If Zotero is slurping up these Endnote-created .ens files without users
even knowing about it, that would be one thing.
But if .ens files can be created by many people, and if users can use
Zotero to import any of these .ens files, and if users _choose_ to use
Zotero to import Endnote-created
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On Sep 28, 2008, at 9:55 PM, Walter Lewis wrote:
I had read the original claim as we export citations accepted at
3500 journals (most of which they might have been able to accomplish
with the couple dozen styles in question given the popularity
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On Sep 29, 2008, at 10:19 AM, Jonathan Rochkind wrote:
But there's nothing illegal about reverse engineering it. Unless
perhaps you've signed a contract saying you wouldn't (did George
Mason? Perhaps, if they have an EndNote license).
I'm guessing that GMU-paid people wrote the code in question—they have
quite a team now. But it would an interesting legal question if
outside people had done it as part of the Open Source process and GMU
had merely agreed to include the code.
Tim
On Mon, Sep 29, 2008 at 10:50 AM, Peter Murray
Could anyone provide more details on registration to
http://code4lib.org/conference
Kindest thanks,
--
Ya¹aqov Ziso, Rowan University
856 256 4804 [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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On Sep 29, 2008, at 11:03 AM, Tim Spalding wrote:
I'm guessing that GMU-paid people wrote the code in question―they have
quite a team now. But it would an interesting legal question if
outside people had done it as part of the Open Source process
Peter Murray wrote:
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On Sep 29, 2008, at 11:03 AM, Tim Spalding wrote:
I'm guessing that GMU-paid people wrote the code in question―they have
quite a team now. But it would an interesting legal question if
outside people had done it as part of
Ya'aqov,
I don't believe registration is open for the 2009 conference yet.
Keep an eye on the list and the code4lib.org website.
Details specific to the 2009 conf will show up here:
http://code4lib.org/conference/2009/
-Mike
On Mon, Sep 29, 2008 at 11:05 AM, Ya'aqov Ziso [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Edward M. Corrado wrote:
This will be interesting to see how it works out. From what I read, it
looks like the case that Thomson has is based on, or at least strongly
enhanced by, the EULA. Thus, the legal questions may end up being 1) is
freeing data from a proprietary file format aviolation
Klein, Michael wrote:
Edward M. Corrado wrote:
This will be interesting to see how it works out. From what I read, it
looks like the case that Thomson has is based on, or at least strongly
enhanced by, the EULA. Thus, the legal questions may end up being 1) is
freeing data from a
Authors are wanted for Access2008.
I'm sure a number of us here will be attending the venerable
Access2008 Conference. [1] I'm also sure many of us attendees will be
blogging the event. I have also learned that Ariadne [2] is seeking
authors to write articles about the conference for an
Am I wrong, though, in thinking that a clean-room recreation of the Zotero
code that parses .ens files would be legal (although the use of ISI-provided
.ens files would still be, at best, questionable)? If so, I'd like to
encourage everyone who might be interested in working on such a project to
Edward M. Corrado wrote:
This will be interesting to see how it works out. From what I read, it
looks like the case that Thomson has is based on, or at least strongly
enhanced by, the EULA. Thus, the legal questions may end up being 1) is
freeing data from a proprietary file format aviolation
Makes sense to me. Only the judge that decides the case knows for sure.
Jonathan
Bill Dueber wrote:
Am I wrong, though, in thinking that a clean-room recreation of the Zotero
code that parses .ens files would be legal (although the use of ISI-provided
.ens files would still be, at best,
It just seems like if you've got Endeca doing the heavy lifting already, then
building something separate just to allow you to enter a specific point in a
sorted results list sounds like hard work?
Two possible approaches that occur to me (and of course not knowing Endeca they
may be well off
On Sun, Sep 21, 2008 at 10:36 AM, Michael Doran [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
If you're retrieving the data from your ILS and the ILS already has a
normalized call number field, you would want to retrieve that in addition to
your display call number. That would allow for sorting by call number
Before hiring a professional, I suggest we tap into our own resources
first. I personally have designed several logos for companies and
websites (in some cases I was even paid!), but am by no means
professionally trained, nor do I consider myself a professional graphic
designer. I would bet that
Ken,
That is an impressive collation of call numbers for each subject!
Clearly a lot of work went into this. (For example, bringing
together precise call number ranges within BX, DC, GV, HV, HX, LB, NA,
NB, PN, PS, TH, and Z into the single topic Architecture.)
Can you tell us a bit about how
I'll vote no on a logo. Not interested in adopting corporate mentality.
-- Wally
Jonathan Rochkind wrote:
To me, a committee of volunteers that anyone interested can be on _is_
a community decision.
This is sort of a philosophical discussion/debate we've had before.
Some people think
On Mon, Sep 22, 2008 at 10:39 AM, Jonathan Rochkind [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
To me, a committee of volunteers that anyone interested can be on _is_ a
community decision.
Yeah, I'm fine with this too (kind of). I would be against a
committee that wasn't open to whomever wanted to join (like,
The key to working with a professional is in identiyfing the design
program — what the organization's story is, who its community is,
and who you want to get your message to with the branding, as well as
identifying what uses the logo will be used for — print, promotional
items (t-shirts,
On Sun, Sep 21, 2008 at 11:40 AM, Michael J. Giarlo
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
If folks are in favor of someone in the community -- the list now has
over 1,000 subscribers -- rather than a professional designing the
logo, perhaps this could be a contest of sorts, much like our
conference t-shirt
Dear Code4Lib,
Because I'm not a coder or a librarian, I am not a member of the Code4Lib
community. However, my husband Jonathan, who is a member, told me about the
logo thread Roy started last week. As a professional designer, I agree with
Roy that Code4Lib could use a well-designed logo to
Dear Code4Lib,
Because I'm not a coder or a librarian, I am not a member of the Code4Lib
community. However, my husband Jonathan, who is a member, told me about the
logo thread Roy started last week. As a professional designer, I agree with
Roy that Code4Lib could use a well-designed logo to
I should clarify for those who might not have been following this thread
closely, Stephanie Brinley said that she was volunteering to create a
logo for code4lib. Options 1 and 3 would both cost us some money,
whereas option 2 would be free of charge.
Edward
Edward M. Corrado wrote:
I am
Ignite, Drupal, Ubuntu, OLPC and lots of other tech groups have logos and
brand identities. Actually some of the best-known logos are for
non-profits--I'll bet most of us can mentally summon the United Way logo, no
problem. I don't see it as a corpporate gesture. Code4Lib is a group that
people
On Tue, Sep 23, 2008 at 10:01 AM, Nicolas Morin
[EMAIL PROTECTED]wrote:
On Tue, Sep 23, 2008 at 3:56 PM, wally grotophorst [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
I'll risk ostracism and admit that I think this concern with a logo is a
little too corporate for my sensibilities.
But then that'd be part
I submit this for a logo:
http://code4lib.org/themes/panizzi/panizzi-watermark.png
Flogging the I don't give a rat's ass vote since 1 minute ago.
On Tue, Sep 23, 2008 at 11:13 AM, Roy Tennant [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Since we've been getting a variety of responses to my suggestion that now
On Mon, Sep 22, 2008 at 4:39 PM, Jonathan Rochkind [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
To me, a committee of volunteers that anyone interested can be on _is_ a
community decision.
Well it all depends on how the committee is selected doesn't it? If
it's people who care enough to volunteer, and are
In regards to ownership and trademarks...
Typically, the client has full ownership of a logo to use however they wish.
Since Code4Lib technically can't own the logo, I would recommend having the
logo released under the
Attribution-NoDerivshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/3.0/CC
License.
Socialized medicine? Sure. *We* have authority files!
-t
On Tue, 23 Sep 2008, David Fiander wrote:
One of the most important pages in the print volumes of the Library of
Congress Subject Headings (LCSH), is the title page verso, which
includes publication and copyright details. The folks at
I was aware of this data - but I'm really curious if anyone has ever heard of
or seen a scraping process that is run frequently to get updates. The data on
the fred2.0 site is from 2006. I'd like to try to keep an up to date copy -
especially since us Americans are entitled to free access to
Although note that these are only *subject* authorities.
Andrew, I think you may also be looking for name authorities (since I
assume this inquiry came from a suspiciously topically similar thread
on vufind-tech).
Yes - I would love to be able to obtain all authority files.
Also, Ed's
Individual facts or datum are not copyrightable, but collections of
facts -- particular expressions of data -- are. This is what makes
phone books, databases, and the like subject to copyright.
P.S. N.B. IANAL
On Wed, Sep 24, 2008 at 9:59 AM, Jonathan Rochkind [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
one counter argument that i would make to this is that we consistently
hear from faculty that they absolutely adore browsing the stacks--there
is something that they have learned to love about the experience
regardless of whether they understand that it is made possible by the
work of
Oh yeah. Especially in light of the other thread on code4lib:
http://www.courthousenews.com/2008/09/17/Reuters_Says_George_Mason_University_Is_Handing_Out_Its_Proprietary_Software.htm
On Fri, Sep 26, 2008 at 3:25 PM, Edward M. Corrado [EMAIL PROTECTED]wrote:
Pirates!
Shanley-Roberts, Ross
My point, I trust, is now abundantly clear. :)
On Fri, Sep 26, 2008 at 3:25 PM, Edward M. Corrado [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Pirates!
Shanley-Roberts, Ross A. Mr. wrote:
Ninjas!!!
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Thomas Dowling
Oh! You're right, they're clear about that on their web page, as well.
As Bryan points out.
So, wait: A bunch of libraries could pool together, buy the Whole
Enchilada for $28k, and put up a torrent?
Or, put another way, for less than the base salary of a starting
developer, *everyone* in the US
On Tue, Sep 23, 2008 at 10:09 AM, Thomas Dowling [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
How about trademark ownership and permissions for any logo? I'd hate to
see any conflict or misunderstanding down the road about who can put the
logo on what, who can sell t-shirts with it, etc.
Good questions. I
As of last update of the LOC authority files, 08-11-2008:
Name authority files total 7,161,713 records
Subject authority files total 339,144 records
http://www.loc.gov/cds/PDFdownloads/csb/index.html informs us American
citizens of
the quarterly updates for New Subjects, and Replacement
I find this debate interesting.
In the regular world, whenever there is a revolution somewhere, the
new government typically spends insane amounts of energy renaming
streets and other symbols. Anyone that's been involve in a website
design knows that you'll spend an eternity in font and color
2-3 colors max++
---
David Cloutman [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Electronic Services Librarian
Marin County Free Library
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[Amanda Hartman]
Sent: Monday, September 29, 2008 1:45 PM
To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU
Actually, I'm pretty sure a phone book is not, in the US, in general,
copyrightable.
I don't believe US law has any special protection for collections of
facts. The canonical introductory intellectual property class example,
which happens to be about a phone book in fact, is Feist v. Rural
In my experience, good brands accurately represent the organizational
nature of the entities they represent. IMHO, as disorganized as humanly
possible, isn't such a bad place to start. :)
---
David Cloutman [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Electronic Services Librarian
Marin County Free Library
Nathan Vack wrote:
So, wait: A bunch of libraries could pool together, buy the Whole
Enchilada for $28k, and put up a torrent?
I thought I remembered something about Casey Bisson doing exactly that
with a grant/award he received? I forget what happened to it. A snapshot
would just be a
On Mon, Sep 29, 2008 at 6:01 PM, Jonathan Rochkind [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I thought I remembered something about Casey Bisson doing exactly that with
a grant/award he received? I forget what happened to it. A snapshot would
just be a snapshot of course, it wouldn't include records created or
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