Re: [CODE4LIB] Wi-Fi location triangulation
I thought that the Smithsonian was working with ... someone on this. Maybe Google since they are mapping the insides of some of our museums. The process they used goes something like this: They send a person to walk around the building with a laptop measuring the varying strengths of signal from all of the wifi access points from many physical locations in the building and record that info into a database. Then as a person walks around the building, they know where they are based on the relative strengths of the various devices. If a device moves or is replaced, then you have to measure again to get a new database. You don't actually need to connect to the access point to know the strength of signal from it. Retail stores are also starting to use this technology to track what parts of the store people spend time in. They can track the location of a particular wifi device even if it's not connected to the network. So the tech exists, to work both ways. :) --Joel Joel Richard Lead Web Developer, Web Services Department Smithsonian Libraries | http://library.si.edu/ (202) 633-1706 | richar...@si.edu From: Code for Libraries [CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] on behalf of Cary Gordon [listu...@chillco.com] Sent: Sunday, January 18, 2015 11:52 PM To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] Wi-Fi location triangulation It shouldn’t be impossible, but it would be tricky. Normally, users connect to one access point at a time. To locate a user would require connecting to two or three. I am sure that there is some utility library to do this, but it would need to be incorporated in an app and loaded on the user side. Cary On Jan 18, 2015, at 7:24 AM, Fleming, Jason flemi...@uncw.edu wrote: Has anyone used Wi-Fi to determine a user's position within the library to help them zero in on a book's location using their mobile browser? I've seen a number of interesting articles and posts, but haven't come across any actual use cases. I'm wondering if all the metal shelving in a library would make this impossible? Jason Fleming University of North Carolina Wilmington flemi...@uncw.edu
Re: [CODE4LIB] Storing lat / long
Assuming you're asking about storing them in the database, I will differ from Roy here and suggest saving them into to floating-point-number fields. That's always seemed to me to be to be the bets way to go (one discrete data element per field). I also feel combining is easier than parsing, but that's just me. :) --Joel Joel Richard Lead Web Developer, Web Services Department Smithsonian Institution Libraries | http://library.si.edu/ (202) 633-1706 | richar...@si.edu On Jun 28, 2012, at 3:04 PM, Roy Tennant wrote: Myself, I'd go with LAT,LONG. in decimal notation, with preceding plus or minus when appropriate. Easy to parse and Google Maps ready. Roy On Thu, Jun 28, 2012 at 11:57 AM, Mark Jordan mjor...@sfu.ca wrote: code4libers: What's the best (i.e., most standardized and flexible) format for storing single-point geocoordinates? Pages like http://www.maptools.com/UsingLatLon/Formats.html offer too many choices. TIA, Mark
Re: [CODE4LIB] Putting several small databases online.
I agree with Clinton. Above all else, security is important and you want something that handles credentials properly. Chances are, your sites are getting scanned by potential hackers every day and you may not know it. They don't try to hack in because of who you are, only because you are there. I also second the idea of using Drupal to do this. It comes out of the box with a lot of the features you listed, plus some. Besides, I'll bet you a pint of your favorite beer that once this data is online, your users will want to do more with it. Having a flexible foundation is not a bad thing. :) --Joel Joel Richard Lead Web Developer, Web Services Department Smithsonian Institution Libraries | http://library.si.edu/ (202) 633-1706 | richar...@si.edu On Jun 26, 2012, at 11:50 PM, Clinton Boyda wrote: There are other methods of putting data online, like Google's spreadsheet etc. I just wanted to point out, the simplicity of putting a small database online can require a professional skill set. Security permissions need to be set correctly, and a database is very rarely store on the same server as a webpage because of these reasons. It might really be time to call a programmer just so that all your project works as you expected :) -- Clinton Boyda Econolution Inc. Helping Rural Communities Diversify, Grow Prosper. www.townlife.com Community Powered Websites! Please consider the environment before printing this email. Confidentiality: The information contained in this transmission is privileged and confidential. It is intended only for the use of the individuals or entity named above. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that you are not authorized to review the following information or attachments, and that any dissemination, distribution, or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication please notify supp...@townlife.com immediately. -Original Message- From: Code for Libraries [mailto:CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Kevin Hawkins Sent: June 26, 2012 9:13 PM To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] Putting several small databases online. If these are working databases used by just a handful of people, not things you're trying to preserve for the long run, then for the FileMaker one I would consider using FileMaker Pro's built-in instant web publishing feature. More on this and other options are at: http://help.filemaker.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/7466/~/publishing- databases-on-the-web-with-filemaker-pro-and-filemaker-server I believe MS Access has something similar for using MS SQL Server. --Kevin On 6/26/12 5:03 PM, Paul Butler (pbutler3) wrote: Hi All, In the last week the library has been approached by two different departments across campus that have small databases, one FileMaker Pro and one MS Access, that they would like to make available online. The interfaces would be nothing fancy, with a backend that allows for adding/updating/deleting resources. [. . .] I would prefer not to build too much from scratch. I don't think I want/need a full blown repository for either (though I help admin ours and it is due for a complete hardware/software overhaul later this summer http://archive.umw.edu/. I am thinking of transitioning it to more of an IR with disparate content.) So, what would you do or have you done? I want something nimble. I would love to build it once and then duplicate it. I get the sense once I start helping folks other departments will come forward.
[CODE4LIB] Content for a Linked Open Data Talk
Good afternoon, everyone. I am slated to give a talk in July at the SLA Annual Conference in Chicago on the topic of Linked Open Data (LOD). The purpose of my email is to solicit from you what concepts you think would be important to cover in the talk. Generally speaking, I am focusing on the practical implementation of a dataset in LOD. A lot of what I find on the web and see in presentation seem to be much in the line of What is linked data? or Here's a brief example of how linked data works or This is why linked data is so awesome! I find fewer (or perhaps they are simply more obscure) examples of how exactly to create a full-fledged dataset either from scratch or from an existing database that has previously been locked up in a silo. So my question is, if you were a member of the audience at such a talk, what specific things would you like to see covered? I already have some general ideas in my mind. They include: Here's some things that I am considering: * A history of our own experience with respect to our data * Conversion to linked data from existing data sets * Selection of Ontologies / Vocabularies * Strategy and challenges for linking out to others * Storage considerations (triplestores, rdbms, etc) * Content Management Systems / RDFa / Drupal Any input would be greatly appreciated. And if you're planning on being at SLA, come over and say Hi! Thanks! --Joel Joel Richard Lead Web Developer, Web Services Department Smithsonian Institution Libraries | http://www.sil.si.edu/ (202) 633-1706 | richar...@si.edumailto:richar...@si.edu
Re: [CODE4LIB] whimsical homepage idea
The museum (and rare-book-archive) world probably already has solutions for this, given that displaying artifacts in the museum requires constant monitoring of temperature and humidity. Of course, I expect those solutions to be expensive due to the critical nature of the components contained therein. To summarize, it's probably been done before, so building your own might not necessarily be the way to go. But really, this is just a thought experiment, isn't it? :) --Joel Joel Richard Lead Web Developer, Web Services Department Smithsonian Institution Libraries | http://www.sil.si.edu/ (202) 633-1706 | richar...@si.edu On May 1, 2012, at 3:39 PM, Ellen K. Wilson wrote: This is really more of a thought experiment than an actual project, but I thought some people might get a kick out of it - maybe someone has even done it. We are in the process of redesigning our library homepage. During the fall semester we had a team of freshmen CIS students do a basic usability and design service learning project and we are now incorporating as much of their feedback as possible. We'd like to be as student-centric as possible. This got me thinking about the top two suggestions in the library's feedback box - 1) we want a coffee shop and 2) it's too cold/hot in the library. I figure I covered number one by throwing in some Javascript on the page (*groan*) but I see an opportunity with the second one. We do have microclimates within the library, so while it may be hot on 3N, chances are good it's freezing on 4S. Given that actually fixing this is beyond the library's control, what if we put wireless temperature sensors throughout the building and displayed their readings on the library homepage? So, if one were to attempt this: -How would you go about it? (hardware- or software-wise) -Could it be done for cheap? -Would it be OCLC-approved? Best regards, Ellen DISCLAIMER: The a/c is out in the library (again) and I think the high temperatures in my office may be frying my brain. -- Ellen Knowlton Wilson Instructional Services Librarian Room 250, University Library University of South Alabama 5901 USA Drive North Mobile, AL 36688 (251) 460-6045 ewil...@jaguar1.usouthal.edu
Re: [CODE4LIB] Metadata
I'll second this amen. It was only when I entered the library world that I learned about the concept of metadata. Of course, I'd been using metadata for 12 years, but I'd never labeled it as such. To me it was just data. Useful information. It took time for this concept of metadata to mesh with what I already knew. Also, is this simply an over-classification of things that seems to be a humorously stereotypical thing that librarians do? :) --Joel Joel Richard Lead Web Developer, Web Services Department Smithsonian Institution Libraries | http://www.sil.si.edu/ (202) 633-1706 | richar...@si.edu On Feb 13, 2012, at 2:49 PM, Rosalyn Metz wrote: amen! On Mon, Feb 13, 2012 at 10:57 AM, Nate Vack njv...@wisc.edu wrote: My take on this discussion, coming from a research lab: Metadata isn't meta. For example, in recordings of, say, blood pressure over time, it's common to think about things such as participant identifiers, acquisition dates, event markers, and sampling rates as metadata, and the actual measurements as data. But really: those meta things aren't ancillary to data analysis; they're essential in keeping analyses organized, and often important parameters in running an analysis at all. Breaking things down into data versus metadata I think, encourages a false (and not very interesting) dichotomy. If information has a use, call it what it is: data. Store everything that's useful. If you don't yet have a use in mind for your data, then you have a place to start working :) -n
Re: [CODE4LIB] Metadata
Genny, I agree that the actual data is not in the catalog per se, but it IS in a database somewhere. And the beauty of that digital information (which is where we are all headed) is that all of it can really now be mashed together to produce something new. The contents of _A Tale of Two Cities_ can now be seen in so many different ways: a histogram of word frequency, a chart of which characters have the most dialogue, locations in the novel can be mapped geographically over the course of the story. (I only wish I had an interactive map when reading A Game of Thrones to tell me who was where at which part of the novel!) And you can then search for books that take place in certain cities, or in a time period, or have people who wear beige top hats in victorian England. The possibilities are endless! But the point is, to a computer, it's all just bits and bytes and numbers for the crunching. To open up these avenues of new things, we need to change our thinking about what these things are. And that is exciting. --Joel On Feb 13, 2012, at 5:25 PM, Genny Engel wrote: I think this is a rather different situation from the one libraries commonly deal with, where there is a pretty clear distinction between data representing the full text of a 189-page book by Author X, and the descriptive data that is made up by catalogers or publishers, and is not part of Author X's work at all. In addition, it is somewhat useful to distinguish between full-text data and descriptive metadata because the nature of the work you can do with these two types of data can be so very different. You simply can't use the average library catalog to look up Author X's novel that starts with the sentence So a string walks into a bar. The actual data (the novel) is not in the catalog (which is composed only of metadata). Genny Engel Sonoma County Library gen...@sonoma.lib.ca.us 707 545-0831 x581 www.sonomalibrary.org -Original Message- From: Code for Libraries [mailto:CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Nate Vack Sent: Monday, February 13, 2012 7:57 AM To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] Metadata My take on this discussion, coming from a research lab: Metadata isn't meta. For example, in recordings of, say, blood pressure over time, it's common to think about things such as participant identifiers, acquisition dates, event markers, and sampling rates as metadata, and the actual measurements as data. But really: those meta things aren't ancillary to data analysis; they're essential in keeping analyses organized, and often important parameters in running an analysis at all. Breaking things down into data versus metadata I think, encourages a false (and not very interesting) dichotomy. If information has a use, call it what it is: data. Store everything that's useful. If you don't yet have a use in mind for your data, then you have a place to start working :) -n
[CODE4LIB] C4L 2012 Seattle Lightning Talks Signup
Hopefully I have not stepped upon any toes, but I was looking to add my name to the roster and the page didn't exist. So I created it! http://wiki.code4lib.org/index.php/2012_Lightning_Talks_Signup It is basically a copy of what we used for 2011 and 2010 and 2009 and... --Joel Joel Richard Lead Web Developer, Web Services Department Smithsonian Institution Libraries | http://www.sil.si.edu/ (202) 633-1706 | richar...@si.edu
Re: [CODE4LIB] Pandering for votes for code4lib sessions
I disagree with this suggestion. Personally I vote for only those I find interesting and useful to me, but I don't put an response for every talk listed. I only respond on those I'm interested. Everyone else gets 0 points. I would expect that others do this, too. Katherine's suggestion also puts an burden on those who are legitimately participating while doing nothing to prevent those who are misbehaving. I like Edwards's suggestions, which are easy to implement and don't really impact the process that much. Personally, I believe that the proper response to this is to: 1. Publicly shame those who are participating in this. :) 2. Delete their votes, or at least those you can identify. 3. Disqualify the person who is receiving illegitimate votes. See #1. 4. Eliminate voting altogether and have a committee of 10-15 people from the community select from the proposed talks. Isn't this what other conferences do? In the end, the conference organizers can invite whoever they want to speak. The voting ends up being a courtesy to the rest of us. --Joel Joel Richard Lead Web Developer, Web Services Department Smithsonian Institution Libraries | http://www.sil.si.edu/ (202) 633-1706 | richar...@si.edu On Dec 1, 2011, at 8:06 AM, Lynch,Katherine wrote: I was actually going to suggest just this, Kåre! Another way to handle it, or perhaps an additional way, would be give a user's votes a certain amount of weight proportionate to the number of sessions they voted on. So if they evaluated all of them and voted, 100% of their vote gets counted. If they evaluated half, 50%, and so on? Not sure if this is worth the effort, but I know it's worked for various camps that I've been to which fall prey to the same problem. Sincerely, Katherine On 12/1/11 6:55 AM, Kåre Fiedler Christiansen k...@statsbiblioteket.dk wrote: From: Code for Libraries [mailto:CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Michael B. Klein snip In any case, I'm interested to see how effective this current call for support is. Me too! Could someone with access to the voting data perhaps anonymously pull out how many voters have given points to only a single talk or two? If the problem is indeed real, perhaps simply stating on the page that you are expected to evaluate _all_ proposals, and not just vote up a single talk, would help the issue? It might turn away some of the wrong voters. Requiring to give out at least, say, 10 points, could be perhaps be a way to enforce some participation? Best, Kåre
Re: [CODE4LIB] Pandering for votes for code4lib sessions
On Dec 1, 2011, at 8:47 AM, Ross Singer wrote: I am absolutely opposed to: 1) Setting weights on voting. 0 is just as valid a vote as 3. 2) Publicly shaming the offenders in Code4Lib. If you run across impropriety in a forum, make a friendly, yet firm, reminder that ballot stuffing is unethical, undemocratic and tears at the fabric that is Code4Lib. Sometimes it just takes a simple reminder for people to realize what they're doing is wrong (it certainly works for me). Good point, forums are public, too. 'Nuff said. :) 3) Selection committees. We are, as Dre points out, anarcho-democratic as our core. anarcho-bureaucratic just sounds silly. Even though I suggested it, I am also ambivalent about it. Selection committees can often seem arbitrary, but then so is rigging an election. :) This current situation is largely our doing. We even publicly said that getting your proposal voted in is the backdoor into the conference. The first allotment of spaces sold out in an hour. This is, literally, the only way that a person that was not able to register and is buried on the wait list is going to get in. And we've basically told them that. I agree with this sentiment, too. But I feel that if someone wanted votes for their talk, they could have campaigned on this very mailing list. Hey, I was REALLY hoping to go, but I was in a confounded meeting all morning and missed registration! P-p-p-lease vote for my talk so I can go! I promise I'll bring cookies and pictures of monkeys and robots. Maybe it would have worked, but we'll never know. Nor will we be certain to have pictures of monkeys and robots. One thing I would be open to is to put a disclaimer splash page before any ballot (only to be seen the first time a person votes) briefly explaining how the ballot works and to mention that ballot stuffing is unethical, undemocratic and tears at the fabric that is Code4Lib or some such. I would welcome contributions to the wording. What would people think about that? +1. Nothing wrong with gentle reminders. I feel this whole situation has tainted things somewhat. :( --Joel
Re: [CODE4LIB] CODE4LIB Conference Lodging
Laura, Before I registered at the Renaissance, I'd been looking at the Hilton Garden Inn, which is 2-3 blocks away and had reasonable rates. There was one other hotel nearby with good rates, but I don't remember the name. --Joel Joel Richard IT Specialist, Web Services Department Smithsonian Institution Libraries | http://www.sil.si.edu/ (202) 633-1706 | (202) 786-2861 (f) | richar...@si.edu From: Code for Libraries [CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Laura Smart [laura.j.sm...@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, November 16, 2011 11:43 AM To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: [CODE4LIB] CODE4LIB Conference Lodging It appears that the Renaissance Seattle has no rooms available Feb 5-9 2012, using the link from the conference registration page. One can go directly to the hotel web site and make a reservation at a higher rate, however. Any recs for nearby lodging at comparable rates? Laura -- Laura J. Smart Metadata Services Manager, Caltech Library la...@library.caltech.edu/laura.j.sm...@gmail.com
Re: [CODE4LIB] Code4Lib 2012 Registration heads-up.
Anjanette, Do you have an approximate dollar amount as to the cost of registration? We government types need to start getting our paperwork in order sooner rather than later. ;) Thanks! --Joel Joel Richard IT Specialist, Web Services Department Smithsonian Institution Libraries | http://www.sil.si.edu/ (202) 633-1706 | richar...@si.edu On Oct 18, 2011, at 12:52 PM, Anjanette Young wrote: Registration for Code4Lib 2012 will open Wednesday, November 16th at 8am (PST). A skeleton schedule will be posted soon. In the meantime, feel free, obliged, inspired, whatnot, to participate in this community: * volunteer ( http://wiki.code4lib.org/index.php/2012_committees_sign-up_page), * propose a talk (http://wiki.code4lib.org/index.php/2012_talks_proposals) * or a preconference ( http://wiki.code4lib.org/index.php/2012_preconference_proposals). Do. --Anjanette
[CODE4LIB] Linked Data + External Links
Good afternoon, We're in the process of planning our new Digital Library website, which will provide a fair bit of Linked Open Data through the features available in Drupal 7 (RDF, RDFx, SPARQL, etc) Aside from standard bibliographic data, one of the large chunks of what we are going to provide is a dataset of botanists and their publications. I'd like to start a discussion on if and how you are going about linking your data out to other sources on the web, such as WorldCat or other RDF sources, etc. D7 makes it almost a trivial matter to set up the vocabularies and map predicates to the data, so that part is taken care of. We can also interlink our data amongst themselves, but the thing that's stumping me is the best way to identify other identifiers and how much of a priority it is to link to them. It seems to me that if I have 4,000 books that I know are available in WorldCat that I should provide an owl:sameAs triple to link my identifier with something more commonly used. Is this appropriate? Desired? Or does it matter? I don't think that I can expect someone to hit my site via SPARQL and expect to magically find my identifier for Darwin's Origin of Species, for example. Assuming the answer to these is yes, then does anyone have any clever ways of doing this? The only thing that comes to mind for me is a brute force let's try to match the titles in some reliable manner. --Joel Joel Richard IT Specialist, Web Services Department Smithsonian Institution Libraries | http://www.sil.si.edu/ (202) 633-1706 | richar...@si.edu
Re: [CODE4LIB] Looking for products/price ranges for a database of performers
Heather, Since Jason wasn't very verbose in his response :) I thought I'd elaborate. Drupal is a good choice for this kind of activity. It has a number of features that come ready or nearly ready to do what you're looking to do. With two thousand modules, you're also likely to get other needed functionality without a lot of work. You will, of course, need a developer to help you build out the system, but the day to day maintenance can be done in-house. If you have PHP/HTML people in-house, you might be able to develop it on your own, too. I could brainstorm on the types of modules you'd need, but Drupal has wide acceptance around the world, and is also making inroads to libraries. I think you would be quite successful in building such a system in Drupal, but the devil is really in the details, both in terms of what you want and what is offered by the various modules out there. As for reasonable fees, you'd probably want to a simple RFP to get your ideas in order, indicate that Drupal is a requirement and see what developers/companies come back with. I've done freelance work and I would honestly say that it's not possible to create an accurate estimate with only the information contained in your email. --Joel Joel Richard IT Specialist, Web Services Department Smithsonian Institution Libraries | http://www.sil.si.edu/ (202) 633-1706 | richar...@si.edu On Sep 6, 2011, at 8:04 PM, Fowler, Jason wrote: Drupal Jason On 11-09-06 4:20 PM, Heather Rayl 23e...@gmail.commailto:23e...@gmail.com wrote: ** apologies for cross-posting ** Hi there, We have a database of performers that we use in our libraries. Currently, the data is stored on one person's computer in a file maker pro db that only this one person has access to (Hooray for legacy systems!). In order for the rest of the staff to have access to the performer listings, this one person runs yearly reports and they are posted on the staff intranet in a rather unwieldy series of pdf documents for staff to browse. For a sense of scale, we have over 80 libraries, about probably around 300-400 staff people accessing these documents, and there are probably around 400 or so performers in the database. Clearly, we need a new system of managing these performers!! What we would like is something like a Yelp-like system for the performer database (online obviously), where performers have the ability to go in and update their contact information, the kinds of programs they offer, their program descriptions, the price of their programs etc. Staff would have the ability to search the database in a myriad of ways, mark favorite ones, and submit an evaluation of the performer (that the performer cannot see). The evals could be anything from This person was great and I would use them again in a heartbeat to Don't book this person. They were late. gave me a hassle about the invoice and smelled like cheap wine. Ideally, the moderators of the database would also have the ability to make some of the comments public to the performers for their own use in advertising, etc. but this is not a requirement. So here's what we're grappling with: 1. We can purchase a product that would give us the framework to do this. I realize that something like a wiki would let us do some of these things, but really we are rather freaky about our content control, and a wiki is just too free-wheeling! 2. We can hire a developer/programmer to design a custom solution for us. So my questions for the list are: 1. do you know of any products that do what we want? 2. if we were to hire someone, how much is a reasonable fee - we have some money in our budget, but we don't really know what a real person would charge for this, and if the money in our budget would cover it. And I don't want to go through writing an RFP for it if in the end we won't be able to afford it anyway. Usually we develop most stuff in house, but this is outside the scope of our expertise. Many, many thanks for your thoughts! ~heather rayl Internet Services Coordinator County of L.A. Public Library
[CODE4LIB] Job Opening: Univ of MD iSchool (College Park) / Pt Time Web Admin
Hi Everyone, I'm posting this for a colleague. If you are interested, please contact Abby McDermott below. This position is local to the DC Metro Area. --Joel Subject: New UMCP iSchool research center is looking for a part-time Web systems administrator - apply today! The Information Policy and Access Center (iPAC) within the University of Maryland, College Park’s College of Information Studies has an immediate need for a qualified, part-time: Systems Administrator/Data Manager: The ideal candidate will be a reliable team-player and problem solver who exhibits great attention to detail and organizational skills. The applicant should also have experience with Web frameworks (i.e. php, mysql, ruby on rails, django) and both programming (i.e. php, python, ruby) and scripting languages (i.e. perl, python), as well as relational database design. This position will be expected to support the center’s various Website development initiatives, including the newly launched center Website (http://ipac.umd.edu/), so a proficiency in Drupal or php or mysql is desired. An interest in data management as well as server (LAMP stack) administration and version control systems is desirable. Past experience working with various APIs and statistical software (R and SPSS) is beneficial, but not required. Part-time position (approx. 20 hours/week); compensation dependent on experience. Graduate students, qualified, reliable undergraduate students, and recent graduates are encouraged to apply. More about iPAC: iPAC is the result of a merger between two existing College of Information Studies research centers: the Center for Library and Information Innovation (CLII: http://www.clii.umd.edu/); and the Center for Information Policy and E-Government (CIPEG: http://www.cipeg.umd.edu/index.html). This new, merged center will focus on the fields of information policy, equity of access, under-served populations and diversity, and cultural institution studies as applied to academic, public, school, and other libraries; museums; and archives. To apply, please send a resume and cover letter to Abby McDermott: ajmcd...@umd.edu Application deadline: Fri. Sept. 2, 2011
[CODE4LIB] Job Posting: Web Developer, Smithsonian Institution Libraries
The Smithsonian Institution Libraries is recruiting for a web developer position. We are in the midst of many interesting projects right now, including working with linked open data, building a new digital library, moving to Drupal, mass-digitization, and other projects. The Libraries serves a broad audience including researchers throughout the Institution – from Art to Zoology – as well as affiliated scientists and curators, students, and the general public. We are a small and friendly department that has a lot of support from management. More information can be found here http://www.sil.si.edu/link/?webdev or on http://www.USAjobs.gov by searching for Job Announcement Number: 11R-LG-296860-MPA-SIL The Smithsonian Institution is an EEO employer. Joel Richard IT Specialist, Web Services Department Smithsonian Institution Libraries | http://www.sil.si.edu/ (202) 633-1706 | richar...@si.edu
[CODE4LIB] MARCXML to MODS: 590 Field
Dear hive-mind, Does anyone know why the Library of Congress-supplied MARCXML to MODS XSLT [1] does not handle the MARC 590 Local Notes field? It seems to handle everything else, not that I've done an exhaustive search... :) Granted, I could copy/create my own XSLT and add this functionality in myself, but I'm curious as to whether or not there's some logic behind this decision to not include it. Logic that I would not naturally understand since I'm not formally trained as a librarian. Thanks! --Joel [1] http://www.loc.gov/standards/mods/v3/MARC21slim2MODS3-4.xsl Joel Richard IT Specialist, Web Services Department Smithsonian Institution Libraries | http://www.sil.si.edu/ (202) 633-1706 | richar...@si.edu
Re: [CODE4LIB] is this valid marc ?
I'm no MARC expert, but I've learned enough to say that yes, this is valid in that what you're seeing is the $q (Electronic format type) and $u (Uniform Resource Identifier ) subfields of the 856 field. http://www.oclc.org/bibformats/en/8xx/856.shtm You'll see other things when you get multiple authors (creators) on an item or multiple anythings that can occur more than once. --Joel Joel Richard IT Specialist, Web Services Department Smithsonian Institution Libraries | http://www.sil.si.edu/ (202) 633-1706 | richar...@si.edu On May 19, 2011, at 12:37 PM, James Lecard wrote: I'm using ruby-marc ruby parser (v.0.4.2) to parse some marc files I get from a partner. The 856 field is splitted over 2 lines, causing the ruby library to ignore it (I've patched it to overcome this issue) but I want to know if this kind of marc is valid ? =LDR 00638nam 2200181uu 4500 =001 cla-MldNA01 =008 080101s2008\\\|fre|| =040 \\$aMy Provider =041 0\$afre =245 10$aThis Subject =260 \\$aParis$bJ. Doe$c2008 =490 \\$aSome topic =650 1\$aNarratif, Autre forme =655 \7$abook$2lcsh =752 \\$aA Place on earth =776 \\$dParis: John Doe and Cie, 1973 =856 \2$qtext/html =856 \\$uhttp://www.this-link-will-not-be-retrieved-by-ruby-marc-library Thanks, James L.
Re: [CODE4LIB] MARCXML to MODS: 590 Field
Thanks, Karen and Jon! That's what I suspected, but I couldn't find anything on the web about the thought process behind ignoring the 590 altogether. We'll likely end up using a local version of the XSLT to map it the mods:note as you suggested. We simply don't want this information to be lost in our MODS record as we, for example, embed it inside a METS document. --Joel On May 19, 2011, at 12:34 PM, Karen Miller wrote: Joel, The 590 is indeed defined for local use, so whatever your local institution uses it for should guide your mapping to MODS. There are some examples of what it's used for on the OCLC Bibliographic Formats and Standards pages: http://www.oclc.org/bibformats/en/5xx/590.shtm Frequently it's used as a note that is specific to a local copy of an item. If your institution uses it inconsistently, you might want to just map it to mods:note. Karen Karen D. Miller Monographic/Digital Projects Cataloger Bibliographic Services Dept. Northwestern University Library Evanston, IL k-mill...@northwestern.edu 847-467-3462 -Original Message- From: Code for Libraries [mailto:CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Jon Stroop Sent: Thursday, May 19, 2011 11:07 AM To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] MARCXML to MODS: 590 Field I'm going to guess that it's because 59x fields are defined for local use: http://www.loc.gov/marc/bibliographic/bd59x.html ...but someone from LC should be able to confirm. -Jon -- Jon Stroop Metadata Analyst Firestone Library Princeton University Princeton, NJ 08544 Email: jstr...@princeton.edu Phone: (609)258-0059 Fax: (609)258-0441 http://pudl.princeton.edu http://diglib.princeton.edu http://diglib.princeton.edu/ead http://www.cpanda.org/cpanda On 05/19/2011 11:45 AM, Richard, Joel M wrote: Dear hive-mind, Does anyone know why the Library of Congress-supplied MARCXML to MODS XSLT [1] does not handle the MARC 590 Local Notes field? It seems to handle everything else, not that I've done an exhaustive search... :) Granted, I could copy/create my own XSLT and add this functionality in myself, but I'm curious as to whether or not there's some logic behind this decision to not include it. Logic that I would not naturally understand since I'm not formally trained as a librarian. Thanks! --Joel [1] http://www.loc.gov/standards/mods/v3/MARC21slim2MODS3-4.xsl Joel Richard IT Specialist, Web Services Department Smithsonian Institution Libraries | http://www.sil.si.edu/ (202) 633-1706 | richar...@si.edu
Re: [CODE4LIB] Seth Godin on The future of the library
It's obvious, isn't it? 1962 was the Best. Year. Ever. And it's all be downhill since then. :) --Joel On May 17, 2011, at 11:45 AM, Keith Jenkins wrote: I always get suspicious when an author converts current prices into 1962 dollars for no apparent reason, and without explanation. Keith On Tue, May 17, 2011 at 11:22 AM, Roy Zimmer roy.zim...@wmich.edu wrote: I think 50 cents would be right in the ballpark. My earliest scifi paperbacks cost me that much, mid-60's. Roy Zimmer Waldo Library Western Michigan University On 5/17/2011 11:18 AM, Jonathan Rochkind wrote: On 5/16/2011 7:52 PM, Luciano Ramalho wrote: And then we need to consider the rise of the Kindle. An ebook costs about $1.60 in 1962 dollars. A thousand ebooks can fit on one device, 1) Why quote the ebook price in 1962 dollars? The reality in 2011 is that Kindle books in general are too expensive, particularly when Yeah, how much did a paperback book cost in 1962? 50 cents? $1? I wasn't alive then, but I bet $1.60 is expensive in 1962 dollars!
Re: [CODE4LIB] What do you wish you had time to learn?
I wish I had time to definitively remove should from my vocabulary. :) If it were only as easy as: s/should/could/ That said I want to (and probably will) learn All things Drupal More advanced PHP RDF Whatever the semantic web is and the magic it offers XSLT (this seems to be a common theme) Git Joel Richard IT Specialist, Web Services Department Smithsonian Institution Libraries | http://www.sil.si.edu/ (202) 633-1706 | richar...@si.edu On Apr 27, 2011, at 12:18 AM, Simon Spero wrote: I should have learned to play the guitar I should have learned to play them drums.
[CODE4LIB] 2012 Conference Dates
Good morning, I know that Seattle has been chosen for the next code4lib conference, but I can't find any info on dates. I'm really hoping it doesn't fall on the week of Mardi Gras (Feb 21, 2012). Does anyone have info on this? Thanks! --Joel Joel Richard IT Specialist, Web Services Department Smithsonian Institution Libraries | http://www.sil.si.edu/ (202) 633-1706 | richar...@si.edu
Re: [CODE4LIB] Jpeg2000 and XMP metadata
Dave, That seems to work in the same way as copying from the TIFF to the JP2. Surprising that I didn't think of trying this :) Apparently either there are too many choices or the one I was using was not correct for what I was trying to achieve. It seems that exiftool is more powerful than I gave it credit for. Thanks! --Joel On Mar 23, 2011, at 11:39 AM, Dave Rice wrote: Try: exiftool -tagsfromfile xmp.xml test.jp2 instead of exiftool '-xmp=xmp.xml' test.jp2 Dave Rice avpreserve.com
[CODE4LIB] Jpeg2000 and XMP metadata
Morning, all! I thought I'd crowdsource this question. 8+ hours of beating up on this and I haven't found a good solution. We have some software that processes the scanned pages of a book. They come to me as TIFF and I am converting to JP2 in order to upload to the Internet Archive. The trouble is that I can't find a reliable piece of code or a process to add XMP metadata to the JP2. (FWIW, we're using the Jasper library) - ImageMagick (PHP+Imagick) doesn't seem to support XMP in JP2 (or adding profiles to JP2 at all) - GraphicsMagick crashes with malloc errors on images that are too big, and I am unwilling to recompile to 64-bit and simply hope for the best. Our images are large, though, and something is dying between GM and Jasper. - exiftool doesn't seem to be working either. I'm working in PHP, so that would be a preferred language. If necessary I can always drop back to the command line to run a script or whatever. Is anyone else doing this type of thing? Any help or advice would be most welcome. Thank you! --Joel Joel Richard IT Specialist, Web Services Department Smithsonian Institution Libraries | http://www.sil.si.edu/ (202) 633-1706 | richar...@si.edu
Re: [CODE4LIB] Jpeg2000 and XMP metadata
Dave, Thanks for the response... I tried this and it sort of works with a warning about IPTC, but that's an effect of the data in the TIFF. Here's some results of my experimentation and an example of what I've tried with exiftool. exiftool -xmp test.tif -b xmp.xml exiftool '-xmp=xmp.xml' test.jp2 No namespace for XMP Warning: Can't write XMP:XMP (namespace unknown) - test.jp2 0 image files updated 1 image files unchanged I must be doing something wrong, but I can't see anything obviously wrong in the XMP file. Or perhaps my technique is simply invalid. I'll admit I'm a newbie when it comes to exiftool. --Joel On Mar 23, 2011, at 10:31 AM, Dave Rice wrote: On Mar 23, 2011, at 10:26 AM, Dave Rice wrote: Hi Joel, On Mar 23, 2011, at 9:45 AM, Richard, Joel M wrote: Morning, all! I thought I'd crowdsource this question. 8+ hours of beating up on this and I haven't found a good solution. We have some software that processes the scanned pages of a book. They come to me as TIFF and I am converting to JP2 in order to upload to the Internet Archive. The trouble is that I can't find a reliable piece of code or a process to add XMP metadata to the JP2. (FWIW, we're using the Jasper library) - exiftool doesn't seem to be working either. exiftool works for me. Can you send the command you're testing? If I run: exiftool -tagsfromfile source.tiff output.jp2 then I do get the XMP copied from the tiff to the jp2. Although a problem with this approach is that now an XMP that describes a tiff is embedded in a jp2. Perhaps you could parse the source XMP for selects and then use exiftool to write relevant tags to the output file. Best Regards Dave Rice avpreserve.com
Re: [CODE4LIB] LAMP Hosting service that supports php_yaz?
I agree with this sentiment. Do talk to your IT department. That's what they are there for, after all. Right? And I'm also of the mindset of do it right the first time. Budgets being what they are, it's better to spend 20% more up front for a better system/product than to go cheap and spend more down the line, both in terms of dollars and time spent to fix/upgrade. It will almost always cost you more. Or aggravate the hell out of your users. :) --Joel Joel Richard IT Specialist, Web Services Department Smithsonian Institution Libraries | http://www.sil.si.edu/ (202) 633-1706 | richar...@si.edu On Mar 23, 2011, at 10:55 AM, Bill Dueber wrote: On Wed, Mar 23, 2011 at 10:44 AM, Cary Gordon listu...@chillco.com wrote: You can probably find an curious intern to do it. Oh, for the love of god, please don't go this route. This is why libraries tend to be a huge mishmash of unsupported, one-off crap that some outgoing student did for extra credit six years ago. To ask the obvious question: You're at a real, honest-to-god prestigious college. Why are you trolling code4lib for cheap hosting environments? If IT won't give you a piece of a machine somewhere, or at least set up a Mac running OSX, they're failing to support a critical mission of the college and someone needs to be up in arms about it. If you haven't even asked them, well, maybe you should. -Bill, who spent his first two years in a library dealing with crappy old PHP code from long-gone students -- Bill Dueber Library Systems Programmer University of Michigan Library
Re: [CODE4LIB] stats for the conference video?
I sincerely hope these are averages but I suspect that DEX stat is pretty low anyway. Perhaps our balance is off due to the side conference, Beer4Lib, but I know the gamers out there have fantastic hand-eye coordination, fine motor skills and quick reflexes. :) --Joel Joel Richard IT Specialist, Web Services Department Smithsonian Institution Libraries | http://www.sil.si.edu/ (202) 633-1706 | (202) 786-2861 (f) | richar...@si.edu On Feb 17, 2011, at 8:38 PM, Simon Spero wrote: Str: 11 Dex: 3 Con: 8 Int: 16: Wis: 18 Cha: 16
Re: [CODE4LIB] Geo-locate EZProxy IP Addresses
I've used Maxmind in the past and it is a very capable tool... And that was a few years ago. I hope that it's only gotten better since then. Good luck! --Joel On Feb 9, 2011, at 1:24 PM, Peter Murray peter.mur...@lyrasis.org wrote: GeoIP from MaxMind will do the trick, I think: http://www.maxmind.com/app/api Peter On Feb 9, 2011, at 1:10 PM, Fowler, Jason wrote: plug Code4lib 2011 is awesome! /plug Any suggestions for how to take ip addresses in the ezproxy audit logs and geo locate them on a Google Map? The tricky part is translating ip address into lat/lng = Jason Fowler, BA, GCFA, CISSP Programmer Analyst UBC Library Systems 604.822.5066 jason.fow...@ubc.ca -- Peter Murray peter.mur...@lyrasis.orgtel:+1-678-235-2955 Ass't Director, Technology Services Development http://dltj.org/about/ Lyrasis --Great Libraries. Strong Communities. Innovative Answers. The Disruptive Library Technology Jesterhttp://dltj.org/ Attrib-Noncomm-Share http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/
Re: [CODE4LIB] Reminder: Newcomer dinner and Ribbons
Roberto, I chose to meet outside of the Walnut conference room in order to not contribute to a large number of people in the Lobby. I know it's a bit out of the way, but that just means we'll be easier to find. I'll have a sign with large words to make it easy to find me. --Joel On Feb 7, 2011, at 2:52 PM, Roberto Hoyle roberto.j.ho...@dartmouth.edu wrote: On Feb 2, 2011, at 11:11 AM, Richard, Joel M wrote: Just a general question, how are team leaders contacting their attendees? I have no one's email addresses, so for Crazy Horse, I've put mine in the Wiki. FYI, I'm one of the ones who signed up for the Crazy Horse. I assume we'll meet in the lobby at 6? r.
Re: [CODE4LIB] Reminder: Newcomer dinner and Ribbons
Just a general question, how are team leaders contacting their attendees? I have no one's email addresses, so for Crazy Horse, I've put mine in the Wiki. --Joel Joel Richard IT Specialist, Web Services Department Smithsonian Institution Libraries | http://www.sil.si.edu/ (202) 633-1706 | (202) 786-2861 (f) | richar...@si.edu On Jan 31, 2011, at 10:52 AM, Becky Yoose wrote: Hi folks, If you'll be in Bloomington Monday evening, don't forget to sign up for the Newcomer Dinner [1]. There's still a lot of spots and restaurants for people to sign up. If you're already signed up, keep an eye out for any information about meeting places and times provided by your fearless group leaders. Last year we designated the hotel lobby as a gathering place for groups before heading over to restaurants, and it got a little chaotic. In the end, it's up to the group leader to decide and inform where the group's going to meet. On a related note, there should be badge ribbons for newbies and vets for self identification at the registration desk starting on Monday. Ribbon away! Safe travels and I'll see you all next week, Becky [1] - http://wiki.code4lib.org/index.php/C4L2011_social_activities#Newcomer_Dinner . Becky Yoose Bibliographic Systems Librarian Miami University Oxford, OH yoos...@muohio.edu
Re: [CODE4LIB] more general travel considerations: airport transportation
I would be amenable to a wiki page. My schedule means I'm going to either sprint to make a 10:40 shuttle or wait roughly two hours waiting for the 12:40 shuttle, but I know that's monday and some (most) people will be arriving sunday. (I couldn't swing the extra hotel night) --Joel Joel Richard IT Specialist, Web Services Department Smithsonian Institution Libraries | http://www.sil.si.edu/ (202) 633-1706 | (202) 786-2861 (f) | richar...@si.edu On Jan 24, 2011, at 8:58 AM, Ken Irwin wrote: Hi all, Is there any effort currently underway to help folks get from the airport to/from the conference? If not, shall we start one? I'll be driving thru Indianapolis to/from the event and would be glad to pick up a person or two on the way. I'm sure we don't need to work that all out on the mailing list, but if there's not such an effort already underway, perhaps a wiki page to coordinate? Ken
Re: [CODE4LIB] more general travel considerations: airport transportation
FYI, this is already set up and has been for some time. http://wiki.code4lib.org/index.php/C4L2011_rideshare --Joel On Jan 24, 2011, at 8:58 AM, Ken Irwin wrote: Hi all, Is there any effort currently underway to help folks get from the airport to/from the conference? If not, shall we start one? I'll be driving thru Indianapolis to/from the event and would be glad to pick up a person or two on the way. I'm sure we don't need to work that all out on the mailing list, but if there's not such an effort already underway, perhaps a wiki page to coordinate? Ken
Re: [CODE4LIB] code4lib 2011 Update
Thanks for the update, Robert! One thing that comes to mind is the weather. Specifically, winter weather. I'm not terribly concerned about getting to IND (air, train, car, hitchhiking, skateboard, etc.), but how much impact might the weather have on the roads, specifically with respect to the shuttles? We in DC have been lucky to not have been buried by the storms, but I'm curious as to how Indiana is handling it. Granted, I could check the weather reports, but that doesn't give a realistic picture since some parts of the country are better equipped to handle winter weather than others. I think we'll all need to pay attention to the weather in the days leading up to our travel. Thanks! --Joel Joel Richard IT Specialist, Web Services Department Smithsonian Institution Libraries | http://www.sil.si.edu/ (202) 633-1706 | (202) 786-2861 (f) | richar...@si.edu On Jan 14, 2011, at 11:50 AM, McDonald, Robert H. wrote: Hi Everyone, Just a few updates on our upcoming code4lib 2011 conference here in Bloomington, IN. As of this week we contacted everyone on the wait list to let them know if we have any more space. As of now we are at capacity for the event. If we have any cancellations we will contact people on the wait list in time order and see if they are still interested in attending. As for wireless access for the event. I have been working with our central wireless networking group here at IU and we are replacing all access points in the IMU and hotel with new ones from HP that handle wireless 802.11 abgn. Our central wireless group has recommended that if everyone has an 802.11n card (5Ghz radio spectrum) in their device that they will likely have a much better experience for connectivity – it does not mean that you have to have one it will just be better download speeds etc. If you use a newer apple product that is the case – if you have an n card in a windows7 device you can in most cases set that for being n channel radio all the time. Everyone will have their own IU wireless login for the duration of the event that will work across the entire IU campus. We are also installing some wired ethernet connections for folks who need to make large downloads etc. within Alumni Hall and will have dedicated wired connections for all speakers. Shuttle Service from IND (Indianapolis International Airport) to Bloomington – There are two shuttle's that can bring you from IND to the IU Indiana Memorial Union and to some other hotels in Bloomington as well. We have contacted these groups to let them know the general size of our group etc. These shuttle's handle large groups all the time – however, if you plan to use these shuttle's I would recommend setting this up before hand especially if you are taking the shuttle back to IND on Thurs Feb 10 immediately after the conference – this way the shuttle's can plan for a larger bus if needed. The shuttle information is listed below: Bloomington Shuttle Service - 800–589-6004 http://www.bloomingtonshuttle.com/ Shuttle at IND to Bloomington – 6:40-8:40-10:40-12:40-2:40-4:40-6:40-8:40-10:40 Star of America - 800–228-0814 http://www.charterstaramerica.com/ Shuttle at IND to Bloomington –6:20-8:20-10:20-12:20-2:20-4:20-6:20-8:20-10:20 We are working to get up the final schedule on the code4lib.org site this weekend and will make an announcement when this is ready. Thanks again for all of your support in making Code4Lib 2011 a great event. Best, Robert ** Robert H. McDonald Associate Dean for Library Technologies and Digital Libraries Associate Director, Data to Insight Center-Pervasive Technology Institute Executive Director, Kuali OLE Indiana University Herman B Wells Library 234 1320 East 10th Street Bloomington, IN 47405 Phone: 812-856-4834 Email: rob...@indiana.eduapplewebdata://4D6D9232-E25C-47CB-ACDB-EFEDEA66AA98/rob...@indiana.edu Skype/GTalk: rhmcdonald AIM/MSN: rhmcdonald1
Re: [CODE4LIB] code4lib 2011 Update
I think you missed a critical part of that message, Jonathan. (which I didn't write, BTW) it does not mean that you have to have one... Robert is saying that 802.11n is recommended and you'll have a better experience with it. It is not a requirement. Besides, I believe any router that supports the n standards is also backwards compatible to prior standards. --Joel Joel Richard IT Specialist, Web Services Department Smithsonian Institution Libraries | http://www.sil.si.edu/ (202) 633-1706 | (202) 786-2861 (f) | richar...@si.edu On Jan 18, 2011, at 11:15 AM, Jonathan Rochkind wrote: On 1/18/2011 9:05 AM, Richard, Joel M wrote: Our central wireless group has recommended that if everyone has an 802.11n card (5Ghz radio spectrum) in their device that they will likely have a much better experience for connectivity – it does not mean that you have to have one it will just be better download speeds etc. There is ABSOLUTELY no way to guarantee that 100% of 200 conference attendees will have 802.11n cards in their devices. I suspect the vast majority of us will bring the devices we have, and not upgrade our devices just for the conf. I would suggest you make sure IT is assuming that NOT everyone will have 802.11n -- there's no way that's going to happen. Jonathan
Re: [CODE4LIB] CSS Optimization/Minimization: Remove line breaks?
I sort of agree with Mike on this, but I could play devil's advocate and say... If you include comments in your CSS (which I'm sure you do, because we're all conscientious developers and practice good coding standards. :), then removing them and condensing the file down can make it significantly smaller. It may be an extreme example, but YUI's base.css and base-min.css are 2.23 K and 0.89 K respectively. My CSS files often weigh in at well over 15 K before compression. Also, keep in mind that these days modern web pages depend heavily on the stylesheet to render in a pretty manner. Therefore the smaller it is, the faster the browser can make use of it. Just my two cents... This is also useful: http://developer.yahoo.com/performance/rules.html --Joel (the other one) Joel Richard IT Specialist, Web Services Department Smithsonian Institution Libraries | http://www.sil.si.edu/ (202) 633-1706 | (202) 786-2861 (f) | richar...@si.edu On Jan 14, 2011, at 11:30 AM, Mike Taylor wrote: On 14 January 2011 16:28, Joel Marchesoni jma...@email.wcu.edu wrote: Hey Everyone, I'm working on optimizing our CSS files and can't find anything about this on the web. I know that some browsers/systems have issues with really long lines in files and wanted to get some opinions about removing all line breaks from a CSS file to conserve space. I've seen some optimizers that give the option NOT to remove them, but don't explain why. Why bother? CSS files are tiny compared with the images you're no doubt also loading and literally negligible compared with video. They get loaded once per session, then cached in the browser. Messing with the whitespace will have absolutely no perceptible effect on efficiency for anyone who's not using a 300 baud modem.
Re: [CODE4LIB] Code4Lib 2011 Registration Closed
Woah, that was fast. I guess I'll go on the waiting list. *fingers crossed* Is this code4lib larger or smaller than last year? I seem to remember registering weeks after the registration opened. Maybe it's getting popular, eh? Thanks, --Joel Joel Richard IT Specialist, Web Services Department Smithsonian Institution Libraries | http://www.sil.si.edu/ (202) 633-1706 | (202) 786-2861 (f) | richar...@si.edu On Dec 16, 2010, at 9:51 AM, McDonald, Robert H. wrote: Hi Everyone, Just a note to let you know that we have reached our limit on registration for Code4LIb 2011 and registration is now closed. Thanks to everyone who has registered and we look forward to a wonderful event. If you would like to be put on the wait list for the conference please send an email to Julie Wernert (jwernert at indiana dot edu). If you are a speaker and have not yet registered, you will be receiving a link shortly to enable registration. Thanks Robert ** Robert H. McDonald Associate Dean for Library Technologies and Digital Libraries Associate Director, Data to Insight Center-Pervasive Technology Institute Executive Director, Kuali OLE Indiana University Herman B Wells Library 234 1320 East 10th Street Bloomington, IN 47405 Phone: 812-856-4834 Email: rob...@indiana.eduapplewebdata://4D6D9232-E25C-47CB-ACDB-EFEDEA66AA98/rob...@indiana.edu Skype/GTalk: rhmcdonald AIM/MSN: rhmcdonald1
Re: [CODE4LIB] Hotel reservations
I'll venture a guess that the room block for the hotel is exactly the 7th to the 10th and that using the code outside of the causes it the error. FWIW, I had no trouble at all for 7th-10th, about three hours ago. --Joel Joel Richard IT Specialist, Web Services Department Smithsonian Institution Libraries | http://www.sil.si.edu/ (202) 633-1706 | (202) 786-2861 (f) | richar...@si.edu On Dec 13, 2010, at 3:01 PM, Gabriel Farrell wrote: Seems to be showing that error for stays longer than Feb. 7-10. Or maybe Feb. 7-11. All I know is Feb. 6-11 is right out. I was forced to use a telephone. On Mon, Dec 13, 2010 at 12:59 PM, Jason Stirnaman jstirna...@kumc.edu wrote: Me too when confirming, after it shows the list of rooms available. Jason Stirnaman Biomedical Librarian, Digital Projects A.R. Dykes Library, University of Kansas Medical Center jstirna...@kumc.edu 913-588-7319 On 12/13/2010 at 11:54 AM, in message aanlkti=c+xq_-znr8=cencg3p35p+gesjgkefhwdl...@mail.gmail.com, Mark A. Matienzo m...@matienzo.org wrote: I seem to be getting a ROOM UNAVAILABLE for just about every rate listed for the Biddle Hotel using the online reservation system. Mark A. Matienzo Digital Archivist, Manuscripts and Archives Yale University Library
Re: [CODE4LIB] Registration for Code4Lib 2011 Opens Monday Dec 13, 2010
Maybe it's just my poor human-powered search skills, but I cannot find any indication of the registration cost or any page that would likely reference this information. Robert, do you have have this information? The sooner we government people have this info, the sooner we can submit our paperwork. :) Thanks! --Joel Joel Richard IT Specialist, Web Services Department Smithsonian Institution Libraries | http://www.sil.si.edu/ (202) 633-1706 | (202) 786-2861 (f) | richar...@si.edu On Dec 8, 2010, at 11:42 AM, McDonald, Robert H. wrote: As mentioned here on Monday, Code4lib 2011 Conference Registration will open on on Monday Dec 13, 2010. I have posted this notice here - http://code4lib.org/conference/2011 On Monday I will notify this list, the code4ib list, and the IRC channel once registration has been opened. I would also like to remind everyone about our new scholarship opportunities with AngelFund4Code4lib and Code4Lib Japan. I have also posted these up to the main web page for the site note there are still a few more days to apply for these opportunities. http://code4lib.org/conference/2011 I know the program committee is currently confirming all speaker slots. We do have spots reserved for all prepared speakers for code4lib - the current voting list has been added to the agenda - http://wiki.code4lib.org/index.php/C4L2011draftschedule thanks Robert ** Robert H. McDonald Associate Dean for Library Technologies and Digital Libraries Associate Director, Data to Insight Center-Pervasive Technology Institute Executive Director, Kuali OLE Frye Leadership Institute Fellow 2009 Indiana University Herman B Wells Library 234 1320 East 10th Street Bloomington, IN 47405 Phone: 812-856-4834 Email: rob...@indiana.edu Skype/GTalk: rhmcdonald AIM/MSN: rhmcdonald1
Re: [CODE4LIB] PHP MVC frameworks
I've been using CodeIgniter for the past few months. It's simple, relatively elegant and forgiving if you end up not doing things their way. I'm quite happy with it. It's also relatively lightweight. The cleverest thing I found was a 3rd-party extension (or maybe just a simple technique) to allow you to call your application from the command line. Useful in terms of writing cron jobs that needed to reuse the same components as the web application. --Joel Joel Richard IT Specialist, Web Services Department Smithsonian Institution Libraries | http://www.sil.si.edu/ (202) 633-1706 | (202) 786-2861 (f) | richar...@si.edu On Nov 15, 2010, at 6:19 AM, David Kane wrote: Hi, I am interested to hear if anyone is using PHP MVC frameworks to help with their code. From what I have learned, they seem to be a very good idea indeed. However, there are so many of them (http://www.phpframeworks.com/) Also, pkp.SFU.ca uses their own one in their PKP (public knowledge project) software. Who is using them and what for? David. -- David Kane, MLIS. Systems Librarian Waterford Institute of Technology Ireland http://library.wit.ie/ T: ++353.51302838 M: ++353.876693212
Re: [CODE4LIB] MARCXML - What is it for?
On Oct 25, 2010, at 10:31 PM, Alexander Johannesen wrote: Political? For sure. Engineering? Not so much. Ok. Solve it. Let us know when you're done. Wow, lamest reply so far. Surely you could muster a tad bit better? I was excited about getting a list of the hardest problems, for example, I'd love to see that. Then by that perhaps you could explain what this unsurmountable hard mind-boggeling problem actually is, because, you know, you never actually said. Now, now, boys. Don't make us turn this mailing list around and go right back home. Because we will. And you'll go to bed without dinner! Seriously, though, I've been following this thread closely since I'm new to the library world and the petty bickering undermines both of your points and distracts from an otherwise intellectual and enlightening discussion. --Joel Joel Richard IT Specialist, Web Services Department Smithsonian Institution Libraries | http://www.sil.si.edu/ (202) 633-1706 | (202) 786-2861 (f) | richar...@si.edu
Re: [CODE4LIB] Safari extensions
If I remember correctly, the latest versions of Firefox had problems, but I don't know if it's related to performance necessarily. More like bloat. http://bit.ly/c1c3m1 Either way, I definitely find Firefox too slow to use after the switch to Chrome, which took all of 5 minutes to completely convert me. If Chrome were a drug, I'd be strung out and living on the streets. But what's to say it won't head the same way as Firefox in the future (bloat-wise.) It's also a memory hog, especially when you load up Firebug. Chrome's debugging tools are like a dream come true. That said, I'm not that kind of developer, so I won't be able to help port any extensions to Chrome or Safari. Testing, yes, porting, no. :) --Joel Joel Richard IT Specialist, Web Services Division Smithsonian Institution Libraries | http://www.sil.si.edu/ (202) 633-1706 | (202) 786-2861 (f) | richar...@si.edu From: Raymond Yee y...@berkeley.edu Reply-To: Code for Libraries CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU Date: Thu, 5 Aug 2010 16:15:59 -0400 To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] Safari extensions Has anyone given thought to how hard it would be to port Firefox extensions such as LibX and Zotero to Chrome or Safari? (Am I the only one finding Firefox to be very slow compared to Chrome?) -Raymond On 8/5/10 1:10 PM, Godmar Back wrote: No, nothing beyond a quick read-through. The architecture is similar to Google Chrome's - which is perhaps not surprising given that both Safari and Chrome are based on WebKit - which for us at LibX means we should be able to leverage the redesign we did for LibX 2.0. A notable characteristic of this architecture is that content scripts that interact with a page are in a separate OS process from the main extensions' code, thus they have to communicate with the main extension via message passing rather than by exploiting direct method calls as in Firefox. - Godmar On Thu, Aug 5, 2010 at 4:04 PM, Eric Hellmane...@hellman.net wrote: Has anyone played with the new Safari extensions capability? I'm looking at you, Godmar. Eric Hellman President, Gluejar, Inc. 41 Watchung Plaza, #132 Montclair, NJ 07042 USA e...@hellman.net http://go-to-hellman.blogspot.com/ @gluejar
Re: [CODE4LIB] Announcing the very unofficial code4lib '10 24 hours of Drupal
I would be interested in a pro-Drupal dinner as well. Just not on Monday since I'm a code4lib noob. --Joel Joel Richard IT Specialist, Web Services Department Smithsonian Institution Libraries | http://www.sil.si.edu/ (202) 633-1706 | (202) 786-2861 (f) | richar...@si.edu From: Susan Teague Rector setea...@unity.ncsu.edu Reply-To: Code for Libraries CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU Date: Fri, 19 Feb 2010 12:18:42 -0500 To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] Announcing the very unofficial code4lib '10 24 hours of Drupal i'd be into a drupal dinner some time before thurs cheers, susan Erin Germ erinlovestec...@gmail.com 02/19/10 11:51 AM I would be interested. Look for me. On Thu, Feb 18, 2010 at 3:01 PM, Cary Gordon listu...@chillco.com wrote: Since I have 24 hours, more or less, in Asheville after the the end of code4lib 2010, I thought that it would be nice to have an informal Drupal party in that period. Imagine... 24 hours of hook this and node that washed down with gallons of coffee and/or beer and punctuated with no sleep. If that sounds like too much fun, maybe we could have a Drupal dinner. Or maybe even an I'll have dinner with you, but if you so much as mention Drupal, I'll slap you. dinner. No formal registration necessary, I'll be there all week and I am not hard to find. Thanks, Cary -- Cary Gordon The Cherry Hill Company http://chillco.com -- -- Well then what am I supposed to do with all my creative ideas- take a bath and wash myself with them? 'Cause that is what soap is for (Peter, Family Guy) http://eringerm.com/ http://twitter.com/ErinLovesTechno
