Re: [CODE4LIB] archiving web pages

2014-01-15 Thread Andrew Darby
line > > > newspaper. Creating a WARC file of the content seems straightforward, > but > > > how will that content fair long-term? Also, how is the WARC served to > an > > > end-user? Is there some other method I should look at? > > > Thanks in advance for any advice! > > > Kathryn > > > > > > -- Andrew Darby Head, Web & Emerging Technologies University of Miami Libraries

[CODE4LIB] Information Systems Coordinator at the University of Miami Libraries

2014-02-06 Thread Andrew Darby
The University has a strong commitment to diversity and encourages applications from candidates of diverse cultural backgrounds. -- Andrew Darby Head, Web & Emerging Technologies University of Miami Libraries

Re: [CODE4LIB] SubjectsPlus themes

2014-04-29 Thread Andrew Darby
/?hl=en#!forum/subjectsplus > > > > > On Tue, Apr 29, 2014 at 11:54 AM, Wilhelmina Randtke >wrote: > > > Does anyone have a theme for SubjectsPlus up on github? > > > > I'm playing around with the CMS, and I can't find themes. Surely they > > mus

Re: [CODE4LIB] Open source alternative to LibAnswers as the library IT KB for library staff?

2014-09-15 Thread Andrew Darby
It is an option to use the SharePoint Discussion Board but I am looking > for an alternative since SP tends to get lukewarm responses from users in > my experience. > > Any suggestions or feedback would be appreciated. > > Thanks, > Bohyun > -- Andrew Darby Head, Web & Emerging Technologies University of Miami Libraries

[CODE4LIB] GIS Librarian Position at the University of Miami Libraries

2014-09-25 Thread Andrew Darby
description: https://library.miami.edu/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/Geospatial-Information-Systems-GIS-Services-Librarian1.pdf -- Andrew Darby Head, Web & Emerging Technologies University of Miami Libraries

Re: [CODE4LIB] LibGuides: I don't get it

2013-08-11 Thread Andrew Darby
the CMS). > > > > And yes, those librarians' favorite example libguides have a dozen tabs > > with hundreds of links on each tab. Overwhelm the patron with links--who > > cares! Just let me recreate the Yahoo Directory I so miss with every > > possible resource I can find online. Half those links don't work next > > semester? Doesn't matter, as no one will ever maintain that page again > (and > > no patron will use it, since they will just Google these resources > anyway). > > > > > > > > -- > > Robert Sebek > > Webmaster, Virginia Tech Libraries > > (http://www.lib.vt.edu/) > -- Andrew Darby Head, Web & Emerging Technologies University of Miami Libraries

Re: [CODE4LIB] LibGuides: I don't get it

2013-08-11 Thread Andrew Darby
ving broad > connections and being available to give advice or pointers, you can assist > libraries / departments that don't have the luxury of having access to > technology skill. If all you do is drum on open source diy, when there is > a low cost alternative that works, then yo

[CODE4LIB] Usability Person?

2013-10-30 Thread Andrew Darby
is working out well or you wish you'd spent the money on more robots instead; where this person resides in your org chart; what sort of qualifications you looked for when hiring; etc. Thanks, Andrew -- Andrew Darby Head, Web & Emerging Technologies University of Miami Libraries

Re: [CODE4LIB] Usability Person?

2013-10-31 Thread Andrew Darby
t hired a dedicated user experience librarian whose work would also > include customer service assessments and user space area. > > > ranti. > > > On Wed, Oct 30, 2013 at 11:24 AM, Andrew Darby >wrote: > > > Hello, all. This is perhaps a bit off-topic, but I w

Re: [CODE4LIB] usability question: searching for a database (not in a database)

2010-07-30 Thread Andrew Darby
people see a > search box they're not going to bother reading the text but will just assume > it's a federated search tool. > > Any advice? > > -Sarah Beth > > -- > Sarah Beth Weeks > Interim Head Librarian of Technical Services and Systems > St Olaf Col

[CODE4LIB] PHP Security Question

2010-10-17 Thread Andrew Darby
tly, agdarby AT gmail DOT com. Thanks a lot, Andrew Darby

Re: [CODE4LIB] PHP Security Question

2010-10-17 Thread Andrew Darby
ss it on-list? > > Thanks, > > Cary > > On Sun, Oct 17, 2010 at 1:10 PM, Andrew Darby wrote: >> Hi, all.  I have a question about PHP security vulnerabilities I'd >> like to ask someone off-list. >> >> Any PHP gurus wise in the way of the black hat (maybe xss

[CODE4LIB] Job Posting: Web Services Librarian, Ithaca College Library

2011-06-10 Thread Andrew Darby
Apologies for cross posting. I'm in this position now, if you'd like to know more about the work environment or the library, you can drop me a line off-list. The posting on our website is here: http://www.ithacalibrary.com/services/jobs.php Andrew // Ithaca College Libr

[CODE4LIB] Job: Digital Technologies Programmer, University of Miami Libraries

2011-10-06 Thread Andrew Darby
ge and use of version control systems in software development. * Web user interface design -- Andrew Darby Head, Web & Emerging Technologies University of Miami Libraries

Re: [CODE4LIB] jQuery modal or interstitial plugin

2011-10-07 Thread Andrew Darby
Colorbox rules! On Oct 7, 2011 11:51 AM, "Nate Hill" wrote: > Does anyone have a favorite they'd suggest? > I need to make some kind of interstitial overlay that is triggered on page > load. > There's a lot of options. Figured I'd ask. > > -- > Nate Hill > nathanielh...@gmail.com > http://www.na

Re: [CODE4LIB] web spam block less awful than Captcha?

2011-10-24 Thread Andrew Darby
s?) to fill out on the >>assumption that bots probably do it way faster - or possibly way slower? >>Do they save them up for later? Should I add an upper bound? Is this just >>a really dumb idea? >> >>If I try that one, I would start not by eliminating the bad results but >>by marking them as spam and seeing how effective it is. >> >>Other ideas? (PHP-friendly answers would be easiest for me to implement, >>but others may work too.) >> >>What works for you? >> >>Thanks >>Ken > -- Andrew Darby Head, Web & Emerging Technologies University of Miami Libraries

[CODE4LIB] Jobs at Code4Lib Conference

2012-02-01 Thread Andrew Darby
7;s a page on the wiki seeded with one job http://wiki.code4lib.org/index.php/2012_jobs and hopefully something even more old school (like a big piece of paper) will be up at the conference venue. Thanks, Andrew Darby Head, Web & Emerging Technologies University of Miami Libraries p.s. we're hiring!

Re: [CODE4LIB] perl recaptcha?

2008-07-01 Thread Andrew Darby
. See > http://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2007/11/spammers_using.html > for example. > > > Hope that helps, > -- > MJ Ray (slef) > Webmaster for hire, statistician and online shop builder for a small > worker cooperative http://www.ttllp.co.uk/ http://mjr.towers.org.uk/ > (Notice http://mjr.towers.org.uk/email.html) tel:+44-844-4437-237 > -- Andrew Darby Web Services Librarian Ithaca College Library http://www.ithaca.edu/library/ [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[CODE4LIB] Code4Lib Journal: Call for Papers, Issue 8, November 2009

2009-07-27 Thread Andrew Darby
Call for Papers (and apologies for cross-posting): The Code4Lib Journal (C4LJ) exists to foster community and share information among those interested in the intersection of libraries, technology, and the future. The Code4Lib Journal is now accepting proposals for publication in its 8th issue. Do

[CODE4LIB] Code4Lib Journal Issue 8 Available

2009-11-23 Thread Andrew Darby
[Sorry for cross-posting.] The new issue of the Code4Lib Journal is now available. Issue 8's contents are as follows: Openness [Editorial Introduction] by Andrew Darby http://journal.code4lib.org/articles/2282 On openness and the Code4Lib Journal. ~ Infomaki: An Open Source, Lightw

[CODE4LIB] Code4Lib Journal: Editors Wanted

2010-02-02 Thread Andrew Darby
ntact us by email at c4lj-artic...@googlegroups.com. Andrew Darby on behalf of the Code4Lib Editorial Committee

Re: [CODE4LIB] Sunday in Asheville

2010-02-17 Thread Andrew Darby
y Monk [1].  It's a half-mile from the conference >> hotel, so >> > it's easily walkable/stumbleable. >> > >> > I hope to run into some of you folks there.  If you're into Belgian >> > beer and a different pub atmosphere, do join me. >> > >> > -Mike >> > >> > P.S. If you'd like to reach me via phone, my number is: the NJ area >> > code beginning with seven, followed by the numerically lower Santa >> > Monica (CA) area code, followed by the sum of the prior >> value added to >> > the number of the beast, padded with one zero. >> > >> >  1. http://www.yelp.com/biz/thirsty-monk-pub-asheville >> > -- Andrew Darby Web Services Librarian Ithaca College Library http://www.ithaca.edu/library/ ada...@ithaca.edu

Re: [CODE4LIB] Sunday in Asheville

2010-02-17 Thread Andrew Darby
sports bar on Yelp, and their Web site says >>> they have 16 televisions -- I'm sure we can convince them to tune a measly >>> one TV to the hockey game. >>> >>> Julia >>> >>> >>> >>> ********* >>> >>> Julia Bauder >>> >>> D

Re: [CODE4LIB] Sunday in Asheville

2010-02-17 Thread Andrew Darby
has just the right stuff to help us > puckheads deal with the lack of hockey being shown.  Not to kick off > an epic BEER VERSUS HOCKEY religious crusade. > > -Mike > > P.S. Beer. > -- Andrew Darby Web Services Librarian Ithaca College Library http://www.ithaca.edu/library/ ada...@ithaca.edu

[CODE4LIB] Last Call: Editors Wanted for the Code4Lib Journal

2010-03-01 Thread Andrew Darby
e met some prospective editors at the Conference, but if you want more information drop us a line at c4lj-artic...@googlegroups.com. Andrew Darby on behalf of the Code4Lib Editorial Committee

Re: [CODE4LIB] Code4Lib 2011 Proposals

2010-03-03 Thread Andrew Darby
ommitee for the Jasig conference for the sixth time in a row but I'm >> > inclined to throw out Ithaca, NY as a possible location for 2011. >> >> ooh, +1 ... I was born in Ithaca, but haven't been back since; I'd >> love an excuse to visit and explore! From what I hear, it would make a >> nice venue for c4l11. >> >> Kevin >> > -- Andrew Darby Web Services Librarian Ithaca College Library http://www.ithaca.edu/library/ ada...@ithaca.edu

Re: [CODE4LIB] e-journals lists, database lists

2012-05-24 Thread Andrew Darby
Best, > > -Tod > > > Tod Olson > Systems Librarian > University of Chicago Library -- Andrew Darby Head, Web & Emerging Technologies University of Miami Libraries

[CODE4LIB] Code4Lib Journal - Call for Proposals

2012-09-12 Thread Andrew Darby
ke to hear what you are doing. Code4Lib Journal Editorial Committee -- Andrew Darby Head, Web & Emerging Technologies University of Miami Libraries

Re: [CODE4LIB] Code4Lib Journal - Call for Proposals

2012-09-13 Thread Andrew Darby
, Sep 13, 2012 at 5:57 AM, Gary McGath wrote: > On 9/12/12 10:17 AM, Andrew Darby wrote: >> Call for Papers (and apologies for cross-posting): >> > ... >> Remember, for consideration for the 19th issue, please send proposals, >> abstracts, or draft articles to jour...@c

Re: [CODE4LIB] Code4lib Registration tomorrow (12/4)

2012-12-04 Thread Andrew Darby
; >> - Original Message - >> From: "Cynthia Ng" >> To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU >> Sent: Tuesday, December 4, 2012 9:11:56 AM >> Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] Code4lib Registration tomorrow (12/4) >> >> Am I the only one having problems making

Re: [CODE4LIB] Code4lib Chicago 2013 poster

2012-12-07 Thread Andrew Darby
it would also be great to acknowledge our code > fore-mother, Henriette Avram (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henriette_Avram) > Unfortunately, a quick Google didn't spot any photos of her with a mainframe. > A more serious search might turn up something better. -- Andrew Darby Head, W

[CODE4LIB] Code4Lib Journal Issue #19

2013-01-15 Thread Andrew Darby
Hello, all, and apologies for cross-posting . . . Issue #19 of the Code4Lib Journal is now available: http://journal.code4lib.org/issues/issue19 And here's what you will find: *Editorial Introduction: A Peer Network* by Andrew Darby *Building a Library App Portfolio with Redis and Djang

Re: [CODE4LIB] Code4LibCon 2013 T-Shirt Contest Winner

2013-01-16 Thread Andrew Darby
e winner was decided by a single > > vote. > > > We want to thank everyone for all the great submissions, votes, help, > and > > > participation. > > > > > > See you in Chicago, > > > Shaun > > > > > > -- > > > Shaun Ellis > > > User Interace Developer, Digital Initiatives > > > Princeton University Library > > > -- Andrew Darby Head, Web & Emerging Technologies University of Miami Libraries

[CODE4LIB] PHP MySQL question

2005-09-23 Thread Andrew Darby
PHP people, I fall upon your mercy! I'm trying to do something which shouldn't be so hard: to allow a user to edit an existing entry to a FAQ database, I want to query the table of subjects to generate tick boxes for all subjects, and query the faq_subjects intervening table to determine which s

Re: [CODE4LIB] PHP MySQL question

2005-09-23 Thread Andrew Darby
SELECT faq_id FROM faq_supersubs WHERE supersub_id = '" . $supersub['supersub_id'] ."'"); if (mysql_num_rows($faq_result)) { echo ' ' . $supersub['supersubject']; } else { echo ' ' . $supersub['supersubject']; }

[CODE4LIB] PHP Question--Dynamically Naming then Calling a Variable

2005-11-14 Thread Andrew Darby
Hello, all. I apologise for once again posting a mundane question (rather than an interesting new idea), but this has vexed me for months now (in different incarnations). The problem: I'm passing POST variables (using import_request_variables) with the prefix $postvar_ , i.e., $email from page

Re: [CODE4LIB] PHP Question--Dynamically Naming then Calling a Variable

2005-11-14 Thread Andrew Darby
w Andrew Nagy wrote: Andrew, I think Ross's reply covers what you are asking for. But it seems that you may not be doing what you are trying to do the best possible way. If you want to explain what you are trying to do in more depth, we may be able to help you devise a more elegant solut

Re: [CODE4LIB] Greasemonkey Script for Tulsa City-County Library

2006-01-24 Thread Andrew Darby
i installed it successfully (now I know that the da vinci code is Due back at a Tulsa City-County Library Library on 01-20-06!!). try renaming the file atccllinky.user.js in the url you gave, you left out the "user" part, which i think is required . . . andrew kevin smith wrote: Hello, I am

Re: [CODE4LIB] A code4lib journal proposal

2006-02-22 Thread Andrew Darby
I like Ben's suggestion of A List Apart as a model: timely practical articles that can still be read a year later; excellent layout and presentation (and thus, "authority"); active discussion attached to each article, sometimes with additional valuable ideas/info; issues and a schedule (but a bit

Re: [CODE4LIB] php printing issue

2006-03-03 Thread Andrew Darby
If you switch to position: relative in that div that you have your whole page set inside, you should be able to print. if you want to keep everything as is, you'd have to define that div in your main stylesheet, i suppose, and differently in your print.css. you might want to rethink sticking eve

Re: [CODE4LIB] next generation opac mailing list

2006-06-06 Thread Andrew Darby
nucat4lib ? hepcat4lib ? nopac4lib ? andrew p.s. happy national day of slayer, http://www.nationaldayofslayer.org/

Re: [CODE4LIB] Server names at libraries

2006-10-27 Thread Andrew Darby
rom thanks for considering this, Jody -- Jody Condit Fagan Digital Services Librarian, James Madison University 540-568-4265 [EMAIL PROTECTED] "Machine. Unexpectedly, I'd invented a time" -- Alan Moore http://wired.com/wired/archive/14.11/sixwords.html -- Andrew Darby Web

Re: [CODE4LIB] reserves management systems

2006-11-02 Thread Andrew Darby
604-291-3037 Systems Consultant 604-291-3023 (fax) Library Systems[EMAIL PROTECTED] Simon Fraser Universityhttp://researcher.sfu.ca/ -- Andrew Darby Web Services Librarian Ithaca College Library

[CODE4LIB] Lucene Newbie Question

2007-01-11 Thread Andrew Darby
Hello, all. I'm trying to get started with Lucene for the Code4Lib preconference, and was wondering if someone could help. I'm trying to do the first example from the Lucene site (http://lucene.apache.org/java/docs/demo.html) on my Windows XP machine but when I try to build the test index from t

Re: [CODE4LIB] Lucene Newbie Question

2007-01-11 Thread Andrew Darby
ght into solr. Just my $0.02, Bess On Jan 11, 2007, at 11:26 AM, Erik Hatcher wrote: > Andrew, > > > > > On Jan 11, 2007, at 10:47 AM, Andrew Darby wrote: >> Hello, all. I'm trying to get started with Lucene for the Code4Lib >> preconference > > Excellent!!! &

Re: [CODE4LIB] Very large file uploads, PHP or possibly Perl

2007-02-09 Thread Andrew Darby
s Dowling [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Andrew Darby Web Services Librarian Ithaca College Library http://www.ithaca.edu/library/ [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[CODE4LIB] Unicode from MySQL display problem

2007-04-10 Thread Andrew Darby
Hello, all. I'm going a little crazy with getting some unicode data from MySQL to display properly in a web page, and wondered if you had any ideas. The records are in MySQL (4.1.21) with a utf8_unicode_ci collation. When I view in phpmyadmin, everything looks fine. If I run my query in phpmyad

Re: [CODE4LIB] Unicode from MySQL display problem

2007-04-10 Thread Andrew Darby
ound it: http://www.experts-exchange.com/Web_Development/Web_Languages-Standards/PHP/Q_21957635.html Eby On 4/10/07, Andrew Darby <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello, all. I'm going a little crazy with getting some unicode data > from MySQL to display properly in a web page, and wondered if

[CODE4LIB] Quick Rails Question--FastCGI or modruby

2007-07-17 Thread Andrew Darby
Hello, all. I'm moving to a new server on my cheap hosted account, and have been presented with two Ruby options: FastCGI or modruby/eruby. I gather neither is the ideal option, but if you had to choose one right now--quick, which would it be? Thanks, Andrew

Re: [CODE4LIB] Quick Rails Question--FastCGI or modruby

2007-07-17 Thread Andrew Darby
Thanks Ross, Nathan and Mike. I've read bad things about both mod_ruby and FastCGI, but it's good to know which one you consider less sucky . . . . Andrew

Re: [CODE4LIB] Open Source OPAC - VUFind Beta Released

2007-07-19 Thread Andrew Darby
on the project and please report any bugs you encounter in testing, etc. Enjoy! Andrew -- Andrew Darby Web Services Librarian Ithaca College Library http://www.ithaca.edu/library/ [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [CODE4LIB] place for code examples?

2008-05-14 Thread Andrew Darby
oes there already exist some place to put some code examples to share >>> with the code4lib community? (I'm thinking of snippets somewhere on >>> the order of 10-100 lines, like the definition of a php function.) >>> >>> Keith >>> >>> >> &

Re: [CODE4LIB] List of Database Subjects

2016-03-19 Thread Andrew Darby
e > >> we are using, https://www.lib.fsu.edu/eresources/subjects , as a > >> comparative model. We would like to limit the number of subjects and > >> searching for examples. Thanks in advance! I appreciate it. > >>> Matt > >>> > >>> Matt Bur

[CODE4LIB] Application Developer at the University of Miami Libraries

2016-06-13 Thread Andrew Darby
eel free to drop me a line if you'd like more information. -- Andrew Darby Head, Web & Application Development University of Miami Libraries [1] https://github.com/subjectsplus/SubjectsPlus [2] https://github.com/UMiamiLibraries/RAMP

[CODE4LIB] Code4Lib Journal: Call for Proposals, Issue 34

2016-06-20 Thread Andrew Darby
ke to hear what you are doing. Code4Lib Journal Editorial Committee -- Andrew Darby Head, Web & Application Development University of Miami Libraries

[CODE4LIB] Code4Lib Journal: Issue 34, Call for Proposals

2016-07-11 Thread Andrew Darby
e 34 issue, please send proposals, abstracts, or draft articles to jour...@code4lib.org no later than Friday, July 22, 2016. Send in a submission. Your peers would like to hear what you are doing. Code4Lib Journal Editorial Committee -- Andrew Darby Head, Web & Application Development Unive