Re: [CODE4LIB] Web application for crowdsourcing song identification

2014-07-15 Thread Jodi Schneider
Sounds cool, Gary. I agree with Brooke: the MusicIR community (J. Stephen Downie many others) would be a good starting point. The work I'm aware of goes the other way -- starting from scores. For instance, here's the Bodelain's crowdsourced digital annotation project:

Re: [CODE4LIB] Web application for crowdsourcing song identification

2014-07-15 Thread Gary McGath
Thanks! Having a keyword (MusicIR or variants) to chase down certainly helps, and I like the term nichesourcing, which is definitely what this project is about. On 7/15/14 7:38 AM, Jodi Schneider wrote: Sounds cool, Gary. I agree with Brooke: the MusicIR community (J. Stephen Downie many

Re: [CODE4LIB] EBook recommendations?

2014-07-15 Thread Elizabeth Leonard
What kinds of ebooks? From your mention of overdrive, I am assuming you mean fiction? Are you also looking for academic ebook vendors? Do you want to be able to purchase single titles or just a large collection? Elizabeth -Original Message- From: Code for Libraries

[CODE4LIB] Job: University Archivist Digital Curator at University of Winnipeg

2014-07-15 Thread jobs
University Archivist Digital Curator University of Winnipeg Winnipeg Organization: University of Winnipeg City: Winnipeg Province/State: MB Country: Canada Category: Archives Job type: Full-time Description and duties: The University of Winnipeg Library invites applicants to apply for

Re: [CODE4LIB] EBook recommendations?

2014-07-15 Thread Pikas, Christina K.
If you're in Charlotte, you have a pretty fabulous public library system with lots of books and some magazines: http://www.cmlibrary.org/catalog/download_ebooks.asp . If you're looking at for use within your school officially, you can't use their license for that, but don't you have a school

[CODE4LIB] American Philosophical Association Code of Conduct article

2014-07-15 Thread Edward M. Corrado
Considering the Code4Lib code of conduct discussions, some of you may find this article abot the possibility of the American Philosophical Association adopting one Edward http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2014/07/15/philosophy-association-considers-whether-it-needs-code-conduct

[CODE4LIB] Zoia Horn - RIP

2014-07-15 Thread Karen Coyle
From her family: Zoia died on July 12th, Saturday, around 7 am. She was in hospice and her family was with her. I'll do the sad update to her wikipedia page. kc -- Karen Coyle kco...@kcoyle.net http://kcoyle.net m: 1-510-435-8234 skype: kcoylenet

[CODE4LIB] code4lib midwest

2014-07-15 Thread Eric Lease Morgan
I’m surprised and impressed with the way Code4Lib Midwest is shaping up — http://wiki.code4lib.org/index.php/Midwest Cool! —ELM

[CODE4LIB] CFP (deadline extended to July 21st) 2nd Workshop on Sustainable Software for Science: Practice and Experiences (WSSSPE2); November 2014; New Orleans, LA, USA

2014-07-15 Thread Peter Murray
2nd Workshop on Sustainable Software for Science: Practice and Experiences (WSSSPE2) http://wssspe.researchcomputing.org.uk/wssspe2/ (to be held in conjunction with SC14, Sunday, 16 November 2014, New Orleans, LA, USA) Progress in scientific research is dependent on the quality and

Re: [CODE4LIB] Zoia Horn - RIP

2014-07-15 Thread Robin Chandler
Thanks for sharing this Karen. What an amazing Librarian and crusader! On Tue, Jul 15, 2014 at 7:05 AM, Karen Coyle li...@kcoyle.net wrote: From her family: Zoia died on July 12th, Saturday, around 7 am. She was in hospice and her family was with her. I'll do the sad update to her

[CODE4LIB] Job: Emerging Technology Librarian at Rochester Institute of Technology

2014-07-15 Thread jobs
Emerging Technology Librarian Rochester Institute of Technology Rochester The Emerging Technologies Librarian is a member of the IT Support and Development Department within The Wallace Center. This position will identify and implement innovative uses of emerging information and web technologies

[CODE4LIB] Job: Web Developer at Dartmouth

2014-07-15 Thread jobs
Web Developer Dartmouth Hanover The Dartmouth College Library is looking for a talented and motivated individual to join our team as a web developer, as we continue to move forward in building and implementing next generation library technologies. The selected individual will work with other

[CODE4LIB] Job: Head, Web Application Development Services at University of Nevada, Las Vegas

2014-07-15 Thread Carol Ou
** apologies for duplicate postings ** The University of Nevada, Las Vegas Libraries invites applications for the position of Head, Web Application Development Services. This tenure-track faculty position, reporting to the Director of Library Technologies, will lead and participate in the

[CODE4LIB] Online Course (excuse duplication): Search Engine Optimization (SEO) for Libraries

2014-07-15 Thread Mark Beatty
LITA presents a Web Course: Search Engine Optimization (SEO) for Libraries Being found in commercial search engines, like Google, and writing indexable content have largely been on the periphery of library web development practice. In this course/workshop, we will explore the mechanics and