From Edward.Metz at FEMA.DHS.GOV Thu Nov 1 12:31:19 2012 From: Edward.Metz at FEMA.DHS.GOV (Metz, Edward) Date: Thu, 1 Nov 2012 16:31:19 +0000 Subject: Omeka In-Reply-To: <06F9518EEF42F64B8BFF0D4B5D7D84190D8D3484@D2ASEPRSH132.DSA.DHS> Message-ID: I would just briefly point out the hosted version of Omeka if you have not already looked at it : omeka.net. It has the one-size-fits-all shortcomings that others have already described but if this is your first foray into online exhibits it offers an easy and scalable entry. Something you can experiment with at no (or little) cost. I use it for a non-work site http://fire.omeka.net/ that I make some time for. You can see other hosted examples here: http://info.omeka.net/showcase/ Good luck, Ed __________________________ Edward Metz Head Librarian, USFA Library Prevention and Information Branch USFA/FEMA/DHS 16825 South Seton Ave, Emmitsburg MD 21727-8420 Phone: 301-447-1046 BB: 301-938-5158 edward.metz at fema.dhs.gov Library Website: http://www.lrc.fema.gov/index.html USFA Library - Working to Bring Knowledge to Practice Follow USFA at twitter.com/usfire From: Web technologies in libraries [mailto:WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Christa E. Van Herreweghe Sent: Wednesday, October 31, 2012 3:56 PM To: WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: [WEB4LIB] Omeka Just wondering if anyone is using this and what you think of it. A colleague is considering Omeka and asked me if I knew anything about it. Since I don't, I thought it would be good to ask all the smart people I know. http://omeka.org Omeka is a free, flexible, and open source web-publishing platform for the display of library, museum, archives, and scholarly collections and exhibitions. Thanks, Christa Van Herreweghe Assistant Director/IT Librarian University City Public Library www.ucpl.lib.mo.us ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-10-31 ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-11-01 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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On 11/1/12 1:44 PM, Inge Kokidko wrote: > Can anyone recommend a good, free heatmap to help analyze where my > clicks are concentrated? > > -- > Inge Kokidko, MLS > Systems Librarian > Porter County Public Library System > 103 Jefferson Street ? Valparaiso, IN 46385 > Phone: 219-462-0524 ext. 119 > > ============================ > > To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib > > Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ > > 2012-11-01 > -- Steve Cherry Electronic Services Librarian The Catholic University of America 202-319-6433 ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-11-01 From JTidal at CITYTECH.CUNY.EDU Thu Nov 1 14:53:53 2012 From: JTidal at CITYTECH.CUNY.EDU (Junior Tidal) Date: Thu, 1 Nov 2012 14:53:53 -0400 Subject: Heatmaps In-Reply-To: <5092C36E.5030600@cua.edu> Message-ID: I use clickheat and it works well. The size of their log files, however, can be problematic so I recommend pruning them often. Junior Tidal Assistant Professor Web Services and Multimedia Librarian New York City College of Technology, CUNY 300 Jay Street, Rm A434 Brooklyn, NY 11201 718.260.5481 http://library.citytech.cuny.edu >>> Steve Cherry 11/1/2012 2:46 PM >>> Google Analytics has this feature. On 11/1/12 1:44 PM, Inge Kokidko wrote: > Can anyone recommend a good, free heatmap to help analyze where my > clicks are concentrated? > > -- > Inge Kokidko, MLS > Systems Librarian > Porter County Public Library System > 103 Jefferson Street ? Valparaiso, IN 46385 > Phone: 219-462-0524 ext. 119 > > ============================ > > To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib > > Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ > > 2012-11-01 > -- Steve Cherry Electronic Services Librarian The Catholic University of America 202-319-6433 ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-11-01 ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-11-01 From Janus.L.Lindholm at CI.EUGENE.OR.US Thu Nov 1 15:11:23 2012 From: Janus.L.Lindholm at CI.EUGENE.OR.US (LINDHOLM Janus L) Date: Thu, 1 Nov 2012 12:11:23 -0700 Subject: Heatmaps In-Reply-To: <50928D010200000C0012D7B3@email2.citytech.cuny.edu> Message-ID: I used Crazy Egg to do this. It is a tiered product and does cost. Janus Lindholm Application Support Tech, Sr. Eugene Public Library Eugene, OR 97401 541-682-6894 janus.l.lindholm at ci.eugene.or.us http://www.eugene-or.gov/library -----Original Message----- From: Web technologies in libraries [mailto:WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Junior Tidal Sent: Thursday, November 01, 2012 11:54 AM To: WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: Re: [WEB4LIB] Heatmaps I use clickheat and it works well. The size of their log files, however, can be problematic so I recommend pruning them often. Junior Tidal Assistant Professor Web Services and Multimedia Librarian New York City College of Technology, CUNY 300 Jay Street, Rm A434 Brooklyn, NY 11201 718.260.5481 http://library.citytech.cuny.edu >>> Steve Cherry 11/1/2012 2:46 PM >>> Google Analytics has this feature. On 11/1/12 1:44 PM, Inge Kokidko wrote: > Can anyone recommend a good, free heatmap to help analyze where my > clicks are concentrated? > > -- > Inge Kokidko, MLS > Systems Librarian > Porter County Public Library System > 103 Jefferson Street ? Valparaiso, IN 46385 > Phone: 219-462-0524 ext. 119 > > ============================ > > To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib > > Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ > > 2012-11-01 > -- Steve Cherry Electronic Services Librarian The Catholic University of America 202-319-6433 ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-11-01 ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-11-01 ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-11-01 From gerrymck at IASTATE.EDU Thu Nov 1 17:02:12 2012 From: gerrymck at IASTATE.EDU (McKiernan, Gerard [LIB]) Date: Thu, 1 Nov 2012 21:02:12 +0000 Subject: CHE > Course-Management Companies Challenge MOOC Providers In-Reply-To: <31F366253C635746A73718A84BF5F9A811B168D9@ITSDAG5A.its.iastate.edu> Message-ID: *** Spoiler Alert > Possible Duplicate Posting *** Colleagues/ IMHO > Not Unexpected ... /Gerry November 1, 2012, 5:00 am By Alisha Azevedo Two software companies that sell course-management systems, Blackboard and Instructure, have entered the race to provide free online courses for the masses. On Thursday both companies plan to announce partnerships with universities that will use their software to teach massive open online courses, or MOOC?s. The companies hope to pull in their own college clients to compete with online-education players like Udacity and Coursera. Instructure has released a new platform called Canvas Network, which allows colleges and universities that already use the company?s learning-management system to offer free courses. A dozen institutions have already agreed to deliver courses on the platform, including Brown University and the University of Washington. The courses, which will begin in January, are a ?response to the MOOC phenomenon that?s been going on,? said Josh Coates, chief executive of Instructure. The courses?20 of them, for starters?will cover a wide range of topics, including one on college algebra and another on gender in comic books that will be co-taught by Stan Lee, who helped create Spider-Man and other characters. [snip] Some universities using Canvas have expressed interest in charging tuition for the online courses in the future or offering course credit for them, Mr. Coates said. The company may also expand the new Canvas Network into secondary education. [snip] Unlike Instructure, Blackboard allows any university to offer MOOC?s on its platform, even if the institutions are not Blackboard clients. Arizona State University, the State University of New York?s Buffalo State College, and the University of Illinois at Springfield chose Blackboard after considering other MOOC providers. Instructors may be drawn toward teaching MOOC?s on those platforms rather than Udacity or Coursera because they are already familiar with the companies? course-management software. [snip] Source and Full Text Available Via [ http://alternative-educate.blogspot.com/2012/11/course-management-companies-challenge.html ] Gerry McKiernan Associate Professor and Science and Technology Librarian Iowa State University 152 Parks Library Ames IA 50011 http://alternative-educate.blogspot.com/ ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-11-01 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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[snip] Through CourseSmart's platform, ICCOC students will have access to textbooks and digital tools that will enhance their learning experience and encourage further engagement. These benefits include: * Access to the world's largest selection of eTextbooks and other digital course materials, including more than 30,000 titles from 40 publishers * eTextbooks and eResources that are accessible online and offline to all students, including those with print related disabilities * Easy navigation with note taking, search, copy/paste and highlight features * CourseSmart eTextbooks are device agnostic, supported by any web-enabled device * CourseSmart offers the ability for students to print any pages they need from their eTextbooks [snip] Source and Full Text Available Via [ http://digital-textbooks.blogspot.com/2012/11/coursesmart-launches-pilot-with-iowa.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/ 2012-11-01 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From Gayle.Bradbeer at UCDENVER.EDU Fri Nov 2 14:09:45 2012 From: Gayle.Bradbeer at UCDENVER.EDU (Bradbeer, Gayle) Date: Fri, 2 Nov 2012 12:09:45 -0600 Subject: Job Posting: University of Colorado Denver, Auraria Library - Discovery Services Librarian Message-ID: Position Title: Discovery Services Librarian Location: University of Colorado Denver, Downtown Denver Campus Position Type: Tenured / Tenure Track Librarian Date Closed: Open Until Filled (full consideration for applications received by January 4, 2013) Posting no: #819573 www.jobsatcu.com/applicants/Central?quickFind=70869 Position/Posting Description: The Auraria Library seeks a creative, flexible, and innovative individual who is able to handle multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment, to work independently and collegially with internal and external campus constituents, and who will contribute to a customer service oriented library. Reporting to the Associate Director of Technical Services, this position will collaborate with a wide range of library units to support the discoverability of library resources in both the physical and digital realms. Specifically, the position will contribute to the continuous improvement, extension, and integration of the Library's various systems and search tools, including the library catalog, discovery layer, library website, ERM, knowledge base management, institutional repository and other digital delivery platforms. The Discovery Services Librarian is a member of the Auraria Library's tenure-track faculty. Significant parts of the responsibilities of this position are scholarly activity, creative work, and service in keeping with the tenure standards of the University of Colorado at Denver. * Performs adaptive and original cataloging in all formats, such as print, physical non-print, electronic materials, digital and archival projects. * Participates in library teams, on-going activities, and special projects related to cataloging, digital projects, and bibliographic control. Keeps abreast of current and emerging trends, issues, and methods of electronic resources management and metadata standards. * Provides, monitors, and manages proper cataloging standards and procedures for all materials * Performs some supervisory responsibilities. * Serves on a variety of internal and external committees. * Participates in conferences and contributes to the profession through publications, presentations, etc. Required Education/Experience/Skills (Minimum Qualifications): * Master's in Library Information Science (ALA Accredited preferred) * Knowledge of resource description using national cataloging standards (AACR2, LCSH, LCC, and MARC). * Knowledge of RDA, FRBR, linked data, and symantic web. * Knowledge of authority control. * Knowledge of cataloging applications such as the cataloging module of an integrated library system, OCLC Connexion, and MarcEdit. * Knowledge of current and emerging trends, issues, and methods of access and discovery to scholarly resources. * Excellent planning, organizational and communication skills. * Ability to work well within a team environment with diverse groups of library faculty and staff. * Potential for research, scholarly work, and professional service. Preferred Experience Education/Experience/Skills: * Experience in an academic library. * Cataloging/metadata experience using cataloging applications such as OCLC Connexion and MarcEdit. * Experience using library management and electronic resources management systems such as Innovative Interfaces Inc.'s Millennium and ERM software and Serials Solutions 360 products. * Supervisory experience including supervision in cataloging or other technical services operations. * Demonstrated leadership or project management experience. * Experience with national cooperative cataloging programs such as PCC. * Evidence of professional development activities, including research and participation in professional organizations. Position Classification and Salary: This is a tenured/tenure-track faculty position with a minimum salary of $48,000 commensurate with skills, experience, and rank. The incumbent may be initially appointed as a non-tenure track, senior instructor and then moved into a tenure-track position effective July 1, 2013. To be appointed with tenure, one must be tenured at a comparable academic institution and meet the Auraria Library's criteria for tenure and promotion. The University of Colorado offers a full benefits package. Information on University benefits programs, including eligibility is located at http://www.cusys.edu/pbs The downtown campus is located in the heart of the city's commercial, cultural and recreational district. Its location in downtown Denver attracts a diverse population, comprising primarily commuters, and a growing residential student housing population that has evolved to provide students with a dynamic undergraduate experience. This diversity is enriched by our commitment to a philosophy of inclusion, embedded in all aspects of campus life from its community members, curriculum, research and community service, allowing for the creation of a learning environment that welcomes, embraces, sustains and celebrates the unique and shared experiences of faculty, staff and students. The Library is dedicated to providing an environment which stimulates and nourishes the growth of ideas. This is accomplished through collections and services that support the curriculum, ranging from vocational training to doctoral programs. For more information about the Library and the campus, visit: http://library.auraria.edu UCD is dedicated to ensuring a safe and secure environment for our faculty, staff, students and visitors. To achieve that goal, we conduct background investigations for all prospective employees. Some positions may require a motor vehicle records check. The University of Colorado is committed to diversity and equality in education and employment. Application Information: Applicants are only accepted online at https://www.jobsatcu.com, refer to job posting #819573 or www.jobsatcu.com/applicants/Central?quickFind=70869. Although this position is open until filled, full consideration will be given to applications received by January 4, 2013. Applicants should provide the following: * A letter of application detailing how your education, background and experience relate to the required and preferred qualifications * A current vita * Three professional references and their contact information Job Posting Contact: Marical Farner Job Posting Contact Email: Marical.Farner at ucdenver.edu Job Posting Number: 819573 ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-11-02 From gerrymck at IASTATE.EDU Fri Nov 2 14:42:30 2012 From: gerrymck at IASTATE.EDU (McKiernan, Gerard [LIB]) Date: Fri, 2 Nov 2012 18:42:30 +0000 Subject: Free Webinar > MOOCs: An Evolving Model of Curriculum Delivery and Assessment > November 13 2012 > 1 PM EDT In-Reply-To: <31F366253C635746A73718A84BF5F9A811B173A0@ITSDAG5A.its.iastate.edu> Message-ID: *** Spoiler Alert > Possible Duplicate *** Colleagues/ Free Webinar > MOOCs: An Evolving Model of Curriculum Delivery and Assessment > November 13 2012 > 1 PM EDT /Gerry Time: November 13, 2012 from 1:00 - 2:00 EDT Organized By: Una Daly, Director of Community College Outreach Event Description Please join the Community College Consortium at Open Courseware on Tuesday, November 13, 1:00 pm Eastern for a webinar on Massively Online Open Courses (MOOCs). MOOCs have been a hot topic in the higher education blogosphere for the last year but how do you separate the fact from the fiction and should your college be participating in the latest trend for online content delivery and credentialing of student learning. You will hear from both a professor who is currently teaching a MOOC at University of Central Florida to one who analyzes emerging business models at British Columbia Institute of Technology. In addition, we will have the president of Open Study, an educational technology start-up, who will share how their peer mentoring model can support the students who enroll in MOOCs. Carol Edwards, Business Professor at British Columbia Institute of Technology and Business Analyst. Carol investigated MOOCs for her institution looking at it from a student centric and organizational business model viewpoint and will share with you what she found. Dr. Preetha Ram, Co-founder of OpenStudy and Dean at Emory College. Preetha?s company OpenStudy promotes online peer mentoring for enhanced student learning. She will share their research findings on how peer mentoring can enhance students learning with MIT Open Courseware and MOOCs. Dr. Kelvin Thompson, Blended Learning MOOC Instructor, Professor at University of Central Florida. Kelvin will share his findings from teaching a Blended Learning Faculty Development course as a MOOC both in summer and fall of 2012 with Dr. Linda Futch at University of Central Florida. He will share lessons learned and what it takes to make a MOOC an effective learning experience. PARTICIPANT DETAILS No pre-registration necessary. On the day of the webinar, ... click on the webinar page (see below) to login and then press the Connect button. 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URL: From gerrymck at IASTATE.EDU Mon Nov 5 18:00:17 2012 From: gerrymck at IASTATE.EDU (McKiernan, Gerard [LIB]) Date: Mon, 5 Nov 2012 23:00:17 +0000 Subject: DOAB: Directory of Open Access Books In-Reply-To: <31F366253C635746A73718A84BF5F9A811B18CB3@ITSDAG5A.its.iastate.edu> Message-ID: *** Spoiler Alert > Possible Duplicate Posting *** Purpose of DOAB The primary aim of DOAB is to increase discoverability of Open Access books. Academic publishers are invited to provide metadata of their Open Access books to DOAB. Metadata will be harvestable in order to maximize dissemination, visibility and impact. Aggregators can integrate the records in their commercial services and libraries can integrate the directory into their online catalogues, helping scholars and students to discover the books. The directory will be open to all publishers who publish academic, peer reviewed books in Open Access and should contain as many books as possible, provided that these publications are in Open Access and meet academic standards. Source and Directory Available Via [ http://digital-textbooks.blogspot.com/2012/11/doab-directory-of-open-access-books.html ] 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/ 2012-11-05 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mohamed.elouirdi at DUKE.EDU Tue Nov 6 12:29:28 2012 From: mohamed.elouirdi at DUKE.EDU (Mohamed El Ouirdi) Date: Tue, 6 Nov 2012 17:29:28 +0000 Subject: Job: Senior Analyst/Developer at Duke University Libraries Message-ID: The following position is available at Duke University Libraries. Please share this with anyone who might be interested. Please excuse any cross-posting. Apply for this position at: http://library.duke.edu/jobs/sranalyst.html Senior Analyst/Developer The Senior Analyst/Developer provides leadership, development and analysis toward the onboarding of the next-generation library management services (Kuali OLE) within an integrated university technology environment. S/He works with an applications management team to provide technical support for the current-generation integrated library systems (ILS) and automated systems used by the staff and patrons of the library. Responsibilities * Plays a critical role in installing, implementing and maintaining the Kuali OLE system as a replacement for the current ILS; develops technical solutions for the Kuali OLE implementation and follow-on projects; facilitates and ensures common understanding across Library IT stakeholders of the technology, platform requirements and overall technical vision during design activities. * Performs day-to-day maintenance and support activities of the various components of Duke University Libraries integrated library system (ILS) by monitoring a ticket tracking system, troubleshooting, scheduling and monitoring regular jobs, installing software upgrades, documenting local implementation decisions, and providing database and system administration support as required. * Performs detailed analysis and design of new systems, and modifies the design of existing ones to meet the needs of library system users. * Serves as technical specialist and consultant with particular mastery of ILS tools, Application Programming Interfaces, and ILS configuration tables; develops and document programs and scripts that extend system functionality and automate routine tasks; supports the development of progressively improved proof of concept demonstrations of functionality to be delivered; works with technical staff from other university departments to integrate enterprise technology tools with Duke University Libraries' computing infrastructure. * Designs and writes custom and complex report generation code in response to staff requests. * Works with departments throughout the Library to determine policy for utilization and configuration of ILS software, identifies unmet functional requirements, develops specifications, evaluates available software or provide advice on in-house development in support of Library activities and services reliant upon ILS-supported systems. * Maintains current awareness of trends and issues relative to library information technology and supported applications. * Performs other related duties incidental to the work described herein. Supervisory Responsibilities * None Qualifications It is the expectation that all Duke University Library staff members will demonstrate exceptional workplace behaviors in the execution of their specific position responsibilities. These behaviors are customer focus, collaboration, creative problem solving, continuous learning and a commitment to diversity. Education Required: BA/BS in computer science or a related technical field, or equivalent combination of education and experience. Preferred: MIS or MLS from ALA-accredited program, or an equivalent advanced degree in computer science or a related field. Experience Required: * Demonstrated competence in programming and command scripting; * Extensive experience with UNIX/Linux; * Experience with SQL and XML/XSL technologies; * Familiarity with object-oriented programming and especially Java; * Strong service orientation; * Excellent interpersonal and communication skills; * Ability to work independently and as a member of a team. Preferred: * Prior experience supporting IT in an academic research library; * Three to five years' experience in application development in a J2EE environment using JAVA and Java Servlet API; * Demonstrated experience with MVC development frameworks (Cocoon & Spring preferred), version control and application deployment (Subversion, Maven, Ant), Servlet Containers (Tomcat, Glassfish, & Jetty), application server and Java Virtual Machine configuration; * Experience working in a Linux server environment; * Experience with relational database design, development and use including Oracle, MySQL; * Experience with search engine architectures such as Apache Lucene and Apache Solr and applications such as VuFind. Experience with Kuali Financial System (KFS), Kuali Rice, Drools (BRMS); * Experience with Ex Libris's Aleph ILS; * Knowledge of PERL. Working Conditions * Must be able to work in an environment in which exposure to materials containing dust and mold is possible * Normal office environment * Occasional weekend shifts required * Occasional travel required These statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by the employee in this position. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of a person in this position. Salary and Benefits Salary dependent on qualifications and experience. Comprehensive benefits package includes 15 days vacation, 13 holidays, 12 days sick leave; health, dental, disability and life insurance and support for professional development and training. Environment Since its founding in 1924, Duke University has grown into one of the most prestigious private universities in the world and its medical center ranks annually among the top in the nation. The Duke University Libraries are the shared center of the university's intellectual life, connecting people and ideas. The Libraries consist of the Perkins Library, Bostock Library, Rubenstein Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Lilly Library, and Music Library, and the library at the Duke Marine Laboratory in Beaufort. Duke's library holdings of 6.2 million volumes are among the largest of private universities in the United States. Duke's hometown is Durham, North Carolina, a city with vibrant research, medical and arts communities, and numerous shops, restaurants and theaters. Durham is located in the Research Triangle, a growing metropolitan area of more than one million people that provides a wide range of cultural, recreational and educational opportunities. The Triangle is conveniently located just a few hours from the mountains and the coast, offers a moderate climate, and has been ranked among the best places to live and to do business. Duke offers a comprehensive benefit packages which includes both traditional benefits such as health insurance, leave time and retirement, as well as wide ranging work/life and cultural benefits. Details can be found at: http://www.hr.duke.edu/benefits/ Application An electronic resume, cover letter, and list of 3 references should be submitted at http://www.hr.duke.edu/jobs/main.html - refer to Requisition # 400663559. Review of applications will begin in Mid-November and will continue until the position is filled. Applications which are missing any of the components listed above will not be reviewed. Duke University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. The Duke University Library System has a strong commitment to Affirmative Action and is actively seeking to increase the racial and ethnic diversity of our staff. ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-11-06 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From sigridkelsey at GMAIL.COM Tue Nov 6 14:39:12 2012 From: sigridkelsey at GMAIL.COM (Sigrid Kelsey) Date: Tue, 6 Nov 2012 13:39:12 -0600 Subject: DOAB: Directory of Open Access Books In-Reply-To: <31F366253C635746A73718A84BF5F9A811B18CCB@ITSDAG5A.its.iastate.edu> Message-ID: Hi All- We have multiple units in our libraries, each with different hours (reference, ILL, circulation, etc.). 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In short, our library recently purchased a Cisco WiFi router after our previous one gave out (it is used only for public access), and for the most part it works fine, except that some users, specifically Apple users (including Ipad and Macbooks) and those using Windows 7 (but not all of them?) cannot receive internet access (but they CAN to the router) without me resetting the router. Once I reset the router they are good to go from then on out. I have experienced no issues whatsoever with those using Windows XP and Vista, and my Android devices work just fine. I?m totally perplexed. Any ideas? - Mike ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-11-07 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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This means that whenever there's an early closure, a hurricane watch, or some other announcement someone has to submit a ticket and then I have to make a change. My goal is to cut me-the middleman-out of the process. My potential project: So what I was thinking was jury-rigging a Wordpress theme into an "alerts" dashboard for managers, directors, and so on. I want to empower the Circulation manager to login, make an announcement, and be done with it. For all the departmental and other sites that live on the WP Network, I'd write and install a corresponding "alerts" plugin that watches the JSON API for an alert and-if true-display it. For our static sites, I'd toss in a jquery plugin that did the same. My question: this seems like something that's been done before! Has it? If not, anyone want to collaborate on github? All the best, Michael Schofield(@nova.edu) | Web Services Librarian | (954) 262-4536 Alvin Sherman Library, Research, and Information Technology Center Hi! Hit me up any time, but I'd really appreciate it if you report broken links, bugs, your meeting minutes, or request an awesome web app over on the Library Web Services site. ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-11-07 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From peter.murray at LYRASIS.ORG Wed Nov 7 10:18:54 2012 From: peter.murray at LYRASIS.ORG (Peter Murray) Date: Wed, 7 Nov 2012 10:18:54 -0500 Subject: A [Wordpress-based] "Alerts" Dashboard - Library Closings, etc. In-Reply-To: <003c01cdbcfa$414db530$c3e91f90$@nova.edu> Message-ID: For what its worth, I built a prototype of this using Twitter and documented it in a blog post: Using Twitter For Service Outage Awareness http://dltj.org/article/twitter-for-outages/ To the best of my knowledge, no one has actually implemented it in production. I'd be curious to know if anyone actually uses it. Peter On Nov 7, 2012, at 10:12 AM, Michael Schofield wrote: > > Hey everyone, > > I?ve been toying with the idea making something because I can?t seem to find a free alternative, but I thought I?d do my due diligence and pick your brains. I?m open for any alternatives to the following, but I?m specifically looking for a free option with an API. > > Scenario: our main website lives on the university?s server, which turns out to be a very dull playground: HTML/CSS/JS only. This means there?s about 150 static files that I?m now presently rolling into a WP Network living on our own boxes?and our own domain?(we?ve been waiting for the last year for a university-wide CMS, but we just don?t want to hold our breaths any longer J) but the main site, the landing page, will always be static. This means that whenever there?s an early closure, a hurricane watch, or some other announcement someone has to submit a ticket and then I have to make a change. My goal is to cut me?the middleman?out of the process. > > My potential project: So what I was thinking was jury-rigging a Wordpress theme into an ?alerts? dashboard for managers, directors, and so on. I want to empower the Circulation manager to login, make an announcement, and be done with it. For all the departmental and other sites that live on the WP Network, I?d write and install a corresponding ?alerts? plugin that watches the JSON API for an alert and?if true?display it. For our static sites, I?d toss in a jquery plugin that did the same. > > My question: this seems like something that?s been done before! Has it? If not, anyone want to collaborate on github? > > All the best, > > Michael Schofield(@nova.edu) | Web Services Librarian | (954) 262-4536 > Alvin Sherman Library, Research, and Information Technology Center > > Hi! Hit me up any time, but I?d really appreciate it if you report broken links, bugs, your meetingminutes, or request an awesome web app over on the Library Web Services site. > > ============================ > To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib > > Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ > > 2012-11-07 > -- Peter Murray Assistant Director, Technology Services Development LYRASIS Peter.Murray at lyrasis.org +1 678-235-2955 1438 West Peachtree Street NW Suite 200 Atlanta, GA 30309 Toll Free: 800.999.8558 Fax: 404.892.7879 www.lyrasis.org LYRASIS: Great Libraries. Strong Communities. Innovative Answers. ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-11-07 From kern.mann at RPL.LIB.NH.US Wed Nov 7 10:48:10 2012 From: kern.mann at RPL.LIB.NH.US (Kern Mann) Date: Wed, 7 Nov 2012 10:48:10 -0500 Subject: WiFi Problems In-Reply-To: <2BC57DD497C95449B255D8FF00D62A292684CC44@SN2PRD0202MB153.namprd02.prod.outlook.com> Message-ID: Is it possible that this is a wireless N issue? I've seen it with newer PC's (not Mac yet). The solution I've used for these problems is to turn off power management of the wireless card. Device Manger> Network Adaptors> Your Wireless Card> Properties> Power Management tab> Allow the computer to turn off this device to save power. Uncheck the box. I hope this also helps with your issue! Best, 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 11/7/2012 10:11 AM, Murphy, Michael P. wrote: > > Hi all, > > > I am a Technology Services Librarian at a public library in > Connecticut, and I am experiencing some bizarre WiFi issues that I?m > hoping you could shed some light on for me. In short, our library > recently purchased a Cisco WiFi router after our previous one gave out > (it is used only for public access), and for the most part it works > fine, except that some users, specifically Apple users (including Ipad > and Macbooks) and those using Windows 7 (but not all of them?) cannot > receive internet access (but they CAN to the router) without me > resetting the router. Once I reset the router they are good to go from > then on out. I have experienced no issues whatsoever with those using > Windows XP and Vista, and my Android devices work just fine. I?m > totally perplexed. Any ideas? > > > -Mike > > > > ============================ > > To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib > > Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ > > 2012-11-07 > ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-11-07 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From librarylandtech at GMAIL.COM Wed Nov 7 10:51:47 2012 From: librarylandtech at GMAIL.COM (Carson Block) Date: Thu, 8 Nov 2012 00:51:47 +0900 Subject: WiFi Problems In-Reply-To: <2BC57DD497C95449B255D8FF00D62A292684CC44@SN2PRD0202MB153.namprd02.prod.outlook.com> Message-ID: Bummer, Mike. Are you able to access the logs on the Cisco router to see if you can find any clues to the problem? Have you researching for the issue on any Cisco discussion boards? If sleuthing isn't your thing you might check to see if the router is running the latest version of its firmware. You didn't share much about the background of the router (is it newer and under warrentee or service contract? Is it older? ) but regardless make sure you backup your settings and know your passwords if you update the firmware... Good luck! Carson On Nov 7, 2012 8:12 AM, "Murphy, Michael P." wrote: > Hi all, > > > I am a Technology Services Librarian at a public library in Connecticut, > and I am experiencing some bizarre WiFi issues that I?m hoping you could > shed some light on for me. In short, our library recently purchased a Cisco > WiFi router after our previous one gave out (it is used only for public > access), and for the most part it works fine, except that some users, > specifically Apple users (including Ipad and Macbooks) and those using > Windows 7 (but not all of them?) cannot receive internet access (but they > CAN to the router) without me resetting the router. Once I reset the router > they are good to go from then on out. I have experienced no issues > whatsoever with those using Windows XP and Vista, and my Android devices > work just fine. I?m totally perplexed. Any ideas? > > > - Mike > > > ============================ > > To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib > > Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ > > 2012-11-07 > ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-11-07 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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If you haven't looked at these issues yet, I would look there first. --Robert ********************************************* Robert L. Williams Manager, Open Source ILS Services Amigos Library Services, Inc. 14400 Midway Road Dallas, TX 75244-3509 800-843-8482, x2870 972-340-2870 (direct) 972-991-6061 (fax) From: Web technologies in libraries [mailto:WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Murphy, Michael P. Sent: Wednesday, November 07, 2012 9:12 AM To: WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: [WEB4LIB] WiFi Problems Hi all, I am a Technology Services Librarian at a public library in Connecticut, and I am experiencing some bizarre WiFi issues that I'm hoping you could shed some light on for me. In short, our library recently purchased a Cisco WiFi router after our previous one gave out (it is used only for public access), and for the most part it works fine, except that some users, specifically Apple users (including Ipad and Macbooks) and those using Windows 7 (but not all of them?) cannot receive internet access (but they CAN to the router) without me resetting the router. Once I reset the router they are good to go from then on out. I have experienced no issues whatsoever with those using Windows XP and Vista, and my Android devices work just fine. I'm totally perplexed. Any ideas? - Mike ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-11-07 ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-11-07 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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In short, our library recently purchased a Cisco WiFi router after our previous one gave out (it is used only for public access), and for the most part it works fine, except that some users, specifically Apple users (including Ipad and Macbooks) and those using Windows 7 (but not all of them?) cannot receive internet access (but they CAN to the router) without me resetting the router. Once I reset the router they are good to go from then on out. I have experienced no issues whatsoever with those using Windows XP and Vista, and my Android devices work just fine. I'm totally perplexed. Any ideas? - Mike ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-11-07 ________________________________ 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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Check out what past recipients have to say about winning the award and how it allowed them to share their knowledge and experiences with their libraries, their universities, and beyond at http://distancelearningsection.wordpress.com/previousrecipientsdlsaward/ The Distance Learning Section's Award committee is currently accepting nominations, and the deadline is December 7, 2012. More information about the award can be found in the Awards section of the ACRL Web site, http://www.ala.org/acrl/awards. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me. Thanks and have a great weekend, Mou DLS Award Committee Chair ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~~*~*~*~*~* Mou Chakraborty Director of Public Services Blackwell Library Salisbury University Ph: 410-543-6131 Email: mxchakraborty at salisbury.edu "We cannot all do great things, but we can do small things with great love." -- Mother Teresa ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-11-07 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From harpercl at LONGWOOD.EDU Thu Nov 8 08:53:27 2012 From: harpercl at LONGWOOD.EDU (Harper, Christopher) Date: Thu, 8 Nov 2012 08:53:27 -0500 Subject: A [Wordpress-based] "Alerts" Dashboard - Library Closings, etc. Message-ID: We recently moved from a static web server to WordPress as well. We have a slider that I made a custom post type back-end for, and whenever there's an alert, I just un-draft a pre-made eye-catching slide and add a new caption. But there are endless ways you can achieve alerts with a simple back-end on your WP site. If you're a competent coder, you can create a plugin or modify your theme to add a custom options page where you can enable and enter your alert message. Or you could just enter your alerts as posts with a specific category or tag and show the latest one on your homepage; this will also expose a category feed that you can syndicate to other sites in your network. And if you're not a coder, I'm sure there's a plugin that at least handles displaying alerts on your homepage. ________________________________ Chris Harper Library Information Systems Specialist Longwood University 434.395.2438 From: Michael Schofield [mailto:mschofield at NOVA.EDU] Sent: Wednesday, November 07, 2012 10:12 AM Subject: A [Wordpress-based] "Alerts" Dashboard - Library Closings, etc. Hey everyone, I've been toying with the idea making something because I can't seem to find a free alternative, but I thought I'd do my due diligence and pick your brains. I'm open for any alternatives to the following, but I'm specifically looking for a free option with an API. Scenario: our main website lives on the university's server, which turns out to be a very dull playground: HTML/CSS/JS only. This means there's about 150 static files that I'm now presently rolling into a WP Network living on our own boxes-and our own domain-(we've been waiting for the last year for a university-wide CMS, but we just don't want to hold our breaths any longer :)) but the main site, the landing page, will always be static. This means that whenever there's an early closure, a hurricane watch, or some other announcement someone has to submit a ticket and then I have to make a change. My goal is to cut me-the middleman-out of the process. My potential project: So what I was thinking was jury-rigging a Wordpress theme into an "alerts" dashboard for managers, directors, and so on. I want to empower the Circulation manager to login, make an announcement, and be done with it. For all the departmental and other sites that live on the WP Network, I'd write and install a corresponding "alerts" plugin that watches the JSON API for an alert and-if true-display it. For our static sites, I'd toss in a jquery plugin that did the same. My question: this seems like something that's been done before! Has it? If not, anyone want to collaborate on github? All the best, Michael Schofield(@nova.edu) | Web Services Librarian | (954) 262-4536 Alvin Sherman Library, Research, and Information Technology Center Hi! Hit me up any time, but I'd really appreciate it if you report broken links, bugs, your meeting minutes, or request an awesome web app over on the Library Web Services site. ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-11-07 ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-11-08 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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TITLE: Technology Specialist SUMMARY OF RESPONSIBILITIES: * Develop and maintain the web presences for the OPAL consortium (a group of 24 academic libraries in Ohio), including the OPAL catalog interface for the shared Innovative Interfaces system and the OPAL public website. * Assist in the support and administration of OHIONET-managed library systems, including the OPAL shared Innovative Interfaces system, the OHNT2/OSLS shared Innovative Interfaces system, OHIONET-managed proxy servers. * Assist in the identification, investigation, development and implementation of other technology-related services and solutions that support needs of OHIONET member libraries and groups. SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES: 1. Provide technical support via email, telephone and fax to individuals with varying levels of technical expertise. 2. Provide system-related training to OPAL library staff in their use of the Innovative Interfaces Millennium system and other OPAL systems. 3. Utilize programming, technical and troubleshooting skills in operating hardware and software employed by the OPAL consortium. 4. Employ principles of web usability and design skills to develop and maintain the OPAL web site and catalog interface. 5. Assist in the administration of software applications and other components of OHIONET-managed systems, including Innovative Millennium application, EZProxy and other systems. 6. Coordinate system service, maintenance and/or replacement with other OHIONET staff, OHIONET libraries, vendor representatives and consultants. 7. Prepare complete and accurate documentation to support OHIONET systems and projects. 8. Prepare and deliver training sessions covering relevant topics and delivered both online, via synchronous and asynchronous methods, and in-person. 9. Participate in after-hours and weekend on-call support rotation. 10. Serve as backup for other departmental staff when applicable. 11. Travel as needed to support OHIONET projects. 12. Attend meetings based on the needs of OHIONET projects. 13. Perform other duties, as assigned. DESIRABLE KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES: ? Current web authoring technologies (HTML/HTML5, CSS, etc.) ? Scripting/programming language basics (variables, program control structures, etc. for current languages) ? Relational databases (MySQL, PostgreSQL or similar) ? Design, usability/UX, accessibility ? Content management systems/platforms (WordPress, Drupal or similar) ? Library-specific knowledge: ? Current technology trends and issues and implications for libraries ? Library systems (ILS, discovery systems, link resolvers, services and applications; Millennium ILS preferred) ? Library metadata standards and structures (MARC21/MARCXML or other current metadata standards) ? Library web applications ? Basic technology-related troubleshooting skills ? Strong public or customer service skills ? Demonstrated problem-solving skills ? Excellent written and oral communication skills ? Project coordination and management skills ? Prioritization among multiple projects ? Learn independently or as part of a group ? Assess both explicit and unstated needs ? Work independently and without constant supervision ? Identify problems or needs, investigate multiple solutions and recommend appropriate resolution ? Explain technical issues or provide technical instruction to individuals with diverse technological proficiency EDUCATION: Bachelor's degree, other relevant degree or equivalent work experience required. ORGANIZATIONAL RELATIONSHIPS: As a member of the OHIONET staff and its Technology Services department, this position: ? Reports to the Director of Technology Services. ? Serves on the Technology Services member support team and participates in its support rotation during business hours. ? Participates in the Technology Services system administration team and its after-hours emergency, on-call support rotation. ? Attends other OHIONET meetings and serves on teams and other functions as warranted. ? Interacts extensively with the OPAL library consortium, attending OPAL meetings and participating in the consortium?s Committee, Task Force and other group initiatives as needed. APPLICATION DETAILS: Interested applicants should send a letter of application, resume, and three references with addresses and phone numbers to: Jennifer Turner, (jennifert at ohionet.org) Director of Administrative Services OHIONET 1500 W. Lane Ave. Columbus OH 43221 Email submissions are encouraged. Applications received by November 16 will receive first consideration. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: OHIONET is a small organization. Therefore, on occasion, OHIONET employees are called upon to fulfill tasks that are not related to the "Duties and Responsibilities" of that position. Individual must possess a valid State of Ohio Motor Vehicle Operator?s license or obtain such within 30 days of employment. 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Wylie Ackerman eServices Manager Deschutes Public Library (541) 312-1042 http://www.deschuteslibrary.org [Email Logo] Know More. From: Web technologies in libraries [mailto:WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Nina Mchale Sent: Thursday, November 08, 2012 11:05 AM To: WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: [WEB4LIB] library 404 pages Hey, all, What's on your 404 page for your library's site? I'm shooting for lighthearted, even funny, but most importantly helpful--i.e., including options to get help from librarians and staff. TIA, Nina Nina McHale, MA/MSLS ninermac.net Facebook & Twitter: @ninermac ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-11-08 ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-11-08 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jbrice at CCFLS.ORG Thu Nov 8 14:15:27 2012 From: jbrice at CCFLS.ORG (Brice, John) Date: Thu, 8 Nov 2012 14:15:27 -0500 Subject: library 404 pages In-Reply-To: <3EB154CE05CE154894A219C211DE373532E52FFF@JEFFERSON.dpls.lib.or.us> Message-ID: Dear Nina: Ours just says 404 Page Not Found. I will talk to Cindy to see if she can spice it up. John On Thu, Nov 8, 2012 at 2:10 PM, wylie ackerman wrote: > Here?s ours: http://www.deschuteslibrary.org/pagenotfound.aspx**** > > ** ** > > If you watch the guy for a few seconds, you might notice something.**** > > ** ** > > Wylie Ackerman**** > > eServices Manager**** > > Deschutes Public Library**** > > (541) 312-1042**** > > http://www.deschuteslibrary.org**** > > ** ** > > [image: Email Logo]**** > > *Know More.***** > > ** ** > > *From:* Web technologies in libraries [mailto:WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU] *On > Behalf Of *Nina Mchale > *Sent:* Thursday, November 08, 2012 11:05 AM > *To:* WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU > *Subject:* [WEB4LIB] library 404 pages**** > > ** ** > > Hey, all,**** > > ** ** > > What's on your 404 page for your library's site? > **** > > ** ** > > I'm shooting for lighthearted, even funny, but most importantly > helpful--i.e., including options to get help from librarians and staff.*** > * > > ** ** > > TIA,**** > > **** > > Nina > > Nina McHale, MA/MSLS > ninermac.net > Facebook & Twitter: @ninermac**** > > ============================ **** > > To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib ** ** > > Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ **** > > 2012-11-08 **** > ============================ > > To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib > > Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ > > 2012-11-08 > -- *John J. Brice, III* ___________________________________________________________________________________ Executive Director Meadville Public Library 848 North Main Street Meadville, PA 16335 814-336-1773 ext 302 ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-11-08 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From milehighbrarian at GMAIL.COM Thu Nov 8 14:22:41 2012 From: milehighbrarian at GMAIL.COM (Nina Mchale) Date: Thu, 8 Nov 2012 12:22:41 -0700 Subject: library 404 pages In-Reply-To: <3EB154CE05CE154894A219C211DE373532E52FFF@JEFFERSON.dpls.lib.or.us> Message-ID: Eeeeek! Saw it! :D This is great, Wylie, thanks! Nina On Thu, Nov 8, 2012 at 12:10 PM, wylie ackerman wrote: > Here?s ours: http://www.deschuteslibrary.org/pagenotfound.aspx**** > > ** ** > > If you watch the guy for a few seconds, you might notice something.**** > > ** ** > > Wylie Ackerman**** > > eServices Manager**** > > Deschutes Public Library**** > > (541) 312-1042**** > > http://www.deschuteslibrary.org**** > > ** ** > > [image: Email Logo]**** > > *Know More.***** > > ** ** > > *From:* Web technologies in libraries [mailto:WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU] *On > Behalf Of *Nina Mchale > *Sent:* Thursday, November 08, 2012 11:05 AM > *To:* WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU > *Subject:* [WEB4LIB] library 404 pages**** > > ** ** > > Hey, all,**** > > ** ** > > What's on your 404 page for your library's site? > **** > > ** ** > > I'm shooting for lighthearted, even funny, but most importantly > helpful--i.e., including options to get help from librarians and staff.*** > * > > ** ** > > TIA,**** > > **** > > Nina > > Nina McHale, MA/MSLS > ninermac.net > Facebook & Twitter: @ninermac**** > > ============================ **** > > To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib ** ** > > Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ **** > > 2012-11-08 **** > ============================ > > To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib > > Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ > > 2012-11-08 > -- Nina Nina McHale, MA/MSLS ninermac.net Facebook & Twitter: @ninermac ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-11-08 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From milehighbrarian at GMAIL.COM Thu Nov 8 14:35:09 2012 From: milehighbrarian at GMAIL.COM (Nina Mchale) Date: Thu, 8 Nov 2012 12:35:09 -0700 Subject: library 404 pages In-Reply-To: Message-ID: Here's a funny one from UVA: http://www.lib.virginia.edu/libraries/ Nina On Thu, Nov 8, 2012 at 12:22 PM, Roy Tennant wrote: > I'm still rather proud of this 404 page I created for the Digital Library > SunSITE at UC Berkeley back in the 1990s: > > > > Roy > > > On Thu, Nov 8, 2012 at 11:03 AM, Nina Mchale wrote: > >> Hey, all, >> >> What's on your 404 page for your library's site? >> >> I'm shooting for lighthearted, even funny, but most importantly >> helpful--i.e., including options to get help from librarians and staff. >> >> TIA, >> >> Nina >> >> Nina McHale, MA/MSLS >> ninermac.net >> Facebook & Twitter: @ninermac >> >> ============================ >> >> To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib >> >> Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ >> >> 2012-11-08 >> > > ============================ > > To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib > > Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ > > 2012-11-08 > -- Nina Nina McHale, MA/MSLS ninermac.net Facebook & Twitter: @ninermac ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-11-08 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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From: Web technologies in libraries [mailto:WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Nina Mchale Sent: Thursday, November 08, 2012 11:36 AM To: WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: Re: [WEB4LIB] library 404 pages Here's a funny one from UVA: http://www.lib.virginia.edu/libraries/ Nina On Thu, Nov 8, 2012 at 12:22 PM, Roy Tennant > wrote: I'm still rather proud of this 404 page I created for the Digital Library SunSITE at UC Berkeley back in the 1990s: Roy On Thu, Nov 8, 2012 at 11:03 AM, Nina Mchale > wrote: Hey, all, What's on your 404 page for your library's site? I'm shooting for lighthearted, even funny, but most importantly helpful--i.e., including options to get help from librarians and staff. TIA, Nina Nina McHale, MA/MSLS ninermac.net Facebook & Twitter: @ninermac ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-11-08 ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-11-08 -- Nina Nina McHale, MA/MSLS ninermac.net Facebook & Twitter: @ninermac ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-11-08 ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-11-08 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From milehighbrarian at GMAIL.COM Thu Nov 8 15:36:21 2012 From: milehighbrarian at GMAIL.COM (Nina Mchale) Date: Thu, 8 Nov 2012 13:36:21 -0700 Subject: library 404 pages In-Reply-To: <3EB154CE05CE154894A219C211DE373532E53071@JEFFERSON.dpls.lib.or.us> Message-ID: LOL, I put, "You broke it!" on our intranet site's 404 page at my last job, and the techie humor was NOT appreciated. :D No one seemed to get past that line to see the following one, which read, "Just kidding! This is what really happened..." Nina On Thu, Nov 8, 2012 at 1:31 PM, wylie ackerman wrote: > Not specific to libraries, but last year Slashdot had a story on > creative 404 pages: > http://idle.slashdot.org/story/11/06/28/1558220/30-creative-404-error-pages. > I kind of like Blizzard?s -http://us.blizzard.com/foo**** > > ** ** > > ** ** > > Wylie Ackerman**** > > eServices Manager**** > > Deschutes Public Library**** > > (541) 312-1042**** > > http://www.deschuteslibrary.org**** > > ** ** > > [image: Email Logo]**** > > *Know More.***** > > ** ** > > *From:* Web technologies in libraries [mailto:WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU] *On > Behalf Of *Nina Mchale > *Sent:* Thursday, November 08, 2012 11:36 AM > *To:* WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU > *Subject:* Re: [WEB4LIB] library 404 pages**** > > ** ** > > Here's a funny one from UVA:**** > > ** ** > > http://www.lib.virginia.edu/libraries/**** > > ** ** > > Nina**** > > On Thu, Nov 8, 2012 at 12:22 PM, Roy Tennant wrote: > **** > > I'm still rather proud of this 404 page I created for the Digital Library > SunSITE at UC Berkeley back in the 1990s:**** > > ** ** > > **** > > ** ** > > Roy**** > > ** ** > > On Thu, Nov 8, 2012 at 11:03 AM, Nina Mchale > wrote:**** > > Hey, all,**** > > ** ** > > What's on your 404 page for your library's site? > **** > > ** ** > > I'm shooting for lighthearted, even funny, but most importantly > helpful--i.e., including options to get help from librarians and staff.*** > * > > ** ** > > TIA,**** > > **** > > Nina > > Nina McHale, MA/MSLS > ninermac.net > Facebook & Twitter: @ninermac**** > > ============================ **** > > To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib **** > > Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ **** > > 2012-11-08 **** > > ** ** > > ============================ **** > > To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib **** > > Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ **** > > 2012-11-08 **** > > > > **** > > ** ** > > -- > Nina > > Nina McHale, MA/MSLS > ninermac.net > Facebook & Twitter: @ninermac**** > > ============================ **** > > To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib ** ** > > Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ **** > > 2012-11-08 **** > ============================ > > To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib > > Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ > > 2012-11-08 > -- Nina Nina McHale, MA/MSLS ninermac.net Facebook & Twitter: @ninermac ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-11-08 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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This is what > really happened..." > > Nina > > > On Thu, Nov 8, 2012 at 1:31 PM, wylie ackerman wrote: > >> Not specific to libraries, but last year Slashdot had a story on >> creative 404 pages: >> http://idle.slashdot.org/story/11/06/28/1558220/30-creative-404-error-pages. >> I kind of like Blizzard?s -http://us.blizzard.com/foo**** >> >> ** ** >> >> ** ** >> >> Wylie Ackerman**** >> >> eServices Manager**** >> >> Deschutes Public Library**** >> >> (541) 312-1042**** >> >> http://www.deschuteslibrary.org**** >> >> ** ** >> >> [image: Email Logo]**** >> >> *Know More.***** >> >> ** ** >> >> *From:* Web technologies in libraries [mailto:WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU] *On >> Behalf Of *Nina Mchale >> *Sent:* Thursday, November 08, 2012 11:36 AM >> *To:* WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU >> *Subject:* Re: [WEB4LIB] library 404 pages**** >> >> ** ** >> >> Here's a funny one from UVA:**** >> >> ** ** >> >> http://www.lib.virginia.edu/libraries/**** >> >> ** ** >> >> Nina**** >> >> On Thu, Nov 8, 2012 at 12:22 PM, Roy Tennant >> wrote:**** >> >> I'm still rather proud of this 404 page I created for the Digital Library >> SunSITE at UC Berkeley back in the 1990s:**** >> >> ** ** >> >> **** >> >> ** ** >> >> Roy**** >> >> ** ** >> >> On Thu, Nov 8, 2012 at 11:03 AM, Nina Mchale >> wrote:**** >> >> Hey, all,**** >> >> ** ** >> >> What's on your 404 page for your library's site? >> **** >> >> ** ** >> >> I'm shooting for lighthearted, even funny, but most importantly >> helpful--i.e., including options to get help from librarians and staff.** >> ** >> >> ** ** >> >> TIA,**** >> >> **** >> >> Nina >> >> Nina McHale, MA/MSLS >> ninermac.net >> Facebook & Twitter: @ninermac**** >> >> ============================ **** >> >> To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib **** >> >> Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ **** >> >> 2012-11-08 **** >> >> ** ** >> >> ============================ **** >> >> To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib **** >> >> Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ **** >> >> 2012-11-08 **** >> >> >> >> **** >> >> ** ** >> >> -- >> Nina >> >> Nina McHale, MA/MSLS >> ninermac.net >> Facebook & Twitter: @ninermac**** >> >> ============================ **** >> >> To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib ** ** >> >> Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ **** >> >> 2012-11-08 **** >> ============================ >> >> To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib >> >> Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ >> >> 2012-11-08 >> > > > > -- > Nina > > Nina McHale, MA/MSLS > ninermac.net > Facebook & Twitter: @ninermac > > ============================ > > To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib > > Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ > > 2012-11-08 > ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-11-08 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From Bret.Parker at STOCKTONGOV.COM Thu Nov 8 15:12:42 2012 From: Bret.Parker at STOCKTONGOV.COM (Bret Parker) Date: Thu, 8 Nov 2012 12:12:42 -0800 Subject: library 404 pages In-Reply-To: Message-ID: SSJCPL takes the light-hearted approach. Text follows. Graphics are not reproduced, but they too are cute. -------------------------------------- Oopsie Daisy... the page you are looking for does not exist. Head back to the homepage and let's try again... Or, if you used a bookmark, you may need to update the link. Crummy 404 errors! ------------------------------------------------ >>> On 11/8/2012 at 11:03 AM, in message , Nina Mchale wrote: Hey, all, What's on your 404 page for your library's site? I'm shooting for lighthearted, even funny, but most importantly helpful--i.e., including options to get help from librarians and staff. 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Nina On Thu, Nov 8, 2012 at 1:51 PM, Anne Slaughter wrote: > Here's ours: http://oppl.org/oh-no > > > Anne* > > Anne Slaughter, Virtual Services Manager > * > *Oak Park Public Library | 834 Lake Street | Oak Park, IL 60301 > aslaughter at oppl.org | p 708.452.3454 | f 708.697.6917* > *oppl.org | Facebook > | Twitter | App > * > > > > On Thu, Nov 8, 2012 at 2:36 PM, Nina Mchale wrote: > >> LOL, I put, "You broke it!" on our intranet site's 404 page at my last >> job, and the techie humor was NOT appreciated. :D No one seemed to get past >> that line to see the following one, which read, "Just kidding! This is what >> really happened..." >> >> Nina >> >> >> On Thu, Nov 8, 2012 at 1:31 PM, wylie ackerman wrote: >> >>> Not specific to libraries, but last year Slashdot had a story on >>> creative 404 pages: >>> http://idle.slashdot.org/story/11/06/28/1558220/30-creative-404-error-pages. >>> I kind of like Blizzard?s -http://us.blizzard.com/foo**** >>> >>> ** ** >>> >>> ** ** >>> >>> Wylie Ackerman**** >>> >>> eServices Manager**** >>> >>> Deschutes Public Library**** >>> >>> (541) 312-1042**** >>> >>> http://www.deschuteslibrary.org**** >>> >>> ** ** >>> >>> [image: Email Logo]**** >>> >>> *Know More.***** >>> >>> ** ** >>> >>> *From:* Web technologies in libraries [mailto:WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU] *On >>> Behalf Of *Nina Mchale >>> *Sent:* Thursday, November 08, 2012 11:36 AM >>> *To:* WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU >>> *Subject:* Re: [WEB4LIB] library 404 pages**** >>> >>> ** ** >>> >>> Here's a funny one from UVA:**** >>> >>> ** ** >>> >>> http://www.lib.virginia.edu/libraries/**** >>> >>> ** ** >>> >>> Nina**** >>> >>> On Thu, Nov 8, 2012 at 12:22 PM, Roy Tennant >>> wrote:**** >>> >>> I'm still rather proud of this 404 page I created for the Digital >>> Library SunSITE at UC Berkeley back in the 1990s:**** >>> >>> ** ** >>> >>> **** >>> >>> ** ** >>> >>> Roy**** >>> >>> ** ** >>> >>> On Thu, Nov 8, 2012 at 11:03 AM, Nina Mchale >>> wrote:**** >>> >>> Hey, all,**** >>> >>> ** ** >>> >>> What's on your 404 page for your library's site? >>> **** >>> >>> ** ** >>> >>> I'm shooting for lighthearted, even funny, but most importantly >>> helpful--i.e., including options to get help from librarians and staff.* >>> *** >>> >>> ** ** >>> >>> TIA,**** >>> >>> **** >>> >>> Nina >>> >>> Nina McHale, MA/MSLS >>> ninermac.net >>> Facebook & Twitter: @ninermac**** >>> >>> ============================ **** >>> >>> To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib **** >>> >>> Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ **** >>> >>> 2012-11-08 **** >>> >>> ** ** >>> >>> ============================ **** >>> >>> To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib **** >>> >>> Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ **** >>> >>> 2012-11-08 **** >>> >>> >>> >>> **** >>> >>> ** ** >>> >>> -- >>> Nina >>> >>> Nina McHale, MA/MSLS >>> ninermac.net >>> Facebook & Twitter: @ninermac**** >>> >>> ============================ **** >>> >>> To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib ** ** >>> >>> Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ **** >>> >>> 2012-11-08 **** >>> ============================ >>> >>> To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib >>> >>> Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ >>> >>> 2012-11-08 >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> Nina >> >> Nina McHale, MA/MSLS >> ninermac.net >> Facebook & Twitter: @ninermac >> >> ============================ >> >> To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib >> >> Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ >> >> 2012-11-08 >> > > ============================ > > To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib > > Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ > > 2012-11-08 > -- Nina Nina McHale, MA/MSLS ninermac.net Facebook & Twitter: @ninermac ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-11-08 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From aslaughter at OPPL.ORG Thu Nov 8 16:08:44 2012 From: aslaughter at OPPL.ORG (Anne Slaughter) Date: Thu, 8 Nov 2012 15:08:44 -0600 Subject: library 404 pages In-Reply-To: Message-ID: We decided to experiment with the form to see if we'd get any feedback from it and well... we started using it a couple months ago and no one has submitted it yet. We were hoping it might at least prompt someone to say "I was trying to find the [booklist that's no longer posted]" or anything that might indicate a pattern, but so far no takers. Anne* Anne Slaughter, Virtual Services Manager * *Oak Park Public Library | 834 Lake Street | Oak Park, IL 60301 aslaughter at oppl.org | p 708.452.3454 | f 708.697.6917* *oppl.org | Facebook | Twitter | App * On Thu, Nov 8, 2012 at 3:00 PM, Nina Mchale wrote: > Anne, > > Do y'all find that patrons really do report errors? And do they understand > what causes broken links enough to accurately report what happened? > > Thanks! > > Nina > > > On Thu, Nov 8, 2012 at 1:51 PM, Anne Slaughter wrote: > >> Here's ours: http://oppl.org/oh-no >> >> >> Anne* >> >> Anne Slaughter, Virtual Services Manager >> * >> *Oak Park Public Library | 834 Lake Street | Oak Park, IL 60301 >> aslaughter at oppl.org | p 708.452.3454 | f 708.697.6917* >> *oppl.org | Facebook >> | Twitter | App >> * >> >> >> >> On Thu, Nov 8, 2012 at 2:36 PM, Nina Mchale wrote: >> >>> LOL, I put, "You broke it!" on our intranet site's 404 page at my last >>> job, and the techie humor was NOT appreciated. :D No one seemed to get past >>> that line to see the following one, which read, "Just kidding! This is what >>> really happened..." >>> >>> Nina >>> >>> >>> On Thu, Nov 8, 2012 at 1:31 PM, wylie ackerman wrote: >>> >>>> Not specific to libraries, but last year Slashdot had a story on >>>> creative 404 pages: >>>> http://idle.slashdot.org/story/11/06/28/1558220/30-creative-404-error-pages. >>>> I kind of like Blizzard?s -http://us.blizzard.com/foo**** >>>> >>>> ** ** >>>> >>>> ** ** >>>> >>>> Wylie Ackerman**** >>>> >>>> eServices Manager**** >>>> >>>> Deschutes Public Library**** >>>> >>>> (541) 312-1042**** >>>> >>>> http://www.deschuteslibrary.org**** >>>> >>>> ** ** >>>> >>>> [image: Email Logo]**** >>>> >>>> *Know More.***** >>>> >>>> ** ** >>>> >>>> *From:* Web technologies in libraries [mailto:WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU] >>>> *On Behalf Of *Nina Mchale >>>> *Sent:* Thursday, November 08, 2012 11:36 AM >>>> *To:* WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU >>>> *Subject:* Re: [WEB4LIB] library 404 pages**** >>>> >>>> ** ** >>>> >>>> Here's a funny one from UVA:**** >>>> >>>> ** ** >>>> >>>> http://www.lib.virginia.edu/libraries/**** >>>> >>>> ** ** >>>> >>>> Nina**** >>>> >>>> On Thu, Nov 8, 2012 at 12:22 PM, Roy Tennant >>>> wrote:**** >>>> >>>> I'm still rather proud of this 404 page I created for the Digital >>>> Library SunSITE at UC Berkeley back in the 1990s:**** >>>> >>>> ** ** >>>> >>>> **** >>>> >>>> ** ** >>>> >>>> Roy**** >>>> >>>> ** ** >>>> >>>> On Thu, Nov 8, 2012 at 11:03 AM, Nina Mchale >>>> wrote:**** >>>> >>>> Hey, all,**** >>>> >>>> ** ** >>>> >>>> What's on your 404 page for your library's site? >>>> **** >>>> >>>> ** ** >>>> >>>> I'm shooting for lighthearted, even funny, but most importantly >>>> helpful--i.e., including options to get help from librarians and staff. >>>> **** >>>> >>>> ** ** >>>> >>>> TIA,**** >>>> >>>> **** >>>> >>>> Nina >>>> >>>> Nina McHale, MA/MSLS >>>> ninermac.net >>>> Facebook & Twitter: @ninermac**** >>>> >>>> ============================ **** >>>> >>>> To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib **** >>>> >>>> Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ **** >>>> >>>> 2012-11-08 **** >>>> >>>> ** ** >>>> >>>> ============================ **** >>>> >>>> To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib **** >>>> >>>> Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ **** >>>> >>>> 2012-11-08 **** >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> **** >>>> >>>> ** ** >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Nina >>>> >>>> Nina McHale, MA/MSLS >>>> ninermac.net >>>> Facebook & Twitter: @ninermac**** >>>> >>>> ============================ **** >>>> >>>> To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib ** ** >>>> >>>> Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ **** >>>> >>>> 2012-11-08 **** >>>> ============================ >>>> >>>> To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib >>>> >>>> Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ >>>> >>>> 2012-11-08 >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Nina >>> >>> Nina McHale, MA/MSLS >>> ninermac.net >>> Facebook & Twitter: @ninermac >>> >>> ============================ >>> >>> To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib >>> >>> Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ >>> >>> 2012-11-08 >>> >> >> ============================ >> >> To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib >> >> Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ >> >> 2012-11-08 >> > > > > -- > Nina > > Nina McHale, MA/MSLS > ninermac.net > Facebook & Twitter: @ninermac > > ============================ > > To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib > > Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ > > 2012-11-08 > ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-11-08 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From robert.g.sullivan at GMAIL.COM Thu Nov 8 16:13:52 2012 From: robert.g.sullivan at GMAIL.COM (Robert Sullivan) Date: Thu, 8 Nov 2012 16:13:52 -0500 Subject: library 404 pages In-Reply-To: Message-ID: > Do y'all find that patrons really do report errors? And do they understand > what causes broken links enough to accurately report what happened? They don't have to understand - *we* as site managers have to understand. URLs are forever, a large fraction of your users come in through search engines, and if you don't want frustrated users you have to make sure anything which is changed is redirected to the appropriate new page, or at a minimum a 404 page with a search box. Speaking for myself as a frustrated user, -- Bob Sullivan Schenectady Digital History Archive Schenectady County (NY) Public Library ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-11-08 From steffen.schilke at GMAIL.COM Thu Nov 8 16:22:55 2012 From: steffen.schilke at GMAIL.COM (Steffen Schilke) Date: Thu, 8 Nov 2012 22:22:55 +0100 Subject: library 404 pages In-Reply-To: Message-ID: Hi, this might give you some ideas: http://www.smashingmagazine.com/tag/404/ regards sws On Thu, Nov 8, 2012 at 8:03 PM, Nina Mchale wrote: > Hey, all, > > What's on your 404 page for your library's site? > > I'm shooting for lighthearted, even funny, but most importantly > helpful--i.e., including options to get help from librarians and staff. > > TIA, > > Nina > > Nina McHale, MA/MSLS > ninermac.net > Facebook & Twitter: @ninermac > > ============================ > > To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib > > Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ > > 2012-11-08 > ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-11-08 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From cnylrc at GMAIL.COM Thu Nov 8 16:59:11 2012 From: cnylrc at GMAIL.COM (CNY Library Resources Council) Date: Thu, 8 Nov 2012 16:59:11 -0500 Subject: library 404 pages In-Reply-To: Message-ID: I borrowed from the Oatmeal to make our 404 page: http://clrc.org/clrc/bonkers He has other graphics you can use, too: http://theoatmeal.com/blog/fail_whale http://oatmeal.tumblr.com/post/2916375890/thank-you-tumblr I love it, and it happened to match our branding colors :) -Claire Enkosky CLRC ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-11-08 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From danrobinson78 at GMAIL.COM Thu Nov 8 17:08:14 2012 From: danrobinson78 at GMAIL.COM (Dan Robinson) Date: Thu, 8 Nov 2012 17:08:14 -0500 Subject: library 404 pages In-Reply-To: Message-ID: I'll add... you need to provide an easy way to report a problem, then you need to provide feedback after it's fixed. Hiding a person's email won't work... I'll explore the site until I find one that seems to fit, even if the only easy to find address is for the Library Director. Dan Robinson (ex-hwwilson) danrobinson78 at gmail.com infomaven1 at comcast.net On Thu, Nov 8, 2012 at 4:13 PM, Robert Sullivan wrote: >> Do y'all find that patrons really do report errors? And do they understand >> what causes broken links enough to accurately report what happened? > > They don't have to understand - *we* as site managers have to > understand. URLs are forever, a large fraction of your users come in > through search engines, and if you don't want frustrated users you > have to make sure anything which is changed is redirected to the > appropriate new page, or at a minimum a 404 page with a search box. > > Speaking for myself as a frustrated user, > ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-11-08 From steffen.schilke at GMAIL.COM Thu Nov 8 17:11:49 2012 From: steffen.schilke at GMAIL.COM (Steffen Schilke) Date: Thu, 8 Nov 2012 23:11:49 +0100 Subject: library 404 pages In-Reply-To: Message-ID: Well, most error pages I came across recently report the error "by them self" to the webmaster (depends on what you code into your 404 - like emailing the referer (the page adressed which went boom), timestamp etc.) On Thu, Nov 8, 2012 at 11:08 PM, Dan Robinson wrote: > I'll add... you need to provide an easy way to report a problem, then > you need to provide feedback after it's fixed. Hiding a person's > email won't work... I'll explore the site until I find one that seems > to fit, even if the only easy to find address is for the Library > Director. > > Dan Robinson > (ex-hwwilson) > danrobinson78 at gmail.com > infomaven1 at comcast.net > > > On Thu, Nov 8, 2012 at 4:13 PM, Robert Sullivan > wrote: > >> Do y'all find that patrons really do report errors? And do they > understand > >> what causes broken links enough to accurately report what happened? > > > > They don't have to understand - *we* as site managers have to > > understand. URLs are forever, a large fraction of your users come in > > through search engines, and if you don't want frustrated users you > > have to make sure anything which is changed is redirected to the > > appropriate new page, or at a minimum a 404 page with a search box. > > > > Speaking for myself as a frustrated user, > > > > ============================ > > To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib > > Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ > > 2012-11-08 > ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-11-08 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From danrobinson78 at GMAIL.COM Thu Nov 8 17:41:27 2012 From: danrobinson78 at GMAIL.COM (Dan Robinson) Date: Thu, 8 Nov 2012 17:41:27 -0500 Subject: library 404 pages In-Reply-To: Message-ID: Does the 404 page state that the error is automatically sent to webmaster? If a page has that message I would tend to believe it. Unless I get the same error a month or two later. dan On Thu, Nov 8, 2012 at 5:11 PM, Steffen Schilke wrote: > Well, most error pages I came across recently report the error "by them > self" to the webmaster (depends on what you code into your 404 - like > emailing the referer (the page adressed which went boom), timestamp etc.) > > On Thu, Nov 8, 2012 at 11:08 PM, Dan Robinson > wrote: >> >> I'll add... you need to provide an easy way to report a problem, then >> you need to provide feedback after it's fixed. Hiding a person's >> email won't work... I'll explore the site until I find one that seems >> to fit, even if the only easy to find address is for the Library >> Director. >> >> Dan Robinson >> >> On Thu, Nov 8, 2012 at 4:13 PM, Robert Sullivan >> wrote: >> >> Do y'all find that patrons really do report errors? And do they >> >> understand >> >> what causes broken links enough to accurately report what happened? >> > >> > They don't have to understand - *we* as site managers have to >> > understand. URLs are forever, a large fraction of your users come in >> > through search engines, and if you don't want frustrated users you >> > have to make sure anything which is changed is redirected to the >> > appropriate new page, or at a minimum a 404 page with a search box. >> > >> > Speaking for myself as a frustrated user, >> > >> ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-11-08 From listuser at CHILLCO.COM Thu Nov 8 17:49:37 2012 From: listuser at CHILLCO.COM (Cary Gordon) Date: Thu, 8 Nov 2012 14:49:37 -0800 Subject: library 404 pages In-Reply-To: Message-ID: Techie humor is a direct descendent / ancestor of Vogon poetry. Cary On Thu, Nov 8, 2012 at 12:36 PM, Nina Mchale wrote: > LOL, I put, "You broke it!" on our intranet site's 404 page at my last > job, and the techie humor was NOT appreciated. :D No one seemed to get past > that line to see the following one, which read, "Just kidding! This is what > really happened..." > > Nina > > > On Thu, Nov 8, 2012 at 1:31 PM, wylie ackerman wrote: > >> Not specific to libraries, but last year Slashdot had a story on >> creative 404 pages: >> http://idle.slashdot.org/story/11/06/28/1558220/30-creative-404-error-pages. >> I kind of like Blizzard?s -http://us.blizzard.com/foo**** >> >> ** ** >> >> ** ** >> >> Wylie Ackerman**** >> >> eServices Manager**** >> >> Deschutes Public Library**** >> >> (541) 312-1042**** >> >> http://www.deschuteslibrary.org**** >> >> ** ** >> >> [image: Email Logo]**** >> >> *Know More.***** >> >> ** ** >> >> *From:* Web technologies in libraries [mailto:WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU] *On >> Behalf Of *Nina Mchale >> *Sent:* Thursday, November 08, 2012 11:36 AM >> *To:* WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU >> *Subject:* Re: [WEB4LIB] library 404 pages**** >> >> ** ** >> >> Here's a funny one from UVA:**** >> >> ** ** >> >> http://www.lib.virginia.edu/libraries/**** >> >> ** ** >> >> Nina**** >> >> On Thu, Nov 8, 2012 at 12:22 PM, Roy Tennant >> wrote:**** >> >> I'm still rather proud of this 404 page I created for the Digital Library >> SunSITE at UC Berkeley back in the 1990s:**** >> >> ** ** >> >> **** >> >> ** ** >> >> Roy**** >> >> ** ** >> >> On Thu, Nov 8, 2012 at 11:03 AM, Nina Mchale >> wrote:**** >> >> Hey, all,**** >> >> ** ** >> >> What's on your 404 page for your library's site? >> **** >> >> ** ** >> >> I'm shooting for lighthearted, even funny, but most importantly >> helpful--i.e., including options to get help from librarians and staff.** >> ** >> >> ** ** >> >> TIA,**** >> >> **** >> >> Nina >> >> Nina McHale, MA/MSLS >> ninermac.net >> Facebook & Twitter: @ninermac**** >> >> ============================ **** >> >> To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib **** >> >> Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ **** >> >> 2012-11-08 **** >> >> ** ** >> >> ============================ **** >> >> To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib **** >> >> Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ **** >> >> 2012-11-08 **** >> >> >> >> **** >> >> ** ** >> >> -- >> Nina >> >> Nina McHale, MA/MSLS >> ninermac.net >> Facebook & Twitter: @ninermac**** >> >> ============================ **** >> >> To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib ** ** >> >> Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ **** >> >> 2012-11-08 **** >> ============================ >> >> To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib >> >> Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ >> >> 2012-11-08 >> > > > > -- > Nina > > Nina McHale, MA/MSLS > ninermac.net > Facebook & Twitter: @ninermac > > ============================ > > To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib > > Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ > > 2012-11-08 > -- Cary Gordon The Cherry Hill Company http://chillco.com ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-11-08 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From milehighbrarian at GMAIL.COM Thu Nov 8 18:07:31 2012 From: milehighbrarian at GMAIL.COM (Nina Mchale) Date: Thu, 8 Nov 2012 16:07:31 -0700 Subject: library 404 pages In-Reply-To: Message-ID: Thanks, everyone, for these great responses! Claire, +1 Tumbeasts! Love it. Bob, totally agree that it's not up to our users to understand what's going on. Often, library staff don't even understand what happens well enough to report it other than, "There's a broken link..." And--your point, I think--we shouldn't be relying on user input for what's a simple maintenance task. I was just wondering if the Oak Park folks found that the method (feedback form) they post for reporting on their 404 was successful. Nina On Thu, Nov 8, 2012 at 3:49 PM, Cary Gordon wrote: > Techie humor is a direct descendent / ancestor of Vogon poetry. > > Cary > > > On Thu, Nov 8, 2012 at 12:36 PM, Nina Mchale wrote: > >> LOL, I put, "You broke it!" on our intranet site's 404 page at my last >> job, and the techie humor was NOT appreciated. :D No one seemed to get past >> that line to see the following one, which read, "Just kidding! This is what >> really happened..." >> >> Nina >> >> >> On Thu, Nov 8, 2012 at 1:31 PM, wylie ackerman wrote: >> >>> Not specific to libraries, but last year Slashdot had a story on >>> creative 404 pages: >>> http://idle.slashdot.org/story/11/06/28/1558220/30-creative-404-error-pages. >>> I kind of like Blizzard?s -http://us.blizzard.com/foo**** >>> >>> ** ** >>> >>> ** ** >>> >>> Wylie Ackerman**** >>> >>> eServices Manager**** >>> >>> Deschutes Public Library**** >>> >>> (541) 312-1042**** >>> >>> http://www.deschuteslibrary.org**** >>> >>> ** ** >>> >>> [image: Email Logo]**** >>> >>> *Know More.***** >>> >>> ** ** >>> >>> *From:* Web technologies in libraries [mailto:WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU] *On >>> Behalf Of *Nina Mchale >>> *Sent:* Thursday, November 08, 2012 11:36 AM >>> *To:* WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU >>> *Subject:* Re: [WEB4LIB] library 404 pages**** >>> >>> ** ** >>> >>> Here's a funny one from UVA:**** >>> >>> ** ** >>> >>> http://www.lib.virginia.edu/libraries/**** >>> >>> ** ** >>> >>> Nina**** >>> >>> On Thu, Nov 8, 2012 at 12:22 PM, Roy Tennant >>> wrote:**** >>> >>> I'm still rather proud of this 404 page I created for the Digital >>> Library SunSITE at UC Berkeley back in the 1990s:**** >>> >>> ** ** >>> >>> **** >>> >>> ** ** >>> >>> Roy**** >>> >>> ** ** >>> >>> On Thu, Nov 8, 2012 at 11:03 AM, Nina Mchale >>> wrote:**** >>> >>> Hey, all,**** >>> >>> ** ** >>> >>> What's on your 404 page for your library's site? >>> **** >>> >>> ** ** >>> >>> I'm shooting for lighthearted, even funny, but most importantly >>> helpful--i.e., including options to get help from librarians and staff.* >>> *** >>> >>> ** ** >>> >>> TIA,**** >>> >>> **** >>> >>> Nina >>> >>> Nina McHale, MA/MSLS >>> ninermac.net >>> Facebook & Twitter: @ninermac**** >>> >>> ============================ **** >>> >>> To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib **** >>> >>> Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ **** >>> >>> 2012-11-08 **** >>> >>> ** ** >>> >>> ============================ **** >>> >>> To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib **** >>> >>> Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ **** >>> >>> 2012-11-08 **** >>> >>> >>> >>> **** >>> >>> ** ** >>> >>> -- >>> Nina >>> >>> Nina McHale, MA/MSLS >>> ninermac.net >>> Facebook & Twitter: @ninermac**** >>> >>> ============================ **** >>> >>> To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib ** ** >>> >>> Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ **** >>> >>> 2012-11-08 **** >>> ============================ >>> >>> To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib >>> >>> Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ >>> >>> 2012-11-08 >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> Nina >> >> Nina McHale, MA/MSLS >> ninermac.net >> Facebook & Twitter: @ninermac >> >> ============================ >> >> To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib >> >> Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ >> >> 2012-11-08 >> > > > > -- > Cary Gordon > The Cherry Hill Company > http://chillco.com > ============================ > > To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib > > Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ > > 2012-11-08 > -- Nina Nina McHale, MA/MSLS ninermac.net Facebook & Twitter: @ninermac ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-11-08 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Some are more lighthearted than others. http://library.sdsu.edu/404 (If you refresh you should see a new image/text combo) Keven On 11/8/2012 11:03 AM, Nina Mchale wrote: > Hey, all, > > What's on your 404 page for your library's site? > > I'm shooting for lighthearted, even funny, but most importantly > helpful--i.e., including options to get help from librarians and staff. > > TIA, > Nina > > Nina McHale, MA/MSLS > ninermac.net > Facebook & Twitter: @ninermac > > ============================ > > To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib > > Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ > > 2012-11-08 > ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-11-08 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From sara.e.linden at GMAIL.COM Thu Nov 8 18:17:23 2012 From: sara.e.linden at GMAIL.COM (Sara Linden) Date: Thu, 8 Nov 2012 17:17:23 -0600 Subject: library 404 pages In-Reply-To: Message-ID: See attached for a screencap of my now defuct indexing site's 404-- You shall not pass! On Thu, Nov 8, 2012 at 4:49 PM, Cary Gordon wrote: > Techie humor is a direct descendent / ancestor of Vogon poetry. > > Cary > > > On Thu, Nov 8, 2012 at 12:36 PM, Nina Mchale wrote: > >> LOL, I put, "You broke it!" on our intranet site's 404 page at my last >> job, and the techie humor was NOT appreciated. :D No one seemed to get past >> that line to see the following one, which read, "Just kidding! This is what >> really happened..." >> >> Nina >> >> >> On Thu, Nov 8, 2012 at 1:31 PM, wylie ackerman wrote: >> >>> Not specific to libraries, but last year Slashdot had a story on >>> creative 404 pages: >>> http://idle.slashdot.org/story/11/06/28/1558220/30-creative-404-error-pages. >>> I kind of like Blizzard?s -http://us.blizzard.com/foo**** >>> >>> ** ** >>> >>> ** ** >>> >>> Wylie Ackerman**** >>> >>> eServices Manager**** >>> >>> Deschutes Public Library**** >>> >>> (541) 312-1042**** >>> >>> http://www.deschuteslibrary.org**** >>> >>> ** ** >>> >>> [image: Email Logo]**** >>> >>> *Know More.***** >>> >>> ** ** >>> >>> *From:* Web technologies in libraries [mailto:WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU] *On >>> Behalf Of *Nina Mchale >>> *Sent:* Thursday, November 08, 2012 11:36 AM >>> *To:* WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU >>> *Subject:* Re: [WEB4LIB] library 404 pages**** >>> >>> ** ** >>> >>> Here's a funny one from UVA:**** >>> >>> ** ** >>> >>> http://www.lib.virginia.edu/libraries/**** >>> >>> ** ** >>> >>> Nina**** >>> >>> On Thu, Nov 8, 2012 at 12:22 PM, Roy Tennant >>> wrote:**** >>> >>> I'm still rather proud of this 404 page I created for the Digital >>> Library SunSITE at UC Berkeley back in the 1990s:**** >>> >>> ** ** >>> >>> **** >>> >>> ** ** >>> >>> Roy**** >>> >>> ** ** >>> >>> On Thu, Nov 8, 2012 at 11:03 AM, Nina Mchale >>> wrote:**** >>> >>> Hey, all,**** >>> >>> ** ** >>> >>> What's on your 404 page for your library's site? >>> **** >>> >>> ** ** >>> >>> I'm shooting for lighthearted, even funny, but most importantly >>> helpful--i.e., including options to get help from librarians and staff.* >>> *** >>> >>> ** ** >>> >>> TIA,**** >>> >>> **** >>> >>> Nina >>> >>> Nina McHale, MA/MSLS >>> ninermac.net >>> Facebook & Twitter: @ninermac**** >>> >>> ============================ **** >>> >>> To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib **** >>> >>> Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ **** >>> >>> 2012-11-08 **** >>> >>> ** ** >>> >>> ============================ **** >>> >>> To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib **** >>> >>> Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ **** >>> >>> 2012-11-08 **** >>> >>> >>> >>> **** >>> >>> ** ** >>> >>> -- >>> Nina >>> >>> Nina McHale, MA/MSLS >>> ninermac.net >>> Facebook & Twitter: @ninermac**** >>> >>> ============================ **** >>> >>> To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib ** ** >>> >>> Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ **** >>> >>> 2012-11-08 **** >>> ============================ >>> >>> To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib >>> >>> Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ >>> >>> 2012-11-08 >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> Nina >> >> Nina McHale, MA/MSLS >> ninermac.net >> Facebook & Twitter: @ninermac >> >> ============================ >> >> To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib >> >> Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ >> >> 2012-11-08 >> > > > > -- > Cary Gordon > The Cherry Hill Company > http://chillco.com > ============================ > > To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib > > Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ > > 2012-11-08 > ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-11-08 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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This is what >>> really happened..." >>> >>> Nina >>> >>> >>> On Thu, Nov 8, 2012 at 1:31 PM, wylie ackerman wrote: >>> >>>> Not specific to libraries, but last year Slashdot had a story on >>>> creative 404 pages: >>>> http://idle.slashdot.org/story/11/06/28/1558220/30-creative-404-error-pages. >>>> I kind of like Blizzard?s -http://us.blizzard.com/foo**** >>>> >>>> ** ** >>>> >>>> ** ** >>>> >>>> Wylie Ackerman**** >>>> >>>> eServices Manager**** >>>> >>>> Deschutes Public Library**** >>>> >>>> (541) 312-1042**** >>>> >>>> http://www.deschuteslibrary.org**** >>>> >>>> ** ** >>>> >>>> [image: Email Logo]**** >>>> >>>> *Know More.***** >>>> >>>> ** ** >>>> >>>> *From:* Web technologies in libraries [mailto:WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU] >>>> *On Behalf Of *Nina Mchale >>>> *Sent:* Thursday, November 08, 2012 11:36 AM >>>> *To:* WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU >>>> *Subject:* Re: [WEB4LIB] library 404 pages**** >>>> >>>> ** ** >>>> >>>> Here's a funny one from UVA:**** >>>> >>>> ** ** >>>> >>>> http://www.lib.virginia.edu/libraries/**** >>>> >>>> ** ** >>>> >>>> Nina**** >>>> >>>> On Thu, Nov 8, 2012 at 12:22 PM, Roy Tennant >>>> wrote:**** >>>> >>>> I'm still rather proud of this 404 page I created for the Digital >>>> Library SunSITE at UC Berkeley back in the 1990s:**** >>>> >>>> ** ** >>>> >>>> **** >>>> >>>> ** ** >>>> >>>> Roy**** >>>> >>>> ** ** >>>> >>>> On Thu, Nov 8, 2012 at 11:03 AM, Nina Mchale >>>> wrote:**** >>>> >>>> Hey, all,**** >>>> >>>> ** ** >>>> >>>> What's on your 404 page for your library's site? >>>> **** >>>> >>>> ** ** >>>> >>>> I'm shooting for lighthearted, even funny, but most importantly >>>> helpful--i.e., including options to get help from librarians and staff. >>>> **** >>>> >>>> ** ** >>>> >>>> TIA,**** >>>> >>>> **** >>>> >>>> Nina >>>> >>>> Nina McHale, MA/MSLS >>>> ninermac.net >>>> Facebook & Twitter: @ninermac**** >>>> >>>> ============================ **** >>>> >>>> To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib **** >>>> >>>> Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ **** >>>> >>>> 2012-11-08 **** >>>> >>>> ** ** >>>> >>>> ============================ **** >>>> >>>> To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib **** >>>> >>>> Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ **** >>>> >>>> 2012-11-08 **** >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> **** >>>> >>>> ** ** >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Nina >>>> >>>> Nina McHale, MA/MSLS >>>> ninermac.net >>>> Facebook & Twitter: @ninermac**** >>>> >>>> ============================ **** >>>> >>>> To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib ** ** >>>> >>>> Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ **** >>>> >>>> 2012-11-08 **** >>>> ============================ >>>> >>>> To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib >>>> >>>> Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ >>>> >>>> 2012-11-08 >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Nina >>> >>> Nina McHale, MA/MSLS >>> ninermac.net >>> Facebook & Twitter: @ninermac >>> >>> ============================ >>> >>> To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib >>> >>> Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ >>> >>> 2012-11-08 >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> Cary Gordon >> The Cherry Hill Company >> http://chillco.com >> ============================ >> >> To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib >> >> Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ >> >> 2012-11-08 >> > > ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-11-08 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From steffen.schilke at GMAIL.COM Thu Nov 8 18:19:21 2012 From: steffen.schilke at GMAIL.COM (Steffen Schilke) Date: Fri, 9 Nov 2012 00:19:21 +0100 Subject: library 404 pages In-Reply-To: Message-ID: Yes - you can do some magic programming tricks when the 404 is called and if the error comes again then the webmaster is / was lazy But usually by using a content management system (CMS) that problem should be handled by the CMS On Thu, Nov 8, 2012 at 11:41 PM, Dan Robinson wrote: > Does the 404 page state that the error is automatically sent to > webmaster? If a page has that message I would tend to believe it. > Unless I get the same error a month or two later. > > dan > > > On Thu, Nov 8, 2012 at 5:11 PM, Steffen Schilke > wrote: > > Well, most error pages I came across recently report the error "by them > > self" to the webmaster (depends on what you code into your 404 - like > > emailing the referer (the page adressed which went boom), timestamp etc.) > > > > On Thu, Nov 8, 2012 at 11:08 PM, Dan Robinson > > wrote: > >> > >> I'll add... you need to provide an easy way to report a problem, then > >> you need to provide feedback after it's fixed. Hiding a person's > >> email won't work... I'll explore the site until I find one that seems > >> to fit, even if the only easy to find address is for the Library > >> Director. > >> > >> Dan Robinson > > >> > >> On Thu, Nov 8, 2012 at 4:13 PM, Robert Sullivan > >> wrote: > >> >> Do y'all find that patrons really do report errors? And do they > >> >> understand > >> >> what causes broken links enough to accurately report what happened? > >> > > >> > They don't have to understand - *we* as site managers have to > >> > understand. URLs are forever, a large fraction of your users come in > >> > through search engines, and if you don't want frustrated users you > >> > have to make sure anything which is changed is redirected to the > >> > appropriate new page, or at a minimum a 404 page with a search box. > >> > > >> > Speaking for myself as a frustrated user, > >> > > >> > > ============================ > > To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib > > Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ > > 2012-11-08 > ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-11-08 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From aslaughter at OPPL.ORG Thu Nov 8 18:40:20 2012 From: aslaughter at OPPL.ORG (Anne Slaughter) Date: Thu, 8 Nov 2012 17:40:20 -0600 Subject: library 404 pages In-Reply-To: Message-ID: Right, and I'm not in love with the idea of giving the users a task to make up for our mistake, but we find across service points that our community is tech-savvy and likes opportunities for feedback, so we figured it was worth a try here. Fortunately we're not counting on it as our only method of finding urls in need of redirection. Anne* Anne Slaughter, Virtual Services Manager * *Oak Park Public Library | 834 Lake Street | Oak Park, IL 60301 aslaughter at oppl.org | p 708.452.3454 | f 708.697.6917* *oppl.org | Facebook | Twitter | App * On Thu, Nov 8, 2012 at 5:07 PM, Nina Mchale wrote: > Thanks, everyone, for these great responses! > > Claire, +1 Tumbeasts! Love it. > > Bob, totally agree that it's not up to our users to understand what's > going on. Often, library staff don't even understand what happens well > enough to report it other than, "There's a broken link..." And--your point, > I think--we shouldn't be relying on user input for what's a simple > maintenance task. I was just wondering if the Oak Park folks found that the > method (feedback form) they post for reporting on their 404 was successful. > > Nina > > > On Thu, Nov 8, 2012 at 3:49 PM, Cary Gordon wrote: > >> Techie humor is a direct descendent / ancestor of Vogon poetry. >> >> Cary >> >> >> On Thu, Nov 8, 2012 at 12:36 PM, Nina Mchale wrote: >> >>> LOL, I put, "You broke it!" on our intranet site's 404 page at my last >>> job, and the techie humor was NOT appreciated. :D No one seemed to get past >>> that line to see the following one, which read, "Just kidding! This is what >>> really happened..." >>> >>> Nina >>> >>> >>> On Thu, Nov 8, 2012 at 1:31 PM, wylie ackerman wrote: >>> >>>> Not specific to libraries, but last year Slashdot had a story on >>>> creative 404 pages: >>>> http://idle.slashdot.org/story/11/06/28/1558220/30-creative-404-error-pages. >>>> I kind of like Blizzard?s -http://us.blizzard.com/foo**** >>>> >>>> ** ** >>>> >>>> ** ** >>>> >>>> Wylie Ackerman**** >>>> >>>> eServices Manager**** >>>> >>>> Deschutes Public Library**** >>>> >>>> (541) 312-1042**** >>>> >>>> http://www.deschuteslibrary.org**** >>>> >>>> ** ** >>>> >>>> [image: Email Logo]**** >>>> >>>> *Know More.***** >>>> >>>> ** ** >>>> >>>> *From:* Web technologies in libraries [mailto:WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU] >>>> *On Behalf Of *Nina Mchale >>>> *Sent:* Thursday, November 08, 2012 11:36 AM >>>> *To:* WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU >>>> *Subject:* Re: [WEB4LIB] library 404 pages**** >>>> >>>> ** ** >>>> >>>> Here's a funny one from UVA:**** >>>> >>>> ** ** >>>> >>>> http://www.lib.virginia.edu/libraries/**** >>>> >>>> ** ** >>>> >>>> Nina**** >>>> >>>> On Thu, Nov 8, 2012 at 12:22 PM, Roy Tennant >>>> wrote:**** >>>> >>>> I'm still rather proud of this 404 page I created for the Digital >>>> Library SunSITE at UC Berkeley back in the 1990s:**** >>>> >>>> ** ** >>>> >>>> **** >>>> >>>> ** ** >>>> >>>> Roy**** >>>> >>>> ** ** >>>> >>>> On Thu, Nov 8, 2012 at 11:03 AM, Nina Mchale >>>> wrote:**** >>>> >>>> Hey, all,**** >>>> >>>> ** ** >>>> >>>> What's on your 404 page for your library's site? >>>> **** >>>> >>>> ** ** >>>> >>>> I'm shooting for lighthearted, even funny, but most importantly >>>> helpful--i.e., including options to get help from librarians and staff. >>>> **** >>>> >>>> ** ** >>>> >>>> TIA,**** >>>> >>>> **** >>>> >>>> Nina >>>> >>>> Nina McHale, MA/MSLS >>>> ninermac.net >>>> Facebook & Twitter: @ninermac**** >>>> >>>> ============================ **** >>>> >>>> To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib **** >>>> >>>> Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ **** >>>> >>>> 2012-11-08 **** >>>> >>>> ** ** >>>> >>>> ============================ **** >>>> >>>> To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib **** >>>> >>>> Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ **** >>>> >>>> 2012-11-08 **** >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> **** >>>> >>>> ** ** >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Nina >>>> >>>> Nina McHale, MA/MSLS >>>> ninermac.net >>>> Facebook & Twitter: @ninermac**** >>>> >>>> ============================ **** >>>> >>>> To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib ** ** >>>> >>>> Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ **** >>>> >>>> 2012-11-08 **** >>>> ============================ >>>> >>>> To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib >>>> >>>> Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ >>>> >>>> 2012-11-08 >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Nina >>> >>> Nina McHale, MA/MSLS >>> ninermac.net >>> Facebook & Twitter: @ninermac >>> >>> ============================ >>> >>> To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib >>> >>> Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ >>> >>> 2012-11-08 >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> Cary Gordon >> The Cherry Hill Company >> http://chillco.com >> ============================ >> >> To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib >> >> Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ >> >> 2012-11-08 >> > > > > -- > Nina > > Nina McHale, MA/MSLS > ninermac.net > Facebook & Twitter: @ninermac > > ============================ > > To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib > > Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ > > 2012-11-08 > ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-11-08 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From roy.degler at OKSTATE.EDU Thu Nov 8 18:48:46 2012 From: roy.degler at OKSTATE.EDU (Degler, Roy) Date: Thu, 8 Nov 2012 17:48:46 -0600 Subject: library 404 pages In-Reply-To: Message-ID: Shameless plug for my 404 page on non-library but library related site: http://atyourlibrary.com/404 I just relaunched site so it is not complete will have a notify us link to a form. Give them humor, search, site map and a way to contact you. Roy Degler roy.degler at okstate.edu Digital Library Services On Nov 8, 2012, at 5:40 PM, Anne Slaughter > wrote: Right, and I'm not in love with the idea of giving the users a task to make up for our mistake, but we find across service points that our community is tech-savvy and likes opportunities for feedback, so we figured it was worth a try here. Fortunately we're not counting on it as our only method of finding urls in need of redirection. Anne Anne Slaughter, Virtual Services Manager Oak Park Public Library | 834 Lake Street | Oak Park, IL 60301 aslaughter at oppl.org | p 708.452.3454 | f 708.697.6917 oppl.org | Facebook | Twitter | App On Thu, Nov 8, 2012 at 5:07 PM, Nina Mchale > wrote: Thanks, everyone, for these great responses! Claire, +1 Tumbeasts! Love it. Bob, totally agree that it's not up to our users to understand what's going on. Often, library staff don't even understand what happens well enough to report it other than, "There's a broken link..." And--your point, I think--we shouldn't be relying on user input for what's a simple maintenance task. I was just wondering if the Oak Park folks found that the method (feedback form) they post for reporting on their 404 was successful. Nina On Thu, Nov 8, 2012 at 3:49 PM, Cary Gordon > wrote: Techie humor is a direct descendent / ancestor of Vogon poetry. Cary On Thu, Nov 8, 2012 at 12:36 PM, Nina Mchale > wrote: LOL, I put, "You broke it!" on our intranet site's 404 page at my last job, and the techie humor was NOT appreciated. :D No one seemed to get past that line to see the following one, which read, "Just kidding! This is what really happened..." Nina On Thu, Nov 8, 2012 at 1:31 PM, wylie ackerman > wrote: Not specific to libraries, but last year Slashdot had a story on creative 404 pages: http://idle.slashdot.org/story/11/06/28/1558220/30-creative-404-error-pages. I kind of like Blizzard?s -http://us.blizzard.com/foo Wylie Ackerman eServices Manager Deschutes Public Library (541) 312-1042 http://www.deschuteslibrary.org Know More. From: Web technologies in libraries [mailto:WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Nina Mchale Sent: Thursday, November 08, 2012 11:36 AM To: WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: Re: [WEB4LIB] library 404 pages Here's a funny one from UVA: http://www.lib.virginia.edu/libraries/ Nina On Thu, Nov 8, 2012 at 12:22 PM, Roy Tennant > wrote: I'm still rather proud of this 404 page I created for the Digital Library SunSITE at UC Berkeley back in the 1990s: Roy On Thu, Nov 8, 2012 at 11:03 AM, Nina Mchale > wrote: Hey, all, What's on your 404 page for your library's site? I'm shooting for lighthearted, even funny, but most importantly helpful--i.e., including options to get help from librarians and staff. TIA, Nina Nina McHale, MA/MSLS ninermac.net Facebook & Twitter: @ninermac ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-11-08 ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-11-08 -- Nina Nina McHale, MA/MSLS ninermac.net Facebook & Twitter: @ninermac ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-11-08 ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-11-08 -- Nina Nina McHale, MA/MSLS ninermac.net Facebook & Twitter: @ninermac ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-11-08 -- Cary Gordon The Cherry Hill Company http://chillco.com ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-11-08 -- Nina Nina McHale, MA/MSLS ninermac.net Facebook & Twitter: @ninermac ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-11-08 ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-11-08 ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-11-08 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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From: Web technologies in libraries [mailto:WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Anne Slaughter Sent: Friday, 9 November 2012 9:40 AM To: WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: Re: [WEB4LIB] library 404 pages Right, and I'm not in love with the idea of giving the users a task to make up for our mistake, but we find across service points that our community is tech-savvy and likes opportunities for feedback, so we figured it was worth a try here. Fortunately we're not counting on it as our only method of finding urls in need of redirection. Anne Anne Slaughter, Virtual Services Manager Oak Park Public Library | 834 Lake Street | Oak Park, IL 60301 aslaughter at oppl.org | p 708.452.3454 | f 708.697.6917 oppl.org | Facebook | Twitter | App On Thu, Nov 8, 2012 at 5:07 PM, Nina Mchale > wrote: Thanks, everyone, for these great responses! Claire, +1 Tumbeasts! Love it. Bob, totally agree that it's not up to our users to understand what's going on. Often, library staff don't even understand what happens well enough to report it other than, "There's a broken link..." And--your point, I think--we shouldn't be relying on user input for what's a simple maintenance task. I was just wondering if the Oak Park folks found that the method (feedback form) they post for reporting on their 404 was successful. Nina On Thu, Nov 8, 2012 at 3:49 PM, Cary Gordon > wrote: Techie humor is a direct descendent / ancestor of Vogon poetry. Cary On Thu, Nov 8, 2012 at 12:36 PM, Nina Mchale > wrote: LOL, I put, "You broke it!" on our intranet site's 404 page at my last job, and the techie humor was NOT appreciated. :D No one seemed to get past that line to see the following one, which read, "Just kidding! This is what really happened..." Nina On Thu, Nov 8, 2012 at 1:31 PM, wylie ackerman > wrote: Not specific to libraries, but last year Slashdot had a story on creative 404 pages: http://idle.slashdot.org/story/11/06/28/1558220/30-creative-404-error-pages. I kind of like Blizzard's -http://us.blizzard.com/foo Wylie Ackerman eServices Manager Deschutes Public Library (541) 312-1042 http://www.deschuteslibrary.org Error! Filename not specified. Know More. From: Web technologies in libraries [mailto:WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Nina Mchale Sent: Thursday, November 08, 2012 11:36 AM To: WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: Re: [WEB4LIB] library 404 pages Here's a funny one from UVA: http://www.lib.virginia.edu/libraries/ Nina On Thu, Nov 8, 2012 at 12:22 PM, Roy Tennant > wrote: I'm still rather proud of this 404 page I created for the Digital Library SunSITE at UC Berkeley back in the 1990s: Roy On Thu, Nov 8, 2012 at 11:03 AM, Nina Mchale > wrote: Hey, all, What's on your 404 page for your library's site? I'm shooting for lighthearted, even funny, but most importantly helpful--i.e., including options to get help from librarians and staff. 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Name: smime.p7s Type: application/pkcs7-signature Size: 7432 bytes Desc: S/MIME Cryptographic Signature URL: From roy.degler at OKSTATE.EDU Thu Nov 8 19:41:28 2012 From: roy.degler at OKSTATE.EDU (Degler, Roy) Date: Thu, 8 Nov 2012 18:41:28 -0600 Subject: library 404 pages In-Reply-To: Message-ID: I do not think we are asking them to make up for our mistakes, Instead we are giving them an option to get help with their search. Many 404's are either old bookmarks, url typing errors, or the resource is gone/moved. So the purpose of the form is to allow us to direct them to the resource. The allows for feedback as part of self evaluation that is necessary to providing quality service. Roy Degler roy.degler at okstate.edu Digital Library Services On Nov 8, 2012, at 5:40 PM, Anne Slaughter > wrote: Right, and I'm not in love with the idea of giving the users a task to make up for our mistake, but we find across service points that our community is tech-savvy and likes opportunities for feedback, so we figured it was worth a try here. Fortunately we're not counting on it as our only method of finding urls in need of redirection. Anne Anne Slaughter, Virtual Services Manager Oak Park Public Library | 834 Lake Street | Oak Park, IL 60301 aslaughter at oppl.org | p 708.452.3454 | f 708.697.6917 oppl.org | Facebook | Twitter | App On Thu, Nov 8, 2012 at 5:07 PM, Nina Mchale > wrote: Thanks, everyone, for these great responses! Claire, +1 Tumbeasts! Love it. Bob, totally agree that it's not up to our users to understand what's going on. Often, library staff don't even understand what happens well enough to report it other than, "There's a broken link..." And--your point, I think--we shouldn't be relying on user input for what's a simple maintenance task. I was just wondering if the Oak Park folks found that the method (feedback form) they post for reporting on their 404 was successful. Nina On Thu, Nov 8, 2012 at 3:49 PM, Cary Gordon > wrote: Techie humor is a direct descendent / ancestor of Vogon poetry. Cary On Thu, Nov 8, 2012 at 12:36 PM, Nina Mchale > wrote: LOL, I put, "You broke it!" on our intranet site's 404 page at my last job, and the techie humor was NOT appreciated. :D No one seemed to get past that line to see the following one, which read, "Just kidding! This is what really happened..." Nina On Thu, Nov 8, 2012 at 1:31 PM, wylie ackerman > wrote: Not specific to libraries, but last year Slashdot had a story on creative 404 pages: http://idle.slashdot.org/story/11/06/28/1558220/30-creative-404-error-pages. I kind of like Blizzard?s -http://us.blizzard.com/foo Wylie Ackerman eServices Manager Deschutes Public Library (541) 312-1042 http://www.deschuteslibrary.org Know More. From: Web technologies in libraries [mailto:WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Nina Mchale Sent: Thursday, November 08, 2012 11:36 AM To: WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: Re: [WEB4LIB] library 404 pages Here's a funny one from UVA: http://www.lib.virginia.edu/libraries/ Nina On Thu, Nov 8, 2012 at 12:22 PM, Roy Tennant > wrote: I'm still rather proud of this 404 page I created for the Digital Library SunSITE at UC Berkeley back in the 1990s: Roy On Thu, Nov 8, 2012 at 11:03 AM, Nina Mchale > wrote: Hey, all, What's on your 404 page for your library's site? I'm shooting for lighthearted, even funny, but most importantly helpful--i.e., including options to get help from librarians and staff. 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Crawford) Date: Fri, 9 Nov 2012 12:57:58 +0000 Subject: Position Open: Assistant University Librarian for Technical Services/Electronic Resources, Valdosta, GA Message-ID: Position Open: Assistant University Librarian for Technical Services/Electronic Resources, Odum Library, Valdosta State University, Valdosta, GA Job Description Summary: Reporting to the University Librarian & Dean of the Master in Library and Information Science program, the Assistant University Librarian Technical Services/Electronic Resources will oversee and manage acquisitions, cataloging, and collection development with an emphasis on electronic resource management. Providing leadership and vision for Technical Services, this person maintains a high level of knowledge and understanding of library management systems, the practical application of cataloging/metadata standards, and their impact on discovery services. The Assistant University Librarian will take an active part in developing and implementing the mission, goals, and objectives for the library, and participate in strategic planning and assessment. Responsibilities: *Develops goals, priorities and strategies for Technical Services. *Collaborates with other library units, campus offices, and the University System of Georgia (USG) libraries, as necessary. *Demonstrates commitment to personal professional development through scholarly research and publication, presentations, and participation in national and regional professional associations. *Supervises Odum Library in the absence of the University Librarian. Open Date: 10/29/2012 Close Date: 02/01/2013 To learn more about this position or apply, visit the Valdosta State University employment site at: https://valdosta.peopleadmin.com/postings/1104 or http://tinyurl.com/VSUAUL ____________________________________________________________________________ Sherrida J. Crawford Office: 229-333-5872 Automated Systems Coordinator Odum Library Valdosta State University Valdosta, GA 31698 crawford at valdosta.edu http://www.valdosta.edu/library/ ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-11-09 From harpercl at LONGWOOD.EDU Fri Nov 9 08:50:05 2012 From: harpercl at LONGWOOD.EDU (Harper, Christopher) Date: Fri, 9 Nov 2012 08:50:05 -0500 Subject: library 404 pages Message-ID: Going off of what Anne said, I've realized that you just can't expect visitors to report missing pages. You have to set up some logging method to keep track of 404s. If you have server HTTP logs, you can generate a list of referring pages that led to a 404. Or you can use something like Google Analytics, which is pretty simple to setup on any website and also tells you the page the visitor was trying to reach and where they came from (http://winkpress.zippykidcdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/404_errors.png). On our library website, I also took this one step further by creating a 404 page that uses the visitor's intended page URL as the query for a Google Custom Search so they get instant suggestions about what they might have been looking for. I've posted about how to make this work in WordPress at http://blogs.longwood.edu/librarywerx/2012/09/14/adding-google-custom-search-to-your-wordpress-blog/ . ________________________________ Chris Harper Library Information Systems Specialist Longwood University 434.395.2438 From: Anne Slaughter [mailto:aslaughter at OPPL.ORG] Sent: Thursday, November 08, 2012 4:09 PM Subject: Re: library 404 pages We decided to experiment with the form to see if we'd get any feedback from it and well... we started using it a couple months ago and no one has submitted it yet. We were hoping it might at least prompt someone to say "I was trying to find the [booklist that's no longer posted]" or anything that might indicate a pattern, but so far no takers. Anne Anne Slaughter, Virtual Services Manager Oak Park Public Library | 834 Lake Street | Oak Park, IL 60301 aslaughter at oppl.org | p 708.452.3454 | f 708.697.6917 oppl.org | Facebook | Twitter | App On Thu, Nov 8, 2012 at 3:00 PM, Nina Mchale > wrote: Anne, Do y'all find that patrons really do report errors? And do they understand what causes broken links enough to accurately report what happened? Thanks! Nina On Thu, Nov 8, 2012 at 1:51 PM, Anne Slaughter > wrote: Here's ours: http://oppl.org/oh-no Anne Anne Slaughter, Virtual Services Manager Oak Park Public Library | 834 Lake Street | Oak Park, IL 60301 aslaughter at oppl.org | p 708.452.3454 | f 708.697.6917 oppl.org | Facebook | Twitter | App On Thu, Nov 8, 2012 at 2:36 PM, Nina Mchale > wrote: LOL, I put, "You broke it!" on our intranet site's 404 page at my last job, and the techie humor was NOT appreciated. :D No one seemed to get past that line to see the following one, which read, "Just kidding! This is what really happened..." Nina On Thu, Nov 8, 2012 at 1:31 PM, wylie ackerman > wrote: Not specific to libraries, but last year Slashdot had a story on creative 404 pages: http://idle.slashdot.org/story/11/06/28/1558220/30-creative-404-error-pages. I kind of like Blizzard's -http://us.blizzard.com/foo Wylie Ackerman eServices Manager Deschutes Public Library (541) 312-1042 http://www.deschuteslibrary.org Know More. From: Web technologies in libraries [mailto:WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Nina Mchale Sent: Thursday, November 08, 2012 11:36 AM To: WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: Re: [WEB4LIB] library 404 pages Here's a funny one from UVA: http://www.lib.virginia.edu/libraries/ Nina On Thu, Nov 8, 2012 at 12:22 PM, Roy Tennant > wrote: I'm still rather proud of this 404 page I created for the Digital Library SunSITE at UC Berkeley back in the 1990s: Roy On Thu, Nov 8, 2012 at 11:03 AM, Nina Mchale > wrote: Hey, all, What's on your 404 page for your library's site? I'm shooting for lighthearted, even funny, but most importantly helpful--i.e., including options to get help from librarians and staff. 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Source and Full Text Available Via [ http://alternative-educate.blogspot.com/2012/11/moocs-and-accreditation-focus-on.html ] Gerry McKiernan Associate Professor and Science and Technology Librarian Iowa State University 152 Parks Library Ames IA 50011 http://alternative-educate.blogspot.com/ ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-11-09 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From listuser at CHILLCO.COM Fri Nov 9 11:53:45 2012 From: listuser at CHILLCO.COM (Cary Gordon) Date: Fri, 9 Nov 2012 08:53:45 -0800 Subject: library 404 pages In-Reply-To: <10DF23AA3601234EB99B24225182B67C22994D4BAC@terrier.longwood.edu> Message-ID: FWIW, Drupal has a Search 404 module that does a search based not eh URL. It is very popular ? in the top 100 modules. We don't use it, but your mileage may differ. Cary On Fri, Nov 9, 2012 at 5:50 AM, Harper, Christopher wrote: > Going off of what Anne said, I?ve realized that you just can?t expect > visitors to report missing pages. You have to set up some logging method to > keep track of 404s. If you have server HTTP logs, you can generate a list > of referring pages that led to a 404. Or you can use something like Google > Analytics, which is pretty simple to setup on any website and also tells you > the page the visitor was trying to reach and where they came from > (http://winkpress.zippykidcdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/404_errors.png). > > > > On our library website, I also took this one step further by creating a 404 > page that uses the visitor?s intended page URL as the query for a Google > Custom Search so they get instant suggestions about what they might have > been looking for. I?ve posted about how to make this work in WordPress at > http://blogs.longwood.edu/librarywerx/2012/09/14/adding-google-custom-search-to-your-wordpress-blog/ > . > > > > ________________________________ > > Chris Harper > Library Information Systems Specialist > Longwood University > 434.395.2438 > > > > From: Anne Slaughter [mailto:aslaughter at OPPL.ORG] > Sent: Thursday, November 08, 2012 4:09 PM > Subject: Re: library 404 pages > > > > We decided to experiment with the form to see if we'd get any feedback from > it and well... we started using it a couple months ago and no one has > submitted it yet. We were hoping it might at least prompt someone to say "I > was trying to find the [booklist that's no longer posted]" or anything that > might indicate a pattern, but so far no takers. > > > > > Anne > > > > Anne Slaughter, Virtual Services Manager > > Oak Park Public Library | 834 Lake Street | Oak Park, IL 60301 > aslaughter at oppl.org | p 708.452.3454 | f 708.697.6917 > > oppl.org | Facebook | Twitter | App > > > > On Thu, Nov 8, 2012 at 3:00 PM, Nina Mchale > wrote: > > Anne, > > > > Do y'all find that patrons really do report errors? And do they understand > what causes broken links enough to accurately report what happened? > > Thanks! > > Nina > > > > On Thu, Nov 8, 2012 at 1:51 PM, Anne Slaughter wrote: > > Here's ours: http://oppl.org/oh-no > > > > > Anne > > > > Anne Slaughter, Virtual Services Manager > > Oak Park Public Library | 834 Lake Street | Oak Park, IL 60301 > aslaughter at oppl.org | p 708.452.3454 | f 708.697.6917 > > oppl.org | Facebook | Twitter | App > > > > On Thu, Nov 8, 2012 at 2:36 PM, Nina Mchale > wrote: > > LOL, I put, "You broke it!" on our intranet site's 404 page at my last job, > and the techie humor was NOT appreciated. :D No one seemed to get past that > line to see the following one, which read, "Just kidding! This is what > really happened..." > > Nina > > > > On Thu, Nov 8, 2012 at 1:31 PM, wylie ackerman > wrote: > > Not specific to libraries, but last year Slashdot had a story on creative > 404 pages: > http://idle.slashdot.org/story/11/06/28/1558220/30-creative-404-error-pages. > I kind of like Blizzard?s -http://us.blizzard.com/foo > > > > > > Wylie Ackerman > > eServices Manager > > Deschutes Public Library > > (541) 312-1042 > > http://www.deschuteslibrary.org > > > > Know More. > > > > From: Web technologies in libraries [mailto:WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On > Behalf Of Nina Mchale > Sent: Thursday, November 08, 2012 11:36 AM > To: WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU > Subject: Re: [WEB4LIB] library 404 pages > > > > Here's a funny one from UVA: > > > > http://www.lib.virginia.edu/libraries/ > > > > Nina > > On Thu, Nov 8, 2012 at 12:22 PM, Roy Tennant wrote: > > I'm still rather proud of this 404 page I created for the Digital Library > SunSITE at UC Berkeley back in the 1990s: > > > > > > > > Roy > > > > On Thu, Nov 8, 2012 at 11:03 AM, Nina Mchale > wrote: > > Hey, all, > > > > What's on your 404 page for your library's site? > > > > I'm shooting for lighthearted, even funny, but most importantly > helpful--i.e., including options to get help from librarians and staff. > > > > TIA, > > > > Nina > > Nina McHale, MA/MSLS > ninermac.net > Facebook & Twitter: @ninermac > > ============================ > > To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib > > Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ > > 2012-11-08 > > > > ============================ > > To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib > > Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ > > 2012-11-08 > > > > > > -- > Nina > > Nina McHale, MA/MSLS > ninermac.net > Facebook & Twitter: @ninermac > > ============================ > > To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib > > Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ > > 2012-11-08 > > ============================ > > To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib > > Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ > > 2012-11-08 > > > > > > -- > Nina > > Nina McHale, MA/MSLS > ninermac.net > Facebook & Twitter: @ninermac > > ============================ > > To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib > > Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ > > 2012-11-08 > > > > ============================ > > To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib > > Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ > > 2012-11-08 > > > > > > -- > Nina > > Nina McHale, MA/MSLS > ninermac.net > Facebook & Twitter: @ninermac > > ============================ > > To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib > > Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ > > 2012-11-08 > > > > ============================ > > To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib > > Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ > > 2012-11-08 > > ============================ > > To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib > > Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ > > 2012-11-09 -- Cary Gordon The Cherry Hill Company http://chillco.com ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-11-09 From gerrymck at IASTATE.EDU Sun Nov 11 14:06:41 2012 From: gerrymck at IASTATE.EDU (McKiernan, Gerard [LIB]) Date: Sun, 11 Nov 2012 19:06:41 +0000 Subject: Ref Notes > New Postings > November 11 2012 In-Reply-To: <31F366253C635746A73718A84BF5F9A811B1E49E@ITSDAG5A.its.iastate.edu> Message-ID: *** Spoiler Alert > Possible Duplicate Posting *** Colleagues/ New additions to my Ref Notes blog > CIL > Counting on COUNTER: The Current State of E-Resource Usage Data in Libraries http://ref-notes.blogspot.com/2012/11/cil-counting-on-counter-current-state.html > Environmental Sciences: In-Depth Resources with Social Media Links http://ref-notes.blogspot.com/2012/11/environmental-sciences-in-depth.html > SciVerse Hub LibGuide http://ref-notes.blogspot.com/2012/11/sciverse-hub-libguide.html Enjoy ! /Gerry Gerry McKiernan Associate Professor and Science and Technology Librarian Iowa State University 152 Parks Library Ames IA 50011 http://ref-notes.blogspot.com/ ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-11-11 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Along with DSpace, Koha & Drupal the CD also contains following server related software preinstalled and pre configured such as :Apache2 Web Server, OpenSSH Server, VSFTP Server, MySQL Server, PostGreSQL Server, Dovecot/Exim4 Mail Server, SquirrelMail Web Mail Client and Minimum desktop environment. To input multilingual data in DSpace/Koha, IBUS input method is also installed on the CD. Teamviewer 7 is pre installed to share desktop, Abiword for editing/reading word documents, gnumeric for using spread sheets, vim/medit/gedit for text editing and epdfview for reading PDF files. Openoffice/Libreoffice and multimedia related softwaer are excluded from the CD and these can easily be installed by running ?System Tools-Synaptic Package Manager?. If the synaptic ?reload? does not work try chaning repositories links to http://archives.ubuntu.com/ ubuntu instead of http://in.archives.ubuntu.com/ ubuntu and then search and install any other application. LUbuntu operating system (Lightweight Operating System) is chosen considering requirements from libraries where libraries have low configuration desktops in their libraries but still wish to initiate their library web sites, complete library automation as well as wish to create digital libraries. Please follow proper installation steps to install livecd if you wish to have dual boot i.e. windows as well as linux installation on your machines. If you are installing livecd on a machine which is running under proxy and if you are unable to browse Internet then on every boot you will have to manually set current date and time. To set current date and time manually run the following command on every boot to set systems current date and time. root at localhost:date -s "09 NOV 2012 03:35:00" We would greatly appreciate your valuable feedback. Please write to dlrg at drtc.isibang.ac.in ; ard at drtc.isibang.ac.in ; sunitabarve at gmail.com for any comments/suggestions. 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IMHO: The Guardian review is Most Impressive > Numerous comments /Gerry Digital Pedagogy, Play, and Mass Collaboration > November 12 2012 > 1:30 - 3:00 PM http://alternative-educate.blogspot.com/2012/11/digital-pedagogy-play-and-mass.html A Dot-Com Entrepreneur's Wild Ambition: Drive Education Costs to Zero http://alternative-educate.blogspot.com/2012/11/a-dot-com-entrepreneurs-wild-ambition.html Guardian > Do Online Courses Spell the End for the Traditional University ? http://alternative-educate.blogspot.com/2012/11/guardian-do-online-courses-spell-end.html MOOCs, Distance Education, and Copyright: Two Wrong Questions to Ask http://alternative-educate.blogspot.com/2012/11/moocs-distance-education-and-copyright.html Enjoy ! 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Visit the VT HR site for full position descriptions and to apply to be considered: http://www.hr.vt.edu/employment/ Research Data Librarian (posting # 0122514) Research Environments Librarian (posting # 0122513) Web Developer (posting # 0122515) In the past year, we have hired several related positions to support eResearch programs and digital research and scholarship services: Digital Technology Development Librarian (2) Software Engineer Repositories Librarian eResearch Projects Coordinator Systems Administrator College Librarian for Humanities and Digital Humanities Associate Dean, Research and Informatics Review of applications will begin as received and continue until the position is filled. The application package needs to include a resume, cover letter addressing the candidate's experience with the responsibilities associated with the position, and the required and preferred qualifications, names of three (3) references and their contact information. 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URL: From waltcrawford at GMAIL.COM Mon Nov 12 16:10:05 2012 From: waltcrawford at GMAIL.COM (Walt Crawford) Date: Mon, 12 Nov 2012 13:10:05 -0800 Subject: Cites & Insights 12:12 (December 2012) available Message-ID: Cites & Insights 12:12 (December 2012) is now available for downloading at http://citesandinsights.info/civ12i12.pdf The print-oriented PDF is 38 pages long. A single-column 6x9" PDF designed for online reading is also available at http://citesandinsights.info/civ12i12on.pdf. That version is 73 pages long. Both versions include bookmarks for all sections and subsections, one reason they're fairly large. The issue includes the following (also available as HTML separates from the essay titles or at http://citesandinsights.info): Policy: The Rapid Rout of RWA (pp. 1-25) A comedy in four acts over seven weeks, from AAP/PSP's endorsement of HR3699, the Research Works Act, on January 5, 2012, to Elsevier's withdrawal of its support for RWA (which mysteriously caused the near-instantaneous death of the bill, introduced as it had been by wholly independent Congresspeople) on February 7, 2012. It's a story that I believe and hope will resonate with scientists and others... And it's not directly related to the other essay, but some might see connections: Libraries: Walking Away: Courage and Acquisitions (pp. 25-38) A much more recent story and one that's not over yet, involving a small university librarian standing up and saying "We can't take it any longer" and, with the help of her faculty, not taking it. Oh, and of public relations people who don't believe in relating to the public. Where the first story involves the largest for-profit publisher in science, technology and medical journals, this one involves a putatively nonprofit publisher, that is, a scholarly society that just happens to take in one heck of a lot of money from its publications. The story also involves the question of whether librarians are ever allowed to be people--and at what point implicit sexism and ageism enter into play. ------------------------------------ This marks the end of Volume 12. The index for Volume 12 is value-added material (such as it is) and, as such, will only appear in the printed paperback edition of Cites & Insights 12 (2012)--which will be announced when it's available. ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-11-12 From Luigi.Siciliano at UNIBZ.IT Tue Nov 13 11:14:22 2012 From: Luigi.Siciliano at UNIBZ.IT (Siciliano Luigi) Date: Tue, 13 Nov 2012 16:14:22 +0000 Subject: Omeka Message-ID: Here at the Library of the Free University of Bolzano-Bozen, in northern Italy, we plan to use Omeka to publish pictures and descriptions of the items stored at the so called Didactic workshop of the Faculty of the Education of our University. These items are mainly toys and support materials for teachers working in kindergarten/primary/middle schools. The prototype we are working on is available here: http://www.unibz.it/lernwerkstatt Most metadata values are in german right now, but I guess you can have a general idea anyway. We found so far that Omeka is very easy to learn and to use: that was for us really important. Best regards, Luigi Dott. Luigi Siciliano Online Services & Resources Library of the Free University of Bozen - Bolzano Universit?tsplatz 1 - piazza Universit?, 1 I - 39100 - Bozen / Bolzano Tel. +39 0471 012 331 Fax +39 0471 012 309 E-Mail: luigi.siciliano at unibz.it www.unibz.it/library From: Metz, Edward [mailto:Edward.Metz at FEMA.DHS.GOV] Sent: 01 November 2012 17:31 Subject: Omeka I would just briefly point out the hosted version of Omeka if you have not already looked at it : omeka.net. It has the one-size-fits-all shortcomings that others have already described but if this is your first foray into online exhibits it offers an easy and scalable entry. Something you can experiment with at no (or little) cost. I use it for a non-work site http://fire.omeka.net/ that I make some time for. You can see other hosted examples here: http://info.omeka.net/showcase/ Good luck, Ed __________________________ Edward Metz Head Librarian, USFA Library Prevention and Information Branch USFA/FEMA/DHS 16825 South Seton Ave, Emmitsburg MD 21727-8420 Phone: 301-447-1046 BB: 301-938-5158 edward.metz at fema.dhs.gov Library Website: http://www.lrc.fema.gov/index.html USFA Library - Working to Bring Knowledge to Practice Follow USFA at twitter.com/usfire From: Web technologies in libraries [mailto:WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Christa E. Van Herreweghe Sent: Wednesday, October 31, 2012 3:56 PM To: WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: [WEB4LIB] Omeka Just wondering if anyone is using this and what you think of it. A colleague is considering Omeka and asked me if I knew anything about it. Since I don't, I thought it would be good to ask all the smart people I know. http://omeka.org Omeka is a free, flexible, and open source web-publishing platform for the display of library, museum, archives, and scholarly collections and exhibitions. Thanks, Christa Van Herreweghe Assistant Director/IT Librarian University City Public Library www.ucpl.lib.mo.us ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-10-31 ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-11-01 ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-11-13 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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In what leaders describe as a pilot project, the group will consider five to 10 massive open online courses, or MOOC's, offered through Coursera for possible inclusion in the council's College Credit Recommendation Service. That service has been around since the 1970s and focuses on certifying training courses, offered outside of traditional colleges, for which students might want college credit. [snip] [more] Source, Full Text, and Related Coverage Available Via [ http://alternative-educate.blogspot.com/2012/11/che-american-council-on-education-may.html ] Gerry McKiernan Associate Professor and Science and Technology Librarian Iowa State University 152 Parks Library Ames IA 50011 http://alternative-educate.blogspot.com/ ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-11-14 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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(OAI-PMH) Patrice Le mercredi 14 novembre 2012, PAYEL BISWAS a ?crit : > Dear Sir, > > Please suggest me which OA software is most suitable for build up a knowledge management portal for a institution. > > Need a details. > > Payel Biswas > > > ============================ > > To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib > > Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ > > 2012-11-14 -- --------------- http://be.linkedin.com/in/patricechalon http://www.viadeo.com/fr/profile/patrice.chalon ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-11-15 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dipalibiswas.pia at GMAIL.COM Thu Nov 15 04:18:45 2012 From: dipalibiswas.pia at GMAIL.COM (PAYEL BISWAS) Date: Thu, 15 Nov 2012 14:48:45 +0530 Subject: Knowledge Management Software In-Reply-To: Message-ID: Thanks for mail. Here is a learning resource centre for transportation of India, want to bulid a KM portal for institution - cum database centre for ths LRC including all information about institution. On Thu, Nov 15, 2012 at 1:55 PM, Patrice Chalon wrote: > Hello, > > Could you give more information about your project? > > OA = open access? > KM portal for institution = institutional repository? 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URL: From jfelts at COASTAL.EDU Thu Nov 15 09:47:24 2012 From: jfelts at COASTAL.EDU (John Felts) Date: Thu, 15 Nov 2012 09:47:24 -0500 Subject: Job Announcement: Electronic Resources and Government Documents Librarian Message-ID: Assistant/Associate Librarian - Electronic Resources and Government Documents Librarian Kimbel Library at Coastal Carolina University seeks a creative, innovative, service-oriented librarian to manage the library's electronic resources and related products used to manage electronic resources throughout their life cycle including evaluation, setup, implementation, and troubleshooting. Reporting to the Head of Library Technology and Systems, this twelve month, tenure-track position at either the assistant or associate level will coordinate the acquisition, evaluation, and maintenance of electronic resources, assess the effectiveness of electronic resources and identify ways to make access more effective and efficient. The successful candidate will solicit, maintain, and disseminate usage statistics for all licensed online resources, will be responsible for resolving all resource access problems. This position will manage and improve access to the library's small federal and state depository library collection and will act as liaison to state and federal reporting agencies. This position is expected to negotiate license agreements and contracts and describe and maintain access points to facilitate discovery of the library's electronic resources and government documents including development and maintenance of library web pages and online resource portals for electronic resources, including database descriptions, links, text and other information to ensure consistent access points and branding across the library's collection. The successful candidate will also develop and maintain services for archiving and providing perpetual access to electronic resources and will identify emerging trends and technologies in electronic resource acquisitions and management that have the potential for new and innovative library services. Required Qualifications: MLS degree or equivalent from an ALA accredited institution; demonstrated experience managing electronic resources including evaluation, setup, implementation, and troubleshooting; demonstrated knowledge of current and emerging technologies as they relate to electronic resource management; demonstrated experience working with integrated library systems, preferably III; strong analytical and problem-solving skills; excellent written and oral communication skills and interpersonal skills; strong computer skills including demonstrated competence with Microsoft Office; ability and interest in fulfilling tenure and promotion requirements for job performance, scholarship, professional development, and service. Preferred Qualifications: 2-3 years of demonstrated experience managing electronic resource collections in an academic library; experience working with various electronic resources, licensing, packages, platforms, administrative interfaces, aggregators, and vendors; some knowledge of HTML, CSS, or related technologies. Coastal Carolina University, a public liberal arts institution located just nine miles from the Atlantic coast resort of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, enrolls more than 9,000 students from 48 states and 39 nations. The University is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award the baccalaureate and master's degrees. Candidates should submit electronically a letter of application, a current CV, copies of transcripts; and names and addresses, postal and email, of three current references at: http://jobs.coastal.edu. Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until position is filled. Official transcripts for required degrees must be received prior to any offer of employment. Coastal Carolina University is building a culturally diverse faculty and strongly encourages applications from women and minority candidates. CCU is an EO/AA employer. ________________________________ John Felts Head of Library Technology and Systems Kimbel Library Coastal Carolina University P.O. Box 261954, Conway, SC 29528 843-349-5040 ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-11-15 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From gerrymck at IASTATE.EDU Thu Nov 15 19:15:21 2012 From: gerrymck at IASTATE.EDU (McKiernan, Gerard [LIB]) Date: Fri, 16 Nov 2012 00:15:21 +0000 Subject: Semester Online > A Response To MOOCs ? In-Reply-To: <31F366253C635746A73718A84BF5F9A811B22378@ITSDAG5A.its.iastate.edu> Message-ID: *** Spoiler Alert > Possible Duplicate Posting *** Colleagues/ Semester Online > A Response To MOOCs ? /Gerry Semester Online is the first-of-its-kind program to offer rigorous, online, for-credit undergraduate courses through a consortium of top-tier colleges and universities. The program will be delivered through a virtual classroom environment and interactive platform developed by 2U, formerly known as 2tor. Semester Online courses will feature primarily the same faculty and curricula as their brick-and-mortar counterparts. Students will experience a state-of-the-art virtual classroom, including live class sessions that connect students and renowned professors; compelling, richly produced, self-paced course materials; and a strong social network that allows students to collaborate and build relationships online. Students will have the chance to take advantage of unique course offerings from some of the most prestigious institutions in the country, courses they would not otherwise have access to. They will be able to work, travel, participate in off-campus research programs or manage personal commitments that in the past would have meant putting their studies on hold. Beginning in the fall of 2013, Semester Online will be available to academically qualified students attending consortium schools as well as other top schools across the country. Source and Links To News Coverage Available Via [ http://alternative-educate.blogspot.com/2012/11/semester-online_15.html ] Gerry McKiernan Associate Professor and Science and Technology Librarian Iowa State University 152 Parks Library Ames IA 50011 http://alternative-educate.blogspot.com/ ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-11-15 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From bohyun.kim.ois at GMAIL.COM Fri Nov 16 09:31:50 2012 From: bohyun.kim.ois at GMAIL.COM (Bohyun Kim) Date: Fri, 16 Nov 2012 09:31:50 -0500 Subject: Call for Virtual Participation: LITA Mobile Computing IG meeting Message-ID: (Apologies for cross-posting!) Call for Virtual Participation: LITA Mobile Computing IG meeting Date & Time: 1 week prior to ALA Mid-Winter Meeting Location: Virtual/Online ***This meeting is virtual and held one week prior to Mid-Winter -Physical attendance IS NOT required.*** The LITA Mobile Computing IG seeks 4-5 short presentations (15 minutes) on mobile computing for the upcoming ALA Mid-Winter Conference in Seattle, WA. This conference is virtual and held one week prior to Mid-Winter - physical attendance IS NOT required. The LITA MCIG is also seeking the suggestions for discussion topics, things you have been working on, plan to work, or want to work on in terms of mobile computing. All suggestions and presentation topics are welcome and will be given consideration for presentation and discussion. Feel free to email Kevin Lau (klau at gsd.harvard.edu) or Evviva Weinraub ( evviva.weinraub at oregonstate.edu) and/or post your topic at ALA Connect: http://connect.ala.org/node/191467 -- Bohyun Kim http://bohyunkim.net ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-11-16 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From peterson at AMIGOS.ORG Fri Nov 16 11:13:47 2012 From: peterson at AMIGOS.ORG (Christine Peterson) Date: Fri, 16 Nov 2012 16:13:47 +0000 Subject: CFP: HTML5 and CSS3: Ready for Prime Time? Online Conference Message-ID: Topic: HTML5 and CSS3 Deadline for Proposals: December 14, 2012 Conference Date: February 8, 2013 Location: Online Form for Call for Proposals HTML5 and CSS3 are two major web development standards today. Both have moved web authors into the present with options for incorporating more semantic elements, easier audio/video inclusion, APIs, and an ever increasing formatting feature set. But how well supported are they today? Is it practical to use these standards with the browsers available today? Are there ways to incorporate parts of these standards or do web pages have to incorporate the entire standard? What are the "gotchas?" This is the focus of Amigos' February 8, 2013 online conference. We are looking for web developers that deal with library websites and have, either successfully or unsuccessfully, started incorporating HTML5 and/or CSS3 functionality. We're searching for practical stories of what worked, what didn't, and what you learned along the way. Do you use an HTML5/CSS3-compliant content management system? Or try to? Have you incorporated multimedia using HTML5? Are you using media queries? Have you started using more advanced selectors? We want to hear about everything related to HTML5 and CSS3. The online conference will be held Friday, February 8th, 2013. We are looking for 45-minute sessions throughout the day. If you are interested, complete and submit our "Call for Proposals" form and we'll be in touch. If you know someone that might be interested, please forward this invitation to them. We are looking for anyone who does web development, even indirectly, on your library's website - whether they are library employees or not. All presenters will be comped for the conference! The deadline for submitting proposals will be Friday, December 14, 2012. FYI - We are fortunate to have Christopher Schmitt as our keynoter. Well-known for his work with the Web Standards Project , he heads the new media company and web design company called HeatVision.com and is the author of several books on standards-based web design. If you have questions, please contact Christine Peterson, 800-843-8482 x2891. Christine Peterson Continuing Education Librarian Amigos Library Services, Inc. 800-843-8482 x2891 www.amigos.org peterson at amigos.org [1297714770_facebook][1297714782_rss] ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-11-16 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From gerrymck at IASTATE.EDU Fri Nov 16 12:24:12 2012 From: gerrymck at IASTATE.EDU (McKiernan, Gerard [LIB]) Date: Fri, 16 Nov 2012 17:24:12 +0000 Subject: Gates Foundation MOOC Grants In-Reply-To: <31F366253C635746A73718A84BF5F9A811B22C62@ITSDAG5A.its.iastate.edu> Message-ID: *** Spoiler Alert > Possible Duplicate Posting *** Colleagues/ MOOCs > Not Just For Science Any More ... /Gerry The Gates Foundation has made a number of strategic investments in a range of postsecondary areas, and these investments complement several existing work streams. Though Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) have much to prove, the foundation is interested in their potential to make content and learning more accessible and affordable at web scale?at least for some students and some types of content. [snip] On November 13th 2012, the foundation awarded 12 grants, totaling more than $3 million, in new investments in MOOCs. These grants include: * $895,484 to the American Council on Education to test the viability of MOOCs for college transfer credit and to establish a Presidents Innovation Lab to explore new business models in higher education * $268,920 to the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities to explore the viability of a consortium of two- and four-year colleges to collaborate on digital courseware development and usage, including MOOCs * $1,440,900 to Ithaka S+R to monitor, assess, and document lessons learned from the implementations of a range of MOOCs and MOOC platforms in partnership with the University of Maryland System * $550,000 in total to the following institutions ($50,000 per MOOC) to develop introductory and remedial level MOOCs. These institutions are winners selected from a Request for Proposals released in September (technology platform partner noted in parentheses): * Cuyahoga Community College to develop a Developmental Math MOOC (Blackboard) * Duke University to develop an English Composition I MOOC (Coursera) * Georgia Institute of Technology to develop three MOOCs: Psychology, English Composition I, and Physics (Coursera) * Michigan State University to develop a Foundations of Science MOOC (Desire2Learn) * Mt. San Jacinto College to develop a Developmental Writing MOOC (Coursera) * The Ohio State University to develop an English Composition II MOOC (Coursera) * University of Washington to develop a Political Science MOOC (Coursera) * University of Wisconsin ? La Crosse [www.uwlax.edu] to develop an Algebra MOOC (Desire2Learn) * Wake Technical Community College to develop a Developmental Math MOOC (Udacity) The foundation also announced a pool of approximately $250,000 in research funds on November 12th that will be allocated in the coming months. Among the questions that will be addressed are: * For which students, disciplines, types of knowledge, and contexts are MOOCs more/less effective? * Which components drive impact for non-self-directed learners and what additional supports need to be added online or face-to-face? * What data captured from MOOCs is most informative and how might such data be best used for the advancement of learning? [snip] Source and Full Text Available At [ http://www.gatesfoundation.org/postsecondaryeducation/pages/massive-open-online-courses.aspx ] Gerry McKiernan Associate Professor and Science and technology Librarian Iowa State University 152 Parks Library Ames IA 50011 http://alternative-educate.blogspot.com/ ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-11-16 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From gerrymck at IASTATE.EDU Fri Nov 16 15:36:04 2012 From: gerrymck at IASTATE.EDU (McKiernan, Gerard [LIB]) Date: Fri, 16 Nov 2012 20:36:04 +0000 Subject: Automated Deposit of Researcher Publications Into Repositories ? In-Reply-To: <31F366253C635746A73718A84BF5F9A811B22FF3@ITSDAG5A.its.iastate.edu> Message-ID: *** Spoiler Alert > Possible Duplicate Posting *** Colleagues/ This Week's BrainStorm ... Are you aware of any effort in which metadata and the full text (and/orlink) of e-journal articles (and/or other digital publications) are automatically harvested and "deposited" within a local *institutional* (and/or subject) repository ? It has occurred to me that the automation of publication deposition could quickly populate such repositories. As a number of publishers allow for deposit of a post-print the question of copyright could / might / should / would not be an issue [?] Reactions ? / Thoughts / Etc. Please submit as comment on the blog posting and this list [ http://scholarship20.blogspot.com/2012/11/automated-deposit-of-researcher.html ] Thanks ! /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/ 2012-11-16 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From Wilfred.Drew.ctr at RL.AF.MIL Mon Nov 19 08:22:10 2012 From: Wilfred.Drew.ctr at RL.AF.MIL (Drew, Wilfred E CTR USAF AFMC AFRL/RIOI) Date: Mon, 19 Nov 2012 08:22:10 -0500 Subject: Definitions of grid computing and cloud computing? Message-ID: Can someone provide me with a web source that provides a clear definition of grid computing and cloud computing? I looked at Wikipedia and the page for grid computing looks like it has all sorts of problems. __________________________________________ //SIGNED// Wilfred (Bill) Drew Croop-LaFrance, Inc. Technical Librarian AFMC/AFRL/RIOIL Tech Library: http://go.usa.gov/YVQB Rome Research Site Phone: (315) 330-7608 Email: Wilfred.Drew.ctr at RL.af.mil My milBook: http://go.usa.gov/YVQe "Google can bring you back 100000 answers, a librarian can bring you back the right one." -- Neil Gaiman ______________________________________ The views expressed in this email are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of Croop-LaFrance, the Air Force, the Department of Defense, or the U.S. Government. ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-11-19 -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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Technical Librarian AFMC/AFRL/RIOIL Tech Library: http://go.usa.gov/YVQB Rome Research Site Phone: (315) 330-7608 Email: Wilfred.Drew.ctr at RL.af.mil My milBook: http://go.usa.gov/YVQe "Google can bring you back 100000 answers, a librarian can bring you back the right one." -- Neil Gaiman ______________________________________ The views expressed in this email are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of Croop-LaFrance, the Air Force, the Department of Defense, or the U.S. Government. ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-11-19 ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-11-19 ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-11-19 -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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Peter On Nov 19, 2012, at 8:53 AM, David Whelan wrote: > > I think NIST's cloud definition is quite clear although technical. http://csrc.nist.gov/publications/nistpubs/800-145/SP800-145.pdf It's certainly missing most of the marketing bafflegab associated with all things cloud. > > David. > > On Mon, Nov 19, 2012 at 8:22 AM, Drew, Wilfred E CTR USAF AFMC AFRL/RIOI wrote: >> Can someone provide me with a web source that provides a clear definition of >> grid computing and cloud computing? I looked at Wikipedia and the page >> for grid computing looks like it has all sorts of problems. -- Peter Murray Assistant Director, Technology Services Development LYRASIS Peter.Murray at lyrasis.org +1 678-235-2955 1438 West Peachtree Street NW Suite 200 Atlanta, GA 30309 Toll Free: 800.999.8558 Fax: 404.892.7879 www.lyrasis.org LYRASIS: Great Libraries. Strong Communities. 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While there has been a lot of work in this area, the ever changing nature of digital formats realistically means the problem will never be "solved". This first SCAPE training course will give you the knowledge and experience to confidently choose file formation identification and characterisation tools, which have been developed or extended during the SCAPE project. As well as introducing you to a range of tools and their capabilities, you will learn about integrating tools into your own scalable systems and workflows, drawing on the expertise of the SCAPE trainers. With more businesses and organisations actively deploying preservation services, there is a critical need for more knowledge to be shared, and services to be developed in order to inform of change. Panels and open discussion sessions will provide a valuable space for voices to discuss the latest preservation services to monitor change. Learning outcomes (by the end of the training event, attendees will be able to): ? Distinguish between different file types and identify the requirements for characterising each of them. ? Carry out a number of identification, characterisation, and duplication detection experiments on example files. ? Critically evaluate characterisation and identification tools and assess their advantages and disadvantages when used in different scenarios. ? Compare and contrast the differences in running characterisation and identification tools both stand-alone and within workflows. ? Envisage a system that combines workflows with identification, characterisation and validation tools to suit a variety of scenarios. ? Conduct an in-depth analysis of large volumes of identification and characterisation data and find representative sample records suitable for preservation planning experiments. Agenda The agenda can be seen here: http://www.scape-project.eu/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/SCAPE_Guimaraes_Agenda_1.0.pdf. Who should attend? Digital preservation practitioners; digital librarians and archivists, digital curators, repository managers, or anyone with a responsibility to manage digital collections. Developers who actively deploy such systems are also encouraged to attend. Registration Please register at: http://scape-guimaraes.eventbrite.co.uk. The cost for the two days is ?100. Morning and afternoon coffee breaks and lunch will be provided and are included in the registration fee. *Please ensure you bring your laptop with you so you can participate in the practical exercises.* Registration will close on 29 November. Venue, travel and accommodation information The event will be held at the Archaeological Museum of the Martins Sarmento Society, (Museu Arqueol?gico Martins Sarmento) which is one of the country?s oldest institutions dedicated to the study and preservation of archaeological artifacts. The museum holds important collections on the pre-Roman Castreja culture as well as other archaeological items, sections on ancient sculpture, Latin inscriptions, pre- and proto-historic pieces and coins. Information about travelling to Guimar?es, where to stay and what to see can be found on the SCAPE website: http://www.scape-project.eu/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/SCAPE_WhitePaper_how-to-get-to-gmr_V0-31.pdf. About the SCAPE Project To find out more visit: http://www.scape-project.eu/. Kind Regards, Rebecca McGuinness ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-11-20 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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The selected candidate will take a lead role in the search and discovery of Library information resources, managing, supporting and taking to the next level the Library's core suite of Ex Libris applications including Primo, MetaLib and SFX. The Digital/Library Applications Technical Librarian has overall responsibility for researching, evaluating, selecting, implementing and supporting technologies shaping the Sandia Library, working with Sandia Library staff, Library IS Support and Library customers in order to identify, analyze and address Library technology needs and future direction. The Librarian will provide vision and leadership to the Library's technology needs and future and will be self-directed and independently motivated. Professional librarians afforded the opportunity to work at Sandia will be actively engaged in the development of meeting the needs of Sandia's researchers and management through the deliberate use and deployment of technology as a research and reporting tool. Required Masters in Library and Information Science from an ALA accredited school, plus two or more years of experience. Knowledge of and/or experience with all aspects of Library Science - including acquisitions, cataloging and metadata control, collection management, document-delivery, electronic resources and reference. A strong focus in digital librarianship and library applications is required as is a keen interest and desire to work with the often dynamic and changing special library environment. Experience with library systems and applications, web design and usability, metadata and information architecture, as well as some experience with web coding and programming using such languages and tools as PHP, Java/JavaScript, Python, SQL, Perl, XHTML, CSS and a working knowledge of Web 2.0 technologies and SharePoint. Teamwork and leadership capabilities are required, along with strong interpersonal and communication skills. The successful candidate must have the ability to take initiative and to be self directed and motivated. Candidate must be able to demonstrate their project management, analytical, and problem solving skills, with an aptitude for complex and detailed work. Strong service orientation to customers and to co-workers is a must. Ability to acquire a U.S. Department of Energy security clearance is required. U.S. Citizenship normally required. Equal Opportunity Employer. M/F/D/V. Desired Knowledge of and experience administering the SirsiDynix Horizon library automation system and the Ex Libris suite of applications including Primo, MetaLib and SFX. Professional understanding and knowledge of taxonomies, ontologies and content management systems. Understanding of collection management practices related to the scientific, technical and report literature - coursework or degree in the hard sciences or in computer sciences is a plus. Experience with making information access as intuitive as possible for the "do-it-myself" researcher as well as familiarity with information push technologies, such as personalized search is desired. Equal Employment Opportunity Sandia National Laboratories is an Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/D/V. If this position requires a Department of Energy (DOE)-granted security clearance, U.S. citizenship and employee eligibility for clearance processing will be required at the time of hire. If you hold dual citizenship and you accept a job offer for a position that requires a DOE-granted security clearance, you may be asked by DOE to renounce your foreign citizenship and retain only your U.S. citizenship. To Apply Please apply to job posting Technical Librarian (Senior or Principal), job posting 642173 at http://www.sandia.gov/employment/career-opp/index.html or send resume to Donald Guy @ dwguy at sandia.gov Donald W. Guy Manager, Information Management Sandia Technical Library Sandia National Laboratories Dept. 9536, MS 0899 Phone 505.284.2859 Fax 505.844.3143 dwguy at sandia.gov ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-11-20 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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You can read more about it here: http://www.jisc.ac.uk/whatwedo/programmes/inf11/jiscdepo/dura.aspx Implementation details are here: http://www.symplectic.co.uk/news-events/2012/05/16/dura-project-with-mendeley-and-caret/ ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-11-20 From hilton.gibson at GMAIL.COM Wed Nov 21 02:46:21 2012 From: hilton.gibson at GMAIL.COM (Hilton Gibson) Date: Wed, 21 Nov 2012 09:46:21 +0200 Subject: Automated Deposit of Researcher Publications Into Repositories ? In-Reply-To: <1400665870716071.WA.william.gunnmendeley.com@listserv.nd.edu> Message-ID: Well done. Please see: http://wiki.lib.sun.ac.za/index.php/SUNScholar/Audit#Section_6:_Ingest On 21 November 2012 04:14, William Gunn wrote: > Hi Gerry, at Mendeley we are involved in one such effort. Here's the blurb > from JISC: "This project will seek to embed institutional deposit into the > academic workflow of the researcher at almost no cost to the researcher. We > will work with Mendeley and Symplectic to allow researchers to synchronise > their personal research collections with institutional systems at no extra > effort. We expect to significantly increase deposit rates as a result." > > You can read more about it here: > http://www.jisc.ac.uk/whatwedo/programmes/inf11/jiscdepo/dura.aspx > Implementation details are here: > http://www.symplectic.co.uk/news-events/2012/05/16/dura-project-with-mendeley-and-caret/ > > ============================ > > To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib > > Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ > > 2012-11-20 > -- *Hilton Gibson* Systems Administrator JS Gericke Library Room 1025D Stellenbosch University Private Bag X5036 Stellenbosch 7599 South Africa Tel: +27 21 808 4100 | Cell: +27 84 646 4758 http://library.sun.ac.za http://scholar.sun.ac.za http://ar1.sun.ac.za http://aj1.sun.ac.za ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-11-21 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From gerrymck at IASTATE.EDU Wed Nov 21 15:35:26 2012 From: gerrymck at IASTATE.EDU (McKiernan, Gerard [LIB]) Date: Wed, 21 Nov 2012 20:35:26 +0000 Subject: Responses > Automated Deposit of Researcher Publications Into Repositories ? In-Reply-To: <31F366253C635746A73718A84BF5F9A811B268FC@ITSDAG5A.its.iastate.edu> Message-ID: *** Spoiler Alert > Possible Duplicate *** Colleagues/ In response to my recent posting titled > Automated Deposit of Researcher Publications Into Repositories ? < [ http://scholarship20.blogspot.com/2012/11/automated-deposit-of-researcher.html ] I received three responses that are listed and linked below. IMHO > Most Exciting Projects !!! /Gerry > Deposit Strand This project will seek to embed institutional deposit into the academic workflow of the researcher at almost no cost to the researcher. We will work with Mendeley and Symplectic to allow researchers to synchronise their personal research collections with institutional systems at no extra effort. We expect to significantly increase deposit rates as a result. [ http://scholarship20.blogspot.com/2012/11/deposit-strand.html ] Thanks to > William Gunn / Head of Academic Outreach / Mendeley Ltd. Menlo Park, CA > PDF Permssions Google Docs Script YouTube Video A demo of the early development stages of a script that will automate PDF permissions lookup in Sherpa Romeo [ http://scholarship20.blogspot.com/2012/11/pdf-permssions-google-docs-script.html ] Thanks to > Stephen X. Flynn / Emerging Technologies Librarian / The College of Wooster/ Wooster, OH > SUNScholar/Audit > Ingest of Research Digital Assets and Metadata Section 6: Ingest Ingest of research digital assets and metadata must be actively pursued and monitored using automatic and manual methods. [ http://scholarship20.blogspot.com/2012/11/sunscholaraudit-ingest-of-research.html ] Thanks to > Hilton Gibson / Systems Administrator / JS Gericke Library / Room 1025D / Stellenbosch University / Private Bag X5036 / Stellenbosch 7599 / South Africa Enjoy ! 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/ 2012-11-21 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From pfohld at UNCW.EDU Wed Nov 21 16:17:38 2012 From: pfohld at UNCW.EDU (Pfohl, Dan) Date: Wed, 21 Nov 2012 16:17:38 -0500 Subject: Job: Digital Program & Data Management Librarian Message-ID: Randall Library ? UNC Wilmington Digital Program and Data Management Librarian/Lecturer Vacancy #13F048 Position #1427 The William Madison Randall Library at The University of North Carolina Wilmington (UNCW) invites applications for the Digital Program and Data Management Librarian position. UNCW is a member institution of the University of North Carolina, a multi-campus university composed of all 17 of North Carolina's public institutions. UNCW is nationally recognized for its marine sciences teaching and research programs, and for its strengths in arts and sciences, business, education, and nursing. The University is situated on a beautiful arboretum campus located in an historic port city within five miles of the Atlantic Ocean and currently enrolls approximately 13,000 students. DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: Digital program development, data management, training and development, and general library faculty responsibilities constitute the core portfolio. Digital program development: Articulates the vision and develops the supporting roadmap for the Library?s digital program. Facilitates the development of the Library?s overall web-based and digital services programs. Serves as a lead on digital preservation and digital collection projects. Serves as a lead on institutional repository development, including supporting workflow for ingesting items for our IR. Develops a strategy for collecting and providing access to born-digital UNCW documents. Serves as an expert and contact for Library needs for digital archiving (i.e., storing originals of digital content).Serves as a lead and supports projects that collect or highlight UNCW research in digital formats, such as an Undergraduate Research digital collection. Incorporates appropriate design principles, information architectures, coding standards, and emerging technologies into the Library?s various open source web-based systems and projects. Contributes to processes that deliver Library content to external discovery and delivery mechanisms, such as: APIs and RESTful web services, search engine optimization, mobile application development, OAI harvesters, and integration with campus learning management systems and social sites. Maintains knowledge of digital library trends, investigates their application in academic libraries, and helps to develop new web-based and digital services. Data Management: Articulates data and informatics issues, encourages conceptual dialogue regarding data and informatics efforts, and advocates for responsible but open access to data. Develops a strategy for how the Library can support the data management needs of UNCW faculty, working with Public Services librarians and UNCW units to identify needs and market our services. Develops and supports the technical infrastructure for the identified data management solution. Networks with campus data managers supporting research programs, and works to understand their perspectives, practices and culture. Cultivates partnerships with library and non-library organizations sharing a common interest in data stewardship of a particular area of research. Keeps abreast of trends and developments in the area of data science and data curation, and in the area of data consultancy and referral services. Keeps abreast of technologies and systems of data publishing that allow for re-use of data. Acts as lead worker for specific projects and working groups as needed. Training and Development: Trains and works directly with Library staff to help make them more effective content contributors. General Library faculty responsibilities: As a member of the Library?s Systems team, s/he serves on Library and University committees and engages in research assistance, including weekday evening and weekend shifts at the Learning Commons Help Desk, providing individual research assistance in person, by phone, email and chat. This librarian also contributes to planning, implementing and assessing services; and produces creative and scholarly contributions to librarianship. Reports to the Associate University Librarian for Information Technology and Systems. REQUIREMENTS: MLS/MLIS degree from an ALA-accredited program. Demonstrated proficiency with HTML/XHTML/CSS and current trends in web development. Demonstrated skill with PHP and MySQL (or equivalent technologies) and relational databases to create dynamic web applications. Demonstrated experience developing user-centered digital projects. Demonstrated commitment to transformative approaches to the management of digital projects. Demonstrated appreciation of the data challenge (roles and actions for academic libraries).Experience applying or advising on digital preservation and storage best practices. Experience with digital library, institutional repository and/or content management software such as CONTENTdm, DSpace, Drupal, Archon, Archivists' Toolkit. Working knowledge of non-MARC metadata applications. Excellent interpersonal, organizational, oral, and written communication skills and strong service orientation. Knowledge of library policies and statement of mission, goals, and objectives. Knowledge and experience with Microsoft Office applications. SALARY & BENEFITS: Salary commensurate with labor market for this position. 11-month contract with faculty status (lecturer, non?tenure track). Generous benefits package, including 22 days of vacation. To apply, please complete the online application process available on the Web at http://consensus.uncw.edu. Microsoft Word or Adobe PDF attachments are preferred. For questions regarding the online application process, contact Jennifer Coombs at (910) 962-3196. Priority review of applications will begin January 7, 2013. Position start date is negotiable. Under North Carolina law, applications and related materials are confidential personnel documents and not subject to public release. Criminal background checks will be conducted on finalists prior to offers of employment. For information about UNCW see http://www.uncw.edu/index.html; for information about Randall Library see http://library.uncw.edu/index.phtml; and for information about The University of North Carolina see http://www.northcarolina.edu/. UNCW actively fosters a diverse and inclusive working and learning environment and is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified men and women from all racial, ethnic, or other minority groups are strongly encouraged to apply. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Daniel M. Pfohl | Assoc. Univ. Librarian for IT and Systems UNC Wilmington | William M. Randall Library 601 South College Road | Wilmington, NC 28403-5616 Phone: 910-962-7641 | Office: RL 1023-H pfohld at uncw.edu | http://www.uncw.edu --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-11-21 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From Imma.Subirats at FAO.ORG Thu Nov 22 08:25:29 2012 From: Imma.Subirats at FAO.ORG (Subirats, Imma (OEKC)) Date: Thu, 22 Nov 2012 14:25:29 +0100 Subject: Mark your agenda! New Free Webinars @ AIMS on Linked Open Data Message-ID: Dear all, The AIMS Metadata Community of Practice is glad to announce a series of webinars called Linked Open Data @ AIMS that will take place from December 2012 to February 2013. -- Linked Open Data -- The traditional approach of sharing data within silos seems to have reached its end. From governments and international organizations to local cities and institutions, there is a widespread effort of opening up and interlinking their data. Linked Data, a term coined by Tim Berners-Lee in his design note regarding the Semantic Web architecture, refers to a set of best practices for publishing, sharing, and interlinking structured data on the Web. Linked Open Data (LOD), a concept that has leapt onto the scene in the last years, is Linked Data distributed under an open license that allows its reuse for free. Linked Open Data becomes a key element to achieve interoperability and accessibility of data, harmonisation of metadata and multilinguality. -- About Linked Open Data @ AIMS -- Six specialists will introduce the concepts of Linked Open Data and Semantic Web in the 6 languages used on AIMS - English, French, Spanish, Arabic, Chinese and Russian - with the objective to contextualize the initiatives related to Linked Open Data currently taking place within the AIMS Communities of Practice. -- Agenda and Speakers -- For each webinar an announcement with more detailed information, like title and abstract, will be distributed in advance. Webinar in English | 4th December 2012 | 04:00 pm Rome Time Speaker: Tom Baker, Dublin Core Metadata Initiative (DCMI) Webinar in Spanish | 11th December 2012 | 04:00pm Rome Time Speaker: Daniel Vila, Ontology Engineering Group, Universidad Polit?cnica de Madrid. Webinar in Arabic | 15th January 2013 | 11:00am Rome Time Speaker: Ibrahim Elbadawi, UAE Federal eGovernment Webinar in French | 22nd Janury 2013 | 11:00am Rome Time. Speaker: Christophe Gu?ret, Department of Artificial Intelligence at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam Webinar in Chinese | 20th January 2013 | 02:00am Rome Time Speaker: Marcia Zeng, School of Library and Information Science, Kent State University Webinar in Russian | 5th January 2013 | 11:00am Rome Time Speaker: Irina Radchenko, Centre of Semantic Technologies, Higher School of Economics -- Who Should attend -- Linked Open Data @ AIMS is not restricted to the agricultural information management community, anyone interested in an introduction to Linked Open Data and the Semantic Web may join. -- How to join Linked Open Data @ AIMS -- The webinars are open to anyone but places are limited. If you are interested to attend any of the webinars, send an e-mail to AIMS at fao.org at least one day before, containg the following information: ? your name ? your affiliation ? your role ? your country ? webinar(s) that you would like to attend -- Sponsors -- As part of the CIARD Movement, Linked Open Data @ AIMS is co-sponsored by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) and the International Association of Agricultural Information Specialists (IAALD). Best regards, Imma Subirats Knowledge and Information Management Officer OEKC - FAO of the United Nations Viale delle Terme di Caracalla 00153 Rome (Italy) Announcement published at http://aims.fao.org/linked-open-data-webinars-at-aims ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-11-22 From J.Neubert at ZBW.EU Sat Nov 24 08:55:12 2012 From: J.Neubert at ZBW.EU (Neubert Joachim) Date: Sat, 24 Nov 2012 13:55:12 +0000 Subject: SWIB12 - Video Live Stream from Cologne Message-ID: For this years SWIB (Semantic Web in Libraries) conference in Cologne, we strive to provide a video livestream: At 27./28. November, from 8 to 16.30 (GMT) on the conference homepage, http://swib.org/swib12/ There you also find information about the schedule and the conference in general (which is organized by hbz and ZBW again). The conference language is English. #swib12 on Twitter. Cheers, Joachim -- Joachim Neubert IT Development German National Library of Economics (ZBW) Leibniz Information Centre for Economics ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-11-24 From gerrymck at IASTATE.EDU Sat Nov 24 10:28:02 2012 From: gerrymck at IASTATE.EDU (McKiernan, Gerard [LIB]) Date: Sat, 24 Nov 2012 15:28:02 +0000 Subject: Social Media Survey 2012 In-Reply-To: <31F366253C635746A73718A84BF5F9A811B277B7@ITSDAG5A.its.iastate.edu> Message-ID: *** Spoiler Alert > Possible Duplicate Posting *** Colleagues/ For the past several years, Pearson has been researching faculty use of social media. Pearson's collaboration with other thought leaders, including Babson Survey Research Group and Converseon, is one of the ways we're gaining that understanding. As a reflection of our commitment to sharing our knowledge with the higher education community, the following pages contain the findings of our most recent social media survey. Source and Links to Report, Report Podcast, Infographic, and News Coverage Available At [ http://onlinesocialnetworks.blogspot.com/2012/11/social-media-survey-2012.html ] Enjoy ! /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/ 2012-11-24 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From announce at DUBLINCORE.NET Sun Nov 25 09:44:40 2012 From: announce at DUBLINCORE.NET (DCMI Announce) Date: Sun, 25 Nov 2012 06:44:40 -0800 Subject: DC-2013 call for participation Message-ID: *** Please excuse the cross-posting *** "LINKING TO THE FUTURE" International Conference on Dublin Core and Metadata Applications 2-6 September 2013, Lisbon, Portugal ============================================= DC-2013 CALL FOR PARTICIPATION ============================================= DC-2013 will explore questions regarding the persistence, maintenance, and preservation of metadata and descriptive vocabularies. The need for stable representations and descriptions spans all sectors including cultural heritage and scientific data, eGovernment, finance and commerce. Thus, the maintenance and management of metadata is essential to address the long term availability of information of legal, cultural and economic value. On the web, data?and especially descriptive vocabularies?can change or vanish from one moment to the next. Nonetheless, the web increasingly forms the ecosystem for our vocabularies and our data. DC-2013 will bring together in Lisbon the community of metadata scholars and practitioners to engage in the exchange of knowledge and best practices in developing a sustainable metadata ecosystem. DC-2013 will be collocated and run simultaneous with iPRES 2013 providing a rich environment for synergistic exploration of issues common to both communities. ============================================= IMPORTANT DEADLINES & DATES: --SUBMISSION DEADLINE: 29 March 2013 --AUTHOR NOTIFICATION: 7 June 2013 --FINAL COPY: 5 July 2013 --------------------------------------------- IMPORTANT URLS: --ONLINE CFP: http://purl.org/dcevents/dc-2013/cfp --CONFERENCE WEBSITE: http://purl.org/dcevents/dc-2013 --SUBMISSION URL: http://dcevents.dublincore.org/index.php/IntConf/dc-2013/author/submit?requiresAuthor=1 --ORGANIZING COMMITTEE: http://dcevents.dublincore.org/index.php/IntConf/dc-2013/about/organizingTeam ============================================= Beyond the conference theme, papers, reports, and poster 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 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 Lisbon 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://dcevents.dublincore.org/IntConf/index/pages/view/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. -- 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. Full papers will be assessed using the following criteria: (1) Originality of the approach to the topic and potential for implementation (2) Quality of the contribution to the implementation community (3) Significance of the results presented (4) Clarity of presentation PROJECT REPORTS (4-5 pages; Peer reviewed): Project reports describe a specific model, application, or activity in a concise presentation. Project reports will be assessed using the following criteria: (1) Conciseness and completeness of technical description (2) Usability of the technical description by other potential implementers (3) Clarity of 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. Posters will be assessed using the following criteria: (1) Concise statement of research or project goals and milestones (2) Significance of the research or project (3) Framing of key barriers and future research (4) Statement of results and accomplishments (5) Clarity of presentation 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 . 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. Note: Communities wanting to present a special session or a panel in the area of the Community's interest should submit a proposal under Special & Panel Sessions above. --------------------------------------------- PROGRAM COMMITTEE CO-CHAIRS Kai Eckert --Research Group Data and Web Science, University of Mannheim, Germany Muriel Foulonneau --Knowledge Intensive Systems and Services, Tudor Research Centre, Luxembourg ORGANIZING COMMITTEE: http://dcevents.dublincore.org/index.php/IntConf/dc-2013/about/organizingTeam ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-11-25 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Source and Link to List (w/ Links) Available At [ http://alternative-educate.blogspot.com/2012/11/free-online-certificate-courses-moocs.html ] Enjoy ! /Gerry Gerry McKiernan Associate Professor and Science and Technology Librarian Iowa State University 152 Parks Library Ames IA 50011 http://alternative-educate.blogspot.com/ ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-11-25 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ikokidko at PCPLS.LIB.IN.US Mon Nov 26 15:44:11 2012 From: ikokidko at PCPLS.LIB.IN.US (Inge Kokidko) Date: Mon, 26 Nov 2012 14:44:11 -0600 Subject: Evanced Hosting Message-ID: Has anyone hosted Evanced products with a host OTHER than Evanced? Currently we have Summer Reader, Room Reserve, and Events on a local machine, but would like to host them off-site if possible. But, Evanced hosting is pricey and apparently not very reliable. Most hosting services however are Linux/Unix, and Evanced expects you to install on a Windows system. I've never had to move an Evanced installation before, so if anyone has done this and would be willing to share how you moved to a different host I'd be interested! -- Inge Kokidko, MLS Systems Librarian Porter County Public Library System 103 Jefferson Street ? Valparaiso, IN 46385 Phone: 219-462-0524 ext. 119 ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-11-26 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Am I doing this the hard way? *How would you go about getting a subdomain of your university's URL to point at your cheapie webhosting account? * Subdomain forwarding with masking then storing content at a random URL but having it appear to be on the university's subdomain does not work, because this causes problems responding to XML queries. I am able to run a server in my office or the building with a static IP, but I don't want content to live on an in-house server. Could I use this to catch things coming to the IP, then redirect to the cheapie hosting account? Is there a way to go from GoDaddy's DNS management system to point at the nameservers for the cheapie hosting company, the same way you would do to host a domain? -Wilhelmina Randtke ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-11-27 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From gerrymck at IASTATE.EDU Tue Nov 27 12:37:04 2012 From: gerrymck at IASTATE.EDU (McKiernan, Gerard [LIB]) Date: Tue, 27 Nov 2012 17:37:04 +0000 Subject: Academic Libraries and Research Data Services: Current Practices and Plans for the Future In-Reply-To: <31F366253C635746A73718A84BF5F9A811B295EA@ITSDAG5A.its.iastate.edu> Message-ID: *** Spoiler Alert > Possible Duplicate Posting *** Colleagues/ FYI ... /Gerry ACRL has released a new research report, Academic Libraries and Research Data Services: Current Practices and Plans for the Future to provide a baseline assessment of the current state of and future plans for research data services in academic libraries. Authored by Carol Tenopir, Chancellor?s Professor at the School of Information Sciences, Director of the Center for Information and Communication Studies, and Director of Research for the College of Communication and Information at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville; Ben Birch, doctoral student and Graduate Research Associate on the NSF-sponsored DataONE project in the School of Information Sciences at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville; and Suzie Allard, associate professor and Associate Director for the School of Information Sciences at the University of Tennessee, the report highlights the need and imperative for research data services in colleges and universities. Academic libraries may be ideal centers for research data service activities on campuses, providing unique opportunities for academic libraries to become even more active participants in the knowledge creation cycle in their institution. Source and Link to Report Available Via [ http://ref-notes.blogspot.com/2012/11/academic-librari.html ] Gerry McKiernan Associate Professor and Science and Technology Librarian Iowa State University 152 Parks Ames IA 50011 [http://ref-notes.blogspot.com/] ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-11-27 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From cayar at EVANCEDSOLUTIONS.COM Tue Nov 27 16:13:10 2012 From: cayar at EVANCEDSOLUTIONS.COM (Christine Ayar Illichmann) Date: Tue, 27 Nov 2012 21:13:10 +0000 Subject: Evanced Hosting Message-ID: Hi Inge and Web4Lib Members - Our current pricing for hosting is based on service population. The per module price per year for a library community the size of Porter County (about 128,000) would be $300. So, for the three modules you mentioned, the total price per year would be $900 in hosting fees. For dynamic database hosting, this is quite competitive. We agree that hosting has been unreliable and we are in the process of migrating all customers to Amazon servers which are far more stable. That migration will be completed by March. We are setting up a world class system with multiple levels of failover protection and we expect 99.999% uptime once everyone is there. I just wanted to provide clarification about our pricing and our hosting goals as I know it impacts many members of the Web4Lib community. Please don't hesitate to contact me with questions. With Thanks, Christine Christine Ayar Illichmann, MLIS Marketing Coordinator Evanced Solutions ____________________________________ Phone: 317.275.2711 Support: 888.519.5770 Email: cayar at evancedsolutions.com Website: www.evancedsolutions.com Blog | Facebook | Twitter Looking for program ideas? Sign up for Program Pages, our free newsletter! ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-11-27 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From stacy.pober at MANHATTAN.EDU Tue Nov 27 17:12:13 2012 From: stacy.pober at MANHATTAN.EDU (Stacy Pober) Date: Tue, 27 Nov 2012 17:12:13 -0500 Subject: Evanced Hosting In-Reply-To: <110632DF9EEBEE4683118C37A8BC47772E4C8B03@BY2PRD0811MB441.namprd08.prod.outlook.com> Message-ID: > We agree that hosting has been unreliable and we are in the process of > migrating all customers to Amazon servers which are far more stable. Evanced's hosting is less reliable than Amazon's? That's a scary thought. Our OPAC vendor uses Amazon hosting and we've had outages and periods with slow response time. Google 'Amazon outage' or 'Amazon cloud problems' for a peek at the issues they've had in the past. We use UReserve for our room reservations. It's a one-time purchase that's very inexpensive and it's hosted on a Linux server. It may not have all the bells and whistles that you want, but it's very inexpensive and it's as reliable as the server you have it on. FMI: http://www.uburst.com/uReserve/ We run our own server, but if you're looking for hosting, I'd like to put in a good word for Pair.com, which I've used for other ventures outside the library. They are very reliable and their tech support and customer service is outstanding. -- Stacy Pober Information Alchemist Manhattan College Library Riverdale, NY 10471 stacy.pober at manhattan.edu On Tue, Nov 27, 2012 at 4:13 PM, Christine Ayar Illichmann < cayar at evancedsolutions.com> wrote: > Hi Inge and Web4Lib Members ? > > **** > > Our current pricing for hosting is based on service population. The per > module price per year for a library community the size of Porter County > (about 128,000) would be $300. So, for the three modules you mentioned, > the total price per year would be $900 in hosting fees. For dynamic > database hosting, this is quite competitive. We agree that hosting has > been unreliable and we are in the process of migrating all customers to > Amazon servers which are far more stable. That migration will be completed > by March. We are setting up a world class system with multiple levels of > failover protection and we expect 99.999% uptime once everyone is there.** > ** > > ** ** > > I just wanted to provide clarification about our pricing and our hosting > goals as I know it impacts many members of the Web4Lib community.**** > > ** ** > > Please don?t hesitate to contact me with questions.**** > > ** ** > > With Thanks,**** > > Christine**** > > ** ** > > *Christine Ayar Illichmann, MLIS* > Marketing Coordinator > *Evanced Solutions* > ____________________________________ > > ** > > *Phone:* 317.275.2711 > *Support: *888.519.5770**** > > *Email:* cayar at evancedsolutions.com**** > > *Website: *www.evancedsolutions.com > *Blog* * | **Facebook* > * | **Twitter* * * > > * * > > *Looking for program ideas? > *Sign up for *Program Pages*, our free newsletter! > **** > > ** ** > ============================ > > To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib > > Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ > > 2012-11-27 > ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-11-27 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From emanuelj at ILLINOIS.EDU Tue Nov 27 17:26:58 2012 From: emanuelj at ILLINOIS.EDU (Emanuel, Jennifer E) Date: Tue, 27 Nov 2012 22:26:58 +0000 Subject: CFP: LITA Forum 2013 Message-ID: http://www.ala.org/lita/conferences/forum/2013 Due date for proposals: February 25, 2013 The 2013 National Forum Committee seeks proposals for high quality pre-conferences, concurrent sessions and poster sessions for the 16th annual LITA National Forum to be held in Louisville, Kentucky, November 7-10, 2013. The 2013 theme is Creation, Collaboration, Community The Forum Committee welcomes pre-conferences, presentations, and interactive programs related to all types of libraries: public, school, academic, government, special, and corporate. Proposals should relate to the themes of creation, empowering library users, collaboration, cooperation, and building or engaging communities. Proposals may cover projects, plans, ideas, or recent discoveries. We accept proposals on any aspect of library and information technology. The committee particularly invites submissions from first time presenters, library school students, and individuals from diverse backgrounds. The Forum Committee is especially interested in presentations highlighting projects that involve the creation of library spaces, the maker movement, and innovative solutions to pragmatic problems. It also encourages sessions that are hands-on. Possible ideas for topics might include: * Maker spaces/Maker Movement * Creation of New Library Spaces * Data Curation * Discovery * User Experience * Web Services * Coding * Digital Libraries * Institutional Repositories Presentations must have a technological focus and pertain to libraries. Presentations that incorporate audience participation are encouraged. Sessions can be full-day pre-conferences, concurrent sessions (50 minutes), or poster sessions. The format of the presentations may include single- or multi-speaker formats, panel discussions, moderated discussions, case studies and/or demonstrations of projects. Vendors wishing to submit a proposal should partner with a library representative who is testing/using the product. Presenters will submit draft presentation slides and/or handouts on ALA Connect in advance of the Forum and will submit final presentation slides or electronic content (video, audio, etc.) to be made available on the web site following the event. Presenters are expected to register and participate in the Forum as attendees; discounted registration will be offered. Submit proposals to: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dEpzV2N6Unh3UlBsVzBhZ1BRX3dfZUE6MQ The online form will ask for: * Contact information * Title * Program Description (100 Words) (Please exclude any information identifying the presenter(s) or his/her/their organization.) * Participatory elements of the presentation * Level indicator (Introducing, Implementing, Innovating) * Brief biographical information * Whether you would like to consider a paper in ITAL based upon your talk * Do you agree to be streamed: yes or no You will be notified about the status of your proposal by mid-April, 2013 Any questions regarding the Forum? Please contact the LITA Office: lita at ala.org; (312) 280-4268 Jenny Emanuel Digital Services & Reference Librarian University of Illinois 300 Library, MC-522 Urbana, IL 61801 emanuelj at illinois.edu 217-244-3770 ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-11-27 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From listuser at CHILLCO.COM Tue Nov 27 19:00:29 2012 From: listuser at CHILLCO.COM (Cary Gordon) Date: Tue, 27 Nov 2012 16:00:29 -0800 Subject: Evanced Hosting In-Reply-To: Message-ID: Your anecdotes don't add up to an argument against Amazon. Your vendor may use Amazon for some or all of their Infrastructure, but it does not mean that they are using them effective or correctly. Nor is Googling 'Amazon outage' provide a valid measure of their reliability, any more than Googling 'Does God exist' proves the existence (or not) of a deity. Cary On Tue, Nov 27, 2012 at 2:12 PM, Stacy Pober wrote: >> We agree that hosting has been unreliable and we are in the process of >> migrating all customers to Amazon servers which are far more stable. > > Evanced's hosting is less reliable than Amazon's? That's a scary thought. > > Our OPAC vendor uses Amazon hosting and we've had outages and periods with > slow response time. Google 'Amazon outage' or 'Amazon cloud problems' for a > peek at the issues they've had in the past. > > We use UReserve for our room reservations. It's a one-time purchase that's > very inexpensive and it's hosted on a Linux server. It may not have all the > bells and whistles that you want, but it's very inexpensive and it's as > reliable as the server you have it on. FMI: http://www.uburst.com/uReserve/ > > We run our own server, but if you're looking for hosting, I'd like to put in > a good word for Pair.com, which I've used for other ventures outside the > library. They are very reliable and their tech support and customer service > is outstanding. > > -- > Stacy Pober > Information Alchemist > Manhattan College Library > Riverdale, NY 10471 > stacy.pober at manhattan.edu > > On Tue, Nov 27, 2012 at 4:13 PM, Christine Ayar Illichmann > wrote: >> >> Hi Inge and Web4Lib Members ? >> >> Our current pricing for hosting is based on service population. The per >> module price per year for a library community the size of Porter County >> (about 128,000) would be $300. So, for the three modules you mentioned, the >> total price per year would be $900 in hosting fees. For dynamic database >> hosting, this is quite competitive. We agree that hosting has been >> unreliable and we are in the process of migrating all customers to Amazon >> servers which are far more stable. That migration will be completed by >> March. We are setting up a world class system with multiple levels of >> failover protection and we expect 99.999% uptime once everyone is there. >> >> >> >> I just wanted to provide clarification about our pricing and our hosting >> goals as I know it impacts many members of the Web4Lib community. >> >> >> >> Please don?t hesitate to contact me with questions. >> >> >> >> With Thanks, >> >> Christine >> >> >> >> Christine Ayar Illichmann, MLIS >> Marketing Coordinator >> Evanced Solutions >> ____________________________________ >> >> Phone: 317.275.2711 >> Support: 888.519.5770 >> >> Email: cayar at evancedsolutions.com >> >> Website: www.evancedsolutions.com >> Blog | Facebook | Twitter >> >> >> >> Looking for program ideas? >> Sign up for Program Pages, our free newsletter! >> >> >> >> ============================ >> >> To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib >> >> Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ >> >> 2012-11-27 > > > > > ============================ > > To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib > > Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ > > 2012-11-27 -- Cary Gordon The Cherry Hill Company http://chillco.com ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-11-27 From stacy.pober at MANHATTAN.EDU Tue Nov 27 22:08:12 2012 From: stacy.pober at MANHATTAN.EDU (Stacy Pober) Date: Tue, 27 Nov 2012 22:08:12 -0500 Subject: Evanced Hosting In-Reply-To: Message-ID: Point taken. Anecdotal information is not the best metric. At least one of the sites offering comparison of cloud service provider reliability shows 100% uptime for Amazon during a period when there was a prolonged outage that brought down many customers. I'm not sure how they calculated that uptime percentage. Where do you find accurate, independent statistics to compare hosting reliability? On Tue, Nov 27, 2012 at 7:00 PM, Cary Gordon wrote: > Your anecdotes don't add up to an argument against Amazon. Your vendor > may use Amazon for some or all of their Infrastructure, but it does > not mean that they are using them effective or correctly. > > Nor is Googling 'Amazon outage' provide a valid measure of their > reliability, any more than Googling 'Does God exist' proves the > existence (or not) of a deity. > > Cary > > On Tue, Nov 27, 2012 at 2:12 PM, Stacy Pober > wrote: > >> We agree that hosting has been unreliable and we are in the process of > >> migrating all customers to Amazon servers which are far more stable. > > > > Evanced's hosting is less reliable than Amazon's? That's a scary > thought. > > > > Our OPAC vendor uses Amazon hosting and we've had outages and periods > with > > slow response time. Google 'Amazon outage' or 'Amazon cloud problems' > for a > > peek at the issues they've had in the past. > > > > We use UReserve for our room reservations. It's a one-time purchase > that's > > very inexpensive and it's hosted on a Linux server. It may not have all > the > > bells and whistles that you want, but it's very inexpensive and it's as > > reliable as the server you have it on. FMI: > http://www.uburst.com/uReserve/ > > > > We run our own server, but if you're looking for hosting, I'd like to > put in > > a good word for Pair.com, which I've used for other ventures outside the > > library. They are very reliable and their tech support and customer > service > > is outstanding. > > > > -- > > Stacy Pober > > Information Alchemist > > Manhattan College Library > > Riverdale, NY 10471 > > stacy.pober at manhattan.edu > > > > On Tue, Nov 27, 2012 at 4:13 PM, Christine Ayar Illichmann > > wrote: > >> > >> Hi Inge and Web4Lib Members ? > >> > >> Our current pricing for hosting is based on service population. The per > >> module price per year for a library community the size of Porter County > >> (about 128,000) would be $300. So, for the three modules you > mentioned, the > >> total price per year would be $900 in hosting fees. For dynamic > database > >> hosting, this is quite competitive. We agree that hosting has been > >> unreliable and we are in the process of migrating all customers to > Amazon > >> servers which are far more stable. That migration will be completed by > >> March. We are setting up a world class system with multiple levels of > >> failover protection and we expect 99.999% uptime once everyone is there. > >> > >> > >> > >> I just wanted to provide clarification about our pricing and our hosting > >> goals as I know it impacts many members of the Web4Lib community. > >> > >> > >> > >> Please don?t hesitate to contact me with questions. > >> > >> > >> > >> With Thanks, > >> > >> Christine > >> > >> > >> > >> Christine Ayar Illichmann, MLIS > >> Marketing Coordinator > >> Evanced Solutions > >> ____________________________________ > >> > >> Phone: 317.275.2711 > >> Support: 888.519.5770 > >> > >> Email: cayar at evancedsolutions.com > >> > >> Website: www.evancedsolutions.com > >> Blog | Facebook | Twitter > >> > >> > >> > >> Looking for program ideas? > >> Sign up for Program Pages, our free newsletter! > >> > >> > >> > >> ============================ > >> > >> To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib > >> > >> Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ > >> > >> 2012-11-27 > > > > > > > > > > ============================ > > > > To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib > > > > Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ > > > > 2012-11-27 > > > > -- > Cary Gordon > The Cherry Hill Company > http://chillco.com > > > > > > -- > Stacy Pober > Information Alchemist > Manhattan College Library > Riverdale, NY 10471 > stacy.pober at manhattan.edu > ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-11-27 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From glenn at ENGAGEDPATRONS.ORG Tue Nov 27 22:55:44 2012 From: glenn at ENGAGEDPATRONS.ORG (Glenn Peterson) Date: Tue, 27 Nov 2012 21:55:44 -0600 Subject: Evanced Hosting Message-ID: I've been pleased with Newtek (http://webservices.thesba.com/) hosting. I've used their services for about six years and the uptime is excellent and customer support outstanding. Their Windows Server shared plans start at $7.95/month for 500MB of disk space and 100MB MySQL database. You would need to check with them about whether they support Evanced's configuration requirements. Glenn Peterson, MLS engagedpatrons.org authoralerts.org http://engagedpatrons.org ----- Original Message ----- From: Christine Ayar Illichmann To: WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU Sent: Tuesday, November 27, 2012 3:13 PM Subject: Re: [WEB4LIB] Evanced Hosting Hi Inge and Web4Lib Members - Our current pricing for hosting is based on service population. The per module price per year for a library community the size of Porter County (about 128,000) would be $300. So, for the three modules you mentioned, the total price per year would be $900 in hosting fees. For dynamic database hosting, this is quite competitive. We agree that hosting has been unreliable and we are in the process of migrating all customers to Amazon servers which are far more stable. That migration will be completed by March. We are setting up a world class system with multiple levels of failover protection and we expect 99.999% uptime once everyone is there. I just wanted to provide clarification about our pricing and our hosting goals as I know it impacts many members of the Web4Lib community. Please don't hesitate to contact me with questions. With Thanks, Christine Christine Ayar Illichmann, MLIS Marketing Coordinator Evanced Solutions ____________________________________ Phone: 317.275.2711 Support: 888.519.5770 Email: cayar at evancedsolutions.com Website: www.evancedsolutions.com Blog | Facebook | Twitter Looking for program ideas? Sign up for Program Pages, our free newsletter! ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-11-27 ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-11-27 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From listuser at CHILLCO.COM Wed Nov 28 00:22:24 2012 From: listuser at CHILLCO.COM (Cary Gordon) Date: Tue, 27 Nov 2012 21:22:24 -0800 Subject: Evanced Hosting In-Reply-To: Message-ID: The answer is that it is hard to find numbers that tell the whole story. About 18 years of dealing with putting servers and services on the internet have taught me that there are many points of failure, and different points trigger different statistics. Odds are that the AWS problem you referenced was not a server problem, like a data-center wide power failure, although they have had at least one of those in the last few years. The worst issues are often routing issues, which can take an entire center offline, or make it unavailable in some areas or through some providers. There are also occasional oddballs, like ditch diggers severing a dozen fiber optic trunk lines. Almost all commodity hosts are located in in larger data centers, and are subject to whatever befalls them. Dreamhost, for example, is not only in the same building as my center, they are with the same colocation provider. Of course, the big providers like Amazon and Rackspace have their own data centers, but they don't have immunity from disasters natural or human, either. Cary On Tue, Nov 27, 2012 at 7:08 PM, Stacy Pober wrote: > Point taken. Anecdotal information is not the best metric. > > At least one of the sites offering comparison of cloud service provider > reliability shows 100% uptime for Amazon during a period when there was a > prolonged outage that brought down many customers. I'm not sure how they > calculated that uptime percentage. > > Where do you find accurate, independent statistics to compare hosting > reliability? > > On Tue, Nov 27, 2012 at 7:00 PM, Cary Gordon wrote: >> >> Your anecdotes don't add up to an argument against Amazon. Your vendor >> may use Amazon for some or all of their Infrastructure, but it does >> not mean that they are using them effective or correctly. >> >> Nor is Googling 'Amazon outage' provide a valid measure of their >> reliability, any more than Googling 'Does God exist' proves the >> existence (or not) of a deity. >> >> Cary >> >> On Tue, Nov 27, 2012 at 2:12 PM, Stacy Pober >> wrote: >> >> We agree that hosting has been unreliable and we are in the process of >> >> migrating all customers to Amazon servers which are far more stable. >> > >> > Evanced's hosting is less reliable than Amazon's? That's a scary >> > thought. >> > >> > Our OPAC vendor uses Amazon hosting and we've had outages and periods >> > with >> > slow response time. Google 'Amazon outage' or 'Amazon cloud problems' >> > for a >> > peek at the issues they've had in the past. >> > >> > We use UReserve for our room reservations. It's a one-time purchase >> > that's >> > very inexpensive and it's hosted on a Linux server. It may not have all >> > the >> > bells and whistles that you want, but it's very inexpensive and it's as >> > reliable as the server you have it on. FMI: >> > http://www.uburst.com/uReserve/ >> > >> > We run our own server, but if you're looking for hosting, I'd like to >> > put in >> > a good word for Pair.com, which I've used for other ventures outside the >> > library. They are very reliable and their tech support and customer >> > service >> > is outstanding. >> > >> > -- >> > Stacy Pober >> > Information Alchemist >> > Manhattan College Library >> > Riverdale, NY 10471 >> > stacy.pober at manhattan.edu >> > >> > On Tue, Nov 27, 2012 at 4:13 PM, Christine Ayar Illichmann >> > wrote: >> >> >> >> Hi Inge and Web4Lib Members ? >> >> >> >> Our current pricing for hosting is based on service population. The >> >> per >> >> module price per year for a library community the size of Porter County >> >> (about 128,000) would be $300. So, for the three modules you >> >> mentioned, the >> >> total price per year would be $900 in hosting fees. For dynamic >> >> database >> >> hosting, this is quite competitive. We agree that hosting has been >> >> unreliable and we are in the process of migrating all customers to >> >> Amazon >> >> servers which are far more stable. That migration will be completed by >> >> March. We are setting up a world class system with multiple levels of >> >> failover protection and we expect 99.999% uptime once everyone is >> >> there. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> I just wanted to provide clarification about our pricing and our >> >> hosting >> >> goals as I know it impacts many members of the Web4Lib community. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Please don?t hesitate to contact me with questions. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> With Thanks, >> >> >> >> Christine >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Christine Ayar Illichmann, MLIS >> >> Marketing Coordinator >> >> Evanced Solutions >> >> ____________________________________ >> >> >> >> Phone: 317.275.2711 >> >> Support: 888.519.5770 >> >> >> >> Email: cayar at evancedsolutions.com >> >> >> >> Website: www.evancedsolutions.com >> >> Blog | Facebook | Twitter >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Looking for program ideas? >> >> Sign up for Program Pages, our free newsletter! >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> ============================ >> >> >> >> To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib >> >> >> >> Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ >> >> >> >> 2012-11-27 >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > ============================ >> > >> > To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib >> > >> > Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ >> > >> > 2012-11-27 >> >> >> >> -- >> Cary Gordon >> The Cherry Hill Company >> http://chillco.com >> >> >> > > > >> >> >> -- >> Stacy Pober >> Information Alchemist >> Manhattan College Library >> Riverdale, NY 10471 >> stacy.pober at manhattan.edu > > > ============================ > > To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib > > Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ > > 2012-11-27 -- Cary Gordon The Cherry Hill Company http://chillco.com ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-11-28 From jbrice at CCFLS.ORG Wed Nov 28 09:17:58 2012 From: jbrice at CCFLS.ORG (Brice, John) Date: Wed, 28 Nov 2012 09:17:58 -0500 Subject: CFP: LITA Forum 2013 In-Reply-To: <1C36FF5E1E3B0D458732C5ED5772695D3055493A@CITESMBX2.ad.uillinois.edu> Message-ID: Cindy: Why don't we submit a proposal for the Libki project. We have everything all written up on it. We would just have to get some slides made and would be already to go. You like LITA and Louisville is realitevly close and has great barbecue. John On Tue, Nov 27, 2012 at 5:26 PM, Emanuel, Jennifer E wrote: > http://www.ala.org/lita/conferences/forum/2013**** > > ** ** > Due date for proposals: February 25, 2013**** > > The 2013 National Forum Committee seeks proposals for high quality > pre-conferences, concurrent sessions and poster sessions for the 16th > annual LITA National Forum to be held in Louisville, Kentucky, November > 7-10, 2013.**** > > **** > > *The 2013 theme is Creation, Collaboration, Community***** > > **** > > The Forum Committee welcomes pre-conferences, presentations, and > interactive programs related to all types of libraries: public, school, > academic, government, special, and corporate. 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Unfortunately, you're probably stuck with the campus IT staff having to do that 'A' record setup/edit for you if you want to use the university's main domain name. However, the cheapie hosting provider should be able to provide a static IP address for your hosting account, albeit at an additional cost over your normal monthly/annual hosting costs. The rate for a dedicated IP address varies by hosting company, from $1 up to as much as $10 per month; I see that Dreamhost's cost is $3.95 per month. There are a number of reasons having a static IP assigned to your domain is a good idea (generally involving reverse DNS and spam block lists). This would solve the problem of needing IT to perform periodic updates of the IP address in the university's DNS records. I'm not familiar with a really good way to assign the sub-domain without a static IP address (others may be). I've always run into trade-offs like you mentioned. Hope that helps a bit. --Robert ********************************************* Robert L. Williams Manager, Open Source ILS Services Amigos Library Services, Inc. 14400 Midway Road Dallas, TX 75244-3509 800-843-8482, x2870 972-340-2870 (direct) 972-991-6061 (fax) From: Web technologies in libraries [mailto:WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Wilhelmina Randtke Sent: Tuesday, November 27, 2012 10:15 AM To: WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: [WEB4LIB] How to configure subdomain hosting without domain hosting? I'm trying to get a subdomain of my university's domain pointed at content on a cheapie hosting account. To do this, I can get main campus to put in a CNAME record with the IP address matching where the DNS for my cheapie hosting account is currently located in the cheapie hosting company's system. The problem is, this IP will periodically change, meaning main campus IT will have to be involved periodically down the line in order to cut and paste the new IP into their system, and meaning that the hosted services could go unavailable for a few days when this happens. The main campus uses GoDaddy's DNS which is set in stone, and the cheapie hosting in question is Dreamhost but any other cheapie service would do. Am I doing this the hard way? How would you go about getting a subdomain of your university's URL to point at your cheapie webhosting account? Subdomain forwarding with masking then storing content at a random URL but having it appear to be on the university's subdomain does not work, because this causes problems responding to XML queries. I am able to run a server in my office or the building with a static IP, but I don't want content to live on an in-house server. Could I use this to catch things coming to the IP, then redirect to the cheapie hosting account? Is there a way to go from GoDaddy's DNS management system to point at the nameservers for the cheapie hosting company, the same way you would do to host a domain? -Wilhelmina Randtke ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-11-27 ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-11-28 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From randtke at GMAIL.COM Wed Nov 28 16:35:42 2012 From: randtke at GMAIL.COM (Wilhelmina Randtke) Date: Wed, 28 Nov 2012 15:35:42 -0600 Subject: How to configure subdomain hosting without domain hosting? In-Reply-To: Message-ID: Based on responses on another list, I believe that the way to do this is to make an NS record for each of the host's name servers to point the subdomain at the nameservers. (If you notice I'm wrong, then please correct me.) In case anyone else wants to file it for later use, I included step-by-step instructions for doing this when the URL is registered with and DNS is hosted on GoDaddy. If the DNS is done a different way, then you would look up how to make an NS record for that DNS. -Wilhelmina Randtke Step-by-step directions on setting a subdomain in GoDaddy to point to a cheapie hosting company. You will change the parts that are underlined to your own information. Log into GoDaddy To Access the Zone File Editor Click "My Account" in the top left corner. Next to Domain, click the green Launch button. From the Tools menu along the top of the screen, select DNS Manager Click Edit Zone for the domain name Scroll down to NS (nameserver) Click "Quick Add" For host, type the (*subdomain - not the full url, just the part before the first period; ie. lib*) For points to, type (*URL of first name server for cheapie hosting company*) Click "Quick Add" For host, type the (*subdomain - not the full url, just the part before the first period; ie. lib*) For points to, type (*URL of second name server for cheapie hosting company*) Click "Quick Add" For host, type the (*subdomain - not the full url, just the part before the first period; ie. lib*) For points to, type (*URL of third name server for cheapie hosting company*) On Tue, Nov 27, 2012 at 10:14 AM, Wilhelmina Randtke wrote: > I'm trying to get a subdomain of my university's domain pointed at content > on a cheapie hosting account. To do this, I can get main campus to put in > a CNAME record with the IP address matching where the DNS for my cheapie > hosting account is currently located in the cheapie hosting company's > system. The problem is, this IP will periodically change, meaning main > campus IT will have to be involved periodically down the line in order to > cut and paste the new IP into their system, and meaning that the hosted > services could go unavailable for a few days when this happens. > > The main campus uses GoDaddy's DNS which is set in stone, and the cheapie > hosting in question is Dreamhost but any other cheapie service would do. > > Am I doing this the hard way? *How would you go about getting a > subdomain of your university's URL to point at your cheapie webhosting > account? * > > Subdomain forwarding with masking then storing content at a random URL > but having it appear to be on the university's subdomain does not work, > because this causes problems responding to XML queries. > I am able to run a server in my office or the building with a static IP, > but I don't want content to live on an in-house server. Could I use this > to catch things coming to the IP, then redirect to the cheapie hosting > account? > Is there a way to go from GoDaddy's DNS management system to point at > the nameservers for the cheapie hosting company, the same way you would do > to host a domain? > > -Wilhelmina Randtke > ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-11-28 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From randtke at GMAIL.COM Wed Nov 28 16:46:55 2012 From: randtke at GMAIL.COM (Wilhelmina Randtke) Date: Wed, 28 Nov 2012 15:46:55 -0600 Subject: How to configure subdomain hosting without domain hosting? In-Reply-To: <502E8CA9F1E0AE47BF682CCEDDAACDC803E3B365@exchange.amigos.org> Message-ID: "cheapie hosting provider should be able to provide a static IP address for your hosting account, [. . .] I see that Dreamhost?s cost is $3.95 per month." Nope, that is a unique IP. Not static. So, no one else would have their stuff at the same IP as mine, and somehow that would affect search engine optimization. But that IP would periodically change. What I want is an IP that never changes. This is not available. I checked multiple cheapie hosting companies. Static IP is a business class thing, and not readily available for purchase at my price range. I do not care whether others have stuff at the IP as my stuff. I think search engines used to care about this a decade ago, but now it does not matter. -Wilhelmina Randtke On Wed, Nov 28, 2012 at 10:51 AM, Robert Williams wrote: > Wilhelmina:**** > > ** ** > > First, your university?s authoritive domain information lives at either > GoDaddy (if all the DNS records are maintained in GoDaddy?s DNS system) or > your university?s servers (if the domain account at GoDaddy points all DNS > queries to the university?s DNS servers). Typically, an ?A? record is > created on the primary DNS server to ?point? a sub-domain at a specific > server by IP address. Unfortunately, you?re probably stuck with the campus > IT staff having to do that ?A? record setup/edit for you if you want to use > the university?s main domain name.**** > > ** ** > > However, the cheapie hosting provider should be able to provide a static > IP address for your hosting account, albeit at an additional cost over your > normal monthly/annual hosting costs. The rate for a dedicated IP address > varies by hosting company, from $1 up to as much as $10 per month; I see > that Dreamhost?s cost is $3.95 per month. There are a number of reasons > having a static IP assigned to your domain is a good idea (generally > involving reverse DNS and spam block lists). This would solve the problem > of needing IT to perform periodic updates of the IP address in the > university?s DNS records.**** > > ** ** > > I?m not familiar with a really good way to assign the sub-domain without a > static IP address (others may be). I?ve always run into trade-offs like you > mentioned.**** > > ** ** > > Hope that helps a bit.**** > > ** ** > > --Robert**** > > ** ** > > ************************************************* > > Robert L. Williams**** > > Manager, Open Source ILS Services**** > > Amigos Library Services, Inc.**** > > 14400 Midway Road**** > > Dallas, TX 75244-3509**** > > 800-843-8482, x2870**** > > 972-340-2870 (direct)**** > > 972-991-6061 (fax)**** > > ** ** > > *From:* Web technologies in libraries [mailto:WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU] *On > Behalf Of *Wilhelmina Randtke > *Sent:* Tuesday, November 27, 2012 10:15 AM > *To:* WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU > *Subject:* [WEB4LIB] How to configure subdomain hosting without domain > hosting?**** > > ** ** > > I'm trying to get a subdomain of my university's domain pointed at content > on a cheapie hosting account. To do this, I can get main campus to put in > a CNAME record with the IP address matching where the DNS for my cheapie > hosting account is currently located in the cheapie hosting company's > system. The problem is, this IP will periodically change, meaning main > campus IT will have to be involved periodically down the line in order to > cut and paste the new IP into their system, and meaning that the hosted > services could go unavailable for a few days when this happens.**** > > **** > > The main campus uses GoDaddy's DNS which is set in stone, and the cheapie > hosting in question is Dreamhost but any other cheapie service would do. > **** > > **** > > Am I doing this the hard way? *How would you go about getting a > subdomain of your university's URL to point at your cheapie webhosting > account? ***** > > **** > > Subdomain forwarding with masking then storing content at a random URL but > having it appear to be on the university's subdomain does not work, because > this causes problems responding to XML queries.**** > > I am able to run a server in my office or the building with a static IP, > but I don't want content to live on an in-house server. Could I use this > to catch things coming to the IP, then redirect to the cheapie hosting > account?**** > > Is there a way to go from GoDaddy's DNS management system to point at the > nameservers for the cheapie hosting company, the same way you would do to > host a domain?**** > > **** > > -Wilhelmina Randtke**** > > ============================ **** > > To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib ** ** > > Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ **** > > 2012-11-27 **** > ============================ > > To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib > > Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ > > 2012-11-28 > ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-11-28 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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The CSU Chancellor's Office offers a premium benefit package that includes outstanding vacation, health, and dental plans; a fee waiver education program; membership in the California Public Employees Retirement System (PERS); and 14 paid holidays a year. ----------- Salary ----------- Commensurate with qualifications and experience. ------------------------- Position Information ------------------------- The California State University, Office of the Chancellor, is seeking a Digital Repository Services Manager to be responsible for the design, development, implementation, maintenance, and expansion of systemwide institutional repository and digital asset management services in support of campus-led digital library initiatives. The Manager will work closely with campus libraries and academic technology departments to define needs, set out best practices, and develop and maintain systems and tools to support institutional repository projects. The Manager will additionally work with other Systemwide Digital Library Services (SDLS) staff in support of discovery projects and initiatives. The headquarters for this position will be either the Chancellor's Office or a CSU Campus. ------------------ Responsibilities ------------------ Under general supervision, the Digital Repository Services Manager will: - Provide leadership and expertise in the installation and management of institutional repository and digital asset management software, with a current focus on DSpace. - Provide overall planning and management of the digital repository infrastructure of servers, storage, back-up and disaster recovery, including such systems as Atmos and Kaltura. - Work with Chancellor's Office Data Center staff to define and develop a supporting infrastructure for institutional repository systems and services, including compliance with CSU guidelines for application development, testing, security, and disaster recovery. - Collaborate with SDLS staff and consultants to customize applications to meet the various use cases and the specialized needs of each campus and academic technology group's repository. - In consultation with the CSU libraries and academic technology groups, identify new features and functionality needed to support CSU digital repositories. - Identify any gaps in process, documentation, or procedure, and provide solutions for these - In collaboration with SDLS staff, provide programming and other technical expertise for the department's discovery systems and projects. - Participate in various review committees to contribute knowledge and expertise; other duties as assigned. ----------------- Qualifications ----------------- This position requires a Master's degree in Library and Information Science, or a bachelor's degree and five years of progressively responsible information technology experience. The Manager works closely with librarians, administrators, and academic technology staff across the CSU to identify institutional repository needs. The incumbent will also manage the work of consultants and campus IT staff in the implementation and support of systemwide institutional repository and discovery projects, and therefore requires: - 5+ years of experience working in university libraries or academic technology departments - Experience in designing, delivering, and maintaining web applications in support of academic libraries - Knowledge of and experience working with library systems, with a preference given to experience working with institutional repository systems - Knowledge of and experience working with library metadata standards and protocols, including MARC and Dublin Core; strong creative, conceptual, and problem-solving skills - Strong oral and written communication skills. This position involves the research, design, development, and maintenance of open source systems. The incumbent will therefore need significant previous experience developing and deploying large web applications, including: - 5+ years of experience in object-oriented programming, including a thorough knowledge of at least one high-level programming language (e.g. Java, PHP, Ruby, Python) - Demonstrated proficiency in developing web applications using modern web development frameworks, relational databases, and indexing technologies - Experience deploying open-source software in academic libraries - Experience in structured software testing and version control. --------------- Application --------------- To submit an application, visit: http://www.calstate.edu/hrs/jobs.shtml Look for Job #1010933. Resumes will be accepted until December 5, 2012, or until job posting is removed. ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-11-28 From David.Seaman at DARTMOUTH.EDU Thu Nov 29 08:56:39 2012 From: David.Seaman at DARTMOUTH.EDU (David Seaman) Date: Thu, 29 Nov 2012 13:56:39 +0000 Subject: Job Posting: Digital Library Programmer, Dartmouth College Message-ID: Pardon any duplication. SENIOR PROGRAMMER/ANALYST POSITION: DIGITAL PUBLISHING The Dartmouth College Library seeks an experienced programmer/analyst to join its Digital Library Technologies Group, which develops and maintains the technical infrastructure of Dartmouth's digital library initiatives and services. The primary responsibility of this individual will be to lead the implementation of Ambra 2.0, an open source e-journal platform created by the Public Library of Science as part of a new publishing endeavor called Elementa: Science of the Anthropocene . This is a four-year term position ending 31 December 2016, with potential for renewal. QUALIFICATIONS A Bachelor's degree in computer/information science or engineering, or the equivalent in education and experience; six years programming experience; demonstrated ability to work independently; proficiency with structured programming languages (C++ or Java), and Perl or PHP, along with a good grounding in XML. The successful candidate will be familiar with the Tomcat server, Hibernate, Struts, and Spring frameworks, and with web templating engines such as Freemarker, and have experience with MySQL and/or Oracle databases. Experience installing, configuring and maintaining Apache HTTP servers on Unix/Linux systems is also highly desirable. RANK AND SALARY Salary is commensurate with experience and qualifications. Full benefits package including 22 vacation days; comprehensive health care; retirement plans, including TIAA-CREF; and relocation assistance. GENERAL INFORMATION Dartmouth College is a highly selective undergraduate college with distinguished graduate schools of business, engineering, medicine and 20 graduate programs primarily in the sciences. Dartmouth has remained at the forefront of American higher education since 1769. At the heart of Dartmouth College is one of the oldest research libraries in the United States. Nine libraries, distributed across various academic centers, house the 3 million volume collection and provide access to a rich array of digital resources supported by a technically robust network environment. The Library fosters intellectual growth and advances the teaching and research missions of the College by supporting excellence and innovation in education and research, managing and delivering scholarly content, and partnering in the development and dissemination of new scholarship. APPLICATION Review of applications will begin December 2012, and will continue until the position is filled. To see the complete job description and to apply online please go to http://jobs.dartmouth.edu. Please refer to position # 1011453. All applications require a resume and cover letter. Dartmouth College is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer and has a strong commitment to diversity. Women, minorities, persons with disabilities, and veterans are encouraged to apply. ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-11-29 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From tim at LIBRARYTHING.COM Thu Nov 29 12:18:05 2012 From: tim at LIBRARYTHING.COM (Tim Spalding) Date: Thu, 29 Nov 2012 12:18:05 -0500 Subject: Top library event systems? Message-ID: Dear Web4Lib-ers, I need help identifying the top library event systems. * Who are the top competitors? I don't care what's best, but just what's popular. * Has anyone worked with the systems on a technical level, eg., moving it to other calendar systems, etc.? ## Background: LibraryThing has decided to expand our "LibraryThing Local" system ( http://www.librarything.com/local ), starting with our events coverage, by scraping and other parsing. So far we're processing data from all of the "Big Six" publishers, a bunch of smaller publishers, Barnes and Noble, IndieBound, Waterstones, Powell's, etc. Members have also been adding events?we've got more than 10,000 events coming up in the next few months. This is the worst time of the year for events, so that's a lot. But we're missing libraries, except what members have been adding. Many of the big city libraries have fans adding all the events by hand?but it's a drop in the bucket. Incidentally, if you're interested in adding your library's events to LibraryThing, LibraryThing is current lgiving money to charity for every event added, manually through an event-adding API. See the blog post: http://www.librarything.com/blogs/librarything/2012/11/add-events-to-librarything-local-and-give-books-to-needy-readers/ Best, Tim -- Check out my library at http://www.librarything.com/profile/timspalding ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-11-29 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From coral at SHELDON-HESS.ORG Thu Nov 29 13:41:20 2012 From: coral at SHELDON-HESS.ORG (Coral Sheldon-Hess) Date: Thu, 29 Nov 2012 09:41:20 -0900 Subject: Top library event systems? In-Reply-To: Message-ID: Hi, Tim! We're currently in transition, having used a combination of phpScheduleIt (internally) and a customized Wordpress plugin (no joke--that one wasn't my fault), currently using phpScheduleIt (internally) and a Google Calendar (externally), and possibly in the future using LibCal for both internal and external. I know LibCal exports to other calendar formats, but I haven't given it a try, myself. Important events that we think will interest our community are also pushed out to Facebook. I hope that helps! -- Coral Sheldon-Hess http://sheldon-hess.org/coral @web_librarian On Thu, Nov 29, 2012 at 8:18 AM, Tim Spalding wrote: > Dear Web4Lib-ers, > > I need help identifying the top library event systems. > > * Who are the top competitors? I don't care what's best, but just what's > popular. > * Has anyone worked with the systems on a technical level, eg., moving it > to other calendar systems, etc.? > > ## Background: > > LibraryThing has decided to expand our "LibraryThing Local" system ( > http://www.librarything.com/local ), starting with our events coverage, > by scraping and other parsing. So far we're processing data from all of the > "Big Six" publishers, a bunch of smaller publishers, Barnes and Noble, > IndieBound, Waterstones, Powell's, etc. Members have also been adding > events?we've got more than 10,000 events coming up in the next few months. > This is the worst time of the year for events, so that's a lot. > > But we're missing libraries, except what members have been adding. Many of > the big city libraries have fans adding all the events by hand?but it's a > drop in the bucket. > > Incidentally, if you're interested in adding your library's events to > LibraryThing, LibraryThing is current lgiving money to charity for every > event added, manually through an event-adding API. See the blog post: > http://www.librarything.com/blogs/librarything/2012/11/add-events-to-librarything-local-and-give-books-to-needy-readers/ > > Best, > Tim > > -- > Check out my library at http://www.librarything.com/profile/timspalding > ============================ > > To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib > > Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ > > 2012-11-29 > ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-11-29 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From shollander2 at YAHOO.COM Thu Nov 29 14:29:41 2012 From: shollander2 at YAHOO.COM (Scott Hollander) Date: Thu, 29 Nov 2012 11:29:41 -0800 Subject: Invitation: Survey critical theories and librarians... In-Reply-To: <1CDB83680C3A554DB6D0940EC4814B7D3473D6B9@BL2PRD0310MB363.namprd03.prod.outlook.com> Message-ID: Colleagues: ? Please forgive any cross postings. You are invited to participate in a study conducted by Robert Schroeder from Portland State University and Christopher Hollister from the University at Buffalo. The researchers hope to learn to what extent librarians know about and apply critical theories to their practices of librarianship. If you know about critical theories, or even if you know nothing about them, you are encouraged to complete a short survey (link below). This survey is open to any academic librarian, and it should take no longer than 10 minutes to complete. ? Survey link (additional details below for those who wish to read on): https://portlandstate.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_0wvFSEjVwCY8Xsh ? There are no perceived risks to completing this survey. You may not receive any direct benefit from taking part in this study, but the authors hope to publish the survey results in an article about critical theories and libraries. Your participation is voluntary, and no personal information will be collected. You may also withdraw from this survey at any time . ? If you have questions or concerns about your participation in this study, contact Robert Schroeder schroedr at pdx.edu.?If you have concerns about your rights as a research subject, please contact Research and Strategic Partnerships, Market Center Building 6th floor, Portland State University, (503) 725?4288. Clicking on the link below and taking the survey indicates that you have read and understand the above information and agree to take part in this study. ? Thank you. ? Robert Schroeder Portland State University Library schroeder at pdx.edu ? Christopher Hollister University at Buffalo cvh2 at buffalo.edu ? ? -- Scott Hollander ++ Library Web Manager? ++ Interim Coordinator of Digital Collections library.buffalo.edu/shollander University at Buffalo Libraries Buffalo, NY 14260 ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-11-29 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ashkev at GMAIL.COM Thu Nov 29 15:13:14 2012 From: ashkev at GMAIL.COM (kevin smith) Date: Thu, 29 Nov 2012 15:13:14 -0500 Subject: Top library event systems? In-Reply-To: Message-ID: Hi Tim, I think that many Libraries use http://evancedsolutions.com/ . We and a few other big systems such as Seattle Public use Trumba : http://www.trumba.com/connect/default.aspx Hope That Helps, Kevin Smith Wake County Public Libraries On Thu, Nov 29, 2012 at 12:18 PM, Tim Spalding wrote: > Dear Web4Lib-ers, > > I need help identifying the top library event systems. > > * Who are the top competitors? I don't care what's best, but just what's > popular. > * Has anyone worked with the systems on a technical level, eg., moving it > to other calendar systems, etc.? > > ## Background: > > LibraryThing has decided to expand our "LibraryThing Local" system ( > http://www.librarything.com/local ), starting with our events coverage, > by scraping and other parsing. So far we're processing data from all of the > "Big Six" publishers, a bunch of smaller publishers, Barnes and Noble, > IndieBound, Waterstones, Powell's, etc. Members have also been adding > events?we've got more than 10,000 events coming up in the next few months. > This is the worst time of the year for events, so that's a lot. > > But we're missing libraries, except what members have been adding. Many of > the big city libraries have fans adding all the events by hand?but it's a > drop in the bucket. > > Incidentally, if you're interested in adding your library's events to > LibraryThing, LibraryThing is current lgiving money to charity for every > event added, manually through an event-adding API. See the blog post: > http://www.librarything.com/blogs/librarything/2012/11/add-events-to-librarything-local-and-give-books-to-needy-readers/ > > Best, > Tim > > -- > Check out my library at http://www.librarything.com/profile/timspalding > ============================ > > To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib > > Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ > > 2012-11-29 > -- Kevin Smith Digital Library Manager Wake County Public Libraries ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-11-29 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From sah2 at BUFFALO.EDU Thu Nov 29 15:32:55 2012 From: sah2 at BUFFALO.EDU (Hollander, Scott) Date: Thu, 29 Nov 2012 15:32:55 -0500 Subject: Invitation: Survey on critical theories and librarians... Message-ID: Colleagues: Please forgive any cross postings. You are invited to participate in a study conducted by Robert Schroeder from Portland State University and Christopher Hollister from the University at Buffalo. The researchers hope to learn to what extent librarians know about and apply critical theories to their practices of librarianship. If you know about critical theories, or even if you know nothing about them, you are encouraged to complete a short survey (link below). This survey is open to any academic librarian, and it should take no longer than 10 minutes to complete. Survey link (additional details below for those who wish to read on): https://portlandstate.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_0wvFSEjVwCY8Xsh There are no perceived risks to completing this survey. You may not receive any direct benefit from taking part in this study, but the authors hope to publish the survey results in an article about critical theories and libraries. Your participation is voluntary, and no personal information will be collected. You may also withdraw from this survey at any time . If you have questions or concerns about your participation in this study, contact Robert Schroeder schroedr at pdx.edu . If you have concerns about your rights as a research subject, please contact Research and Strategic Partnerships, Market Center Building 6th floor, Portland State University, (503) 725 4288. Clicking on the link above and taking the survey indicates that you have read and understand the above information and agree to take part in this study. Thank you. Robert Schroeder Portland State University Library schroeder at pdx.edu Christopher Hollister University at Buffalo cvh2 at buffalo.edu ------ Scott Hollander ++ Library Web Manager ++ Coordinator of Digital Collections library.buffalo.edu/shollander University at Buffalo Libraries Buffalo, NY 14260 ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-11-29 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From angela.boyd at GMAIL.COM Thu Nov 29 16:45:06 2012 From: angela.boyd at GMAIL.COM (Angela Boyd) Date: Thu, 29 Nov 2012 13:45:06 -0800 Subject: public workstations question Message-ID: Hello everyone out there! I'm just curious as to how you all handle public workstations. Do your students ever lose their work because the workstation they were working on crashed and had to be rebooted? What do you do to make sure most students don't lose their work when something like that happens? Thanks! 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Graham, NITRD Working Group Co-Chair Peter Lee, NITRD Working Group Co-Chair 9:30 am Massively Open Online Courses & STEM Education Speakers: * Sebastian Thrun, CEO, Udacity (accepted) * Daphne Koller, Co-founder, Coursera; Professor, Stanford University (accepted) * Anant Agarwal, President, edEx; Professor, MIT (accepted) * Frank DiGiovanni, Director, Training Readiness and Strategy, Department of Defense (accepted) 10:45 am Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) Education Speakers: Linda Rosen, CEO, Change the Equation (accepted) Mark Rosenberg, President, Florida International University (accepted) 11:30 pm Public Comment 12:00 pm Adjourn Source and Webcast Link Available Via [ http://alternative-educate.blogspot.com/2012/11/webcast-presidents-council-of-advisors.html ] Gerry McKiernan Associate Professor and Science and Technology Librarian Iowa State University 152 Parks Library Ames IA 50011 http://alternative-educate.blogspot.com/ ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-11-29 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From snb at UOREGON.EDU Thu Nov 29 19:55:36 2012 From: snb at UOREGON.EDU (Sara Brownmiller) Date: Fri, 30 Nov 2012 00:55:36 +0000 Subject: Position: Web Application Developer, University of Oregon Libraries Message-ID: The UO Libraries is seeking a Web application Developer to provide technical management and support of the library's Web sites and intranets. To apply, go to http://jobs.uoregon.edu/classified.php?id=4439. DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES: This position provides lead technical support and management of the library's Web sites and intranet. Duties include: ... providing technical support and management of the library Web presence and assisting library staff who are responsible for creating Web content; monitoring and implementing appropriate standards and guidelines, including 508 compliant web design standards and communicating these with staff; maintaining web analytics for Web sites. ... installing and configuring Web applications in both development and production environments; installing software updates and patches for blogs, wikis, other content management systems, and other Web based applications. ... developing HTML/CSS standards for library Web pages to allow optimal display, accessibility, and functionality on Windows, Macs, and mobile platforms; supporting library Web sites that are managed by Drupal and Wordpress; designing, developing, maintaining, theming, documenting, testing, and modifying dynamic Web sites, library-based Web applications and databases for Internet and intranet sites using standard programming languages, software communities, and software libraries. ... training Web content creators in the use of Web development or content management applications; participating on the library Web development team. TO QUALIFY YOU MUST HAVE: ... a basic foundation of knowledge and skills in systems analysis and related programming support functions generally obtained by a bachelor's degree in computer science, or an equivalent amount of training and applied experience. In addition this position requires: * At least one year experience developing and maintaining complex Web sites, preferably with an education institution; 2-3 years' experience preferred. * Professional level proficiency and experience in Web site production tools, including HTML, CSS, WYSIWYG Web publishing tools, at least one standard server-side scripting language, preferably PHP, SQL/MYSQL, open source content management systems, such as Drupal or Wordpress. * Ability to work well both independently and in a collaborative environment. * Ability to quickly troubleshoot and solve technical problems, learn new technologies, work on multiple tasks, and meet deadlines. * Demonstrated skills in project management, consensus building, and problem solving. * Demonstrated familiarity and experience with Web accessibility and usability norms/guidelines. * Demonstrated familiarity with cross-platform Web development and support. * Familiarity with user interface issues and information architecture. * Excellent oral and written communication, and the ability to translate technical processes and solutions into terms understandable by a non-technical audience. Position is subject to criminal background check. ----------------------- Sara Brownmiller . . . . . . . . . . . . . University of Oregon Libraries Director, Library Systems . . . . . . . 1299 University of Oregon Women's Studies Librarian . . . . . . Eugene, OR 97403-1299 snb at uoregon.edu . . . . . . . . . . . . 541-346-2368 (voice) ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-11-29 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From glenn at ENGAGEDPATRONS.ORG Fri Nov 30 00:13:33 2012 From: glenn at ENGAGEDPATRONS.ORG (Glenn Peterson) Date: Thu, 29 Nov 2012 23:13:33 -0600 Subject: Top library event systems? Message-ID: Hi Tim -- Over 350 smart public libraries in North America are using the Library Events service from EngagedPatrons.org. The Events service offers user-configurable RSS feeds out of the box. I'm also open to assisting you folks with an API that would facilitate your ingesting data into LTL if the feeds don't meet your needs. My member libraries would appreciate help getting the word out about their upcoming events! Contact me if you would like more information. Glenn Peterson, MLS engagedpatrons.org authoralerts.org http://engagedpatrons.org ----- Original Message ----- From: Tim Spalding To: WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU Sent: Thursday, November 29, 2012 11:18 AM Subject: [WEB4LIB] Top library event systems? Dear Web4Lib-ers, I need help identifying the top library event systems. * Who are the top competitors? I don't care what's best, but just what's popular. * Has anyone worked with the systems on a technical level, eg., moving it to other calendar systems, etc.? ## Background: LibraryThing has decided to expand our "LibraryThing Local" system ( http://www.librarything.com/local ), starting with our events coverage, by scraping and other parsing. So far we're processing data from all of the "Big Six" publishers, a bunch of smaller publishers, Barnes and Noble, IndieBound, Waterstones, Powell's, etc. Members have also been adding events?we've got more than 10,000 events coming up in the next few months. This is the worst time of the year for events, so that's a lot. But we're missing libraries, except what members have been adding. Many of the big city libraries have fans adding all the events by hand?but it's a drop in the bucket. Incidentally, if you're interested in adding your library's events to LibraryThing, LibraryThing is current lgiving money to charity for every event added, manually through an event-adding API. See the blog post: http://www.librarything.com/blogs/librarything/2012/11/add-events-to-librarything-local-and-give-books-to-needy-readers/ Best, Tim -- Check out my library at http://www.librarything.com/profile/timspalding ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-11-29 ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-11-30 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From AWDobbs at SHIP.EDU Fri Nov 30 08:51:30 2012 From: AWDobbs at SHIP.EDU (Dobbs, Aaron) Date: Fri, 30 Nov 2012 13:51:30 +0000 Subject: Using EHIS with Ektron CMS In-Reply-To: Message-ID: MPOW also uses Ektron (similar version, not sure of exact numbers). We had to write custom JavaScript to get our search boxes to work as Ektron takes any standard forms data and redirects the results to an Ektron content search form. Our easiest to implement, but not completely compliant, search form behavior came from embedding an iframe with an external-from-Ektron html page containing the form. Basically if you're running Ektron the best practice seems to be either write a JavaScript-based form or build a custom Ektron from which mimics the EHIS code behavior. -Aaron :-)' From: Web technologies in libraries [mailto:WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of A Tenglund Sent: Thursday, November 29, 2012 7:10 PM To: WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: [WEB4LIB] Using EHIS with Ektron CMS Has anyone been able to use EbscoHost Integrated Search (EHIS) within an Ektron Content Management System (CMS)? I have tried a few tests that have been unsuccessful, and I'm not sure if the CMS is simply not allowing the EHIS code enough control to function, or if a code tweak might allow this tool to function within a CMS. Our Ektron CMS is 400.net, version 8.02 SP3 (build 8.0.2.035). We will be upgrading to a newer version soon, so that might make a difference too. Thanks for any insight! Ann Tenglund St. Bonaventure University 3261 W. State Road St. Bonaventure, NY 14778 716-375-2378 http://www.sbu.edu ateng at sbu.edu ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-11-29 ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-11-30 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jmarch at EMAIL.WCU.EDU Fri Nov 30 09:16:56 2012 From: jmarch at EMAIL.WCU.EDU (Joel Marchesoni) Date: Fri, 30 Nov 2012 09:16:56 -0500 Subject: public workstations question In-Reply-To: Message-ID: I'm assuming you have DeepFreeze or something like it. We use DeepFreeze here and have a message on the desktop background about saving on a flash drive. However, we also have a thaw space set up in DeepFreeze that creates a separate drive (T: in our case) that doesn't get erased when the machine reboots. We still had a lot of problems with patrons losing work in Word so we moved the Office autosave locations to the thaw space as hidden folders. That way if the machine crashes Office will recover their document when it comes back up. I attached a screenshot of the setting to change in Word. You get to the screen by going to File->Options. Joel Marchesoni Tech Support Analyst Hunter Library, Western Carolina University http://library.wcu.edu/ 828-227-2860 .Christmas {background: #fff; color: #fff} ~Please consider the environment before printing this email~ From: Web technologies in libraries [mailto:WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Angela Boyd Sent: Thursday, November 29, 2012 16:45 To: WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: [WEB4LIB] public workstations question Hello everyone out there! I'm just curious as to how you all handle public workstations. Do your students ever lose their work because the workstation they were working on crashed and had to be rebooted? What do you do to make sure most students don't lose their work when something like that happens? Thanks! Angela ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-11-29 ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-11-30 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From marshall.breeding at LIBRARYTECHNOLOGY.ORG Fri Nov 30 10:50:57 2012 From: marshall.breeding at LIBRARYTECHNOLOGY.ORG (Marshall Breeding) Date: Fri, 30 Nov 2012 09:50:57 -0600 Subject: Invitation to participate in the annual Library Automation Perceptions survey Message-ID: I'm collecting data for this year's International Library Automation Perceptions survey. This survey, now in its sixth annual iteration, provides an opportunity for libraries to register their perceptions of the strategic automation products they use, organizations that provide these products, and the quality of support delivered. The survey also probes at considerations for migrating to new systems and the level of interest in open source products. While the numeric rating scales support the statistical results of the study, it's the comments offered that provide the most insight into the current state of library automation satisfaction. Comments will be published in the survey results, redacted of text that might identify the individual or organization responding. Please help your fellow libraries who might be in the process of evaluating library automation options by responding to the survey. Any information regarding vendor performance and product quality can be helpful when making strategic decisions regarding automation alternatives. 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We still had a lot of problems with patrons losing work in Word so > we moved the Office autosave locations to the thaw space as hidden folders. > That way if the machine crashes Office will recover their document when it > comes back up. I attached a screenshot of the setting to change in Word. > You get to the screen by going to File->Options.**** > > ** ** > > Joel Marchesoni**** > > Tech Support Analyst**** > > Hunter Library, Western Carolina University**** > > http://library.wcu.edu/**** > > 828-227-2860** > > * * > > *.*Christmas {background: #fff; color: #fff}**** > > ** ** > > ~Please consider the environment before printing this email~**** > > ** ** > > ** ** > > *From:* Web technologies in libraries [mailto:WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU] *On > Behalf Of *Angela Boyd > *Sent:* Thursday, November 29, 2012 16:45 > > *To:* WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU > *Subject:* [WEB4LIB] public workstations question**** > > ** ** > > Hello everyone out there!**** > > ** ** > > I'm just curious as to how you all handle public workstations. Do your > students ever lose their work because the workstation they were working on > crashed and had to be rebooted? What do you do to make sure most students > don't lose their work when something like that happens?**** > > ** ** > > Thanks! Angela**** > > ============================ **** > > To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib **** > > Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ **** > > 2012-11-29 **** > ============================ > > To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib > > Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ > > 2012-11-30 > ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-11-30 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From janetrfine at HOTMAIL.COM Fri Nov 30 13:07:02 2012 From: janetrfine at HOTMAIL.COM (Janet Fine) Date: Fri, 30 Nov 2012 18:07:02 +0000 Subject: Top library event systems? In-Reply-To: <921CCEAD388F4C75AE41AF5A20BEC983@PETERSONS> Message-ID: 11.30.12 Hi Tim, We use Eventkeeper created by Plymouth Rocket (www.eventkeeper.org) which offers different modules for different needs. They offer an events calendar, a room booking module, a bookclub module as well as a museum pass module. We are very pleased with the product and the attention and service that the company provides. We work with Jim Stewart. Please call/email if you need more info. Janet Fine Department Head, Circulation and Computer Services Great Neck Library 159 Bayview Avenue Great Neck, NY 11023 (516) 466-8055 ext. 205 Date: Thu, 29 Nov 2012 23:13:33 -0600 From: glenn at ENGAGEDPATRONS.ORG Subject: Re: [WEB4LIB] Top library event systems? To: WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU Hi Tim -- Over 350 smart public libraries in North America are using the Library Events service from EngagedPatrons.org. The Events service offers user-configurable RSS feeds out of the box. I'm also open to assisting you folks with an API that would facilitate your ingesting data into LTL if the feeds don't meet your needs. My member libraries would appreciate help getting the word out about their upcoming events! Contact me if you would like more information. Glenn Peterson, MLS engagedpatrons.org authoralerts.org http://engagedpatrons.org ----- Original Message ----- From: Tim Spalding To: WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU Sent: Thursday, November 29, 2012 11:18 AM Subject: [WEB4LIB] Top library event systems? Dear Web4Lib-ers, I need help identifying the top library event systems. * Who are the top competitors? I don't care what's best, but just what's popular. * Has anyone worked with the systems on a technical level, eg., moving it to other calendar systems, etc.? ## Background: LibraryThing has decided to expand our "LibraryThing Local" system ( http://www.librarything.com/local ), starting with our events coverage, by scraping and other parsing. So far we're processing data from all of the "Big Six" publishers, a bunch of smaller publishers, Barnes and Noble, IndieBound, Waterstones, Powell's, etc. Members have also been adding events?we've got more than 10,000 events coming up in the next few months. This is the worst time of the year for events, so that's a lot. But we're missing libraries, except what members have been adding. Many of the big city libraries have fans adding all the events by hand?but it's a drop in the bucket. Incidentally, if you're interested in adding your library's events to LibraryThing, LibraryThing is current lgiving money to charity for every event added, manually through an event-adding API. See the blog post: http://www.librarything.com/blogs/librarything/2012/11/add-events-to-librarything-local-and-give-books-to-needy-readers/ Best, Tim -- Check out my library at http://www.librarything.com/profile/timspalding============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-11-29 ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-11-30 ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-11-30 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From tduggan at PRATTLIBRARY.ORG Fri Nov 30 13:16:51 2012 From: tduggan at PRATTLIBRARY.ORG (Teresa Duggan) Date: Fri, 30 Nov 2012 13:16:51 -0500 Subject: Top library event systems? In-Reply-To: Message-ID: Interesting seeing all these, thank you. Looks like Eventkeeper has a .com address, so the working link is http://www.eventkeeper.com/ Does anyone use calendar systems in conjunction with either Ektron or Drupal that they'd like to share? thanks, Teresa *Teresa Duggan* Web Developer/Graphic Artist Enoch Pratt Free Library tduggan at prattlibrary.org Desk phone: 443-984-2447 Web Department main line: 410-545-0700 On Fri, Nov 30, 2012 at 1:07 PM, Janet Fine wrote: > *11.30.12* > ** > *Hi Tim,* > ** > *We use Eventkeeper created by Plymouth Rocket (**www.eventkeeper.org* > *) which offers different modules for different needs. They offer an > events calendar, a room booking module, a bookclub module as well as a > museum pass module. We are very pleased with the product and the attention > and service that the company provides. We work with Jim Stewart. Please > call/email if you need more info. > > * > *Janet Fine > Department Head, Circulation and Computer Services > Great Neck Library > 159 Bayview Avenue > Great Neck, NY 11023 > (516) 466-8055 ext. 205* > > > ------------------------------ > Date: Thu, 29 Nov 2012 23:13:33 -0600 > From: glenn at ENGAGEDPATRONS.ORG > Subject: Re: [WEB4LIB] Top library event systems? > To: WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU > > > Hi Tim -- > > Over 350 smart public libraries in North America are using the Library > Events service from EngagedPatrons.org. > > The Events service offers user-configurable RSS feeds out of the box. I'm > also open to assisting you folks with an API that would facilitate your > ingesting data into LTL if the feeds don't meet your needs. My member > libraries would appreciate help getting the word out about their upcoming > events! > > Contact me if you would like more information. > > Glenn Peterson, MLS > engagedpatrons.org > authoralerts.org > http://engagedpatrons.org > > > ----- Original Message ----- > *From:* Tim Spalding > *To:* WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU > *Sent:* Thursday, November 29, 2012 11:18 AM > *Subject:* [WEB4LIB] Top library event systems? > > Dear Web4Lib-ers, > > I need help identifying the top library event systems. > > * Who are the top competitors? I don't care what's best, but just what's > popular. > * Has anyone worked with the systems on a technical level, eg., moving it > to other calendar systems, etc.? > > ## Background: > > LibraryThing has decided to expand our "LibraryThing Local" system ( > http://www.librarything.com/local ), starting with our events coverage, > by scraping and other parsing. So far we're processing data from all of the > "Big Six" publishers, a bunch of smaller publishers, Barnes and Noble, > IndieBound, Waterstones, Powell's, etc. Members have also been adding > events?we've got more than 10,000 events coming up in the next few months. > This is the worst time of the year for events, so that's a lot. > > But we're missing libraries, except what members have been adding. Many of > the big city libraries have fans adding all the events by hand?but it's a > drop in the bucket. > > Incidentally, if you're interested in adding your library's events to > LibraryThing, LibraryThing is current lgiving money to charity for every > event added, manually through an event-adding API. See the blog post: > http://www.librarything.com/blogs/librarything/2012/11/add-events-to-librarything-local-and-give-books-to-needy-readers/ > > Best, > Tim > > -- > Check out my library at http://www.librarything.com/profile/timspalding > ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib > Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ > 2012-11-29 > > ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib > Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ > 2012-11-30 > ============================ > > To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib > > Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ > > 2012-11-30 > > Scanned MGW2 > > > ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-11-30 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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ELIGIBILITY Applicants, if eligible, may apply for both scholarships, but no applicant will receive more than one scholarship. Past winners of either scholarship are not eligible for either scholarship. Scholarship recipients will be required to write a short trip report to be submitted to the scholarships committee by February 17, 2012. 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THE OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY AND THE DIGITAL LIBRARY FEDERATION MINORITY SCHOLARSHIPS The Minority Scholarships will provide up to $1,000 to cover travel costs and conference fees for two qualified applicants to attend the 2013 Code4Lib Conference. To qualify for this scholarship, an applicant must be interested in actively contributing to the mission and goals of the Code4Lib Conference and must be of Hispanic or Latino, Black or African-American, Asian, Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, or American Indian or Alaskan Native descent. HOW TO APPLY To apply, please send an email to Jeremy Frumkin (frumkinj at u.library.arizona.edu>) with the following (preferably combined into a single PDF, if possible): - Indication of which scholarship (Gender or Minority or both) to which you are applying - A brief letter of interest, which: 1. Describes your interest in the conference and how you intend to participate 2. Discusses your statement of need 3. Indicates your eligibility - A r?sum? or CV - Contact information for two professional or academic references The application deadline is Dec. 14, 2012. The scholarship committee will notify successful candidates the week of Jan. 1, 2013. -- jaf ------------------------------------------------------------ Jeremy Frumkin Assistant Dean / Chief Technology Strategist University of Arizona Libraries +1 520.626.7296 frumkinj at u.library.arizona.edu ------------------------------------------------------------ "Any intelligent fool can make things bigger and more complex? It takes a touch of genius ? and a lot of courage to move in the opposite direction." - Albert Einstein ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-11-30 From Paul.Sutherland at CCC.GOVT.NZ Fri Nov 30 15:04:17 2012 From: Paul.Sutherland at CCC.GOVT.NZ (Sutherland, Paul) Date: Sat, 1 Dec 2012 09:04:17 +1300 Subject: Top library event systems? In-Reply-To: A Message-ID: Hi we use Trumba http://www.trumba.com/connect/default.aspx see http://christchurchcitylibraries.com/Events/ /paul ________________________________ From: Web technologies in libraries [mailto:WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Tim Spalding Sent: Friday, 30 November 2012 6:18 AM To: WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: [WEB4LIB] Top library event systems? Dear Web4Lib-ers, I need help identifying the top library event systems. * Who are the top competitors? I don't care what's best, but just what's popular. * Has anyone worked with the systems on a technical level, eg., moving it to other calendar systems, etc.? ## Background: LibraryThing has decided to expand our "LibraryThing Local" system ( http://www.librarything.com/local ), starting with our events coverage, by scraping and other parsing. So far we're processing data from all of the "Big Six" publishers, a bunch of smaller publishers, Barnes and Noble, IndieBound, Waterstones, Powell's, etc. Members have also been adding events-we've got more than 10,000 events coming up in the next few months. This is the worst time of the year for events, so that's a lot. But we're missing libraries, except what members have been adding. Many of the big city libraries have fans adding all the events by hand-but it's a drop in the bucket. Incidentally, if you're interested in adding your library's events to LibraryThing, LibraryThing is current lgiving money to charity for every event added, manually through an event-adding API. See the blog post: http://www.librarything.com/blogs/librarything/2012/11/add-events-to-lib rarything-local-and-give-books-to-needy-readers/ Best, Tim -- Check out my library at http://www.librarything.com/profile/timspalding ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-11-29 ********************************************************************** This electronic email and any files transmitted with it are intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. The views expressed in this message are those of the individual sender and may not necessarily reflect the views of the Christchurch City Council. If you are not the correct recipient of this email please advise the sender and delete. 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Please look at our website for the display: www.greatnecklibrary.org scroll to the bottom and click the events link Janet Fine Department Head, Circulation and Computer Services Great Neck Library 159 Bayview Avenue Great Neck, NY 11023 (516) 466-8055 ext. 205 From: janetrfine at hotmail.com To: web4lib at listserv.nd.edu Subject: RE: [WEB4LIB] Top library event systems? Date: Fri, 30 Nov 2012 18:07:02 +0000 11.30.12 Hi Tim, We use Eventkeeper created by Plymouth Rocket (www.eventkeeper.org) which offers different modules for different needs. They offer an events calendar, a room booking module, a bookclub module as well as a museum pass module. We are very pleased with the product and the attention and service that the company provides. We work with Jim Stewart. Please call/email if you need more info. Janet Fine Department Head, Circulation and Computer Services Great Neck Library 159 Bayview Avenue Great Neck, NY 11023 (516) 466-8055 ext. 205 Date: Thu, 29 Nov 2012 23:13:33 -0600 From: glenn at ENGAGEDPATRONS.ORG Subject: Re: [WEB4LIB] Top library event systems? To: WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU Hi Tim -- Over 350 smart public libraries in North America are using the Library Events service from EngagedPatrons.org. The Events service offers user-configurable RSS feeds out of the box. I'm also open to assisting you folks with an API that would facilitate your ingesting data into LTL if the feeds don't meet your needs. My member libraries would appreciate help getting the word out about their upcoming events! Contact me if you would like more information. Glenn Peterson, MLS engagedpatrons.org authoralerts.org http://engagedpatrons.org ----- Original Message ----- From: Tim Spalding To: WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU Sent: Thursday, November 29, 2012 11:18 AM Subject: [WEB4LIB] Top library event systems? Dear Web4Lib-ers, I need help identifying the top library event systems. * Who are the top competitors? I don't care what's best, but just what's popular. * Has anyone worked with the systems on a technical level, eg., moving it to other calendar systems, etc.? ## Background: LibraryThing has decided to expand our "LibraryThing Local" system ( http://www.librarything.com/local ), starting with our events coverage, by scraping and other parsing. So far we're processing data from all of the "Big Six" publishers, a bunch of smaller publishers, Barnes and Noble, IndieBound, Waterstones, Powell's, etc. Members have also been adding events?we've got more than 10,000 events coming up in the next few months. This is the worst time of the year for events, so that's a lot. But we're missing libraries, except what members have been adding. Many of the big city libraries have fans adding all the events by hand?but it's a drop in the bucket. Incidentally, if you're interested in adding your library's events to LibraryThing, LibraryThing is current lgiving money to charity for every event added, manually through an event-adding API. See the blog post: http://www.librarything.com/blogs/librarything/2012/11/add-events-to-librarything-local-and-give-books-to-needy-readers/ Best, Tim -- Check out my library at http://www.librarything.com/profile/timspalding============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-11-29 ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-11-30 ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-11-30 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From tduggan at PRATTLIBRARY.ORG Fri Nov 30 16:22:40 2012 From: tduggan at PRATTLIBRARY.ORG (Teresa Duggan) Date: Fri, 30 Nov 2012 16:22:40 -0500 Subject: Top library event systems? In-Reply-To: Message-ID: Thanks! It's great to see examples of library calendars in use online along with the vendor links. *Teresa Duggan* Web Developer/Graphic Artist Enoch Pratt Free Library tduggan at prattlibrary.org Desk phone: 443-984-2447 Web Department main line: 410-545-0700 On Fri, Nov 30, 2012 at 4:03 PM, Janet Fine wrote: > > *Sorry! You are right-- the correct address is **www.eventkeeper.com* > *. Please look at our website for the display: ** > www.greatnecklibrary.org* * scroll to > the bottom and click the events link* > > * > > * > *Janet Fine > Department Head, Circulation and Computer Services > Great Neck Library > 159 Bayview Avenue > Great Neck, NY 11023 > (516) 466-8055 ext. 205* > > > ------------------------------ > From: janetrfine at hotmail.com > To: web4lib at listserv.nd.edu > Subject: RE: [WEB4LIB] Top library event systems? > Date: Fri, 30 Nov 2012 18:07:02 +0000 > > > *11.30.12* > ** > *Hi Tim,* > ** > *We use Eventkeeper created by Plymouth Rocket (**www.eventkeeper.org* > *) which offers different modules for different needs. They offer an > events calendar, a room booking module, a bookclub module as well as a > museum pass module. We are very pleased with the product and the attention > and service that the company provides. We work with Jim Stewart. Please > call/email if you need more info. > > * > *Janet Fine > Department Head, Circulation and Computer Services > Great Neck Library > 159 Bayview Avenue > Great Neck, NY 11023 > (516) 466-8055 ext. 205* > > > ------------------------------ > Date: Thu, 29 Nov 2012 23:13:33 -0600 > From: glenn at ENGAGEDPATRONS.ORG > Subject: Re: [WEB4LIB] Top library event systems? > To: WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU > > Hi Tim -- > > Over 350 smart public libraries in North America are using the Library > Events service from EngagedPatrons.org. > > The Events service offers user-configurable RSS feeds out of the box. I'm > also open to assisting you folks with an API that would facilitate your > ingesting data into LTL if the feeds don't meet your needs. My member > libraries would appreciate help getting the word out about their upcoming > events! > > Contact me if you would like more information. > > Glenn Peterson, MLS > engagedpatrons.org > authoralerts.org > http://engagedpatrons.org > > > ----- Original Message ----- > *From:* Tim Spalding > *To:* WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU > *Sent:* Thursday, November 29, 2012 11:18 AM > *Subject:* [WEB4LIB] Top library event systems? > > Dear Web4Lib-ers, > > I need help identifying the top library event systems. > > * Who are the top competitors? I don't care what's best, but just what's > popular. > * Has anyone worked with the systems on a technical level, eg., moving it > to other calendar systems, etc.? > > ## Background: > > LibraryThing has decided to expand our "LibraryThing Local" system ( > http://www.librarything.com/local ), starting with our events coverage, > by scraping and other parsing. So far we're processing data from all of the > "Big Six" publishers, a bunch of smaller publishers, Barnes and Noble, > IndieBound, Waterstones, Powell's, etc. Members have also been adding > events?we've got more than 10,000 events coming up in the next few months. > This is the worst time of the year for events, so that's a lot. > > But we're missing libraries, except what members have been adding. Many of > the big city libraries have fans adding all the events by hand?but it's a > drop in the bucket. > > Incidentally, if you're interested in adding your library's events to > LibraryThing, LibraryThing is current lgiving money to charity for every > event added, manually through an event-adding API. 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