[Web4lib] Empire Avenue?
Peter Schoenberg
PSchoenberg at EPL.CA
Fri Aug 20 11:34:50 EDT 2010
Are any other libraries in Empire Avenue?
http://www.empireavenue.com/epl
Edmonton Public Library
Peter Schoenberg
Director, eServices Division
T: 780.496.1855 F: 780.496.8317
pschoenberg at epl.ca Spread the words.
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1. Library Web Developer/Designer (Antonio Barrera)
2. Cites & Insights September/October 2010 available (Walt Crawford)
3. DeDup > Removal Of Duplicate E-Mail Postings > An Idea Who
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4. TLC ILS... (Kern Mann)
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Message: 1
Date: Wed, 18 Aug 2010 16:27:29 -0400
From: "Antonio Barrera" <abarrera at princeton.edu>
Subject: [Web4lib] Library Web Developer/Designer
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Excuse the cross posting:
Library Web Developer/Designer
Princeton University Library
Princeton, New Jersey
Requisition #1000633
The Princeton University Library comprises a large central library and
nine specialized libraries that are heavily used by an academic
community of 6,400 students, 1,100 faculty members, and many visiting
scholars. To support the diverse needs of its users, the Library holds
some six million printed volumes, ranging from incunabula to current
imprints, and provides access to many other records of human knowledge,
such as ancient papyri and cylinder seals, modern literary manuscripts,
and recently produced electronic databases and journals. The Library
employs more than 300 professional and support personnel, complemented
by a large student and hourly workforce. Please consult the Library Web
site at http://library.princeton.edu/ for more information.
Available: Immediately
Description and Responsibilities:
The Web Developer position will help the Library Web Development Manager
on specific projects to deliver more library content and services to our
users from our web sites. Specific projects may include designing new
sites, or using new web services technologies to improve the user
experience in discovering, searching, finding, or acquiring library
materials and content. Additionally, the position will assist in
implementing the Drupal CMS, customizing the interface for the latest
version of the OPAC, and creating mobile ready versions of the library
web site and catalog. Customization tasks for the new NextGen Discovery
system will be a large component of the work. Projects will also likely
include implementation of open source code created in other libraries,
using various API's made available by Google, OCLC, or Code4Lib members,
as well as various library vendors. This position will also be assigned
other digital library projects as the need arises. Conducting
user-centric usability studies is highly desirable, so experience in
this area will be preferred.
Qualifications:
Required:
- BA or BS in computer science or related fields
- Thorough knowledge of PHP
- Recent experience with contemporary Web technologies ("Web 2.0"),
especially AJAX and RESTful design
- Knowledge of library bibliographic data and services
- Knowledge of XML and XSLT
- Knowledge of Apache, Tomcat, Jetty
- Demonstrated web graphic design experience
- Ability to complete projects on time
- Excellent communication skills
Preferred:
- Experience in libraries and in library web services development.
- Experience with conducting usability studies
-Experience with Drupal or similar content management system
-Familiarity with OPAC interfaces and faceting
- Knowledge of Java and/or Python
Compensation and Benefits:
Compensation will be competitive and commensurate with experience and
accomplishments. Twenty-four (24) vacation days a year, plus eleven (11)
paid holidays. Annuity program (TIAA/CREF), group life insurance, health
coverage insurance, disability insurance, and other benefits are
available.
Rank: This is an Administrative position; grade AIT030, 100% duty time.
Nominations and Applications:
Review of applications will begin immediately and will continue until
the position is filled. Nominations and applications (cover letter,
resume and the names, titles, addresses and phone numbers of three
references) will be accepted only from the Jobs at Princeton website:
http://www.princeton.edu/jobs.
Applicants must be eligible to work in the U.S.
Application Deadline Date: September 12, 2010
PRINCETON UNIVERSITY IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY/AFFIRMATIVE ACTION
EMPLOYER.
For information about applying to Princeton, please link to
http://www.princeton.edu/jobs
"We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give." -
Winston Churchill
Jasmin Kotwal
Human Resources Specialist
Princeton University
609-258-2810
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Message: 2
Date: Wed, 18 Aug 2010 16:46:13 -0700
From: Walt Crawford <waltcrawford at gmail.com>
Subject: [Web4lib] Cites & Insights September/October 2010 available
To: Michelle Manafy <michelle.manafy at infotoday.com>, PUBLIB
<publib at webjunction.org>, web4lib <web4lib at webjunction.org>
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A very special (and very long) *Cites &
Insight*s<http://citesandinsights.info/civ10i10.pdf>is now available:
Volume
10, Issue 10, September/October 2010<http://citesandinsights.info/civ10i10.pdf>
.
It's at http://citesandinsights.info/civ10i10.pdf, if you're not seeing the
links.
The 60-page issue (which, at 1.5MB, may take a little longer than usual to
download) is PDF-only and consists of one essay:
But Still They Blog: The Liblog Landscape 2007-2009
Except for a few paragraphs (most of page 56), this is taken entirely from
the book* But Still They Blog: The Liblog Landscape
2007-2009<http://www.lulu.com/content/7952668>
*, which is still available. Page 56 summarizes what's *not *in the issue--a
few graphs, one column of quite a few tables, a substantial portion of one
text-only chapter...and all 521 liblog profiles.
Pages 57-60 contain an index to liblog names and people's names within the
issue--since it came directly from the Word document used for the book, it
was easy to create a new index (the book index uses W0rd's internal indexing
features), and a group of advisers from that august body, the Library
Society of the World, encouraged me to include it.
Since the issue includes dozens of tables and a fair number of graphs, and
since it would be vastly longer in printed-HTML form, no HTML version is
provided.
Does "September/October" mean there won't be an issue for another two
months?
It means this is three times as long as my target size for issues and twice
as long as most actual issues. It means there *might not *be another issue
before the November 2010 issue...depending on a whole bunch of other things.
Meanwhile, enjoy. And to the 17 people and libraries who actually purchased
the book to date: *Thanks*. I hope a few others join you. There's a bunch of
good stuff in the book that isn't in this issue.
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Message: 3
Date: Wed, 18 Aug 2010 21:33:31 -0500
From: gerrymck <gerry.mckiernan at gmail.com>
Subject: [Web4lib] DeDup > Removal Of Duplicate E-Mail Postings > An
Idea Who Time Has Come?
To: web4lib at webjunction.org, asis-l at asis.org, lita-l at ala.org
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"Use The Difficulty!"
One of my favorite actors, Michael Caine, is attributed with a quote that
has guided my career and life for the past several years >>>
?I was rehearsing a play, and there was a scene that went on before me,
then I had to come in the door. They rehearsed the scene, and one of the
actors had thrown a chair at the other one. It landed right in front of the
door where I came in. I opened the door and then rather lamely, I said to
the producer who was sitting out in the stalls,?Well, look, I can?t get in.
There?s a chair in my way.? He said,?Well, use the difficulty.? So I said
?What do you mean, use the difficulty?? He said ?Well, if it?s a drama, pick
it up and smash it. If it?s a comedy, fall over it.? This was a line for me
for life: Always use the difficulty.
[snip]
>>> I Believe That The Time Has Come To "Use The Difficulty" >>>
As many know, listservs and discussion e-lists have overlapping/ related
scope >>> E.G. > IMHO >
Asis-l > General ASIS mail list & announcements
ASIS&T brings together diverse streams of knowledge, focusing what might be
disparate approaches into novel solutions to common problems. ASIS&T bridges
the gaps not only between disciplines but also between the research that
drives and the practices that sustain new developments.
[snip]
LITA-L >
LITA-L is an unmediated on-line discussion group for those interested in all
aspects of information technology, particularly as they apply to libraries
and information services, to exchange information, ask questions, and post
employment opportunities and other announcements. Anyone with an email
address may subscribe.
[snip]
Web4Lib-L
The Web4Lib electronic discussion is for the discussion of issues relating
to the creation, management, and support of library-based World-Wide Web
servers, services, and applications.
[snip]
As result, while some will subscribe only to what s/he considers *Most
Relevant* to his / her personal / professional interests, others will
subscribe to any / all that are considered relevant in order to be as fully
aware of developments of actual or potential interest.
Observation > Some Have A Broad Perspective On Issues, Others Do Not.
As a result, those who subscribe to lists with related / similar scope will
receive duplicate postings.
Although less common now [?], with the explosion of listservs and other
discussion e-lists beginning in the 1990s, it was standard for a posting to
have the heading >>>
"Apologies For Duplicate Postings"
I later modified the header to state >>>
"Apologies For Receipt Of Duplicate Postings"
IMHO > Similar But Not Really >
I ceased including either heading at the recommendation of a well-respected
information scientist a few years ago >>>
For many / some receiving duplicate postings is a major annoyance that only
further overloads their Information Overload [:-)]
For others, the 'Delete' is routinely used >> >
Some / others make use of the filtering functions in their respective e-mail
system ...
Still others engage in personal / professional attacks ; criticisms of the
poster [:-(] for posting on a discussion list >>>
Aren't They 'Discussion' Lists? [:-)]
It has occurred to me that we have not significantly developed or lobbied
for a DeDup function in e-mail services such that identical postings are
either Blocked or Junked.
BTW: As many know A DeDup or Remove Duplicate(s) function has been available
in databases for many years, and has become even more importance in
Federated / Discovey services >>>
As a result of a non-exhautive Google search, I've several DeDup
technologies >>>
> 1-Click Duplicate Delete
[snip]
Deduper - Duplicate Remover for Microsoft? Outlook?
[snip]
Duplicate Email Remover 2.15.3
[snip]
IMHO: A DeDup Feature /Function Must / Should Be An Integral / Integrated
Component Of All E-Mail Systems > Without Additional Cost !!!
Let The Lobbying Begin >>> How About It ? Bill ; Eric ; Etc. >>>
And
BTW> The Major Library-Related Listserv/ Discussion Services (ALA, IFLA,
JISC, SLA, ETC.) Should Implement A DeDup Function ASAP >>>
IMHO > If Such A Function Currently Exists, It Should Be Widely Promoted >>>
BTW: ] I Did Do A Non-Exhaustive Search But Did Not Find Such A Function [?]
[
But ... It Could Be Me Or Our Recent Flood [:-(]
Let The Conservations Continue >>>
"Use The Difficulty" / The Time Has Come !!!
Please Post Your Reactions / Suggestions / Thoughts / Etc. As A Comment At
] http://bit.ly/clvR2g [
Thanks A Million !
Joy !!!
/Gerry
Gerry McKiernan
Associate Professor
Science and Technology Librarian
Iowa State University Library
Ames IA 50011
Follow Me On Twitter > http://twitter.com/GMcKBlogs
"There Is Nothing More Powerful Than An Idea Whose Time Has Come!" / Victor
Hugo
[ http://bit.ly/b2i4Yl ]
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Message: 4
Date: Thu, 19 Aug 2010 11:06:53 -0400
From: Kern Mann <kern.mann at rpl.lib.nh.us>
Subject: [Web4lib] TLC ILS...
To: "'web4lib at webjunction.org'" <web4lib at webjunction.org>
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Hello,
I'm assisting a neighboring community in assessing a move from Follett
Winnebago to TLC's Library Solution. Do you have any experience with
either of these products? Have you moved from Follett to TLC? What
were your experiences, and what advice would you give a library
considering this move?
Thanks!
kern
--
Kern Mann
Library Systems Technician
Rochester Public Library
Rochester NH 03867
ph: 603.335.7587
fx: 603.335.7582
kern.mann at rpl.lib.nh.us
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