Re: [CODE4LIB] Solr and Koha
On 30 May 2014 05:21, Boyd, Evan wrote: > The "forked" versions of Koha from LibLime/PTFS use a Solr index. They may > have some insight. > > > Yeah, thats a 5 year old fork (no need for "" no one in their right mind would claim it anything other than a fork), so it probably wont be much use for actual Koha, id just export them as MARCXML as Andrew mentioned. Or look at the elastic search code in Koha which makes use of Catmandu, you could use Catmandu to do the same for Solr http://search.cpan.org/~nics/Catmandu-0.01/lib/Catmandu/Store/Solr.pm Chris > evan > > -Original Message- > From: Code for Libraries [mailto:CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of > Riley Childs > Sent: Wednesday, May 28, 2014 10:22 PM > To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU > Subject: [CODE4LIB] Solr and Koha > > Does anybody have any direction about how to get koha export to solr so it > can be utilized by black light, server power is not an issue (if needed I > can dedicate one to it). Has anyone done this if so...benefits, > disadvantages? We have a collection of 1 books (small but growing). > > Honestly this is just something to do as a learning experience, but if I > commit, I commit! > > > Thx! > //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 >
Re: [CODE4LIB] Kohacon13 - You should come
On 7 September 2013 03:32, Kristin White wrote: > Good morning/afternoon! > Does anyone know if KohaCon is going to have any of the sessions available > via webcast? > Not realtime streaming (unless someone wants to sponsor the hardware/bandwidth and someones time to do it) But they will all be recorded :) Chris
[CODE4LIB] Kohacon13 - You should come
Would you like to hear the history of Koha presented by a NZer and and Frenchman? You can listen as we alternate between accents, there is a real chance you will understand neither of us :) But seriously, Kohacon is a free conference, held every year. This year it is in Reno, NV. Last year was Edinburgh UK, Thane India 2011, Wellington NZ 2010, Plano TX 2009 etc. http://koha-community.org/kohacon/kohacon13/ It is a chance to get together with Koha users, developers, and other interested people and talk about Koha, and to a lesser extent FOSS in the library world. It is a free conference, I will be bring NZ craft beer ... what more could you want? Chris
Re: [CODE4LIB] code4lib 2013 location
On 15 January 2013 08:30, Fleming, Declan wrote: > There WILL be a shuttle to WHITE CASTLE, RIGHT FRANCIS?!? > Just ride a cheetah! Chris
Re: [CODE4LIB] Digital collection backups
Obnam http://liw.fi/obnam/ might do what you need with the minimum of fuss Chris On 11 January 2013 12:05, Fleming, Declan wrote: > Hi - you might look into Chronopolis (which can be front ended by DuraCloud > or not) http://chronopolis.sdsc.edu/ > > Declan > > -Original Message- > From: Code for Libraries [mailto:CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Roy > Tennant > Sent: Thursday, January 10, 2013 2:56 PM > To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU > Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] Digital collection backups > > I'd also take a look at Amazon Glacier. Recently I parked about 50GB of data > files in logical tar'd and gzip'd chunks and it's costing my employer less > than 50 cents/month. Glacier, however, is best for "park it and forget" kinds > of needs, as the real cost is in data flow. > Storage is cheap, but must be considered "offline" or "near line" as you must > first request to retrieve a file, wait for about a day, and then retrieve the > file. And you're charged more for the download throughput than just about > anything. > > I'm using a Unix client to handle all of the heavy lifting of uploading and > downloading, as Glacier is meant to be used via an API rather than a web > client.[1] If anyone is interested, I have local documentation on usage that > I could probably genericize. And yes, I did round-trip a file to make sure it > functioned as advertised. > Roy > > [1] https://github.com/vsespb/mt-aws-glacier > > On Thu, Jan 10, 2013 at 2:29 PM, wrote: >> We built our own solution for this by creating a plugin that works with our >> digital asset management system (ResourceSpace) to invidually back up files >> to Amazon S3. Because S3 is replicated to multiple data centers, this >> provides a fairly high level of redundancy. And because it's an object-based >> web service, we can access any given object individually by using a URL >> related to the original storage URL within our system. >> >> This also allows us to take advantage of S3 for images on our website. All >> of the images from in our online collections database are being served >> straight from S3, which diverts the load from our public web server. When we >> launch zoomable images later this year, all of the tiles will also be >> generated locally in the DAM and then served to the public via the mirrored >> copy in S3. >> >> The current pricing is around $0.08/GB/month for 1-50 TB, which I think is >> fairly reasonable for what we're getting. They just dropped the price >> substantially a few months ago. >> >> DuraCloud http://www.duracloud.org/ supposedly offers a way to add another >> abstraction layer so you can build something like this that is portable >> between different cloud storage providers. But I haven't really looked into >> this as of yet. >> >> -David >> >> >> __ >> >> David Dwiggins >> Systems Librarian/Archivist, Historic New England >> 141 Cambridge Street, Boston, MA 02114 >> (617) 994-5948 >> ddwigg...@historicnewengland.org >> http://www.historicnewengland.org > Joshua Welker 1/10/2013 5:20 PM >>> >> Hi everyone, >> >> We are starting a digitization project for some of our special collections, >> and we are having a hard time setting up a backup system that meets the >> long-term preservation needs of digital archives. The backup mechanisms >> currently used by campus IT are short-term full-server backups. What we are >> looking for is more granular, file-level backup over the very long term. >> Does anyone have any recommendations of software or some service or >> technique? We are looking into LOCKSS but haven't dug too deeply yet. Can >> anyone who uses LOCKSS tell me a bit of their experiences with it? >> >> Josh Welker >> Electronic/Media Services Librarian >> College Liaison >> University Libraries >> Southwest Baptist University >> 417.328.1624
Re: [CODE4LIB] Code, Inclusiveness, and Fear
On Dec 7, 2012 7:19 AM, "Gabriel Farrell" wrote: > > Thanks, Eric. I saw the post about the Hackers Union and wondered who the > real audience is. Too bad it's the same old nonsense. > > The motivation you eloquently defined, to reject the fear of code, is also > one that rings true with me. I hope we can continue to live up to it. I > want to make sure we're on the same page, though. To be clear, which code > should we fear? > > I'd answer, if you are legally unable to change or view it, fear it. Everything else there's no need to fear. Chris
[CODE4LIB] Call for papers Kohacon12
The call for conference papers is open. We’d love to see presentations from librarians for librarians, sharing their experiences, tricks and tips. Talk times are flexible, with long and short options, so please consider registering as a speaker. We are particularly keen to receive proposals about archives/special libraries using Koha, Resource Description Framework/Semantic Web/Linked Data and the Koha packages, in both the main conference and the later hackfest. Please complete the form at http://koha-community.org/kohacon12/call-papers/ We will prefer vendor-neutral talks, in English or with English translation, with copyright licensed under GPLv2+, CC-By, CC-By-SA or something similar. Examples from a previous conference can be viewed at http://www.kohacon10.org.nz/ The deadline for talk proposals is April 20, so please go submit one now. Chris
Re: [CODE4LIB] Unwritten Rules, formerly Pandering for votes for code4lib sessions
On 2 December 2011 09:33, Munson, Doris wrote: > As a relative newcomer to this list, I second the idea that any offenders be > contacted off list with an explanation of any unwritten rules they > unknowingly violate. I suggest this becomes one of c4l's unwritten rules. > > I totally just unwrote that down Chris
Re: [CODE4LIB] SV: [CODE4LIB] Plea for help from Horowhenua Library Trust to Koha Community
On 29 November 2011 05:05, Jonathan Rochkind wrote: > "hold the trademark in trust and not enforce it against any individual, > organization, or company who chooses to promote services around Koha in New > Zealand." > > Well, the point of having a trademark at all is generally to enforce it > against people who are calling something that is _not_ Koha "Koha." > > Since LibLime is accused by the community of doing exactly that, that is > precisely what they are worried about, and want to make sure they can call > whatever they want Koha, regardless of whether the Koha Foundation or Koha > community thinks it is Koha. And just to make it not look quite so bald, > they say that not only LibLime, but _everyone_ should be able to call > whatever they want "Koha" regardless of whether the community or foundation > believes it is Koha. > > It is not that surprising that this would not be acceptable to the Koha > community. > http://koha-community.org/update-2/ Chris
Re: [CODE4LIB] Plea for help from Horowhenua Library Trust to Koha Community
An update on the situation http://koha-community.org/update-2/ Chris
Re: [CODE4LIB] Plea for help from Horowhenua Library Trust to Koha Community
On 24 November 2011 14:52, Andrew Cunningham wrote: > I'd be inclined to have a quite chat with Maori political activists > and see what their feleings are on non-New Zealand companies applying > for trademark status on Maori words in New Zealand. > > -- The short answer is, they aren't very happy http://www.waatea603am.co.nz/News/2011/November/Ministry-allows-koha-grab Interestingly enough, being only 3 days out from a general election, it has been picked up by at least one political party also http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PA/S00484/us-software-company-trademarks-maori-word-koha-in-nz.htm I really do hope Liblime/PTFS follow through and assign the trademark application to Horowhenua Library Trust, as the community elected repository of community property. It would go a long way to putting this whole episode behind us. Chris
Re: [CODE4LIB] SV: [CODE4LIB] Plea for help from Horowhenua Library Trust to Koha Community
On 24 November 2011 10:09, Kåre Fiedler Christiansen wrote: > So, a press release from LibLime states the following: > > "Another one of the assets acquired in the purchase of LibLime was an > application for the trademark of the term Koha as it applies to ILS software > in New Zealand. That application has now been accepted. PTFS/LibLime will > hold that trademark in trust as well, and will not enforce it in order to > insure that no individual, organization, or company will be prohibited from > promoting their services around Koha in New Zealand. > > PTFS/LibLime is prepared to transfer the trademark to a non-profit Koha > Foundation with the provision that the Foundation hold the trademark in trust > and not enforce it against any individual, organization, or company who > chooses to promote services around Koha in New Zealand. PTFS/LibLime > encourages a direct dialog with Koha stakeholders to determine an equitable > solution for the disposition of the trademark that serves the best interests > of the libraries who use Koha." > > That sounds promising. Has LibLime seen reason, or am I misinterpreting > things? > This sounds even more promising http://diligentroom.wordpress.com/2011/11/22/the-exemplar-of-stupid-koha-vs-liblime-trademark/#comment-1761 >From Liblime: "Here’s PTFS/LibLime’s press release about the matter: http://www.liblime.com/ptfsliblime-granted-provisional-use-of-koha-trademark-in-new-zealand The TL;DR is: this was inherited—by surprise—from the previous owners. We don’t know their intentions then, but we know ours now. We’ll hand the NZ trademark off to a non-profit (including HLT) who agrees to continue our practice of protecting non-exclusive use of the name." So now they can sign the application over to HLT who I am sure can make that promise and we can have this thing resolved in a couple of days. (HLT has been elected by the community to hold community property in trust (after the koha.org mess), as the they are a not for profit Trust, and Biblibre had transferred the EU TM to them already, so it makes perfect sense to just transfer the application to them, problem solved.) Chris
Re: [CODE4LIB] OpenLibrary book covers & privacy concerns
On 4 Oct 2011 07:27, "Erin Germ" wrote: > > Does anyone know if OpenLibrary tracks specific user information on the book > covers they provide? My concern is privacy of the patrons, not stat use? > Why not ask them? I've found them nothing but exceedingly helpful Chris > Thanks. > > ~Erin
Re: [CODE4LIB] Can a library automate without a computer yet?
On 24 September 2011 10:38, Cowles, Esme wrote: > Rowan- > > Having a hosted catalog and circ system seems very easy to do. There are > several open source library systems such as Koha and Evergreen that might > suit your needs: > > http://www.koha.org/ > Actually the correct url for the Koha project is http://koha-community.org Chris
Re: [CODE4LIB] Open-Source Reference Tracking Software
On 3 August 2011 05:29, Mike Taylor wrote: > On 2 August 2011 17:48, Nathan Tallman > P.S. > Off-topic, but what do you prefer "open source" or "open-source". I'm >> not sure which is most correct. > > Use open-source (with a hyphen) when it's functioning a compound > adjective modifying a noun, as in "we prefer to use open-source > software"; but not when it's a noun phrase standing alone, as in "we > prefer our software to have open source". > And while we are correcting things, the opposite of open-source is not commercial, it is proprietary. Both proprietary and floss can have commercial offerings, both can be cost free. Plenty of people on this list work in commercial enterprises that make floss software. Chris
Re: [CODE4LIB] OCLC Service Outage Update
On 11 May 2010 14:19, Kyle Banerjee wrote: > That had occurred to me. However, they tend not to participate in p*ssing > contests (i.e. they're less inclined to do dumb things than guys) so they > weren't listed. Oh wow, want a shovel to help dig you out of the gross generalisations hole? Chris > > But this is a big tent where all are welcome :) > > On Mon, May 10, 2010 at 6:22 PM, Lynne Lysiak wrote: > >> ahem, y mujeres sir!! >> >> - Original Message - >> From: Kyle Banerjee >> Date: Monday, May 10, 2010 9:18 pm >> Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] OCLC Service Outage Update >> To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU >> >> > > Is there even a C webapp framework available? >> > >> > >> > C is for wussy. Real hombres only need assembly. >> > >> > > > > -- > -- > Kyle Banerjee > Digital Services Program Manager > Orbis Cascade Alliance > baner...@uoregon.edu / 503.999.9787 >
