[CODE4LIB] Deakin Genie webinar

2019-02-25 Thread Proffitt,Merrilee
Please join us next week to learn from Australian colleagues about 'Deakin Genie' a smartphone based virtual assistant designed to provide relevant information and resources to students via a voice controlled app. This webinar will be on March 5th (unless for you it is March 6th )! Open to all.

[CODE4LIB] Deadline extended to Feb 8th: LD4 Conference on Linked Data in Libraries call for participation

2019-01-25 Thread Proffitt,Merrilee
I am on the program committee for this exciting conference. Please let me know if you have any questions! **Deadline extended to February 8** LD4 Conference on Linked Data in Libraries: Call for Participation 2019 May 10-11 Boston, Massachusetts, USA Linked data promises to expose the

[CODE4LIB] OCLC Distinguished Seminar Series: "Why so Few? The Underrepresentation of Women in Technology and Software Development"

2019-05-06 Thread Proffitt,Merrilee
I hope you will join me in watching this upcoming OCLC Distinguished Seminar Series (DSS) delivered by Sandy Payette, founding CEO of DuraSpace, "Why so Few? The Underrepresentation of Women in Technology and Software Development". This will be on May 15th from 11-noon Eastern. You can register

Re: [CODE4LIB] libchalkhosting - anyone using it?

2021-11-22 Thread Proffitt,Merrilee
Hello Sara, We use libchalkhosting for HangingTogether (the blog of OCLC Research). We switched from using a different provider and have been very happy, especially with the transition from the old host to the new host which was very smooth. I am not the primary technical manager but do know

Re: [CODE4LIB] Virtual Reading Rooms

2022-10-06 Thread Proffitt,Merrilee
Hello Tom, Although this may not be what you are looking for, RLUK has done a significant amount of work around Virtual Reading Rooms, which they define as: Virtual Reading Rooms (VRRs) provide human mediated, real time consultations primarily for unique and distinctive collections which are

Re: [CODE4LIB] membership management software

2023-05-04 Thread Proffitt,Merrilee
WildApricot used to have a free tier but not anymore – it looks like their cheapest monthly option is $51 / month if you prepay for 2 years. I used to be the WildApricot admin for a running club and I know that products in this area have become quite pricey unless you are grandfathered into an