[CODE4LIB] June 2018 ITAL Published

2018-06-18 Thread Ken Varnum
y, but the seeds are being planted. The table of contents are below. Ken Varnum Editor “Primo New User Interface: Usability Testing and Local Customizations Implemented in Response” <https://doi.org/10.6017/ital.v37i2.10191> Blake Lee Galbreath, Corey Johnson, and Erin Hvizdak “Managing In

[CODE4LIB] Information Technology and Libraries -- September 2018 Issue Published

2018-09-26 Thread Ken Varnum
I'm pleased to announce the publication of the September 2018 issue of *Information Technology and Libraries*, LITA's open-access, peer-reviewed journal. Do you have an idea for an article you'd like to contribute? I look forward to hearing from you. Ken Varnum Editor, ITA

[CODE4LIB] March 2019 ITAL Issue Now Available

2019-03-20 Thread Ken Varnum
g/10.6017/ital.v38i1.10980>, LITA President Bohyun Kim provides updates from January's ALA Midwinter meeting. - In his Editorial Board Thoughts column, Kevin Ford talks about the importance of user stories and use cases <https://doi.org/10.6017/ital.v38i1.10979> to any techn

[CODE4LIB] June 2019 ITAL Issue Now Available

2019-07-08 Thread Ken Varnum
that has gone into the planned division merger that would combine LITA, ALCTS, and LLAMA - In her Editorial Board Thoughts column <https://doi.org/10.6017/ital.v38i2.11091>, Cinthya Ippoliti discusses the role of libraries in fostering digital pedagogy *Submit Your Ideas* Contac

[CODE4LIB] Propose a Topic for the ITAL "Public Libraries Leading the Way" Column

2019-10-29 Thread Ken Varnum
re practical experience with technology development or uses within the library. Proposals are due by November 30, and selections will be made by December 15. If you have questions, contact Ken Varnum, Editor, at var...@umich.edu. Sincerely, Ken Varnum, Editor Information Technologies and Libraries -

[CODE4LIB] REMINDER: Call for Columns for the ITAL "Public Libraries Leading the Way"

2019-11-21 Thread Ken Varnum
If you work in a public library, please consider this opportunity. If you have friends or colleagues who do -- please share this announcement with them. Proposals are due by November 30. Ken Varnum Editor, ITAL University of Michigan -- Forwarded message - From: Ken Varnum Date

[CODE4LIB] Fwd: [lita-l] March 2020 ITAL Issue Now Available

2020-03-16 Thread Ken Varnum
dex> is available now. In this issue, * ITAL <https://ejournals.bc.edu/index.php/ital/article/view/11631/9685>* Editor Ken Varnum <https://ejournals.bc.edu/index.php/ital/article/view/12137/9915> shares his support of LITA, ALCTS, and LLAMA merging to form a new ALA division, Core. Our

[CODE4LIB] Fwd: [lita-l] Announcing the June 2020 Issue of Information Technology and Libraries!

2020-06-17 Thread Ken Varnum
The June 2020 issue <https://ejournals.bc.edu/index.php/ital/issue/view/1117> of *Information Technology and Libraries* (ITAL) was published on June 15. Editor Ken Varnum and LITA President Emily Morton-Owens reflect on the past three months in their Letter from the Editor, A Blank Page

[CODE4LIB] September issue of ITAL Published

2020-09-23 Thread Ken Varnum
rely on overly complicated workflows. Institutions interested in adopting a simple, automated, post-IR method to submit ETDs into ProQuest, while keeping the local workflow, should benefit from this method. -- Ken Varnum Senior Program Manager for Discovery, Delivery, and Library Analytics Libr

[CODE4LIB] Corrected link

2020-09-23 Thread Ken Varnum
/12197 (updated below). Ken On Wed, Sep 23, 2020 at 11:51 AM Ken Varnum wrote: > The September 2020 issue > <https://ejournals.bc.edu/index.php/ital/issue/view/1119> of Information > Technology and Libraries (ITAL) was published on September 21. LITA > President Evviva Weinra

[CODE4LIB] Writing Opportunity: Propose a Topic for the ITAL "Public Libraries Leading the Way" Column

2020-12-07 Thread Ken Varnum
re practical experience with technology development or uses within the library. Proposals are due by January 4, 2021, and selections will be made by January 15. If you have questions, contact Ken Varnum, Editor, at var...@umich.edu. Ken Varnum, Editor *Information Technology and Libraries <http://italjournal.org/>*

[CODE4LIB] DEADLINE EXTENDED for this ITAL "Public Libraries Leading the Way" Writing Opportunity

2021-01-04 Thread Ken Varnum
Deadline extended through noon on Monday, January 11! -- Ken Varnum Senior Program Manager for Discovery, Delivery, and Library Analytics Library Information Technology | University of Michigan Library var...@umich.edu | *he, him, his* https://www.lib.umich.edu/users/varnum *Want to improve

[CODE4LIB] Writing Opportunity for Public Library Technology folks: ITAL;s "Public Libraries Leading the Way" Column

2021-12-08 Thread Ken Varnum
research articles, but are meant to share practical experience with technology development or uses within the library. Proposals are due by January 5, 2022, and selections will be made by January 14. If you have questions, contact Ken Varnum, Editor, at var...@umich.edu. Sincerely, Ken

[CODE4LIB] ODI Library Conformance Statement Workshop

2022-09-06 Thread Ken Varnum
<https://www.eventbrite.com/e/fall-2022-odi-conformance-statement-workshop-for-libraries-tickets-406257275447> by October 16, 2022 If you have questions, contact o...@niso.org. -- Ken Varnum Senior Program Manager and Discovery Strategist Library Information Technology | University of Michigan Library var.

Re: [CODE4LIB] ODI Library Conformance Statement Workshop

2022-09-06 Thread Ken Varnum
Sheila, Thanks for asking! A recording will be made available to registrants and on the event page at https://www.niso.org/events/odi-conformance-statement-workshop-libraries Ken -- Ken Varnum Senior Program Manager and Discovery Strategist Library Information Technology | University of

[CODE4LIB] Announcing a free Linked Open Data talk: “A Sinopia, Marva and Alma Linked Data Implementation”

2022-11-16 Thread Ken Varnum
uestions about the event, please contact Ken Varnum, var...@umich.edu. Ken Varnum, on behalf of the IGeLU/ELUNA Linked Open Data Community of Practice -- Ken Varnum Senior Program Manager and Discovery Strategist Library Information Technology | University of Michigan Library var...@umich.edu | *h

[CODE4LIB] Writing Opportunity: Propose a Topic for the ITAL "Public Libraries Leading the Way" Column

2022-12-05 Thread Ken Varnum
l experience with technology development or uses within the library. Proposals are due by January 6, 2023. Selections will be made by January 20, 2023. If you have questions, contact Ken Varnum, Editor, at var...@umich.edu, or Marisha Kelly, Assistant Editor, at marisha.librar...@gmail.com. T

Re: [CODE4LIB] Any cool new discovery projects out there?

2023-08-24 Thread Ken Varnum
Coincidentally, we launched LibKey Discovery in our local article discovery layer <https://search.lib.umich.edu/articles> this morning, in addition to the links generated via Primo's APIs. Students return next week and I'm curious to see how usage of the LibKey and Primo links c

[CODE4LIB] December 2023 Issue of Information Technology and Libraries

2023-12-20 Thread Ken Varnum
e editor and assistant editor, please contact either of us at the email addresses below. Ken Varnum, Editor var...@umich.edu Marisha Kelly, Assistant Editor marisha.librar...@gmail.com -- Ken Varnum Senior Program Manager and Discovery Strategist Library Information Technology | Unive

[CODE4LIB] Writing Opportunity: Propose a Topic for the ITAL "Public Libraries Leading the Way" Column

2024-01-18 Thread Ken Varnum
**February 9, 2024, and selections will be made by February 23.* If you have questions, contact Ken Varnum, Editor, at var...@umich.edu, or Marisha Kelly, Assistant Editor, at marisha.librar...@gmai.com. Sincerely, Ken Varnum, Editor *Information Technology and Libraries <https://ital.corejournals.org/>*

[CODE4LIB] Become a peer reviewer for Information Technology and Libraries

2024-01-31 Thread Ken Varnum
rtly thereafter. The form will remain open, and we will periodically add reviewers over time. If you have any questions, please email editors Ken Varnum (editor of *Information Technology and Libraries*) at var...@umich.edu, Rachel Scott (editor of *Library Services and Technical Resource

Re: [CODE4LIB] Code4Lib 2024 WaitList

2024-03-01 Thread Ken Varnum
Varnum Code4Lib2024 local planning committee -- Ken Varnum Senior Program Manager and Discovery Strategist Library Information Technology | University of Michigan Library var...@umich.edu | *he, him, his* https://www.lib.umich.edu/users/varnum *Want to improve transparency in library discovery? Submit

[CODE4LIB] LITA online continuing education for September 2016

2016-08-11 Thread Ken Varnum
arch to Impact your Library UW, with Rachel Vacek and Deirdre Costello Offered: October 2016, running for 6 weeks. *Check the *Online Learning web page <http://www.ala.org/lita/learning/online>* for more details as they become available.* *Questions or Comments?* For all other questions or

[CODE4LIB] How to Talk About User Experience – a new LITA webinar

2016-08-31 Thread Ken Varnum
me Register Online, page arranged by session date (login required) <http://www.ala.org/Template.cfm?Section=olweb&Template=/Conference/ConferenceList.cfm&ConferenceTypeCode=X> *Questions or Comments?* For questions or comments, contact LITA at (312) 280-4268 or Mark Beatty, mbea...@ala.org

[CODE4LIB] Social Media For My Institution - a new LITA web course

2016-09-12 Thread Ken Varnum
nferenceTypeCode=X> *Questions or Comments?* For questions or comments, contact LITA at (312) 280-4268 or Mark Beatty, mbea...@ala.org -- Ken Varnum Senior Program Manager for Discovery, Delivery, and Library Analytics Library Information Technology | University of Michigan Library var...@umich.edu | @varnum | 734-615-3287 http://www.lib.umich.edu/users/varnum

[CODE4LIB] Learn about "Online Productivity Tools” at this LITA webinar

2016-09-14 Thread Ken Varnum
2016 11:00 am – 12:30 pm Central Time Register Online, page arranged by session date (login required) <http://www.ala.org/Template.cfm?Section=oloc&Template=/Conference/ConferenceList.cfm&ConferenceTypeCode=X> Questions or Comments? For questions or comments, contact LITA at (31

[CODE4LIB] Using Google Statistics for your Repository – a new LITA webinar

2016-09-19 Thread Ken Varnum
plate.cfm?Section=oloc&Template=/Conference/ConferenceList.cfm&ConferenceTypeCode=X> *Questions or Comments?* For questions or comments, contact LITA at (312) 280-4268 or Mark Beatty, mbea...@ala.org -- Ken Varnum Senior Program Manager for Discovery, Delivery, and Library Analytics

[CODE4LIB] Social Media For My Institution - a new LITA web course

2016-09-22 Thread Ken Varnum
m&ConferenceTypeCode=X> *Questions or Comments?* For questions or comments, contact LITA at (312) 280-4268 or Mark Beatty, mbea...@ala.org -- Ken Varnum Senior Program Manager for Discovery, Delivery, and Library Analytics Library Information Technology | University of Michigan Library var...@umich.edu | @varnum | 734-615-3287 http://www.lib.umich.edu/users/varnum

[CODE4LIB] Learn “Online Productivity Tools” – a LITA webinar

2016-09-29 Thread Ken Varnum
11, 2016 11:00 am – 12:30 pm Central Time Register Online, page arranged by session date (login required) <http://www.ala.org/Template.cfm?Section=oloc&Template=/Conference/ConferenceList.cfm&ConferenceTypeCode=X> *Questions or Comments?* For questions or comments, contact LITA at (31

[CODE4LIB] Register Now for this LITA Webinar: Using Google Statistics for your Repository

2016-10-03 Thread Ken Varnum
session date (login required) <http://www.ala.org/Template.cfm?Section=oloc&Template=/Conference/ConferenceList.cfm&ConferenceTypeCode=X> *Questions or Comments?* For questions or comments, contact LITA at (312) 280-4268 or Mark Beatty, mbea...@ala.org -- Ken Varnum Senior Program Manager for

[CODE4LIB] LITA Web Course: Social Media For My Institution -- Registration Open

2016-10-05 Thread Ken Varnum
ceList.cfm&ConferenceTypeCode=X> *Questions or Comments?* For questions or comments, contact LITA at (312) 280-4268 or Mark Beatty, mbea...@ala.org -- Ken Varnum Senior Program Manager for Discovery, Delivery, and Library Analytics Library Information Technology | University of Michigan Library var...@umich.edu | @varnum | 734-615-3287 http://www.lib.umich.edu/users/varnum

[CODE4LIB] Work Smarter with “Online Productivity Tools: A LITA Webinar

2016-10-25 Thread Ken Varnum
t; *Questions or Comments?* For questions or comments, contact LITA at (312) 280-4268 or Mark Beatty, mbea...@ala.org -- Ken Varnum Senior Program Manager for Discovery, Delivery, and Library Analytics Library Information Technology | University of Michigan Library var...@umich.edu | @varnum

[CODE4LIB] How do your users get from citations to full text?

2017-01-10 Thread Ken Varnum
e your name and contact information, a member of our group may follow up with you to better understand the specifics of your institution’s particular setup. If you have questions about this survey, please address them to: Ken Varnum University of Michigan Library Co-chair of the Tracking Link O

[CODE4LIB] ACRL/LITA Webinar on High Performance Computing

2017-02-06 Thread Ken Varnum
open source software and open access to data. Look here for current and past LITA continuing education offerings <http://www.ala.org/lita/learning/online> *Questions or Comments? * contact LITA at (312) 280-4268 or Mark Beatty, mbea...@ala.org contact ACRL at (312) 280-2522 or Margot Conaha

[CODE4LIB] Call for Proposals, LITA education webinars and web courses

2017-03-24 Thread Ken Varnum
ttee liaison. That person is responsible for contacting you no later than 30 days after your submission to provide feedback. Please email l...@ala.org with any questions. We’re looking forward to a slate of compelling and useful online education programs this year! -- Ken Varnum Senior Program Man

[CODE4LIB] LITA Spring 2017 Web Courses

2017-04-06 Thread Ken Varnum
for the course. And don’t miss the other upcoming LITA continuing education offerings by checking the Online Learning web page <http://www.ala.org/lita/learning/online>. *Questions or Comments?* For all other questions or comments related to the course, contact LITA at (312) 280-4268 or Mark Bea

[CODE4LIB] Universal Design for Libraries and Librarians -- A LITA Web Course

2017-04-18 Thread Ken Varnum
earning/LITAWebCourseRegFormNov2014.pdf> OR call 1-800-545-2433 <(800)%20545-2433> and press 5 OR email registrat...@ala.org *Questions or Comments?* For all other questions or comments related to the course, contact LITA at (312) 280-4268 or Mark Beatty, mbea...@ala.org -- Ken Varnum

[CODE4LIB] Register for a LITA Web Course on Git and GitHub

2017-04-25 Thread Ken Varnum
comments related to the course, contact LITA at (312) 280-4268 or Mark Beatty, mbea...@ala.org -- Ken Varnum Senior Program Manager for Discovery, Delivery, and Library Analytics Library Information Technology | University of Michigan Library var...@umich.edu | @varnum | 734-615-3287 https://www.lib.umich.edu/users/varnum

[CODE4LIB] LITA’s web courses on Project Management and Universal Design are starting soon

2017-05-04 Thread Ken Varnum
/learning/online> Questions or Comments? Contact LITA at (312) 280-4268 or Mark Beatty, mbea...@ala.org -- Ken Varnum Senior Program Manager for Discovery, Delivery, and Library Analytics Library Information Technology | University of Michigan Library var...@umich.edu | @varnum | 734-615-3287 https://www.lib.umich.edu/users/varnum

[CODE4LIB] Contextual Inquiry -- Registration is Open for this LITA Web Course

2017-05-25 Thread Ken Varnum
other questions or comments related to the course, contact LITA at (312) 280-4268 or Mark Beatty, mbea...@ala.org -- Ken Varnum Senior Program Manager for Discovery, Delivery, and Library Analytics Library Information Technology | University of Michigan Library var...@umich.edu | @varnum | 734-615-3287 https://www.lib.umich.edu/users/varnum

[CODE4LIB] Call for Chapter Proposals: Second Edition of Top Technologies Every Librarian Needs to Know

2017-06-06 Thread Ken Varnum
s in particular? 3. What are early adopters doing? 4. What does the future trend look like? 5. Having embraced this technology, what would the library of 2022 look like? Proposals should be submitted to Ken Varnum, the book's editor, via https://goo.gl/forms/LwXOcJfTBho

[CODE4LIB] Learn about Contextual Inquiry, after ALA Annual

2017-06-20 Thread Ken Varnum
, contact LITA at (312) 280-4268 or Mark Beatty, mbea...@ala.org -- Ken Varnum Senior Program Manager for Discovery, Delivery, and Library Analytics Library Information Technology | University of Michigan Library var...@umich.edu | @varnum | 734-615-3287 https://www.lib.umich.edu/users/varnum

[CODE4LIB] REMINDER -- Deadline is 7/15/2017: Call for Chapter Proposals for Second Edition of Top Technologies Every Librarian Needs to Know

2017-07-06 Thread Ken Varnum
does the technology matter in general, and to libraries in particular? 3. What are early adopters doing? 4. What does the future trend look like? 5. Having embraced this technology, what would the library of 2022 look like? Proposals should be submitted to Ken Varnum, the book'

[CODE4LIB] Proposal Deadline Extended: Chapter Proposals for Second Edition of Top Technologies Every Librarian Needs to Know

2017-07-14 Thread Ken Varnum
afts due - January 31, 2018: Editor's comments provided to authors - February 28, 2018: Revised drafts due to editor *About the Editor* Ken Varnum is the Senior Program Manager for Discovery, Delivery, and Library Analytics at the University of Michigan Library. Ken's research an

[CODE4LIB] FINAL CALL: Chapter Proposals for Second Edition of Top Technologies Every Librarian Needs to Know

2017-07-21 Thread Ken Varnum
Why does the technology matter in general, and to libraries in particular? 3. What are early adopters doing? 4. What does the future trend look like? 5. Having embraced this technology, what would the library of 2022 look like? Proposals should be submitted to Ken Varnum, the boo

Re: [CODE4LIB] [lita-l] Status of ODI (Open Discovery Initiative) implementation

2017-08-15 Thread Ken Varnum
see more conformance statements and better understand what we should be able to find in our discovery tools in comparison to the native sources. -- Ken Varnum Senior Program Manager for Discovery, Delivery, and Library Analytics Library Information Technology | University of Michigan Library var...

[CODE4LIB] December 2017 ITAL Issue Published

2018-01-03 Thread Ken Varnum
t; *Submit Your Ideas* Have an idea for a contribution to ITAL? Contact Ken Varnum, editor, at var...@umich.edu with your proposal. Current formats are generally - Articles – original research or comprehensive and in-depth analyses, in the 3000-5000 word range. - Communications – brief rese

[CODE4LIB] Tell the Open Discovery Initiative How Web-Scale Discovery is Working

2018-02-06 Thread Ken Varnum
establish baseline information about the content and metadata included in discovery services and offered by a range of content providers. In addition, if you are interested in keeping up to date with ODI, please sign up to our Interest mailing list - http://www.niso.org/lists/opendiscovery Thank you

[CODE4LIB] REMINDER: Tell the Open Discovery Initiative How Web-Scale Discovery is Working

2018-02-20 Thread Ken Varnum
If you haven't had a chance to complete this survey, or if you started it but didn't finish, it will remain open through Wednesday, February 28. https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/LBDTLFF -- Ken Varnum Senior Program Manager for Discovery, Delivery, and Library Analytics Library I

[CODE4LIB] March 2018 issue of Information Technology and Libraries

2018-03-19 Thread Ken Varnum
abstracts of reviewed articles are below. Ken Varnum Editor - Letter from the Editor <https://doi.org/10.6017/ital.v37i1.10388> (Ken Varnum) - LITA President’s Message <https://doi.org/10.6017/ital.v37i1.10386> (Andromeda Yelton) - ITAL Editorial Bo