From varnum at UMICH.EDU Thu Mar 1 11:19:06 2012 From: varnum at UMICH.EDU (Varnum, Ken) Date: Thu, 1 Mar 2012 16:19:06 +0000 Subject: Follow Up to the "Naming a 'Favorites' System for a Library" Survey In-Reply-To: Message-ID: *Apologies for cross-posting * A few weeks ago, I sent a link to a quick poll to a couple of listservs looking for information about what libraries have chosen to name their "save this for later" or "favorite" tool on the site. A handful of folks asked for the summarized results. I wrote up a brief summary on our library's technology blog at http://mblog.lib.umich.edu/blt/archives/2012/03/bookmarks_favor.html Ken Varnum Web Systems Manager University of Michigan Library -- http://lib.umich.edu/ varnum at umich.edu From: Ken Varnum > Date: Mon, 13 Feb 2012 14:51:35 -0500 Subject: Quick Survey: Naming a "Favorites" System for a Library *Apologies for cross-posting * We're working on a tool for our library website that will allow users to save a catalog entry, a link to a journal or database, or an article citation, for future use. There are a variety of names for this kind of tool (Favorites, Saved Items, Save for Later, Bookshelf, and so on), and I'd like to learn a bit from what you've done. While many licensed databases and other web sites have this mechanism, I'm particularly interested in library-built systems. The survey should take less than 3 minutes to complete: http://bit.ly/library-faves Please feel free to share with others as appropriate. I'm happy to summarize the results of the survey after it closes on February 20. Ken Varnum Web Systems Manager University of Michigan Library -- http://lib.umich.edu/ varnum at umich.edu ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-03-01 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mjean.williamsadams at FAMU.EDU Thu Mar 1 11:53:53 2012 From: mjean.williamsadams at FAMU.EDU (M. Jean Williams-Adams) Date: Thu, 1 Mar 2012 11:53:53 -0500 Subject: Off-Topic: Marking e-readers for circulation In-Reply-To: A Message-ID: The ereaders (ipod, ipads) we purchased from Apple came with our Libraries name, etc. on them, that was a plus that Apple gave us. The ipods cost from $199 (8GB) -$299 (32GB). We also circulate the SONY and the NOOK ereaders. You can etch information on them but be very careful. M Jean Williams Adams Head of Reference Services Florida A&M University Coleman Library Tallahassee, FL 32307-4700 Phone: (850) 561-2131/599-8576 Fax: (850) 561-2599 Service Request > From: Web technologies in libraries [mailto:WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Nate Hill Sent: Wednesday, February 29, 2012 5:22 PM To: WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: Re: [WEB4LIB] Off-Topic: Marking e-readers for circulation I'm sure there's an etching or engraving machine that would do the job. Dawn, how many e-readers and what kind of e-readers are you circulating? Can you share how much each cost? Do you have a budget for replacements/upgrades? Nate On Wed, Feb 29, 2012 at 2:06 PM, Work-MaKinne, Dawn wrote: We are going to be circulating e-readers soon. We are looking for a permanent way to put ownership markings on them. Has any library out there solved this dilemma? Can anyone think of a good list to which I can post this question? Thank you, Dawn DAWN WORK MaKINNE | SUPERVISING LIBRARIAN | TECHNICAL SERVICES DES MOINES PUBLIC LIBRARY | 1000 GRAND AVENUE | DES MOINES, IA 50309 | 515.283.4155 ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-02-29 -- Nate Hill nathanielhill at gmail.com http://www.natehill.net ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-02-29 ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-03-01 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From anneholcomb at GMAIL.COM Thu Mar 1 14:07:06 2012 From: anneholcomb at GMAIL.COM (Anne Holcomb) Date: Thu, 1 Mar 2012 14:07:06 -0500 Subject: Off-Topic: Marking e-readers for circulation In-Reply-To: <3FD70C6EA1910A41A75E3FB3752E20B80C25C8EA@its-exch2k3be1.FAMU.EDU> Message-ID: We just started an eReader circulation program in our library and "went live" with it today. A local business owner with a laser engraving machine engraved our library's logo and name on the back, along with the barcode sticker numbers for each device (in case the stickers detach). The device we chose to circluate is the Nook simple touch. It has a rubberized back and the engraving shows up quite well on the devices. -Anne -- :::::::::::::::::::::::::: Anne M. Holcomb Media Librarian/Graphic Designer Willard Library 269.968.8166 ext. 523 aholcomb at willard.lib.mi.us :::::::::::::::::::::::::: On Thu, Mar 1, 2012 at 11:53 AM, M. Jean Williams-Adams < mjean.williamsadams at famu.edu> wrote: > The ereaders (ipod, ipads) we purchased from Apple came with our Libraries > name, etc. on them, that was a plus that Apple gave us. The ipods cost > from $199 (8GB) -$299 (32GB). We also circulate the SONY and the NOOK > ereaders. You can etch information on them but be very careful.**** > > ** ** > > M Jean Williams Adams > Head of Reference Services**** > > Florida A&M University > Coleman Library > Tallahassee, FL 32307-4700 > Phone: (850) 561-2131/599-8576 > Fax: (850) 561-2599 **** > > Service Request **** > > ** ** > > *From:* Web technologies in libraries [mailto:WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU] *On > Behalf Of *Nate Hill > *Sent:* Wednesday, February 29, 2012 5:22 PM > *To:* WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU > *Subject:* Re: [WEB4LIB] Off-Topic: Marking e-readers for circulation**** > > ** ** > > I'm sure there's an etching or engraving machine that would do the job.*** > * > > Dawn, how many e-readers and what kind of e-readers are you circulating?** > ** > > Can you share how much each cost?**** > > Do you have a budget for replacements/upgrades?**** > > ** ** > > Nate**** > > On Wed, Feb 29, 2012 at 2:06 PM, Work-MaKinne, Dawn < > deworkmakinne at dmpl.org> wrote:**** > > We are going to be circulating e-readers soon. We are looking for a > permanent way to put ownership markings on them. Has any library out there > solved this dilemma? Can anyone think of a good list to which I can post > this question?**** > > ** ** > > Thank you,**** > > ** ** > > Dawn**** > > *DAWN WORK MaKINNE* |* SUPERVISING LIBRARIAN *|* TECHNICAL SERVICES* > DES MOINES PUBLIC LIBRARY *|* 1000 GRAND AVENUE *|* DES MOINES, IA > 50309 | 515.283.4155**** > > ============================ **** > > To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib **** > > Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ **** > > 2012-02-29 **** > > > > **** > > ** ** > > -- > Nate Hill > nathanielhill at gmail.com > http://www.natehill.net**** > > ============================ **** > > To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib **** > > Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ **** > > 2012-02-29 **** > ============================ > > To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib > > Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ > > 2012-03-01 > > -- ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Anne M. 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Cultural Heritage Management ? Conservation Management ? E-research ? E-science ? Electronic publishing ? Human resources management ? Information and Knowledge Services ? Information retrieval ? Open Access and Open Source ? Operational information systems ? Re-engineering change in higher education ? Resource development policy ? Semantics Web ? Software ? Strategic management ? Technology in the Communication: an interactive tool for development ? Technology transfer and Innovation in library management Publications The papers for Proceedings should be 3-4 pages. Proceedings papers will be included in the Advances on Information Processing and Management (AIPM), which is an international, peer-reviewed book series. Full papers will be published in special issues in the following journals (all are indexed by ISI in Web Of Science and SCOPUS): Program: electronic library and information systems, Aslib Proceedings New information perspectives, Library Management, and International Journal on Integrated Information Management. You are also welcomed to propose a session or a symposium for IC-ININFO 2012. Session organizers (6 registrations) have one registration free and symposium organizers (12 registrations) have one registration and one accommodation free (accommodation includes a 4-night packet in a double room-BB at the Conference Hotel). For more information, contact the conference secretariat at mailto:secretariat at icmininfo.net Venue The Conference will be held in Budapest Hungary, at the Conference Center located at the Hotel Eurostars Budapest Center from August 30 to September 3, 2012. Registration and submission All the actions related to the IC-ININFO 2012 (paper submission, registration etc) may be completed via the Conference website at http://www.icininfo.net. Accommodation / Transportation The IC-ININFO organizing Committee can help you with transportation and accommodation. For more information, please visit the IC-ININFO 2012 website at http://www.icininfo.net. Important dates: ? 4 May 2012, Abstract submission deadline ? 18 May 2012, Notification of acceptance ? 1 June 2012, Early registration deadline ? 30 August 2012, Conference paper submission deadline and Conference opening ? 30 September 2012, Full paper review submission deadline -- "Nunca la bandera arriada, nunca la ?ltima empresa." Ernest Shackleton --#------------------------------------------------------------ Dr. Jes?s Tramullas http://tramullas.com Dept. Ciencias Documentaci?n // Information Sciences Dep. 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The Systems Librarian is responsible for the management and maintenance of the CCBC Library Webpage with the collaborative input from library faculty and staff. This position requires an ALA accredited Master's degree. Knowledge of integrated library systems, preferably Innovative Interfaces Incorporated. Minimum of three years professional library experience with 1-3 years library systems experience, preferably in an academic library. One year of supervisory experience required. This is a permanent full-time benefitted position. Salary Commensurate with rank and experience. For further details or to apply go to http://ccbcmdjobs.com FOR BEST CONSIDERATION APPLY BY MARCH 20, 2012 ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-03-02 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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I encourage folks to point links or bookmarks to this URL: http://escholarship.org/uc/item/3qq499w7 Many thanks to everyone who has contributed data to this effort! --jk ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ John Kupersmith Reference Librarian, Doe/Moffitt Libraries University of California, Berkeley jkup at jkup.net ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-03-02 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From Margaret.E.Hazel at CI.EUGENE.OR.US Fri Mar 2 18:10:28 2012 From: Margaret.E.Hazel at CI.EUGENE.OR.US (HAZEL Margaret E) Date: Fri, 2 Mar 2012 15:10:28 -0800 Subject: "Library Terms" website updated, archived In-Reply-To: Message-ID: Kudos to you, sir, for a historically important contribution to library web sites everywhere. Thank you. -Margaret Margaret Hazel Virtual Branch & Innovative Tech Manager Eugene Public Library Eugene, OR 541-682-6015 margaret.e.hazel at ci.eugene.or.us From: Web technologies in libraries [mailto:WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of John Kupersmith Sent: Friday, March 02, 2012 1:44 PM To: WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: [WEB4LIB] "Library Terms" website updated, archived Web4Lib, Usability4Lib (apologies for cross posting) -- The "Library Terms That Users Understand" website, sometimes mentioned in these discussions, is now 10 years old. While it's still relevant and useful, I believe it has pretty much made its point. So, I've updated the resource list and condensed the site into a single page. It's still available, but won't be updated with new material. http://www.jkup.net/terms.html Also, since my personal website won't be up forever, this page has been permanently archived in the University of California eScholarship repository. I encourage folks to point links or bookmarks to this URL: http://escholarship.org/uc/item/3qq499w7 Many thanks to everyone who has contributed data to this effort! --jk ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ John Kupersmith Reference Librarian, Doe/Moffitt Libraries University of California, Berkeley jkup at jkup.net ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-03-02 ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-03-02 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From gerrymck at IASTATE.EDU Sat Mar 3 15:24:08 2012 From: gerrymck at IASTATE.EDU (McKiernan, Gerard [LIB]) Date: Sat, 3 Mar 2012 20:24:08 +0000 Subject: Free Webcast > There's an App for That ! Friday > March 9 > 1 PM -2 PM CT In-Reply-To: <31F366253C635746A73718A84BF5F9A80326AEDF@ITSDAG5A.its.iastate.edu> Message-ID: *** Apologies for Receipt of Duplicate Postings *** Colleagues/ Speaking of Apps .. /Gerry Free Webcast > There's an App for That ! > Friday > March 9 > 1 PM -2 PM CT Applications, or ?apps,? can provide an amazing amount of flexibility and interaction for students. The ability for instructors to provide an additional way for students to engage with their content is revolutionizing education. In this session, we will demonstrate apps that we have found helpful for students and faculty members alike. In addition, we will demonstrate apps across multiple platforms. Note: Pre-registration required http://tltgroup.roundtablelive.org/FridayLive Of possible interest ... McKiernan, Gerry. ?Library Mobile: ?B? is for ?Blackberry?.? Searcher 18, no.10 (December 2010): 50-53. Self- archived at: http://www.public.iastate.edu/~gerrymck/B-Is-For-Blackberry.pdf (23 January 2012). McKiernan, Gerry. ?Library Mobile: 'A' Is for 'Android'.? Searcher 18, no.7 (September 2010): 7-11. Self-archived at: http://www.public.iastate.edu/~gerrymck/A-Is-4-Android.pdf (23 January 2011). McKiernan, Gerry. Library Mobile: ?'A' Is for 'Apple' and 'App?.? Searcher 18, no.5 (June 2010): 32-36. Self-archived at: http://www.public.iastate.edu/~gerrymck/A-Is-4-App.pdf (23 January 2012). Regards, Gerry McKiernan Associate Professor and Science and Technology Librarian Iowa State University 152 Parks Library Ames IA 50011 http://mobile-libraries.blogspot.com/ ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-03-03 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Brewster Kahle, who runs the Internet Archive, a nonprofit, hopes to collect one copy of every book. ... ?We must keep the past even as we?re inventing a new future,? he says. http://nyti.ms/A8oc7Z /Gerry Gerry McKiernan Associate Professor and Science and Technology Librarian Iowa State University 152 Parks Library Ames IA 50011 http://digital-textbooks.blogspot.com/ ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-03-04 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From jilloneill at NFAIS.ORG Mon Mar 5 12:34:56 2012 From: jilloneill at NFAIS.ORG (jilloneill at NFAIS.ORG) Date: Mon, 5 Mar 2012 12:34:56 -0500 Subject: Mobile Devices and The Delivery of Information: An Update Message-ID: NFAIS Workshop on Mobile Devices and the Delivery of Information: An Update. Discounts Extended to March 9th The National Federation of Advanced Information Services (NFAIS) will hold a one-day workshop, Mobile Devices and the Delivery of Information: An Update, on March 16, 2012 in Philadelphia, PA from 9:00am ? 4:00pm EST. Virtual attendance is optional for those unable to travel to Philadelphia and discounted registrations are available through March 9th. For program and details, visit:[http://nfais.brightegg.com/page/365-mobile-devices-and-delivery-of-information-mar-2012] http://nfais.brightegg.com/page/365-mobile-devices-and-delivery-of-information-mar-2012 We all know that the use of wireless mobile devices for communication and accessing information is now the norm. Cell phones, smart phones, netbooks and e-book readers have become essential conduits to information that content providers and librarians must offer through those channels. But what devices are most popular? What types of content are being offered through these channels? How are academic libraries supporting these devices? Are scholarly and scientific publishers ?rethinking? their content for these devices in order to maximize information usage and value? Are e-books simply moved ?as is? to digital format or are there new and innovative ways in which book content can be searched and displayed? The workshop will answer these questions and more. Highlights include: ? An overview of the current landscape of hand-held devices and content delivery by Brian O?Leary, Founder and Principal, Magellan Media ? Recent survey results on the acceptance of hand-held devices from Lee Rainie, Director, Pew Internet Live Project ? Hints from Bob Stein, Founder and Co-Director, The Future of the Book, on how to maximize the value and use of content that is delivered to hand-held devices ? Case studies from academic librarians and scholarly publishers on their experiences in responding to user demand for mobile access to content ? A new approach to the discovery of content within the ?covers? of digital books The program, registration forms, directions to the meeting location, list of nearby hotels, and general information on Philadelphia are available at:[http://nfais.brightegg.com/page/365-mobile-devices-and-delivery-of-information-mar-2012] http://nfais.brightegg.com/page/365-mobile-devices-and-delivery-of-information-mar-2012 On site Attendance: on or before March 9, 2012, NFAIS members pay $385, members of Sister-societies pay $405, and non-members pay $435 (registration fee includes continental breakfast, lunch, and all-day beverages). After March 9th, NFAIS members pay $435, members of Sister-societies pay $455, and non-members pay $485. Virtual Attendance: on or before March 9, 2012, NFAIS members pay $335, members of Sister- societies pay $355, and non-members pay $385. After March 9th, NFAIS members pay $385, members of Sister-societies pay $405, and non-members pay $435. Unlimited Virtual Attendance: Groups of 3 or more can attend at the following reduced rates: NFAIS members, $995, Sister-society members $1,195, and non-members $1,395. For more information contact: Jill O?Neill, NFAIS Director, Communication and Planning, 215-893-1561 (phone); 215-893-1564 (fax); mailto:jilloneill at nfais.org or go to [http://www.nfais.org/] http://www.nfais.org/. NFAIS: Supporting the Global Information Community ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-03-05 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From Kathryn.Silberger at MARIST.EDU Mon Mar 5 16:01:35 2012 From: Kathryn.Silberger at MARIST.EDU (Kathryn Silberger) Date: Mon, 5 Mar 2012 16:01:35 -0500 Subject: AUTO: Kathryn Silberger/ADM/Marist is out of the office. (returning 03/12/2012) Message-ID: I am out of the office until 03/12/2012. Please contact me again after I return. 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I hope to meet many of you there! _________________________________________________________________ emtacl12 - emerging technologies in academic libraries International conference on emerging technologies in academic libraries 2012 1-3 October 2012, Trondheim, Norway Call for papers _________________________________________________________________ Emerging technologies and evolving user behaviour keeps changing the rules of the game for academic libraries. Emerging technologies include new ways of using existing technologies and totally new, disruptive technologies. Examples include: - Semantic web / linked open data - Social media - Augmented reality - Mobile technologies - Visualisation - etc emtacl12 is an international conference for academic librarians, information professionals, academic staff, students, library system developers and suppliers, among others. The aim is to provide answers to the following questions: What can academic libraries do to address change? How can we adapt? Which technologies can/should/must we use/create? The conference is hosted by NTNU University Library, the Library of the Norwegian university of science and technology in Trondheim, Norway. The programme committee invites original presentations and posters taking one or more of the following perspectives as a point of departure: - Linked open data and other semantic web applications in the library - New literacies - Supporting research - Organizational change within the library - Analysis of user behaviour and use of statistics - New services/old services in new clothes - Other relevant perspectives on emerging technologies We invite submission of abstracts or posters presenting: - Theoretical solutions, but with a clear illustration on how these solutions can be applied in libraries - Opinions on some aspect of practice, or descriptions of work that is still in progress, but sufficiently mature to warrant attention - Experiences and case studies specifying requirements, challenges, or opportunities of applying emerging technologies in libraries - Comparisons with alternative or competing approaches using conventional technologies - Best practices for implementing emerging technologies in libraries - Assessments of cost and benefits from the application of emerging technologies, e.g. time and cost of implementation and deployment, integration with legacy IT systems, user acceptance, returns on investment We will also open for live demos of emerging technologies, and invite submission of abstracts or videos describing such demos. Abstract submission instructions: Please use the submission form at https://www.easychair.org/conferences/? conf=emtacl12 to submit an abstract describing your contribution, including: - personal details - additional presenter details - presentation title and abstract. Abstract length should not exceed 2500 characters. Please note that the language of the conference will be English, and therefore the committee will only accept submissions in this language. All submitted abstracts will be peer-reviewed by at least two reviewers. Contributions will be made public through the NTNU e-publishing service, and accepted authors will be invited to supply full papers for this purpose. Papers are primarily requested in pdf format, conforming to further formatting details at the submission website. We do however welcome suggestions for alternative formats in cases where pdf is unsuitable, e.g. for non-textual contributions. Important dates: Abstract submission: 15 April 2012 Notification of acceptance/rejection: 25 May 2012 Authors should confirm their participation: 8 June 2012 Conference dates: 1-3 October 2012 For additional information, please visit the conference website: http://www.emtacl.com or email us at emtacl at ub.ntnu.no Karen Johanne Buset (programme committee chair) best regards, Guus van den Brekel Central Medical Library, University Medical Center Groningen (UMCG) The Netherlands Phone: +31 (0)641628117 (mobile) or +31 (0)503632632 MSN name : a.j.p.van.den.brekel at med.umcg.nl Google Chat: brekelajp at gmail.com Skype: Digicmb Website: www.rug.nl/umcg/bibliotheek ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-03-06 From jill.emery at GMAIL.COM Tue Mar 6 13:47:03 2012 From: jill.emery at GMAIL.COM (Jill Emery) Date: Tue, 6 Mar 2012 10:47:03 -0800 Subject: ER&L 2012 Conference Update Message-ID: Hello Everyone, The program for this year's ER&L Conference has been posted here: http://www.electroniclibrarian.com/conference-info/erl-2012-sessions There are still spaces available for the in-depth workshops being held both prior to the conference and at the close of conference. Learn more here: http://www.electroniclibrarian.com/conference-info/erl12-workshops If you preview the program and regret not being able to attend, there are still slots available for the online conference which will feature over 30 of these programs available for viewing online either in time with the conference or asynchronously. To see the programs being offered for the online conference and to register for the online version go here: http://www.electroniclibrarian.com/conference-info/online-conference If you want to follow us on twitter, you can get weekly highlights of various sessions @ERandL and the conference hashtag will be #erl12 We have facebook page called Electronic Resources and Libraries that you can "like" and get updates as well: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Electronic-Resources-Libraries-ERL/10267658031 We're extremely pleased to announce our two AIP student grant winners: Kathleen Legg, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and Thomas Goodnow, Indiana University, Bloomington, School of Library and Information Studies. If you are attending ER&L this year, let's make them feel welcomed! 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The 'docWORKS' software is mentioned in several places, including the LIbrary of Congress METS Tools and Utilities page, but the contact link on the vendor page is broken : http://www.ccs-digital.info/en/products/docworks . Does anyone use this software, and/or do you know how to reach the current vendor? Alternatively, can anyone recommend software for creating METS/ALTO output? ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-03-06 From samato at WILLAMETTE.EDU Tue Mar 6 19:58:45 2012 From: samato at WILLAMETTE.EDU (Sara Amato) Date: Tue, 6 Mar 2012 16:58:45 -0800 Subject: Atiz BookDrive Pro or Book2Net RGB In-Reply-To: Message-ID: For those of you who requested that I post a summary of what I learned about these two scanners, here it is: The major differences that were discussed are: Atiz - Uses cameras rather than a scanner. IF one purchases high quality cameras, and has the knowledge to operate them well, it is capable of doing very high quality mass digitization. - Book Cradle - The book cradle is sufficient for delicate materials. - Is made for 'book room' operations, not the public, and is similar to the Internet Archives Scribe scanning workstations Book2Net RGB - Scanner rather than cameras - Book is positioned on floating panels, not a cradle - While this model is made for back room operations, Book2Net has traditionally made public use scanners, able to be operated by unskilled users. Thanks to all who replied to me, it was very helpful. > > On Fri, Feb 24, 2012 at 12:55 PM, Sara Amato wrote: > I'm hoping to talk talk with someone in a library who is using either of these scanners: > > Atiz BookDrive Pro - http://pro.atiz.com/ > Book2Net RGB - http://book2net.net/en/book-scanner/book2net-rgb.html > > Please contact me off list if you use either of these and are willing to share your experiences. > > > ==================================== > Sara Amato - samato at willamette.edu > Digital Asset Management Librarian > Mark O. Hatfield Library - Willamette University > 503 370 6719 > > ============================ > > > > > > ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-03-06 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From gerrymck at IASTATE.EDU Tue Mar 6 20:45:55 2012 From: gerrymck at IASTATE.EDU (McKiernan, Gerard [LIB]) Date: Wed, 7 Mar 2012 01:45:55 +0000 Subject: Mobile Libraries Plus In-Reply-To: <31F366253C635746A73718A84BF5F9A80326C180@ITSDAG5A.its.iastate.edu> Message-ID: *** Apologies for Receipt of Duplicate Postings *** Colleagues/ In addition to my current obsession [:-)] with Digital Textbooks [ http://digital-textbooks.blogspot.com/ ], I've been actively involved in surveying publisher and vendor initiatives with regard to a Mobile Presence, as well as documenting The App Phenomena: The Seventh > New Column > The Mobile Lucky Seven: A Brief Summary, Searcher v. 19 no. 6 (July/August 2011) pp. 16-21, 52-53. http://mobile-libraries.blogspot.com/2011/10/library-mobile-mobile-lucky-seven-new.html The Sixth > New Column > Configuring The 'Future Textbook', Searcher v. 19 no. 3 (April 2011) p. 43-47. http://mobile-libraries.blogspot.com/2011/06/library-mobile-6-configuring-future.html The Fifth > New Column > Abilene Christian University: An Exemplar Mobile University, Searcher v. 19 no. 3 (April 2011) p. 34-37. http://mobile-libraries.blogspot.com/2011/06/library-mobile-5-abilene-christian.html The Fourth > New Column > 'B' is for 'BlackBerry' > Searcher v. 18 no. 10 (December 2010): 50-53. http://mobile-libraries.blogspot.com/2011/06/library-mobile-4-b-is-for-blackberry.html The Third > New Column > 'A' Is for 'Android' > Searcher v. 18 no. 7 (September 2010) p. 7-11. http://mobile-libraries.blogspot.com/2010/10/library-mobile-3-is-for-android.html The Second > New Column > 'A' Is for 'Apple' and 'App' > Searcher v. 18 no. 5 (June 2010) p. 32-6. http://mobile-libraries.blogspot.com/2010/07/library-mobile-2-is-for-apple-and-app.html The First > New Column > Library Mobile > Worldwide Mobile Phone Adoption and Libraries > Searcher v. 18 no. 3 (April 2010) p. 48-51. http://mobile-libraries.blogspot.com/2010/07/library-mobile-1-worldwide-mobile-phone.html BTW: The Eighth will be published later this Spring ... 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URL: From fostersm1 at GMAIL.COM Wed Mar 7 11:50:52 2012 From: fostersm1 at GMAIL.COM (Sharon Foster) Date: Wed, 7 Mar 2012 11:50:52 -0500 Subject: Successfully adding Kindle Fire to Library Collection for Checkout In-Reply-To: <97670BE4C3E6FD49B993C2A9BE44BEFA4000F62D35@huntleyex> Message-ID: Are you asking a cataloging question or a policy question? There are at least a couple of ways to catalog it so that patrons can find it, but the pros and cons will depend on how your OPAC displays search results lists and individual items. For example, go to http://www.ryepubliclibrary.org and type in the word "kindle" in the top search box. The search results show only the last item added to the Kindle, but if you click on one of them, you'll see a list of the contents. Click on the "MARC Display" button to see how the 505 Note and 700 Added entry fields are populated. Try a title search for "The Help" and the last two results are Kindle I and Kindle II, but the title shown is not "The Help." You have to see the item detail to find that "The Help" is indeed there. You may have to try some experiments with your OPAC to find the best way to catalog an e-reader. Also look at the MARC displays for other libraries that have the same ILS and that have cataloged e-readers to see how they did it. Hope this helps, Sharon ---------- Sharon M. Foster Digital Resources Librarian *"All accumulation, therefore, of personal property, beyond what a man?s own hands produce, is derived to him by living in society; and he owes on every principle of justice, of gratitude, and of civilization, a part of that accumulation back again to society from whence the whole came.*" ~Tom Paine On Wed, Mar 7, 2012 at 10:33 AM, Doug Cataldo wrote: > Has anyone had success adding a Kindle Fire device to your library?s > catalog for checkout to patrons?**** > > ** ** > > I?d love to hear pros/cons.**** > > ** ** > > Thanks!**** > > ** ** > > Doug Cataldo**** > > Marketing & Technology Specialist**** > > Huntley Area Public Library**** > > 11000 Ruth Road**** > > Huntley, IL 60142**** > > (847) 669-5386 ext. 29**** > > dcataldo at huntleylibrary.org**** > > www.huntleylibrary.org**** > > Like us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/huntleylibrary**** > > Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/huntleylibrary**** > > ** ** > > ** ** > ============================ > > To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib > > Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ > > 2012-03-07 > > ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-03-07 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mglisson at HOOKSETTLIBRARY.ORG Wed Mar 7 11:54:57 2012 From: mglisson at HOOKSETTLIBRARY.ORG (Mark Glisson) Date: Wed, 7 Mar 2012 11:54:57 -0500 Subject: Successfully adding Kindle Fire to Library Collection for Checkout In-Reply-To: Message-ID: Actually, more interested in the question of circulating the Kindle Fire to the public and what the experience, including +'s/-'s, has been. regards, Mark -------------------------------------------------------- Mark Glisson Information & Technical Services Specialist Hooksett Public Library 31 Mount Saint Marys Way Hooksett, NH 03106 603.485.6092 | Fax:603.485.6193 Email: mglisson at hooksettlibrary.org -------------------------------------------------------- On Wed, Mar 7, 2012 at 11:50 AM, Sharon Foster wrote: > Are you asking a cataloging question or a policy question? > > There are at least a couple of ways to catalog it so that patrons can find > it, but the pros and cons will depend on how your OPAC displays search > results lists and individual items. > > For example, go to http://www.ryepubliclibrary.org and type in the word > "kindle" in the top search box. > > The search results show only the last item added to the Kindle, but if you > click on one of them, you'll see a list of the contents. Click on the "MARC > Display" button to see how the 505 Note and 700 Added entry fields are > populated. > > Try a title search for "The Help" and the last two results are Kindle I > and Kindle II, but the title shown is not "The Help." You have to see the > item detail to find that "The Help" is indeed there. > > You may have to try some experiments with your OPAC to find the best way > to catalog an e-reader. Also look at the MARC displays for other libraries > that have the same ILS and that have cataloged e-readers to see how they > did it. > > Hope this helps, > Sharon > ---------- > Sharon M. Foster > Digital Resources Librarian > > *"All accumulation, therefore, of personal property, beyond what a man?s > own hands produce, is derived to him by living in society; and he owes on > every principle of justice, of gratitude, and of civilization, a part of > that accumulation back again to society from whence the whole came.*" > ~Tom Paine > > > > On Wed, Mar 7, 2012 at 10:33 AM, Doug Cataldo > wrote: > >> Has anyone had success adding a Kindle Fire device to your library?s >> catalog for checkout to patrons?**** >> >> ** ** >> >> I?d love to hear pros/cons.**** >> >> ** ** >> >> Thanks!**** >> >> ** ** >> >> Doug Cataldo**** >> >> Marketing & Technology Specialist**** >> >> Huntley Area Public Library**** >> >> 11000 Ruth Road**** >> >> Huntley, IL 60142**** >> >> (847) 669-5386 ext. 29**** >> >> dcataldo at huntleylibrary.org**** >> >> www.huntleylibrary.org**** >> >> Like us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/huntleylibrary**** >> >> Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/huntleylibrary**** >> >> ** ** >> >> ** ** >> ============================ >> >> To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib >> >> Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ >> >> 2012-03-07 >> >> > ============================ > > To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib > > Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ > > 2012-03-07 > > ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-03-07 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From DCataldo at HUNTLEYLIBRARY.ORG Wed Mar 7 12:03:35 2012 From: DCataldo at HUNTLEYLIBRARY.ORG (Doug Cataldo) Date: Wed, 7 Mar 2012 11:03:35 -0600 Subject: Successfully adding Kindle Fire to Library Collection for Checkout In-Reply-To: Message-ID: I am asking for replies for both side of the coin. We have successfully added regular Kindle devices to our collection for patrons to check out. However the Kindle Fire relies upon an active amazon account. If you were to circulate a Kindle Fire or have done it successfully, I would like to know how you did it without allowing the patron that checks out the device to utilize the active Amazon account. In simpler terms, how do you stop the person(s) checking out the Kindle Fire from purchasing books on the active account that the Kindle Fire has to have. Does that make sense? Doug Cataldo Marketing & Technology Specialist Huntley Area Public Library 11000 Ruth Road Huntley, IL 60142 (847) 669-5386 ext. 29 dcataldo at huntleylibrary.org www.huntleylibrary.org Like us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/huntleylibrary Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/huntleylibrary From: Web technologies in libraries [mailto:WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Sharon Foster Sent: Wednesday, March 07, 2012 10:51 AM To: WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: Re: [WEB4LIB] Successfully adding Kindle Fire to Library Collection for Checkout Are you asking a cataloging question or a policy question? There are at least a couple of ways to catalog it so that patrons can find it, but the pros and cons will depend on how your OPAC displays search results lists and individual items. For example, go to http://www.ryepubliclibrary.org and type in the word "kindle" in the top search box. The search results show only the last item added to the Kindle, but if you click on one of them, you'll see a list of the contents. Click on the "MARC Display" button to see how the 505 Note and 700 Added entry fields are populated. Try a title search for "The Help" and the last two results are Kindle I and Kindle II, but the title shown is not "The Help." You have to see the item detail to find that "The Help" is indeed there. You may have to try some experiments with your OPAC to find the best way to catalog an e-reader. Also look at the MARC displays for other libraries that have the same ILS and that have cataloged e-readers to see how they did it. Hope this helps, Sharon ---------- Sharon M. Foster Digital Resources Librarian "All accumulation, therefore, of personal property, beyond what a man's own hands produce, is derived to him by living in society; and he owes on every principle of justice, of gratitude, and of civilization, a part of that accumulation back again to society from whence the whole came." ~Tom Paine On Wed, Mar 7, 2012 at 10:33 AM, Doug Cataldo > wrote: Has anyone had success adding a Kindle Fire device to your library's catalog for checkout to patrons? I'd love to hear pros/cons. Thanks! 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URL: From DCataldo at HUNTLEYLIBRARY.ORG Wed Mar 7 12:05:36 2012 From: DCataldo at HUNTLEYLIBRARY.ORG (Doug Cataldo) Date: Wed, 7 Mar 2012 11:05:36 -0600 Subject: Successfully adding Kindle Fire to Library Collection for Checkout In-Reply-To: Message-ID: Hi Mark, A nice group of our patrons had purchased Kindle Fire devices over the holidays and the general feedback is that they love them. Some wanted more tablet features while others were delighted that it was so much more than just an eReader. Doug Cataldo Marketing & Technology Specialist Huntley Area Public Library 11000 Ruth Road Huntley, IL 60142 (847) 669-5386 ext. 29 dcataldo at huntleylibrary.org www.huntleylibrary.org Like us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/huntleylibrary Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/huntleylibrary From: Web technologies in libraries [mailto:WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Mark Glisson Sent: Wednesday, March 07, 2012 10:55 AM To: WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: Re: [WEB4LIB] Successfully adding Kindle Fire to Library Collection for Checkout Actually, more interested in the question of circulating the Kindle Fire to the public and what the experience, including +'s/-'s, has been. regards, Mark -------------------------------------------------------- Mark Glisson Information & Technical Services Specialist Hooksett Public Library 31 Mount Saint Marys Way Hooksett, NH 03106 603.485.6092 | Fax:603.485.6193 Email: mglisson at hooksettlibrary.org -------------------------------------------------------- On Wed, Mar 7, 2012 at 11:50 AM, Sharon Foster > wrote: Are you asking a cataloging question or a policy question? There are at least a couple of ways to catalog it so that patrons can find it, but the pros and cons will depend on how your OPAC displays search results lists and individual items. For example, go to http://www.ryepubliclibrary.org and type in the word "kindle" in the top search box. The search results show only the last item added to the Kindle, but if you click on one of them, you'll see a list of the contents. Click on the "MARC Display" button to see how the 505 Note and 700 Added entry fields are populated. Try a title search for "The Help" and the last two results are Kindle I and Kindle II, but the title shown is not "The Help." You have to see the item detail to find that "The Help" is indeed there. You may have to try some experiments with your OPAC to find the best way to catalog an e-reader. Also look at the MARC displays for other libraries that have the same ILS and that have cataloged e-readers to see how they did it. Hope this helps, Sharon ---------- Sharon M. Foster Digital Resources Librarian "All accumulation, therefore, of personal property, beyond what a man's own hands produce, is derived to him by living in society; and he owes on every principle of justice, of gratitude, and of civilization, a part of that accumulation back again to society from whence the whole came." ~Tom Paine On Wed, Mar 7, 2012 at 10:33 AM, Doug Cataldo > wrote: Has anyone had success adding a Kindle Fire device to your library's catalog for checkout to patrons? I'd love to hear pros/cons. Thanks! 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URL: From fostersm1 at GMAIL.COM Wed Mar 7 12:07:09 2012 From: fostersm1 at GMAIL.COM (Sharon Foster) Date: Wed, 7 Mar 2012 12:07:09 -0500 Subject: Successfully adding Kindle Fire to Library Collection for Checkout In-Reply-To: <97670BE4C3E6FD49B993C2A9BE44BEFA4000F62D3A@huntleyex> Message-ID: I don't have any hands-on with the Kindle Fire, but if it's like previous Kindles, you can deactivate the Amazon account before you check it out. Actually, you can leave it deactivated until such time as you need to add another title to it. When it is returned, you may want to make sure that the the patron didn't activate it to his or her own Amazon account. I don't know if there's any way to prevent their doing that. Sharon ---------- Sharon M. Foster Digital Resources Librarian *"All accumulation, therefore, of personal property, beyond what a man?s own hands produce, is derived to him by living in society; and he owes on every principle of justice, of gratitude, and of civilization, a part of that accumulation back again to society from whence the whole came.*" ~Tom Paine On Wed, Mar 7, 2012 at 12:03 PM, Doug Cataldo wrote: > I am asking for replies for both side of the coin. We have successfully > added regular Kindle devices to our collection for patrons to check out. > However the Kindle Fire relies upon an active amazon account. If you were > to circulate a Kindle Fire or have done it successfully, I would like to > know how you did it without allowing the patron that checks out the device > to utilize the active Amazon account.**** > > ** ** > > In simpler terms, how do you stop the person(s) checking out the Kindle > Fire from purchasing books on the active account that the Kindle Fire has > to have. Does that make sense?**** > > ** ** > > Doug Cataldo**** > > Marketing & Technology Specialist**** > > Huntley Area Public Library**** > > 11000 Ruth Road**** > > Huntley, IL 60142**** > > (847) 669-5386 ext. 29**** > > dcataldo at huntleylibrary.org**** > > www.huntleylibrary.org**** > > Like us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/huntleylibrary**** > > Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/huntleylibrary**** > > ** ** > > ** ** > > *From:* Web technologies in libraries [mailto:WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU] *On > Behalf Of *Sharon Foster > *Sent:* Wednesday, March 07, 2012 10:51 AM > *To:* WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU > *Subject:* Re: [WEB4LIB] Successfully adding Kindle Fire to Library > Collection for Checkout**** > > ** ** > > Are you asking a cataloging question or a policy question? > > There are at least a couple of ways to catalog it so that patrons can find > it, but the pros and cons will depend on how your OPAC displays search > results lists and individual items. > > For example, go to http://www.ryepubliclibrary.org and type in the word > "kindle" in the top search box. > > The search results show only the last item added to the Kindle, but if you > click on one of them, you'll see a list of the contents. Click on the "MARC > Display" button to see how the 505 Note and 700 Added entry fields are > populated. > > Try a title search for "The Help" and the last two results are Kindle I > and Kindle II, but the title shown is not "The Help." You have to see the > item detail to find that "The Help" is indeed there. > > You may have to try some experiments with your OPAC to find the best way > to catalog an e-reader. Also look at the MARC displays for other libraries > that have the same ILS and that have cataloged e-readers to see how they > did it. > > Hope this helps, > Sharon > ---------- > Sharon M. Foster > Digital Resources Librarian > > "All accumulation, therefore, of personal property, beyond what a man?s > own hands produce, is derived to him by living in society; and he owes on > every principle of justice, of gratitude, and of civilization, a part of > that accumulation back again to society from whence the whole came." ~Tom > Paine > > > **** > > On Wed, Mar 7, 2012 at 10:33 AM, Doug Cataldo > wrote:**** > > Has anyone had success adding a Kindle Fire device to your library?s > catalog for checkout to patrons?**** > > **** > > I?d love to hear pros/cons.**** > > **** > > Thanks!**** > > **** > > Doug Cataldo**** > > Marketing & Technology Specialist**** > > Huntley Area Public Library**** > > 11000 Ruth Road**** > > Huntley, IL 60142**** > > (847) 669-5386 ext. 29**** > > dcataldo at huntleylibrary.org**** > > www.huntleylibrary.org**** > > Like us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/huntleylibrary**** > > Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/huntleylibrary**** > > **** > > **** > > ============================ **** > > To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib **** > > Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ **** > > 2012-03-07 **** > > > ============================ **** > > To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib **** > > Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ **** > > 2012-03-07 **** > ============================ > > To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib > > Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ > > 2012-03-07 > > ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-03-07 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Melanie Amy Hogue, Manager of Online Resources Chattanooga Public Library, Chattanooga, Tennessee hogue_m at lib.chattanooga.gov 423-757-5114 From: Web technologies in libraries [mailto:WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Sharon Foster Sent: Wednesday, March 07, 2012 12:07 PM To: WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: Re: [WEB4LIB] Successfully adding Kindle Fire to Library Collection for Checkout I don't have any hands-on with the Kindle Fire, but if it's like previous Kindles, you can deactivate the Amazon account before you check it out. Actually, you can leave it deactivated until such time as you need to add another title to it. When it is returned, you may want to make sure that the the patron didn't activate it to his or her own Amazon account. I don't know if there's any way to prevent their doing that. Sharon ---------- Sharon M. Foster Digital Resources Librarian "All accumulation, therefore, of personal property, beyond what a man's own hands produce, is derived to him by living in society; and he owes on every principle of justice, of gratitude, and of civilization, a part of that accumulation back again to society from whence the whole came." ~Tom Paine On Wed, Mar 7, 2012 at 12:03 PM, Doug Cataldo wrote: I am asking for replies for both side of the coin. We have successfully added regular Kindle devices to our collection for patrons to check out. However the Kindle Fire relies upon an active amazon account. If you were to circulate a Kindle Fire or have done it successfully, I would like to know how you did it without allowing the patron that checks out the device to utilize the active Amazon account. In simpler terms, how do you stop the person(s) checking out the Kindle Fire from purchasing books on the active account that the Kindle Fire has to have. Does that make sense? Doug Cataldo Marketing & Technology Specialist Huntley Area Public Library 11000 Ruth Road Huntley, IL 60142 (847) 669-5386 ext. 29 dcataldo at huntleylibrary.org www.huntleylibrary.org Like us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/huntleylibrary Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/huntleylibrary From: Web technologies in libraries [mailto:WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Sharon Foster Sent: Wednesday, March 07, 2012 10:51 AM To: WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: Re: [WEB4LIB] Successfully adding Kindle Fire to Library Collection for Checkout Are you asking a cataloging question or a policy question? There are at least a couple of ways to catalog it so that patrons can find it, but the pros and cons will depend on how your OPAC displays search results lists and individual items. For example, go to http://www.ryepubliclibrary.org and type in the word "kindle" in the top search box. The search results show only the last item added to the Kindle, but if you click on one of them, you'll see a list of the contents. Click on the "MARC Display" button to see how the 505 Note and 700 Added entry fields are populated. Try a title search for "The Help" and the last two results are Kindle I and Kindle II, but the title shown is not "The Help." You have to see the item detail to find that "The Help" is indeed there. You may have to try some experiments with your OPAC to find the best way to catalog an e-reader. Also look at the MARC displays for other libraries that have the same ILS and that have cataloged e-readers to see how they did it. Hope this helps, Sharon ---------- Sharon M. Foster Digital Resources Librarian "All accumulation, therefore, of personal property, beyond what a man's own hands produce, is derived to him by living in society; and he owes on every principle of justice, of gratitude, and of civilization, a part of that accumulation back again to society from whence the whole came." ~Tom Paine On Wed, Mar 7, 2012 at 10:33 AM, Doug Cataldo wrote: Has anyone had success adding a Kindle Fire device to your library's catalog for checkout to patrons? I'd love to hear pros/cons. Thanks! Doug Cataldo Marketing & Technology Specialist Huntley Area Public Library 11000 Ruth Road Huntley, IL 60142 (847) 669-5386 ext. 29 dcataldo at huntleylibrary.org www.huntleylibrary.org Like us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/huntleylibrary Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/huntleylibrary ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-03-07 ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-03-07 ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-03-07 ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-03-07 ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-03-07 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From KateButler at RODGERSLIBRARY.ORG Wed Mar 7 16:39:37 2012 From: KateButler at RODGERSLIBRARY.ORG (Kate Butler) Date: Wed, 7 Mar 2012 21:39:37 +0000 Subject: Successfully adding Kindle Fire to Library Collection for Checkout In-Reply-To: <97670BE4C3E6FD49B993C2A9BE44BEFA4000F62D3A@huntleyex> Message-ID: While the Kindle must have an amazon account, there's nothing that requires an amazon account to have any payment information attached. We don't circulate our Kindle Fire (at the moment) but the amazon account to which it's attached has no credit card or payment information -- it's basically just a dummy account. This means one-click ordering can't be enabled, so the Fire complains if you try to buy anything, even a free something, directly from the Fire. (You can 'purchase' free apps and books from the website and then download them from the Fire -- so the library would have to pre-load anything the patron wanted.) We do the same thing with the iTunes account on the library iPad -- if we ever wanted to purchase something, we'd buy a gift card and use that to load funds. Kate Butler Technology Librarian Rodgers Memorial Library (Hudson, NH) http://www.rodgerslibrary.org/ From: Web technologies in libraries [mailto:WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Doug Cataldo Sent: Wednesday, March 07, 2012 12:04 PM To: WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: Re: [WEB4LIB] Successfully adding Kindle Fire to Library Collection for Checkout I am asking for replies for both side of the coin. We have successfully added regular Kindle devices to our collection for patrons to check out. However the Kindle Fire relies upon an active amazon account. If you were to circulate a Kindle Fire or have done it successfully, I would like to know how you did it without allowing the patron that checks out the device to utilize the active Amazon account. In simpler terms, how do you stop the person(s) checking out the Kindle Fire from purchasing books on the active account that the Kindle Fire has to have. Does that make sense? Doug Cataldo Marketing & Technology Specialist Huntley Area Public Library 11000 Ruth Road Huntley, IL 60142 (847) 669-5386 ext. 29 dcataldo at huntleylibrary.org www.huntleylibrary.org Like us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/huntleylibrary Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/huntleylibrary From: Web technologies in libraries [mailto:WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Sharon Foster Sent: Wednesday, March 07, 2012 10:51 AM To: WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: Re: [WEB4LIB] Successfully adding Kindle Fire to Library Collection for Checkout Are you asking a cataloging question or a policy question? There are at least a couple of ways to catalog it so that patrons can find it, but the pros and cons will depend on how your OPAC displays search results lists and individual items. For example, go to http://www.ryepubliclibrary.org and type in the word "kindle" in the top search box. The search results show only the last item added to the Kindle, but if you click on one of them, you'll see a list of the contents. Click on the "MARC Display" button to see how the 505 Note and 700 Added entry fields are populated. Try a title search for "The Help" and the last two results are Kindle I and Kindle II, but the title shown is not "The Help." You have to see the item detail to find that "The Help" is indeed there. You may have to try some experiments with your OPAC to find the best way to catalog an e-reader. Also look at the MARC displays for other libraries that have the same ILS and that have cataloged e-readers to see how they did it. Hope this helps, Sharon ---------- Sharon M. Foster Digital Resources Librarian "All accumulation, therefore, of personal property, beyond what a man's own hands produce, is derived to him by living in society; and he owes on every principle of justice, of gratitude, and of civilization, a part of that accumulation back again to society from whence the whole came." ~Tom Paine On Wed, Mar 7, 2012 at 10:33 AM, Doug Cataldo > wrote: Has anyone had success adding a Kindle Fire device to your library's catalog for checkout to patrons? I'd love to hear pros/cons. Thanks! Doug Cataldo Marketing & Technology Specialist Huntley Area Public Library 11000 Ruth Road Huntley, IL 60142 (847) 669-5386 ext. 29 dcataldo at huntleylibrary.org www.huntleylibrary.org Like us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/huntleylibrary Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/huntleylibrary ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-03-07 ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-03-07 ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-03-07 ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-03-07 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From duncanr at LAFAYETTE.EDU Wed Mar 7 17:10:50 2012 From: duncanr at LAFAYETTE.EDU (Bob Duncan) Date: Wed, 7 Mar 2012 17:10:50 -0500 Subject: Successfully adding Kindle Fire to Library Collection for Checkout In-Reply-To: <97670BE4C3E6FD49B993C2A9BE44BEFA4000F62D3A@huntleyex> Message-ID: At 12:03 PM 3/7/2012, Doug Cataldo wrote: >. . . >In simpler terms, how do you stop the person(s) checking out the >Kindle Fire from purchasing books on the active account that the >Kindle Fire has to have. We download purchased titles to the Kindle, then deactivate wireless on the device. Bob Duncan ~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~ Robert E. Duncan Integrated Technologies Librarian Lafayette College Easton, PA 18042 duncanr at lafayette.edu http://library.lafayette.edu/ ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-03-07 From gerrymck at IASTATE.EDU Wed Mar 7 18:39:47 2012 From: gerrymck at IASTATE.EDU (McKiernan, Gerard [LIB]) Date: Wed, 7 Mar 2012 23:39:47 +0000 Subject: Text Morphing: Morphing Prose Instead of Images In-Reply-To: <31F366253C635746A73718A84BF5F9A80326C783@ITSDAG5A.its.iastate.edu> Message-ID: *** Apologies for Receipt of Duplicate Postings*** Colleagues/ Interesting, Very Interesting ... /Gerry About this project Introduction to the Text Morphing Project: Most people are familiar with "image morphing" -- a visual effect in which a first image gradually changes into a second image. For example, it can gradually morph one face into another face. In the middle of the process, it can create a new face that blends together characteristics of both original faces. Image morphing has been around for nearly two decades. Now -- can you imagine applying the principles of image morphing to prose morphing? Can you imagine being able to automatically and gradually blend together the style and content of two different portions of prose in order to create original prose that combines characteristics of both? The "Text Morphing" project will be the first to pioneer application of morphing principles to prose, instead of images. The "Text Morphing" project will create a website with a user interface that lets people gradually morph one portion of prose into another portion of prose. Analogous to image morphing, in the middle of the process, "Text Morphing" creates new prose that blends together characteristics of both originals. To the best of our knowledge, nothing like this has been done before. [more] http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1428714387/text-morphing-morphing-prose-instead-of-images For informational purposes only; this posting should not be considered a formal endorsement /Gerry Gerry McKiernan Associate Professor and Science and Technology Librarian Iowa State University 152 Parks Library Ames IA 50011 http://www.digital-textbooks.blogspot.com/ ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-03-07 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From TEdelblute at ANAHEIM.NET Wed Mar 7 19:12:26 2012 From: TEdelblute at ANAHEIM.NET (Thomas Edelblute) Date: Thu, 8 Mar 2012 00:12:26 +0000 Subject: Donations from web page Message-ID: We have received a suggestions that the library use PayPal to take Internet donations online. A couple of the Library Foundation members believe that PayPal is not as secure as it could be and recommend justgive.org instead. PayPal has a transaction fee of 2.9% whereas justgive.org has a transaction fee of 4.5%. I have not experience with either site so I am looking for input from people who have experience with either site. Thomas Edelblute Public Access Systems Coordinator Anaheim Public Library ________________________________ THIS MESSAGE IS INTENDED ONLY FOR THE USE OF THE INDIVIDUAL OR ENTITY TO WHICH IT IS ADDRESSED AND MAY CONTAIN INFORMATION THAT IS PRIVILEGED, CONFIDENTIAL, AND EXEMPT FROM DISCLOSURE UNDER APPLICABLE LAWS. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, or the employee or agent responsible for delivering the message to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, forwarding, or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify the sender immediately by e-mail or telephone, and delete the original message immediately. 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Best, Tibor Tibor Purger Director of Integrated Information Systems Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey www.rutgers.edu Tel.: 732-445-5898 Fax: 732-445-5888 Cell: 202-904-4433 purger at rutgers.edu ----- Original Message ----- | From: "Thomas Edelblute" | To: WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU | Sent: Wednesday, March 7, 2012 7:12:26 PM | Subject: [WEB4LIB] Donations from web page | We have received a suggestions that the library use PayPal to take | Internet donations online.? A couple of the Library Foundation | members believe that PayPal is not as secure as it could be and | recommend justgive.org instead.? PayPal has a transaction fee of | 2.9% whereas justgive.org has a transaction fee of 4.5%. I have not | experience with either site so I am looking for input from people | who have experience with either site. | ? | Thomas Edelblute | Public Access Systems Coordinator | Anaheim Public Library | ? | ? | ? | THIS MESSAGE IS INTENDED ONLY FOR THE USE OF THE INDIVIDUAL OR ENTITY | TO WHICH IT IS ADDRESSED AND MAY CONTAIN INFORMATION THAT IS | PRIVILEGED, CONFIDENTIAL, AND EXEMPT FROM DISCLOSURE UNDER | APPLICABLE LAWS. If the reader of this message is not the intended | recipient, or the employee or agent responsible for delivering the | message to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any | dissemination, distribution, forwarding, or copying of this | communication is strictly prohibited. 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I believe this is the same technology that all secure online sites use, but I'm not security expert. Did your Foundation members give you details on what they felt paypals security flaws were? There's a bunch of information here: https://cms.paypal.com/us/cgi-bin/marketingweb?cmd=_render-content&content_ID=security/seller_protection --Lisa From: Web technologies in libraries [mailto:WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Thomas Edelblute Sent: Wednesday, March 07, 2012 5:12 PM To: WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: [WEB4LIB] Donations from web page We have received a suggestions that the library use PayPal to take Internet donations online. A couple of the Library Foundation members believe that PayPal is not as secure as it could be and recommend justgive.org instead. PayPal has a transaction fee of 2.9% whereas justgive.org has a transaction fee of 4.5%. I have not experience with either site so I am looking for input from people who have experience with either site. Thomas Edelblute Public Access Systems Coordinator Anaheim Public Library ________________________________ THIS MESSAGE IS INTENDED ONLY FOR THE USE OF THE INDIVIDUAL OR ENTITY TO WHICH IT IS ADDRESSED AND MAY CONTAIN INFORMATION THAT IS PRIVILEGED, CONFIDENTIAL, AND EXEMPT FROM DISCLOSURE UNDER APPLICABLE LAWS. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, or the employee or agent responsible for delivering the message to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, forwarding, or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify the sender immediately by e-mail or telephone, and delete the original message immediately. Thank you. ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-03-07 ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-03-07 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jransom at LIBRARY.ORG.NZ Wed Mar 7 20:12:29 2012 From: jransom at LIBRARY.ORG.NZ (Joann Ransom) Date: Thu, 8 Mar 2012 14:12:29 +1300 Subject: Donations from web page In-Reply-To: <52882995E3FA484FA4FFBF4C2C837CFE2F457ECC@COAMBOX2.anaheim.intranet> Message-ID: We use Paypal extensively and think it is just fine. Most people trust it, some don't, but you can't please all the people all the time. >From an administration point of view its easy to create buttons for donations, selling tickets etc, it has adequate reporting options and withdrawing to a bank account is easy. Cheers Jo. On 8 March 2012 13:12, Thomas Edelblute wrote: > We have received a suggestions that the library use PayPal to take > Internet donations online. A couple of the Library Foundation members > believe that PayPal is not as secure as it could be and recommend > justgive.org instead. PayPal has a transaction fee of 2.9% whereas > justgive.org has a transaction fee of 4.5%. I have not experience with > either site so I am looking for input from people who have experience with > either site. > > > > Thomas Edelblute > > Public Access Systems Coordinator > > Anaheim Public Library > > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > THIS MESSAGE IS INTENDED ONLY FOR THE USE OF THE INDIVIDUAL OR ENTITY TO > WHICH IT IS ADDRESSED AND MAY CONTAIN INFORMATION THAT IS PRIVILEGED, > CONFIDENTIAL, AND EXEMPT FROM DISCLOSURE UNDER APPLICABLE LAWS. 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URL: From fostersm1 at GMAIL.COM Wed Mar 7 20:53:37 2012 From: fostersm1 at GMAIL.COM (Sharon Foster) Date: Wed, 7 Mar 2012 20:53:37 -0500 Subject: Donations from web page In-Reply-To: <52882995E3FA484FA4FFBF4C2C837CFE2F457ECC@COAMBOX2.anaheim.intranet> Message-ID: At my previous POW, we had feedback from a few members that they didn't like PayPal because they "didn't like being forced to create a PayPal account." Well, of course that's a false impression, but I was surprised at how many people misread PayPal's suggestion as mandatory, not optional. I tried to "fix" it with verbiage before sending the patron over to the PP website, but sometimes more verbiage only makes things worse. Depending on the experience level of your population, be prepared for a few phone calls. Sharon ---------- Sharon M. Foster Digital Resources Librarian *"All accumulation, therefore, of personal property, beyond what a man?s own hands produce, is derived to him by living in society; and he owes on every principle of justice, of gratitude, and of civilization, a part of that accumulation back again to society from whence the whole came.*" ~Tom Paine On Wed, Mar 7, 2012 at 7:12 PM, Thomas Edelblute wrote: > We have received a suggestions that the library use PayPal to take > Internet donations online. A couple of the Library Foundation members > believe that PayPal is not as secure as it could be and recommend > justgive.org instead. PayPal has a transaction fee of 2.9% whereas > justgive.org has a transaction fee of 4.5%. I have not experience with > either site so I am looking for input from people who have experience with > either site. > > > > Thomas Edelblute > > Public Access Systems Coordinator > > Anaheim Public Library > > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > THIS MESSAGE IS INTENDED ONLY FOR THE USE OF THE INDIVIDUAL OR ENTITY TO > WHICH IT IS ADDRESSED AND MAY CONTAIN INFORMATION THAT IS PRIVILEGED, > CONFIDENTIAL, AND EXEMPT FROM DISCLOSURE UNDER APPLICABLE LAWS. If the > reader of this message is not the intended recipient, or the employee or > agent responsible for delivering the message to the intended recipient, you > are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, forwarding, or > copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received > this communication in error, please notify the sender immediately by e-mail > or telephone, and delete the original message immediately. 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Danky, Future of Print Project, Center for the History of Print and Digital Culture University of Wisconsin-Madison - Sean Devine, CEO, Coursesmart - Matt MacInnis, Founder & CEO, Inkling - Vineet Madan, Vice President of Strategy and Business Development, McGraw-Hill Higher Education - Osman Rashid, Co-Founder & CEO, Kno 3> Next is Now > The Switch to Digital Learning: How We Will Teach and How They Will Learn 4> The Future of Learning Content: Digital Textbooks, Open Content, Apple and Beyond 5> eTexts Constituent Group Also > The University of Michigan Library video All are available via _Digital Textbooks: A Perfect Storm For Higher Learning_ http://digital-textbooks.blogspot.com/2012/02/digital-textbooks-perfect-storm-for.html Regards, /Gerry Gerry McKiernan Associate Professor and Science and Technology Librarian Iowa State University 152 Parks Library Ames IA 50011 http://digital-textbooks.blogspot.com/ ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-03-08 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From gerrymck at IASTATE.EDU Fri Mar 9 11:24:49 2012 From: gerrymck at IASTATE.EDU (McKiernan, Gerard [LIB]) Date: Fri, 9 Mar 2012 16:24:49 +0000 Subject: Library Use of Web-based Research Guides In-Reply-To: <31F366253C635746A73718A84BF5F9A80326D588@ITSDAG5A.its.iastate.edu> Message-ID: *** Apologies for Receipt of Duplicate Postings*** Colleagues/ FYI > Library Use of Web-based Research Guides / Jimmy Ghaphery, Erin White ABSTRACT This paper describes the ways in which libraries are currently implementing and managing web-based research guides (a.k.a. Pathfinders, LibGuides, Subject Guides, etc.) by examining two sets of data from the spring of 2011. One set of data was compiled by visiting the websites of ninety-nine American university ARL libraries and recording the characteristics of each site?s research guides. The other set of data is based on an online survey of librarians about the ways in which their libraries implement and maintain research guides. In conclusion, a discussion follows that includes implications for the library technology community. CONCLUSION This study confirms previous research that web-based research guides are a common offering, especially in academic libraries. Adding to this, we have recorded a quantitative adoption of LibGuides both through visiting ARL websites and through a survey distributed to library listservs. Further, this study did not find a consistent management or assessment practice for library research guides. Perhaps the most interesting finding from this study is the role of library systems departments with regard to research guides. It appears that many library systems departments are not actively involved in either the initiation or ongoing support of web-based research guides. What are the implications for the library technology community and what questions arise for future research? The apparent ascendancy of LibGuides over local solutions is certainly worth considering and in part demonstrates some comfort within libraries for cloud computing and SAAS. Time will tell how this might spread to other library systems. The popularity of LibGuides, at its heart a specialized content management system, also calls into question the vitality and adaptability of local content management system implementations in libraries. More generally, does the desire to professionally select and steward information for users on research guides indicate librarian misgivings about the usability of enterprise library systems? How do attitudes toward research guides differ between public services and technical services? Hopefully these questions serve as a call for continued technical engagement with library research guides. What shape that engagement may have in the future is an open question, but based on the prevalence and descriptions of current implementations, such consideration by the library technology community is worthwhile. [ http://ejournals.bc.edu/ojs/index.php/ital/article/view/1830 ] /Gerry Gerry McKiernan Associate Professor and Science and Technology Librarian Iowa State University 152 Parks Library Ames IA 50011 http://instr.iastate.libguides.com/profile.php?uid=1853 ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-03-09 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jenannster at YAHOO.COM Fri Mar 9 15:35:36 2012 From: jenannster at YAHOO.COM (Jennifer George) Date: Fri, 9 Mar 2012 12:35:36 -0800 Subject: METS/ALTO Software - docWORKS, Kirtas Book Scan Editor In-Reply-To: <01F1D6CF-8D04-4D6C-AA5B-111D562AB305@willamette.edu> Message-ID: Hi Sara, You can email Jennifer Oxley, the Sales Coordinator at j.oxley at content-conversion.com.? We recently purchased docWorks(e) - the standalone system - but we haven't started using it yet. Staff is still learning how to use it. Jennifer? ________________________________ From: Sara Amato To: WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU Sent: Tuesday, March 6, 2012 8:44 PM Subject: [WEB4LIB] METS/ALTO Software - docWORKS, Kirtas Book Scan Editor I'm looking into software that assists with the generation of METS/ALTO.? The 'docWORKS' software is mentioned in several places, including the LIbrary of Congress METS Tools and Utilities page, but the contact link on the vendor page is broken :? http://www.ccs-digital.info/en/products/docworks .? Does anyone use this software, and/or do you know how to reach the current vendor? Alternatively, can anyone recommend software for creating METS/ALTO output? ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-03-06 ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-03-09 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From gerrymck at IASTATE.EDU Fri Mar 9 20:06:08 2012 From: gerrymck at IASTATE.EDU (McKiernan, Gerard [LIB]) Date: Sat, 10 Mar 2012 01:06:08 +0000 Subject: Webcast Now Available > There's an App for That ! > Friday > March 9 > 1 PM -2 PM CT In-Reply-To: <31F366253C635746A73718A84BF5F9A80326DACB@ITSDAG5A.its.iastate.edu> Message-ID: Colleagues/ Archive recording / transcript now available http://tlt-swg.blogspot.com/2012/03/theres-app-for-that-chat-transcript.html IMHO > Most Excellent ! /Gerry ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Colleagues/ Speaking of Apps .. /Gerry Free Webcast > There's an App for That ! > Friday > March 9 > 1 PM -2 PM CT Applications, or ?apps,? can provide an amazing amount of flexibility and interaction for students. The ability for instructors to provide an additional way for students to engage with their content is revolutionizing education. In this session, we will demonstrate apps that we have found helpful for students and faculty members alike. In addition, we will demonstrate apps across multiple platforms. [snip] Of possible interest ... McKiernan, Gerry. ?Library Mobile: ?B? is for ?Blackberry?.? Searcher 18, no.10 (December 2010): 50-53. Self- archived at: http://www.public.iastate.edu/~gerrymck/B-Is-For-Blackberry.pdf (23 January 2012). McKiernan, Gerry. ?Library Mobile: 'A' Is for 'Android'.? Searcher 18, no.7 (September 2010): 7-11. Self-archived at: http://www.public.iastate.edu/~gerrymck/A-Is-4-Android.pdf (23 January 2011). McKiernan, Gerry. Library Mobile: ?'A' Is for 'Apple' and 'App?.? Searcher 18, no.5 (June 2010): 32-36. Self-archived at: http://www.public.iastate.edu/~gerrymck/A-Is-4-App.pdf (23 January 2012). Regards, Gerry McKiernan Associate Professor and Science and Technology Librarian Iowa State University 152 Parks Library Ames IA 50011 http://mobile-libraries.blogspot.com/ ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-03-09 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From gerrymck at IASTATE.EDU Sat Mar 10 19:07:21 2012 From: gerrymck at IASTATE.EDU (McKiernan, Gerard [LIB]) Date: Sun, 11 Mar 2012 00:07:21 +0000 Subject: Digital Textbook Playbook In-Reply-To: <31F366253C635746A73718A84BF5F9A80326DFC0@ITSDAG5A.its.iastate.edu> Message-ID: *** Apologies for Receipt of Duplicate Postings *** Colleagues/ IMHO > A Major Resource and Initiative /Gerry The Digital Textbook Playbook is a guide to help K-12 educators and administrators begin building rich digital learning experiences for students in districts across the country. The playbook offers information about determining broadband infrastructure for schools and classrooms, leveraging home and community broadband to extend the digital learning environment, and understanding necessary device ...considerations. It also provides lessons learned from school districts that have engaged in successful transitions to digital learning. The Digital Textbook Playbook was developed by the Digital Textbook Collaborative, a joint effort of industry stakeholders, school officials and nonprofit leaders to encourage collaboration, accelerate the development of digital textbooks and improve the quality and penetration of digital learning in K-12 public education. The collaborative was convened by the Federal Communications Commission and the U.S. Department of Education and builds upon the FCC?s National Broadband Plan and the Department of Education?s National Education Technology Plan Links To Read the Digital Textbook Playbook Download the Digital Textbook Playbook [pdf] Digital Learning Day Event Coverage Chairman Genachowski's Remarks at the Digital Learning Day Event Fact Sheet Available via http://digital-textbooks.blogspot.com/2012/03/digital-textbook-playbook.html Gerry McKiernan Associate Professor and Science and Technology Librarian Iowa State University 152 Parks Library Ames IA 50011 http://digital-textbooks.blogspot.com/ ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-03-10 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Metadata plays a significant role globally in information systems shaping how we know, monitor and change social and governmental systems affecting everything from the environment, human rights and justice to education and peace. DC-2012 will bring together in Kuching the community of metadata scholars and practitioners to engage in the exchange of knowledge and best practices in developing languages of description to meet these global challenges. DC-2012 is part of Knowledge Technology Week 2012 in Malaysia. For more information, see http://dcevents.dublincore.org/index.php/IntConf/index/pages/view/ktw2012. Collocated events include: --DC-2012 International Conference on Dublin Core and Metadata Applications --PRICAI 2012 The 12th Pacific Rim International Conference on Artificial Intelligence --PRIMA 2012 The 15th International Conference on Principles and Practice of Multi-Agent Systems --Artificial Intelligence Workshops (AIW2012) ---------------------------------- DEADLINES & IMPORTANT DATES: --SUBMISSION **DEADLINE EXTENSION**: 30 March 2012 --AUTHOR NOTIFICATION: 25 May 2012 --FINAL COPY: 29 June 2012 ---------------------------------- IMPORTANT URLS: --SUBMISSION URL: http://dcevents.dublincore.org/index.php/IntConf/dc-2012/author/submit?requiresAuthor=1 --ONLINE CFP: http://dcevents.dublincore.org/index.php/IntConf/dc-2012/schedConf/cfp --CONFERENCE WEBSITE: http://purl.org/dcevents/dc-2012 --ORGANIZING COMMITTEE: http://dcevents.dublincore.org/index.php/IntConf/dc-2012/about/organizingTeam ---------------------------------- Beyond the conference theme, submissions are welcome on a wide range of metadata topics, such as: -- Metadata principles, guidelines, and best practices -- Metadata quality (methods, tools, and practices) -- Conceptual models and frameworks (e.g., RDF, DCAM, OAIS) -- Application profiles -- Metadata generation (methods, tools, and practices) -- Metadata interoperability across domains, languages, time, structures, and scales. -- Cross-domain metadata uses (e.g., recordkeeping, preservation, curation, institutional repositories, publishing) -- Domain metadata (e.g., for corporations, cultural memory institutions, education, government, and scientific fields) -- Bibliographic standards (e.g., RDA, FRBR, subject headings) as Semantic Web vocabularies -- Accessibility metadata -- Metadata for scientific data, e-Science and grid applications -- Social tagging and user participation in building metadata -- Usage data (paradata/attention metadata) -- Knowledge Organization Systems (e.g., ontologies, taxonomies, authority files, folksonomies, and thesauri) and Simple Knowledge Organization Systems (SKOS) -- Ontology design and development -- Integration of metadata and ontologies -- Search engines and metadata -- Linked data and the Semantic Web (metadata and applications) -- Vocabulary registries and registry services ---------------------------------- SUBMISSIONS --All submissions for papers, reports, extended poster abstracts, community workshop and special sessions must do so through the DCMI Peer Review System at http://dcpapers.dublincore.org/index.php/pubs/. Author registration with the peer review system and instructions for the submission process appear under the "Information for Authors" link. --All submissions must be in English. --All submissions will be peer-reviewed by the International Program Committee. --Unless previously arranged, accepted papers, project reports and posters must be presented in Kuching by at least one of their authors. Submissions for Asynchronous Participation: With prior arrangement, a few exceptional papers, project reports and extended poster abstracts will be accepted for asynchronous presentation by their authors. Submissions accepted for asynchronous presentation must follow both the general author guidelines for submission as well as additional instructions located at http://purl.org/dcevents/dc-2012/remote. ---------------------------------- PUBLICATION -- Accepted papers, project reports and poster abstracts will be published in the permanent online conference proceedings and in DCMI Publications ( http://dcpapers.dublincore.org/). -- Special session and community workshop session abstracts will be published in the online conference proceedings. -- Papers, research reports and poster abstracts must conform to the appropriate formatting template available through the DCMI Peer Review System. -- Unless previously arranged, accepted papers, project reports and posters must be presented at The Hague by at least one of their authors. -- Submitting authors in all categories must provide basic information regarding current professional positions and affiliations as a condition of acceptance and publication. ---------------------------------- SUBMISSION CATEGORIES FULL PAPERS (8-10 pages; Peer reviewed): Full papers either describe innovative work in detail or provide critical, well-referenced overviews of key developments or good practice in the areas outlined above. PROJECT REPORTS (4-5 pages; Peer reviewed): Project reports describe a specific model, application, or activity in a concise presentation. POSTERS (1-2 pages; Peer reviewed): Posters are for the presentation of projects or research under development or late-breaking results. Poster submission should consist of a one-two page extended abstract. One or more sessions will be scheduled for display and discussion of posters at the conference venue. Instructions on the preparation of the display poster can be found at http://dcevents.dublincore.org/index.php/IntConf/index/pages/view/posterAuthors-2012 . SPECIAL & PANEL SESSIONS: Special and panel sessions are organized by experts in a specific area of metadata. Each special session serves as a focused exchange of the latest research and/or best practice in the area. A proposal for a special session consists of a single document of approximately 800-1,200 words in length containing: --Session title --35-50 word abstract for use in promoting the session --Brief description of the scope and motivation for the session --Names and brief CVs of session facilitators, presenters, or panelists --Brief CVs of the organizers DCMI COMMUNITY & TASK GROUP WORKSHOP SESSIONS: DCMI Community Workshop & Task Group Sessions are intended to: (1) advance the specific work of DCMI entities as defined at http://dublincore.org/groups/#communities; and (2) to set the work agenda for the Community or Task Group for the coming year. 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URL: From kirsten.leonard at GMAIL.COM Mon Mar 12 09:30:14 2012 From: kirsten.leonard at GMAIL.COM (Kirsten Leonard) Date: Mon, 12 Mar 2012 09:30:14 -0400 Subject: Building list of products libraries want to interface with via APIs, Web Services etc. In-Reply-To: <0cfa01ccfffb$de220f30$9a662d90$@gmail.com> Message-ID: I?m a member of the newly reconstituted LITA Technology and Industry Interest group being Co-Chaired by Marshall Breeding (Vanderbilt University) and Matt Goldner (OCLC).? We?re developing a white paper on best practices or suggested guidelines for librarians and vendors when implementing cloud computing solutions. As part of this, we?re trying to build a list of products by type and name that your institution would expect a cloud computing library management product to interface with via API?s, Web Services or through other standardized interfaces.? In addition, we are looking at the following questions: What are the data and service points most critical for libraries to work more efficiently? What are the new functions that libraries should be focusing on? I am interested to hear about the types of systems your library is using/connecting with and, if you don?t mind, the product and vendor names.? For instance list the ERM, digital repository, administrative, distance education, course management, learning management, authentication, authorization, etc. systems used on your campus.? Where are you trying to pull in data from and where are you trying to send ILS data to?? What are the systems that you would LIKE to connect with but aren?t able to currently? Please send your thoughts to kleonard at palni.edu . For more information on the project: IG Web site: https://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/lita/involve/igs/industry/lit-igven.cfm E-Mail List: http://lists.ala.org/sympa/info/lita-industryig Thank you! --Kirsten _______________________________________________________________ Kirsten Leonard Executive Director, PALNI 7606 W 450 N Sharpsville, IN 46068 (317)752-6831 kleonard at palni.edu kirsten.leonard at gmail.com www.palni.org ? The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate, to have it make some difference that you have lived and lived well. ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-03-12 From gerrymck at IASTATE.EDU Mon Mar 12 12:31:59 2012 From: gerrymck at IASTATE.EDU (McKiernan, Gerard [LIB]) Date: Mon, 12 Mar 2012 16:31:59 +0000 Subject: Khan Academy: The Future of Education? Message-ID: *** Apologies for Receipt of Duplicate Postings *** Colleagues/ In case you missed the 60 Minutes segment on Sunday ... Khan Academy: The Future of Education? > Flipped Classroom With the backing of Gates and Google, Khan Academy and its free online educational videos are moving into the classroom and across the world. Their goal: to revolutionize how we teach and learn. Sanjay Gupta reports. http://bit.ly/zRhBOI /Gerry Gerry McKiernan Associate Professor and Science and Technology Librarian Iowa State University 152 Parks Library Ames IA 50011 http://www.digital-textbooks.blogspot.com/ ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-03-12 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dan.kammer at GMAIL.COM Mon Mar 12 12:34:41 2012 From: dan.kammer at GMAIL.COM (Dan Kammer) Date: Mon, 12 Mar 2012 11:34:41 -0500 Subject: Khan Academy: The Future of Education? In-Reply-To: <31F366253C635746A73718A84BF5F9A80326E8B9@ITSDAG5A.its.iastate.edu> Message-ID: 60 minutes segment on the Khan academy. On Mon, Mar 12, 2012 at 11:31 AM, McKiernan, Gerard [LIB] < gerrymck at iastate.edu> wrote: > *** Apologies for Receipt of Duplicate Postings *** > > > > Colleagues/ > > > In case you missed the 60 Minutes segment on Sunday ... > > Khan Academy: The Future of Education? > Flipped Classroom > > With the backing of Gates and Google, Khan Academy and its free online > educational videos are moving into the classroom and across the world. > Their goal: to revolutionize how we teach and learn. Sanjay Gupta reports. > > *http://bit.ly/zRhBOI * > ** > /Gerry > > Gerry McKiernan > Associate Professor > and > Science and Technology Librarian > Iowa State University > 152 Parks Library > Ames IA 50011 > > *http://www.digital-textbooks.blogspot.com/* > ** > ============================ > > To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib > > Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ > > 2012-03-12 > > ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-03-12 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From amostrom at GMAIL.COM Mon Mar 12 12:51:22 2012 From: amostrom at GMAIL.COM (Amy Drayer) Date: Mon, 12 Mar 2012 17:51:22 +0100 Subject: Khan Academy: The Future of Education? In-Reply-To: <31F366253C635746A73718A84BF5F9A80326E8B9@ITSDAG5A.its.iastate.edu> Message-ID: Dear Gerry et al: Khan is pretty good, but I'm excited about the "true" online classes Stanford, MIT, and Udacity are experimenting with: http://www.class-central.com/ Great resources for sure! I plan to highlight these learning opportunities on the library Web site. In peace, Amy M. Drayer Web & Systems Librarian On Mar 12, 2012, at 5:31 PM, McKiernan, Gerard [LIB] wrote: > *** Apologies for Receipt of Duplicate Postings *** > > Colleagues/ > > In case you missed the 60 Minutes segment on Sunday ... > > Khan Academy: The Future of Education? > Flipped Classroom > > With the backing of Gates and Google, Khan Academy and its free online educational videos are moving into the classroom and across the world. Their goal: to revolutionize how we teach and learn. Sanjay Gupta reports. > > http://bit.ly/zRhBOI > > /Gerry > > Gerry McKiernan > Associate Professor > and > Science and Technology Librarian > Iowa State University > 152 Parks Library > Ames IA 50011 > > http://www.digital-textbooks.blogspot.com/ > > ============================ > To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib > Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ > 2012-03-12 ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-03-12 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From charper at COLGATE.EDU Mon Mar 12 13:58:00 2012 From: charper at COLGATE.EDU (Cindy Harper) Date: Mon, 12 Mar 2012 13:58:00 -0400 Subject: Khan Academy: The Future of Education? In-Reply-To: Message-ID: Last year, I believe it was, I contacted someone at the federal Dept. of Education to see if there is any action toward forming a clearinghouse of course listings/schedules/costs for online learning offered by higher ed institutions. I think this is something the library/education community should be asking for. If schools who posted courses were required to report using a standard XML structure, and somebody built the data engine, it seems within reach. but the question is - who will pay for it? I suspect that those who offer online education would not necessarily favor it, because they would rather invest in advertising specific to their courses. The ED.gov respondent siad that it has been considered, but with funding such as it is. Is this a cooperative venture that the higher ed community can build itself? EDUCAUSE? Cindy Harper, Systems Librarian Colgate University Libraries charper at colgate.edu 315-228-7363 On Mon, Mar 12, 2012 at 12:51 PM, Amy Drayer wrote: > Dear Gerry et al: > > Khan is pretty good, but I'm excited about the "true" online classes > Stanford, MIT, and Udacity are experimenting with: > http://www.class-central.com/ > > Great resources for sure! I plan to highlight these learning > opportunities on the library Web site. > > In peace, > > Amy M. Drayer > Web & Systems Librarian > > On Mar 12, 2012, at 5:31 PM, McKiernan, Gerard [LIB] wrote: > > *** Apologies for Receipt of Duplicate Postings *** > > > Colleagues/ > > > In case you missed the 60 Minutes segment on Sunday ... > > Khan Academy: The Future of Education? > Flipped Classroom > > With the backing of Gates and Google, Khan Academy and its free online > educational videos are moving into the classroom and across the world. > Their goal: to revolutionize how we teach and learn. Sanjay Gupta reports. > > *http://bit.ly/zRhBOI* > ** > /Gerry > > Gerry McKiernan > Associate Professor > and > Science and Technology Librarian > Iowa State University > 152 Parks Library > Ames IA 50011 > > *http://www.digital-textbooks.blogspot.com/* > ** > ============================ > To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib > Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ > 2012-03-12 > > > ============================ > > To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib > > Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ > > 2012-03-12 > > ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-03-12 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From gerrymck at IASTATE.EDU Mon Mar 12 14:41:38 2012 From: gerrymck at IASTATE.EDU (McKiernan, Gerard [LIB]) Date: Mon, 12 Mar 2012 18:41:38 +0000 Subject: Curating the World of Educational Apps In-Reply-To: <31F366253C635746A73718A84BF5F9A80326E9AE@ITSDAG5A.its.iastate.edu> Message-ID: *** Apologies for Receipt of Duplicate Postings *** Colleagues/ Speaking of Educational Innovation ... /Gerry 03/08/12 With a bank of 40,000 educational apps that have been cataloged, reviewed, and approved, a Tennessee initiative hopes to make it easier for educators to use apps in the classroom and beyond. [snip] For faculty who see the potential for mobile devices in education, this is a wasted opportunity. After all, the National Education Association estimates that "smartphones and, to a lesser extent tablets like the iPad, will be in the hands of every student in the United States within five years." [snip] In the three years since, the app bank has compiled an impressive selection of 40,000 educational apps. In addition, the TBR eLearning Initiative has developed a roster of volunteers who connect educators with the app world, and assist them in identifying apps for teaching, learning, workforce, and professional development. [more] Source [ http://bit.ly/yLRWSG ] Of possible interest ... ?Library Mobile: ?B? is for ?Blackberry?.? Searcher 18, no.10 (December 2010): 50-53. Self- archived at: http://www.public.iastate.edu/~gerrymck/B-Is-For-Blackberry.pdf (23 January 2012). ?Library Mobile: 'A' Is for 'Android'.? Searcher 18, no.7 (September 2010): 7-11. Self-archived at: http://www.public.iastate.edu/~gerrymck/A-Is-4-Android.pdf (23 January 2011). "Library Mobile: ?'A' Is for 'Apple' and 'App?.? Searcher 18, no.5 (June 2010): 32-36. Self-archived at: http://www.public.iastate.edu/~gerrymck/A-Is-4-App.pdf (23 January 2012). Regards, Gerry McKiernan Associate Professor and Science and Technology Librarian Iowa State University 152 Parks Library Ames IA 50011 http://mobile-libraries.blogspot.com/ ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-03-12 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From courtney_michael at WGBH.ORG Mon Mar 12 15:40:11 2012 From: courtney_michael at WGBH.ORG (Courtney Michael) Date: Mon, 12 Mar 2012 19:40:11 +0000 Subject: Job: Senior Developer, WGBH Media Library & Archives, Boston Message-ID: ** Please excuse the cross-postings ** Req # P-0783 WGBH is looking for a creative and energetic Senior Developer to lead the development of a digital asset management (DAM) preservation system for the WGBH Media Library and Archives. The Senior Developer will play a leading role in designing and implementing the architecture, workflows, and applications for WGBH MLA digital library services. The system will be based on the Hydra Project technology stack, which includes Ruby on Rails, Blacklight, Apache Solr, and the Fedora Commons repository. In addition, the Senior Developer will work on web based projects for the Media Library and Archives, including the implementation of a website to give scholars and researchers access to material in the WGBH Archive. Working closely with the Media Library and Archive?s Director, Project Manager, and a WGBH Interactive Designer, the Senior Developer will specify, document and develop the technical architecture of a prototype digital asset management system for digital preservation. They will develop user interfaces to the system. They will also continue to develop the Open Vault website: http://openvault.wgbh.org. Specific duties include: * Gather requirements and develop specifications for the digital library architecture; work closely with digital object creators and managers to understand their needs. * Working with open-source applications and toolkits, design and implement a multi-purpose repository infrastructure that supports the ingestion, preservation, and delivery of digital objects. * Test, evaluate, and recommend potential toolkits and applications for inclusion in the repository architecture. * Design and implement workflows to extract, transform and repurpose metadata and digital objects as needed. * Customize open source applications to provide front-end interfaces to the repository for end-user delivery * Maintain digital library architecture, troubleshooting issues whenever they arise. * Keep abreast of community-wide developments in the realm of digital library software and infrastructure. * Contribute to the development of Open Source applications. * Write and maintain documentation. * May supervise junior programmers Please note that this position has the possibility of being extended based upon funding levels. Responsible for maintaining a working environment that leverages the potential and diversity of the department's entire staff. Provide direction and leadership in such a way as to nurture, create and maintain an environment that is (1) free from discrimination, intolerance and harassment and (2) provides employees with equal access to opportunities for growth and advancement including professional development whenever possible. Skills Required: * The ideal candidate: * Has experience implementing digital archives, using repository software such as DSpace or Fedora Commons. * Is Unix proficient. * Has some experience with Blacklight, Hydra, Ruby on Rails and/or Solr. * Can demonstrate understanding of Internet technologies including HTML, CSS, JavaScript and XML (particularly XSLT, XPath and RDF) * Has worked with web services such as REST, SOAP and/or XML-RPC * Is familiar with one or more RDMS, such as MySQL. Experience integrating with, or extracting data from, FileMaker Pro will also be helpful. * Is familiar with online media workflows (from post-production to compression to distribution). WGBH is a Mac shop, with LAMP servers. Candidates should be prepared to share and discuss code samples. Educational Requirements: To perform the required duties, the Senior Developer must possess the skills and qualities required to complete a Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, and more than 3 years of work experience developing web applications. Demonstrated interest in library or moving images archive issues preferred. Department Overview: WGBH produces the best and most well known television, radio and online programs for public media. The WGBH Media Library and Archives preserves and helps re-purpose WGBH creations into the future. The MLA establishes the policies and procedures for the access, acquisition, intellectual control, and preservation of WGBH?s physical media and digital production and administrative assets. The MLA also offers production organization of archival materials from projects start up to shut down, research services, rights clearances, and licenses WGBH stock footage. This is a full-time, on-site position with benefits, starting as soon as possible. It is funded for 12 months, with the possibility of renewal after that. Moderate travel may be required. We work hard, but believe in work/life balance. Apply at http://www.wgbh.org/about/employmentOpportunities.cfm Courtney Michael Project Manager WGBH Media Library & Archives One Guest Street Boston, MA 02135 p. 617-300-2673 f. 617-300-1056 courtney_michael at wgbh.org ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-03-12 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From burkejj at MUOHIO.EDU Mon Mar 12 17:44:00 2012 From: burkejj at MUOHIO.EDU (Burke, John J.) Date: Mon, 12 Mar 2012 17:44:00 -0400 Subject: Survey: Technology Skills for Librarians and Library Staff Message-ID: Please pardon repeated posts. For a book that I am writing on technologies used in libraries, I am hoping to assemble a list of the most common technologies and/or technology skills used on a regular basis by librarians and library staff members. I ask you to help me in this effort by taking a brief web survey on the technologies and technology skills you use in your everyday work. I am very interested in hearing from librarians and library staff members from various types and sizes of libraries. The survey is available at https://survey.muohio.edu/Checkbox/2012LibTech.survey It should take about five minutes to complete (depending on how much you'd like to share). Please be sure to answer every question and to note if a question calls for only one answer. I will post a summary of survey responses to each of the electronic discussion lists I use to announce the survey. All replies to the survey are anonymous. Please complete the survey before March 23. Thank you very much for your participation! John Burke John J. Burke, MSLS Phone: (513) 727-3293 Director, Gardner-Harvey Library Email: burkejj at muohio.edu Miami University Middletown Meebo: infomanjjb 4200 N. University Blvd. Web: http://www.users.muohio.edu/burkejj Middletown, OH 45042-3458 Text your questions to 513-393-9141 ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-03-12 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mcarleto at UMICH.EDU Tue Mar 13 09:36:53 2012 From: mcarleto at UMICH.EDU (mcarleto at UMICH.EDU) Date: Tue, 13 Mar 2012 09:36:53 -0400 Subject: Survey: Technology Skills for Librarians and Library Staff In-Reply-To: Message-ID: John. I will fill out your survey representing FArmington Community Library (sending from alumni account. Meantime, you might want to check out these, from our consortia: http://tln.lib.mi.us/committee/tech-comm/files/docs/it-comp/Basic%20Computer%20Equipment.pdf http://tln.lib.mi.us/committee/tech-comm/files/docs/it-comp/Advanced%20Technology.pdf Quoting "Burke, John J." : > Please pardon repeated posts. > > For a book that I am writing on technologies used in libraries, I am > hoping to assemble a list of the most common technologies and/or > technology skills used on a regular basis by librarians and library > staff members. I ask you to help me in this effort by taking a > brief web survey on the technologies and technology skills you use > in your everyday work. I am very interested in hearing from > librarians and library staff members from various types and sizes of > libraries. > > The survey is available at > https://survey.muohio.edu/Checkbox/2012LibTech.survey > > It should take about five minutes to complete (depending on how much > you'd like to share). Please be sure to answer every question and > to note if a question calls for only one answer. > > I will post a summary of survey responses to each of the electronic > discussion lists I use to announce the survey. All replies to the > survey are anonymous. > > Please complete the survey before March 23. Thank you very much for > your participation! > > John Burke > > John J. Burke, MSLS > Phone: (513) 727-3293 > Director, Gardner-Harvey Library Email: > burkejj at muohio.edu > Miami University Middletown Meebo: > infomanjjb > 4200 N. University Blvd. > Web: http://www.users.muohio.edu/burkejj > Middletown, OH 45042-3458 Text > your questions to 513-393-9141 > > > ============================ > > To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib > > Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ > > 2012-03-12 > ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-03-13 From chodgson at NISO.ORG Tue Mar 13 12:01:14 2012 From: chodgson at NISO.ORG (Cynthia Hodgson) Date: Tue, 13 Mar 2012 12:01:14 -0400 Subject: NISO April Webinar: What to Expect When You're Expecting a Platform Change: Perspectives from a Publisher and a Librarian Message-ID: WEBINAR: What to Expect When You're Expecting a Platform Change: Perspectives from a Publisher and a Librarian DATE: April 11, 2012 TIME: 1:00pm - 2:30pm Eastern INFORMATION & REGISTRATION: http://www.niso.org/news/events/2012/nisowebinars/platforms_for_eresources/ ===================================================================== In recent months, information providers have released a range of modifications to many abstracting and full text journal platforms. Whether an update to its look and feel or a radical restructuring of its search, browse, and full text features, any successful change to a familiar interface requires communication, tolerance, and understanding among the affected information provider, publisher(s), and library customers. Join NISO on April 11, 2012 from 1:00 to 2:30 p.m. Eastern for the webinar What to Expect When You're Expecting a Platform Change, where a publisher and a librarian will share their own experiences with determining priorities, learning lessons, and improving practices related to changed and changing information platforms. TOPICS AND SPEAKERS Feel the Fear and Do it Anyway: How to Manage a Platform Migration - Gillian Howcroft (Director, E-Projects, Taylor & Francis) The journal industry has invested a huge amount ($3.2+ Billion) since 2000 in digitization initiatives and many publishers launched new platforms in 2006/7 and again in 2010/11. How can we keep up with rapidly evolving web technologies and achieve this in an interoperable fashion keeping disruption to a minimum for the librarian and their users? Howcroft shares her experiences in moving interfaces ahead. Dream a Little Dream: A Librarian Envisions the Ideal Platform Migration - Kelly Smith (Interim Coordinator of Collection Services, Eastern Kentucky University Libraries) Librarians spend a great deal of time working with electronic resource platforms and helping their users navigate them. What can publishers do to mitigate the interruptions of a migration and maximize the potential time savings, increased usage, and improved user experience that can result from improving a platform? Smith shares lessons learned during previous migrations to help librarians and vendors determine priorities and improve practices related to changing information platforms. REGISTRATION Registration is per site (access for one computer) and closes at 12:00 p.m. Eastern on April 11, 2012. Discounts are available for NISO and NASIG members and students. Register now and gain access to the recorded archive for one year. To register and for more information, visit the event webpage: http://www.niso.org/news/events/2012/nisowebinars/platforms_for_eresources/. Cynthia Hodgson Technical Editor / Consultant National Information Standards Organization chodgson at niso.org 301-654-2512 ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-03-13 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From gerrymck at IASTATE.EDU Tue Mar 13 13:06:19 2012 From: gerrymck at IASTATE.EDU (McKiernan, Gerard [LIB]) Date: Tue, 13 Mar 2012 17:06:19 +0000 Subject: Webinar > Classroom 2.0 LIVE! . The Flipped Classroom In-Reply-To: <31F366253C635746A73718A84BF5F9A80326EF3D@ITSDAG5A.its.iastate.edu> Message-ID: *** Apologies for Receipt of Duplicate Postings *** Colleagues/ FYI > Classroom 2.0 LIVE! / The Flipped Classroom / March 10 2012 Audio and Video Recordings Available at http://live.classroom20.com/1/post/2012/03/the-flipped-classroom.html >>> Scroll Down <<< *** Approximately 90 minutes *** Note: Includes links to Great FC resources Enjoy ! /Gerry Gerry McKiernan Associate Professor and Science and Technology Librarian Iowa State University 152 Parks Library Ames IA 50011 http://digital-textbooks.blogspot.com/ ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-03-13 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From boeninge at OHIO.EDU Tue Mar 13 15:52:23 2012 From: boeninge at OHIO.EDU (Boeninger, Chad) Date: Tue, 13 Mar 2012 15:52:23 -0400 Subject: Job Announcement - Ohio University Libraries ELearning Librarian Message-ID: The Ohio University Libraries invites applications and nominations for the position of eLearning Librarian. We seek an innovative candidate who is comfortable in a changing environment; eager to engage stakeholders in a dynamic, fast-paced atmosphere; committed to working effectively with students, faculty and staff from diverse backgrounds; and energized by an exciting future. Responsibilities The eLearning Librarian collaborates with library staff and faculty to assist and educate on the design, delivery, and assessment of information literacy in an online environment and represents the University Libraries to campus entities engaged with issues related to online learning. This position also participates in the general work of the reference department and serves as a subject liaison to one or more academic units, as assigned. Essential Functions * Collaborates with colleagues to design, deliver and assess information literacy instruction in an online environment * Participates in the daily work of the department including reference services, library instruction, and web content development * Serves as a subject liaison to one or more academic units on campus * Represents the Libraries to a variety of University units related to online and blended learning * Engages in regular professional development activities as part of a continuing commitment to increasing effectiveness Under the direction of the Head of Reference and in alignment with the Libraries' Strategic Plan, the incumbent works to develop strategies and processes, and to train other professionals across the libraries, for the efficient and effective delivery of information literacy content in an online environment. The incumbent interprets and analyzes ongoing student learning issues and works with librarians and faculty on innovative solutions. The incumbent serves as a resource for all campus units regarding online and blended information literacy learning and as an expert and resource for all subject librarians. Qualifications Required * ALA-accredited Masters degree in library/information science or related field by August 2012 required * Experience with teaching and learning in an online environment * Demonstrated understanding of information literacy issues in an higher education environment * Demonstrated commitment to data-informed decision making processes * Excellent communication and interpersonal skills * Knowledge of collection development and reference practices in a college or university library * Demonstrated success promoting teamwork and fostering collaborative relationships * Experience managing multiple, simultaneous projects Preferred * Three year experience in an academic library * Experience with reference, instruction and collection development in an academic library * Experience with Blackboard Course Management system Ohio University Libraries is a member of the Association of Research Libraries, the Center for Research Libraries, and OhioLINK. The Libraries employ over twenty subject librarians with academic department liaison responsibilities, including collection development and instruction. The Reference Department currently offers reference services using an array of media including chat and text. The Reference Department team is made up of an engaged and diverse staff with a commitment to embracing new technology as a means to enhance user services. The Learning Commons, one of the first of its kind and one of the most popular destinations on campus, is a technology-rich, user-centered, collaborative learning environment where help in the form of writing tutors, technology assistants and reference librarians are all available in a one-stop student service floor. More information about Ohio University Libraries can be found at http://www.library.ohiou.edu/. Established in 1804, Ohio University is a comprehensive, state-assisted institution classified by the Carnegie Foundation as a Research University (high research activity). It is located in Athens, a scenic, culturally rich community 75 miles southeast of Columbus, Ohio. With 20,000 students enrolled on the Athens campus and over 8,000 students on five regional campuses, the university offers a diverse, dynamic and collegial atmosphere to its students, faculty and staff. Salary & Benefits Salary is commensurate with experience and education. Ohio University employees enjoy a liberal benefits package, including 22 days annual vacation, generous insurance, and Ohio state employee or alternative retirement. Review of applications begins April 16. However, applications will be accepted until a suitable candidate is identified. Position available immediately. Please apply online at http://www.ohiouniversityjobs.com/postings/2368. Ohio University is committed to the diversity of faculty, staff and students. Applicants who will enrich the diversity of our campus are especially encouraged to apply. Thanks, Chad Chad F. Boeninger Head of Reference Business & Economics Subject Specialist Ohio University Libraries boeninge at ohio.edu (740) 597-1932 http://www.library.ohiou.edu/subjects/businessblog/ ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-03-13 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From santucle at MUOHIO.EDU Tue Mar 13 16:11:27 2012 From: santucle at MUOHIO.EDU (Santucci, Lisa E. Ms.) Date: Tue, 13 Mar 2012 16:11:27 -0400 Subject: Position Announcement: Numeric and Spatial Data Librarian Message-ID: Apologies for the cross-postings: Miami University Libraries is now accepting applications for a new position, Numeric and Spatial Data Librarian. For full description of the position see http://www.lib.muohio.edu/employment/numeric-and-spatial-data-services-librarian Lisa E. Santucci Assistant Dean for Instruction and Emerging Technologies Miami University ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-03-13 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Institutions that have been successful share common elements: they?ve developed comprehensive plans that include change management tools; and they?ve actively worked to maximize the digital availability of their booklists in their single, preferred eTextbook platform. [Learn] how ED MAP partnered with Herzing University and Madison Media Institute as they migrated to eTextbooks to help them: > Determine the best approach for a digital migration and establish a change management plan > Work with publishers on textbook conversions and assist with textbook adoptions, if needed > Assess student and faculty readiness > Provide training to administrators, faculty and students > Plus, much more PANELISTS: > Sarah Riddlebarger, Vice President of Client Services, ED MAP, Inc. > Todd Rickel, Vice President of eLearning and President, Herzing University Online > Bret Ammons, Dean of the College, Madison Media Institute > Eric Kuennen, Business Development Manager, Pearson Learning Solutions Moderated by: Linda Briggs, contributing editor, Campus Technology Original webinar air date: March 12th, 2012 Note: Free registration required to access. Enjoy ! Available at [ http://bit.ly/waXN2p ] /Gerry Gerry McKiernan Associate Professor and Science and Technology Librarian Iowa State University 152 Parks Library Ames IA 50011 http://digital-textbooks.blogspot.com/ ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-03-13 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From gerrymck at IASTATE.EDU Wed Mar 14 14:22:57 2012 From: gerrymck at IASTATE.EDU (McKiernan, Gerard [LIB]) Date: Wed, 14 Mar 2012 18:22:57 +0000 Subject: _Learning from YouTube_ > Open Access Video-Book In-Reply-To: <31F366253C635746A73718A84BF5F9A80326F942@ITSDAG5A.its.iastate.edu> Message-ID: *** Apologies for Receipt of Duplicate Postings *** Colleagues/ Speaking of Educational Videos > Learning from YouTube / Alexandra Juhasz [snip] Learning from YouTube, the first video?book published by the MIT Press, investigates these questions with a series of more than 200 texts and videos?"texteos." In scholarly fashion, it has ten "YouTours" composed of sequenced texteos making lengthier arguments. Unlike other books, however, video holds much of its meaning, many authors? students, YouTubers, and other scholars - share its (web) pages, it is written in a relatively informal voice, it cannot be printed and will appear only online, and content can and will be added. YouTube is its subject, form, method, problem, and solution. The user can navigate the book by following the YouTours, using tags, or searching. Navigating the book, users will encounter Juhasz "pushing around Henry Jenkins"; holding an online off-classroom class ("what a failure! and it?s all YouTube?s fault!"); being interviewed by Fox News; considering "bad video" and the possibilities of effective political video; and much more. About the Author Alexandra Juhasz is Professor of Media Studies at Pitzer College, Claremont, California. This video?book is the pilot project of an initiative of the Alliance for Networking Visual Culture funded by the Mellon Foundation. It was selected for publication, peer reviewed, and copy-edited by the MIT Press. Available via [ http://bit.ly/w7jVQe ] Enjoy ! BTW: Thanks to my colleague, Dan Coffey, for the Heads-Up ! /Gerry Gerry McKiernan Associate Professor and Science and Technology Librarian 152 Parks Library Ames IA 50011 http://digital-textbooks.blogspot.com/ ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-03-14 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From info at EDUICONF.ORG Wed Mar 14 15:23:02 2012 From: info at EDUICONF.ORG (EdUI Conference) Date: Wed, 14 Mar 2012 15:23:02 -0400 Subject: edUi 2012 Call For Proposals Message-ID: I thought some of the web savvy librarians out there might be interested in our call for proposals. -Trey We Want You @ edUi 2012 We seek dynamic speakers willing to share their knowledge and expertise about Web design, user experience design and development. Preference is given to presentations that offer practical methods and ready-to-use techniques and tools. You can look at our programs from previous years for inspiration ( 2009 [http://edui2009.vfhblogs.org/program/], 2010 [http://edui.vfhblogs.org/program/], 2011 [http://edui2011.vfhblogs.org/schedule/]) or come up with something so totally mind-blowing and new that we can't possibly imagine this conference without it. Deadline for Proposals: June 15, 2012 Submit Your Proposal Now! [http://eduiconf.org/speak-edui/] Why Speak @ edUi? Because you've got knowledge to share with your peers. Your boss will think it's so cool that you shared a stage with Jared Spool. It looks great on your resume (in case your boss doesn't know who Jared Spool is). Everyone who submits a proposal gets 10% off registration. Speakers attend for free!* *Speakers are responsible for travel and lodging. Get Connected ? Website [http://www.eduiconf.org] ? Facebook [http://eduiconf.org/facebook] ? 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Part of the "Getting Found: Search Engine Optimization for Digital Repositories" project funded by IMLS, this work has revealed technical and administrative reasons many institutional repositories have a low indexing ratio in Google Scholar. Working with OCLC and Google Scholar, Kenning and Patrick implemented three pilot projects that led to the significant improvement of Google Scholar indexing of a sample set from the University of Utah's Institutional Repository,?USpace. The resulting research paper,?Invisible Institutional Repositories: Addressing the Low Indexing Ratios of IRs in Google Scholar, appears in the current issue of?Library Hi Tech. In this webinar, Kenning and Patrick will provide an overview of their research and recommendations on how to improve the indexing ratios of institutional repositories in Google Scholar, including transforming metadata to Google Scholar-preferred schemas, based on what they accomplished with?USpace. Webinar participation is free and open to all but advanced registration is required. This is the twelfth webinar in our TAI CHI Webinar Series. A recording of this webinar will be made available here and in iTunes in the near future. If you have any questions, let me know. Roy Tennant OCLC Research ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-03-14 From kern.mann at RPL.LIB.NH.US Thu Mar 15 08:36:05 2012 From: kern.mann at RPL.LIB.NH.US (Kern Mann) Date: Thu, 15 Mar 2012 08:36:05 -0400 Subject: Wireless Printing... Message-ID: Hi, We've been using an old desktop printer shared wirelessly off an old XP machine for patrons to print to wirelessly. How do you manage patron wireless printing? What hardware is working for you? What software might you be using? Do you use either of these? PrinterOn: http://www.printeron.com/index.php SPOT: http://www.librarica.com/spot.shtml 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 --------------------------- ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-03-15 From susan.smith at CHESTER.AC.UK Thu Mar 15 08:58:46 2012 From: susan.smith at CHESTER.AC.UK (Susan Smith) Date: Thu, 15 Mar 2012 12:58:46 +0000 Subject: Wireless Printing... In-Reply-To: <4F61E235.7020207@rpl.lib.nh.us> Message-ID: I would be interested in any responses you get - this is something we are currently looking into. Kind regards Susan Smith Senior Librarian JET Library Leighton Hospital Middlewich Road Crewe Cheshire CW1 4QL Tel: (01270) 612538 Internal Ext: 3172 Fax: (01270) 252611 Main email: susan.smith at chester.ac.uk Trust email: susan.smith2 at mcht.nhs.uk Web address: www.mcht.nhs.uk/jetlibrary -----Original Message----- From: Web technologies in libraries [mailto:WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Kern Mann Sent: 15 March 2012 12:36 To: WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: [WEB4LIB] Wireless Printing... Hi, We've been using an old desktop printer shared wirelessly off an old XP machine for patrons to print to wirelessly. How do you manage patron wireless printing? What hardware is working for you? What software might you be using? Do you use either of these? PrinterOn: http://www.printeron.com/index.php SPOT: http://www.librarica.com/spot.shtml 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 --------------------------- ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-03-15 ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-03-15 From kern.mann at RPL.LIB.NH.US Thu Mar 15 11:39:11 2012 From: kern.mann at RPL.LIB.NH.US (Kern Mann) Date: Thu, 15 Mar 2012 11:39:11 -0400 Subject: Wireless Printing... In-Reply-To: Message-ID: I will be certain to share all responses with the list! hth, 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 --------------------------- On 3/15/2012 8:58 AM, Susan Smith wrote: > I would be interested in any responses you get - this is something we are currently looking into. > > Kind regards > > Susan Smith > Senior Librarian > > JET Library > Leighton Hospital > Middlewich Road > Crewe > Cheshire > CW1 4QL > Tel: (01270) 612538 Internal Ext: 3172 > Fax: (01270) 252611 > > Main email: susan.smith at chester.ac.uk > Trust email: susan.smith2 at mcht.nhs.uk > > Web address: www.mcht.nhs.uk/jetlibrary > -----Original Message----- > From: Web technologies in libraries [mailto:WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Kern Mann > Sent: 15 March 2012 12:36 > To: WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU > Subject: [WEB4LIB] Wireless Printing... > > Hi, > > We've been using an old desktop printer shared wirelessly off an old XP machine for patrons to print to wirelessly. How do you manage patron wireless printing? What hardware is working for you? What software might you be using? Do you use either of these? > > PrinterOn: > http://www.printeron.com/index.php > SPOT: > http://www.librarica.com/spot.shtml > > 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 > --------------------------- > > ============================ > > To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib > > Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ > > 2012-03-15 > > ============================ > > To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib > > Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ > > 2012-03-15 > > ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-03-15 From mark.ellis at YOURLIBRARY.CA Thu Mar 15 13:32:49 2012 From: mark.ellis at YOURLIBRARY.CA (Mark Ellis) Date: Thu, 15 Mar 2012 10:32:49 -0700 Subject: Wireless Printing... In-Reply-To: <4F61E235.7020207@rpl.lib.nh.us> Message-ID: Print management SW including wireless: http://envisionware.com/lptone Coin/card HW: http://www.itcsystems.com/ Mark -----Original Message----- From: Web technologies in libraries [mailto:WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Kern Mann Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2012 5:36 AM To: WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: [WEB4LIB] Wireless Printing... Hi, We've been using an old desktop printer shared wirelessly off an old XP machine for patrons to print to wirelessly. How do you manage patron wireless printing? What hardware is working for you? What software might you be using? Do you use either of these? PrinterOn: http://www.printeron.com/index.php SPOT: http://www.librarica.com/spot.shtml 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 --------------------------- ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-03-15 ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-03-15 From TEdelblute at ANAHEIM.NET Thu Mar 15 13:46:00 2012 From: TEdelblute at ANAHEIM.NET (Thomas Edelblute) Date: Thu, 15 Mar 2012 17:46:00 +0000 Subject: Wireless Printing... In-Reply-To: <4FF35445350CDF4BA13CD4A82B6AB648074FB676@ANA.yourlibrary.ca> Message-ID: Our wireless network is segmented from the rest of the City Network that or managed computers are on. Does anybody have a wireless printing solution that will cross to a different network? -----Original Message----- From: Web technologies in libraries [mailto:WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Mark Ellis Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2012 10:33 AM To: WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: Re: [WEB4LIB] Wireless Printing... Print management SW including wireless: http://envisionware.com/lptone Coin/card HW: http://www.itcsystems.com/ Mark -----Original Message----- From: Web technologies in libraries [mailto:WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Kern Mann Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2012 5:36 AM To: WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: [WEB4LIB] Wireless Printing... Hi, We've been using an old desktop printer shared wirelessly off an old XP machine for patrons to print to wirelessly. How do you manage patron wireless printing? What hardware is working for you? What software might you be using? Do you use either of these? PrinterOn: http://www.printeron.com/index.php SPOT: http://www.librarica.com/spot.shtml 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 --------------------------- ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-03-15 ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-03-15 ________________________________ THIS MESSAGE IS INTENDED ONLY FOR THE USE OF THE INDIVIDUAL OR ENTITY TO WHICH IT IS ADDRESSED AND MAY CONTAIN INFORMATION THAT IS PRIVILEGED, CONFIDENTIAL, AND EXEMPT FROM DISCLOSURE UNDER APPLICABLE LAWS. 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We have it here at Emory, but all of the users on that network are those with registered ids (students, faculty, staff). Students can print wirelessly in just about every building on campus and then swipe an id or copy card to pay. Seems to work OK, but our university tech services manages the whole thing so I don't have any stats. Guest network users cannot print wirelessly. -Matthew ------------------------------ Matthew Collins, PhD, MLIS mscolli at emory.edu ----------------------------- -----Original Message----- From: Web technologies in libraries [mailto:WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Thomas Edelblute Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2012 1:46 PM To: WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: Re: [WEB4LIB] Wireless Printing... Our wireless network is segmented from the rest of the City Network that or managed computers are on. Does anybody have a wireless printing solution that will cross to a different network? -----Original Message----- From: Web technologies in libraries [mailto:WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Mark Ellis Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2012 10:33 AM To: WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: Re: [WEB4LIB] Wireless Printing... Print management SW including wireless: http://envisionware.com/lptone Coin/card HW: http://www.itcsystems.com/ Mark -----Original Message----- From: Web technologies in libraries [mailto:WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Kern Mann Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2012 5:36 AM To: WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: [WEB4LIB] Wireless Printing... Hi, We've been using an old desktop printer shared wirelessly off an old XP machine for patrons to print to wirelessly. How do you manage patron wireless printing? What hardware is working for you? What software might you be using? Do you use either of these? PrinterOn: http://www.printeron.com/index.php SPOT: http://www.librarica.com/spot.shtml 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 --------------------------- ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-03-15 ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-03-15 ________________________________ THIS MESSAGE IS INTENDED ONLY FOR THE USE OF THE INDIVIDUAL OR ENTITY TO WHICH IT IS ADDRESSED AND MAY CONTAIN INFORMATION THAT IS PRIVILEGED, CONFIDENTIAL, AND EXEMPT FROM DISCLOSURE UNDER APPLICABLE LAWS. 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I found PrinterOn to be easy to set up, nice interface customizations possible, very reliable, solid support. Caveats: they were slow (IMO) to include office 2010 formats (but we tend to be rapid adopters); the print job took 30 or 45 seconds to appear at our claim station -- which was more than some patrons expected; not all document formats accepted (although it was better than the campus solution we have now.) I'd definitely include them when considering your options. -------------------------------------------------------- Marc W. Davis 515-271-1934 Cowles Library, Drake University Mailing: 2507 University Ave., Des Moines, IA 50311 USA Shipping: 2725 University Ave., Des Moines, IA 50311 USA http://www.scoop.it/t/academic-library ________________________________________ From: Web technologies in libraries [WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU] on behalf of Kern Mann [kern.mann at RPL.LIB.NH.US] Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2012 7:36 AM To: WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: [WEB4LIB] Wireless Printing... Hi, We've been using an old desktop printer shared wirelessly off an old XP machine for patrons to print to wirelessly. How do you manage patron wireless printing? What hardware is working for you? What software might you be using? Do you use either of these? PrinterOn: http://www.printeron.com/index.php SPOT: http://www.librarica.com/spot.shtml 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 --------------------------- ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-03-15 ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-03-15 From gerrymck at IASTATE.EDU Thu Mar 15 19:00:40 2012 From: gerrymck at IASTATE.EDU (McKiernan, Gerard [LIB]) Date: Thu, 15 Mar 2012 23:00:40 +0000 Subject: D-Lib Magazine > Social Awareness Tools For Science Research In-Reply-To: <31F366253C635746A73718A84BF5F9A803270403@ITSDAG5A.its.iastate.edu> Message-ID: *** Apologies for Receipt of Duplicate Postings *** Colleagues/ FYI > Social Awareness Tools For Science Research Tamara M. McMahon University of Kansas Medical Center James E. Powell, Matthew Hopkins, Daniel A. Alcazar, Laniece E. Miller, and Linn Collins Los Alamos National Laboratory Ketan K. Mane Renaissance Computing Institute (RENCI) Abstract Tools for social networking and social awareness are developing rapidly and evolving continuously. They are gaining popularity in a growing number of professional as well as personal activities, including scholarly research. There are social awareness tools for science researchers that facilitate collaboration, help manage references, and offer options for presenting findings in new ways. This paper discusses those tools. Evaluating and understanding their functionalities requires effort, and scientists can be reluctant to invest the necessary time to learn to use and populate them on their own. This suggests that an important role for librarians is to evaluate the many social awareness tools available, to recommend the ones that are best suited to each researcher's needs, and to help researchers use those tools effectively. Source and Full Text Available Via [ http://bit.ly/vYVSuF ] Also Of Possible Interest >>> SciTechNet(sm): Science and Technology Social Networking Services [ http://scitechnet.blogspot.com/ ] /Gerry Gerry McKiernan Associate Professor and Science and Technology Librarian Iowa State University 152 Parks Library Ames IA 50011 http://digital-textbooks.blogspot.com/ ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-03-15 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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In-Reply-To: <08F34584247F924E8D30259CC18B94A5077160E2@e14mbx10n.Enterprise.emory.net> Message-ID: We have the same issue of a separate wireless network that Thomas mentioned. We have not yet found a viable solution. What we need is something to meet the regular requests of our wireless users, for which we can automatically charge (no staff intervention), and which will not cost 10x the amount we collect for printing. Currently, we allow wireless users to transfer standard Office files to a thumb drive, and then use it on one of our Database/Office public computers, which has LPTOne installed to take care of print cost charges. -Margaret Margaret Hazel Virtual Branch & Innovative Tech Manager Eugene Public Library Eugene, OR 541-682-6015 margaret.e.hazel at ci.eugene.or.us -----Original Message----- From: Web technologies in libraries [mailto:WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Collins, Matthew S Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2012 10:54 AM To: WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: Re: [WEB4LIB] Wireless Printing... Cross network wireless printing could be set up based on individual user permissions. We have it here at Emory, but all of the users on that network are those with registered ids (students, faculty, staff). Students can print wirelessly in just about every building on campus and then swipe an id or copy card to pay. Seems to work OK, but our university tech services manages the whole thing so I don't have any stats. Guest network users cannot print wirelessly. -Matthew ------------------------------ Matthew Collins, PhD, MLIS mscolli at emory.edu ----------------------------- -----Original Message----- From: Web technologies in libraries [mailto:WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Thomas Edelblute Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2012 1:46 PM To: WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: Re: [WEB4LIB] Wireless Printing... Our wireless network is segmented from the rest of the City Network that or managed computers are on. Does anybody have a wireless printing solution that will cross to a different network? -----Original Message----- From: Web technologies in libraries [mailto:WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Mark Ellis Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2012 10:33 AM To: WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: Re: [WEB4LIB] Wireless Printing... Print management SW including wireless: http://envisionware.com/lptone Coin/card HW: http://www.itcsystems.com/ Mark -----Original Message----- From: Web technologies in libraries [mailto:WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Kern Mann Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2012 5:36 AM To: WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: [WEB4LIB] Wireless Printing... Hi, We've been using an old desktop printer shared wirelessly off an old XP machine for patrons to print to wirelessly. How do you manage patron wireless printing? What hardware is working for you? What software might you be using? Do you use either of these? PrinterOn: http://www.printeron.com/index.php SPOT: http://www.librarica.com/spot.shtml 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 --------------------------- ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-03-15 ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-03-15 ________________________________ THIS MESSAGE IS INTENDED ONLY FOR THE USE OF THE INDIVIDUAL OR ENTITY TO WHICH IT IS ADDRESSED AND MAY CONTAIN INFORMATION THAT IS PRIVILEGED, CONFIDENTIAL, AND EXEMPT FROM DISCLOSURE UNDER APPLICABLE LAWS. 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Melanie Amy Hogue, Manager of Online Resources Chattanooga Public Library, Chattanooga, Tennessee hogue_m at lib.chattanooga.gov 423-757-5114 From: Web technologies in libraries [mailto:WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Wilhelmina Randtke Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2012 11:02 PM To: WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: [WEB4LIB] PDF usability and best practices? I am looking for recommendations or guidelines on best practices for displaying PDFs on the internet. What I don't want: I am not looking for ADA compliance. I am able to find that. What I do want: I am looking for anything about ability to access the document - so: - How large a file size is acceptable? (I anticipate U.S. visitors to the project this is for.) - How long in pages a document can be before it becomes overwhelming to a reader? - Any size constraints imposed by different PDF viewing devices and connection speeds? - Ways to represent a really long document - like a novel - and represent it in meaningful ways in PDF format, without doing a single giant PDF (and without becoming married to technology other than PDF-A and html)? Any pointers to guidelines or best practices on displaying voluminous PDFs would be appreciated. -Wilhelmina Randtke ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-03-15 ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-03-16 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ras at ANZIO.COM Fri Mar 16 08:58:12 2012 From: ras at ANZIO.COM (Bob Rasmussen) Date: Fri, 16 Mar 2012 05:58:12 -0700 Subject: PDF usability and best practices? In-Reply-To: Message-ID: This is a partial answer, based on what I know of PDFs' internal structures. A key consideration is whether the PDF is "linearized". If it is, then the browser does not need to download the entire PDF before some of it (the first page) can be viewed. Other factors to consider: * Overall file size (as mentioned by someone else) * Number and type of embedded fonts * Whether it's "searchable". When pages of text are scanned, each is an image. When it has had OCR done on it, it becomes searchable (and could also be read aloud by screen reader software). On Thu, 15 Mar 2012, Wilhelmina Randtke wrote: > I am looking for recommendations or guidelines on best practices for > displaying PDFs on the internet. > > What I don't want: I am not looking for ADA compliance. I am able to find > that. > > What I do want: I am looking for anything about ability to access the > document - so: > - How large a file size is acceptable? (I anticipate U.S. visitors to > the project this is for.) > - How long in pages a document can be before it becomes overwhelming to > a reader? > - Any size constraints imposed by different PDF viewing devices and > connection speeds? > - Ways to represent a really long document - like a novel - and > represent it in meaningful ways in PDF format, without doing a single giant > PDF (and without becoming married to technology other than PDF-A and html)? > > Any pointers to guidelines or best practices on displaying voluminous PDFs > would be appreciated. > > -Wilhelmina Randtke > > ============================ > > To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib > > Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ > > 2012-03-15 > Regards, ....Bob Rasmussen, President, Rasmussen Software, Inc. personal e-mail: ras at anzio.com company e-mail: rsi at anzio.com voice: (US) 503-624-0360 (9:00-6:00 Pacific Time) fax: (US) 503-624-0760 web: http://www.anzio.com street address: Rasmussen Software, Inc. 10240 SW Nimbus, Suite L9 Portland, OR 97223 USA ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-03-16 From doug at LINDALELIBRARY.ORG Fri Mar 16 09:57:02 2012 From: doug at LINDALELIBRARY.ORG (Doug Mckay) Date: Fri, 16 Mar 2012 08:57:02 -0500 Subject: PDF usability and best practices? In-Reply-To: Message-ID: PDF related but off topic. Our library has 10 public computers using Win7. We replaced our previous copier/printer a while back. The problem as I understand it is that all but one computer cannot print PDFs. It time consuming to switch patrons around and or use staff level machines to print PDFs. Could this be: 1) A problem with the new printer copier? 2) A problem with the PDF files themselves? 3) Could the OS be partially responsible? Thank You Doug McKay Lindale Library in Lindale, Texas On Fri, Mar 16, 2012 at 7:58 AM, Bob Rasmussen wrote: > This is a partial answer, based on what I know of PDFs' internal > structures. > > A key consideration is whether the PDF is "linearized". If it is, then the > browser does not need to download the entire PDF before some of it (the > first page) can be viewed. > > Other factors to consider: > > * Overall file size (as mentioned by someone else) > * Number and type of embedded fonts > * Whether it's "searchable". When pages of text are scanned, each is an > image. When it has had OCR done on it, it becomes searchable (and could > also be read aloud by screen reader software). > > On Thu, 15 Mar 2012, Wilhelmina Randtke wrote: > > > I am looking for recommendations or guidelines on best practices for > > displaying PDFs on the internet. > > > > What I don't want: I am not looking for ADA compliance. I am able to > find > > that. > > > > What I do want: I am looking for anything about ability to access the > > document - so: > > - How large a file size is acceptable? (I anticipate U.S. visitors to > > the project this is for.) > > - How long in pages a document can be before it becomes overwhelming > to > > a reader? > > - Any size constraints imposed by different PDF viewing devices and > > connection speeds? > > - Ways to represent a really long document - like a novel - and > > represent it in meaningful ways in PDF format, without doing a single > giant > > PDF (and without becoming married to technology other than PDF-A and > html)? > > > > Any pointers to guidelines or best practices on displaying voluminous > PDFs > > would be appreciated. > > > > -Wilhelmina Randtke > > > > ============================ > > > > To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib > > > > Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ > > > > 2012-03-15 > > > > Regards, > ....Bob Rasmussen, President, Rasmussen Software, Inc. > > personal e-mail: ras at anzio.com > company e-mail: rsi at anzio.com > voice: (US) 503-624-0360 (9:00-6:00 Pacific Time) > fax: (US) 503-624-0760 > web: http://www.anzio.com > street address: Rasmussen Software, Inc. > 10240 SW Nimbus, Suite L9 > Portland, OR 97223 USA > > ============================ > > To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib > > Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ > > 2012-03-16 > -- Doug McKay ILL / Cataloger Lindale Library Lindale, TX 75771-1570 (903) 882-1900 ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-03-16 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From TEdelblute at ANAHEIM.NET Fri Mar 16 10:48:34 2012 From: TEdelblute at ANAHEIM.NET (Thomas Edelblute) Date: Fri, 16 Mar 2012 14:48:34 +0000 Subject: PDF usability and best practices? In-Reply-To: Message-ID: I have a friend in the City who has been dealing with a lot of printer issues recently. The print server has 32-bit drivers on it, and none-of the computers with Windows 7-64 bit can print to the print server, but the Windows 7-32 bit can. From: Web technologies in libraries [mailto:WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Doug Mckay Sent: Friday, March 16, 2012 6:57 AM To: WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: Re: [WEB4LIB] PDF usability and best practices? PDF related but off topic. Our library has 10 public computers using Win7. We replaced our previous copier/printer a while back. The problem as I understand it is that all but one computer cannot print PDFs. It time consuming to switch patrons around and or use staff level machines to print PDFs. Could this be: 1) A problem with the new printer copier? 2) A problem with the PDF files themselves? 3) Could the OS be partially responsible? Thank You Doug McKay Lindale Library in Lindale, Texas On Fri, Mar 16, 2012 at 7:58 AM, Bob Rasmussen > wrote: This is a partial answer, based on what I know of PDFs' internal structures. A key consideration is whether the PDF is "linearized". If it is, then the browser does not need to download the entire PDF before some of it (the first page) can be viewed. Other factors to consider: * Overall file size (as mentioned by someone else) * Number and type of embedded fonts * Whether it's "searchable". When pages of text are scanned, each is an image. When it has had OCR done on it, it becomes searchable (and could also be read aloud by screen reader software). On Thu, 15 Mar 2012, Wilhelmina Randtke wrote: > I am looking for recommendations or guidelines on best practices for > displaying PDFs on the internet. > > What I don't want: I am not looking for ADA compliance. I am able to find > that. > > What I do want: I am looking for anything about ability to access the > document - so: > - How large a file size is acceptable? (I anticipate U.S. visitors to > the project this is for.) > - How long in pages a document can be before it becomes overwhelming to > a reader? > - Any size constraints imposed by different PDF viewing devices and > connection speeds? > - Ways to represent a really long document - like a novel - and > represent it in meaningful ways in PDF format, without doing a single giant > PDF (and without becoming married to technology other than PDF-A and html)? > > Any pointers to guidelines or best practices on displaying voluminous PDFs > would be appreciated. > > -Wilhelmina Randtke > > ============================ > > To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib > > Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ > > 2012-03-15 > Regards, ....Bob Rasmussen, President, Rasmussen Software, Inc. personal e-mail: ras at anzio.com company e-mail: rsi at anzio.com voice: (US) 503-624-0360 (9:00-6:00 Pacific Time) fax: (US) 503-624-0760 web: http://www.anzio.com street address: Rasmussen Software, Inc. 10240 SW Nimbus, Suite L9 Portland, OR 97223 USA ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-03-16 -- Doug McKay ILL / Cataloger Lindale Library Lindale, TX 75771-1570 (903) 882-1900 ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-03-16 ________________________________ THIS MESSAGE IS INTENDED ONLY FOR THE USE OF THE INDIVIDUAL OR ENTITY TO WHICH IT IS ADDRESSED AND MAY CONTAIN INFORMATION THAT IS PRIVILEGED, CONFIDENTIAL, AND EXEMPT FROM DISCLOSURE UNDER APPLICABLE LAWS. 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So, for scanned images, most of the flexibility in reducing file size will come from reducing resolution and so permanently loosing some of the representation of the original paper object. Nevertheless, a larger file size will result in access issues - longer downloads, higher chance of an error during the download process, clunkier handling of the pdf using any viewer. For a representation of a voluminous document, the tradeoff is that having multiple open documents is confusing, but also having a single 5000 page document open is confusing. I would like to know whether anyone knows of studies on this tradeoff between image quality and file size. I would also like examples of ways of presenting a very long text by breaking that text into segments - how are the segments arranged to allow meaningful retrieval of the desired part of the text, and how can the pdfs be presented in ways that aid navigating across the entire text? -Wilhelmina On Fri, Mar 16, 2012 at 7:58 AM, Bob Rasmussen wrote: > This is a partial answer, based on what I know of PDFs' internal > structures. > > A key consideration is whether the PDF is "linearized". If it is, then the > browser does not need to download the entire PDF before some of it (the > first page) can be viewed. > > Other factors to consider: > > * Overall file size (as mentioned by someone else) > * Number and type of embedded fonts > * Whether it's "searchable". When pages of text are scanned, each is an > image. When it has had OCR done on it, it becomes searchable (and could > also be read aloud by screen reader software). > > On Thu, 15 Mar 2012, Wilhelmina Randtke wrote: > > > I am looking for recommendations or guidelines on best practices for > > displaying PDFs on the internet. > > > > What I don't want: I am not looking for ADA compliance. I am able to > find > > that. > > > > What I do want: I am looking for anything about ability to access the > > document - so: > > - How large a file size is acceptable? (I anticipate U.S. visitors to > > the project this is for.) > > - How long in pages a document can be before it becomes overwhelming > to > > a reader? > > - Any size constraints imposed by different PDF viewing devices and > > connection speeds? > > - Ways to represent a really long document - like a novel - and > > represent it in meaningful ways in PDF format, without doing a single > giant > > PDF (and without becoming married to technology other than PDF-A and > html)? > > > > Any pointers to guidelines or best practices on displaying voluminous > PDFs > > would be appreciated. > > > > -Wilhelmina Randtke > > > > ============================ > > > > To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib > > > > Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ > > > > 2012-03-15 > > > > Regards, > ....Bob Rasmussen, President, Rasmussen Software, Inc. > > personal e-mail: ras at anzio.com > company e-mail: rsi at anzio.com > voice: (US) 503-624-0360 (9:00-6:00 Pacific Time) > fax: (US) 503-624-0760 > web: http://www.anzio.com > street address: Rasmussen Software, Inc. > 10240 SW Nimbus, Suite L9 > Portland, OR 97223 USA > > ============================ > > To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib > > Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ > > 2012-03-16 > ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-03-16 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Perfect masters, which no one uses, are far more likely to be forgotten and discarded or left to decay. -Wilhelmina On Fri, Mar 16, 2012 at 1:19 PM, Michael Yunkin < michael.yunkin at unlv.edu> wrote: > *Are there any guidelines or recommendations about document size for pdfs? > * > > No. PDF for preservation and PDF for distribution are 2 different things. > And unless it's being printed, PDF is probably not the best choice for > distribution because it (often) makes for a poor reading experience for the > user. > > If it's a novel, there are ebook formats that are superior. > > -Michael Yunkin > Web Content Manager/Usability Specialist > UNLV Libraries > Las Vegas, NV > > ============================ > > To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib > > Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ > > 2012-03-16 > > ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-03-16 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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My concerns are: The access copy has to be the preservation copy, because it's highly unlikely someone will think to preserve it. So, for scanned images, most of the flexibility in reducing file size will come from reducing resolution and so permanently loosing some of the representation of the original paper object. Nevertheless, a larger file size will result in access issues - longer downloads, higher chance of an error during the download process, clunkier handling of the pdf using any viewer. For a representation of a voluminous document, the tradeoff is that having multiple open documents is confusing, but also having a single 5000 page document open is confusing. I would like to know whether anyone knows of studies on this tradeoff between image quality and file size. I would also like examples of ways of presenting a very long text by breaking that text into segments - how are the segments arranged to allow meaningful retrieval of the desired part of the text, and how can the pdfs be presented in ways that aid navigating across the entire text? -Wilhelmina On Fri, Mar 16, 2012 at 7:58 AM, Bob Rasmussen > wrote: This is a partial answer, based on what I know of PDFs' internal structures. A key consideration is whether the PDF is "linearized". If it is, then the browser does not need to download the entire PDF before some of it (the first page) can be viewed. Other factors to consider: * Overall file size (as mentioned by someone else) * Number and type of embedded fonts * Whether it's "searchable". When pages of text are scanned, each is an image. When it has had OCR done on it, it becomes searchable (and could also be read aloud by screen reader software). On Thu, 15 Mar 2012, Wilhelmina Randtke wrote: > I am looking for recommendations or guidelines on best practices for > displaying PDFs on the internet. > > What I don't want: I am not looking for ADA compliance. I am able to find > that. > > What I do want: I am looking for anything about ability to access the > document - so: > - How large a file size is acceptable? (I anticipate U.S. visitors to > the project this is for.) > - How long in pages a document can be before it becomes overwhelming to > a reader? > - Any size constraints imposed by different PDF viewing devices and > connection speeds? > - Ways to represent a really long document - like a novel - and > represent it in meaningful ways in PDF format, without doing a single giant > PDF (and without becoming married to technology other than PDF-A and html)? > > Any pointers to guidelines or best practices on displaying voluminous PDFs > would be appreciated. > > -Wilhelmina Randtke > > ============================ > > To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib > > Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ > > 2012-03-15 > Regards, ....Bob Rasmussen, President, Rasmussen Software, Inc. personal e-mail: ras at anzio.com company e-mail: rsi at anzio.com voice: (US) 503-624-0360 (9:00-6:00 Pacific Time) fax: (US) 503-624-0760 web: http://www.anzio.com street address: Rasmussen Software, Inc. 10240 SW Nimbus, Suite L9 Portland, OR 97223 USA ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-03-16 ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-03-16 ________________________________ THIS MESSAGE IS INTENDED ONLY FOR THE USE OF THE INDIVIDUAL OR ENTITY TO WHICH IT IS ADDRESSED AND MAY CONTAIN INFORMATION THAT IS PRIVILEGED, CONFIDENTIAL, AND EXEMPT FROM DISCLOSURE UNDER APPLICABLE LAWS. 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From: Thomas Edelblute Sent: Friday, March 16, 2012 11:49 AM To: WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: RE: [WEB4LIB] PDF usability and best practices? Just as an experiment, I just scanned a single 8 ? x 11 page of text at three different dpi (dots per square inch) and came up with the following file sizes. 200 dpi = 94 KB (note, text tends to be broken up at this resolution but is recommended for e-mailing due to small file size). 300 dpi = 178 KB 400 dpi = 394 KB From: Web technologies in libraries [mailto:WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Wilhelmina Randtke Sent: Friday, March 16, 2012 11:09 AM To: WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: Re: [WEB4LIB] PDF usability and best practices? I know that overall file size is key to whether people will be able to easily download and open a pdf... ... but, Are there any guidelines or recommendations about document size for pdfs? My concerns are: The access copy has to be the preservation copy, because it's highly unlikely someone will think to preserve it. So, for scanned images, most of the flexibility in reducing file size will come from reducing resolution and so permanently loosing some of the representation of the original paper object. Nevertheless, a larger file size will result in access issues - longer downloads, higher chance of an error during the download process, clunkier handling of the pdf using any viewer. For a representation of a voluminous document, the tradeoff is that having multiple open documents is confusing, but also having a single 5000 page document open is confusing. I would like to know whether anyone knows of studies on this tradeoff between image quality and file size. I would also like examples of ways of presenting a very long text by breaking that text into segments - how are the segments arranged to allow meaningful retrieval of the desired part of the text, and how can the pdfs be presented in ways that aid navigating across the entire text? -Wilhelmina On Fri, Mar 16, 2012 at 7:58 AM, Bob Rasmussen > wrote: This is a partial answer, based on what I know of PDFs' internal structures. A key consideration is whether the PDF is "linearized". If it is, then the browser does not need to download the entire PDF before some of it (the first page) can be viewed. Other factors to consider: * Overall file size (as mentioned by someone else) * Number and type of embedded fonts * Whether it's "searchable". When pages of text are scanned, each is an image. When it has had OCR done on it, it becomes searchable (and could also be read aloud by screen reader software). On Thu, 15 Mar 2012, Wilhelmina Randtke wrote: > I am looking for recommendations or guidelines on best practices for > displaying PDFs on the internet. > > What I don't want: I am not looking for ADA compliance. I am able to find > that. > > What I do want: I am looking for anything about ability to access the > document - so: > - How large a file size is acceptable? (I anticipate U.S. visitors to > the project this is for.) > - How long in pages a document can be before it becomes overwhelming to > a reader? > - Any size constraints imposed by different PDF viewing devices and > connection speeds? > - Ways to represent a really long document - like a novel - and > represent it in meaningful ways in PDF format, without doing a single giant > PDF (and without becoming married to technology other than PDF-A and html)? > > Any pointers to guidelines or best practices on displaying voluminous PDFs > would be appreciated. > > -Wilhelmina Randtke > > ============================ > > To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib > > Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ > > 2012-03-15 > Regards, ....Bob Rasmussen, President, Rasmussen Software, Inc. personal e-mail: ras at anzio.com company e-mail: rsi at anzio.com voice: (US) 503-624-0360 (9:00-6:00 Pacific Time) fax: (US) 503-624-0760 web: http://www.anzio.com street address: Rasmussen Software, Inc. 10240 SW Nimbus, Suite L9 Portland, OR 97223 USA ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-03-16 ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-03-16 ________________________________ THIS MESSAGE IS INTENDED ONLY FOR THE USE OF THE INDIVIDUAL OR ENTITY TO WHICH IT IS ADDRESSED AND MAY CONTAIN INFORMATION THAT IS PRIVILEGED, CONFIDENTIAL, AND EXEMPT FROM DISCLOSURE UNDER APPLICABLE LAWS. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, or the employee or agent responsible for delivering the message to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, forwarding, or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify the sender immediately by e-mail or telephone, and delete the original message immediately. Thank you. ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-03-16 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ras at ANZIO.COM Fri Mar 16 14:56:57 2012 From: ras at ANZIO.COM (Bob Rasmussen) Date: Fri, 16 Mar 2012 11:56:57 -0700 Subject: PDF usability and best practices? In-Reply-To: <52882995E3FA484FA4FFBF4C2C837CFE2F45F665@COAMBOX2.anaheim.intranet> Message-ID: There's another large variable: color vs. gray vs. monochrome. There are also options for type and degree of compression. On Fri, 16 Mar 2012, Thomas Edelblute wrote: > Just as an experiment, I just scanned a single 8 ? x 11 page of text at three different dpi (dots per square inch) and came up with the following file sizes. > > 200 dpi = 94 KB (note, text tends to be broken up at this resolution but is recommended for e-mailing due to small file size). > 300 dpi = 178 KB > 400 dpi = 394 KB > > From: Web technologies in libraries [mailto:WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Wilhelmina Randtke > Sent: Friday, March 16, 2012 11:09 AM > To: WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU > Subject: Re: [WEB4LIB] PDF usability and best practices? > > I know that overall file size is key to whether people will be able to easily download and open a pdf... > > ... but, Are there any guidelines or recommendations about document size for pdfs? > > > My concerns are: > The access copy has to be the preservation copy, because it's highly unlikely someone will think to preserve it. So, for scanned images, most of the flexibility in reducing file size will come from reducing resolution and so permanently loosing some of the representation of the original paper object. Nevertheless, a larger file size will result in access issues - longer downloads, higher chance of an error during the download process, clunkier handling of the pdf using any viewer. > For a representation of a voluminous document, the tradeoff is that having multiple open documents is confusing, but also having a single 5000 page document open is confusing. > > I would like to know whether anyone knows of studies on this tradeoff between image quality and file size. I would also like examples of ways of presenting a very long text by breaking that text into segments - how are the segments arranged to allow meaningful retrieval of the desired part of the text, and how can the pdfs be presented in ways that aid navigating across the entire text? > > -Wilhelmina > > On Fri, Mar 16, 2012 at 7:58 AM, Bob Rasmussen > wrote: > This is a partial answer, based on what I know of PDFs' internal > structures. > > A key consideration is whether the PDF is "linearized". If it is, then the > browser does not need to download the entire PDF before some of it (the > first page) can be viewed. > > Other factors to consider: > > * Overall file size (as mentioned by someone else) > * Number and type of embedded fonts > * Whether it's "searchable". When pages of text are scanned, each is an > image. When it has had OCR done on it, it becomes searchable (and could > also be read aloud by screen reader software). > > On Thu, 15 Mar 2012, Wilhelmina Randtke wrote: > > > I am looking for recommendations or guidelines on best practices for > > displaying PDFs on the internet. > > > > What I don't want: I am not looking for ADA compliance. I am able to find > > that. > > > > What I do want: I am looking for anything about ability to access the > > document - so: > > - How large a file size is acceptable? (I anticipate U.S. visitors to > > the project this is for.) > > - How long in pages a document can be before it becomes overwhelming to > > a reader? > > - Any size constraints imposed by different PDF viewing devices and > > connection speeds? > > - Ways to represent a really long document - like a novel - and > > represent it in meaningful ways in PDF format, without doing a single giant > > PDF (and without becoming married to technology other than PDF-A and html)? > > > > Any pointers to guidelines or best practices on displaying voluminous PDFs > > would be appreciated. > > > > -Wilhelmina Randtke > > > > ============================ > > > > To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib > > > > Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ > > > > 2012-03-15 > > > Regards, > ....Bob Rasmussen, President, Rasmussen Software, Inc. > > personal e-mail: ras at anzio.com > company e-mail: rsi at anzio.com > voice: (US) 503-624-0360 (9:00-6:00 Pacific Time) > fax: (US) 503-624-0760 > web: http://www.anzio.com > street address: Rasmussen Software, Inc. > 10240 SW Nimbus, Suite L9 > Portland, OR 97223 USA > > ============================ > > To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib > > Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ > > 2012-03-16 > > ============================ > > To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib > > Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ > > 2012-03-16 > > ________________________________ > > THIS MESSAGE IS INTENDED ONLY FOR THE USE OF THE INDIVIDUAL OR ENTITY TO WHICH IT IS ADDRESSED AND MAY CONTAIN INFORMATION THAT IS PRIVILEGED, CONFIDENTIAL, AND EXEMPT FROM DISCLOSURE UNDER APPLICABLE LAWS. 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Thank you. > > ============================ > > To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib > > Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ > > 2012-03-16 > Regards, ....Bob Rasmussen, President, Rasmussen Software, Inc. personal e-mail: ras at anzio.com company e-mail: rsi at anzio.com voice: (US) 503-624-0360 (9:00-6:00 Pacific Time) fax: (US) 503-624-0760 web: http://www.anzio.com street address: Rasmussen Software, Inc. 10240 SW Nimbus, Suite L9 Portland, OR 97223 USA ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-03-16 From fostersm1 at GMAIL.COM Fri Mar 16 17:09:59 2012 From: fostersm1 at GMAIL.COM (Sharon Foster) Date: Fri, 16 Mar 2012 17:09:59 -0400 Subject: PDF usability and best practices? In-Reply-To: Message-ID: In Adobe Pro, a couple of things can be done to speed up the display of the first page of a large PDF. Instead of being packaged as a single PDF with many pages, the document can be packaged as a set of many PDFs, each one comprising one page of the document. A large document can also be "optimized for the web," which causes the first page to be displayed immediately while the rest of the document is downloading. I didn't have as much luck with this feature, but it may have been a problem with the sequence of operations I was using. Sharon ---------- Sharon M. Foster Information Wrangler On Fri, Mar 16, 2012 at 8:58 AM, Bob Rasmussen wrote: > This is a partial answer, based on what I know of PDFs' internal > structures. > > A key consideration is whether the PDF is "linearized". If it is, then the > browser does not need to download the entire PDF before some of it (the > first page) can be viewed. > > Other factors to consider: > > * Overall file size (as mentioned by someone else) > * Number and type of embedded fonts > * Whether it's "searchable". When pages of text are scanned, each is an > image. When it has had OCR done on it, it becomes searchable (and could > also be read aloud by screen reader software). > > On Thu, 15 Mar 2012, Wilhelmina Randtke wrote: > > > I am looking for recommendations or guidelines on best practices for > > displaying PDFs on the internet. > > > > What I don't want: I am not looking for ADA compliance. I am able to > find > > that. > > > > What I do want: I am looking for anything about ability to access the > > document - so: > > - How large a file size is acceptable? (I anticipate U.S. visitors to > > the project this is for.) > > - How long in pages a document can be before it becomes overwhelming > to > > a reader? > > - Any size constraints imposed by different PDF viewing devices and > > connection speeds? > > - Ways to represent a really long document - like a novel - and > > represent it in meaningful ways in PDF format, without doing a single > giant > > PDF (and without becoming married to technology other than PDF-A and > html)? > > > > Any pointers to guidelines or best practices on displaying voluminous > PDFs > > would be appreciated. > > > > -Wilhelmina Randtke > > > > ============================ > > > > To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib > > > > Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ > > > > 2012-03-15 > > > > Regards, > ....Bob Rasmussen, President, Rasmussen Software, Inc. > > personal e-mail: ras at anzio.com > company e-mail: rsi at anzio.com > voice: (US) 503-624-0360 (9:00-6:00 Pacific Time) > fax: (US) 503-624-0760 > web: http://www.anzio.com > street address: Rasmussen Software, Inc. > 10240 SW Nimbus, Suite L9 > Portland, OR 97223 USA > > ============================ > > To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib > > Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ > > 2012-03-16 > ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-03-16 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From fostersm1 at GMAIL.COM Fri Mar 16 17:12:09 2012 From: fostersm1 at GMAIL.COM (Sharon Foster) Date: Fri, 16 Mar 2012 17:12:09 -0400 Subject: PDF usability and best practices? In-Reply-To: Message-ID: The odd computer that can't print PDFs--can it display them? Is it displaying them in the same PDF viewer/application as the other 9 computers do? Does this happen with any PDF, or just some? Sharon ---------- Sharon M. Foster Information Wrangler On Fri, Mar 16, 2012 at 9:57 AM, Doug Mckay wrote: > PDF related but off topic. > > Our library has 10 public computers using Win7. > We replaced our previous copier/printer a while back. > > The problem as I understand it is that all but one computer cannot print > PDFs. > > It time consuming to switch patrons around and or use staff level machines > to print PDFs. > > Could this be: > 1) A problem with the new printer copier? > 2) A problem with the PDF files themselves? > 3) Could the OS be partially responsible? > Thank You > Doug McKay > Lindale Library in Lindale, Texas > > > On Fri, Mar 16, 2012 at 7:58 AM, Bob Rasmussen wrote: > >> This is a partial answer, based on what I know of PDFs' internal >> structures. >> >> A key consideration is whether the PDF is "linearized". If it is, then the >> browser does not need to download the entire PDF before some of it (the >> first page) can be viewed. >> >> Other factors to consider: >> >> * Overall file size (as mentioned by someone else) >> * Number and type of embedded fonts >> * Whether it's "searchable". When pages of text are scanned, each is an >> image. When it has had OCR done on it, it becomes searchable (and could >> also be read aloud by screen reader software). >> >> On Thu, 15 Mar 2012, Wilhelmina Randtke wrote: >> >> > I am looking for recommendations or guidelines on best practices for >> > displaying PDFs on the internet. >> > >> > What I don't want: I am not looking for ADA compliance. I am able to >> find >> > that. >> > >> > What I do want: I am looking for anything about ability to access the >> > document - so: >> > - How large a file size is acceptable? (I anticipate U.S. visitors >> to >> > the project this is for.) >> > - How long in pages a document can be before it becomes overwhelming >> to >> > a reader? >> > - Any size constraints imposed by different PDF viewing devices and >> > connection speeds? >> > - Ways to represent a really long document - like a novel - and >> > represent it in meaningful ways in PDF format, without doing a single >> giant >> > PDF (and without becoming married to technology other than PDF-A and >> html)? >> > >> > Any pointers to guidelines or best practices on displaying voluminous >> PDFs >> > would be appreciated. >> > >> > -Wilhelmina Randtke >> > >> > ============================ >> > >> > To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib >> > >> > Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ >> > >> > 2012-03-15 >> > >> >> Regards, >> ....Bob Rasmussen, President, Rasmussen Software, Inc. >> >> personal e-mail: ras at anzio.com >> company e-mail: rsi at anzio.com >> voice: (US) 503-624-0360 (9:00-6:00 Pacific Time) >> fax: (US) 503-624-0760 >> web: http://www.anzio.com >> street address: Rasmussen Software, Inc. >> 10240 SW Nimbus, Suite L9 >> Portland, OR 97223 USA >> >> ============================ >> >> To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib >> >> Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ >> >> 2012-03-16 >> > > > > -- > Doug McKay > ILL / Cataloger > Lindale Library > Lindale, TX 75771-1570 > (903) 882-1900 > > ============================ > > To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib > > Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ > > 2012-03-16 > > ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-03-16 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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The successful candidate will demonstrate: - Flexibility - Excellent customer service and interpersonal communication skills - Skill managing time and projects - Skill responding effectively under pressure - Knowledge of Integrated Library System Software, such as Polaris - Experience working with a server and software controlling a large number of computers - Proven experience using Microsoft Windows 7 OS and Office 2010 products, including Access for inventory control - Experience providing basic support of web portal software, such as Microsoft Sharepoint $21.47 - $26.74 Hourly; 40 Hours/Week Accepting Online Applications Only Must Pass Police Background Check About the City: Eugene has been hailed as "A Great City for the Arts & Outdoors" due to its unique and exciting mix of arts, culture, education, scenic beauty and passion for recreation. Eugene is the second largest city in the state of Oregon and the county seat of Lane County. It is located in the Willamette Valley between the rugged Pacific coast and the breathtaking Cascade Mountains, about 50 miles east of the Oregon Coast. Eugene boasts more than 100 city parks, 250 miles of bicycle trails, and numerous lakes, rivers and streams nearby that offer a wide range of recreational activities to residents and visitors. Eugene's mild climate and lush landscape are a few of the City's attractive features. Eugene is well-known as the home of the University of Oregon. With 20,000 students and over 6,000 employees, the University plays a major role in the community, as does Lane Community College and Northwest Christian University. The employment base has become increasingly dominated by services, trade, and government, and less reliant on the timber industry. Eugene has a well-educated labor force with nearly 35% of the adult population having completed four or more years of college. Eugene is a friendly, progressive community with residents who are active and concerned about quality of life issues. The University brings a more cosmopolitan feel to the community, and the collegiate teams have contributed excitement and pride on a regional basis. The City's Hult Center for the Performing Arts, recognized as the finest facility of its type in the state, brings renowned entertainers to the community throughout the year. It is home to seven resident companies, including among others the Eugene Symphony, Opera, Ballet, and the internationally acclaimed Oregon Bach Festival. Many residents are health and fitness oriented, and Eugene hosted the Olympic Trials for Track and Field in 2008 and is scheduled to host the trials in 2012. Living in the City of Eugene offers all of this along with the advantages of higher education, a strong public school system, and a short commute to work. The City of Eugene values diversity in its workforce, and is committed to Affirmative Action. To see job posting and apply online http://1.usa.gov/COEAST Final filing date: April 13, 2012, 5:00 pm PDT ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Margaret Hazel Virtual Branch & Innovative Tech Manager Eugene Public Library Eugene, OR 541-682-6015 margaret.e.hazel at ci.eugene.or.us ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-03-16 From gerrymck at IASTATE.EDU Sat Mar 17 10:35:02 2012 From: gerrymck at IASTATE.EDU (McKiernan, Gerard [LIB]) Date: Sat, 17 Mar 2012 14:35:02 +0000 Subject: Most U.S. College Students Now Prefer Digital Reading In-Reply-To: <31F366253C635746A73718A84BF5F9A803270FA5@ITSDAG5A.its.iastate.edu> Message-ID: *** Apologies for Receipt of Duplicate Postings *** Colleagues IMHO > Transformative ! /Gerry The majority of U.S. college students now prefer digital formats whether they?re reading textbooks or ?fun? books, according to a new survey from the Pearson Foundation. ?Survey on Students and Tablets 2012? polled 1,206 U.S. college students and 204 college-bound high school seniors. Some findings: ?College students prefer digital over print for ?fun? reading (57 percent) and textbook reading (58 percent), ?a reversal from last year, when more students preferred print over digital.? Pearson says the trend is also apparent among high-school seniors (though it doesn?t break out which format the majority prefer), ?and is mostly driven by an increase in the preference to use tablets for reading.? The study doesn?t ask whether students are using tablets or e-ink e-readers for reading. ?A quarter of college students now own a tablet, compared to just 7 percent last year. Seventeen percent of college-bound high school seniors own a tablet, compared to four percent last year. ?Thirty-five percent of college students who own a tablet also own ?an e-book reader or small tablet device.? (Not sure what a ?small tablet device? is! Asking Pearson.) ?Among college students who own tablets, the iPad is the most popular (63 percent), followed by the Kindle Fire (26 percent) and Samsung Galaxy Tab (15 percent). Source and Links Available Via [ http://bit.ly/yGtqh5 ] Gerry McKiernan Associate Professor and Science and Technology Librarian Iowa State University 152 Parks Library Ame IA 50011 http://digital-textbooks.blogspot.com/ ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-03-17 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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According to the survey, eReaders and eTextbooks are some of the emerging technologies helping students save time while still being effective. While 69% said an eTextbook is easier to carry than a traditional textbook, 61% cited that eTextbooks make it far easier to search within a text (thus saving time), 60% mentioned that eTextbooks save them money, and 55% said that they are easier to read "on the go." [more] Source and Link Available At [ http://bit.ly/Ai1GvX ] Also High School Students Want Textbooks that Communicate with Classmates [Infographic] Available At [ http://bit.ly/y5LRzq ] Regards, Gerry McKiernan Associate Professor and Science and Technology Librarian Iowa State University 152 Parks Library Ames IA 50011 http://digital-textbooks.blogspot.com/ ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-03-18 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From SANDFORDM1 at WPUNJ.EDU Mon Mar 19 09:11:29 2012 From: SANDFORDM1 at WPUNJ.EDU (Sandford, Mark) Date: Mon, 19 Mar 2012 09:11:29 -0400 Subject: Most U.S. College Students Now Prefer Digital Reading In-Reply-To: <31F366253C635746A73718A84BF5F9A803270FEB@ITSDAG5A.its.iastate.edu> Message-ID: Among our students, the most popular format is, by a good margin, whatever is cheapest. Our bookstore rents textbooks for a semester and that is the most popular option. I'm curious what, if any, effect the format has on comprehension and retention of subject material. Using a tablet as a reader introduces any number of instantly-available distractions, which is very dangerous to a generation that generally believes their brains are capable of efficient multitasking. Is anyone aware of any studies that have looked into that? Mark Sandford Special Formats Cataloger Cheng Library William Paterson University (973) 720-2437 From: Web technologies in libraries [mailto:WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of McKiernan, Gerard [LIB] Sent: Saturday, March 17, 2012 10:35 AM To: WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: [WEB4LIB] Most U.S. College Students Now Prefer Digital Reading *** Apologies for Receipt of Duplicate Postings *** Colleagues IMHO > Transformative ! /Gerry The majority of U.S. college students now prefer digital formats whether they're reading textbooks or "fun" books, according to a new survey from the Pearson Foundation. "Survey on Students and Tablets 2012" polled 1,206 U.S. college students and 204 college-bound high school seniors. Some findings: -College students prefer digital over print for "fun" reading (57 percent) and textbook reading (58 percent), "a reversal from last year, when more students preferred print over digital." Pearson says the trend is also apparent among high-school seniors (though it doesn't break out which format the majority prefer), "and is mostly driven by an increase in the preference to use tablets for reading." The study doesn't ask whether students are using tablets or e-ink e-readers for reading. -A quarter of college students now own a tablet, compared to just 7 percent last year. Seventeen percent of college-bound high school seniors own a tablet, compared to four percent last year. -Thirty-five percent of college students who own a tablet also own "an e-book reader or small tablet device." (Not sure what a "small tablet device" is! Asking Pearson.) -Among college students who own tablets, the iPad is the most popular (63 percent), followed by the Kindle Fire (26 percent) and Samsung Galaxy Tab (15 percent). Source and Links Available Via [ http://bit.ly/yGtqh5 ] Gerry McKiernan Associate Professor and Science and Technology Librarian Iowa State University 152 Parks Library Ame IA 50011 http://digital-textbooks.blogspot.com/ ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-03-17 ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-03-19 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From web4lib at BLAEU.DEMON.NL Mon Mar 19 10:31:25 2012 From: web4lib at BLAEU.DEMON.NL (Leo Maris) Date: Mon, 19 Mar 2012 15:31:25 +0100 Subject: Most U.S. College Students Now Prefer Digital Reading In-Reply-To: Message-ID: Quite a few experiments in experimental psychology use the increase in response time for a task with divided attention or distractive events as measure of the cognitive load of a task. Also, already before the 80-ties, research has been done to the effect of better and lesser quality of print on the depth of comprehension. The results were that the depth of comprehension suffers, though people tend to compensate by putting in more effort. They are usually not consciously aware of this extra effort. But then, the photocopies of these articles from my student days most certainly can be considered as "degraded print" . Leo Maris Consultant at Azurro (NL) Op Mon, 19 Mar 2012 09:11:29 -0400 schreef "Sandford, Mark" : > Among our students, the most popular format is, by a good margin, > whatever is cheapest. Our bookstore rents textbooks for a semester > and that is the most popular option. > > > > I'm curious what, if any, effect the format has on comprehension and > retention of subject material. Using a tablet as a reader introduces > any number of instantly-available distractions, which is very > dangerous to a generation that generally believes their brains are > capable of efficient multitasking. Is anyone aware of any studies > that have looked into that? > > > > > > Mark Sandford > > Special Formats Cataloger > > Cheng Library > > William Paterson University > > (973) 720-2437 > > > > > > > > From: Web technologies in libraries [mailto:WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU] > On Behalf Of McKiernan, Gerard [LIB] > Sent: Saturday, March 17, 2012 10:35 AM > To: WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU > Subject: [WEB4LIB] Most U.S. College Students Now Prefer Digital > Reading > > > > *** Apologies for Receipt of Duplicate Postings *** > > > Colleagues > > > > IMHO > Transformative ! > > > > /Gerry > > > > The majority of U.S. college students now prefer digital formats > whether they're reading textbooks or "fun" books, according to a new > survey from the Pearson Foundation. > > "Survey on Students and Tablets 2012" polled 1,206 U.S. college > students and 204 college-bound high school seniors. Some findings: > > -College students prefer digital over print for "fun" reading (57 > percent) and textbook reading (58 percent), "a reversal from last > year, when more students preferred print over digital." Pearson says > the trend is also apparent among high-school seniors (though it > doesn't break out which format the majority prefer), "and is mostly > driven by an increase in the preference to use tablets for reading." > The study doesn't ask whether students are using tablets or e-ink > e-readers for reading. > > -A quarter of college students now own a tablet, compared to just 7 > percent last year. Seventeen percent of college-bound high school > seniors own a tablet, compared to four percent last year. > > -Thirty-five percent of college students who own a tablet also own "an > e-book reader or small tablet device." (Not sure what a "small tablet > device" is! Asking Pearson.) > > -Among college students who own tablets, the iPad is the most popular > (63 percent), followed by the Kindle Fire (26 percent) and Samsung > Galaxy Tab (15 percent). > > > > Source and Links Available Via > > > > [ http://bit.ly/yGtqh5 ] > > > > Gerry McKiernan > > Associate Professor > > and > > Science and Technology Librarian > > Iowa State University > > 152 Parks Library > > Ame IA 50011 > > > > http://digital-textbooks.blogspot.com/ > > > > > > ============================ > > To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib > > Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ > > 2012-03-17 > > > ============================ > > To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib > > Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ > > 2012-03-19 -- Leo Maris | Google is je grote broer ... | ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-03-19 From brad.eden at VALPO.EDU Mon Mar 19 10:56:28 2012 From: brad.eden at VALPO.EDU (Brad Eden) Date: Mon, 19 Mar 2012 09:56:28 -0500 Subject: Call for proposals: Focused research on leadership in libraries Message-ID: Please forgive any duplication or replication. Please post on other appropriate listservs, blogs, and to interested colleagues. _________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Dr. Brad Eden, Dean of Library Services at Valparaiso University, and Ms. Fagan, Director of Scholarly Content Systems & Associate Professor at James Madison University, are working to advance research in the area of academic library leadership. As one step toward this goal, we are seeking your proposals for chapters in an edited book. We are especially interested in connecting library leadership research to the larger body of leadership theory. (See Fagan, J.C. "The effectiveness of academic library deans and directors: a literature review" *Library Leadership & Management*, v. 26, no. 1, 2012, pp. 1-19). ? Topical areas could include: Developing a research agenda in library leadership. ? Methodologies for studying library leadership. ? Connections between various leadership models and library-focused research: engaging with business, psychology, and educational administration literature (Fagan 2012, p. 9). ? An examination of path-goal theory and leader-member exchange theory, in combination with library leadership effectiveness. ? Examining leadership styles and academic library leadership effectiveness. ? ROI analyses based on a library's contribution to effective teaching and learning, and how leaders can use these effectively. ? Women are making more significant progress in entering academic library leadership roles than in higher education administration generally: can lessons be learned from this? Do libraries have something to offer higher education in this area? ? Research into gendered leadership behaviors and leader effectiveness in libraries. ? Connecting research on academic deans with leadership studies both within librarianship and beyond it (p. 9), research on academic deans needs to be connected. Testing of various leadership models and frameworks with library leadership and university administration. ? Examination of various factors in library leadership: size of library as determinant, union vs non-union, student vs research-centered, state vs private. Although we are initially focused on collecting and editing content for a book on the topic of library leadership, we are also interested in talking with any individuals engaged in such research or interested in engaging in such research, for possible conference workshops, symposia, etc. To submit book chapter proposals, please submit an abstract of approximately 200 words and a brief outline to Dr. Eden at brad.eden at valpo.edu or Ms. Fagan at faganic at jmu.edu. Deadline for discussion and/or proposals is May 20, 2012. ------------------------------ Bradford Lee Eden, Ph.D. Dean of Library Services Christopher Center for Library and Information Resources Valparaiso University Valparaiso, Indiana 46383 brad.eden at valpo.edu 219-464-5099 ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-03-19 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From fostersm1 at GMAIL.COM Mon Mar 19 11:01:32 2012 From: fostersm1 at GMAIL.COM (Sharon Foster) Date: Mon, 19 Mar 2012 11:01:32 -0400 Subject: Most U.S. College Students Now Prefer Digital Reading In-Reply-To: Message-ID: Not entirely on point, but there has been a study of the effect of interruptions on tasks like writing software that require a stretch of uninterrupted thinking time. The "cost" of the interruption is considerably more than the length of the interruption itself, as the person who is being interrupted has to context switch from one task to another and then back again. This is intuitively obvious to most of us. I don't have the resources at my fingertips, but the article I'm thinking of would have been in an ACM or IEEE publication, probably on software standards and practices, approximately 10 years ago. Sharon ---------- Sharon M. Foster Information Wrangler *?Are women citizens? Are we human? Does the Constitution not apply to us?? ~Rebecca in Harlem, 3/14/2012* On Mon, Mar 19, 2012 at 9:11 AM, Sandford, Mark wrote: > Among our students, the most popular format is, by a good margin, whatever > is cheapest. Our bookstore rents textbooks for a semester and that is the > most popular option. **** > > ** ** > > I?m curious what, if any, effect the format has on comprehension and > retention of subject material. Using a tablet as a reader introduces any > number of instantly-available distractions, which is very dangerous to a > generation that generally believes their brains are capable of efficient > multitasking. Is anyone aware of any studies that have looked into that?* > *** > > ** ** > > ** ** > > Mark Sandford**** > > Special Formats Cataloger**** > > Cheng Library**** > > William Paterson University**** > > (973) 720-2437**** > > ** ** > > ** ** > > ** ** > > *From:* Web technologies in libraries [mailto:WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU] *On > Behalf Of *McKiernan, Gerard [LIB] > *Sent:* Saturday, March 17, 2012 10:35 AM > *To:* WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU > *Subject:* [WEB4LIB] Most U.S. College Students Now Prefer Digital Reading > **** > > ** ** > > *** Apologies for Receipt of Duplicate Postings ******* > > > Colleagues**** > > **** > > IMHO > Transformative !**** > > **** > > /Gerry **** > > **** > > The majority of U.S. college students now prefer digital formats whether > they?re reading textbooks or ?fun? books, according to a new survey from > the Pearson Foundation. > > ?Survey on Students and Tablets 2012? polled 1,206 U.S. college students > and 204 college-bound high school seniors. Some findings: > > ?College students prefer digital over print for ?fun? reading (57 percent) > and textbook reading (58 percent), ?a reversal from last year, when more > students preferred print over digital.? Pearson says the trend is also > apparent among high-school seniors (though it doesn?t break out which > format the majority prefer), ?and is mostly driven by an increase in the > preference to use tablets for reading.? The study doesn?t ask whether > students are using tablets or e-ink e-readers for reading. > > ?A quarter of college students now own a tablet, compared to just 7 > percent last year. Seventeen percent of college-bound high school seniors > own a tablet, compared to four percent last year. > > ?Thirty-five percent of college students who own a tablet also own ?an > e-book reader or small tablet device.? (Not sure what a ?small tablet > device? is! Asking Pearson.) > > ?Among college students who own tablets, the iPad is the most popular (63 > percent), followed by the Kindle Fire (26 percent) and Samsung Galaxy Tab > (15 percent).**** > > **** > > Source and Links Available Via **** > > **** > > [ http://bit.ly/yGtqh5 ]**** > > **** > > Gerry McKiernan**** > > Associate Professor**** > > and**** > > Science and Technology Librarian **** > > Iowa State University **** > > 152 Parks Library **** > > Ame IA 50011**** > > **** > > http://digital-textbooks.blogspot.com/**** > > **** > > **** > > ============================ **** > > To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib **** > > Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ **** > > 2012-03-17 **** > ============================ > > To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib > > Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ > > 2012-03-19 > > ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-03-19 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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The Complete Timeline of Social Networks From 1960 to 2012 [Infographic] [ http://bit.ly/AC7rZq ] /Gerry Gerry McKiernan Associate Professor and Science and Technology Librarian Iowa State University 152 Parks Library Ames IA 50011 http://onlinesocialnetworks.blogspot.com/ ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-03-19 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From lolley at USML.EDU Mon Mar 19 13:06:43 2012 From: lolley at USML.EDU (Olley, Lorraine H.) Date: Mon, 19 Mar 2012 12:06:43 -0500 Subject: E-Resources Librarian Position Available Message-ID: Electronic Resources Librarian University of Saint Mary of the Lake/Mundelein Seminary, Mundelein, IL Introduction: The University of Saint Mary of the Lake (www.usml.edu) is the seminary for the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago, and offers master and doctoral level degrees in theology, liturgy, ministry and related areas. Position Summary: The Feehan Memorial Library and McEssy Theological Resource Center seeks a librarian experienced in electronic resources management to organize, manage, provide access to, and plan for the expansion of the Library's electronic resources. Reporting to the Library Director, this position's responsibilities include managing licenses, enhancing the ExLibris Voyager ILS, maintaining the Library's web site, providing library use instruction, and cataloging. Qualifications: MLS or MIS degree from an ALA accredited school of library science. Three years of experience with electronic resources, integrated library systems, and/or bibliographic databases, in an academic library setting; theological library experience preferred. Demonstrated Web development skills. Ability to work collaboratively with other library staff and the University community. Excellent oral and written communication skills; instruction experience preferred. Salary and Benefits: This is a full-time exempt position. Salary is commensurate with qualifications and experience. USML offers a comprehensive benefits package. Application Information: Interested candidates should submit a letter of application, resume, and names, email addresses and phone numbers of three references via email to Sandy Hessler shessler at usml.edu . Review begins March 12, 2012 and will continue until the position is filled. ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-03-19 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From gealach at GMAIL.COM Mon Mar 19 16:26:31 2012 From: gealach at GMAIL.COM (Cindy) Date: Mon, 19 Mar 2012 16:26:31 -0400 Subject: Most U.S. College Students Now Prefer Digital Reading In-Reply-To: Message-ID: What kind of interruption are you talking about with a tablet? In my experience, once you start reading on a tablet, it's the same as if you were reading a book. Sure you could close the book and start playing a game if your tablet has that ability, but you could get the same distraction from a regular book and a nearby gaming console. The studies on multi-tasking don't apply here. Cindy ---------- Cynthia Greenan, MLS Submissions Coordinator Portal of Geriatric Online Education (POGOe.org) On Mon, Mar 19, 2012 at 11:01 AM, Sharon Foster wrote: > Not entirely on point, but there has been a study of the effect of > interruptions on tasks like writing software that require a stretch of > uninterrupted thinking time. The "cost" of the interruption is considerably > more than the length of the interruption itself, as the person who is being > interrupted has to context switch from one task to another and then back > again. This is intuitively obvious to most of us. > > I don't have the resources at my fingertips, but the article I'm thinking > of would have been in an ACM or IEEE publication, probably on software > standards and practices, approximately 10 years ago. > > Sharon > ---------- > Sharon M. Foster > Information Wrangler > > *?Are women citizens? Are we human? Does the Constitution not apply to > us?? > ~Rebecca in Harlem, 3/14/2012* > > > > > On Mon, Mar 19, 2012 at 9:11 AM, Sandford, Mark wrote: > >> Among our students, the most popular format is, by a good margin, >> whatever is cheapest. Our bookstore rents textbooks for a semester and >> that is the most popular option. **** >> >> ** ** >> >> I?m curious what, if any, effect the format has on comprehension and >> retention of subject material. Using a tablet as a reader introduces any >> number of instantly-available distractions, which is very dangerous to a >> generation that generally believes their brains are capable of efficient >> multitasking. Is anyone aware of any studies that have looked into that? >> **** >> >> ** ** >> >> ** ** >> >> Mark Sandford**** >> >> Special Formats Cataloger**** >> >> Cheng Library**** >> >> William Paterson University**** >> >> (973) 720-2437**** >> >> ** ** >> >> ** ** >> >> ** ** >> >> *From:* Web technologies in libraries [mailto:WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU] *On >> Behalf Of *McKiernan, Gerard [LIB] >> *Sent:* Saturday, March 17, 2012 10:35 AM >> *To:* WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU >> *Subject:* [WEB4LIB] Most U.S. College Students Now Prefer Digital >> Reading**** >> >> ** ** >> >> *** Apologies for Receipt of Duplicate Postings ******* >> >> >> Colleagues**** >> >> **** >> >> IMHO > Transformative !**** >> >> **** >> >> /Gerry **** >> >> **** >> >> The majority of U.S. college students now prefer digital formats whether >> they?re reading textbooks or ?fun? books, according to a new survey from >> the Pearson Foundation. >> >> ?Survey on Students and Tablets 2012? polled 1,206 U.S. college students >> and 204 college-bound high school seniors. Some findings: >> >> ?College students prefer digital over print for ?fun? reading (57 >> percent) and textbook reading (58 percent), ?a reversal from last year, >> when more students preferred print over digital.? Pearson says the trend is >> also apparent among high-school seniors (though it doesn?t break out which >> format the majority prefer), ?and is mostly driven by an increase in the >> preference to use tablets for reading.? The study doesn?t ask whether >> students are using tablets or e-ink e-readers for reading. >> >> ?A quarter of college students now own a tablet, compared to just 7 >> percent last year. Seventeen percent of college-bound high school seniors >> own a tablet, compared to four percent last year. >> >> ?Thirty-five percent of college students who own a tablet also own ?an >> e-book reader or small tablet device.? (Not sure what a ?small tablet >> device? is! Asking Pearson.) >> >> ?Among college students who own tablets, the iPad is the most popular (63 >> percent), followed by the Kindle Fire (26 percent) and Samsung Galaxy Tab >> (15 percent).**** >> >> **** >> >> Source and Links Available Via **** >> >> **** >> >> [ http://bit.ly/yGtqh5 ]**** >> >> **** >> >> Gerry McKiernan**** >> >> Associate Professor**** >> >> and**** >> >> Science and Technology Librarian **** >> >> Iowa State University **** >> >> 152 Parks Library **** >> >> Ame IA 50011**** >> >> **** >> >> http://digital-textbooks.blogspot.com/**** >> >> **** >> >> **** >> >> ============================ **** >> >> To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib **** >> >> Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ **** >> >> 2012-03-17 **** >> ============================ >> >> To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib >> >> Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ >> >> 2012-03-19 >> >> > ============================ > > To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib > > Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ > > 2012-03-19 > > ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-03-19 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From gerrymck at IASTATE.EDU Mon Mar 19 22:27:39 2012 From: gerrymck at IASTATE.EDU (McKiernan, Gerard [LIB]) Date: Tue, 20 Mar 2012 02:27:39 +0000 Subject: Sensory Information Navigation Systems (SINS) In-Reply-To: <31F366253C635746A73718A84BF5F9A803271EFE@ITSDAG5A.its.iastate.edu> Message-ID: *** Apologies for Receipt of Duplicate Postings *** Colleagues/ Beginning in the mid-1990s, I became obsessed [:-)] with a variety of Sensory Information Navigation Systems (SINS)[:-)] > Of note are: The Big Picture(sm): Visual Browsing in Web and non-Web Databases [ http://www.public.iastate.edu/~CYBERSTACKS/BigPic.htm ] The Magic Touch(sm): Haptic Interaction in Web and non-Web Databases [ http://www.public.iastate.edu/~CYBERSTACKS/Touch.htm ] The Next WAVe(sm): Auditory Browsing in Web and non-Web Databases [ http://www.public.iastate.edu/~CYBERSTACKS/Wave.htm ] Documented ... ?As The World (Wide Web) Turns: Resources at Iowa State.? D-Lib Magazine (July/August 1998). Available at http://www.dlib.org/dlib/july98/07clips.html (23 January 2012). Morning Becomes Electric: Post-Modern Scholarly Information Access, Organization, and Navigation. April 25, 1999. Available at http://www.public.iastate.edu/~CYBERSTACKS/Morning.htm (23 January 2012). ?New Age Navigation: Innovative Information Interfaces for Electronic Journal.? The Serials Librarian 45, no.2 (2003): 87-123. Self-archived at: http://www.public.iastate.edu/~gerrymck/NewAge.pdf (23 January 2012). ?New Age Navigation: Innovative E-Journal Interfaces.? Presentation delivered at Internet Librarian 2003, Monterey Convention Center, Monterey, CA, November 3, 2003. Self-archived at: http://www.public.iastate.edu/~gerrymck/NewAgeIL.ppt (23 January 2012); Director?s Cut self-archived at: http://www.public.iastate.edu/~gerrymck/NewAge.ppt (23 January 2012). Due to other obsessions [:-)], I have only been able to generally follow subsequent SIN-ful [:-)] developments and therefore I am calling on The Wisdom of The Web to re-kindle The (Old) Obsession, by eliciting / soliciting information about any current SINful activities on Any / All platforms for navigating Information Space (documents , media, The Web, etc). With the significant increases in broadband, software, and interface functionalities there should have been major advances .. But IMHO there have not been the advances one (I) would have expected [:-(] Please post Leads as a Comment on [ http://sensory-information-navigation.blogspot.com/ ] Thanks In Advance ! Regards, /Gerry Gerry McKiernan Associate Professor and Science and Technology Librarian Iowa State University 152 Parks Library Ames IA 50011 http://sensory-information-navigation.blogspot.com/ ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-03-19 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From SANDFORDM1 at WPUNJ.EDU Tue Mar 20 09:30:33 2012 From: SANDFORDM1 at WPUNJ.EDU (Sandford, Mark) Date: Tue, 20 Mar 2012 09:30:33 -0400 Subject: Most U.S. College Students Now Prefer Digital Reading In-Reply-To: Message-ID: Cindy, it's the availability of distractions that I meant. You can swap to another app without moving (well, just a finger has to move, I guess). There's anecdotal evidence to suggest that the lure of email and Facebook lurking just a swipe away is difficult for some to ignore. http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/05/business/media/e-books-on-tablets-figh t-digital-distractions.html?pagewanted=all And don't some tablets have notifications when emails/IMs/tweets/etc come in? Plenty of people I know can't resist that new email notification from Outlook when they're on their computer. Regarding Sharon's comments, I would argue that the cost of switching between tasks is not intuitively obvious to many people. People pride themselves on their ability to multitask. I see students insisting nearly every day that they can text, check Facebook, have one earbud stuck in an ear, and still pay attention in class. They say they work best that way. Which might be true, in the sense that my old van worked best when I put it in neutral at red lights and revved the engine so it didn't stall. Mark Sandford Special Formats Cataloger Cheng Library William Paterson University (973) 720-2437 From: Web technologies in libraries [mailto:WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Cindy Sent: Monday, March 19, 2012 4:27 PM To: WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: Re: [WEB4LIB] Most U.S. College Students Now Prefer Digital Reading What kind of interruption are you talking about with a tablet? In my experience, once you start reading on a tablet, it's the same as if you were reading a book. Sure you could close the book and start playing a game if your tablet has that ability, but you could get the same distraction from a regular book and a nearby gaming console. The studies on multi-tasking don't apply here. Cindy ---------- Cynthia Greenan, MLS Submissions Coordinator Portal of Geriatric Online Education (POGOe.org) On Mon, Mar 19, 2012 at 11:01 AM, Sharon Foster wrote: Not entirely on point, but there has been a study of the effect of interruptions on tasks like writing software that require a stretch of uninterrupted thinking time. The "cost" of the interruption is considerably more than the length of the interruption itself, as the person who is being interrupted has to context switch from one task to another and then back again. This is intuitively obvious to most of us. I don't have the resources at my fingertips, but the article I'm thinking of would have been in an ACM or IEEE publication, probably on software standards and practices, approximately 10 years ago. Sharon ---------- Sharon M. Foster Information Wrangler "Are women citizens? Are we human? Does the Constitution not apply to us?" ~Rebecca in Harlem, 3/14/2012 On Mon, Mar 19, 2012 at 9:11 AM, Sandford, Mark wrote: Among our students, the most popular format is, by a good margin, whatever is cheapest. Our bookstore rents textbooks for a semester and that is the most popular option. I'm curious what, if any, effect the format has on comprehension and retention of subject material. Using a tablet as a reader introduces any number of instantly-available distractions, which is very dangerous to a generation that generally believes their brains are capable of efficient multitasking. Is anyone aware of any studies that have looked into that? Mark Sandford Special Formats Cataloger Cheng Library William Paterson University (973) 720-2437 From: Web technologies in libraries [mailto:WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of McKiernan, Gerard [LIB] Sent: Saturday, March 17, 2012 10:35 AM To: WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: [WEB4LIB] Most U.S. College Students Now Prefer Digital Reading *** Apologies for Receipt of Duplicate Postings *** Colleagues IMHO > Transformative ! /Gerry The majority of U.S. college students now prefer digital formats whether they're reading textbooks or "fun" books, according to a new survey from the Pearson Foundation. "Survey on Students and Tablets 2012" polled 1,206 U.S. college students and 204 college-bound high school seniors. Some findings: -College students prefer digital over print for "fun" reading (57 percent) and textbook reading (58 percent), "a reversal from last year, when more students preferred print over digital." Pearson says the trend is also apparent among high-school seniors (though it doesn't break out which format the majority prefer), "and is mostly driven by an increase in the preference to use tablets for reading." The study doesn't ask whether students are using tablets or e-ink e-readers for reading. -A quarter of college students now own a tablet, compared to just 7 percent last year. Seventeen percent of college-bound high school seniors own a tablet, compared to four percent last year. -Thirty-five percent of college students who own a tablet also own "an e-book reader or small tablet device." (Not sure what a "small tablet device" is! Asking Pearson.) -Among college students who own tablets, the iPad is the most popular (63 percent), followed by the Kindle Fire (26 percent) and Samsung Galaxy Tab (15 percent). 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There?s anecdotal evidence to suggest that the lure of email and Facebook lurking just a swipe away is difficult for some to ignore. http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/05/business/media/e-books-on-tablets-fight-digital-distractions.html?pagewanted=all And don?t some tablets have notifications when emails/IMs/tweets/etc come in? Plenty of people I know can?t resist that new email notification from Outlook when they?re on their computer. Regarding Sharon?s comments, I would argue that the cost of switching between tasks is not intuitively obvious to many people. People pride themselves on their ability to multitask. I see students insisting nearly every day that they can text, check Facebook, have one earbud stuck in an ear, and still pay attention in class. They say they work best that way. Which might be true, in the sense that my old van worked best when I put it in neutral at red lights and revved the engine so it didn?t stall. Mark Sandford Special Formats Cataloger Cheng Library William Paterson University (973) 720-2437 From: Web technologies in libraries [mailto:WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Cindy Sent: Monday, March 19, 2012 4:27 PM To: WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: Re: [WEB4LIB] Most U.S. College Students Now Prefer Digital Reading What kind of interruption are you talking about with a tablet? In my experience, once you start reading on a tablet, it's the same as if you were reading a book. Sure you could close the book and start playing a game if your tablet has that ability, but you could get the same distraction from a regular book and a nearby gaming console. The studies on multi-tasking don't apply here. Cindy ---------- Cynthia Greenan, MLS Submissions Coordinator Portal of Geriatric Online Education (POGOe.org) On Mon, Mar 19, 2012 at 11:01 AM, Sharon Foster > wrote: Not entirely on point, but there has been a study of the effect of interruptions on tasks like writing software that require a stretch of uninterrupted thinking time. The "cost" of the interruption is considerably more than the length of the interruption itself, as the person who is being interrupted has to context switch from one task to another and then back again. This is intuitively obvious to most of us. I don't have the resources at my fingertips, but the article I'm thinking of would have been in an ACM or IEEE publication, probably on software standards and practices, approximately 10 years ago. Sharon ---------- Sharon M. Foster Information Wrangler ?Are women citizens? Are we human? Does the Constitution not apply to us?? ~Rebecca in Harlem, 3/14/2012 On Mon, Mar 19, 2012 at 9:11 AM, Sandford, Mark > wrote: Among our students, the most popular format is, by a good margin, whatever is cheapest. Our bookstore rents textbooks for a semester and that is the most popular option. I?m curious what, if any, effect the format has on comprehension and retention of subject material. Using a tablet as a reader introduces any number of instantly-available distractions, which is very dangerous to a generation that generally believes their brains are capable of efficient multitasking. Is anyone aware of any studies that have looked into that? Mark Sandford Special Formats Cataloger Cheng Library William Paterson University (973) 720-2437 From: Web technologies in libraries [mailto:WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of McKiernan, Gerard [LIB] Sent: Saturday, March 17, 2012 10:35 AM To: WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: [WEB4LIB] Most U.S. College Students Now Prefer Digital Reading *** Apologies for Receipt of Duplicate Postings *** Colleagues IMHO > Transformative ! /Gerry The majority of U.S. college students now prefer digital formats whether they?re reading textbooks or ?fun? books, according to a new survey from the Pearson Foundation. ?Survey on Students and Tablets 2012? polled 1,206 U.S. college students and 204 college-bound high school seniors. Some findings: ?College students prefer digital over print for ?fun? reading (57 percent) and textbook reading (58 percent), ?a reversal from last year, when more students preferred print over digital.? Pearson says the trend is also apparent among high-school seniors (though it doesn?t break out which format the majority prefer), ?and is mostly driven by an increase in the preference to use tablets for reading.? The study doesn?t ask whether students are using tablets or e-ink e-readers for reading. ?A quarter of college students now own a tablet, compared to just 7 percent last year. Seventeen percent of college-bound high school seniors own a tablet, compared to four percent last year. ?Thirty-five percent of college students who own a tablet also own ?an e-book reader or small tablet device.? (Not sure what a ?small tablet device? is! Asking Pearson.) ?Among college students who own tablets, the iPad is the most popular (63 percent), followed by the Kindle Fire (26 percent) and Samsung Galaxy Tab (15 percent). 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We are ramping up our teen summer reading program and > I'd like to transition from traditional paper reading logs (which > inevitably get lost) to an online log, preferably one that can be accessed > from a smart phone. Has any other library done this? Does anyone have any > suggestions how we might implement this? I'd love to do something that > teens could log into from anywhere but that the library could access as > well to gather statistics at the end of the summer. Perhaps the solution > is something like LibraryThing or Good Reads but I wanted to crowd source > just to make sure someone doesn't have a great idea that I'm missing. > > Thanks so much for any assistance. > > Best Wishes, > Ellen > > > -- > Ellen Paul > > > ellen.a.paul at gmail.com > ============================ > > To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib > > Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ > > 2012-03-20 > > ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-03-20 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From fostersm1 at GMAIL.COM Tue Mar 20 15:52:22 2012 From: fostersm1 at GMAIL.COM (Sharon Foster) Date: Tue, 20 Mar 2012 15:52:22 -0400 Subject: Online Summer Reading Logs In-Reply-To: Message-ID: The youth librarian at my former POW set up a private wiki using (iirc) Wikispaces and invited the teens to join by request. This reassured the parents that their children's identities wouldn't be risked on the open Web. Sharon ---------- Sharon M. Foster "Preserving the best of what we know and making it accessible to everyone" On Tue, Mar 20, 2012 at 3:30 PM, Ellen Paul wrote: > Good Afternoon - > > Slightly off topic. We are ramping up our teen summer reading program and > I'd like to transition from traditional paper reading logs (which > inevitably get lost) to an online log, preferably one that can be accessed > from a smart phone. Has any other library done this? Does anyone have any > suggestions how we might implement this? I'd love to do something that > teens could log into from anywhere but that the library could access as > well to gather statistics at the end of the summer. Perhaps the solution > is something like LibraryThing or Good Reads but I wanted to crowd source > just to make sure someone doesn't have a great idea that I'm missing. > > Thanks so much for any assistance. > > Best Wishes, > Ellen > > > -- > Ellen Paul > > > ellen.a.paul at gmail.com > ============================ > > To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib > > Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ > > 2012-03-20 > > ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-03-20 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From snearya at OCLC.ORG Tue Mar 20 15:58:28 2012 From: snearya at OCLC.ORG (SNEARYA) Date: Tue, 20 Mar 2012 15:58:28 -0400 Subject: Online Summer Reading Logs In-Reply-To: Message-ID: Selfishly promotional: Creating lists on WorldCat.org is a great way to add an online component to your summer reading program, at no cost. WorldCat.org goes have a mobile view?unfortunately lists/list creation is not supported on a mobile. But your library can see statistics on the lists usage, and teens can favorite each others? lists, too. More ideas at http://www.oclc.org/us/en/info/summer/SummerReadingWW.htm! -Alice Sneary OCLC Marketing snearya at oclc.org On 3/20/12 3:49 PM, "Wilhelmina Randtke" wrote: > A summer reading specific app may be in the works.? The Digital Public Library > of America, Audience workstrream?listserv has been discussing what an app for > libraries involved in summer reading would do.? This is a?blog post > summarizing some of that:? > http://dp.la/2012/03/13/building-the-ultimate-summer-reading-app/ > ? > I don't think that activity will lead to anything this coming summer, but it's > something to look out for. > ? > -Wilhelmina Randtke > > On Tue, Mar 20, 2012 at 2:30 PM, Ellen Paul wrote: >> Good Afternoon - >> >> Slightly off topic.? We are ramping up our teen summer reading program and >> I'd like to transition from traditional paper reading logs (which inevitably >> get lost) to an online log, preferably one that can be accessed from a smart >> phone.? Has any other library done this?? Does anyone have any suggestions >> how we might implement this?? I'd love to do something that teens could log >> into from anywhere but that the library could access as well to gather >> statistics at the end of the summer.? Perhaps the solution is something like >> LibraryThing or Good Reads but I wanted to crowd source just to make sure >> someone doesn't have a great idea that I'm missing. >> >> Thanks so much for any assistance. >> >> Best Wishes, >> Ellen >> ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-03-20 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From gealach at GMAIL.COM Tue Mar 20 16:21:32 2012 From: gealach at GMAIL.COM (Cindy) Date: Tue, 20 Mar 2012 16:21:32 -0400 Subject: Most U.S. College Students Now Prefer Digital Reading In-Reply-To: <31F366253C635746A73718A84BF5F9A803273583@ITSDAG5A.its.iastate.edu> Message-ID: I'm still skeptical. Maybe because I use an older version of the kindle that doesn't have internet access (though it does have games). That NY Times article doesn't seem to provide any real data. "some of the millions of consumers" find it distracting. How many? My personal experience is that I get just as engrossed in my kindle as I do in a regular book. And the ability to look up a word with the click of a button is amazingly helpful. I understand the worry about multi-tasking and distractions in the digital age, but I don't think there's any difference in distraction from the person who reads on an e-reader to the person who reads a regular book but has any number of other gadgets on their person. A text or call, which would vibrate or ring in your pocket, would seem to be more of a distraction than having to close your book on the ereader to find an app. Cindy ---------- Cynthia Greenan, MLS Submissions Coordinator Portal of Geriatric Online Education (POGOe.org) On Tue, Mar 20, 2012 at 2:56 PM, McKiernan, Gerard [LIB] < gerrymck at iastate.edu> wrote: > Colleagues/ > > > > Speaking of distractions > > > > **"Finding Your Book Interrupted ... By the Tablet You Read It On"** > > > > > http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/05/business/media/e-books-on-tablets-fight-digital-distractions.html > > > > /Gerry > > > ------------------------------ > *From:* Web technologies in libraries [WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU] on behalf > of Sandford, Mark [SANDFORDM1 at WPUNJ.EDU] > *Sent:* Tuesday, March 20, 2012 8:30 AM > > *To:* WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU > *Subject:* Re: [WEB4LIB] Most U.S. College Students Now Prefer Digital > Reading > > Cindy, it?s the availability of distractions that I meant. You can > swap to another app without moving (well, just a finger has to move, I > guess). There?s anecdotal evidence to suggest that the lure of email and > Facebook lurking just a swipe away is difficult for some to ignore. > > > > > http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/05/business/media/e-books-on-tablets-fight-digital-distractions.html?pagewanted=all > > > > And don?t some tablets have notifications when emails/IMs/tweets/etc come > in? Plenty of people I know can?t resist that new email notification from > Outlook when they?re on their computer. > > > > Regarding Sharon?s comments, I would argue that the cost of switching > between tasks is not intuitively obvious to many people. People pride > themselves on their ability to multitask. I see students insisting nearly > every day that they can text, check Facebook, have one earbud stuck in an > ear, and still pay attention in class. They say they work best that way. > Which might be true, in the sense that my old van worked best when I put it > in neutral at red lights and revved the engine so it didn?t stall. > > > > Mark Sandford > > Special Formats Cataloger > > Cheng Library > > William Paterson University > > (973) 720-2437 > > > > > > > > > > *From:* Web technologies in libraries [mailto:WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU] *On > Behalf Of *Cindy > *Sent:* Monday, March 19, 2012 4:27 PM > *To:* WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU > *Subject:* Re: [WEB4LIB] Most U.S. College Students Now Prefer Digital > Reading > > > > What kind of interruption are you talking about with a tablet? In my > experience, once you start reading on a tablet, it's the same as if you > were reading a book. Sure you could close the book and start playing a game > if your tablet has that ability, but you could get the same distraction > from a regular book and a nearby gaming console. The studies on > multi-tasking don't apply here. > > > > Cindy > > > > ---------- > > Cynthia Greenan, MLS > > Submissions Coordinator > > Portal of Geriatric Online Education (POGOe.org) > > > > On Mon, Mar 19, 2012 at 11:01 AM, Sharon Foster > wrote: > > Not entirely on point, but there has been a study of the effect of > interruptions on tasks like writing software that require a stretch of > uninterrupted thinking time. The "cost" of the interruption is considerably > more than the length of the interruption itself, as the person who is being > interrupted has to context switch from one task to another and then back > again. This is intuitively obvious to most of us. > > I don't have the resources at my fingertips, but the article I'm thinking > of would have been in an ACM or IEEE publication, probably on software > standards and practices, approximately 10 years ago. > > Sharon > ---------- > Sharon M. Foster > Information Wrangler > > ?Are women citizens? Are we human? Does the Constitution not apply to us?? > ~Rebecca in Harlem, 3/14/2012 > > > > > On Mon, Mar 19, 2012 at 9:11 AM, Sandford, Mark > wrote: > > Among our students, the most popular format is, by a good margin, whatever > is cheapest. Our bookstore rents textbooks for a semester and that is the > most popular option. > > > > I?m curious what, if any, effect the format has on comprehension and > retention of subject material. Using a tablet as a reader introduces any > number of instantly-available distractions, which is very dangerous to a > generation that generally believes their brains are capable of efficient > multitasking. Is anyone aware of any studies that have looked into that? > > > > > > Mark Sandford > > Special Formats Cataloger > > Cheng Library > > William Paterson University > > (973) 720-2437 > > > > > > > > *From:* Web technologies in libraries [mailto:WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU] *On > Behalf Of *McKiernan, Gerard [LIB] > *Sent:* Saturday, March 17, 2012 10:35 AM > *To:* WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU > *Subject:* [WEB4LIB] Most U.S. College Students Now Prefer Digital Reading > > > > *** Apologies for Receipt of Duplicate Postings *** > > > Colleagues > > > > IMHO > Transformative ! > > > > /Gerry > > > > The majority of U.S. college students now prefer digital formats whether > they?re reading textbooks or ?fun? books, according to a new survey from > the Pearson Foundation. > > ?Survey on Students and Tablets 2012? polled 1,206 U.S. college students > and 204 college-bound high school seniors. Some findings: > > ?College students prefer digital over print for ?fun? reading (57 percent) > and textbook reading (58 percent), ?a reversal from last year, when more > students preferred print over digital.? Pearson says the trend is also > apparent among high-school seniors (though it doesn?t break out which > format the majority prefer), ?and is mostly driven by an increase in the > preference to use tablets for reading.? The study doesn?t ask whether > students are using tablets or e-ink e-readers for reading. > > ?A quarter of college students now own a tablet, compared to just 7 > percent last year. Seventeen percent of college-bound high school seniors > own a tablet, compared to four percent last year. > > ?Thirty-five percent of college students who own a tablet also own ?an > e-book reader or small tablet device.? (Not sure what a ?small tablet > device? is! Asking Pearson.) > > ?Among college students who own tablets, the iPad is the most popular (63 > percent), followed by the Kindle Fire (26 percent) and Samsung Galaxy Tab > (15 percent). > > > > Source and Links Available Via > > > > [ http://bit.ly/yGtqh5 ] > > > > Gerry McKiernan > > Associate Professor > > and > > Science and Technology Librarian > > Iowa State University > > 152 Parks Library > > Ame IA 50011 > > > > http://digital-textbooks.blogspot.com/ > > > > > > ============================ > > To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib > > Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ > > 2012-03-17 > > ============================ > > To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib > > Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ > > 2012-03-19 > > > ============================ > > To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib > > Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ > > 2012-03-19 > > > > ============================ > > To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib > > Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ > > 2012-03-19 > ============================ > > To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib > > Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ > > 2012-03-20 > ============================ > > To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib > > Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ > > 2012-03-20 > > ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-03-20 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From SANDFORDM1 at WPUNJ.EDU Tue Mar 20 16:53:45 2012 From: SANDFORDM1 at WPUNJ.EDU (Sandford, Mark) Date: Tue, 20 Mar 2012 16:53:45 -0400 Subject: Most U.S. College Students Now Prefer Digital Reading In-Reply-To: Message-ID: There's reason to be skeptical of either side of the argument. Personally, I don't bother looking up words when I'm reading unless it's vital for understanding precisely because I don't like the distraction. I'd rather keep reading. But that's me. You say you get just as engrossed on your e-reader as in a physical book. I do, too. But I don't read dry work-related materials on my e-reader, so getting engrossed isn't that difficult. Generally, students aren't going to get engrossed by many of their textbooks, regardless of format. Do students study as effectively on a tablet as they do with a book? I don't know, but it seems like it's worth asking. Mark Mark Sandford Special Formats Cataloger Cheng Library William Paterson University (973) 720-2437 From: Web technologies in libraries [mailto:WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Cindy Sent: Tuesday, March 20, 2012 4:22 PM To: WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: Re: [WEB4LIB] Most U.S. College Students Now Prefer Digital Reading I'm still skeptical. Maybe because I use an older version of the kindle that doesn't have internet access (though it does have games). That NY Times article doesn't seem to provide any real data. "some of the millions of consumers" find it distracting. How many? My personal experience is that I get just as engrossed in my kindle as I do in a regular book. And the ability to look up a word with the click of a button is amazingly helpful. I understand the worry about multi-tasking and distractions in the digital age, but I don't think there's any difference in distraction from the person who reads on an e-reader to the person who reads a regular book but has any number of other gadgets on their person. A text or call, which would vibrate or ring in your pocket, would seem to be more of a distraction than having to close your book on the ereader to find an app. Cindy ---------- Cynthia Greenan, MLS Submissions Coordinator Portal of Geriatric Online Education (POGOe.org) ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-03-20 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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In addition to a new look and feel, users will have access to new tools and functionality to enhance the learning experience, including the following: * Notes Management: Ability to view all notes, highlights and annotations in a single location through the My Notes tab, turning annotations made in the margins into a streamlined study guide which can be printed or reviewed on a mobile device for a quick review before a test or exam * Highlighting: Capability to activate highlighting function with a single click and add notes to highlighted text * Bookmarking: Navigate to bookmark location with a single click and create bookmarks for specific pages * Search: Navigate between search results and book contents as well as view page content alongside the search results through the Search-In-Book function. [more] Disclaimer: For informational purposes only. This posting should not be considered an official endorsement. Source and Links Available Via [http://bit.ly/FWK57L ] Regards, /Gerry Gerry McKiernan Associate Professor and Science and Technology Librarian Iowa State University 152 Parks Library Ames IA 50011 http://digital-textbooks.blogspot.com/ ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-03-20 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From gealach at GMAIL.COM Tue Mar 20 18:04:53 2012 From: gealach at GMAIL.COM (Cindy) Date: Tue, 20 Mar 2012 18:04:53 -0400 Subject: Most U.S. College Students Now Prefer Digital Reading In-Reply-To: Message-ID: Agreed. I hope I haven't given the impression that I'm trying to shut down the question. I just don't like when media uses fear of technology to fuel the "change is automatically bad" mentality. I'd love to see an actual study that explores the productivity of studying on tablets vs using regular textbooks. It's definitely easier on the back than carrying around multiple hardcovers. I'd also be interested in the effect on the eyes. I'm hesitant to upgrade to a newer tablet with a backlit screen because I spend enough time staring at a computer monitor all day. If anyone has any info on research on either area I'd be very interested. > Cindy > > ---------- > Cynthia Greenan, MLS > Submissions Coordinator > Portal of Geriatric Online Education (POGOe.org) On Mar 20, 2012, at 4:53 PM, "Sandford, Mark" wrote: > There?s reason to be skeptical of either side of the argument. Personally, I don?t bother looking up words when I?m reading unless it?s vital for understanding precisely because I don?t like the distraction. I?d rather keep reading. But that?s me. You say you get just as engrossed on your e-reader as in a physical book. I do, too. But I don?t read dry work-related materials on my e-reader, so getting engrossed isn?t that difficult. Generally, students aren?t going to get engrossed by many of their textbooks, regardless of format. > > Do students study as effectively on a tablet as they do with a book? I don?t know, but it seems like it?s worth asking. > > Mark > > > Mark Sandford > Special Formats Cataloger > Cheng Library > William Paterson University > (973) 720-2437 > > > > > From: Web technologies in libraries [mailto:WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Cindy > Sent: Tuesday, March 20, 2012 4:22 PM > To: WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU > Subject: Re: [WEB4LIB] Most U.S. College Students Now Prefer Digital Reading > > I'm still skeptical. Maybe because I use an older version of the kindle that doesn't have internet access (though it does have games). That NY Times article doesn't seem to provide any real data. "some of the millions of consumers" find it distracting. How many? My personal experience is that I get just as engrossed in my kindle as I do in a regular book. And the ability to look up a word with the click of a button is amazingly helpful. > > I understand the worry about multi-tasking and distractions in the digital age, but I don't think there's any difference in distraction from the person who reads on an e-reader to the person who reads a regular book but has any number of other gadgets on their person. A text or call, which would vibrate or ring in your pocket, would seem to be more of a distraction than having to close your book on the ereader to find an app. > > Cindy > > ---------- > Cynthia Greenan, MLS > Submissions Coordinator > Portal of Geriatric Online Education (POGOe.org) > > ============================ > To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib > > Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ > > 2012-03-20 ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-03-20 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From glenn at ENGAGEDPATRONS.ORG Tue Mar 20 22:25:23 2012 From: glenn at ENGAGEDPATRONS.ORG (Glenn Peterson) Date: Tue, 20 Mar 2012 21:25:23 -0500 Subject: Online Summer Reading Logs Message-ID: Ellen - Check out my project, Engaged Readers, at http://engagedpatrons.org/EngagedReaders.cfm the only online reading program for public libraries with fully-integrated social networking features. Encourage readers not just to record their reading but to interact with their peers to find new books they might enjoy. Includes a staff admin interface for stats gathering. Oh, and it's free for 85% of public libraries and very affordable for the rest (see the website for price info). The service can be accessed via smartphone and should be optimized for small screens by summer. Glenn Peterson engagedpatrons.org ----- Original Message ----- From: Ellen Paul To: WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU Sent: Tuesday, March 20, 2012 2:30 PM Subject: [WEB4LIB] Online Summer Reading Logs Good Afternoon - Slightly off topic. We are ramping up our teen summer reading program and I'd like to transition from traditional paper reading logs (which inevitably get lost) to an online log, preferably one that can be accessed from a smart phone. Has any other library done this? Does anyone have any suggestions how we might implement this? I'd love to do something that teens could log into from anywhere but that the library could access as well to gather statistics at the end of the summer. Perhaps the solution is something like LibraryThing or Good Reads but I wanted to crowd source just to make sure someone doesn't have a great idea that I'm missing. Thanks so much for any assistance. 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URL: From gerrymck at IASTATE.EDU Wed Mar 21 20:21:47 2012 From: gerrymck at IASTATE.EDU (McKiernan, Gerard [LIB]) Date: Thu, 22 Mar 2012 00:21:47 +0000 Subject: Meaning Based Search > MIMAS In-Reply-To: <31F366253C635746A73718A84BF5F9A803274092@ITSDAG5A.its.iastate.edu> Message-ID: *** Apologies for Receipt of Duplicate Postings *** Colleagues/ As some may beware, earlier this week I posted a query concerning Sensory Information Navigation Systems [ http://sensory-information-navigation.blogspot.com/ ] To my pleasant surprise, I've just learned aboy a major initiative relating to my query > Meaning based search unlocks hidden collections Together with our partners at JISC Collections, the British Library and Autonomy, we?re developing ground-breaking services that use meaning-based search to unlock significant research material, including previously inaccessible digitised editions of more than 65,000 books from the British Library?s 19th century collection. A meaning-based approach to search and discovery Our challenge has always been to develop a more meaningful search experience, and through our ongoing partnership with Autonomy, we?re deploying IDOL technology to give researchers new ways of discovering related materials that traditional keyword searching wouldn't find. With JISC Historic Books, Autonomy IDOL forms an understanding of the unstructured historical documents and begins to recognize relationships between the information. What this means is that, rather than searching simply by a specific keyword or phrase that could have a number of definitions or interpretations, our interface aims to understand relationships between documents and information and recognize the meaning behind the search query. Moving beyond standard keyword searching to meaning-based searching will give our users results that are based on context and allow linking to other pertinent documents. Here?s what this approach makes possible: * Cluster search results around related conceptual themes * Full-text indexing of documents and associated materials * Text-mining of full-text documents * Dynamic clustering and serendipitous browsing * Visualisation approaches to search results This approach offers significant opportunities for researchers. As well as users being able to semantically search across a vast range of archives and manuscripts, image collections and digitised books, the conceptual clustering capability of text, video and speech provided by Autonomy IDOL means intelligent tools can be developed to support qualitative analysis on a large scale. [more] Source and Links Available At [http://bit.ly/GKcpOb] Regards, Gerry McKiernan Associate Professor and Science and Technology Librarian Iowa State University 152 Parks Library Ames IA 50011 http://digital-textbooks.blogspot.com/ ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-03-21 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From tcramer at STANFORD.EDU Wed Mar 21 21:42:53 2012 From: tcramer at STANFORD.EDU (Tom Cramer) Date: Wed, 21 Mar 2012 18:42:53 -0700 Subject: Stanford metadata analyst job opening Message-ID: We're looking for a metadata specialist to focus on data set description and management as part of campus-wide GIS and research data curation projects. A summary of the position is below, and the full description is online at jobs.stanford.edu (search for Job ID 46849). - Tom > Metadata Analyst, Stanford University Libraries > > Stanford University Libraries and Academic Information Resources (SULAIR) is looking for a Metadata Analyst to help curate datasets from selected domains, with a primary focus on describing these information resources to enable management, preservation, discovery and re-use. The goal of this hands-on position is to advance SULAIR?s capacity and the Stanford response to the NSF Data Management Plan mandate by developing strategies through practice to curate data efficiently and effectively. The candidate will, over the course of a 2-year term project, work across the Digital Library Systems and Services group, other staff in the Metadata Unit, and user-facing library personnel to create and sustain a general workflow for submission of science and engineering data into the Stanford Digital Repository. Working with pilot data sets and use cases from GIS and other domains, the selected candidate will help produce and enter the metadata necessary to populate the repository and access systems. In doing so, s/he will also produce a landscape view of the metadata needs, roles, tools, standards and processes necessary to provide and scale data services throughout the Stanford University Libraries. Standard operating procedures and best practices for dealing with non-MARC metadata in the context of scientific data are ideal outcomes. The position will be supervised by the Science Data Librarian. > > Throughout the life of the project there will be opportunity for interesting sub-projects that will include: creating, remediating and working on ingest models for the Stanford Geoportal, an online search engine for geospatial data, and its supporting Spatial Data Infrastructure; working with Stanford faculty and researchers to acquire, transform and ingest the metadata for their data into the Stanford Digital Repository; working with other metadata experts on in-depth examination of data-set- and domain-specific schema, mappings and crosswalking amongst standards; and data transformations across library systems. For each of these, the Metadata Analyst will apply expertise, methods and tools to digital materials deposited by Stanford researchers into the Stanford Digital Repository. S/he will also help identify requirements and specifications for, and validate development of, a next generation metadata toolkit for the description of data sets and geospatial resources. S/he will also assist in specifying the fields and attributes for domain-specific forms for the deposit of digital resources into a Hydra-based Stanford Digital Repository user interface. Projects will be decided based on faculty interest, subject specialist availability, the interests and skill set of the applicant, and needs as they emerge. > > To apply for the position, please go to jobs.stanford.edu and search for Job ID 46849. ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-03-21 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From thom at HODGENET.COM Thu Mar 22 00:00:17 2012 From: thom at HODGENET.COM (Thomas Hodge) Date: Thu, 22 Mar 2012 08:00:17 +0400 Subject: Job Posting - Web Services Librarian, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates Message-ID: Web Services Librarian An exceptional international opportunity awaits an innovative forward-thinking librarian at the American University of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates (near Dubai). As part of Technology and Technical Services, the successful candidate will manage web services in collaboration with other professional staff to achieve the library?s mission and goals. Areas of responsibility include: develops the AUS Library?s online presence, including the library website and mobile applications; administers LibGuides; works collaboratively with other librarians on best practices related to web services and emerging technologies; provides reference and research assistance; provides liaison services (collection development, instruction, and outreach) to assigned academic departments; participates in ongoing professional development activities. Required Qualifications Master's degree in library science from an ALA-accredited school with a minimum of two years of recent related experience; knowledge and understanding of best practices, current issues and trends in web services and emerging library technologies; strong commitment to customer service; demonstrated experience in library website design and development, including the building and/or integration of a variety of web applications; demonstrated knowledge and experience with HTML, CSS, and Javascript; excellent oral, written and interpersonal communication and planning skills complemented by the ability to take initiative; ability to work independently and meet deadlines. Preferred Knowledge and experience with PHP or other scripting language, XML/XSLT and SQL; familiarity with usability testing and web analytics. Salary and Benefits The salary is commensurate with qualifications and experience and includes a 10% of base salary payment in lieu of retirement benefits. Free furnished accommodation and utilities are provided along with nine weeks? annual vacation. A self-directed benefit plan provides a variety of choices including annual air tickets to place of origin for self and family, healthcare and dependent educational allowance. The UAE levies no income tax, however, some U.S. Federal taxes may apply to U.S. citizens and resident aliens. Background The American University of Sharjah is located in the United Arab Emirates and is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education. Established in 1997, the university consists of four Schools and Colleges: Architecture, Art and Design; Business and Management; Engineering; and Arts and Sciences. AUS offers undergraduate and graduate degrees to 5,000 students from some 80 different countries. The language of instruction and the workplace is English. The UAE offers a high standard of living with abundant cultural, recreational and travel opportunities. The UAE is a safe, open and friendly environment for individuals and families of all cultures. The AUS Library serves as a focal point for educational and social interactions on campus. The library features a large Information Commons (135 workstations), twenty group study rooms, two computer classrooms, and an RFID system. Please see http://library.aus.edu. Priority will be given to applications received by May 1, 2012. Please email a cover letter, r?sum? and the names of three professional references to: recruitment at aus.edu. Only short-listed candidates will be contacted. -- Thomas Hodge thodge at aus.edu American University of Sharjah - Library PO Box 26666 Sharjah, UAE ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-03-22 From gerrymck at IASTATE.EDU Thu Mar 22 11:05:34 2012 From: gerrymck at IASTATE.EDU (McKiernan, Gerard [LIB]) Date: Thu, 22 Mar 2012 15:05:34 +0000 Subject: Free Webcast > Article-Level Metrics | Peter Binfield | April 12, 2012 In-Reply-To: <31F366253C635746A73718A84BF5F9A803274500@ITSDAG5A.its.iastate.edu> Message-ID: *** Apologies for Receipt of Duplicate Postings *** Colleagues/ Building New Measures for Impact: Article Level Metrics Free SPARC online event / Thursday, April 12, 2012 / 12:00 - 1:00PM EST In March 2009, the Public Library of Science (PLoS) became the first publisher to track transparent and comprehensive information about the usage and reach of published articles - rather than journals - so that the academic community has another avenue to help assess their value. These measures are called "Article-Level Metrics (ALMs)," and currently include: * Article Usage Statistics - HTML pageviews, and PDF and XML downloads; * Citations - From Web of Science, PubMed Central, Scopus, and Crossref: * Social Bookmarks - currently from CiteULike and Connotea; * Comments - left by article readers * Notes - also from readers * Blog posts - aggregated from a variety of sources A primary aim of Article Level Metrics is to provide the academic community with new ways to evaluate individual articles directly on their own merits, rather than on the reputation of the journal in which they happen to be published. As a result, Article Level Metrics hold the promise of helping new ways for measuring and evaluating research quality and impact - to evolve. Source and link To Registration Available Via [ http://bit.ly/GL3AGq ] See Also Article-Level Metrics At PLoS > Addition Of Usage Data [ http://bit.ly/FIoiN ] Article-Level Metrics (At PLoS And Beyond) [http://bit.ly/GGkSjH] Article-Level Metrics And The Evolution Of Scientific Impact [ http://bit.ly/8Q8xX1 ] Regards, /Gerry Gerry McKiernan Associate Professor and Science and Technology Librarian Iowa State University 152 Parks Library Ames IA 50011 http://scholarship20.blogspot.com/ ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-03-22 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jharris at MERCYHURST.EDU Thu Mar 22 11:17:50 2012 From: jharris at MERCYHURST.EDU (Harris, Jennifer) Date: Thu, 22 Mar 2012 11:17:50 -0400 Subject: Virtual Reference Message-ID: Hello, We are currently using Meebo to provide our users with chat reference. However, we've noticed some buggy behavior with Meebo and we'd like to consider getting (or buying) a better option for providing virtual reference. Would anyone be willing to share what they use to provide virtual reference? Does anyone have suggestions for virtual reference options besides Meebo? What about video? Does anyone have virtual reference with live video as well and what are you using? Thanks, Jennifer Jennifer Harris Systems and Teaching Librarian Mercyhurst University Hammermill Library 501 E. 38th Street Erie, PA 16546 814-824-3305 ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-03-22 From randtke at GMAIL.COM Thu Mar 22 14:05:49 2012 From: randtke at GMAIL.COM (Wilhelmina Randtke) Date: Thu, 22 Mar 2012 13:05:49 -0500 Subject: Virtual Reference In-Reply-To: <3E94D84A5D5C9B428E4FB522831B0B201FF92B4A77@EXCHMAIL-VS.mercyhurst.local> Message-ID: Jennifer, At Florida State University Libraries, we were on Meebo, then went to LivePerson, then went to a product provided by a regional library consortium. This is about LivePerson: LivePerson has the IT done by an outside company for a monthly fee. LivePerson was OK to implement and brand with the university libraries' logo. Implementing chat was easy. You get a piece of xhtml to insert, and a nontechnical person could do this. Making the chat button not say "LivePerson" and instead say the name of your library is more technical. You will probably need some web development background, and a few hours to read the documentation from the vendor. (This is easier than setting up Meebo, so you should be good to go on technical skills to do this.) The most annoying thing about implementing LivePerson was we could not embed a chat window into a webpage. Instead we had to have this as a pop up. (It was possible to embed the box in a webpage, but doing so meant that any visitors browsing to that page would initiate a chat with the reference librarian. LivePerson initiated the chat as soon as the patron browsed to the page, regardless of whether that person initiated a chat or even interacted at all with the chat box. So embedding the box would make many many false hits. In contrast, Meebo's embedded chat boxes only initiated a chat at the point when the patron typed and submitted text into the chat box.) Creating user accounts for librarians was easy, and this was easy to manage from the administrator's perspective. You could have a librarian with out much IT background act as administrator, so a reference librarian can easily create and delete user accounts, and you will not need to go through IT. The reason we switched away from the product was, LivePerson was miserable about giving reports on use. With the basic account, you can view transcripts of chats... and that's it. It is possible to analyze chats by counting and copying details about chats into a spread sheet, but basically a basic account in LivePerson will not let you get statistics about LivePerson use. With LivePerson, you get No metrics on how long chats last, No metrics on how long patrons wait for a response after asking a question, no metrics on what time of day chats are most common. LivePerson gives you just about NO metrics on NOTHING. Instead, Live Person will try to sell you an upgraded account (pro - the highest level of service) in order to be able to pull reports on use. The basic account will also not include screensharing, or other features. Even worse, outdated guidance on older versions of LivePerson will tell you that features are included in the basic account when they aren't. Technical support is not particularly good, and generally after some back-and-forth the rep would determine that the feature we couldn't use had been removed from the basic subscription, and would try to sell us a more expensive account. Overall, LivePerson is good for being able to put a (nonbranded) chat button up on your webpage quickly and without requiring web development background. It is bad for getting reports on how patrons are using the service. (I did only setting up and tech support for this. I didn't use the librarian's interface to assist patrons, though, so anyone who used the chat interface to serve patrons could weigh in. Is it easy to use? Intuitive?) -Wilhelmina Randtke On Thu, Mar 22, 2012 at 10:17 AM, Harris, Jennifer wrote: > Hello, > > We are currently using Meebo to provide our users with chat reference. > However, we've noticed some buggy behavior with Meebo and we'd like to > consider getting (or buying) a better option for providing virtual > reference. > > Would anyone be willing to share what they use to provide virtual > reference? Does anyone have suggestions for virtual reference options > besides Meebo? What about video? Does anyone have virtual reference with > live video as well and what are you using? > > Thanks, > Jennifer > > Jennifer Harris > Systems and Teaching Librarian > Mercyhurst University > Hammermill Library > 501 E. 38th Street > Erie, PA 16546 > 814-824-3305 > > ============================ > > To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib > > Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ > > 2012-03-22 > ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-03-22 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jharris at MERCYHURST.EDU Thu Mar 22 14:10:27 2012 From: jharris at MERCYHURST.EDU (Harris, Jennifer) Date: Thu, 22 Mar 2012 14:10:27 -0400 Subject: Virtual Reference In-Reply-To: Message-ID: Wow-thank you so much for all this information! I'll definitely take a look at LivePerson soon. Thanks! Jennifer From: Web technologies in libraries [mailto:WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Wilhelmina Randtke Sent: Thursday, March 22, 2012 2:06 PM To: WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: Re: [WEB4LIB] Virtual Reference Jennifer, At Florida State University Libraries, we were on Meebo, then went to LivePerson, then went to a product provided by a regional library consortium. This is about LivePerson: LivePerson has the IT done by an outside company for a monthly fee. LivePerson was OK to implement and brand with the university libraries' logo. Implementing chat was easy. You get a piece of xhtml to insert, and a nontechnical person could do this. Making the chat button not say "LivePerson" and instead say the name of your library is more technical. You will probably need some web development background, and a few hours to read the documentation from the vendor. (This is easier than setting up Meebo, so you should be good to go on technical skills to do this.) The most annoying thing about implementing LivePerson was we could not embed a chat window into a webpage. Instead we had to have this as a pop up. (It was possible to embed the box in a webpage, but doing so meant that any visitors browsing to that page would initiate a chat with the reference librarian. LivePerson initiated the chat as soon as the patron browsed to the page, regardless of whether that person initiated a chat or even interacted at all with the chat box. So embedding the box would make many many false hits. In contrast, Meebo's embedded chat boxes only initiated a chat at the point when the patron typed and submitted text into the chat box.) Creating user accounts for librarians was easy, and this was easy to manage from the administrator's perspective. You could have a librarian with out much IT background act as administrator, so a reference librarian can easily create and delete user accounts, and you will not need to go through IT. The reason we switched away from the product was, LivePerson was miserable about giving reports on use. With the basic account, you can view transcripts of chats... and that's it. It is possible to analyze chats by counting and copying details about chats into a spread sheet, but basically a basic account in LivePerson will not let you get statistics about LivePerson use. With LivePerson, you get No metrics on how long chats last, No metrics on how long patrons wait for a response after asking a question, no metrics on what time of day chats are most common. LivePerson gives you just about NO metrics on NOTHING. Instead, Live Person will try to sell you an upgraded account (pro - the highest level of service) in order to be able to pull reports on use. The basic account will also not include screensharing, or other features. Even worse, outdated guidance on older versions of LivePerson will tell you that features are included in the basic account when they aren't. Technical support is not particularly good, and generally after some back-and-forth the rep would determine that the feature we couldn't use had been removed from the basic subscription, and would try to sell us a more expensive account. Overall, LivePerson is good for being able to put a (nonbranded) chat button up on your webpage quickly and without requiring web development background. It is bad for getting reports on how patrons are using the service. (I did only setting up and tech support for this. I didn't use the librarian's interface to assist patrons, though, so anyone who used the chat interface to serve patrons could weigh in. Is it easy to use? Intuitive?) -Wilhelmina Randtke On Thu, Mar 22, 2012 at 10:17 AM, Harris, Jennifer > wrote: Hello, We are currently using Meebo to provide our users with chat reference. However, we've noticed some buggy behavior with Meebo and we'd like to consider getting (or buying) a better option for providing virtual reference. Would anyone be willing to share what they use to provide virtual reference? Does anyone have suggestions for virtual reference options besides Meebo? What about video? Does anyone have virtual reference with live video as well and what are you using? Thanks, Jennifer Jennifer Harris Systems and Teaching Librarian Mercyhurst University Hammermill Library 501 E. 38th Street Erie, PA 16546 814-824-3305 ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-03-22 ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-03-22 ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-03-22 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From computerlab at PECLIBRARY.ORG Thu Mar 22 16:19:43 2012 From: computerlab at PECLIBRARY.ORG (Computerlab Picton) Date: Thu, 22 Mar 2012 16:19:43 -0400 Subject: open source office software on public PCs? In-Reply-To: <4F6B3ADF0200008000048A74@gw.wicourts.gov> Message-ID: On Thu, Mar 22, 2012 at 3:44 PM, Carol Hassler wrote: > Is anybody providing open source productivity software on their public > computers? For example, Libre Office or Open Office? We are a small, 6 branch rural library system. about 110 computers. We have been using OpenOffice and now LibreOffice for patron and staff computers for about 3 years. Although suitable for simple tasks, we were running into major interoperability issues, such as: - Patron tries to print off resume with a lot of formatting done in MS Word, does not print correctly from LibreOffice - Patron creates a document, saves in .DOC format (we have it set to do that by default) and complains that the person they sent it to says the formatting is broken - Staff gets spreadsheet from another enterprise created in MS Excel, does work correctly in LibreOffice - A complex PowerPoint presentation is totally messed up when opened in LibreOffice This year we found money in the budget for the service charges to put "donated" Tech Soup sourced MS Office on patron computers, and purchased MS Office for key staff computers. Still have LibreOffice installed for people that like it better. I personally use LibreOffice for all my work word processing, spreadsheets and presentations. I work around any compatibility issues, and anything I have to send out I publish as PDF. But for users expecting it to replace MS Office, we found it not up to the task. Eric Pierce B.Tech., MCP, A+, Server+, Network+, Internet+, Linux+, CTT+ IT Coordinator County of Prince Edward Public Library and Archives www.peclibrary.org Phone: (613) 476-5962 Fax: (613) 476-3325 ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-03-22 From Michael.Mitchell at BRAZOSPORT.EDU Thu Mar 22 17:27:39 2012 From: Michael.Mitchell at BRAZOSPORT.EDU (Mitchell, Michael) Date: Thu, 22 Mar 2012 16:27:39 -0500 Subject: open source office software on public PCs? In-Reply-To: Message-ID: LAPL and several others are going to Google Apps according to an article in Feb. 1 Library Journal, p. 16. Michael Mitchell Technical Services Librarian Brazosport College Lake Jackson, TX Michael.mitchell at brazosport.edu -----Original Message----- From: Web technologies in libraries [mailto:WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Computerlab Picton Sent: Thursday, March 22, 2012 3:20 PM To: WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: Re: [WEB4LIB] open source office software on public PCs? On Thu, Mar 22, 2012 at 3:44 PM, Carol Hassler wrote: > Is anybody providing open source productivity software on their public > computers? For example, Libre Office or Open Office? We are a small, 6 branch rural library system. about 110 computers. We have been using OpenOffice and now LibreOffice for patron and staff computers for about 3 years. Although suitable for simple tasks, we were running into major interoperability issues, such as: - Patron tries to print off resume with a lot of formatting done in MS Word, does not print correctly from LibreOffice - Patron creates a document, saves in .DOC format (we have it set to do that by default) and complains that the person they sent it to says the formatting is broken - Staff gets spreadsheet from another enterprise created in MS Excel, does work correctly in LibreOffice - A complex PowerPoint presentation is totally messed up when opened in LibreOffice This year we found money in the budget for the service charges to put "donated" Tech Soup sourced MS Office on patron computers, and purchased MS Office for key staff computers. Still have LibreOffice installed for people that like it better. I personally use LibreOffice for all my work word processing, spreadsheets and presentations. I work around any compatibility issues, and anything I have to send out I publish as PDF. But for users expecting it to replace MS Office, we found it not up to the task. Eric Pierce B.Tech., MCP, A+, Server+, Network+, Internet+, Linux+, CTT+ IT Coordinator County of Prince Edward Public Library and Archives www.peclibrary.org Phone: (613) 476-5962 Fax: (613) 476-3325 ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-03-22 ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-03-22 From stacy.pober at MANHATTAN.EDU Thu Mar 22 18:55:56 2012 From: stacy.pober at MANHATTAN.EDU (Stacy Pober) Date: Thu, 22 Mar 2012 18:55:56 -0400 Subject: open source office software on public PCs? In-Reply-To: <4F6B3ADF0200008000048A74@gw.wicourts.gov> Message-ID: We have Open Office in the library computer labs, but we also have Microsoft Office on them as well. Some file formats come in that seem to work better in Open Office. This may be because we update Open Office versions more frequently. When I've helped students in the labs with files that won't open in Microsoft Office has been a useful solution. They usually then convert the file to a format that Microsoft Office accepts, though. We have used Google Docs and I find that you have to be very flexible about formatting and appearance when you use their tools. The problem may occur more often when documents are shared that were originally created with MS Word or Excel . Some committees I'm on share documents with Google Docs and you sometimes get a document that looks reasonable on screen, that prints out very oddly. Perhaps this is Google's green initiative to keep us from printing out electronic documents.... -- Stacy Pober Information Alchemist Manhattan College Library Riverdale, NY 10471 stacy.pober at manhattan.edu On Thu, Mar 22, 2012 at 3:44 PM, Carol Hassler wrote: > Is anybody providing open source productivity software on their public > computers? For example, Libre Office or Open Office? > > If so, I'm interested in how that has gone for you - whether you've needed > to do training, what does or doesn't work, etc. We are exploring using it > on our Windows 7 public PCs. > > If you considered providing open source productivity software and ended up > not doing so, can you please explain why? > > Thank you, > > Carol Hassler > Webmaster / Cataloger > Wisconsin State Law Library > (608) 261-7558 > http://wilawlibrary.gov/ > ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-03-22 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From gerrymck at IASTATE.EDU Thu Mar 22 20:07:32 2012 From: gerrymck at IASTATE.EDU (McKiernan, Gerard [LIB]) Date: Fri, 23 Mar 2012 00:07:32 +0000 Subject: Podcast > Open Source Comes to Textbooks In-Reply-To: <31F366253C635746A73718A84BF5F9A8032747B2@ITSDAG5A.its.iastate.edu> Message-ID: *** Apologies for Receipt for Duplicate Postings *** Colleagues/ IMHO > Well worth The Listen (and Read). /Gerry College professors are ready to reinvent the textbook. The new price: $0 [snip] One of the most serious efforts is a project called OpenStax College based out of Rice University. Later this month, it will release two textbooks: College Physics and Introduction to Sociology. The textbooks will run on an ?open education platform? called Connexions spelled with an x?that already draws a million visitors a month. OpenStax College may well give the standard texts in those two fields a real run for their money. Richard Baraniuk is the founder and director of the Connexions platform. He is the Victor E. Cameron Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Rice University. He joins us from Houston, Texas. [more] Sources and Links Available Via [ http://bit.ly/GIzKl4 ] Gerry McKiernan Associate Professor and Science and Technology Librarian Iowa State University 152 Parks Library Ames IA 50011 http://digital-textbooks.blogspot.com/ ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-03-22 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From gerrymck at IASTATE.EDU Fri Mar 23 18:26:45 2012 From: gerrymck at IASTATE.EDU (McKiernan, Gerard [LIB]) Date: Fri, 23 Mar 2012 22:26:45 +0000 Subject: Altmetrics in the Wild: Using Social Media to Explore Scholarly Impact In-Reply-To: <31F366253C635746A73718A84BF5F9A803274F07@ITSDAG5A.its.iastate.edu> Message-ID: *** Apologies for Receipt of Duplciate Postings *** Colleagues/ IMHO > A Must Read ! /Gerry Jason Priem, Heather A. Piwowar, Bradley M. Hemminger Abstract In growing numbers, scholars are integrating social media tools like blogs, Twitter, and Mendeley into their professional communications. The online, public nature of these tools exposes and reifies scholarly processes once hidden and ephemeral. Metrics based on this activities could inform broader, faster measures of impact, complementing traditional citation metrics. This study explores the properties of these social media-based metrics or "altmetrics", sampling 24,331 articles published by the Public Library of Science. We find that that different indicators vary greatly in activity. Around 5% of sampled articles are cited in Wikipedia, while close to 80% have been included in at least one Mendeley library. There is, however, an encouraging diversity; a quarter of articles have nonzero data from five or more different sources. Correlation and factor analysis suggest citation and altmetrics indicators track related but distinct impacts, with neither able to describe the complete picture of scholarly use alone. There are moderate correlations between Mendeley and Web of Science citation, but many altmetric indicators seem to measure impact mostly orthogonal to citation. Articles cluster in ways that suggest five different impact "flavors", capturing impacts of different types on different audiences; for instance, some articles may be heavily read and saved by scholars but seldom cited. Together, these findings encourage more research into altmetrics as complements to traditional citation measures. Source and Fulltext Available At [ http://bit.ly/GVzRpQ ] Gerry McKiernan Associate Professor and Science and Technology Librarian Iowa State University 152 Parks Library Ames IA 50011 http://scholarship20.blogspot.com/ ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-03-23 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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These students would have little use for the bulky textbooks familiar to their parents. Their textbooks would be digital, accessible on any screen of their choosing. Their backpacks would be much lighter. [snip] But South Korea, among the world?s most wired nations, has also seen its plan to digitize elementary, middle and high school classrooms by 2015 collide with a trend it didn?t anticipate: Education leaders here worry that digital devices are too pervasive and that this young generation of tablet-carrying, smartphone-obsessed students might benefit from less exposure to gadgets, not more. [snip] Other countries are watching closely, because no other nation, according to government officials here, has a similarly ambitious digital plan. The nearest comparison might be in Florida, where officials last year proposed phasing out traditional textbooks by 2015. [snip] Education officials here fear that if tablets and laptops become mandatory in the classroom, students could become even more device-dependent. They might also suffer from vision problems. Some parents, officials say, have expressed the concern that their kids will struggle to keep their focus on studying when using an Internet-connected device. Before making a complete transition to digital books, the government should study the ?health effects? on students, said Jeong Kwang-hoon, chief of the online learning division at the Korea Education and Research Information Service, a government-sponsored institute that is working with private companies to create digital textbooks. Scaled-down ambitions South Korea?s education ministry never said explicitly that paper textbooks would disappear. But the 2007 plan spoke in sweeping terms about ?overcoming the limit? of traditional learning, so education experts here assumed as much. Only last summer did the government unveil the specifics. South Korea said it would introduce the first set of e-textbooks nationwide by 2015 at the latest. [snip] At least 10 South Korean publishing companies are building digital textbooks. The crudest versions are much like copied pages of a traditional textbook; the pages are digital, but you can?t play around with them. The more advanced versions, though, are packed with 3-D animation and video clips. There?s also the possibility that the textbooks can be updated in real-time ? although textbooks here are government-approved, and any changes would require a bureaucratic review. [snip] A Changing Classroom Digital textbooks do, though, change the very nature of the classroom. Teachers who embrace the digital textbooks, education experts say, become more like ?companions? in the education process, not just lecturing, but also helping students to conduct their own Google searches and to make sense of simulations featured in the e-textbooks. [snip] Source and Links Available Via [ http://bit.ly/GPEXdo ] Gerry McKiernan Associate Professor and Science and Technology Librarian Iowa State University 152 Parks Library Ames IA 50011 http://digital-textbooks.blogspot.com/ ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-03-25 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Recording Available Via [ http://bit.ly/y1ilox ] /Gerry Gerry McKiernan Associate Professor and Science and Technology Librarian Iowa State University 152 Parks Library Ames IA 50011 http://onlinesocialnetworks.blogspot.com/ ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-03-26 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From gerrymck at IASTATE.EDU Mon Mar 26 11:59:32 2012 From: gerrymck at IASTATE.EDU (McKiernan, Gerard [LIB]) Date: Mon, 26 Mar 2012 15:59:32 +0000 Subject: Electronic Texts Pilot for Fall 2012: Prospectus and Invitation In-Reply-To: <31F366253C635746A73718A84BF5F9A803281141@ITSDAG5A.its.iastate.edu> Message-ID: *** Apologies for Receipt of Duplicate Postings *** Colleagues/ WoW ! /Gerry Internet2 and EDUCAUSE invite your institution to participate in a Fall 2012 electronic-textbook pilot. The pilot?s goal is to explore new business models, terms, and conditions that will enable simpler, more efficient access to digital educational materials (etexts) at your institution. Institutions that participate in the pilot will be helping higher education collectively to demonstrate new etexts models. These seek to provide students substantial savings and to provide publishers greater efficiency and reasonable returns on their textbook investments. The pilot centers on delivering etexts to students and faculty via an institutional site license, rather than through individual purchases by students. If your institution is interested in joining the pilot, you must let us know by April 7, 2012; your expression of interest must be confirmed by a signed Memorandum of Intent by April 15. The pilot will include no more than 50 institutions. The pilot involves three components: etexts from major textbook publishers (we expect two or three to participate in due course), a multi-platform e-reader that students and faculty use to access etexts (this will be provided by Courseload), and institutions that agree to identify faculty and course sections interested in using etexts. [more] Source and Links Available Via [http://bit.ly/GUDi31] Also of possible interest Digital Textbooks: A Perfect Storm For Higher Learning Includes links to Indiana eTextbook initiatives (among others) [http://bit.ly/xXucIG] Gerry McKiernan Associate Professor and Science and Technology LIbrarian Iowa State University 152 Parks Library Ames IA 50011 http://digital-textbooks.blogspot.com/ ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-03-26 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From Jessica.Tagliaferro at SUNYWCC.EDU Mon Mar 26 12:15:17 2012 From: Jessica.Tagliaferro at SUNYWCC.EDU (Tagliaferro, Jessica) Date: Mon, 26 Mar 2012 12:15:17 -0400 Subject: FW: Electronic Texts Pilot for Fall 2012: Prospectus and Invitation In-Reply-To: <31F366253C635746A73718A84BF5F9A803281167@ITSDAG5A.its.iastate.edu> Message-ID: I was about to pass this on to members of our administration for consideration, but on closer examination, the eReader device is one I've never heard of. The whole project seems proprietary. How about using that $20K to purchase more mainstream devices that also - via Kindle, Nook, or Overdrive - can deliver textbooks and be lent or rented to students for a span longer than this pilot? Jessica Tagliaferro Instructor, Electronic Resources Librarian Harold L. Drimmer Learning Resource Center Westchester Community College 75 Grasslands Road Valhalla, NY 10595 phone: 914-606-6808 e-mail: jessica.tagliaferro at sunywcc.edu From: Web technologies in libraries [mailto:WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of McKiernan, Gerard [LIB] Sent: Monday, March 26, 2012 12:00 PM To: WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: [WEB4LIB] Electronic Texts Pilot for Fall 2012: Prospectus and Invitation *** Apologies for Receipt of Duplicate Postings *** Colleagues/ WoW ! /Gerry Internet2 and EDUCAUSE invite your institution to participate in a Fall 2012 electronic-textbook pilot. The pilot's goal is to explore new business models, terms, and conditions that will enable simpler, more efficient access to digital educational materials (etexts) at your institution. Institutions that participate in the pilot will be helping higher education collectively to demonstrate new etexts models. These seek to provide students substantial savings and to provide publishers greater efficiency and reasonable returns on their textbook investments. The pilot centers on delivering etexts to students and faculty via an institutional site license, rather than through individual purchases by students. If your institution is interested in joining the pilot, you must let us know by April 7, 2012; your expression of interest must be confirmed by a signed Memorandum of Intent by April 15. The pilot will include no more than 50 institutions. The pilot involves three components: etexts from major textbook publishers (we expect two or three to participate in due course), a multi-platform e-reader that students and faculty use to access etexts (this will be provided by Courseload), and institutions that agree to identify faculty and course sections interested in using etexts. [more] Source and Links Available Via [http://bit.ly/GUDi31] Also of possible interest Digital Textbooks: A Perfect Storm For Higher Learning Includes links to Indiana eTextbook initiatives (among others) [http://bit.ly/xXucIG] Gerry McKiernan Associate Professor and Science and Technology LIbrarian Iowa State University 152 Parks Library Ames IA 50011 http://digital-textbooks.blogspot.com/ ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-03-26 ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-03-26 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From gerrymck at IASTATE.EDU Mon Mar 26 12:40:24 2012 From: gerrymck at IASTATE.EDU (McKiernan, Gerard [LIB]) Date: Mon, 26 Mar 2012 16:40:24 +0000 Subject: IR > Study of the Information Search Behaviour of the Millennial Generation In-Reply-To: <31F366253C635746A73718A84BF5F9A8032811FA@ITSDAG5A.its.iastate.edu> Message-ID: *** Apologies for Receipt of Duplicate Postings *** Arthur Taylor / Computer Information Systems, College of Business Administration, Rider University, Lawrenceville, New Jersey, USA Abstract Introduction. Members of the millennial generation (born after 1982) have come of age in a society infused with technology and information. It is unclear how they determine the validity of information gathered, or whether or not validity is even a concern. Previous information search models based on mediated searches with different age groups may not adequately describe the search behaviours of this generation. Method. The longitudinal study discussed here examined the information behaviour of undergraduate college students who were members of the millennial generation. Data were collected from the students using surveys throughout an information search process as part of an assigned research project. Analysis. Quantitative analysis was carried out on the data, which related to 80 individual subjects and evaluation of 758 documents. Results. Statistically significant findings suggest that millennial generation Web searchers proceed erratically through an information search process, make only a limited attempt to evaluate the quality or validity of information gathered, and may perform some level of 'backfilling' or adding sources to a research project before final submission of the work. Conclusions. These findings indicate that the search behaviour of millennial generation searchers may be problematic. Existing search models are appropriate; it is the execution of the model by the searcher within the context of the search environment that is at issue. Thanks to my Scottish colleague Roddy MacLeod ! Source and Link to Fulltext Available Via [ http://bit.ly/HbDnxz ] Gerry McKiernan Associate Professor and Science and Technology Librarian Iowa State University 152 Parks Library Ames IA 50011 http://digital-textbooks.blogspot.com/ ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-03-26 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From sdgoldner at UALR.EDU Mon Mar 26 13:38:47 2012 From: sdgoldner at UALR.EDU (Susan Goldner) Date: Mon, 26 Mar 2012 12:38:47 -0500 Subject: IR > Study of the Information Search Behaviour of the Millennial Generation In-Reply-To: <31F366253C635746A73718A84BF5F9A803281215@ITSDAG5A.its.iastate.edu> Message-ID: June, This might be of interest to you. Susan On Mon, Mar 26, 2012 at 11:40 AM, McKiernan, Gerard [LIB] < gerrymck at iastate.edu> wrote: > *** Apologies for Receipt of Duplicate Postings *** > > > > Arthur Taylor / Computer Information Systems, College of Business > Administration, Rider University, Lawrenceville, New Jersey, USA > > *Abstract* > > *Introduction.* Members of the millennial generation (born after 1982) > have come of age in a society infused with technology and information. It > is unclear how they determine the validity of information gathered, or > whether or not validity is even a concern. Previous information search > models based on mediated searches with different age groups may not > adequately describe the search behaviours of this generation. > *Method.* The longitudinal study discussed here examined the information > behaviour of undergraduate college students who were members of the > millennial generation. Data were collected from the students using surveys > throughout an information search process as part of an assigned research > project. > *Analysis.* Quantitative analysis was carried out on the data, which > related to 80 individual subjects and evaluation of 758 documents. > *Results.* Statistically significant findings suggest that millennial > generation Web searchers proceed erratically through an information search > process, make only a limited attempt to evaluate the quality or validity of > information gathered, and may perform some level of 'backfilling' or adding > sources to a research project before final submission of the work. > *Conclusions.* These findings indicate that the search behaviour of > millennial generation searchers may be problematic. Existing search models > are appropriate; it is the execution of the model by the searcher within > the context of the search environment that is at issue. > > *Thanks to my Scottish colleague Roddy MacLeod !* > > *Source and Link to Fulltext Available Via* > > [ http://bit.ly/HbDnxz ] > > > > Gerry McKiernan > > Associate Professor > > and > > Science and Technology Librarian > > Iowa State University > > 152 Parks Library > > Ames IA 50011 > > > > http://digital-textbooks.blogspot.com/ > ============================ > > To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib > > Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ > > 2012-03-26 > > -- *Susan D. Goldner* | Information Systems Librarian and Professor of Law Librarianship Executive Director | Mid-America Law Library Consortium | mallco.org University of Arkansas at Little Rock | Bowen School of Law | Library | lawlibrary.ualr.edu 501.324.9980 | fax: 501.324.9447 | sdgoldner at ualr.edu ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-03-26 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From shanrath at KU.EDU Mon Mar 26 17:55:00 2012 From: shanrath at KU.EDU (Hanrath, Scott) Date: Mon, 26 Mar 2012 21:55:00 +0000 Subject: JOB: Web Developer at the University of Kansas Libraries Message-ID: (With apologies for cross-posting) Web Developer University of Kansas Libraries http://jobs.ku.edu/applicants/Central?quickFind=99822 Position Overview The University of Kansas Libraries in Lawrence, KS invites applications for a web developer. This position develops and integrates applications that improve the user experience in discovering, accessing, and using library resources and services across the entire KU Libraries environment. S/he assists in gathering requirements, writes code, maintains documentation, and supports applications use. The web developer explores and analyses emerging technologies to support the Libraries' expanding services in digital scholarship and scholarly communication. The University of Kansas Libraries are dynamic partners and campus leaders in advancing inquiry and learning for KU, for the state of Kansas, and for an ever-expanding community of world scholars. The digital tools and services delivered through the University of Kansas Libraries provide foundational support for teaching, learning, and research at KU. KU Libraries' online environment includes the integrated library system, (Voyager); web-scale resource discovery (Primo); the KU ScholarWorks institutional repository (DSpace); and digital library collections, finding aids, exhibits and publishing services built on a variety of platforms (Omeka, LUNA, OJS, XTF) and providing access to a variety of content in various formats. Anticipated future directions include an emphasis on digital preservation services. Required Qualifications 1. At least 2 years experience working with standard web technologies that include HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and XML to develop and integrate web applications. 2. At least 1 year experience in developing and maintaining data-driven applications using a programming language such PHP, Java, Python or Ruby and based on an database such as MySQL, Oracle, PostgreSQL, or SQL Server. 3. At least 1 year of experience designing relational databases and using SQL. Preferred Qualifications 1. Experience in a LAMP (Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP) or Tomcat environment specifically working to design, develop, and integrate web-based academic library services. 2. Experience with object-oriented programming in a MVC web application framework (e.g, Zend, Symfony, Rails) and using a JavaScript library (e.g., jQuery, YUI) 3. Experiencing using and/or creating web service APIs 4. Experience with HTML5 and CSS3 5. Experience with team-based development using version control systems such as Git, Mercurial, Subversion, or CVS 6. Experience with a Content Management System such as Drupal, Joomla, or WordPress 7. Experience with search/library discovery (e.g., Solr, Lucene, Primo) and/or repository applications (e.g., DSpace, Fedora). 8. Experience with bibliographic data and integrated library systems 9. Formal coursework in, or experience with, user information-seeking behaviors in an academic environment. 10. Demonstrated commitment to user-centered library service Salary commensurate with skills and experience. First application review 04/06/2012. Contact: Jill Mignacca, jmig at ku.edu, 785-864-3103. For full posting to apply see: http://jobs.ku.edu/applicants/Central?quickFind=99822 -- Scott Hanrath Director, Integrated Technology University of Kansas Libraries http://www.lib.ku.edu/ shanrath at ku.edu ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-03-26 From dludwig at KU.EDU Mon Mar 26 19:42:03 2012 From: dludwig at KU.EDU (Ludwig, Deborah) Date: Mon, 26 Mar 2012 23:42:03 +0000 Subject: JOB: Web Developer at the University of Kansas Libraries In-Reply-To: Message-ID: Very exciting!! On 3/26/12 4:55 PM, "Hanrath, Scott" wrote: >(With apologies for cross-posting) > >Web Developer >University of Kansas Libraries >http://jobs.ku.edu/applicants/Central?quickFind=99822 > >Position Overview > >The University of Kansas Libraries in Lawrence, KS invites applications >for a web developer. This position develops and integrates applications >that improve the user experience in discovering, accessing, and using >library resources and services across the entire KU Libraries >environment. S/he assists in gathering requirements, writes code, >maintains documentation, and supports applications use. The web developer >explores and analyses emerging technologies to support the Libraries' >expanding services in digital scholarship and scholarly communication. > >The University of Kansas Libraries are dynamic partners and campus >leaders in advancing inquiry and learning for KU, for the state of >Kansas, and for an ever-expanding community of world scholars. The >digital tools and services delivered through the University of Kansas >Libraries provide foundational support for teaching, learning, and >research at KU. KU Libraries' online environment includes the integrated >library system, (Voyager); web-scale resource discovery (Primo); the KU >ScholarWorks institutional repository (DSpace); and digital library >collections, finding aids, exhibits and publishing services built on a >variety of platforms (Omeka, LUNA, OJS, XTF) and providing access to a >variety of content in various formats. Anticipated future directions >include an emphasis on digital preservation services. > >Required Qualifications > >1. At least 2 years experience working with standard web technologies >that include HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and XML to develop and integrate web >applications. >2. At least 1 year experience in developing and maintaining data-driven >applications using a programming language such PHP, Java, Python or Ruby >and based on an database such as MySQL, Oracle, PostgreSQL, or SQL Server. >3. At least 1 year of experience designing relational databases and using >SQL. > >Preferred Qualifications > >1. Experience in a LAMP (Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP) or Tomcat environment >specifically working to design, develop, and integrate web-based academic >library services. >2. Experience with object-oriented programming in a MVC web application >framework (e.g, Zend, Symfony, Rails) and using a JavaScript library >(e.g., jQuery, YUI) >3. Experiencing using and/or creating web service APIs >4. Experience with HTML5 and CSS3 >5. Experience with team-based development using version control systems >such as Git, Mercurial, Subversion, or CVS >6. Experience with a Content Management System such as Drupal, Joomla, or >WordPress >7. Experience with search/library discovery (e.g., Solr, Lucene, Primo) >and/or repository applications (e.g., DSpace, Fedora). >8. Experience with bibliographic data and integrated library systems >9. Formal coursework in, or experience with, user information-seeking >behaviors in an academic environment. >10. Demonstrated commitment to user-centered library service > >Salary commensurate with skills and experience. First application review >04/06/2012. Contact: Jill Mignacca, jmig at ku.edu, 785-864-3103. For full >posting to apply see: >http://jobs.ku.edu/applicants/Central?quickFind=99822 > > >-- >Scott Hanrath >Director, Integrated Technology >University of Kansas Libraries >http://www.lib.ku.edu/ >shanrath at ku.edu > >============================ > >To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib > >Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ > >2012-03-26 > ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-03-26 From gerrymck at IASTATE.EDU Mon Mar 26 21:11:24 2012 From: gerrymck at IASTATE.EDU (McKiernan, Gerard [LIB]) Date: Tue, 27 Mar 2012 01:11:24 +0000 Subject: ETextbooks Widely Used, But Banned In Some Classes In-Reply-To: <31F366253C635746A73718A84BF5F9A8032815DD@ITSDAG5A.its.iastate.edu> Message-ID: *** Apologies for Receipt of Duplicate Postings *** Colleagues/ Students embrace the Technologies But ... IMHO > Some Teachers Are Luddites [:-(] /Gerry [snip] But in 2012 at Fresno State, not everybody is necessarily on board. Ignacio Gonzales, a fifth-year Spanish major with a focus on pre-med, has had his Barnes & Noble Nook for two months now, but has not used it for eTextbooks as much as he thought he would. ?I was looking for a cheaper way to get my books,? Gonzales said. ?I had assumed that I?d be able to get my books a lot cheaper through the Nook. I was assuming the PDF files would be substantially less expensive than the hard copy but that isn?t always the case.? [snip] There are many instructors who don?t accept or allow electronic media in the classroom at all. ?I have said, ?OK, I?m not allowing electronic devices,?? said drama instructor Gregg Dion. ?But now we have the Kindle Fire and iPads,? Dion said. ?So now, how do I know that somebody is looking at their text in class and not looking at ESPN or email?? A student at the Madden Library said she had one of her textbooks on her Kindle, but her instructor did not allow tablets like the Kindle in the classroom. Whether tablets are embraced or banned can also depend on the class topic. Mathematics, engineering and the sciences appear to favor eTextbook use. English education major Jos? Ruiz bought his iPad two semesters ago primarily to take advantage of eTextbooks. ?I use it for documents so it saves money to not have to print stuff out and to have it right there,? Ruiz said. ?I?ve bought four books for this semester. And I plan to buy more next semester. For one, they?re cheaper and you don?t have to carry them around. You have them in one place.? Ruiz makes use of the advanced features of eTextbooks, especially the cloud features. ?Yes, I use the cloud,? Ruiz added. ?Sometimes if I?m not reading it on the iPad I can read it on my iPod Touch. I have a Kindle app so I can save them on the iPod or even on a computer.? Source Avaiable At [ http://bit.ly/GUVA0E ] Gerry McKiernan Associate Professor and Science and Technology Librarian Iowa State University 152 Parks Library Ames IA 50011 http://digital-textbooks.blogspot.com/ ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-03-26 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From krmulla at GMAIL.COM Tue Mar 27 03:45:49 2012 From: krmulla at GMAIL.COM (Dr.K.R. Mulla) Date: Tue, 27 Mar 2012 13:15:49 +0530 Subject: Two day National Conference on =?windows-1252?Q?=93Trends_in_Developing_and_Managing_E-Resources_in_L?= =?windows-1252?Q?ibraries=94_?= at VTU Belgaum In-Reply-To: Message-ID: *Dear Forum Moderator :* * * *Kindly arrange to announce the following presentations for the benefit of the lis-forum members. * *Yours truly* * * *Dr. K. R. Mulla, Librarian, Visvesvaraya Technological University, "Jnana Sangama," Belgaum - 590 018, Karnataka, India. * *************************************************** * * *Sorry for the cross posting* * * *Dear Sir/Madam,* * * *I am happy to inform you that, the Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU) is organizing two day National Conference on ?Trends in Developing and Managing E-Resources in Libraries?, scheduled to be held during 3rdweek of May 20012. * * * * The following themes have been identified:* * * - *Types of e-resources and its utilities;* - *Mandatory requirement v/s subscription of e-resources,;* - *Policies, selection and budgeting of e-resources;* - *Latest trends in collection development of e-resources;* - *Competitive skills and techniques of professionals in organizing e-resources;* - *Tools and techniques in organizing e-resources;* - *Organization of e-resources using Open Source Software (OSS);* - *Need for management of e-resources;* - *Challenges, methods and impacts of e-resources;* - *Strategic planning and management of e-resources;* - *Provision to access virtual e-resources;* - *Effective usage of e-resources;* - *Optimum usage of e-resources;* - *Access patterns of e-resources using remote web portals; and* - *Selecting patterns of e-resources for academic/research pursuits.* * * *The interested participants are hereby requested to gear up to submit full text articles to* * vtuerm12 at gmail.com* *krmulla at gmail.com* * krmulla at vtu.ac.in * * * *The detailed program and dates will be announced shortly, For the details please visit our conference website: http://vtuerm12.webs.com* * * * * * * *With regards* *Dr.K.R.Mulla* *Librarian and Organizing Secretary* *VTU, Belgaum-590018, Karnataka, India* *+91-9449873452 (M)* *+91-9448031969 (M)* *+91-831-2498192 (Fax)* *+91-831-2498191 (L)* *E-mail: vtuerm12 at gmail.com* * krmulla at gmail.com* * krmulla at vtu.ac.in* ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-03-27 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From gerrymck at IASTATE.EDU Tue Mar 27 13:30:02 2012 From: gerrymck at IASTATE.EDU (McKiernan, Gerard [LIB]) Date: Tue, 27 Mar 2012 17:30:02 +0000 Subject: The Future of Academic Libraries: An Interview with Steven J Bell In-Reply-To: <31F366253C635746A73718A84BF5F9A803281AB7@ITSDAG5A.its.iastate.edu> Message-ID: *** Apologies for Receipt of Duplicate Postings *** Colleagues/ IMHO > Well worth The Read and Watch ! /Gerry Paul Zenke > 3/26/2012 > I recently had the pleasure of speaking with Steven J. Bell, the Associate University Librarian for Research and Instruction at Temple University, and current Vice President and President Elect of the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL). [snip] ?What can we do as academic librarians to better prepare ourselves for what is certainly an uncertain future? We just have to think more entrepreneurially and look for these opportunities.? Unbundling of Higher Education Steven thinks new learning initiatives like MITx and Udacity?s massive open online courses are an opportunity for academic libraries to serve non-traditional, potentially unaffiliated students, who he refers to as higher education?s new majority learners. In a recent article from his From the Bell Tower Library Journal column he suggested two possible scenarios for academic libraries within this emerging unbundled higher education landscape. [snip] Alt-Textbook Project College students are spending on average $1,100 a year on books and supplies. Temple?s new Alt-Textbook Project is trying to change that. The initiative provides faculty members with a $1,000 grant to create new original digital learning materials with the goal of creating free, timely, high-quality resources for students. Steven recently spoke to Temple?s student radio WHIP about the project. Steven discusses the Alt-Textbook project as part of a larger Alt-Higher Education movement. Blended Librarians Steven, with his colleague John D. Shank, developed the concept of the Blended Librarian, a new form of academic librarianship that integrates instructional design and technology skills into the traditional librarian skill set ... [more] Source and Fulltext Available Via [ http://bit.ly/H90YTP ] BTW-1: Steve and I both presented at the TICER 2005 (The Netherlands) conference; I attended in person and Steve did so virtually. The title of my presentation was "Wikis: Disruptive Technologies for Dynamic Possibilities" and is available via [ http://disruptivescholarship.blogspot.com/ ] Enjoy ! Gerry McKiernan Associate Professor and Science and Technology Librarian Iowa State University 152 Parks Library Ames IA 50011 http://digital-textbooks.blogspot.com/ ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-03-27 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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There's still time to register for the online conference at: http://www.electroniclibrarian.com/conference-info/registration There is also still a day and a half to sign up for one of the in-depth workshops being offered as well: http://www.electroniclibrarian.com/conference-info/registration If you want to follow the conference on twitter, the hashtag is #erl12 Andrea Resmini will be presenting his talk to the Electronic Resources and Libraries Conference attendees, #erl12 Online conference attendees and the world, you'll be able to click on a live link here next Monday morning: http://www.electroniclibrarian.com/erl-keynote-speakers-live-session The ER&L mobile site is live now: http://www.swankmmm.com/ERL12/ Enter the access code erl12 and set your favorite programs to attend! Get the most out of the conference here: http://www.electroniclibrarian.com/conference-info/getting-the-most-out-of-erl To learn more about Austin and things to see , eat, & do, visit here: http://www.electroniclibrarian.com/conference-info/restaurants-area Be sure to get the most out of your visit here: http://www.electroniclibrarian.com/conference-info/getting-the-most-out-of-austin Lastly, all of this is being brought to you by our various sponsors: http://www.electroniclibrarian.com/sponsorship/erl-sponsors If attending, be sure to stop by the vendor reception on Monday evening: Vendor Reception & Tabletop Exhibit Mon Apr 2 2012, 5:30pm?7:30pm, Salon C HASHTAG #receptopm #erl12 ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-03-27 From humanresources at SFPL.ORG Tue Mar 27 20:04:16 2012 From: humanresources at SFPL.ORG (Human Resources) Date: Tue, 27 Mar 2012 17:04:16 -0700 Subject: San Francisco Public Library Employment Opportunity-Chief Information Officer Message-ID: The San Francisco Public Library would like to post the following on your listserv: The San Francisco Public Library is currently in the recruitment process for a Chief of Information Officer. If interested in applying for the position please visit the following online job announcement board: http://www.sfpl.org/index.php?pg=2000001001 Click the PDF link (in blue) under the section titled "Chief Information Officer" and read the announcement for more information about application procedures. Thank you, Library Human Resources San Francisco Public Library 100 Larkin Street, 2nd Floor San Francisco, CA 94102 Phone: 415-557-4585 Fax: 415-557-4583 Email: humanresources at sfpl.org www.sfpl.org ________________________________ Official SFPL Use Only Official SFPL use only ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-03-27 From gerrymck at IASTATE.EDU Tue Mar 27 21:11:01 2012 From: gerrymck at IASTATE.EDU (McKiernan, Gerard [LIB]) Date: Wed, 28 Mar 2012 01:11:01 +0000 Subject: Morning Becomes Electric:: Post-Modern Scholarly Information Access, Organization, and Navigation Message-ID: *** Apologies for Receipt of Duplicate Postings *** Colleagues/ I was recently asked about this Web Essay I wrote more than a decade ago (1999) [Yikes !] [[:-)] ... Enjoy ! /Gerry Morning Becomes Electric:Post-Modern Scholarly Information Access, Organization, and Navigation Abstract Scholars are facing unprecedented Information Overload in their attempts to identify potentially relevant information sources. Electronic networks have not only expedited traditional forms of publishing but created new formal and informal opportunities for communication. Conventional methods of information management are reaching the limits of their effectiveness. To enhance access to information in the coming decades, systems that fully utilize the digital nature of a growing number of scholarly resources must be implemented. Available Via [ http://bit.ly/GYSfSv ] Thanks Laura R. 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Riesner, Jr. Lead Library Technician, Library Technology Community College of Baltimore County Catonsville Campus Library email: griesner at ccbcmd.edu phone: 1-443-840-2736 ________________________________ From: Web technologies in libraries on behalf of Thomas Edelblute Sent: Wed 3/28/2012 5:33 PM To: WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: [WEB4LIB] Batch conversion of TIFF to JPG and GIF files We have a project that will require us to batch convert a few thousand TIFF files to JPEG and GIF file formats. Is there any way to do this as a batch job so we do not have to do each file individually? Thomas Edelblute Public Access Systems Coordinator Anaheim Public Library ________________________________ THIS MESSAGE IS INTENDED ONLY FOR THE USE OF THE INDIVIDUAL OR ENTITY TO WHICH IT IS ADDRESSED AND MAY CONTAIN INFORMATION THAT IS PRIVILEGED, CONFIDENTIAL, AND EXEMPT FROM DISCLOSURE UNDER APPLICABLE LAWS. 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Riesner, Jr. Lead Library Technician, Library Technology Community College of Baltimore County Catonsville Campus Library email: griesner at ccbcmd.edu phone: 1-443-840-2736 ________________________________ From: Web technologies in libraries on behalf of Thomas Edelblute Sent: Wed 3/28/2012 5:33 PM To: WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: [WEB4LIB] Batch conversion of TIFF to JPG and GIF files We have a project that will require us to batch convert a few thousand TIFF files to JPEG and GIF file formats. Is there any way to do this as a batch job so we do not have to do each file individually? Thomas Edelblute Public Access Systems Coordinator Anaheim Public Library ________________________________ THIS MESSAGE IS INTENDED ONLY FOR THE USE OF THE INDIVIDUAL OR ENTITY TO WHICH IT IS ADDRESSED AND MAY CONTAIN INFORMATION THAT IS PRIVILEGED, CONFIDENTIAL, AND EXEMPT FROM DISCLOSURE UNDER APPLICABLE LAWS. 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If you have any TIFF files with multiple layers, however, that would not be retained in the JPG-converted files. ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-03-28 From leo at LEOKLEIN.COM Wed Mar 28 20:28:12 2012 From: leo at LEOKLEIN.COM (Leo Robert Klein) Date: Wed, 28 Mar 2012 19:28:12 -0500 Subject: Batch conversion of TIFF to JPG and GIF files In-Reply-To: <1555231649210589831@unknownmsgid> Message-ID: On 3/28/2012 5:20 PM, Louis St-Amour wrote: > Alternatively, Adobe Photoshop or Fireworks can be set to work in Batch > mode, applying preset effects like Macros. Bingo. This is how I routinely create thumbnails images. If you've already got Adobe's CS software on someone's computer, this might be a good way to go. LEO -- ------------------- www.leoklein.com (site) www.ChicagoLibrarian.com (blog) aim/msn/yhoo/goog: 'leorobertklein' -- ------------------------------- ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-03-28 From steffen.schilke at GMAIL.COM Thu Mar 29 05:10:12 2012 From: steffen.schilke at GMAIL.COM (Steffen Schilke) Date: Thu, 29 Mar 2012 11:10:12 +0200 Subject: Batch conversion of TIFF to JPG and GIF files In-Reply-To: <52882995E3FA484FA4FFBF4C2C837CFE2F4839BC@COAMBOX2.anaheim.intranet> Message-ID: You could do that with the batch conversion of http://www.irfanview.de/ - you can also fiddle around with the parameters and it can generate thumbnails as well In addition I use www.imagemagick.org/ which was already mentioned or http://www.graphicsmagick.org/ On Wed, Mar 28, 2012 at 11:33 PM, Thomas Edelblute wrote: > We have a project that will require us to batch convert a few thousand TIFF > files to JPEG and GIF file formats.? Is there any way to do this as a batch > job so we do not have to do each file individually? ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-03-29 From sandeep.bhavsar at GMAIL.COM Thu Mar 29 05:14:59 2012 From: sandeep.bhavsar at GMAIL.COM (SANDEEP BHAVSAR) Date: Thu, 29 Mar 2012 14:44:59 +0530 Subject: Survey : Use and Applications of Open Source Software in Libraries Message-ID: Respected All, I am pursuing my Ph.D and working on dissertation entitled ?Use and Applications of Open Source Software in Libraries.? I would like to invite you to participate in Survey which will take about 5-10 minutes to complete. All data entered will be kept confidential, strictly protected and only be used for this research. To participate in the survey please visit *http://tinyurl.com/bqepbd6* Please feel free to share above link to your colleagues in your Institute / Company which will help me to get good response. Thank you in advance for your time and contribution. Looking forward to a good response. -- Thanks and Regards Sandeep Bhavsar Librarian Dr.V.N.Bedekar Institute of Management Studies Thane(W) 400601 MUMBAI. INDIA @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ email : sandeep.bhavsar at gmail.com Mob : 9029 345777 elibrary :http://www.vpmthane.org/im/elib/main.htm @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-03-29 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From elizabeth.henry at GALLAUDET.EDU Thu Mar 29 08:45:20 2012 From: elizabeth.henry at GALLAUDET.EDU (Elizabeth Henry) Date: Thu, 29 Mar 2012 08:45:20 -0400 Subject: Batch conversion of TIFF to JPG and GIF files In-Reply-To: <52882995E3FA484FA4FFBF4C2C837CFE2F4839BC@COAMBOX2.anaheim.intranet> Message-ID: Which program are you using? As an intern, I worked on converting TIFFs to JPEG file formats (in various sizes) in Adobe Photoshop. You can create the steps for a batch job, and then let Photoshop run the batch job for you. It's not that difficult. Just depends on what standards your project requires. Don't forget to ask the Archives community - they'll have more experts regarding this issue. Best of luck! Elizabeth Henry On Wed, Mar 28, 2012 at 5:33 PM, Thomas Edelblute wrote: > We have a project that will require us to batch convert a few thousand > TIFF files to JPEG and GIF file formats. Is there any way to do this as a > batch job so we do not have to do each file individually? > > > > Thomas Edelblute > > Public Access Systems Coordinator > > Anaheim Public Library > > > > ------------------------------ > > THIS MESSAGE IS INTENDED ONLY FOR THE USE OF THE INDIVIDUAL OR ENTITY TO > WHICH IT IS ADDRESSED AND MAY CONTAIN INFORMATION THAT IS PRIVILEGED, > CONFIDENTIAL, AND EXEMPT FROM DISCLOSURE UNDER APPLICABLE LAWS. If the > reader of this message is not the intended recipient, or the employee or > agent responsible for delivering the message to the intended recipient, you > are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, forwarding, or > copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received > this communication in error, please notify the sender immediately by e-mail > or telephone, and delete the original message immediately. 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Elizabeth Brown Digital Reference Specialist The Library of Congress From: Web technologies in libraries [mailto:WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Thomas Edelblute Sent: Wednesday, March 28, 2012 5:34 PM To: WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: [WEB4LIB] Batch conversion of TIFF to JPG and GIF files We have a project that will require us to batch convert a few thousand TIFF files to JPEG and GIF file formats. Is there any way to do this as a batch job so we do not have to do each file individually? Thomas Edelblute Public Access Systems Coordinator Anaheim Public Library ________________________________ THIS MESSAGE IS INTENDED ONLY FOR THE USE OF THE INDIVIDUAL OR ENTITY TO WHICH IT IS ADDRESSED AND MAY CONTAIN INFORMATION THAT IS PRIVILEGED, CONFIDENTIAL, AND EXEMPT FROM DISCLOSURE UNDER APPLICABLE LAWS. 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URL: From schnoepf at BBAW.DE Thu Mar 29 10:28:22 2012 From: schnoepf at BBAW.DE (Markus Schnoepf) Date: Thu, 29 Mar 2012 16:28:22 +0200 Subject: Batch conversion of TIFF to JPG and GIF files In-Reply-To: <0E4FA246169EEA41958CA514D13D2EFC01C3ACC848@LCXCLMB02.LCDS.LOC.GOV> Message-ID: We don't convert anymore, and store only the (archival) TIF image. The conversion, scaling to the users screen and image enhancement is done by our digilib-server. So, the machine is doing the batch conversion on the fly. A small drawback is, that we need tomcat or jetty for this service. A nightly restart frees the RAM, as java consumes a lot of RAM. More info: http://digilib.berlios.de/ Markus Schnoepf, M.A., MA (lis) Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities Telota Am 29.03.2012 um 15:58 schrieb Brown, Elizabeth: > Another software to try for batch conversion is IrfanView. It's > free to schools, libraries, and home users. > > Elizabeth Brown > Digital Reference Specialist > The Library of Congress > > From: Web technologies in libraries [mailto:WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU] > On Behalf Of Thomas Edelblute > Sent: Wednesday, March 28, 2012 5:34 PM > To: WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU > Subject: [WEB4LIB] Batch conversion of TIFF to JPG and GIF files > > We have a project that will require us to batch convert a few > thousand TIFF files to JPEG and GIF file formats. Is there any way > to do this as a batch job so we do not have to do each file > individually? > > Thomas Edelblute > Public Access Systems Coordinator > Anaheim Public Library > > > > THIS MESSAGE IS INTENDED ONLY FOR THE USE OF THE INDIVIDUAL OR > ENTITY TO WHICH IT IS ADDRESSED AND MAY CONTAIN INFORMATION THAT IS > PRIVILEGED, CONFIDENTIAL, AND EXEMPT FROM DISCLOSURE UNDER > APPLICABLE LAWS. 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I ask you to help me in this effort by taking a brief web survey on social media technologies you use in your everyday work. The survey is available at http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/KBD77RZ . It should take about five minutes to complete (depending on how much you'd like to share). Please be sure to answer every question and to note if a question calls for only one answer. I will post a summary of survey responses to each of the electronic discussion lists I use to announce the survey. All replies to the survey are anonymous. Please complete the survey before April 12, 2012. Thank you very much for your participation! *************************************** Denise A. Garofalo Systems and Catalog Services Librarian Curtin Memorial Library Mount Saint Mary College 330 Powell Ave. Newburgh, NY 12550 (845) 569-3519 denise.garofalo at msmc.edu http://library.msmc.edu ________________________________ No virus found in this message. 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All data entered will be kept confidential, strictly protected and only be used for this research. To participate in the survey please visit http://tinyurl.com/bqepbd6 Please feel free to share above link to your colleagues in your Institute / Company which will help me to get good response. Thank you in advance for your time and contribution. Looking forward to a good response. -- Thanks and Regards Sandeep Bhavsar Librarian Dr.V.N.Bedekar Institute of Management Studies Thane(W) 400601 MUMBAI. INDIA @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ email : sandeep.bhavsar at gmail.com Mob : 9029 345777 elibrary :http://www.vpmthane.org/im/elib/main.htm @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-03-29 ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-03-30 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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For a full description of the position see http://www.library.nd.edu/about/employment/documents/MetadataLibrarian.pdf Apologies for cross-postings. -- Carole Pilkinton Associate Director, Information Systems& Digital Access pilkinton.10 at nd.edu PH 574.631.8405 221 Hesburgh Library University of Notre Dame Notre Dame IN 46556 ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-03-30 From announce at DUBLINCORE.NET Fri Mar 30 12:37:59 2012 From: announce at DUBLINCORE.NET (DCMI Announce) Date: Fri, 30 Mar 2012 09:37:59 -0700 Subject: DCMI-UK REGIONAL MEETING: Registration Open for "Five Years ON" Seminar at British Library Message-ID: ******Excuse the cross-posting****** ======================================================================== SEMINAR: "Five Years On" (Library Linked Data) A DCMI-UK Regional Meeting VENUE: The British Library, London DATE: Friday, 27 April 2012 WEBSITE: http://dcevents.dublincore.org/index.php/BibData/fyo REGISTRATION OPEN: http://dcevents.dublincore.org/index.php/BibData/fyo/about/registration (***Limited to 70 participants***) Meetings co-endorsed by DCMI and DCMI-Member JISC ======================================================================== This seminar marks five years of progress in library linked data since the ?London Meeting? of 2007 London Meeting of 31 April/1 May 2007 between DCMI and Joint Steering Committee for the Development of RDA stimulated significant development of Semantic Web representations of the major international bibliographic metadata models, including IFLA?s Functional Requirements family and the International Standard Bibliographic Description (ISBD), and MARC as well as RDA itself. Attention is now beginning to focus on the management and sustainability of this activity, and the development of high-level semantic and data structures to support library applications. The DCMI Bibliographic Metadata Task Group [1] and the DCMI Vocabulary Management Community [2] will hold inaugural meetings the day before the seminar. The venue for both days is the British Library, St. Pancras, London. The planning committee is pleased to announce a preliminary list of speakers for the Seminar including: --Barbara Tillett, Joint Steering Committee for the Development of RDA (JSC) --Robina Claphan, Europeana --Mirna Willer, IFLA ISBD Review Group --Pat Riva, IFLA FRBR Review Group --Thomas Baker, DCMI --Gordon Dunsire, IFLA Namespaces Technical Group and DCMI --Diane Hillmann, DCMI and Metadata Management Associates --Owen Stephens, JISC [1] http://wiki.dublincore.org/index.php/Bibliographic_Metadata_Task_Group [2] http://dublincore.org/groups/vocabulary-management/ ======================================================================== DATES/TIMES/REGISTRATION: THURSDAY, 26 APRIL: --Bibliographic Metadata Task Group - 9:30-12:30 --Vocabulary Management Community - 14:00-17:00 --The DCMI meetings on Thursday, 26 April are free and open to anyone -- but space is very limited (36) and advanced registration is required. 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