Re: [CODE4LIB] LibX and new Firefox rules

2015-12-16 Thread Annette Bailey 
Hi Bill,

We are aware of the Firefox issue. Godmar has been in touch with Firefox to
get their blessing to allow LibX to be a verified extension.

Annette

On Wed, Dec 16, 2015 at 2:29 PM, William Denton  wrote:

> Firefox has disallowed the LibX add-on because it's unsigned, and Firefox
> has new rules about verifying extensions.  We upgraded our LibX build to a
> fresh version, but Firefox still doesn't lke it.  Godmar, Annette,
> anyone---is this a way I can get it working?
>
> Bill
> --
> William Denton ↔  Toronto, Canada ↔  https://www.miskatonic.org/




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Re: [CODE4LIB] LibX 2.0 Libapps

2014-02-12 Thread Annette Bailey 
LibX 2.0 and Libapps are currently being supported by the LibX project
(Godmar and Annette, at the moment).  We have published some brief
documentation on the technology behind Libapps and the Masters thesis that
was published on this technology development.

http://libx.org/how-to-create-your-own-libapps-in-libx-2-0/

If anyone is interested in building Libapps and has questions, please do
contact us at libx.org @ gmail.com or me directly at afbailey @ vt.edu.

Annette


On Sat, Feb 8, 2014 at 10:50 AM, Harper, Cynthia  wrote:

> What's the current state of LibX 2.0 and Libapps sharing?  Why am I having
> trouble finding that out?
>
> Cindy Harper
> cindyharper1...@gmail.com
>



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Re: [CODE4LIB] Charlotte, NC Code4Lib Meeting

2013-11-13 Thread Annette Bailey 
In Virginia and might be able to attend.
On Nov 13, 2013 9:18 AM, "Sarah Shealy"  wrote:

> I'm in SC and I'd be interested. It's only an hour or so drive for me.
>
> > Date: Wed, 13 Nov 2013 09:03:57 -0500
> > From: hlwil...@ferrum.edu
> > Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] Charlotte, NC Code4Lib Meeting
> > To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU
> >
> > I am also in VA and might be able to make it.
> > Heather Wilson, MSLS
> > Systems and Emerging Technologies Librarian
> > Stanley Library, Ferrum College
> > PO Box 1000
> > 150 Wiley Drive
> > Ferrum, VA 24088
> > (540) 365-6939
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > On Wed, Nov 13, 2013 at 8:44 AM, Scott Turnbull
> >  wrote:
> > > I'm in Va as well and may be able to make it.
> > >
> > > - Scott
> > >
> > >
> > > On Wed, Nov 13, 2013 at 8:41 AM, Sarah Dooley 
> wrote:
> > >
> > >> I would be interested (and yes, would be heading there from ye olde
> > >> conference locale).
> > >>
> > >> -Sarah
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> On Wed, Nov 13, 2013 at 5:04 AM, BWS Johnson <
> abesottedphoe...@yahoo.com
> > >> >wrote:
> > >>
> > >> > Salvete!
> > >> >
> > >> >
> > >> > >
> > >> > >I'd be interested. I'm in Boone... not too far a drive. :)
> > >> > >
> > >> >
> > >> >
> > >> > Amateurs! The real question to ask is who's bringing the 'shine
> > >> > OR(mebbe even AND) 'que? But seriously, I think a lot of people
> might be
> > >> > interested given ye olde wiki entries and Conference locale.
> > >> >
> > >> > Cheers,
> > >> > Brooke
> > >> >
> > >> >
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> --
> > >> Sarah Dooley
> > >> Web & User Experience Development Librarian
> > >> NC LIVE
> > >> Voice: 919-513-2915
> > >> Fax: 919-513-2588
> > >> Email: sa...@nclive.org
> > >> http://nclive.org/
> > >>
> > >> Ensure that you continue to receive NC LIVE's email messages. Please
> > >> remember to add h...@nclive.org to your email contacts address book.
> > >>
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > --
> > > *Scott Turnbull*
> > > APTrust Technical Lead
> > > scott.turnb...@aptrust.org
> > > www.aptrust.org
> > > 678-379-9488
>

Re: [CODE4LIB] Mentorship & Buddies

2012-11-28 Thread Annette Bailey 
A possible incentive for mentoring could be a registration slot at the
conference (not paid for, just not having to join the stampede).  It might
encourage participation.

Annette

On Wed, Nov 28, 2012 at 9:19 AM, Becky Yoose  wrote:

> Some observations about conference-y stuff:
>
> - Newcomer dinner groups tend to see a disproportionate n/v ratio, even
> with some prodding to get more established members to participate and
> disperse themselves out in the groups. Then again, I can't make things
> mandatory, lest I get pelted with book snakes.
> - Since 2009, I've noticed that the number of first time attendees range
> between over 1/3 to roughly 1/2 of the conference crowd. [1]
> - Even when it's not their first code4lib conference, people at their
> second or third conference still identify as newbies, so these folks might
> not be comfortable being mentors quite yet...
>
> [1] Count taken from raised hands when asked the annual "How many
> code4libcons you've attended" question
>
> Thanks,
> Becky, uncaffeinated
>
> On Tue, Nov 27, 2012 at 8:33 PM, Cynthia Ng 
> wrote:
>
> > Getting traction for mentoring online is always difficult, but what
> > about starting that mentorship at code4libcon?
> >
> > Maybe almost like a buddy system, so that the first meeting between a
> > mentor and mentee is at a code4libcon (national, regional, or
> > otherwise) if possible.
> >
> > This might simply be a good idea for first timers who are not going
> > with colleagues too.
> >
> > Just throwing out some ideas here...
> >
> > On Tue, Nov 27, 2012 at 7:49 PM, Nick Ruest  wrote:
> > > Matt McCollow proposed something like this a while back. We have a page
> > up
> > > and everything! But, it never got much traction.
> > >
> > > http://www.mail-archive.com/code4lib@listserv.nd.edu/msg14270.html
> > > http://wiki.code4lib.org/index.php/Mentorship
> > >
> > > -nruest
> > >
> > > On 12-11-27 07:30 PM, Bess Sadler wrote:
> > >>
> > >> +1 to this idea. I have benefited tremendously over the years from
> kind
> > >> people taking me under their wings. Many of us try to do this
> > one-on-one,
> > >> but some kind of introduction service would be a huge benefit for the
> > >> community, I would think.
> > >>
> > >> Mentorship is a great example of a robust solution - a solution that
> > >> addresses more than one problem at once. I suspect that this would not
> > only
> > >> improve our diversity as a community, it might also solve some tech
> > >> leadership / succession planning problems and maybe expose some
> training
> > >> needs.
> > >>
> > >> Bess
> > >>
> > >> On Nov 27, 2012, at 4:20 PM, Nathan Tallman 
> wrote:
> > >>
> > >>> This is a slightly different topic, but relates to Kelley's post:
> Does
> > >>> code4lib have a mentor program where more inexperienced geeks can
> pair
> > up
> > >>> with someone to guide their development? I don't have anyone like
> that
> > in
> > >>> my network, but would really like to. I don't mean to discount the
> > >>> existing
> > >>> resources on code4lib or this list, which both have been very useful.
> > I'm
> > >>> sure I could just start by attending some of the conferences, but for
> > >>> more
> > >>> inexperienced people they can be a bit intimidating, albeit
> inspiring.
> > >>>
> > >>> It would also be a way to directly engage minorities.
> > >>>
> > >>> Just a thought.
> > >>>
> > >>> Nathan
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>> On Tue, Nov 27, 2012 at 6:20 PM, Kelley McGrath  >
> > >>> wrote:
> > >>>
> >  I'll second the idea of approaching people individually and
> explicitly
> >  asking them to participate. It worked on me. I never would have
> > written
> >  my
> >  first article for the Code4Lib Journal or become a member of the
> >  editorial
> >  committee if someone hadn't encouraged me individually (Thanks
> >  Jonathan!).
> > 
> >  It would also be good to find a way to somehow target the pool of
> >  lurkers
> >  who maybe aren't already connected to someone and get them more
> >  involved.
> > 
> >  As far as anonymous proposals go, we recently had a very good
> workshop
> >  on
> >  implicit bias here. Someone brought up that found significant
> changes
> > in
> >  the gender proportions in symphony orchestras after candidates
> started
> >  auditioning behind screens. There are also lots of studies about the
> >  different responses to the same resume/application depending on
> > whether
> >  a
> >  stereotypically male/female or white/black name was used. Probably
> > it's
> >  impossible to make proposals completely anonymous, but it would be
> an
> >  interesting experiment to leave off the names.
> > 
> >  Kelley
> > 
> >  PS Interestingly, I wouldn't instinctively self-identify as a member
> > of
> >  the Code4Lib community, although my first thought is that that has
> > more
> >  to
> >  do with not being a coder than with being a woman.
> > 
>

Re: [CODE4LIB] Q.: software for vendor title list processing

2012-10-18 Thread Annette Bailey 
Hey Ranti,

We do subscribe to Serials Solutions, but the title lists Godmar is
referring to are the title lists from the vendors that we get the content
from not the knowledge base that we then update.

Annette

On Thu, Oct 18, 2012 at 2:52 PM, Ranti Junus  wrote:

> Godmar,
>
> Does your library subscribe to Serials Solutions? If it does, I wonder
> if you could use the list from SerSols.
>
>
> ranti.
>
> On Tue, Oct 16, 2012 at 2:16 PM, Godmar Back  wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > at our library, there's an emerging need to process title lists from
> > vendors for various purposes, such as checking that the titles purchased
> > can be discovered via discovery system and/or OPAC. It appears that the
> > formats in which those lists are provided are non-uniform, as is the
> > process of obtaining them.
> >
> > For example, one vendor - let's call them "Expedition Scrolls" - provides
> > title lists for download to Excel, but which upon closer inspection turn
> > out to be HTML tables. They are encoded using an odd mixture of CP1250
> and
> > HTML entities. Other vendors use entirely different formats.
> >
> > My question is whether there are efforts, software, or anything related
> to
> > streamlining the acquisition and processing of vendor title lists in
> > software systems that aid in the collection development and maintenance
> > process. Any pointers would be appreciated.
> >
> >  - Godmar
>
>
>
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Re: [CODE4LIB] Newbie asking for some suggestions with javascript

2009-06-11 Thread Annette Bailey 
Roy,

Just to clarify, you have to be an OCLC cataloging member to use this
beyond 100 uses per day, correct?

Thanks,
Annette

On Thu, Jun 11, 2009 at 4:48 PM, Roy Tennant wrote:
> This data (the Tic-Tocs RSS URLs) is also available via xISSN. For example:
>
>  &format=xml&fl=*>
>
> Look for the "rssurl" attribute. For information on xISSN see:
>
> 
>
> Roy
>
>
> On 6/11/09 6/11/09 € 12:36 PM, "Derik Badman"  wrote:
>
>> On Thu, Jun 11, 2009 at 2:03 PM, Jon Gorman wrote:
>>
>>> I guess the first question is if it is really necessary to use a text
>>> file?  I'm not entirely clear on this process, but perhaps the text
>>> file could be imported into a database.
>>
>>
>> At this point the text file is a stop-gap api that ticTOCs is offering
>> (supposedly working an actual api), so this will probably be a temporary
>> situation. I could put all the data into mysql, though then I'd have to
>> figure out how to check the text file for changes and then update the
>> database accordingly.
>>
>>
>>> Then of course perhaps there's some way to add this to the Serials
>>> Solution database directly?  Then you don't need another javascript at
>>> all?
>>
>>
>> I'm so disillusioned with them, that I didn't even consider that...
>>
>>
>>
>>> cron + wget/curl would be a good first step it would seem.  You might
>>> want some sort of script that monitors changes or the like.  (Maybe
>>> send you an email if there's no updates in x days or something like
>>> that).
>>
>>
>> Thanks, I'll look into that.
>>
>
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