many systems, and I am used to it. I
> think that it is time to do something about it.
>
> On Tuesday, February 17, 2015, Becky Yoose  wrote:
>
> > Cary,
> >
> > I can speak to the signup for the Newcomer Dinner signup - previous years
> > had the signup on the wiki, but this year we decided to try something
> > different for the signup that didn't require an additional account to
> sign
> > up. This should have given Ryan a bit of a break with people requesting
> > wiki accounts last minute to sign up for the dinner. The link to the
> Google
> > Doc was posted in the wiki, under the Newcomer dinner entry.
> Communications
> > to the list and users have linked to the wiki page (though I do count one
> > communication to the group that I directly linked to the Google Doc).
> >
> > If folks did not like the Google Docs setup for the dinners this year,
> > please let me know and I can always bring the signups back to the wiki
> for
> > future dinners. Again, it was an experiment for this year :c)
> >
> > I cannot speak for the Eventbrite pages, but my understanding that
> > Eventbrite came with DLF handling registration finances this year.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Becky
> >
> > On Tue, Feb 17, 2015 at 1:05 PM, Cary Gordon  > > wrote:
> >
> > > This really speaks to the c4l who’s-in-charge-here / nobody is in
> charge
> > /
> > > take the ball and run with it zeitgeist.
> > >
> > > We have one person — Ryan Wick — who carries most of the load for the
> > > website and the wiki. I don’t think that he, or anyone else, takes
> > > responsibility for organizing the content. From here,it looks like
> > > everything is a mix of tradition and fire prevention. Accordingly, this
> > > year we had:
> > >
> > > — The conference web pages on code4lib.org
> > > — The usual assortment of pages on wiki.code4lib.org
> > > — The newcomer dinner page on Google Docs
> > > — Stuff on Eventbrite
> > >
> > > Resulting in a mix of the usual symptoms:
> > >
> > > — No single place to find stuff
> > > — Conflicting information
> > > — Not clear editorial policy
> > >
> > > So, what do we do, and who is this “we," anyhow?
> > >
> > > The conference organizers have control, in theory, but I think that
> they
> > > are understandably loath to mess with the traditional mix. There is no
> > > place for them to ask a question and get a single, cogent,
> authoritative
> > > answer.
> > >
> > > Code4lib itself isn’t really a thing, just an us, and we have been
> loath
> > > to form standing committees, although we have done that after a fashion
> > for
> > > scholarships and the Journal. I think that the time has come for a
> > Code4lib
> > > communications task force —I love that name — to address the structure
> of
> > > our public-facing resources. Any takers.
> > >
> > > In lieu of blessings from an executive structure, the task force can do
> > > something with pasta to confirm its authority.
> > >
> > > Any takers?
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > >
> > > Cary
> > >
> > > > On Feb 13, 2015, at 12:53 PM, Heller, Margaret  > > wrote:
> > > >
> > > > I think Sarah is absolutely right that we should have updated the
> > > conference information page with information about streaming, as I
> don't
> > > think most people not attending the conference would think to look at
> the
> > > wiki. Even if everyone forgot to do it during the conference that's a
> > note
> > > to the future to remember to do it during the conference, and I've
> edited
> > > the page at http://code4lib.org/conference/2015 to give the link to
> the
> > > YouTube channel.
> > > >
> > > > And thanks so much video team!
> > > >
> > > > Margaret Heller
> > > > Digital Services Librarian
> > > > Loyola University Chicago
> > > > 773-508-2686
> > > >
> > > > -Original Message-
> > > > From: Code for Libraries [mailto:CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU
> > ] On Behalf Of
> > > Sarah Weissman
> > > > Sent: Friday, February 13, 2015 2:18 PM
> > > > To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU 
> > > > Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] Code4LibCon video crew thanks
> > > >
> > > > On Fri, Feb 13, 2015 at 2:38 PM, Francis Kayiwa  > >
> > > wrote:
> > > >
> > > >>
> > > >> Planning these things is tough work with numerous moving parts.
> Could
> > > >> it have been posted once we were underway? Perhaps. That said there
> > > >> was 450 odd people who were there none of whom (the author included)
> > > >> thought to send a message on availability of video to this listserv.
> > > >> (I know for certain it was tweeted and re-tweeted)
> > > >>

Re: [CODE4LIB] Philadelphia Bid for 2016

[Roy Tennant]

Oh gosh. The Mutter Museum or The Huntington. What a dilemma!
Roy

On Fri, Feb 20, 2015 at 6:48 AM, Chad Nelson  wrote:

> Hi All,
>
> On behalf of the proposal committee, I'm pleased to confirm that
> Philadelphia has now submitted a bid to host the 2016 National Conference.
> http://wiki.code4lib.org/2016_Hosting_Proposals
>
> Our proposal can be found at  http://c4l-phl.github.io/
>
> Thanks, and happy voting!
> Chad
>

Re: [CODE4LIB] Native MarcEdit for MacOSX

[Roy Tennant]

Better yet, get a brand-new Mac mini for what you've already raised:

http://store.apple.com/us/buy-mac/mac-mini

Roy

On Mon, Apr 6, 2015 at 1:18 PM, Cary Gordon  wrote:

> You might want to consider picking up a MacBook on Craigslist, or
> something like that. You can get a lot of only slightly vintage computer
> for $5-700.
>
> Cary
>
> Random ad:
>
> 13 MacBook ProTurbo 2.9GHz i5 Dual-core ϟ Thunderbolt! + 500GB Storage -
> $499 (Los Angeles)
> make / manufacturer: Apple MacBook Pro
> size / dimensions: 13"
> Up for sale my 13-inch Macbook Pro with free $40 case
> 2.3GHz Turbo 2.9Ghz
> 500GB Storage
> 4GB Ram DDR3
> Thunderbolt
> USB
> FireWire
>
> > On Apr 6, 2015, at 12:31 PM, Francis Kayiwa  wrote:
> >
> > Terry Reese (thanks Terry if you are reading this) has offered to write
> a Object-C version of MarcEdit. In order to this he needed access to a
> Apple Hardware. While my initial proposal on Go Fund me below was for a
> Macbook Pro, we've since realized it need not be a portable device. My
> current arithmetic puts the price of this at ~US$1300 as opposed to the
> listed ~US$2400
> >
> >
> > Thanks for boosting this signal if you cannot otherwise help fund
> porting MarcEdit for the Mac OSX platform.
> >
> > http://www.gofundme.com/qtbzq4
> >
> >
> > Cheers,
> > ./fxk
> > --
> > Your analyst has you mixed up with another patient.  Don't believe a
> > thing he tells you.
>

Re: [CODE4LIB] Native MarcEdit for MacOSX

[Roy Tennant]

I agree with Terry. His decisions on how to deal with his codebase has
stood the test of time. Open source doesn't mean squat if no one steps up
to maintain it (and I have some experience with that), so having someone
dedicated to maintaining it is not a bad strategy. It may not beds the most
politically correct solution, but so be it. Running (and maintained) code
trumps everything.
Roy

On Mon, Apr 6, 2015 at 6:13 PM, Terry Reese  wrote:

> Hi Bill,
>
> Sure -- this has been asked before.  In fact, I wrote an article about the
> responsibilities developers and organizations have, regardless of if they
> utilize a closed or open source model in the C4L Journal back in 2012:
> http://journal.code4lib.org/articles/6393.
>
> In my case, it's been two things.  Until around 2006 or 2007, MarcEdit's
> code libraries were still largely written in assembly so there was very
> little interest.  But since migrating the code to something more accessible
> (C#),  I'd have to say that the main reason is that work on the project
> has, and continues to be, a hobby and avenue for me to pursue something
> that I happen to be quite passionate about.
>
> --tr
>
> -Original Message-
> From: Code for Libraries [mailto:CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of
> William Denton
> Sent: Monday, April 6, 2015 7:46 PM
> To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU
> Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] Native MarcEdit for MacOSX
>
> On 6 April 2015, Terry Reese wrote:
>
> > What I've offered is that I'd redo the application to provide a native
> > Mac App that is Mac-Native while still making use of the present
> > assembly code.  This of course requires a Mac of some kind -- and
> > since I'm not a Mac user, there it is.  From the users perspective, it
> should all be Mac-tastic.
>
> I've always been curious, and now seems a good time to ask: I'm sure
> you've considered, and been asked about, releasing MarcEdit under a free
> software license, but decided against it.  Why?
>
> Bill
> --
> William Denton ↔  Toronto, Canada ↔  https://www.miskatonic.org/
>

Re: [CODE4LIB] Announcing Mirador 2.0 and projectmirador.org

[Roy Tennant]

I like the UI, but from what I can tell displaying a single JPEG 2000 image
is probably not a good use case for this tool, right? That is, no group of
images from which to select, no comparison with a different image, etc. --
just displaying a single image for pan, zoom, etc. If I'm right in this
assessment, I'll stick with the IIPMooViewer [1] for my use case. Thanks,
Roy

[1] http://iipimage.sourceforge.net/

On Tue, Apr 14, 2015 at 9:50 AM, Stuart Snydman 
wrote:

> We are excited to (officially) announce the release of Mirador version
> 2.0.  Please visit our new project website at http://projectmirador.org.
> Here you will find a live demo, a four minute screencast demonstrating
> Mirador 2.0's features, and links to the code repository and documentation (
> https://github.com/IIIF/mirador/).
>
> The 2.0 release of Mirador builds and improves upon the first release with
> major user interface improvements and a rich feature set. These include:
> Deep zoom and pan using OpenSeadragon
> Multiple viewing modes, including single image, two-page, horizontal
> scroll and thumbnail gallery
> Synchronized navigation of multi-image objects by filmstrip or table of
> contents (when available)
> Metadata view
> Comparison of multiple images in a fully configurable workspace
> State saving and bookmarking for sharing a workspace
> Embeddable in blogs and third-party web apps
> Annotation
> Notably, Mirador now supports viewing and creation of annotations on
> regions of images. The annotation functionality is fully compatible with
> the OpenAnnotation specification (http://www.openannotation.org/), and of
> course Mirador 2.0 is fully compliant with the IIIF Image and Presentation
> API's (http://iiif.io).
>
> A variety of features are in the backlog for the next version, and you can
> view the updated roadmap at
> https://github.com/IIIF/mirador/wiki/Mirador-2.1-Roadmap.
>
> Mirador 2.0 is the result of a gratifying global collaboration. Many
> thanks and congratulations to the lead development team, which consists of
> Drew Winget from Stanford University and Rashmi Singhal from Harvard
> University. Mirador 2.0 would not have been possible without contributions
> of code, advice, testing and support by many others at Harvard, Stanford
> and the IIIF community. See a full list of acknowledgements on the project
> website.
>
> As we look forward to subsequent releases, improvements and extensions to
> Mirador, we invite contributions of issues, bug fixes, and new features by
> others. If you are interested, please sign up for the
> mirador-t...@googlegroups.com list, and head to Github to read the
> contributor guidelines and get started.
>
> -Stu Snydman
>
> 
> Stuart Snydman
> Associate Director for Digital Strategy
> Stanford University Libraries
>
> ps - pardon the cross-posts!

[CODE4LIB] International Linked Data Survey for Implementers: RSVP by 17 July 2015

[Roy Tennant]

Posted on behalf of my colleague.
Roy

OCLC Research is repeating its survey to learn details of specific projects
or services that format metadata as linked data and/or make subsequent uses
of it. Many in the libraries/archives/museum community are excited by the
potential of linked data applications to make new, valuable uses of
existing metadata.

If you or a colleague have implemented or are implementing linked data
projects or services-either by publishing data as linked data or ingesting
linked data resources into your own data or applications-please take the
survey at https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/LinkedDataSurvey2015

Expected time to complete the survey: 15-20 minutes for each project
described. We ask that responses be completed by *17 July 2015.*

As with last year’s survey, examples collected will be shared for the
benefit of others wanting to undertake similar efforts, wondering what is
possible to do and how to go about it. Participating institutions will be
identified with the projects described, but contact information will be
held confidential. Responses to this survey will be valuable to others who
are also interested in starting Linked Data projects.

If you took the survey last year, please take this year’s as well, as
things might have changed. The questions are the same, but some multiple
choice questions have additional options taken from the “other” responses
in last year’s survey, and some open-ended questions have been changed to
multiple choice, again based on last year’s responses. You can check what
you answered last year on this publicly available spreadsheet, “Results of
Linked Data Survey for Implementers

.”

Please feel free to share the above link to the survey. We’d like as many
responses as possible!

With thanks,

Karen Smith-Yoshimura

OCLC Research

[CODE4LIB] Interested in learning more about library linked data at ALA Annual 2015?

[Roy Tennant]

We invite you to attend the following sessions to hear from linked data
experts and library peers as they share implementation experiences, lessons
learned and real-world solutions that show library linked data in action.

· Beyond the Looking Glass: Real World Linked Data. What does it take to
make it work? <http://alaac15.ala.org/node/29040>

Join us to explore ontology design and data modeling in the real world.
Learn about the people, processes, metrics and yes, the technology needed
to succeed.

This preconference is intended for Non-IT library staff who have a general
understanding of linked data, and are ready to engage further in learning
and applying data modeling concepts that are central to using/creating
linked data in a production environment. Some knowledge of XML and HTML
will be assumed (although not required).

When: Friday June 26, 8:30 am – 4:00 pm

Where: Moscone Center West, Room 2016

Moderator: Laura Dawson, Product Manager, Identifier Services,
ISNI/Bowker/ProQuest

Speakers:

· Jenn Riley, Associate Dean, Digital Initiatives, McGill University Library

· Karen Smith-Yoshimura, Program Officer, OCLC

· Nannette Naught, Vice President, Strategy & Implementation, Information
Management Team (IMT), Inc.

· Steven Folsom, Discovery Metadata Librarian, Cornell University

REGISTER <http://alaac15.ala.org/node/29040>


· If you publish linked data, will they come? <
http://alaac15.ala.org/node/28856>

Panelists from institutions that currently publish linked data will provide
insight into how they are defining the value of publishing linked data.

When: Saturday June 27, 8:30 – 10:00 am

Where: Moscone Center West, Room 2003

Speakers:

· Allison Jai O'Dell, Metadata Librarian, University of Florida

· Amber Billey, Catalog/Metadata Librarian, University of Vermont

· Barbara Bushman, Assistant Head, Cataloging & Metadata Management
Section, National Library of Medicine

· Nate Trail, Network Development and MARC Standards Office, Library of
Congress

· Roy Tennant, Senior Program Officer, OCLC Research

REGISTER <http://alaac15.ala.org/node/28856>


· OCLC Search Engine Visibility, Knowledge Cards and Works: Library Linked
Data in Action <https://www.oclc.org/forms/ala-annual.en.html>

Hear how libraries use Linked Data to improve search engine visibility for
their collections, connect searchers with libraries on the websites where
they begin their research, and give users context for library resources
identified in search results.

When: Saturday June 27, 8:30 – 10:00 am

Where: Moscone Center North, Room 125

Speaker: John McCullough, Senior Product Manager, OCLC

REGISTER <https://www.oclc.org/forms/ala-annual.en.html>


· OCLC Linked Data Roundtable: Stories from the Front <
https://www.oclc.org/forms/ala-annual.en.html>

Linked data implementers will share their stories about what has worked and
what hasn’t, problems faced and solved, and remaining challenges and
opportunities. Speakers will be drawn from major library linked data
initiatives and their focus will be on practical considerations of linked
data implementations.

When: Saturday June 27, 10:30 – 11:30 am

Where: Moscone Center West, Room 3008

Speakers:

· Roy Tennant, Senior Program Officer, OCLC Research

· Nate Trail, Network Development and MARC Standards Office, Library of
Congress

· Phil Schreur, Stanford University & The Linked Data 4 Libraries (LD4L)
project

· Karen Smith-Yoshimura, Program Officer, OCLC

REGISTER <https://www.oclc.org/forms/ala-annual.en.html>


· LC BIBFRAME Update Forum <http://alaac15.ala.org/node/30120>

Library of Congress and collaborative partners will report progress with
BIBFRAME, the new bibliographic framework. LC will update on the status of
its BIBFRAME Pilot. A roundtable of several library system and service
vendors will share where they are with BIBFRAME and linked data.

When: Sunday, June 28, 10:30 – 11:30 am

Where: Moscone Center West, Room 2008

REGISTER <http://alaac15.ala.org/node/30120>

Re: [CODE4LIB] Friday Humor: Stuff Business People Say

[Roy Tennant]

And then there's this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DYu_bGbZiiQ

Roy

On Fri, Jul 24, 2015 at 10:57 AM, Chad Nelson  wrote:

> Similar, but for us poor remote workers:
>
> http://conferencecall.biz/
>
> On Fri, Jul 24, 2015 at 1:50 PM Tim McGeary  wrote:
>
> > Some Friday humor to share - I'm sure we all hear most, if not all, of
> > these phrases in our day.  Perhaps we need to make a Stuff Librarians Say
> > or Stuff Library IT People Say someday:
> >
> > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MHg_M_zKA6Y
> >
> > --
> > Tim McGeary
> > timmcge...@gmail.com
> > GTalk/Yahoo/Skype/Twitter: timmcgeary
> > 484-294-7660 (cell)
> >
>

[CODE4LIB] Matching names to VIAF

[Roy Tennant]

My colleagues Thom Hickey and Jenny Toves published a blog post "Matching
Names to VIAF" that some on this list might find interesting:

http://outgoing.typepad.com/outgoing/2015/09/matching-names-to-viaf.html

Anyone attempting to disambiguate names may find their algorithm (and
scoring mechanism) useful.

I also want to point out that such work provides significant improvements
to our linked data work -- work that we are uniquely positioned in the
library world to perform due to the huge WorldCat aggregation. This also
benefits our member libraries, who then get richer and more useful records
from us.
Roy

Re: [CODE4LIB] Sorry for my last message

[Roy Tennant]

Pony Express. Everyone keeps talking about this "fax" thing, but I don't
hold truck with new-fangled devices. Now GET OFF MY LAWN.
Roy

On Fri, Sep 4, 2015 at 1:40 PM, Andreas Orphanides 
wrote:

> Cod4Lib Journal is seeking editors. Please fax your resume (and any
> relevant watercolors) to Roy.
>
> On Fri, Sep 4, 2015 at 4:38 PM, Katherine N. Deibel  wrote:
>
> > cod4lib | overfishing the Atlantic for centuries
> >
> >
> > Kate Deibel, PhD | Web Applications Specialist
> > Information Technology Services
> > University of Washington Libraries
> > http://staff.washington.edu/deibel
> >
> > --
> >
> > "When Thor shows up, it's always deus ex machina."
> >
> >
> > On 9/4/2015 1:35 PM, Rachel Shaevel wrote:
> >
> >> cod4lib | now with 50% less cod
> >>
> >> ​Rachel Shaevel
> >> Metadata Librarian
> >> Department of Technology, Content and Innovation
> >> Chicago Public Library
> >> Harold Washington Library Center
> >> 400 S. State St.
> >> Chicago, IL 60605
> >>
> >> P: (312) 747-4660
> >> rshae...@chipublib.org
> >>
> >> 
> >> From: Code for Libraries  on behalf of Shaun
> >> Ellis 
> >> Sent: Friday, September 4, 2015 3:32 PM
> >> To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU
> >> Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] Sorry for my last message
> >>
> >> But what about museums and archives?
> >>
> >> "cod4lib | A bunch of unicorns, mostly."
> >>
> >> On 9/4/15 4:30 PM, Suchy, Daniel wrote:
> >>
> >>> "cod4lib | Unicorns for Libraries, Libraries for Unicorns"
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> On 9/4/15, 1:24 PM, "Alisak Sanavongsay" 
> >>> wrote:
> >>>
> >>> Wilhelmina: Cary said cod4lib.com, not codE4lib. :-)
> 
> 
>  Regards,
>  Alisak.
> 
>  Alisak Sanavongsay
>   Digital Assets Programmer
>   http://library.ucmerced.edu
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
>  On 9/4/15, 1:17 PM, "Code for Libraries on behalf of Wilhelmina
> Randtke"
>   wrote:
> 
>  ASCII unicorn is a publishable article in Code4Lib Journal?
> >
> > -Wilhelmina Randtke
> >
> > On Fri, Sep 4, 2015 at 4:12 PM, Cary Gordon 
> > wrote:
> >
> > I would totally put that on the cod4lib.com website.
> >>
> >> You could also just fax it to Roy.
> >>
> >> On Sep 4, 2015, at 9:05 AM, Andreas Orphanides 
> >>>
> >> wrote:
> >>
> >>>
> >>> If you are otherwise in good health and spirits, but you need more
> >>> money
> >>> for ramen and textbooks, please send a watercolor painting of a box
> >>>
> >> turtle
> >>
> >>> by US Postal Service to Cary Gordon.
> >>>
> >>
>

Re: [CODE4LIB] Announcing the official Code4Lib Conference Website

[Roy Tennant]

Kudos to the team for a great job. The "CODE" play on the "LOVE" sculpture
and Franklin in sunglasses get a special mention. However, I wonder what
this might mean for preservation? In the past, when conferences have
created a we site for an individual conference they have often ended up
disappearing eventually. Did the team consider that? Are there any measures
being put in place to assure that it won't also eventually disappear? Just
wondering, as a speaker who has mourned the passing of past conference web
sites, as if they had never happened.
Roy

On Mon, Sep 14, 2015 at 8:36 AM, Shaun Ellis  wrote:

> Dear Code4Lib,
> We are happy to announce the official 2016 Code4Lib Conference Website!
>
> http://2016.code4lib.org
>
> It's important to note that the wiki is still there, and it will be used
> heavily, particularly by volunteers, documentarians, and organizers of the
> conference.  However, several issues prompted us to create a stand-alone
> conference site, which is focused towards our attendee and sponsor
> audiences.
>
> One reason for the new site is that many people have had difficulty
> finding information on the wiki, exacerbated by the wiki's often slow
> response time and the fact that the wiki and Drupal sites look very similar
> and can lead to confusion.  The wiki is an unconventional for the context,
> and is not optimized for mobile, which is becoming a necessity at
> conferences.
>
> Also, we want to put our best foot forward.  Sponsorships are the main way
> we can keep registration costs to a minimum and offer the best possible
> program.  We felt it was necessary to "level up our window display" for
> approaching new sponsors who may not be familiar with our community.
>
> This does not mean that we are shunning collaboration!  The site is a work
> in progress and hosted on GitHub, so we encourage everyone to help make it
> awesome.  If you see something that should be changed or could be better,
> create an issue.[1]  Better yet, read up on how to make a pull request and
> be a rock star![2]
>
> [1] https://github.com/code4lib/2016.code4lib.org/issues
> [2] https://github.com/code4lib/2016.code4lib.org/wiki
>
> A few final technical details about this site experiment:
>
> First, basic site styles and colors are built via Less, so these templates
> can be easily re-used for future conferences.  Also, the site uses Jekyll
> and much of the content (currently Speakers, Presentations, and
> Testimonials) is supplied via data files (.yml).  This could be extended to
> sponsors, registered attendees, etc.  So, we recommend committees gather
> structured data, instead of using the wiki, for anything they want to post
> to the site.  Furthermore, structured data will also be easier to load into
> the Diebold-o-matic voting app (do you really want to make Chris Beer have
> to cut and paste data in 2016?!?)! If you are on a committee that collects
> data, the Website Committee will be happy to help you set up your forms.
>
> Cheers,
> Shaun Ellis, on behalf of
> The 2016 Code4Lib Conference Website Committee:
>
>  Charlie Morris (Penn State)
>  Junior Tidal (New York City College of Technology)
>  Bill McMillin (Pratt Institute)
>  Shaun Ellis (Princeton University Library)
>  Eric Phetteplace (Cal College of the Arts)
>  Sarah Shealy (Greenville (SC) County Public Library)
>  Jennifer Colt (Cornell University Library)
>  Luke Aeschleman (UNC - Chapel Hill | Health Sciences Library)
>  Ryan Wick (OSU)
>  ... with thanks to Chad Nelson for his contributions too.
>
>
> --
> Shaun Ellis
> User Interface Developer, Digital Initiatives
> Princeton University Library
> 609.258.1698
>

Re: [CODE4LIB] Announcing the official Code4Lib Conference Website

[Roy Tennant]

I think the fact that it is on github under the code4lib path is a good
enough solution. I was just worried about sites being kept by random
organizations who then lose interest in keeping the sites going. This has
happened with the Access Conference, for example. The more we can integrate
with the overall Code4Lib community the better, which I now see you have
done. Thanks,
Roy

On Mon, Sep 14, 2015 at 11:10 AM, Shaun Ellis  wrote:

> Hi Roy,
> Thanks for the kind words! It was very much a collaborative effort.
>
> As for the preservation issue, the topic has come up although I'm not sure
> it's in the same sense that you're speaking. Is there a preservation policy
> for the current site that we should be aware of?
>
> This conference site (and presumably future ones in the same vein) exists
> as a Github repository, so making a backup of the entire site would be as
> easy as cloning it. 2016.code4lib.org will not be going anywhere, and
> next year's could be 2017.code4lib.org, etc. Regionals for the year could
> even live in subdirectories (2016.code4lib.org/northwest, etc.).
>
> Does that answer your question?
>
> -Shaun
>
>
> On 9/14/15 11:54 AM, Roy Tennant wrote:
>
>> Kudos to the team for a great job. The "CODE" play on the "LOVE" sculpture
>> and Franklin in sunglasses get a special mention. However, I wonder what
>> this might mean for preservation? In the past, when conferences have
>> created a we site for an individual conference they have often ended up
>> disappearing eventually. Did the team consider that? Are there any
>> measures
>> being put in place to assure that it won't also eventually disappear? Just
>> wondering, as a speaker who has mourned the passing of past conference web
>> sites, as if they had never happened.
>> Roy
>>
>> On Mon, Sep 14, 2015 at 8:36 AM, Shaun Ellis 
>> wrote:
>>
>> Dear Code4Lib,
>>> We are happy to announce the official 2016 Code4Lib Conference Website!
>>>
>>> http://2016.code4lib.org
>>>
>>> It's important to note that the wiki is still there, and it will be used
>>> heavily, particularly by volunteers, documentarians, and organizers of
>>> the
>>> conference.  However, several issues prompted us to create a stand-alone
>>> conference site, which is focused towards our attendee and sponsor
>>> audiences.
>>>
>>> One reason for the new site is that many people have had difficulty
>>> finding information on the wiki, exacerbated by the wiki's often slow
>>> response time and the fact that the wiki and Drupal sites look very
>>> similar
>>> and can lead to confusion.  The wiki is an unconventional for the
>>> context,
>>> and is not optimized for mobile, which is becoming a necessity at
>>> conferences.
>>>
>>> Also, we want to put our best foot forward.  Sponsorships are the main
>>> way
>>> we can keep registration costs to a minimum and offer the best possible
>>> program.  We felt it was necessary to "level up our window display" for
>>> approaching new sponsors who may not be familiar with our community.
>>>
>>> This does not mean that we are shunning collaboration!  The site is a
>>> work
>>> in progress and hosted on GitHub, so we encourage everyone to help make
>>> it
>>> awesome.  If you see something that should be changed or could be better,
>>> create an issue.[1]  Better yet, read up on how to make a pull request
>>> and
>>> be a rock star![2]
>>>
>>> [1] https://github.com/code4lib/2016.code4lib.org/issues
>>> [2] https://github.com/code4lib/2016.code4lib.org/wiki
>>>
>>> A few final technical details about this site experiment:
>>>
>>> First, basic site styles and colors are built via Less, so these
>>> templates
>>> can be easily re-used for future conferences.  Also, the site uses Jekyll
>>> and much of the content (currently Speakers, Presentations, and
>>> Testimonials) is supplied via data files (.yml).  This could be extended
>>> to
>>> sponsors, registered attendees, etc.  So, we recommend committees gather
>>> structured data, instead of using the wiki, for anything they want to
>>> post
>>> to the site.  Furthermore, structured data will also be easier to load
>>> into
>>> the Diebold-o-matic voting app (do you really want to make Chris Beer
>>> have
>>> to cut and paste data in 2016?!?)! If you are on a committee that
>>> collec

[CODE4LIB] Nominations sought for prestigious Kilgour Research Award

[Roy Tennant]

*Nominations sought for prestigious Kilgour Research Award*

http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2015/10/nominations-sought-prestigious-kilgour-research-award

The Library and Information Technology Association (LITA), a division of
the American Library Association (ALA), and OCLC, Inc. invite nominations
for the 2015 Frederick G. Kilgour Award for Research in Library and
Information Technology. The deadline for nominations is Dec. 31, 2015.

The Kilgour Research Award recognizes research relevant to the development
of information technologies, in particular research showing promise of
having a positive and substantive impact on any aspect of the publication,
storage, retrieval and dissemination of information or how information and
data are manipulated and managed. The award consists of $2,000 cash, an
award citation and an expense-paid trip (airfare and two nights lodging) to
the ALA Annual Conference.

Nominations will be accepted from any member of the American Library
Association. Nominating letters must address how the research is relevant
to libraries; is creative in its design or methodology; builds on existing
research or enhances potential for future exploration and/or solves an
important current problem in the delivery of information resources. A
curriculum vita and a copy of several seminal publications by the nominee
must be included. Preference will be given to completed research over work
in progress. More information and a list of previous winners can be found
on the LITA website  at
www.ala.org/lita/awards/kilgour.

Re: [CODE4LIB] Matching print and electronic editions of the same book

[Roy Tennant]

Do you have an OCLC number in your records? If so, you could call it at
WorldCat like this:

http://worldcat.org/oclc/XXX

scrape the structured linked data on the page, looking for the "Example of
Work" link, then follow it to the Work Record:

http://experiment.worldcat.org/entity/work/data/1613596711

That then will give you all of the OCLC numbers that we consider are part
of that work (under the "WorkExample" tab).

I know, not an optimal solution even if you have the OCLC number. But it
could work if you do.
Roy

On Wed, Dec 9, 2015 at 1:37 PM, William Denton  wrote:

> I'm looking at how to match print (p) and electronic (e) editions of the
> same book in our collection.  There is no connection between them in our
> system (VuFind in front of Symphony).
>
> For example, two catalogue entries for two versions of COMPOSING JAPANESE
> MUSICAL MODERNITY, entirely separate:
>
> + https://www.library.yorku.ca/find/Record/3238132
> + https://www.library.yorku.ca/find/Record/3311584
>
> I want know they're the same book so I can do more usage and collection
> analysis.  I've been looking at two ways of doing it with data available
> right now:
>
> 1 a) MARC 020 (ISBN) can list multiple ISBNs. We have e books where the p
> editions are listed.
>
> 1 b) MARC 776 (additional physical form entry) for e books can list a p
> ISBN or other control number. If we have that edition, great. If not, need
> to go from e -> p-we-don't-have -> p-we-do-have, which I could do with
> xISBN.
>
> 2) OCLC's xISBN. When it reports other editions of the same work, it can
> include e versions.
>
> There is also:
>
> 3) Vendors supplying data.  For example, YBP seems to have all the p and e
> editions of books tied together.  We could ask.
>
> I've been looking around but can't find any discussion about making these
> connections.  Have any of you done it?  Know of it being done in code I can
> see? Written it up?
>
> Thanks for any pointers,
>
> Bill
> --
> William Denton ↔  Toronto, Canada ↔  https://www.miskatonic.org/

[CODE4LIB] Call for Papers: IFLA Satellite Meeting on Big Data & Linked Data, Chicago USA, August 2016

[Roy Tennant]

Forwarded on behalf of Ted Fons.
Roy

*From: Ted Fons *** 

*Date:* January 14, 2016 at 6:18 PM
*To:* bibfr...@loc.gov
*CC:* "Svensson, Lars"  ,
emmanuelle.ber...@bnf.fr, nthabiseng.kotsoko...@monash.edu
*Subject:* Call for Papers: IFLA Satellite Meeting on Big Data & Linked
Data, Chicago USA, August 2016

Greetings Colleagues-

The IFLA Information Technology Section and the Academic and Research
Libraries Section, Big Data Special Interest Group, and the Semantic Web
Special Interest Group are jointly sponsoring a satellite meeting that will
be of high interest to those interested in semantic web for libraries and
Big Data topics.

Please see our call for papers here:

http://2016.ifla.org/cfp-calls/information-technology-joint-with-academic-and-research-libraries-big-data-special-interest-group-and-semantic-web-special-interest-group

The title of the day-long meeting is Data In Libraries: The Big Picture.

The meeting is on Wednesday, August 10 at the University of Chicago.  The
meeting is conveniently scheduled for travelers to also attend the IFLA
world congress in Columbus, Ohio beginning the following weekend.

Please see the link above for more details on the topics and requirements
for paper submission.  Please also note that the deadline for abstracts is
21 February.  That gives you time to plan and write a proposal now, well
before the deadline.

See you in Chicago...

-Ted

Re: [CODE4LIB] http://errol.oclc.org/ down ?

[Roy Tennant]

The service is obsolete and no longer available. We are editing the web
page that points to it.
Roy

On Wed, Feb 3, 2016 at 11:04 AM, Stuart A. Yeates  wrote:

> http://errol.oclc.org/ appears down for me.
>
> http://www.oclc.org/research/activities/oairesolver.html implies that it
> should be working.
>
> cheers
> stuart
>
> --
> ...let us be heard from red core to black sky
>

Re: [CODE4LIB] Adding authority control to IR's that don't have it built in

[Roy Tennant]

I make it a policy to be scarce whenever someone is looking for me.
But thankfully Karen has already come to your aid.
Roy

On Wed, Jan 30, 2013 at 12:17 PM, Ed Summers  wrote:
> On Tue, Jan 29, 2013 at 10:41 PM, Bill Dueber  wrote:
>> Right -- I'd like to show the FAST stuff as facets in our catalog search
>> (or, at least try it out and see if anyone salutes). So I'd need to inject
>> the FAST data into the records at index time.
>
> Alas, I can't help you with that. I haven't heard of FAST being
> distributed before, but I suppose it must have. Where is Roy when you
> need him?
>
> //Ed

[CODE4LIB] AdaCamp in San Francisco, 8-9 June 2013

[Roy Tennant]

My colleague Merrilee Proffitt asked me to post this to Code4LIb, as
she is going to apply to attend this event and she would love see
other tech-savvy library women at this event.
Roy

"AdaCamp[1] is an Ada Initiative event focused on increasing women’s
participation in open technology and culture. It will be a 200 person
unconference in San Francisco on June 8–9, 2013.

AdaCamp SF has two tracks. The main track is for significantly
female-identified people, with a simultaneous workshop for allies. We
use an inclusive definition of “woman” and “female” and we welcome
trans women, genderqueer women, and non-binary people who are
significantly female-identified.

Attendees will be selected based on experience in open tech/culture,
experience or knowledge of feminism and advocacy, ability to
collaborate with others, and any rare or notable experience or
background that would add to AdaCamp. A limited number of travel
assistance grants are available to applicants before April 12. AdaCamp
has a registration fee, but it is need-based and self-selected, with a
completely free option. You do not need to go through any process to
choose the free registration fee."

[1] http://sf.adacamp.org/apply/

Re: [CODE4LIB] Proposals for Code4Lib 2014

[Roy Tennant]

I think Bob meant http://vote.code4lib.org/election/26 to vote,
http://vote.code4lib.org/election/results/26 to view the results.
Roy


On Mon, Apr 1, 2013 at 11:16 AM, McDonald, Robert H.
wrote:

> Just a note that voting is now live for these proposals -
> http://vote.code4lib.org/election/results/26
>
> Sounds like it is live through Sunday April 14th - voting closes
>
> We should have an announce by Monday April 15th for successful host.
>
> Cheers
>
> R
>
> **
> Robert H. McDonald
> Associate Dean for Library Technologies
> Deputy Director-Data to Insight Center, Pervasive Technology Institute
> Indiana University
> 1320 East 10th Street
> Herman B Wells Library 234
> Bloomington, IN 47405
> Phone: 812-856-4834
> Email: rhmcd...@indiana.edu
> Skype: rhmcdonald
> AIM: rhmcdonald1
>
> 
> From: McDonald, Robert H.
> Sent: Thursday, March 28, 2013 1:09 PM
> To: Code for Libraries
> Subject: Proposals for Code4Lib 2014
>
> Hi All,
>
> Just wanted to make everyone aware of the two great proposals that have
> been submitted for C4L 2014 (Austin, TX and Raleigh, NC). We have put these
> on the code4lib main web site - http://code4lib.org/node/486 and have
> started a c4l wiki page for them which is also listed on this page.
>
> Please take a look at these proposals and be ready to vote - coming soon...
>
> best
>
> robert
>
>
> **
> Robert H. McDonald
> Associate Dean for Library Technologies
> Deputy Director-Data to Insight Center, Pervasive Technology Institute
> Indiana University
> 1320 East 10th Street
> Herman B Wells Library 234
> Bloomington, IN 47405
> Phone: 812-856-4834
> Email: rhmcd...@indiana.edu
> Skype: rhmcdonald
> AIM: rhmcdonald1
>

Re: [CODE4LIB] When did OCLC's original xISBN service launch?

[Roy Tennant]

It was announced on January 24, 2004:



Roy

On Wed, May 1, 2013 at 9:06 AM, Bigwood, David wrote:

> On Catalogablog there is an posting on Tuesday, September 21, 2004.
>
> Sincerely,
> David Bigwood
>
>
>
> -Original Message-
> From: Code for Libraries [mailto:CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of
> David J. Fiander
> Sent: Wednesday, May 01, 2013 10:35 AM
> To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU
> Subject: [CODE4LIB] When did OCLC's original xISBN service launch?
>
> According to the Code4Lib mailing list archives, the service moved from
> "experimental" to production, and changed format, in February, 2007, but
> the earliest reference to the service in the archives is a question from
> Thom Hickey in May, 2005 soliciting feedback about what additional
> features might be of interest.
>
> - David
>

Re: [CODE4LIB] On-going support for DL projects

[Roy Tennant]

On Fri, May 17, 2013 at 7:14 AM, Robert Forkel  wrote:
> Good questions.
> Or
> once the web framework is no longer supported, there should be an export
> mechanism to create a set of static resources which can be hosted with just
> a webserver.

Completely agree. This should be relatively simple with Omeka
installations, as the URL for any given item is along the lines of
http://server.org/items/show/41 , so presumably it would be possible
to "crawl" the site and write out the responses to static files. And
any images are not stored in the database but in the filesystem, so it
is at least in the realm of possibility that they could be lashed up
as appropriate. I always thought that a database for most Omeka
installations was overkill and only added another layer of complexity.

Of course other software platforms would likely pose other challenges,
but if you could at least reach a point where it is agreed a site will
no longer maintained, there may be some options for turning it into a
set of static files through either a process like that above or a web
site harvester so that you never need to upgrade the software again.
Roy

[CODE4LIB] BeagleBone Black, anyone?

[Roy Tennant]

Is anyone working with a BeagleBone Black? [1] Or some other
Beagleboard? In perhaps a cart-before-the-horse kind of way, I'd love
to do a project with one but I'm having a hard time thinking of a
really good application. So I'd be interested to hear about the kinds
of things folks are doing with these.
Roy

[1] http://beagleboard.org/

Re: [CODE4LIB] WorldCat API - myTags

[Roy Tennant]

Arash,
I don't believe this functionality currently exists, but I've passed
on your desire to those in a position to do something about it.
Thanks,
Roy

On Thu, Jun 6, 2013 at 9:59 AM, Arash.Joorabchi  wrote:
> Hi all,
>
>
>
> When viewing a work's metadata on WorldCat.org website, in the tag
> section of the page you are given the option to add new tags after
> logging in with your (free) account. I was wondering if there is a
> WorldCat api to do this from within my Java code.
>
>
>
> Thanks,
>
> Arash
>
>
>
>

Re: [CODE4LIB] Code4Lib 2014: Save the dates!

[Roy Tennant]

I have a lot of sympathy for those who can't afford conference hotel
prices, I do. As the father of twins who had to be professionally
engaged with $500/year to work with, I can tell you that I hear you.
But please don't expect the conference itself to select the venue and
complete conference package based on the sole requirement to keep room
rates down.

There were many ALA conferences when I did not stay in any conference
hotel. And when you look at the hotel prices for the conference I'm at
right now (ALA Annual in Chicago[1]) you might well have a heart
attack, as they are almost all higher -- and often WAY higher -- than
the Code4Lib 2014 price. This doesn't necessarily make it right, but
it might put it into perspective, as this conference is attended by
quite a few librarians who cannot afford these prices either.

I guess what I'm suggesting is that the conference organizers have to
make the best deal they can, and allow individual attendees to figure
out what their best option might be. And even in so doing, they run
the risk of not making the numbers of conference hotel bookings and
then be on the hook for the consequences.

In other words, let's give the conference organizers (your
professional colleagues and mine) the benefit of a doubt. They
(seriously) want to put on the best and least expensive conference
they can. And we can all help them do that by doing things like
gathering sponsorships to keep other expenses down. Your (or anyone
else's) participation in this would be more than welcome. Thanks,
Roy

[1] http://ala13.ala.org/hotels

On Sun, Jun 30, 2013 at 6:48 PM, Tim McGeary  wrote:
> All three of Cary's reasons are absolutely correct, but #3 is the most 
> accurate.  There are a number of negotiated benefits for having conference 
> attendees stay at the venue hotel. Just off the top of my head there are two 
> examples where we are talking at least $75 per person.
>
> We careful choose the location of the hotel. It is within walking distance of 
> many of the places attendees will want to  go to in the evenings. Other 
> hotels in the city may be less expensive, but are not necessarily within 
> walking distance and do not have the capacity to fit us all.  Keep in mind, 
> Code4Lib 2013 had over 380 attendees, and we are expecting to host a similar 
> number.
>
> Please know that one of our main goals is to keep the total cost as low as 
> possible while hosting the highest quality conference.
>
> Don't hesitate to ask more questions.
>
> Cheers,
> Tim
>
> Sent from my iPhone
> Tim McGeary
> Director of Library & Informational Technology
> University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
>
> On Jun 29, 2013, at 9:08 AM, Cary Gordon  wrote:
>
>> There are three reasons to stay at the conference hotel, even though it
>> might not be the cheapest option:
>>
>> 1) You can roll out of bed and into the session;
>>
>> 2) More opportunities for out of band discussions; and
>>
>> 3) There is very likely a hotel commit involved, meaning that the
>> organizers have committed to a certain number of rooms per night in order
>> to get free or discounted meeting rooms, hospitality rooms and other
>> services. Performance on room commits can be used as a bargaining chip for
>> future Code4LibCons.
>>
>> Everyone knows that budget is always a big consideration, and not everyone
>> can or will stay at the conference hotel.
>>
>> Cary
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Sat, Jun 29, 2013 at 6:16 AM, BWS Johnson 
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Salvete!
>>>
>>>
 I am happy to announce that we have secured the venue and dates for
 Code4Lib 2014!  The conference will be held at the Sheraton Raleigh Hotel
 in downtown Raleigh, NC on March 24 - 27, 2014.  Preconferences will be
 held Monday March 24, and the main conference on Tuesday March 25 - 27.
>>>
>>> Hooray, that's sort of close. Maybe I'll be able to pit fight my own
>>> place next year.
>>>
>>>
 Finally, the hotel has the capacity to host all of the attendees, and
>>> we've
 negotiated a rate of $159/night that includes wireless access in the
>>> hotel
 rooms.  Hotel reservations will be able to made after you register using
 the information provided in your registration confirmation.  We will be
 publishing more details as become available.
>>>
>>>
>>> Ruh oh. This was rather shocking. Perhaps you might wish to show them
>>> a hotels.com search, which puts your $159 just over the Hilton and about
>>> double other places in the vicinity. I'm sure it's nice and all that, but
>>> uh, perhaps they would be willing to come down seeing as how we're sending
>>> a boatload of traffic their way.
>>>
>>> Cheers,
>>> Brooke
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Cary Gordon
>> The Cherry Hill Company
>> http://chillco.com

[CODE4LIB] JOB: Data Architect, OCLC

[Roy Tennant]

https://jobs-oclc.icims.com/jobs/2303/data-architect/job?hub=6

Overview
Discover.  Innovative.  Collaborate.  Inform. A few words we use to
describe a career at OCLC.

OCLC, a worldwide library services organization headquartered in
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Re: [CODE4LIB] Python and Ruby

[Roy Tennant]

On Mon, Jul 29, 2013 at 9:57 AM, Peter Schlumpf  wrote:
> Imagine if the library community had its own programming/scripting language, 
> at least one that is domain relevant.
> What would it look like?

Whatever else it had, it would have to have a sophisticated way to
inspect text for patterns -- that is, regular expressions.
Roy

[CODE4LIB] Access Conference history

[Roy Tennant]

I am delighted to have been asked to give the opening keynote address to
the upcoming Access Conference 2013 in St. John's, Newfoundland. Since this
is the 20th anniversary of the conference, I've been asked to speak with
that in mind. My title is "What a Long Strange Trip It's Been" and I aim to
look back at the last 20 years both in terms of the history of the
conference itself as well as technology.

Although I have a personal history in relation to the conference, I have
gaps in my knowledge that I'm hoping some of you can fill. I'm familiar
with the Google Doc that Peter Binkley and others have pulled together to
try to document the history of the conference, but I could also use help
with the following:

* Pictures, particularly from the early days when we had funny haircuts
* Personal anecdotes, particularly from the early days when we didn't
realize we had funny haircuts
* Thoughts about where we were back then and where we are now

Thanks in advance. I'm hoping to keep a certain piece of now legendary and
yet seldom seen piece of clothing out of this presentation, but who knows
what might happen. Please email these directly to me so it can be a
surprise next month.
Roy

Re: [CODE4LIB] Dan Chudnov's invited speech from C4L JAPAN Conference

[Roy Tennant]

Thank you so much for this! I saw some of it, but had to leave. I will look
for the recording. Thanks for sharing,
Roy


On Sat, Aug 31, 2013 at 5:19 PM, Takanori Hayashi wrote:

> Hello Code4Libbers,
>
> Do you remember Code4Lib Japan geeks?
>
> We hold on Code4Lib Japan Conference 2013 at Minami-sanriku, Miyagi, JAPAN.
> Today, Dan Chudnov-san will start to speech for all code4libbers *NOW*
> Of course, it is English.
>
> Check our stream now! -> http://www.ustream.tv/channel/code4lib-japan-2013
>
> --
> Takanori Hayashi
> Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Research Information Technology Center
> takanor...@gmail.com
>

Re: [CODE4LIB] Access 2013 - room-mate

[Roy Tennant]

Hey, I'm staying there too! It looked like such a charming place. See you
soon,
Roy


On Fri, Sep 13, 2013 at 4:31 AM, Joseph Montibello <
joseph.montibe...@dartmouth.edu> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> This doesn't help Bobbi any, but along the same lines, I've got a room at
> a B&B about ten minutes' walk from the Masonic Temple. Happy to have a
> male non-smoker share the room, if anyone's interested. (It's $99 a night,
> so half of that isn't too bad)
>
> the room: http://bit.ly/Access2013Room
> the place: http://bit.ly/therosesnl
>
> Take care,
> Joe Montibello, MLIS
> Library Systems Manager
> Dartmouth College Library
> 603.646.9394
> joseph.montibe...@dartmouth.edu
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> On 9/12/13 4:59 PM, "Fox, Bobbi"  wrote:
>
> >If you're a woman going to Access 2013 (http://accessconference.ca/) the
> >week after next, would you like to save money by sharing a room?
> >I currently have something booked at the Extended Stay St Johns --
> >Downtown, but can cancel it if you have a better deal :-)
> >
> >Time's growing short, so please give a shout soon.
> >
> >Thanks,
> >Bobbi
>

Re: [CODE4LIB] [CODE4LIB] HEADS UP - Government shutdown will mean *.loc.gov is going offline October 1

[Roy Tennant]

As seen on Twitter, OCLC also has our version of MARC documentation here:



It's mostly exactly the same except for the places where we have inserted
small but effective messages that "RESISTANCE IS FUTILE, YOU WILL BE
ASSIMILATED".
Roy


On Mon, Sep 30, 2013 at 1:31 PM, Becky Yoose  wrote:

> FYI - this also means that there's a very good chance that the MARC
> standards site [1] and the Source Codes site [2] will be down as well. I
> don't know if there are any mirror sites out there for these pages.
>
> [1] http://www.loc.gov/marc/
> [2] http://www.loc.gov/standards/sourcelist/index.html
>
> Thanks,
> Becky, about to be (forcefully) departed with her standards documentation
>
>
> On Mon, Sep 30, 2013 at 11:39 AM, Jodi Schneider  >wrote:
>
> > Interesting -- thanks, Birkin -- and tell us what you think when you get
> it
> > implemented!
> >
> > :) -Jodi
> >
> >
> > On Mon, Sep 30, 2013 at 5:19 PM, Birkin Diana  > >wrote:
> >
> > > > ...you'd want to create a caching service...
> > >
> > >
> > > One solution for a relevant particular problem (not full-blown
> > linked-data
> > > caching):
> > >
> > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XML_Catalog
> > >
> > > excerpt: "However, if they are absolute URLs, they only work when your
> > > network can reach them. Relying on remote resources makes XML
> processing
> > > susceptible to both planned and unplanned network downtime."
> > >
> > > We'd heard about this a while ago, but, Jodi, you and David Riordan and
> > > Congress have caused a temporary retreat from normal sprint-work here
> at
> > > Brown today to investigate implementing this!  :/
> > >
> > > The particular problem that would affect us: if your processing tool
> > > checks, say, an loc.gov mods namespace url, that processing will fail
> if
> > > the loc.gov url isn't available, unless you've implemented xml
> catalog,
> > > which is a formal way to locally resolve such external references.
> > >
> > > -b
> > > ---
> > > Birkin James Diana
> > > Programmer, Digital Technologies
> > > Brown University Library
> > > birkin_di...@brown.edu
> > >
> > >
> > > On Sep 30, 2013, at 7:15 AM, Uldis Bojars  wrote:
> > >
> > > > What are best practices for preventing problems in cases like this
> when
> > > an
> > > > important Linked Data service may go offline?
> > > >
> > > > --- originally this was a reply to Jodi which she suggested to post
> on
> > > the
> > > > list too ---
> > > >
> > > > A safe [pessimistic?] approach would be to say "we don't trust
> > > [reliability
> > > > of] linked data on the Web as services can and will go down" and to
> > cache
> > > > everything.
> > > >
> > > > In that case you'd want to create a caching service that would keep
> > > updated
> > > > copies of all important Linked Data sources and a fall-back strategy
> > for
> > > > switching to this caching service when needed. Like archive.org for
> > > Linked
> > > > Data.
> > > >
> > > > Some semantic web search engines might already have subsets of Linked
> > > Data
> > > > web cached, but not sure how much they cover (e.g., if they have all
> of
> > > LoC
> > > > data, up-to-date).
> > > >
> > > > If one were to create such a service how to best update it,
> considering
> > > > you'd be requesting *all* Linked Data URIs from each source? An
> > efficient
> > > > approach would be to regularly load RDF dumps for every major source
> if
> > > > available (e.g., LoC says - here's a full dump of all our RDF data
> ...
> > > and
> > > > a .torrent too).
> > > >
> > > > What do you think?
> > > >
> > > > Uldis
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > On 29 September 2013 12:33, Jodi Schneider 
> > wrote:
> > > >
> > > >> Any best practices for caching authorities/vocabs to suggest for
> this
> > > >> thread on the Code4Lib list?
> > > >>
> > > >> Linked Data authorities & vocabularies at Library of Congress (
> > > id.loc.gov)
> > > >> are going to be affected by the website shutdown -- because of lack
> of
> > > >> government funds.
> > > >>
> > > >> -Jodi
> > >
> >
>

Re: [CODE4LIB] [CODE4LIB] HEADS UP - Government shutdown will mean *.loc.gov is going offline October 1

[Roy Tennant]

Netscape 4.0 is out? Gosh, but it sure is hard to keep up!
Roy


On Mon, Sep 30, 2013 at 2:06 PM, Kyle Banerjee wrote:

> If all people need is to look up MARC tags, there is also the Cataloging
> Calculator http://calculate.alptown.com/  Unless you want to want to feel
> totally disgusted, avoid looking source code as it was my first javascript
> program which was cobbled together in a day (i.e. it is garbage) and hasn't
> been gone through a substantial revision since 1997. The good news is that
> if you're still on Netscape 4.0, it should work fine...
>
> kyle
>
>
> On Mon, Sep 30, 2013 at 1:56 PM, Roy Tennant  wrote:
>
> > As seen on Twitter, OCLC also has our version of MARC documentation here:
> >
> > <http://www.oclc.org/bibformats/en.html>
> >
> > It's mostly exactly the same except for the places where we have inserted
> > small but effective messages that "RESISTANCE IS FUTILE, YOU WILL BE
> > ASSIMILATED".
> > Roy
> >
> >
> > On Mon, Sep 30, 2013 at 1:31 PM, Becky Yoose  wrote:
> >
> > > FYI - this also means that there's a very good chance that the MARC
> > > standards site [1] and the Source Codes site [2] will be down as well.
> I
> > > don't know if there are any mirror sites out there for these pages.
> > >
> > > [1] http://www.loc.gov/marc/
> > > [2] http://www.loc.gov/standards/sourcelist/index.html
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > > Becky, about to be (forcefully) departed with her standards
> documentation
> > >
> > >
> > > On Mon, Sep 30, 2013 at 11:39 AM, Jodi Schneider  > > >wrote:
> > >
> > > > Interesting -- thanks, Birkin -- and tell us what you think when you
> > get
> > > it
> > > > implemented!
> > > >
> > > > :) -Jodi
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > On Mon, Sep 30, 2013 at 5:19 PM, Birkin Diana <
> birkin_di...@brown.edu
> > > > >wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > > ...you'd want to create a caching service...
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > One solution for a relevant particular problem (not full-blown
> > > > linked-data
> > > > > caching):
> > > > >
> > > > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XML_Catalog
> > > > >
> > > > > excerpt: "However, if they are absolute URLs, they only work when
> > your
> > > > > network can reach them. Relying on remote resources makes XML
> > > processing
> > > > > susceptible to both planned and unplanned network downtime."
> > > > >
> > > > > We'd heard about this a while ago, but, Jodi, you and David Riordan
> > and
> > > > > Congress have caused a temporary retreat from normal sprint-work
> here
> > > at
> > > > > Brown today to investigate implementing this!  :/
> > > > >
> > > > > The particular problem that would affect us: if your processing
> tool
> > > > > checks, say, an loc.gov mods namespace url, that processing will
> > fail
> > > if
> > > > > the loc.gov url isn't available, unless you've implemented xml
> > > catalog,
> > > > > which is a formal way to locally resolve such external references.
> > > > >
> > > > > -b
> > > > > ---
> > > > > Birkin James Diana
> > > > > Programmer, Digital Technologies
> > > > > Brown University Library
> > > > > birkin_di...@brown.edu
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > On Sep 30, 2013, at 7:15 AM, Uldis Bojars 
> > wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > > What are best practices for preventing problems in cases like
> this
> > > when
> > > > > an
> > > > > > important Linked Data service may go offline?
> > > > > >
> > > > > > --- originally this was a reply to Jodi which she suggested to
> post
> > > on
> > > > > the
> > > > > > list too ---
> > > > > >
> > > > > > A safe [pessimistic?] approach would be to say "we don't trust
> > > > > [reliability
> > > > > > of] linked data on the Web as services can and will go down" and
> to
> > > > cache
> > > > > > everything.
> > > > > >
> > > >

Re: [CODE4LIB] MARC field lengths

[Roy Tennant]

I don't even have to fire it up. That's a statistic that we generate
quarterly (albeit via Hadoop). Here you go:

100 - 30.3
245 - 103.1
600 - 41
610 - 48.8
611 - 61.4
630 - 40.8
648 - 23.8
650 - 35.1
651 - 39.6
653 - 33.3
654 - 38.1
655 - 22.5
656 - 30.6
657 - 27.4
658 - 30.7
662 - 41.7

Roy


On Wed, Oct 16, 2013 at 10:38 AM, Sean Hannan  wrote:

> That sounds like a request for Roy to fire up the ole OCLC Hadoop.
>
> -Sean
>
>
>
> On 10/16/13 1:06 PM, "Karen Coyle"  wrote:
>
> >Anybody have data for the average length of specific MARC fields in some
> >reasonably representative database? I mainly need 100, 245, 6xx.
> >
> >Thanks,
> >kc
> >
> >--
> >Karen Coyle
> >kco...@kcoyle.net http://kcoyle.net
> >m: 1-510-435-8234
> >skype: kcoylenet
>

Re: [CODE4LIB] image gallery management software recommendations

[Roy Tennant]

Batch upload to Omeka (or use the API) if at all possible. I have found the 
workflow for uploading items via a web browser to be less than optimal or 
understandable.
Roy



On Nov 7, 2013, at 1:59 PM, Kyle Banerjee  wrote:

> We're in the process of moving our collections to Omeka. First impressions
> are that it's very easy to work with and reasonably slick. Base
> functionality is decent, easy to batch migrate things in, and it has a
> decent API.
> 
> kyle
> 
> 
> On Thu, Nov 7, 2013 at 1:26 PM, Bigwood, David wrote:
> 
>> I've heard good things about Omeka. It has support and an active user base.
>> 
>> David Bigwood
>> Lunar and Planetary Institute
>> 
>> -Original Message-
>> From: Code for Libraries [mailto:CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of
>> Ken Irwin
>> Sent: Thursday, November 07, 2013 2:44 PM
>> To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU
>> Subject: [CODE4LIB] image gallery management software recommendations
>> 
>> Hi all,
>> 
>> I'm working on a project for which we're looking for some image gallery
>> management software (ie, upload, organize, tag, etc.) that's a standalone
>> piece of software: ie, not part of a larger CMS like WordPress, Drupal,
>> ContentDM, etc.
>> 
>> We'd of course like something that is simple, awesome, and free. (We might
>> settle for two of the three...) The only absolute requirement is that it
>> needs to run on a Linux/Apache server. PHP/MySQL would be preferred, and
>> something with a responsive front-end would also be nice.
>> 
>> The world appears to be teeming with such things of various quality; I
>> thought I'd ask you all for recommendations rather than just try to wade
>> through the masses of junk.
>> 
>> Any ideas?
>> Thanks
>> Ken
>> 

Re: [CODE4LIB] mass convert jpeg to pdf

[Roy Tennant]

Throwing in my two cents on the IIP Image Server. I've been using it on my
photos web site[0] for a while now and it works great. I was also happy to
see that there is a version that supports the International Image
Interoperability Framework (IIIF) API [1], which I was introduced to at DLF
by Tom Cramer and company. That would make you compliant with the Mirador
multi-windowing tool that he mentioned. Sounds like a win-win to me.
Roy

[0] http://FreeLargePhotos.com/  - sample:
http://freelargephotos.com/photos/01/full.jp2/Roy+Tennant
[1] http://www-sul.stanford.edu/iiif/image-api/1.1/


On Fri, Nov 8, 2013 at 11:27 AM, Tom Cramer  wrote:

> On Nov 8, 2013, at 11:14 AM, Ethan Gruber wrote:
>
> > On the same note, I've had good experiences with using adore djatoka to
> > render jpeg2000 files. Maybe something better has since come along. I'm
> out
> > of touch with this type of technology.
>
> For zoomable image rendering (from JPEG2000 or TIFF), you may also want to
> look at
>
> IIP Image Server: http://iipimage.sourceforge.net/
> Loris: https://github.com/pulibrary/loris (from Jon Stroop @ Princeton)
>
> Djatoka is still widely used, but does not enjoy a robust or active
> development / support community. This web page may have some useful links
> for the curious:
>
> http://iiif.io/apps-demos.html
>
> - Tom
>
> PS. At DLF this week, there was also a presentation on Mirador, a multi-up
> windowing environment for viewing and comparing images from different
> repositories. It might be a nice complement to an exhibits environment.
>