[CODE4LIB] Announcing the DSpace User Interface Prototype Challenge! Help us select the technology for our next DSpace UI!
e? == Out of Scope == The following DSpace features should be considered out-of-scope, and need NOT be implemented in prototypes. No bonus will be given for implementing any of these features: * Search capabilities (especially via Solr) * Submission or Approval Workflows. * Administrative UI * Any other DSpace features not specifically mentioned in the “Scope” section above. -- Tim Donohue Technical Lead for DSpace & DSpaceDirect DuraSpace.org | DSpace.org | DSpaceDirect.org
[CODE4LIB] DSpaceDirect Now Features DSpace 5 Improvements
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ** May 11, 2015 Read it online: http://bit.ly/1Ix5JUG Watch the DSpaceDirect Quickbyte”: http://bit.ly/1dNh8Ez Contact: Carissa Smith csm...@duraspace.org mailto:csm...@duraspace.org *DSpaceDirect Now Features DSpace 5 Improvements* /Winchester, MA/ The hosted DSpaceDirect http://dspacedirect.org/ repository service just got better! One of the key benefits in choosing the fully-hosted DSpaceDirect repository service is that customers are able to use the most recent version of DSpace without having to tie up staff and technical resources to upgrade software. *All current and prospective customers now enjoy DSpace 5 benefits–the ability to more easily migrate from older versions of DSpace, to batch import content and more.* The release of DSpace 5 http://duraspace.org/node/2436 offers users an even easier-to-use and more efficient institutional repository solution. * Sign-up for a DSpaceDirect information session: http://dspacedirect.org/register * DSpaceDirect low-cost pricing options: http://dspacedirect.org/pricing The following innovative features are now available as part of the DSpaceDirect http://dspacedirect.org/ service: *Batch Importing* Adding a lot of content in a “batch” to a DSpaceDirect account just became easier with the batch import feature that is now available through the administrative interface. Users create a SimpleArchiveFormat package, zip it up, and upload it through the browser and DSpaceDirect will ingest the content and metadata automatically into the repository. *File Download Tracking* Individual file downloads in a DSpaceDirect repository are now tracked and recorded in the Google Analytics interface along with a full list of other repository statistics, allowing repository administrators to know which files are being downloaded the most, the least, from where in the world, etc. *Thumbnail Image Enhancements* Any time an image and NOW pdf file is added to a DSpaceDirect repository a thumbnail for that file is created. With the latest upgrade, these thumbnails are more crisp and clear than ever allowing users to easily see a preview of the full-size image or pdf file being stored in the repository. And coming soon, the new, modern and responsive user interface for DSpaceDirect that will make the repository mobile-friendly and a player in the modern web technology world. Plans to roll out this new theme will be underway early this summer, so stay tuned. For a preview of what’s in store for the new interface, called Mirage 2, please visit the demo DSpace web site (demo.dspace.org/xmlui http://demo.dspace.org/xmlui). Two new and cost effective DSpaceDirect *Add-On Packages http://dspacedirect.org/add-on-packages* are also available including: *PDF Cover Pages* DSpaceDirect will now automatically create a cover page for downloaded pdfs stored in the repository. This citation page can be customized to include the name and URL for the repository, the community and collection where the pdf currently is stored, as well as the date, title, author, and URI for the item and several other optional fields. *ORCID Integration* The ORCID integration add-on package for DSpaceDirect is an option which enables ORCID compatibility to the existing DSpaceDirect author capabilities. This new add-on lowers the threshold to adopting ORCID for institutions interested in exploring ORCID capabilities. DSpaceDirect subscription plans are priced very competitively and are available in several different sizes to meet various customer needs. Additionally, add-on packages are available in order to allow further customization of a DSpaceDirect account. More information about pricing can be found at http://dspacedirect.org/pricing. *About DSpaceDirect* Built on DSpace, the most widely-used repository application in the world with more than 1,500 installed instances, DSpaceDirect was inspired by the idea that the past creates the future as each generation builds knowledge on the scholarship that came before. DSpaceDirect (http://dspacedirect.org http://dspacedirect.org/) is a hosted DSpace repository service that allows institutions of any size to afford to keep their digital content safe and accessible over time. *About DuraSpace* DuraSpace (http://duraspace.org http://duraspace.org/), an independent 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization providing leadership and innovation for open technologies that promote durable, persistent access to digital data. We collaborate with academic, scientific, cultural, and technology communities by supporting projects (DSpace, Fedora, VIVO) and creating services (DuraCloud, DSpaceDirect, ArchivesDirect) to help ensure that current and future generations have access to our collective digital heritage. Our values are expressed in our organizational byline, Committed to our digital future.
[CODE4LIB] ANNOUNCEMENT: Debra Hanken Kurtz Appointed DuraSpace CEO
*FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE* January 20, 2015 Read it online: http://bit.ly/1CLmF4P Dear All, It brings us great pleasure to announce that the DuraSpace Board of Directors has chosen Debra Hanken Kurtz to serve as the new CEO for the Organization. Kurtz is currently the Executive Director of the Texas Digital Library. She will begin in her new role on February 16, 2015 and establish an office in Austin, Texas to manage DuraSpace business operations. Kurtz brings key relevant experience and skills to DuraSpace. As Executive Director of the Texas Digital Library, she managed and grew membership, operations, and services. She participates in working and planning groups for DPN and SHARE. At both Duke University and UNC Chapel Hill Libraries, Kurtz provided leadership and direction for digital collections, public websites, and early planning efforts for both libraries’ institutional repositories. She was an active partner within the Triangle Research Libraries Network and has been a voice for Kuali OLE, an open-source integrated library system built by and for academic and research libraries. Kurtz’s complete background can be found on linkedin https://www.linkedin.com/pub/debra-hanken-kurtz/6/719/671. The DuraSpace team and Board of Directors is enthusiastic about working with Kurtz and establishing the strategic direction for DuraSpace over the coming years in the rapidly evolving landscape of digital research and scholarship. Leveraging open source technology development to advance our communities’ goals and objectives will continue to be a focus for the DuraSpace organization. All member organizations will have an opportunity to meet and talk with Kurtz at the upcoming DuraSpace Membership Summit in Washington DC on March 11-12. Meeting invitations and details will be sent out later this week to all member organizations. The search was conducted by a committee of the Board, augmented by MacKenzie Smith, University Librarian at UC Davis, and Julia Trimmer, Manager Faculty Data Systems, Duke University. We are grateful to everyone for their continued support throughout this process. As a result of your ongoing interest, engagement and participation DuraSpace is well-positioned to continue to serve our communities by providing leadership and innovation in the development and deployment of open source technologies and managed services that promote durable, persistent access to digital data. Sincerely, Michele Kimpton, Chief Executive Officer, DuraSpace Paul N. Courant, Chair, DuraSpace Board of Directors, University of Michigan /On behalf of the DuraSpace Board of Directors:/ Dan Cohen, Executive Director, Digital Public Library of America Mike Conlon, Co-Director, University of Florida Clinical and Translational Science Institute, and Director of Biomedical Informatics, UF College of Medicine Paul N. Courant, Harold T. Shapiro Professor of Public Policy, Professor of Economics, and Professor of Information, the University of Michigan Tom Cramer, Chief Technology Strategist and Associate Director of Digital Library Systems Services, Stanford University Charles J. Henry, President, Council on Library and Information Resources Anne Jarvis, University Librarian, University of Cambridge Heather Joseph, Executive Director, Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition Tyler Walters, Dean of University Libraries, Virginia Tech University Laura C. Wood, Director of Tisch Library, Tufts University
Re: [CODE4LIB] DSpace Question
Hi Matt, It is usually better to ask DSpace-specific usage/support questions on the DSpace Technology support list (dspace-tech). You can sign up at: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/dspace-tech/ I'm sure there are plenty of DSpace experts also on this code4lib list, but you'll find even more over on the DSpace specific lists. As to your question, that specific Check Links in Metadata Curation task will do a very basic verification of any links in your metadata. Specifically, it checks for any metadata fields beginning with http:// or https://, then it performs a GET and verifies that a 2xx HTTP response code is returned. It will not modify your metadata in any way, but will report back any Items that have broken links in their metadata. More basic info is in the DSpace 1.8 docs at: https://wiki.duraspace.org/display/DSDOC18/Curation+System#CurationSystem-LinkCheckers If you have further questions, feel free to ask. Again, I'd recommend joining the dspace-tech list, just because you are more likely to find more DSpace expertise there. More info on the various DSpace mailing lists is also at: https://wiki.duraspace.org/display/DSPACE/DSpaceResources#DSpaceResources-MailingLists Good luck, Tim Donohue Technical Lead for DSpace DSpaceDirect DuraSpace.org | DSpace.org | DSpaceDirect.org On 8/28/2013 10:11 AM, Matthew Sherman wrote: Hello Code4Lib folks, I had a DSpace related question I was hoping to get an answer for. I just started my new job as the Digital Content Librarian for the University of Bridgeport and one of my main tasks in dealing with the institutional repository. This repository apparently was migrated into DSpace from another repository software. As such we want to get a number of the links in the records cleaned up so that the users can access all the information. We are using version 1.8 at the moment and I noticed in the curation tasks section there is an option to check links in metadata. I am thinking that can help me find any broken links, plus the wiki seems to indicate that as well. I wanted to know if anyone else has used this function before and can give me an idea of how it works so that I can know if it will do the job, and if I need to wait until a scheduled maintenance period in which to use it. Any other suggestions in how I can check for broken links or empty records are also welcome. Thanks for any help that can be provided. Matt Sherman
Re: [CODE4LIB] Zoia
FWIW, there are a few zoia commands I've noticed that could come across as sexist (especially if you see Zoia as being a female bot). I don't think they are used that frequently, but I have seen: @poledance (have zoia display a poledancer) @euph (have zoia respond in a euphemism) This isn't meant to spoil any of the fun of having zoia around. For the most part, I don't take offense to zoia. But, I do find zoia annoying / noisy (which is why I'm rarely in code4lib IRC). Though there are some useful / helpful zoia commands in there. I like Jon Gorman's suggestion of having a friendly, helpful bot and a wise-cracking one. That way, those of us annoyed by the ongoing wise-cracking can ignore it, while still having access to the helpful stuff. (And it may be easier to turn off the wise-cracking parts during the conference if desired.) - Tim On 1/18/2013 10:26 AM, Karen Coyle wrote: Actually, I find the playing with Zoia itself offensive. As per my response to my own message. It objectifies women. Treats them as play-things. Makes me very uncomfortable. If we want to have an information bot, perhaps like the one used by W3C which takes minutes for meetings (Zakim, I believe it is), that seems reasonable. But to have a play-thing that is gendered is a really, really bad idea. In fact, to have a play-thing of any kind on the channel might not be a good idea. I know that some folks find it fun, but it is akin to the locker-room shenanigans (at least as I experience it), and it's a HUGE in-joke that makes it obvious to anyone new that they aren't in. kc
Re: [CODE4LIB] Digital collection backups
Hi Josh, Now that you bring up DSpace as being part of the equation... You might want to look at the newly released Replication Task Suite plugin/addon for DSpace (supports DSpace versions 1.8.x 3.0): https://wiki.duraspace.org/display/DSPACE/ReplicationTaskSuite This DSpace plugin does essentially what you are talking about... It allows you to backup (i.e. replicate) DSpace content files and metadata (in the form of a set of AIPs, Archival Information Packages) to a local filesystem/drive or to cloud storage. Plus it provides an auditing tool to audit changes between DSpace and the cloud storage provider. Currently, for the Replication Task Suite, that only cloud storage plugin we have created is for DuraCloud. But, it wouldn't be too hard to create a new plugin for Glacier (if you wanted to send DSpace content directly to Glacier without DuraCloud in between). The code is in GitHub at: https://github.com/DSpace/dspace-replicate If you decide to use it and create anything cool, feel free to send us a pull request. Good luck, - Tim -- Tim Donohue Technical Lead for DSpace Project DuraSpace.org On 1/11/2013 1:45 PM, Joshua Welker wrote: Thanks for bringing up the issue of the cost of making sure the data is consistent. We will be using DSpace for now, and I know DSpace has some checksum functionality built in out-of-the-box. It shouldn't be too difficult to write a script that loops through DSpace's checksum data and compares it against the files in Glacier. Reading the Glacier FAQ on Amazon's site, it looks like they provide an archive inventory (updated daily) that can be downloaded as JSON. I read some users saying that this inventory includes checksum data. So hopefully it will just be a matter of comparing the local checksum to the Glacier checksum, and that would be easy enough to script. Josh Welker -Original Message- From: Code for Libraries [mailto:CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Ryan Eby Sent: Friday, January 11, 2013 11:37 AM To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] Digital collection backups As Aaron alludes to your decision should base off your real needs and they might not be exclusive. LOCKSS/MetaArchive might be worth the money if it is the community archival aspect you are going for. Depending on your institution being a participant might make political/mission sense regardless of the storage needs and it could just be a specific collection that makes sense. Glacier is a great choice if you are looking for spreading a backup across regions. S3 similarly if you also want to benefit from CloudFront (the CDN setup) to take load off your institutions server (you can now use cloudfront off your own origin server as well). Depending on your bandwidth this might be worth the money regardless of LOCKSS participation (which can be more dark). Amazon also tends to be dropping prices over time vs raising but as any outsource you have to plan that it might not exist in the future. Also look more at Glacier prices in terms of checking your data for consistency. There have been a few papers on the costs of making sure Amazon really has the proper data depending on how often your requirements want you to check. Another option if you are just looking for more geo placement is finding an institution or service provider that will colocate. There may be another small institution that would love to shove a cheap box with hard drives on your network in exchange for the same. Not as involved/formal as LOCKSS but gives you something you control to satisfy your requirements. It could also be as low tech as shipping SSDs to another institution who then runs some bagit checksums on the drive, etc. All of the above should be scriptable in your workflow. Just need to decide what you really want out of it. Eby On Fri, Jan 11, 2013 at 11:52 AM, Aaron Trehub treh...@auburn.edu wrote: Hello Josh, Auburn University is a member of two Private LOCKSS Networks: the MetaArchive Cooperative and the Alabama Digital Preservation Network (ADPNet). Here's a link to a recent conference paper that describes both networks, including their current pricing structures: http://conference.ifla.org/past/ifla78/216-trehub-en.pdf LOCKSS has worked well for us so far, in part because supporting community-based solutions is important to us. As you point out, however, Glacier is an attractive alternative, especially for institutions that may be more interested in low-cost, low-throughput storage and less concerned about entrusting their content to a commercial outfit or having to pay extra to get it back out. As with most things, you pay your money--more or less, depending--and make your choice. And take your risks. Good luck with whatever solution(s) you decide on. They need not be mutually exclusive. Best, Aaron Aaron Trehub Assistant Dean for Technology and Technical Services Auburn University Libraries 231 Mell Street, RBD Library
Re: [CODE4LIB] Question abt the code4libwomen idea
Hi MJ All, On 12/18/2012 4:42 AM, MJ Ray wrote: I sort of both do and don't. I do appreciate that people are making the effort, but I do worry that other minorities are collatoral damage of some vociferous support for this larger-minority single-issue group, that few seem to be supporting a strong anti-discrimination line and that it's not really clear what libtechwomen is yet. Everyone is definitely welcome to his/her own opinion. None of us are taking any offense to anyone expressing an opinion. By all means, it should be encouraged! However, I think some/many are taking offense to the implication that 'libtechwomen' is discriminatory or prejudice against men or minority groups just because its name includes women. That sort of implication would be the same as stating that code4lib is discriminatory or prejudice against non-coders or folks who don't work in libraries. Neither of these is true. Neither group is actively discriminating against anyone else, and I believe that both code4lib libtechwomen are attempting to be as inclusive as possible. MJ, I definitely agree with you that other minorities (AVI folks or whomever) should be allowed/encouraged to have similar support groups (and perhaps a more general code4libsupport group could be of use). The existence of a libtechwomen group doesn't disenfranchise others from creating similar support groups, or even just joining libtechwomen and talking with them about other minority issues (which I'm sure they'd welcome). In fact, the existence of one such support group should encourage others to create additional support groups. Each minority faces issues that are unique to their group. Women face their own unique issues in the technology landscape. AVI people also face their own unique issues in the technology landscape. It is true that there are surely common issues faced by multiple minority groups. But that doesn't mean that all minority issues for all minority groups must be discussed in a single support group. To call a group discriminatory just because they initially planned to concentrate on specific gender issues is just wrong (in my opinion). #libtechwomen is a support group, who's primary focus just happens to be gender issues in the library technology field. libtechwomen is actually not even entirely a sub-group of code4lib, but seems to be fashioning itself as a general support group across other library technology groups as well. It's not trying to block other minority issues from being discussed, or turn away other minority groups or even majority groups (men). If you want to discover for yourself, go take a look around at what has already begun with #libtechwomen. They are easy to find out there on the web: Twitter: https://twitter.com/libtechwomen IRC: #libtechwomen on irc.freenode.net Website: http://libtechwomen.tumblr.com/ Honestly, if others out there in the code4lib world see the need for other support groups, I'd encourage you to speak out help make it happen! Reach out on this list and see if others want to join you in a new support group. It can be as simple as creating a new IRC channel or similar. I think you'll find the code4lib community to be supportive in such ventures. I've always found this community to be surprisingly supportive as a whole. I think that's all I have to say on this matter. :) - Tim -- Tim Donohue Technical Lead for DSpace Project DuraSpace.org
Re: [CODE4LIB] Question abt the code4libwomen idea
Hi All, Not trying to keep this thread going on forever. But, I do want to say that, based on the discussion thus far, I do believe that MJ's opinion is in the minority. At least, from what I've heard, this seems to be the case. Personally, I feel that it's absolutely wonderful that #libtechwomen has been created, and I think it can only benefit code4lib and other technology/library groups by encouraging more involvement from women minorities in general. I don't see this as a fragmentation of our community, but rather a natural growth into interest/support groups which can better concentrate on specific issues provide support around such issues. We have to admit that code4lib has grown rapidly over the years, and as it continues to grow it will become harder harder to hear all the voices/opinions/issues without providing a place for discussions that is NOT #code4lib IRC. (No offense meant to #code4lib IRC. As a chatroom grows in membership, it will naturally become a bit more intimidating to newbies. No matter how much you try to be welcoming, no newbie wants to come across the wrong way / say the wrong thing in front of 100+ tech folks from throughout the world.) So, yay for #libtechwomen all those who have had the guts to get it started! It's obviously a much needed discussion support space (as also made evident from this continued thread). I hope the code4lib community can encourage even more such spaces in the future. - Tim -- Tim Donohue Technical Lead for DSpace Project DuraSpace.org On 12/17/2012 12:20 PM, Lisa H Kurt wrote: Robin ++. MJ - I can't barely respond to you. This is rather upsetting because the very group of people that want and need and are willing to gather to create such an initiative are being told no. I don't think a group that offers support and learning focused toward a marginalized membership base is discrimination. There are many women in tech groups and they exist for a reason and work well. People can't learn if they don't feel comfortable and safe. If people wonder why women feel intimidated and not part of things- it's this attitude right here. How sad. On 12/13/12 2:09 PM, Robin Schaaf robin.schaa...@nd.edu wrote: MJ, when you put everything under Equality, it dilutes each individual purpose. I find this type of response aggravating, actually (and enough that I'm actually sending an email (which I never do) about this!) Women have different issues than other groups - even stuff like when you have a kid and take a year off, how do you keep up on your mad programming skillz? Or program with pregnancy-brain? We often have different ways to look at things - obviously not less, but different. But in a predominantly male field it's easy to get lost or feel like an outsider (or heck, to be assumed in marketing!) If you want to be inclusive, you need to have a supportive environment. It's probably hard for anyone to imagine themselves a part of community when being outnumbered 20 to 1, especially with responses that dismiss something that multiple women are interested in. -Original Message- From: Code for Libraries [mailto:CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of MJ Ray Sent: Wednesday, December 12, 2012 7:26 AM To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] Question abt the code4libwomen idea On Mon, Dec 10, 2012 at 6:38 PM, Bess Sadler bess.sad...@gmail.com wrote: There have been some contradictory statements made about #libtechwomen because it was an emerging idea, and like code4lib, there is no formal power structure or authority. There is no requirement that one be female to participate, [...] That is good to know and a big improvement. The suggestion has been made that the name libtechwomen might not be welcoming to someone who wants to participate but does not identify as a woman. We have already discussed changing it and welcome suggestions. I suggest libtechEquality - any progress with other suggestions? Cary Gordon listu...@chillco.com Are there folks out there who think that you can only be in one IRC room at a time? If I want to be in the #190cmtall room, nobody in #code4lib would know, nor would it be any of their business. Are there people here who really feel threatened by this? That's not really a similar thing, but might indicate other problems. Would we not be troubled by code4libanything, just because it could be kept hidden and you could use code4lib anyway? Regards, -- MJ Ray Setchey, Norfolk, England
Re: [CODE4LIB] Proposed Changes to Future Conference Program Choosing
Hi All, There's so many parallel threads here that it's hard to determine which one to respond to. Nice to see all this open discussion though! :) In any case, in regards to choosing future talks and attempting to ensure speaker diversity, this blog post from Sarah Milstein Eric Ries (author of The Lean Startup which is also worth a read) just came across my radar. It details how The Lean Startup Conference has attempted to achieve a more diverse set of speakers. Obviously all of what they did may not apply easily to the code4lib conference, but it's at least worth reading/skimming in light of all these recent threads. http://www.startuplessonslearned.com/2012/11/solving-pipeline-problem.html - Tim -- Tim Donohue Technical Lead for DSpace Project DuraSpace.org
[CODE4LIB] NEWS RELEASE: New DuraCloud services provide cost effective preservation and archiving in the cloud
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Re: [CODE4LIB] Fwd: [Announce] Google Summer of Code 2012
Hi Peter All, DuraSpace plans to participate in GSoC again this year. DSpace has been involved with GSoC since 2007. After forming DuraSpace, Fedora DuraCloud have also begun mentoring GSoC projects (as of 2011). I know Evergreen also had a few GSoC projects last year. Beyond that, I'm not sure which other code4lib-related orgs have been involved with GSoC in years past. - Tim -- Tim Donohue Technical Lead for DSpace Project DuraSpace.org On 2/5/2012 6:37 PM, Peter Murray wrote: FYI. Is anyone making plans to participate in the Google Summer of Code this year? …stuck in the MSP airport on the way to #c4l12 Peter Begin forwarded message: From: Carol Smithcar...@google.commailto:car...@google.com Subject: [Announce] Google Summer of Code 2012 Date: February 4, 2012 12:53:57 PM CST To: Google Summer of Code Mentors Listgoogle-summer-of-code-mentors-l...@googlegroups.commailto:google-summer-of-code-mentors-l...@googlegroups.com Hi GSoC mentors and org admins, We've announced that we're doing Google Summer of Code 2012 [1]. Yay! If you would like to help spread the word about GSoC, we have presentations [2], logos [3], and flyers [4] for you all to use this year. Please host meetups, tell your friends and colleagues about the program, go to conferences, talk to people about the program, and just generally do all the awesome word-of-mouth stuff you do every year to promote the program. We rely on you for your help, so thank you in advance for all the work you do! Please consider translating the presentations and/or flyers into your native language and submitting them directly to me to post on the wiki. Localization for our material is integral to reaching the widest possible audience around the world. Please remember to take pictures at your meetup and write up a blog post for our blog [4]. We love highlighting the GSoC community on our blog! Please also considering translating the flyer or the presentation (or both) into your native language and submitting it to me. The more languages our resources are in, the better. If you need goodies for a meetup you're holding in your area, please contact me directly and let me know. I'd be happy to send along some promotional items. Please let me know when you decide on a date, time, and location for a meetup so I can put it on the calendar. The GSoC calendar has been updated with this year's dates, so please refer to that as well for important dates and deadlines. Please consider applying to participate as an organization again this year or maybe joining as a mentor for your favorite organization if they are selected this year. [1] - http://google-opensource.blogspot.com/2012/02/google-summer-of-code-2012-is-on.html [2] - http://code.google.com/p/google-summer-of-code/wiki/ProgramPresentations [3] - http://code.google.com/p/google-summer-of-code/wiki/GsocLogos [4] - http://code.google.com/p/google-summer-of-code/wiki/GsocFlyers Cheers, Carol -- Peter Murray Assistant Director, Technology Services Development LYRASIS peter.mur...@lyrasis.orgmailto:peter.mur...@lyrasis.org +1 678-235-2955 1438 West Peachtree Street NW Suite 200 Atlanta, GA 30309 Toll Free: 800.999.8558 Fax: 404.892.7879 www.lyrasis.orghttp://www.lyrasis.org/ LYRASIS: Great Libraries. Strong Communities. Innovative Answers.
Re: [CODE4LIB] Google Summer of Code 2012
Peter All, The only immediate coordination I can think of is making sure we are all aware which Library / code4lib-related organizations are applying for GSoC 2012. If GSoC 2012 Mentoring Organization applications are anything like last years, those organizations who were accepted in past years may be able to put in a good word for new applicants. Last year, DuraSpace was able to vouch for Evergreen to help them get in (I'm sure they would have made it in anyway, but a good word never hurts). Google is constantly looking for new organizations to take part in GSoC. I'd highly recommend other open source projects/organizations consider applying. It's a great experience, and a great opportunity for your developers/committers to mentor/teach students (to the benefit of your open source project and everyone else involved). Plus, at the end of it you get to send two people to Google Headquarters for their Mentor Summit meeting. Obviously, I cannot make any promises here around vouching for others (though we'd likely try do our best, within the limits of the application process). But, if anyone is wanting to know more about the whole Google Summer of Code program, feel free to get in touch. I'd be glad to give tips based on our past GSoC experience. Unfortunately, I'm not able to make #c4l12, otherwise I'd say let's meet up over a beer if you are interested in learning more about GSoC. - Tim -- Tim Donohue Technical Lead for DSpace Project DuraSpace.org On 2/6/2012 1:36 PM, Peter Murray wrote: Thanks for the memory refresher, Tim. I'm not sure there is any value in coordinating library open source efforts from a GSoC point-of-view, but it may be worthwhile for people to announce their intentions to make sure we're not operating at cross-purposes. LYRASIS is not planning on doing anything this year, but as we gear up FOSS4LIB.org work I'm hoping we'd be able to petition to be a mentoring organization next year. Peter On Feb 6, 2012, at 7:43 AM, Tim Donohue wrote: Hi Peter All, DuraSpace plans to participate in GSoC again this year. DSpace has been involved with GSoC since 2007. After forming DuraSpace, Fedora DuraCloud have also begun mentoring GSoC projects (as of 2011). I know Evergreen also had a few GSoC projects last year. Beyond that, I'm not sure which other code4lib-related orgs have been involved with GSoC in years past.
[CODE4LIB] Job Opening: DuraCloud Java Developer, DuraSpace, Inc.
Full Job Description available at: http://duraspace.org/javadeveloper.php Description: The java developer will join the team designing, building, and supporting the DuraCloud technology (http://duraspace.org/duracloud.php). The developer will be responsible for writing code and working with the larger team in defining requirements and creating the project roadmap. The position requires a knowledgeable, enthusiastic, and self-motivated individual with experience in integrating disparate code bases, Web services, API calls, wrappers, scripts or database synchronizations. The java developer will focus on best strategies for integrating DuraCloud and other DuraSpace systems as the underpinning for dynamic, collaborative Web-based applications. Other responsibilities include assisting the DuraSpace team in defining project goals, leading the software engineering process, and disseminating results (including software deployment, documentation, reports, journal articles, presentations at professional meetings/conferences). Qualifications: Required: College degree or equivalent work experience. Minimum two years direct experience in constructing integrated systems using components in Java, and ideally in one or more of Ruby, Python, PHP, or other Web development environments. Strong UNIX command line skills, and familiarity with typical open source packaging and build conventions. Strong communication and interpersonal skills. Flexibility and willingness to collaborate with both technical and non-technical staff in a team/cooperative environment. Desirable: Experience building and maintaining complex Web applications and/or digital library systems. Familiarity with Web Services and virtualized or cloud computing environments. Solid understanding of relational databases and SQL. Exposure to semantic technologies including RDF, OWL, and triple store systems. Background in hybrid systems linking components written in different languages. To Apply: Please email or mail cover letters and resumes addressed to: Carissa Smith jobs+javadevelo...@duraspace.org DuraSpace, Inc. 301 College Avenue Cornell University Information Science Building Ithaca, NY 14850
Re: [CODE4LIB] tagging
For any EPrints users out there, there's an AJAX Tagging Tool for EPrints which interfaces with Connotea and Del.icio.us: http://www.connotea.org/taggingtool I've never used it. But, it's worth a look. Tim -- Tim Donohue Research Programmer, Illinois Digital Environment for Access to Learning and Scholarship (IDEALS) 52 Grainger Engineering Library University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] web: www.ideals.uiuc.edu phone: (217) 244-7809 fax: (217) 244-7764 Chris Deweese wrote: Hi Johnathan, I am currently using tagging here: http://www.lcls.org/tags/ We have a news/blog system we use to publish content (custom built). I added tagging to it as a test. So far the staff like it. We are now organizing a lot of our documents using tags. I plan on using tagging more often because it gives me a way to link data together very easily. On different parts of the site I'd like to aggregate data from a couple of our own sources as well as possibly remote sources (mashup style). The code is all ASP.NET with MySQL at the back end. I am testing a tag design right now that uses MySQL fulltext, but I may change that. As it works now I have a text field called tags for each news post. I also have a tag index table that stores all the tags and how many times they are used. Each time an item is added the tags are sorted and the code determines if its a new tag or if it just needs to update the count for an existing tag. Likewise when something is removed, the tag count is decreased appropriately. Chris Chris Deweese Internet Applications Developer http://www.lcls.org Lewis Clark Library System 425 Goshen Road, Edwardsville IL 62025 618-656-3216 x130 AIM: ChrisDeweese25 - Illinois Library Systems - 40 Years of Excellence -Original Message- From: Jonathan Rochkind [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, March 09, 2006 10:50 AM To: Chris Deweese Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] tagging I would love to implement tagging for my consortial catalog, but we're not quite there yet. I have begun to use tagging in other ways and I think it is great; especially if you want to do a mashup or aggregate data from multiple sources based on a tag. Could you post more about the other great ways you have begun to use tagging, if you're willing? Interested, --Jonathan I imagine some people see tagging as some trendy fad; maybe it is, but I think it should be taken very seriously and people should really consider implementing it. There are lots of discussions out there about storing tag data and formulas for generating tag clouds. --this message is a little late in the conversation. Eric had to hook me up with the ability to post since I was trying to post from a diff address than I registered with. Chris Chris Deweese Internet Applications Developer http://www.lcls.org Lewis Clark Library System 425 Goshen Road, Edwardsville IL 62025 618-656-3216 x130 AIM: ChrisDeweese25 - Illinois Library Systems - 40 Years of Excellence -Original Message- From: Code for Libraries [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Eric Lease Morgan Sent: Thursday, March 09, 2006 9:48 AM To: CODE4LIB@listserv.nd.edu Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] tagging On Mar 8, 2006, at 2:29 PM, Eric Lease Morgan wrote: I'm wondering, to what degree does this group here think tagging would be beneficial in Library Land? For example, we could allow tagging to be done against items in a library catalog or against a personalized collection of Internet resources. If it were beneficial, then how would y'all implement it? Based on the responses, it sounds as if our small community believes there are benefits to tagging, especially if the tags are not necessarily anonymous. I will think about this some more, play with del.icio.us some more, and consider incorporating this feature into MyLibrary. Hmmm... -- Eric Off To Ann Arbor To Attend Cool Symposium Morgan
