Re: [CODE4LIB] Providing Search Across PDFs

2013-02-20 Thread Michele R Combs
What about just a Google site search? -Original Message- From: Code for Libraries [mailto:CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Nathan Tallman Sent: Wednesday, February 20, 2013 12:54 PM To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: [CODE4LIB] Providing Search Across PDFs My institution is look

Re: [CODE4LIB] You *are* a coder. So what am I?

2013-02-14 Thread Michele R Combs
"I dub thee...LIBRARIAN!!" If it looks like a librarian, and talks like a librarian, and does librarian stuff, then I'd say it is one :) Michele -Original Message- From: Code for Libraries [mailto:CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Devon Sent: Thursday, February 14, 2013 10:10 AM To

Re: [CODE4LIB] Lib or Libe

2013-02-13 Thread Michele R Combs
Or, in the immortal words of Monty Python: "No, no, it's spelt 'luxury yacht' but it's pronounced 'throat-wobbler mangrove'..." http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tyQvjKqXA0Y Michele -Original Message- From: Code for Libraries [mailto:CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Thomas Bennett

Re: [CODE4LIB] Question abt the code4libwomen idea

2012-12-19 Thread Michele R Combs
Spot on, totally agree :) Michele -Original Message- From: Code for Libraries [mailto:CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Bess Sadler Sent: Tuesday, December 18, 2012 10:24 PM To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] Question abt the code4libwomen idea ...Having a policy

Re: [CODE4LIB] Question abt the code4libwomen idea

2012-12-18 Thread Michele R Combs
Much better to do it that way than on the list, IMHO. Then the list can get back to code :) It's possible that the ratio of idiots at a code4lib function is comparable to the ratio of idiots anywhere else (e.g., an ALA conference or SAA function or, heck, your basic office party). In that cas

[CODE4LIB] Job Opening - IT Analyst

2012-12-11 Thread Michele R Combs
The Syracuse University Libraries is seeking an Information Technology (IT) Analyst to support its growing development of customized web-based solutions for both patron facing and back-end administrative tools. Under the general direction of the Senior Information Technology Programmer/Analyst

Re: [CODE4LIB] Gender Survey Summary and Results

2012-12-05 Thread Michele R Combs
I second this, in its entirety. Michele -Original Message- From: Code for Libraries [mailto:CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Roy Tennant Sent: Wednesday, December 05, 2012 4:35 PM To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] Gender Survey Summary and Results On Wed, Dec 5,

Re: [CODE4LIB] Survey

2012-11-27 Thread Michele R Combs
I'm not sure that would work. We aren't interested in library staff, we're interested in the CODE4LIB community, yes? My manager doesn't know all the lists I subscribe to, or the communities I consider myself a member of, so I don't see any way for a library to report reliably on behalf of its

Re: [CODE4LIB] Easiest way to tag thousands of images

2012-11-21 Thread Michele R Combs
Oops, bad link on the second one: http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/television/petreaus-sex-scandal-tv-station-gets-caught-out-by-google-image-search/story-e6frfmyi-1226517360280 -Original Message- From: Michele R Combs Sent: Wednesday, November 21, 2012 9:29 AM To: 'Cod

Re: [CODE4LIB] Easiest way to tag thousands of images

2012-11-21 Thread Michele R Combs
Good piece in yesterday's New York Times on this very topic, about a project at Princeton University: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/20/science/for-web-images-creating-new-technology-to-seek-and-find.html Of course, you have to be careful: http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/television/petreau

Re: [CODE4LIB] Using dbpedia to generate EAC-CPF collections

2012-10-03 Thread Michele R Combs
Wow. That's pretty spiff! I'd love to see your Roman Empire SNAC, can you send me the info? Michele -Original Message- From: Code for Libraries [mailto:CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Ethan Gruber Sent: Wednesday, October 03, 2012 11:04 AM To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject:

Re: [CODE4LIB] visualize website

2012-08-30 Thread Michele R Combs
Wow, what a great site! Have bookmarked for future exploration, thanks! Michele -Original Message- From: Code for Libraries [mailto:CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of miles stauffer Sent: Thursday, August 30, 2012 1:04 PM To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] visualiz

Re: [CODE4LIB] Browser Support

2012-08-02 Thread Michele R Combs
Of course, rapid changes in technology mean that something might not work in *newer* versions, but usually it's older versions that you have to worry about. So from a testing/development perspective having such a policy makes a lot of sense. It sets bounds on what you have to test and lets you

Re: [CODE4LIB] LoC job opening ???

2012-07-09 Thread Michele R Combs
Are the cats classified? -Original Message- From: Code for Libraries [mailto:CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Simon Spero Sent: Monday, July 09, 2012 1:56 PM To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] LoC job opening ??? On Jul 9, 2012 1:27 PM, "Joshua Gomez" wrote: > W

Re: [CODE4LIB] Studying the email list (Charcuterie Spectrum)

2012-06-05 Thread Michele R Combs
I dunno, it's hard to imagine anything that's been sitting on a bar stool since before I was born as being remotely attractive. But that might just be because I'm old. Well, old-ish. Michele -Original Message- From: Code for Libraries [mailto:CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Mar

Re: [CODE4LIB] Studying the email list (Charcuterie Spectrum)

2012-06-05 Thread Michele R Combs
Perhaps spam spam spam spam spam spam spam baked beans egg and spam? Michele -Original Message- From: Code for Libraries [mailto:CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Kevin S. Clarke Sent: Tuesday, June 05, 2012 4:02 PM To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] Studying the

Re: [CODE4LIB] Proquest dissertation XML?

2012-05-10 Thread Michele R Combs
helpful start: http://journal.code4lib.org/articles/1647 -nruest On 12-05-10 11:11 AM, Michele R Combs wrote: > Hi all -- > > Has anyone written an XSL style sheet (or other script) to transform > ProQuest's dissertation metadata XML into (a) Dublin Core or (b) MARCXML? >

Re: [CODE4LIB] Proquest dissertation XML?

2012-05-10 Thread Michele R Combs
quest dissertation XML? Hi Michele, This might be a helpful start: http://journal.code4lib.org/articles/1647 -nruest On 12-05-10 11:11 AM, Michele R Combs wrote: > Hi all -- > > Has anyone written an XSL style sheet (or other script) to transform > ProQuest's dissertation metada

[CODE4LIB] Proquest dissertation XML?

2012-05-10 Thread Michele R Combs
Hi all -- Has anyone written an XSL style sheet (or other script) to transform ProQuest's dissertation metadata XML into (a) Dublin Core or (b) MARCXML? Thanks Michele +++ Michele Combs Lead Archivist Special Collections Research Center Syracuse University 315-443-2081 mrrot...@syr