[Web4lib] Qualifications for a Web Designer/Developer
David Kemper
siansleep at gmail.com
Thu Sep 27 12:50:05 EDT 2007
Thank you to all who provided some feedback and advice to the question
I had regarding moving from informal web guy to formal web
professional. While having a MLS degree has helped me become
recognized, I realize that possessing solid technical and web skills
makes all the difference in landing a job.
In my spare time (yes, that huge chunk of time we all have available),
I've managed to take courses in several software applications
mentioned, including Photoshop and Dreamweaver and Flash, and I've had
the chance to apply them in a real-world context, such as creating web
graphics, simple movies, posters, and designing and managing websites
and updating web content. The web design portion is challenging but
seems to come naturally.
I've tended to stay away from the 'programming' languages, relying on
colleagues or free scripts on the Web. But I see, judging from the
responses, that I can no longer pass them by. Is it safe to say that
having a good understanding of what these web programming languages
can do is sufficient or should one become a proficient programmer?
I am also very curious about new and emerging technologies such as
RSS, wikis, blogs, podcasting, etc, and try my best to find some
freebie software to test each of them out.
It's challenging; it requires on-going learning. But, above all, it's exciting.
Feel free to add your comments on or off the list (siansleep at gmail.com)
Thank you,
David
On 9/20/07, Jesse Ephraim <JEphraim at ci.southlake.tx.us> wrote:
> >What qualifications (i.e. key skills, must-have experience) are
> >required to be recognized by employers as a professional web designer
> >/ developer (be it in a library or non-library environment)?
>
> I was a professional programmer/developer for almost ten years, starting before the WWW portion of Internet was around. The answer to you question can vary quite a bit, depending on the type of industry, whether you are working with a team or alone, and the type of website. Corporate, library, small business, and university web developers sometimes differ a lot in the specific skills they use on a day-to-day basis.
>
> Web programmers (as opposed to interface/layout/design folks) are often under pressure to write code very, very, very quickly. Extensive formalized testing, rigorous development methodologies, formal versioning, etc. are excellent practices (and important ones to learn), but they are not always practical when you are handed an assignment to produce a brand new bit of code in two hours.
>
> There are several different types of web developer. The four broadest classifications include programmers, system administrators, artists, and layout/interface design specialists. In the not-so-distant past developers were expected to have all the skills from each of these categories; nowadays, there is a tendency to have more focused skills, and many more sub-specialties. Some businesses have one or more people in each of those roles, while in others one person is still expected to handle everything (which is the case in most libraries).
>
> In day-to-day practice, a good set of basic skills to have for a one-person-shop web developer would be:
>
> Coding/scripting/programming - PERL, PHP, ASP, ASP.NET, JAVA, JavaScript, SQL, and experience playing with various APIs (Google and Amazon, for example)
>
> Databases - MS SQL Server, MS Access, MySQL, Oracle
>
> Platforms - Windows environment, UNIX, and LINUX
>
> Graphics - ability to use PhotoShop fairly well
>
> Layout/Design - thorough understanding of CSS, XML, JavaScript, effective interface design, effective layout strategies, and (of course) HTML
>
>
> Web-based technology changes constantly, so professional web developers of any type have to be fairly rigorous about keeping up with new developments and learning new skills. You generally will not have any time at work to do that, so expect to do a lot of self-education in your off-hours.
>
> One of the most important things you can do is develop an online portfolio of your work. At least some of the websites should be for real groups or companies. One of the best ways for a new developer to get experience with these is to offer to do free websites for non-profit organizations.
>
> Good luck!
>
> Jesse Ephraim
>
> Youth Services Librarian
> Southlake Public Library
> 1400 Main Street, Suite 130
> Southlake, TX 76092
> (817) 748-8248
> jephraim at ci.southlake.tx.us
>
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> 4. RE: Brilliant Database Marketing Campaign (UNCLASSIFIED)
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> 5. RE: Brilliant Database Marketing Campaign (UNCLASSIFIED)
> (K.G. Schneider)
> 6. RE: Brilliant Database Marketing Campaign (Erin Kinney)
> 7. New Facebook Information Groups Launched (Gerry Mckiernan)
> 8. RE: Brilliant Database Marketing Campaign (John Creech)
> 9. Re: Brilliant Database Marketing Campaign (John Reynolds)
> 10. Enticing Libraries (praveenkumar veeramalla)
> 11. ONLINE BOOKS (sri priya)
> 12. FreeTechBooks.com (sri priya)
> 13. Re: Brilliant Database Marketing Campaign (Deb Bergeron)
> 14. Qualifications for a Web Designer/Developer (David Kemper)
> 15. Jottit (Will Kurt)
> 16. The Library of Congress Seeks Repository Developer
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> 17. Re: Qualifications for a Web Designer/Developer (Jonathan Gorman)
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> Message: 1
> Date: Wed, 19 Sep 2007 12:56:53 -0400
> From: "Yvonne M Mulhern" <miss.cybrarian at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [Web4lib] Brilliant Database Marketing Campaign
> To: "K.G. Schneider" <kgs at bluehighways.com>
> Cc: web4lib at webjunction.org
> Message-ID:
> <4922a83e0709190956j50f62c70y8b29cf456bf0670f at mail.gmail.com>
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> No need to apologize. It is "Talk Like A Pirate" Day, after all.
>
> http://www.talklikeapirate.com/
>
> On 9/19/07, K.G. Schneider <kgs at bluehighways.com> wrote:
> >
> > Arrr, me beauties, what says "I love libraries" better than a nekkid
> > wench reading a book?
> >
> > (Sorry, the pirate in me could not resist)
> >
> > K.G. Schneider
> > kgs at freerangelibrarian.com
> > _______________________________________________
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>
>
>
> --
> "I cannot live without books." Thomas Jefferson
>
>
> ------------------------------
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> Message: 2
> Date: Wed, 19 Sep 2007 10:01:13 -0700 (PDT)
> From: "B.G. Sloan" <bgsloan2 at yahoo.com>
> Subject: RE: [Web4lib] Brilliant Database Marketing Campaign
> To: web4lib at webjunction.org
> Message-ID: <743267.6328.qm at web57102.mail.re3.yahoo.com>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1
>
> Janice Christopher said:
>
> "It *is* a 'nekkid wench reading a book', BTW. You see enough mudflaps, you know..."
>
> Although I think it's more tastefully rendered than some "mudflap girls".
>
> Bernie Sloan
>
> Janice Christopher <Janice.Christopher at uconn.edu> wrote:
>
> And for me -- I grew up in Wyoming and now live elsewhere -- the whole campaign brings on a mighty big pang of homesickness.
>
> It *is* a "nekkid wench reading a book", BTW. You see enough mudflaps, you know...
>
> janice
> -------------
> Janice Christopher
> Catalog Management Librarian
> Univ. of Connecticut
> 860.486.2636
> janice.christopher at uconn.edu
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: web4lib-bounces at webjunction.org
> > [mailto:web4lib-bounces at webjunction.org]On Behalf Of Robert L. Balliot
> > Sent: Wednesday, September 19, 2007 10:57 AM
> > To: 'K.G. Schneider'; web4lib at webjunction.org
> > Subject: RE: [Web4lib] Brilliant Database Marketing Campaign
> >
> >
> > Greetings Karen,
> >
> > When I look at the graphic
> > jpg> , I do
> not see a
> "nekkid wench reading a book". I see a silhouette
>
> the resembles a person reading a book.
>
> I guess that is part of the brilliance of the
> campaign - the graphic triggers an emotional
> reaction irrelevant to the message that broadens
> the impact of the message. In your case, it
> brought out a pirate, in others it might bring
> out someone's inner leprechaun .
>
> *************************************************
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: web4lib-bounces at webjunction.org
> [mailto:web4lib-bounces at webjunction.org] On Behalf Of K.G. Schneider
> Sent: Wednesday, September 19, 2007 10:15 AM
> To: web4lib at webjunction.org
> Subject: Re: [Web4lib] Brilliant Database Marketing Campaign
>
> Arrr, me beauties, what says "I love libraries" better than a nekkid
> wench reading a book?
>
> (Sorry, the pirate in me could not resist)
>
> K.G. Schneider
> kgs at freerangelibrarian.com
> _______________________________________________
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> Message: 3
> Date: Wed, 19 Sep 2007 13:54:45 -0400
> From: "Martyn, Maureen" <MartyM at parl.gc.ca>
> Subject: RE: [Web4lib] Brilliant Database Marketing Campaign
> To: <rballiot at oceanstatelibrarian.com>, "Janice Christopher"
> <Janice.Christopher at uconn.edu>, "K.G. Schneider"
> <kgs at bluehighways.com>, <web4lib at webjunction.org>
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>
> OK, it took a mudflap girl to get me to decloak after a decade in the lurk zone. But...
>
> Check out this camouflage very closely. I have a jacket made from this material. To keep on topic, it might make a good book jacket.
>
> http://www.ladybuttonfabrics.com/cgi-bin/fabricshop/gallery.cgi?func=show&file=16&Category=28&v=1
>
> Born to be a pirate, forced to work,
>
> Maureen Martyn
> Senior Project Manager / Gestionnaire de projet principale
> Multimedia Services / Services multimédias
> House of Commons / Chambre des communes
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: web4lib-bounces at webjunction.org [mailto:web4lib-bounces at webjunction.org] On Behalf Of Robert L. Balliot
> Sent: September 19, 2007 11:39 AM
> To: 'Janice Christopher'; 'K.G. Schneider'; web4lib at webjunction.org
> Subject: RE: [Web4lib] Brilliant Database Marketing Campaign
>
>
> Greetings Janice,
>
> So for you, a mudflap creates homesickness. Another reacted that she was 'appalled' and yet another that she would not want her daughter involved.
>
> The thing is, they are not the same thing.
>
> This is the original: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mudflap_girl
>
> This is the spin-off:
> http://www.wyominglibraries.org/images/mudflap-girl-bookmark.jpg
>
> Sometimes a mudflap is just a mudflap.
>
> *************************************************
> Join: http://gotbooks.ning.com/
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Janice Christopher [mailto:Janice.Christopher at uconn.edu]
> Sent: Wednesday, September 19, 2007 11:31 AM
> To: rballiot at oceanstatelibrarian.com; K.G. Schneider; web4lib at webjunction.org
> Subject: RE: [Web4lib] Brilliant Database Marketing Campaign
>
>
> And for me -- I grew up in Wyoming and now live elsewhere -- the whole
> campaign brings on a mighty big pang of homesickness.
>
> It *is* a "nekkid wench reading a book", BTW. You see enough mudflaps, you
> know...
>
> janice
> -------------
> Janice Christopher
> Catalog Management Librarian
> Univ. of Connecticut
> 860.486.2636
> janice.christopher at uconn.edu
>
>
>
>
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> Message: 4
> Date: Wed, 19 Sep 2007 14:18:49 -0400
> From: "Hill, Holly K Ms CIV USA IMCOM" <holly.k.hill at us.army.mil>
> Subject: RE: [Web4lib] Brilliant Database Marketing Campaign
> (UNCLASSIFIED)
> To: <web4lib at webjunction.org>
> Message-ID:
> <4DDFA666414F184789F15C770333A2A603C30F15 at knoxbe011000002.nase.ds.army.mil>
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> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
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> Classification: UNCLASSIFIED
> Caveats: NONE
>
> K.G. Schneider, that fine figure of a scurvey sea dog, declaimed
>
> Arrr, me beauties, what says "I love libraries" better than a nekkid
> wench reading a book?
>
> (Sorry, the pirate in me could not resist)
>
> But I says, I do, that I'd druther espy a nekkid rogue readin' a book!
>
> Holly Hill
> Guild of Radical Militant Librarian Pirates
> Aaargh, scimus quae legis, et non dicimus, matey!!
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: web4lib-bounces at webjunction.org
> [mailto:web4lib-bounces at webjunction.org] On Behalf Of B.G. Sloan
> Sent: Wednesday, September 19, 2007 1:01 PM
> To: web4lib at webjunction.org
> Subject: RE: [Web4lib] Brilliant Database Marketing Campaign
>
> Janice Christopher said:
>
> "It *is* a 'nekkid wench reading a book', BTW. You see enough
> mudflaps, you know..."
>
> Although I think it's more tastefully rendered than some "mudflap
> girls".
>
> Bernie Sloan
>
> Janice Christopher <Janice.Christopher at uconn.edu> wrote:
>
> Classification: UNCLASSIFIED
> Caveats: NONE
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 5
> Date: Wed, 19 Sep 2007 14:32:39 -0400
> From: "K.G. Schneider" <kgs at bluehighways.com>
> Subject: RE: [Web4lib] Brilliant Database Marketing Campaign
> (UNCLASSIFIED)
> To: web4lib at webjunction.org
> Message-ID: <1190226759.32028.1211530987 at webmail.messagingengine.com>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="ISO-8859-1"
>
>
> > But I says, I do, that I'd druther espy a nekkid rogue readin' a book!
> >
>
> Then lassies could ask, arrrr, 'tis that a National Union Catalog in yer
> pocket, or are ye only attemptin' to greet me?
>
> Pirate Karen
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 6
> Date: Wed, 19 Sep 2007 16:30:09 -0600
> From: "Erin Kinney" <EKINNE at state.wy.us>
> Subject: RE: [Web4lib] Brilliant Database Marketing Campaign
> To: web4lib at webjunction.org
> Message-ID: <46F14E91.9D7D.00D9.0 at state.wy.us>
> Content-Type: TEXT/plain; charset="US-ASCII"
>
> Exactly, Robert. I think this image generates a gut reaction in many people that they don't see beyond that to what she really is--a silhouette of a girl reading.
>
> I'm a native Californian living in Wyoming and webmistress for the WyomingLibraries.org site. I've seen a ton of action on my photos of her on my Flickr account http://www.flickr.com/people/wyolibrarian Most people are very supportive of this and even if they don't like the image understand what we are trying to accomplish--trying to get traditional non-library users to use library services like the Chilton Automotive Service Guides. We need to go to them and offer them what they want and need whether or not they step foot in an actual library building.
>
> Erin
>
>
>
> ______________________________
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> Wyoming State Library
> 516 S. Greeley Hwy.
> Cheyenne, WY 82002
> Email: ekinne at state.wy.us
> Phone: (307) 777-6332
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> E-mail to and from me, in connection with the transaction of public business, is subject to the Wyoming Public Records Act and may be disclosed to third parties.
>
>
> >>> "Robert L. Balliot" <rballiot at oceanstatelibrarian.com> 9/19/2007 9:39 AM >>>
>
> Greetings Janice,
>
> So for you, a mudflap creates homesickness. Another reacted that
> she was 'appalled' and yet another that she would not want her daughter
> involved.
>
> The thing is, they are not the same thing.
>
> This is the original: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mudflap_girl
>
> This is the spin-off:
> http://www.wyominglibraries.org/images/mudflap-girl-bookmark.jpg
>
> Sometimes a mudflap is just a mudflap.
>
> *************************************************
> Join: http://gotbooks.ning.com/
> Robert L. Balliot
> 1-401-441-5763
> Skype: RBalliot
> Bristol, Rhode Island
> http://oceanstatelibrarian.com/contact.htm
> *************************************************
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 7
> Date: Wed, 19 Sep 2007 17:57:38 -0500
> From: "Gerry Mckiernan" <gerrymck at iastate.edu>
> Subject: [Web4lib] New Facebook Information Groups Launched
> To: <lita-l at ala1.ala.org>, <ASIS-L at tardis.slis.indiana.edu>,
> <web4lib at webjunction.org>
> Message-ID: <46F16312.B59E.0067.0 at lib.iastate.edu>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII
>
> ***APOLOGIES FOR RECEIPT OF DUPLICATE POSTINGS***
>
> Friends/
>
> I am pleased to announce the formal establishment of two new Facebook Information Groups (FIGs):
>
> **Engineering-Information-Sources-SNS**
> Type: Common Interest - Science
> Description: Science-and-Technology-Information-Sources-SNS is global Facebook group intended to serve a forum and venue for the presentation, consideration, and discussion of any and all matters relating to Engineering information sources.
>
> The Science-And-Technology-Information-Sources-SNS Facebook group is dedicated to Gustave Eiffel.
>
> [ http://iastate.facebook.com/group.php?gid=17844979320 ]
>
> **Science-And-Technology-Information-Sources-SNS**
> Type: Common Interest - Science
> Description: Science-And-Technology-Information-Sources-SNS is global Facebook group intended to serve a forum and venue for the presentation, consideration, and discussion of any and all matters relating to Science and Technology information sources.
>
> The Science-And-Technology-Information-Sources-SNS Facebook group is dedicated to Sir Issac Newton
>
> [ http://iastate.facebook.com/group.php?gid=6155366866 ]
>
>
> I have also created **Facebook Information Groups (FIG)**
>
> Type: Internet & Technology - Cyberculture
> Description: The Facebook Information Groups group is intended to serve as a venue in which interested and concerned parties can discuss any and all issues relating to the use of Facebook as a replacement for current listservs and other electronic discussion list technologies.
>
> [ http://iastate.facebook.com/group.php?gid=5055907636 ]
>
> Please Do VISIT / JOIN / PARTICIPATE !
>
> Thanks!
>
> /Gerry
>
> Gerry McKiernan
> Associate Professor
> Science and Technology Librarian
> Iowa State University Library
> Ames IA 50011
>
> !!! Social Networking is People !!!
> [ http://www.facebook.com/p/Gerry_McKiernan/16926735 ]
>
> Iowa: Where the Tall Corn Flows and the (North)West Wind Blows ...
> [ http://alternativeenergyblogs.blogspot.com/ ]
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 8
> Date: Wed, 19 Sep 2007 16:07:34 -0700 (PDT)
> From: John Creech <John.Creech at cwu.EDU>
> Subject: RE: [Web4lib] Brilliant Database Marketing Campaign
> To: Erin Kinney <EKINNE at state.wy.us>
> Cc: web4lib at webjunction.org
> Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.64.0709191557590.14193 at barchetta.lib.cwu.edu>
> Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII
>
> On Wed, 19 Sep 2007, Erin Kinney wrote:
>
> > We need to go to them and offer them what they want and
> > need whether or not they step foot in an actual library building.
>
> So true! As a North Carolina native relocated to central Washington I
> live in a county 82 miles wide with twice as many bovine residents as
> humans, and with a top 25 PRCA rodeo. Whatever my opinions, something
> like this Wyoming project would be a HUGE hit here. They'd probably give
> the keys to the town to my Dean...if there are any keys.
>
> John Creech, Systems Librarian
> Brooks Library, Central Washington University
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 9
> Date: Wed, 19 Sep 2007 23:11:38 -0400
> From: "John Reynolds" <jomireyn3 at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [Web4lib] Brilliant Database Marketing Campaign
> To: web4lib at webjunction.org
> Message-ID:
> <ce34551b0709192011xd626b33gd152cebcb89d2c43 at mail.gmail.com>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1
>
> Wow -I've been seeing those since I was an adolescent boy and never
> realized she was nekkid! Wonders never cease.
>
> On 9/19/07, Janice Christopher <Janice.Christopher at uconn.edu> wrote:
> >
> > And for me -- I grew up in Wyoming and now live elsewhere -- the whole campaign brings on a mighty big pang of homesickness.
> >
> > It *is* a "nekkid wench reading a book", BTW. You see enough mudflaps, you know...
> >
> > janice
> > -------------
> > Janice Christopher
> > Catalog Management Librarian
> > Univ. of Connecticut
> > 860.486.2636
> > janice.christopher at uconn.edu
> >
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: web4lib-bounces at webjunction.org
> > > [mailto:web4lib-bounces at webjunction.org]On Behalf Of Robert L. Balliot
> > > Sent: Wednesday, September 19, 2007 10:57 AM
> > > To: 'K.G. Schneider'; web4lib at webjunction.org
> > > Subject: RE: [Web4lib] Brilliant Database Marketing Campaign
> > >
> > >
> > > Greetings Karen,
> > >
> > > When I look at the graphic
> > > <http://www.wyominglibraries.org/images/mudflap-girl-bookmark.
> > jpg> , I do
> > not see a
> > "nekkid wench reading a book". I see a silhouette
> > <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silhouette>
> > the resembles a person reading a book.
> >
> > I guess that is part of the brilliance of the
> > campaign - the graphic triggers an emotional
> > reaction irrelevant to the message that broadens
> > the impact of the message. In your case, it
> > brought out a pirate, in others it might bring
> > out someone's inner leprechaun <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leprechaun> .
> >
> > *************************************************
> > Join: http://gotbooks.ning.com/
> > Robert L. Balliot
> > 1-401-441-5763
> > Skype: RBalliot
> > Bristol, Rhode Island
> > http://oceanstatelibrarian.com/contact.htm
> > *************************************************
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: web4lib-bounces at webjunction.org
> > [mailto:web4lib-bounces at webjunction.org] On Behalf Of K.G. Schneider
> > Sent: Wednesday, September 19, 2007 10:15 AM
> > To: web4lib at webjunction.org
> > Subject: Re: [Web4lib] Brilliant Database Marketing Campaign
> >
> > Arrr, me beauties, what says "I love libraries" better than a nekkid
> > wench reading a book?
> >
> > (Sorry, the pirate in me could not resist)
> >
> > K.G. Schneider
> > kgs at freerangelibrarian.com
> > _______________________________________________
> > Web4lib mailing list
> > Web4lib at webjunction.org
> > http://lists.webjunction.org/web4lib/
> >
> > _______________________________________________
> > Web4lib mailing list
> > Web4lib at webjunction.org
> > http://lists.webjunction.org/web4lib/
> >
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 10
> Date: Wed, 19 Sep 2007 22:42:25 -0700 (PDT)
> From: praveenkumar veeramalla <praveenkumarveeramalla at yahoo.com>
> Subject: [Web4lib] Enticing Libraries
> To: web4lib at webjunction.org
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> Felt like sharing it with you.
> I am sure ,our moods will definitely change to a magical realm by looking at the pictures.But the thing is, Our modern libraries cant give a competition to these historic libraries as they are becoming digital to virtual day by day.
>
> http://www.curiousexpeditions.org/2007/09/librophiliac_love_letter_a_com.html
>
>
> Warm Regards,
> Praveen Kumar Veeramalla
> Assistant Knowledge Manager
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> Message: 11
> Date: Wed, 19 Sep 2007 23:55:16 -0700 (PDT)
> From: sri priya <sri_lib at yahoo.com>
> Subject: [Web4lib] ONLINE BOOKS
> To: oss4lib-discuss at lists.sourceforge.net,
> free-forall at yahoogroups.com, web4lib at webjunction.org
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> ONLINE BOOKS
>
> Book Spot, http://www.bookspot.com/ Contact: info(at)startspot.com
> Books2Read.com Bookstore, http://www.books2read.com/servlet/ssitest 02-16-01
> Books On-Line: Archives, http://digital.library.upenn.edu/books/ Contact: onlinebooks(at)pobox.upenn.edu
> BookWire (Bowker) http://www.bookwire.com/
> Brave new e-books, http://www.salon.com/books/feature/2000/03/29/ebooks/index.html Contact: dtalbot(at)salon.com (02-16-01)
> The eBook Directory, http://www.ebookdirectory.com Contact: :webmaster(at)ebookdirectory.com (02-16-01)
> eBooknet.com,http://www.ebooknet.com/ 02-16-01
> ebooksonthe.net, http://www.ebooksonthe.net/ Contact: goodreading(at)ebooksonthe.net (02-16-01)
> Electronic Texts, http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/
> Electronic Theses and Dissertations in the Humanities, http://etext.lib.virginia.edu/ETD/ETD.html Contact: mgk3k(at)faraday.clas.virginia.edu (02-16-01)
> Great Books Index, http://books.mirror.org/ Contact: ken(at)mirror.org (02-16-01)
> Great Books Online, http://www.columbia.edu/acis/bartleby/
> Internet Book Information Center, http://metalab.unc.edu:80/ibic/About-IBIC.html or http://www.internetbookinfo.com/
> Net Library, http://www.netlibrary.com
> The On-Line Books Page, http://digital.library.upenn.edu/books/ Contact: onlinebooks(at)pobox.upenn.edu (02-16-01)
> Read Print, http://www.ReadPrint.com Contact: info(at)readprint.com
> Utne Reader online, http://www.utne.com/
>
> Regards,
> S.Sripriya
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> Message: 12
> Date: Thu, 20 Sep 2007 00:18:39 -0700 (PDT)
> From: sri priya <sri_lib at yahoo.com>
> Subject: [Web4lib] FreeTechBooks.com
> To: oss4lib-discuss at lists.sourceforge.net,
> free-forall at yahoogroups.com, web4lib at webjunction.org
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> FreeTechBooks.com
>
> This site lists free online computer science, engineering and programming books, textbooks and lecture notes, all of which are legally and freely available over the Internet.
>
> Throughout this site, other terms are used to refer to a book, such as ebook, text, document, monogram or notes.
>
> http://www.freetech books.com/ index.php
>
> Digital Libraries (Digital Libraries and Electronic Publishing)
>
> An integrated overview of the creation and the distribution over networks of all types of information, ranging from converted historical materials to kinds of information that have no analogues in the physical world.
>
> http://www.freetech books.com/ forum-32. html
>
> Regards,
> S.Sripriya
>
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> Message: 13
> Date: Thu, 20 Sep 2007 08:20:03 -0500
> From: Deb Bergeron <bergeron at macalester.edu>
> Subject: Re: [Web4lib] Brilliant Database Marketing Campaign
> To: Steve Johnston <wyominglibrarian at hotmail.com>
> Cc: web4lib at webjunction.org
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> I Love this! Is there a male equivalent? I need mudflaps on my Subaru
> (a manual tranny). ;-)
>
> Deb
>
> Steve Johnston wrote:
> > Have you seen the newest Wyoming Libraries Marketing Campaign?
> >
> > http://www.wyominglibraries.org/campaign.html
> >
> > They are using a picture of a reading "mudflap girl" to advertise their new statewide ChiltonLibrary.com auto repair manual database. They are planning to put her into autopart stores all around the state to let male non-library users know about the new database.
> >
> > They are also using bumper stickers to reach the traditional crowd: http://www.wyominglibraries.org/
> >
> > What a great way to reach out to new library users!
> >
> > Steve Johnston
> > Wyominglibrarian at hotmail.com
> > _________________________________________________________________
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> Message: 14
> Date: Thu, 20 Sep 2007 09:43:24 -0400
> From: "David Kemper" <siansleep at gmail.com>
> Subject: [Web4lib] Qualifications for a Web Designer/Developer
> To: web4lib <web4lib at webjunction.org>
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> Colleagues,
>
> Following on the heels of my previous question on transitioning myself
> from informal "web guy" to a web professional, I have another
> question:
>
> What qualifications (i.e. key skills, must-have experience) are
> required to be recognized by employers as a professional web designer
> / developer (be it in a library or non-library environment)?
>
> Your input is much appreciated. Feel free to email me off the list at
> siansleep at gmail.com.
>
> Thank you.
>
> David
>
>
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> Message: 15
> Date: Thu, 20 Sep 2007 09:56:37 -0400
> From: Will Kurt <wkurt at bbn.com>
> Subject: [Web4lib] Jottit
> To: web4lib at webjunction.org
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> I'm not sure whether everybody on this list already knows about this
> or not, but I haven't seen any posts and I'm already seeing a lot of
> people in other communities start making use of it.
>
> Aaron Swartz (who's also the technical lead on the Open Library
> project among about a bazillion other things) officially released
> <http://jottit.com/>http://jottit.com/ a few days ago. Conceptually
> Jottit is both simple and amazing. All it is a text box, you enter
> your text and viola! A page is created. This virtually eliminates
> the barrier to web publishing and is perfect for all of those "Ohh I
> just want to post this on a static webpage real quick" moments where
> even a simple blog is too much infrastructure.
>
> Anyway it's a wonderful, simple and flexible platform and I just
> wanted to make sure that everyone was aware that it's out there.
>
> --Will
>
>
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> Message: 16
> Date: Thu, 20 Sep 2007 10:12:48 -0400
> From: "Stephen Engratt" <seng at loc.gov>
> Subject: [Web4lib] The Library of Congress Seeks Repository Developer
> To: <web4lib at webjunction.org>
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> ** Cross Posted **
>
> The Office of Strategic Initiatives at The Library of Congress has embarked upon a major digital library initiative, part of which involves the design and development of digital repository systems. These systems will support acquisition, preservation and access for a large number of digital collections spanning a wide variety of content types and formats. Successful candidates will have extensive experience managing information technology projects. Working knowledge of digital library technologies and experience in digital library projects will be regarded very positively. Successful candidates will work as members of a team to design, develop, document and support new or existing software systems within a repository development program.
>
> For more information on this position please visit the following link:
> http://jsearch.usajobs.opm.gov/getjob.asp?JobId=62451862&AVSDM=2007%2D09%2D14+10%3A58%3A10
>
>
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> Message: 17
> Date: Thu, 20 Sep 2007 10:02:37 -0500 (CDT)
> From: Jonathan Gorman <jtgorman at uiuc.edu>
> Subject: Re: [Web4lib] Qualifications for a Web Designer/Developer
> To: David Kemper <siansleep at gmail.com>, web4lib
> <web4lib at webjunction.org>
> Message-ID: <20070920100237.AXQ01814 at expms4.cites.uiuc.edu>
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>
>
> David Kemper wrote:
> >What qualifications (i.e. key skills, must-have experience) are
> >required to be recognized by employers as a professional web designer
> >/ developer (be it in a library or non-library environment)?
>
> Some things I'd be looking for if I was hiring for a position like this:
>
> Design Aspects
>
> 1) Grasp of design and usability. At least demonstration that they know some common usability practices as well some resources for finding out more. (Alertbox comes to mind) Even better, they know how to do the testing as well.
>
> 2) Demonstrated knowledge about CSS and more modern ways of creating webpages. Knowledge of techniques and demonstration of various workarounds for IE. I'd like to see that the person follows resources like A List Apart. A good discussion of positioning nightmares of CSS would also convince me they're not just parroting some of the pundits on this issue.
>
> 3) Good artistic eye, an ability to make a clear display. I'd like to see a variety of pages in a portfolio that shows the range the person can do while still maintaining an attractive page, good design and good usability.
>
> 4) Creativity and originality in the portfolio.
>
> Developer side:
> 1) Good understanding of Javascript. Not just the ability to modify existing scripts but explain to me things like the event model, DOM, and maybe even how AJAX works. I'd be very cautious of someone who seems to do a lot of cut and pasting. Code reuse is a very good idea, but simply shoving code in is a warning sign of cargo-cult programming. Cargo-cult programming seems more common among web developers than some others. Using a library or an api, however, is a good sign.
>
>
> 2) I'd like to see experience in PHP and possibly Perl. Some example code. Some discussion of various software development methodologies. How do they test code, keep track of modifications, collaborate with others? I'd like to see someone who uses versioning and some form of quality control, ideally unit testing and regressive testing.
>
> 3) Good understanding about web servers and the http protocol. Doesn't need to be a wiz, but should be able to tell when to use a GET or a POST at least. Ideally would know enough about web servers to be able to configure them and even do things like mod_rewrite for Apache.
>
> 4) No fear of playing around with new systems and web applications. They should have some experience with things like CMS, blog software, wikis from a perspective of the publisher of information.
>
> 4) Ideally, some demonstration curiosity in new techniques and languages. I'd look for someone who's played with Ruby on Rails, Scriptaculous (http://script.aculo.us/) and things like that. I'd avoid someone who is t
>
>
> Ok, I realize that this is an unlikely find and also probably describes some of my own biases. But overall I'd look for someone who has some good fundamentals as far as documentation, development, and design. Details can be taught and new languages can be learned. It's harder to predict how long good habits take to accumulate. Personalities certainly can't be established very well in an interview process, but they can be hinted at.
>
> Enough babbling. Hopefully I haven't frightened anyone.
>
> Jon Gorman
>
>
>
>
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> Message: 18
> Date: Thu, 20 Sep 2007 11:37:17 -0400
> From: "David Bietila" <bietila at gelman.gwu.edu>
> Subject: [Web4lib] Position available: Associate University Librarian
> for Digital Initiatives & Technical Services
> To: <web4lib at webjunction.org>
> Message-ID: <46F25B6D020000840000693B at gwia.nw.gwu.edu>
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> The George Washington University Gelman Library System seeks applications from and nominations of experienced, innovative librarians for the senior-level administrative position of Associate University Librarian for Digital Initiatives & Technical Services. The person who fills this position will have the opportunity to lead a dynamic, multi-faceted digital services program and take a lead role in developing policies and implementing changes in digital planning and services not just within the library system but in the Washington Research Library Consortium (WRLC) and the University, and will assist with the re-visioning project currently under way with our technical services infrastructure. This person will also work closely with the AUL for Collections and Scholarly Communication to develop and lead a new digital publishing initiative for the University.
>
> This position reports to the University Librarian and works closely with three other Associate University Librarians as part of the administrative team that provides leadership for the library system. For the full position description and application requirements please see http://www.gwu.edu/gelman/library/employment/
>
> The George Washington University is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.
>
>
>
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> Message: 19
> Date: Thu, 20 Sep 2007 11:48:06 -0400
> From: Sandra Cahillane <scahilla at baypath.edu>
> Subject: [Web4lib] tagging software for individual documents
> To: web4lib at webjunction.org
> Message-ID:
> <OF90B7D067.508CF56C-ON8525735C.0056A397-8525735C.0056CD41 at baypath.edu>
>
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>
> Hello all,
>
> A faculty member is "looking for software that will allow multiple people
> to tag/index the content of a single document/website--i.e., to tag
> sentences and paragraphs within a multi-paragraph document." He believes
> this software already exists. Does anyone know any details about it?
>
> Thanks,
> Sandy
>
> Sandy Cahillane
> Systems and Reference Librarian
> Bay Path College
> Hatch Library
> 588 Longmeadow Street
> Longmeadow, MA 01106
> (413) 567-4529 or (413) 565-1376
> fax-(413) 567-8345
>
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