[CODE4LIB] code4lib North : May 2012 : The University of Windsor : is a go!

2012-02-15 Thread Mita Williams
The third installment of Code4Lib North is a go! http://wiki.code4lib.org/index.php/North#Third_Meeting:_University_of_Windsor.2C_May_.3F.3F.3F.2C_2012 We have the okay from our administration, we (tentatively) we have a place to meet up in the University's new Engineering Building, and we have a

Re: [CODE4LIB] Code4Lib MidWest

2012-04-28 Thread Mita Williams
I'm interested. I'd prefer during the week instead of weekends. Thanks! M On Fri, Apr 27, 2012 at 8:32 AM, Ken Irwin kir...@wittenberg.edu wrote: Thanks Ranti! I am definitely interested, and would favor a the latter end of the proposed timeframe. Ken -Original Message- From:

[CODE4LIB] gentle nudge to those attending code4lib north

2012-05-09 Thread Mita Williams
We are only 15 days away from code4lib North and at this point, we only have 1 hour and 15 minutes of presentations. So, folks attending code4lib north! (there are three spots remaining - so it could be you) If you have a half-baked idea that you were sorta thinking might be a good talk someday,

[CODE4LIB] Citation manager -- ??? -- BePress Bulk-upload Excel spreadsheet

2012-10-04 Thread Mita Williams
We're trying to figure out a workflow for our BePress IR and was curious if anyone in code4libland has developed something (an Excel macro? a Zotero export function?) that could take formatted citations and put them in the proper order so they could be bulk added to the BePress bulk upload Excel

Re: [CODE4LIB] Citation manager -- ??? -- BePress Bulk-upload Excel spreadsheet

2012-10-15 Thread Mita Williams
through this. I hope what we’ve learned proves useful to you as well. On Fri, Oct 5, 2012 at 3:20 PM, Mita Williams mita.willi...@gmail.comwrote: Yes, a partner in crime has asked a similar question in the bepress list and I've been talking to a Zotero developer as well. Once I get this pieces

Re: [CODE4LIB] one tool and/or resource that you recommend to newbie coders in a library?

2012-11-02 Thread Mita Williams
+1 to web-hosting as it gives the ability install one's own software on one's domain (which feels great) *and* easy access to shell. And when web-hosting feels like too much of a barrier to access, sites like jsfiddle where you can immediately start adding *and* sharing code is key. IMHO the

Re: [CODE4LIB] one tool and/or resource that you recommend to newbie coders in a library?

2012-11-02 Thread Mita Williams
That reminds me of how I got started with Drupal. I was so scared of botching up an install on a server that I ran XAMPP and ran my first Drupal install on a USB key! On Fri, Nov 2, 2012 at 2:31 PM, Joe Hourcle onei...@grace.nascom.nasa.govwrote: On Nov 2, 2012, at 2:09 PM, Mita Williams wrote

Re: [CODE4LIB] Beyond mentoring

2012-12-01 Thread Mita Williams
I'm sorry I have been absent from this and recent related discussions at code4lib - but I think the conversations have been great and I appreciate them. ++ Karen and especially on this point: Even better will be for us to look out for each other: Hey, x said that ten minutes ago and you nixed it

Re: [CODE4LIB] Question abt the code4libwomen idea

2012-12-08 Thread Mita Williams
This is the framing that I resonate with as well. I really appreciate all the conversations as of late on code4lib and I find that the poll on gender and community was incredibly illuminating. I'm currently reading 'Unlocking the clubhouse' and there are large swaths of relevant passages that

Re: [CODE4LIB] githubs for poetry, legal docs

2013-02-28 Thread Mita Williams
In this same vein, there is also Legit Git Workflow for Humans : http://www.git-legit.org/ M On Wed, Feb 27, 2013 at 10:49 AM, Eric Hellman e...@hellman.net wrote: Given the discussion of how github is not really so accessible to non-coders, I thought I'd mention these attempts to put

Re: [CODE4LIB] List of Database Subjects

2016-03-20 Thread Mita Williams
I would suggest that the best subject list for database list might be the list of departments and or faculties you have on campus. That's how we chose to express our subject areas ( http://leddy.uwindsor.ca/research-tools) Our reasoning was largely based on this paper, "Students, Librarians, and