From steffen.schilke at GMAIL.COM Sat Sep 1 04:20:22 2012 From: steffen.schilke at GMAIL.COM (Steffen Schilke) Date: Sat, 1 Sep 2012 10:20:22 +0200 Subject: QR codes and accessibility In-Reply-To: Message-ID: Dear Deborah, that's an interesting point you've made. The QR Code could be surrounded / marked with braille (like in an elevator). Maybe an acoustic signal which starts making a "sound" when someone get's close to it. By doing so the "detection part" could be handled. (Anyhow how do visual handicapped persons detect printed posters etc.? Same issue - what's the ADA "standard approach" for this?) For the rest the equipment of the user has to be able to support them to start a qr code reader app and report it's findings (e.g., read the content or report that it found a URL). The same would apply for NFC - at least the smart phone has to support the user and also the detection problem seems the same. I am very interested in this and I would like to exchange ideas on it. Kind regards sws On Fri, Aug 31, 2012 at 9:29 PM, Deborah Stanley wrote: > Hi. I've received an interesting question that I'm hoping someone here > might be able to shed some light on. Looking at what we do from an ADA > compliance point of view, we are required to provide the same > information to patrons with disabilities as we are to patrons without > disabilities. Specifically, I was asked what libraries do to make QR > codes ADA-compliant, i.e. how does a visually impaired or totally > blind patron access the same information that a sighted person, using > a QR code, can access with their smartphone? > > I must admit, I am having a hard time figuring out what the issues > really are, and I haven't found anything very specific on the web > either. I think there are a couple of issues (at least!) with this, > and I'm wondering if any libraries out there have addressed this in > any way? > > Presumably if someone has a phone with an app that can read print > (i.e. hard copy print such as posters, fliers, handouts), we could put > the URL next to the QR code, so that the phone could read it. We > should be doing that anyway, in order to provide access for people > without smartphones. I don't know if phones are able to detect that > there is a QR code nearby and direct a visually impaired patron > towards it (?), or if phones that can read physical print items can > also detect a QR code within that print page, and decode it and direct > the user to a website. > > If anyone has any thoughts or insights on this, or any experience to > share on what their library does, I would be very grateful for your > feedback. > > Many thanks, > Deborah Stanley > > -- > Deborah Stanley > UGA Libraries Web Editor, Germanic & Slavic Studies Librarian, > Reference Librarian > University of Georgia Libraries > Athens GA 30602 > > dstanley at uga.edu > Phone: (706) 542-0656 > Fax: (706) 583-0268 > http://www.libs.uga.edu/staffpages/stanley.html > > ============================ > > To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib > > Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ > > 2012-08-31 > ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-09-01 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From hjarvis at BUFFALO.EDU Sat Sep 1 13:18:11 2012 From: hjarvis at BUFFALO.EDU (Jarvis, Hugh) Date: Sat, 1 Sep 2012 13:18:11 -0400 Subject: QR codes and accessibility Message-ID: Is the QR code the ONLY way to access critical information...? Then agreed, we would need to provide a workaround or parallel way to use that information for all users, ADA-related or not (e.g. people who don't have a smart phone handy). That could be a visible URL (probably a tinyurl) or a printout of the key information somewhere. But if this is an extra feature, then not sure why you legally need to provide an 'identical' experience for everyone. That's not the spirit of our own regulations. Equivalent experience without too much extra effort for the client or the publisher is the way we read the regs. Also don't forget that people with special needs have their own workarounds -- that's what you need to support. I would find out what tools your audience is actually using. Talk to your campus accessibility office. Cheers, Hugh Jarvis -----Original Message----- From: Deborah Stanley [mailto:dstanley at UGA.EDU] Sent: Friday, August 31, 2012 4:18 PM Subject: Re: QR codes and accessibility Hi. Yes, I'm discovering more about this as I dig into it, and I can see there must be all kinds of problems. Interestingly, there is a new Android phone (or software you can download to your Android phone) called Georgie, which is for visually impaired users: http://paritynews.com/hardware/item/52-georgie-smartphone-for-the-blind-visually-impaired . It's from the UK. Looks like you can get it here too: http://www.engadget.com/2012/07/16/georgie-app-offers-up-android-features-and-voice-guided-menus-visually-impaired/ Someone just told me that SIRI on the iPhone can read QR codes, btw. Deborah On Fri, Aug 31, 2012 at 4:09 PM, Collins, Matthew S wrote: > I don't have an answer on the ADA issue. But the issue is actually slight more (or less) complicated, since most new smart-phones have touch screens rather than buttons. These phones are inherently difficult for the visually impaired to use. > > -Matthew > > ------------------------------ > Matthew Collins, PhD, MLIS > mscolli at emory.edu > ----------------------------- > > |-----Original Message----- > |From: Web technologies in libraries [mailto:WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU] > |On Behalf Of Deborah Stanley > |Sent: Friday, August 31, 2012 3:30 PM > |To: WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU > |Subject: [WEB4LIB] QR codes and accessibility > | > |Hi. I've received an interesting question that I'm hoping someone > |here might be able to shed some light on. Looking at what we do from > |an ADA compliance point of view, we are required to provide the same > |information to patrons with disabilities as we are to patrons without > |disabilities. Specifically, I was asked what libraries do to make QR > |codes ADA-compliant, i.e. how does a visually impaired or totally > |blind patron access the same information that a sighted person, using a QR code, can access with their smartphone? > | > |I must admit, I am having a hard time figuring out what the issues > |really are, and I haven't found anything very specific on the web > |either. I think there are a couple of issues (at least!) with this, > |and I'm wondering if any libraries out there have addressed this in any way? > | > |Presumably if someone has a phone with an app that can read print > |(i.e. hard copy print such as posters, fliers, handouts), we could > |put the URL next to the QR code, so that the phone could read it. We > |should be doing that anyway, in order to provide access for people > |without smartphones. I don't know if phones are able to detect that > |there is a QR code nearby and direct a visually impaired patron > |towards it (?), or if phones that can read physical print items can > |also detect a QR code within that print page, and decode it and direct the user to a website. > | > |If anyone has any thoughts or insights on this, or any experience to > |share on what their library does, I would be very grateful for your feedback. > | > |Many thanks, > |Deborah Stanley > | > |-- > |Deborah Stanley > |UGA Libraries Web Editor, Germanic & Slavic Studies Librarian, > |Reference Librarian University of Georgia Libraries Athens GA 30602 > | > |dstanley at uga.edu > |Phone: (706) 542-0656 > |Fax: (706) 583-0268 > |http://www.libs.uga.edu/staffpages/stanley.html > | > |============================ > | > |To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib > | > |Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ > | > |2012-08-31 > > ________________________________ > > This e-mail message (including any attachments) is for the sole use of > the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged > information. If the reader of this message is not the intended > recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, > distribution or copying of this message (including any attachments) is > strictly prohibited. > > If you have received this message in error, please contact the sender > by reply e-mail message and destroy all copies of the original message > (including attachments). > > ============================ > > To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib > > Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ > > 2012-08-31 > > -- Deborah Stanley UGA Libraries Web Editor, Germanic & Slavic Studies Librarian, Reference Librarian University of Georgia Libraries Athens GA 30602 dstanley at uga.edu Phone: (706) 542-0656 Fax: (706) 583-0268 http://www.libs.uga.edu/staffpages/stanley.html ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-08-31 ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-09-01 From lars at ARONSSON.SE Sat Sep 1 17:13:30 2012 From: lars at ARONSSON.SE (Lars Aronsson) Date: Sat, 1 Sep 2012 23:13:30 +0200 Subject: QR codes and accessibility In-Reply-To: Message-ID: On 2012-08-31 21:29, Deborah Stanley wrote: > Presumably if someone has a phone with an app that can read print > (i.e. hard copy print such as posters, fliers, handouts), we could put > the URL next to the QR code, so that the phone could read it. The QR code *is* a URL that brings up a web page in the smart phone. That web page could/should of course be friendly to the visually impaired. But how do they find the QR code? Maybe some braille text next to it? And what kind of smart phones do your visually impaired users typically carry? -- Lars Aronsson (lars at aronsson.se) Aronsson Datateknik - http://aronsson.se ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-09-01 From gerrymck at IASTATE.EDU Mon Sep 3 13:23:58 2012 From: gerrymck at IASTATE.EDU (McKiernan, Gerard [LIB]) Date: Mon, 3 Sep 2012 17:23:58 +0000 Subject: Pathways To Best Practice Guides > m-library Community Support Project In-Reply-To: <31F366253C635746A73718A84BF5F9A811AD50E0@ITSDAG5A.its.iastate.edu> Message-ID: *** Spoiler Alert > Possible Duplicate Posting *** Colleagues/ IMHO > Most Excellent !!! /Gerry Pathways To Best Practice Guides > m-library Community Support Project Throughout the project, we?ve been collecting existing online resources via social bookmarking services, and gathering evidence of what works and what doesn?t in various different areas of mobile technologies in libraries. In order to share this information, we?ve brought together a series of documents under the umbrella of Pathways To Best Practice. Rather than focus on specific technologies, the guides focus on benefits for the library and present different ways to utilise mobile technologies to help achieve that benefit. Each one contains its state of maturity, an overview of options, some examples of projects, lessons learned from work so far, key contacts within the area, and additional resources and links. Though the main focus of our research has been the UK Education sector (as the project is JISC-funded), they also include examples from other libraries and information centres and many of the lessons learned will be applicable to other sectors. Full list of the Pathways To Best Practice guides: 1. Introducing users to the library 2. Helping on-site users ? roving support 3. Helping users within the library ? guides and signage 4. Providing access to resources via mobile devices 5. Developing a mobile strategy for the library 6. Managing borrower accounts 7. Bibliographic management 8. Loaning mobile devices 9. Supporting learning, teaching and research 10. Collection management Source and Link Available Via [ http://mobile-libraries.blogspot.com/2012/09/pathways-to-best-practice-guides-m.html ] Gerry McKiernan Associate Professor and Science and Technology Librarian Iowa State University 152 Parks Library Ames IA 50011 http://mobile-libraries.blogspot.com/ ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-09-03 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dstanley at UGA.EDU Tue Sep 4 10:03:29 2012 From: dstanley at UGA.EDU (Deborah Stanley) Date: Tue, 4 Sep 2012 10:03:29 -0400 Subject: QR codes and accessibility In-Reply-To: <173cf17030dc42e28fe1c24b8f486462@BY2PRD0210HT003.namprd02.prod.outlook.com> Message-ID: Thanks, Hugh. That's helpful. I think we should be OK, since we're just directing them to info that's already available on our web site. I have been wondering how we are supposed to provide the same experience for everyone, and I think you're right that we don't have to. Deborah On Sat, Sep 1, 2012 at 1:18 PM, Jarvis, Hugh wrote: > Is the QR code the ONLY way to access critical information...? > > Then agreed, we would need to provide a workaround or parallel way to use that information for all users, ADA-related or not (e.g. people who don't have a smart phone handy). That could be a visible URL (probably a tinyurl) or a printout of the key information somewhere. > > > But if this is an extra feature, then not sure why you legally need to provide an 'identical' experience for everyone. > > That's not the spirit of our own regulations. Equivalent experience without too much extra effort for the client or the publisher is the way we read the regs. > > > Also don't forget that people with special needs have their own workarounds -- that's what you need to support. > > I would find out what tools your audience is actually using. Talk to your campus accessibility office. > > Cheers, > > Hugh Jarvis > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Deborah Stanley [mailto:dstanley at UGA.EDU] > Sent: Friday, August 31, 2012 4:18 PM > Subject: Re: QR codes and accessibility > > Hi. Yes, I'm discovering more about this as I dig into it, and I can see there must be all kinds of problems. Interestingly, there is a new Android phone (or software you can download to your Android phone) called Georgie, which is for visually impaired users: > http://paritynews.com/hardware/item/52-georgie-smartphone-for-the-blind-visually-impaired > . It's from the UK. Looks like you can get it here too: > http://www.engadget.com/2012/07/16/georgie-app-offers-up-android-features-and-voice-guided-menus-visually-impaired/ > > Someone just told me that SIRI on the iPhone can read QR codes, btw. > > Deborah > > > On Fri, Aug 31, 2012 at 4:09 PM, Collins, Matthew S wrote: >> I don't have an answer on the ADA issue. But the issue is actually slight more (or less) complicated, since most new smart-phones have touch screens rather than buttons. These phones are inherently difficult for the visually impaired to use. >> >> -Matthew >> >> ------------------------------ >> Matthew Collins, PhD, MLIS >> mscolli at emory.edu >> ----------------------------- >> >> |-----Original Message----- >> |From: Web technologies in libraries [mailto:WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU] >> |On Behalf Of Deborah Stanley >> |Sent: Friday, August 31, 2012 3:30 PM >> |To: WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU >> |Subject: [WEB4LIB] QR codes and accessibility >> | >> |Hi. I've received an interesting question that I'm hoping someone >> |here might be able to shed some light on. Looking at what we do from >> |an ADA compliance point of view, we are required to provide the same >> |information to patrons with disabilities as we are to patrons without >> |disabilities. Specifically, I was asked what libraries do to make QR >> |codes ADA-compliant, i.e. how does a visually impaired or totally >> |blind patron access the same information that a sighted person, using a QR code, can access with their smartphone? >> | >> |I must admit, I am having a hard time figuring out what the issues >> |really are, and I haven't found anything very specific on the web >> |either. I think there are a couple of issues (at least!) with this, >> |and I'm wondering if any libraries out there have addressed this in any way? >> | >> |Presumably if someone has a phone with an app that can read print >> |(i.e. hard copy print such as posters, fliers, handouts), we could >> |put the URL next to the QR code, so that the phone could read it. We >> |should be doing that anyway, in order to provide access for people >> |without smartphones. I don't know if phones are able to detect that >> |there is a QR code nearby and direct a visually impaired patron >> |towards it (?), or if phones that can read physical print items can >> |also detect a QR code within that print page, and decode it and direct the user to a website. >> | >> |If anyone has any thoughts or insights on this, or any experience to >> |share on what their library does, I would be very grateful for your feedback. >> | >> |Many thanks, >> |Deborah Stanley >> | >> |-- >> |Deborah Stanley >> |UGA Libraries Web Editor, Germanic & Slavic Studies Librarian, >> |Reference Librarian University of Georgia Libraries Athens GA 30602 >> | >> |dstanley at uga.edu >> |Phone: (706) 542-0656 >> |Fax: (706) 583-0268 >> |http://www.libs.uga.edu/staffpages/stanley.html >> | >> |============================ >> | >> |To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib >> | >> |Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ >> | >> |2012-08-31 >> >> ________________________________ >> >> This e-mail message (including any attachments) is for the sole use of >> the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged >> information. If the reader of this message is not the intended >> recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, >> distribution or copying of this message (including any attachments) is >> strictly prohibited. >> >> If you have received this message in error, please contact the sender >> by reply e-mail message and destroy all copies of the original message >> (including attachments). >> >> ============================ >> >> To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib >> >> Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ >> >> 2012-08-31 >> >> > > > > -- > Deborah Stanley > UGA Libraries Web Editor, Germanic & Slavic Studies Librarian, Reference Librarian University of Georgia Libraries Athens GA 30602 > > dstanley at uga.edu > Phone: (706) 542-0656 > Fax: (706) 583-0268 > http://www.libs.uga.edu/staffpages/stanley.html > > ============================ > > To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib > > Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ > > 2012-08-31 > > ============================ > > To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib > > Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ > > 2012-09-01 > > -- Deborah Stanley UGA Libraries Web Editor, Germanic & Slavic Studies Librarian, Reference Librarian University of Georgia Libraries Athens GA 30602 dstanley at uga.edu Phone: (706) 542-0656 Fax: (706) 583-0268 http://www.libs.uga.edu/staffpages/stanley.html ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-09-04 From dstanley at UGA.EDU Tue Sep 4 10:07:27 2012 From: dstanley at UGA.EDU (Deborah Stanley) Date: Tue, 4 Sep 2012 10:07:27 -0400 Subject: QR codes and accessibility In-Reply-To: <11413a6b03a04171aa6903ffc7d1483a@BY2PRD0210HT003.namprd02.prod.outlook.com> Message-ID: On Sat, Sep 1, 2012 at 4:20 AM, Steffen Schilke wrote: > Dear Deborah, > > that's an interesting point you've made. The QR Code could be surrounded / > marked with braille (like in an elevator). Maybe an acoustic signal which > starts making a "sound" when someone get's close to it. By doing so the > "detection part" could be handled. (Anyhow how do visual handicapped persons > detect printed posters etc.? Same issue - what's the ADA "standard approach" > for this?) Yes, this is the part I have no idea about ;-) I looked at Section 508 re QR codes and there wasn't much at all, but I need to do some more digging re visually impaired people and printed items such as posters. Deborah ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-09-04 From dstanley at UGA.EDU Tue Sep 4 10:08:10 2012 From: dstanley at UGA.EDU (Deborah Stanley) Date: Tue, 4 Sep 2012 10:08:10 -0400 Subject: QR codes and accessibility In-Reply-To: Message-ID: I must admit, I don't know what kind of smart phones our visually impaired users carry. I need to get in touch with our Disability Services people and see what they can tell me about the kinds of phones and the work around, as Hugh mentioned. I would have thought an iPhone with Siri would be useful, but I don't know for sure. Thanks, everyone, for your input on this! Deborah On Sat, Sep 1, 2012 at 5:13 PM, Lars Aronsson wrote: > On 2012-08-31 21:29, Deborah Stanley wrote: >> Presumably if someone has a phone with an app that can read print >> (i.e. hard copy print such as posters, fliers, handouts), we could put >> the URL next to the QR code, so that the phone could read it. > > The QR code *is* a URL that brings up a web page in > the smart phone. That web page could/should of course > be friendly to the visually impaired. But how do they > find the QR code? Maybe some braille text next to it? > And what kind of smart phones do your visually impaired > users typically carry? > > > -- > Lars Aronsson (lars at aronsson.se) > Aronsson Datateknik - http://aronsson.se > > ============================ > > To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib > > Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ > > 2012-09-01 > > -- Deborah Stanley UGA Libraries Web Editor, Germanic & Slavic Studies Librarian, Reference Librarian University of Georgia Libraries Athens GA 30602 dstanley at uga.edu Phone: (706) 542-0656 Fax: (706) 583-0268 http://www.libs.uga.edu/staffpages/stanley.html ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-09-04 From J.P.Knight at LBORO.AC.UK Tue Sep 4 11:47:44 2012 From: J.P.Knight at LBORO.AC.UK (Jon Knight) Date: Tue, 4 Sep 2012 16:47:44 +0100 Subject: QR codes and accessibility In-Reply-To: Message-ID: On Tue, 4 Sep 2012, Deborah Stanley wrote: > I must admit, I don't know what kind of smart phones our visually > impaired users carry. I need to get in touch with our Disability > Services people and see what they can tell me about the kinds of > phones and the work around, as Hugh mentioned. I would have thought an > iPhone with Siri would be useful, but I don't know for sure. You might find you can use NFC for this, and thus the users won't need to be able to see where the QR code is. The Google Nexus 7 tablet includes this for example, and we've already played with getting it to read the RFID tags in the library stock (another handy use - its a heck of a lot cheaper than the traditional vendor portable RFID wands!). Other new smartphone/tablets will start to include NFC as well, as its being aimed at electronic payments. It might be a while before a large percentage of your user base have NFC capable devices, but its coming. ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-09-04 From jill.emery at GMAIL.COM Tue Sep 4 12:25:19 2012 From: jill.emery at GMAIL.COM (Jill Emery) Date: Tue, 4 Sep 2012 09:25:19 -0700 Subject: Call for ER&L 2013 Proposals Message-ID: ER&L is looking for workshops! ER&L started early because we have big plans for ER&L 2013, March 17-20, 2013 in Austin, Texas. Do you have an interesting idea for a workshop for the eresources and digital services community? The submission time frame for Workshop Proposals (half-day, hands-on workshop programs) has been extended until 9 September 2013. ER&L is also looking for the core program sessions. When submitting a proposal,choose the track that best represents your topic. The topics have been expanded and modified for the 2013 meeting. So, use the list as a guide for your submission. 1. Managing e-Resources in Libraries 2. Collection Development & Assessment 3. Leadership & Organizations 4. External & User Relationships 5. Use of Technologies: Current, Emerging, and Future 6. Scholarly Communication & Licensing 7. E-Research and Library Publishing http://www.electroniclibrarian.com/presenters/call-for-proposals We will be accepting core presentation ideas until 15 October 2012. The ER&L Program planning Committee looks forward to receiving your program proposal! ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-09-04 From gerrymck at IASTATE.EDU Tue Sep 4 13:46:07 2012 From: gerrymck at IASTATE.EDU (McKiernan, Gerard [LIB]) Date: Tue, 4 Sep 2012 17:46:07 +0000 Subject: New Report > _Moving towards an open access future: the role of academic libraries_ In-Reply-To: <31F366253C635746A73718A84BF5F9A811AD5976@ITSDAG5A.its.iastate.edu> Message-ID: *** Spoiler Alert > Possible Duplicate Posting *** Colleagues/ IMHO Most Excellent ! /Gerry In April, leading independent academic and professional publisher SAGE convened a roundtable in association with the British Library into the role of the academic library in an open access (OA) future. Chaired by publishing consultant Simon Inger and attended by an international panel of 14 senior librarians and other industry experts, the conclusions of this discussion have today been published in a report, ?Moving towards an open access future: the role of academic libraries?. The report is a summary of the discussion around what support and skills librarians will require in an OA future, and how institutions, publishers, funders and other parties should be supporting their library partners, including variation by discipline and geographic region. Representing librarians from the UK, Europe, USA and the Middle East, attendees indicated that the concept of the individual library is changing. Panellists highlighted an important shift, recognizing that attention will shift from the library to the librarian: the information professional will be the library of the future. Academic libraries and research communication will have to evolve as open access grows in importance, but while traditional roles may change, librarians will still play an important role in managing and advising on information and information-related budgets. Key discussions include: * Addressing the culture of mistrust and misunderstanding regarding OA amongst researchers * The varying uptake of OA and the subsequent impacts The key roles that librarians will play in: * Sharing discovery and support services amongst libraries and institutions * Managing services such as institutional repositories * Providing licensing and related advice to researchers * Supporting preservation and managing metadata and recognising the importance of recommender services * Explaining open access to researchers. [more] Source and Link to Report Available Via [ http://ref-notes.blogspot.com/2012/09/report-moving-towards-open-access.html ] BTW: Some may know that I have a long interest in Open Access > E.G. McKiernan, Gerry. ?Open Access and Retrieval: Liberating the Scholarly Literature.? In E-Serials Collection Management: Transitions, Trends, and Technicalities, ed. David C. Fowler, 197-220. New York: Haworth Information Press, 2004. Self-archived at http://www.public.iastate.edu/~gerrymck/Open.pdf (4 September 2012). McKiernan, Gerry. ?Open Content and Access for Digital Scholarship.? Presentation delivered at WiLSWorld 2004: The Virtual Chase: In Hot Pursuit of Electronic Solutions, Madison, WI, July 27, 2004. Self-archived at: http://www.public.iastate.edu/~gerrymck/OpenContent.ppt (4 September 2012). Invited. McKiernan, Gerry. ?Open Access: An Idea Whose Time Has Come.? 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Minks Imaging & Preservation Service Manager Amigos Library Services 14400 Midway Road Dallas, TX 75244-3509 Tel: 972-340-2825 Toll free: 800-843-8482 Fax: 972-991-6061 minks at amigos.org The Amigos Imaging & Preservation Service is funded through generous support from the National Endowment for the Humanities. ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-09-04 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From wtd at POBOX.COM Tue Sep 4 14:49:48 2012 From: wtd at POBOX.COM (William Denton) Date: Tue, 4 Sep 2012 14:49:48 -0400 Subject: QR codes and accessibility In-Reply-To: Message-ID: On 4 September 2012, Jon Knight wrote: > The Google Nexus 7 tablet includes this for example, and we've already played > with getting it to read the RFID tags in the library stock (another handy use > - its a heck of a lot cheaper than the traditional vendor portable RFID > wands!). Very nice! How'd you do this? Which app? Bill -- William Denton Toronto, Canada http://www.miskatonic.org/ ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-09-04 From dstanley at UGA.EDU Tue Sep 4 15:20:04 2012 From: dstanley at UGA.EDU (Deborah Stanley) Date: Tue, 4 Sep 2012 15:20:04 -0400 Subject: QR codes and accessibility In-Reply-To: <25d0e6f482454f5a8ecbbe9a2e743507@BY2PRD0210HT004.namprd02.prod.outlook.com> Message-ID: Thanks, Jon! I hadn't heard of this. Looks very cool. Deborah On Tue, Sep 4, 2012 at 11:47 AM, Jon Knight wrote: > On Tue, 4 Sep 2012, Deborah Stanley wrote: >> I must admit, I don't know what kind of smart phones our visually >> impaired users carry. I need to get in touch with our Disability >> Services people and see what they can tell me about the kinds of >> phones and the work around, as Hugh mentioned. I would have thought an >> iPhone with Siri would be useful, but I don't know for sure. > > You might find you can use NFC for this, and thus the users won't need to > be able to see where the QR code is. > > The Google Nexus 7 tablet includes this for example, and we've already > played with getting it to read the RFID tags in the library stock (another > handy use - its a heck of a lot cheaper than the traditional vendor > portable RFID wands!). Other new smartphone/tablets will start to include > NFC as well, as its being aimed at electronic payments. It might be a > while before a large percentage of your user base have NFC capable > devices, but its coming. > > ============================ > > To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib > > Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ > > 2012-09-04 > > -- Deborah Stanley UGA Libraries Web Editor, Germanic & Slavic Studies Librarian, Reference Librarian University of Georgia Libraries Athens GA 30602 dstanley at uga.edu Phone: (706) 542-0656 Fax: (706) 583-0268 http://www.libs.uga.edu/staffpages/stanley.html ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-09-04 From mbrynnan at GMAIL.COM Wed Sep 5 23:11:27 2012 From: mbrynnan at GMAIL.COM (Morgan A. Brynnan) Date: Wed, 5 Sep 2012 20:11:27 -0700 Subject: Cloud-based ILS -- Thank you Message-ID: Thanks to everyone who wrote me off-list and on-list about cloud-based ?ILS?! Not to promote any company?s services, or ?advertise? but I see that at least two companies are offering or are working on cloud-based systems to replace local ILS servers, cataloging, federated search, and proxies. ? I wonder if this may well be the future of ?the ILS ? shared community knowledge, open development of APIs and shared cataloging to the next degree. I?m a complete cynic, and if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is...,right? ? I ask because it is a huge step to discard the old ILS servers and put all our eggs in one vendor basket. I?ve never had the opportunity before to participate in choosing a new ILS or making a decision as big as this, and I?d hate to make a wrong decision for our library. ? Are others also in the ?wait and see? mode, or does moving to cloud-based shared systems seem inevitable? Is it really time to bury the old local ILS server? Kind regards to all. Morgan Brynnan, MLIS mbrynnan at gmail.com ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-09-05 From krichel at OPENLIB.ORG Wed Sep 5 23:18:40 2012 From: krichel at OPENLIB.ORG (Thomas Krichel) Date: Thu, 6 Sep 2012 05:18:40 +0200 Subject: Cloud-based ILS -- Thank you In-Reply-To: <001501cd8bdd$508cf220$f1a6d660$@com> Message-ID: Morgan A. Brynnan writes > I ask because it is a huge step to discard the old ILS servers and put all > our eggs in one vendor basket. It's what OCLC wants. > I've never had the opportunity before to participate in choosing > a new ILS or making a decision as big as this, and I'd hate to > make a wrong decision for our library. Once they have you in their cloud, they have you by the short and curlies. > Is it really time to bury the old local ILS > server? It's time to build local knowledge, but use a remote server company where you can outsoure the basic server infrastructure. This is a competitive industry. Cheers, Thomas Krichel http://openlib.org/home/krichel http://authorprofile.org/pkr1 skype: thomaskrichel ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-09-05 From listuser at CHILLCO.COM Thu Sep 6 10:03:46 2012 From: listuser at CHILLCO.COM (Cary Gordon) Date: Thu, 6 Sep 2012 16:03:46 +0200 Subject: Cloud-based ILS -- Thank you In-Reply-To: <001501cd8bdd$508cf220$f1a6d660$@com> Message-ID: There is a school of thought which believes that the time to bury the local ILS server was a few days (okay, years) after it was born. I have yet to hear a really good reason tor the continued existence of local servers, beyond the continued employment of the folks ? and a lot of them ? who sell them and keep them running. This is not to say that I am absolutely convinced that one ILS to rule them all is the best idea, either. Thanks, Cary On Thu, Sep 6, 2012 at 5:11 AM, Morgan A. Brynnan wrote: > Thanks to everyone who wrote me off-list and on-list about cloud-based > ?ILS?! > > Not to promote any company?s services, or ?advertise? but I see that at > least two companies are offering or are working on cloud-based systems to > replace local ILS servers, cataloging, federated search, and proxies. > > I wonder if this may well be the future of the ILS ? shared community > knowledge, open development of APIs and shared cataloging to the next > degree. I?m a complete cynic, and if it sounds too good to be true, it > probably is...,right? > > I ask because it is a huge step to discard the old ILS servers and put all > our eggs in one vendor basket. I?ve never had the opportunity before to > participate in choosing a new ILS or making a decision as big as this, and > I?d hate to make a wrong decision for our library. > > Are others also in the ?wait and see? mode, or does moving to cloud-based > shared systems seem inevitable? Is it really time to bury the old local ILS > server? > > Kind regards to all. > > Morgan Brynnan, MLIS > > mbrynnan at gmail.com > > ============================ > > To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib > > Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ > > 2012-09-05 -- Cary Gordon The Cherry Hill Company http://chillco.com ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-09-06 From Wilfred.Drew.ctr at RL.AF.MIL Thu Sep 6 10:33:00 2012 From: Wilfred.Drew.ctr at RL.AF.MIL (Drew, Wilfred E CTR USAF AFMC AFRL/RIOI) Date: Thu, 6 Sep 2012 10:33:00 -0400 Subject: Cloud-based ILS -- Thank you In-Reply-To: A Message-ID: It depends on the type of library and the mission it supports. Where I work now, our ILS is behind a firewall and accessible only on site. It is that way for security reasons, according to the USAF. There are some USAF libraries with systems hosted outside of the USAF but it still depends on the mission of the library and command policies. Wilfred (Bill) Drew Croop-LaFrance, Inc. Technical Librarian AFM/AFRL/RIOIL Tech Library Rome Research Site Phone: (315) 330-7608 Email: Wilfred.Drew.ctr at RL.af.mil "Google can bring you back 100000 answers, a librarian can bring you back the right one." -- Neil Gaiman ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-09-06 From jessica.goodman at CITYOFPALOALTO.ORG Thu Sep 6 12:09:51 2012 From: jessica.goodman at CITYOFPALOALTO.ORG (Jessica Goodman) Date: Thu, 6 Sep 2012 12:09:51 -0400 Subject: Cloud-based ILS?? Message-ID: I'm researching cloud-based ILS such as OCLC's WorldShare for my library and would also appreciate receiving any comments about your experiences. Please reply here or off-list to me directly at jessica.goodman at cityofpaloalto.org Thanks to Morgan for posting this question! ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-09-06 From TEdelblute at ANAHEIM.NET Thu Sep 6 12:11:09 2012 From: TEdelblute at ANAHEIM.NET (Thomas Edelblute) Date: Thu, 6 Sep 2012 16:11:09 +0000 Subject: Cloud-based ILS -- Thank you In-Reply-To: Message-ID: We did a cost analysis between keeping moving our services to the SirsiDynix cloud vs. purchasing a new SUN server to run our Horizon ILS system. In our case the cloud solution was over $100,000 while the new server was only $25,000. Now for a true cost analysis you would want to figure in my time managing the system and all related expenses. On the other hand, USC moved to the cloud because it was less expensive for them to pay SirsiDynix to manage the system vs paying their campus IT for managing the system. The bottom line is that each institution needs to look at their own cost benefit analysis for their systems and see what makes sense with them. Thomas Edelblute Public Access Systems Coordinator Anaheim Public Lbirary -----Original Message----- From: Web technologies in libraries [mailto:WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Cary Gordon Sent: Thursday, September 06, 2012 7:04 AM To: WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: Re: [WEB4LIB] Cloud-based ILS -- Thank you There is a school of thought which believes that the time to bury the local ILS server was a few days (okay, years) after it was born. I have yet to hear a really good reason tor the continued existence of local servers, beyond the continued employment of the folks - and a lot of them - who sell them and keep them running. This is not to say that I am absolutely convinced that one ILS to rule them all is the best idea, either. Thanks, Cary On Thu, Sep 6, 2012 at 5:11 AM, Morgan A. Brynnan wrote: > Thanks to everyone who wrote me off-list and on-list about cloud-based > "ILS"! > > Not to promote any company's services, or "advertise" but I see that > at least two companies are offering or are working on cloud-based > systems to replace local ILS servers, cataloging, federated search, and proxies. > > I wonder if this may well be the future of the ILS - shared community > knowledge, open development of APIs and shared cataloging to the next > degree. I'm a complete cynic, and if it sounds too good to be true, it > probably is...,right? > > I ask because it is a huge step to discard the old ILS servers and put > all our eggs in one vendor basket. I've never had the opportunity > before to participate in choosing a new ILS or making a decision as > big as this, and I'd hate to make a wrong decision for our library. > > Are others also in the "wait and see" mode, or does moving to > cloud-based shared systems seem inevitable? Is it really time to bury > the old local ILS server? > > Kind regards to all. > > Morgan Brynnan, MLIS > > mbrynnan at gmail.com > > ============================ > > To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib > > Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ > > 2012-09-05 -- Cary Gordon The Cherry Hill Company http://chillco.com ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-09-06 ________________________________ THIS MESSAGE IS INTENDED ONLY FOR THE USE OF THE INDIVIDUAL OR ENTITY TO WHICH IT IS ADDRESSED AND MAY CONTAIN INFORMATION THAT IS PRIVILEGED, CONFIDENTIAL, AND EXEMPT FROM DISCLOSURE UNDER APPLICABLE LAWS. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, or the employee or agent responsible for delivering the message to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, forwarding, or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. 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It also covers considerations to keep in mind when looking at these platforms: http://thoughts.care-affiliates.com/2012/06/why-and-how-librarians-have-to-shape.html Sincerely, Carl Carl Grant ------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------- CARE Affiliates Executive Advisor to the Dean [Management Consulting Services] Virginia Tech University Libraries E: carl at care-affiliates.com Blacksburg, Virginia P: +1.540.449.2418 E: carlg at vt.edu W: http://www.care-affiliates.com P: +1.540.449.2418 Blog: http://thoughts.care-affiliates.com W: http://www.lib.vt.edu/ Twitter: carl_grant Skype: carl_grant LinkedIn, Google+ & Facebook On Sep 5, 2012, at 11:11 PM, "Morgan A. Brynnan" wrote: > Thanks to everyone who wrote me off-list and on-list about cloud-based > ?ILS?! > > Not to promote any company?s services, or ?advertise? but I see that at > least two companies are offering or are working on cloud-based systems to > replace local ILS servers, cataloging, federated search, and proxies. > > I wonder if this may well be the future of the ILS ? shared community > knowledge, open development of APIs and shared cataloging to the next > degree. I?m a complete cynic, and if it sounds too good to be true, it > probably is...,right? > > I ask because it is a huge step to discard the old ILS servers and put all > our eggs in one vendor basket. I?ve never had the opportunity before to > participate in choosing a new ILS or making a decision as big as this, and > I?d hate to make a wrong decision for our library. > > Are others also in the ?wait and see? mode, or does moving to cloud-based > shared systems seem inevitable? Is it really time to bury the old local ILS > server? > > Kind regards to all. > > Morgan Brynnan, MLIS > > mbrynnan at gmail.com > > ============================ > > To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib > > Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ > > 2012-09-05 > ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-09-06 From carl at CARE-AFFILIATES.COM Thu Sep 6 12:28:53 2012 From: carl at CARE-AFFILIATES.COM (Carl Grant) Date: Thu, 6 Sep 2012 12:28:53 -0400 Subject: Cloud based ILS Message-ID: Morgan: I certainly want to encourage you to read my blog post on cloud based library management systems and why it is important for librarians to be involved with these platforms. It also covers considerations to keep in mind when looking at these platforms: http://thoughts.care-affiliates.com/2012/06/why-and-how-librarians-have-to-shape.html Sincerely, Carl Carl Grant ------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------- CARE Affiliates Executive Advisor to the Dean [Management Consulting Services] Virginia Tech University Libraries E: carl at care-affiliates.com Blacksburg, Virginia P: +1.540.449.2418 E: carlg at vt.edu W: http://www.care-affiliates.com P: +1.540.449.2418 Blog: http://thoughts.care-affiliates.com W: http://www.lib.vt.edu/ Twitter: carl_grant Skype: carl_grant LinkedIn, Google+ & Facebook ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-09-06 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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It also covers considerations to keep in mind when looking at these platforms: http://thoughts.care-affiliates.com/2012/06/why-and-how-librarians-have-to-shape.html Sincerely, Carl Carl Grant ------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------- CARE Affiliates Executive Advisor to the Dean [Management Consulting Services] Virginia Tech University Libraries E: carl at care-affiliates.com Blacksburg, Virginia P: +1.540.449.2418 E: carlg at vt.edu W: http://www.care-affiliates.com P: +1.540.449.2418 Blog: http://thoughts.care-affiliates.com W: http://www.lib.vt.edu/ Twitter: carl_grant Skype: carl_grant LinkedIn, Google+ & Facebook ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-09-06 ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-09-06 -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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The content comes from a range of information providers and products--commercial, open access, institutional, etc. By indexing the content in advance, discovery services have the ability to deliver more sophisticated services with instant performance, compared to the federated search techniques used previously. Libraries increasingly rely on index-based discovery services as their strategic interfaces through which their patrons gain access to the rapidly growing breadth of information that may be available to them. NISO's September 26 webinar will discuss the challenges of operating a centralized index-based discovery system. Learn about their strengths, and their weaknesses, the needs for standards and best practices in this arena, how libraries and providers can assess the usage, and how libraries can satisfy audiences with different needs. TOPICS AND SPEAKERS * NISO ODI: Promoting Transparency in Discovery -- Lucy Harrison, Interim Chief Operating Officer, Florida Virtual Campus The new generation of library discovery services are a boon to researchers, but without a set of interoperable standards and best practices it can be difficult for libraries, information providers, and discovery service providers to understand and evaluate content and services. We'll talk about how the NISO Open Discovery Initiative (ODI) (http://www.niso.org/workrooms/odi/) aims to create an environment that broadens stakeholder participation and ensures confidence, so that Librarians can better evaluate discovery services to address their needs, Information Providers have the confidence that the discovery service providers are handling their content in an appropriate manner, and Discovery Service Providers receive more efficient integration through standardization and best practices. * Seeing Discovery Through User Colored Glasses -- Timothy Babbitt, Senior Vice President, Platform Management, ProQuest This talk will discuss how the behaviors of various user types are seen in analytics around discovery and content use. Distilling usage information from a community of global researchers, we will illustrate what we see as value provided to users. Having a better understanding of your users and what they find valuable will help to inform your library content portfolio investment. * Collecting Patron Perspectives on Discovery Tools -- David Bietila, Web Program Director, University of Chicago Library Current discovery tools offer a breadth of possibilities in terms of resource coverage and search options, but it can be a challenge to determine the optimal setup for your library. David will present a variety of methods for harnessing patron input to guide a library's assessment or implementation of discovery tools. These approaches include defining use cases, usability testing, monitoring usage statistics, and evaluating the tool in the context of specific subjects. Collecting user data can guide configuration choices and lead to more productive communication with vendors, resulting in improved access to resources for your patrons. REGISTRATION Registration is per site (access for one computer) and closes at 12:00 pm Eastern on September 26, 2012. Discounts are available for NISO and NASIG members and students. Can't make it on the webinar date/time? Register now and gain access to the recorded archive for one year. Visit the event webpage to register and for more information: http://www.niso.org/news/events/2012/nisowebinars/discovery_and_delivery/. Cynthia Hodgson Technical Editor / Consultant National Information Standards Organization chodgson at niso.org 301-654-2512 ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-09-06 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Making Sense of the Future Rudolf Mumenthaler: Innovation Management in and for Libraries Eirik Newth: Forecast for the academic library of 2025: Cloudy with a chance of user participation and content lock-in Rurik Thomas Greenall: ?Defining/Defying reality: the struggle towards relevance in bibliographic data? Jens Vigen: ?Connecting people and information: how open access supports research in High Energy Physics. Since 50 years!? This is a really special list of keynotes, but we have even more promising presentations. Check the accepted abstracts: http://emtacl.com/submitted- abstracts/ Register here http://emtacl.com/registration/ (and make sure that you too can visit the unique Rockheim, the national experience center for pop and rock, in Trondheim ;-) with kind regards, Guus van den Brekel IPC member EMTACL12 Central Medical Library, University Medical Center Groningen (UMCG) The Netherlands Phone: +31 (0)641628117 (mobile) or +31 (0)503632632 Google Chat: brekelajp at gmail.com Skype: Digicmb M??r: http://about.me/digicmb Latest Project: UMCG Open Access Poster Portal (F1000): http://f1000.com/posters/browse?institutionId=1 _____________________________________________________________ emtacl12 - emerging technologies in academic libraries International conference on emerging technologies in academic libraries 2012 1-3 October 2012, Trondheim, Norway Call for papers __________________________________________________________________ ____ Emerging technologies and evolving user behaviour keeps changing the rules of the game for academic libraries. Emerging technologies include new ways of using existing technologies and totally new, disruptive technologies. Examples include: - Semantic web / linked open data - Social media - Augmented reality - Mobile technologies - Visualisation - etc emtacl12 is an international conference for academic librarians, information professionals, academic staff, students, library system developers and suppliers, among others. The aim is to provide answers to the following questions: What can academic libraries do to address change? How can we adapt? Which technologies can/should/must we use/create? The conference is hosted by NTNU University Library, the Library of the Norwegian university of science and technology in Trondheim, Norway. The programme committee invites original presentations and posters taking one or more of the following perspectives as a point of departure: - Linked open data and other semantic web applications in the library - New literacies - Supporting research - Organizational change within the library - Analysis of user behaviour and use of statistics - New services/old services in new clothes - Other relevant perspectives on emerging technologies Conference dates: 1-3 October 2012 For additional information, please visit the conference website: http://www.emtacl.com or email us at emtacl at ub.ntnu.no ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-09-10 From blakistonr at U.LIBRARY.ARIZONA.EDU Mon Sep 10 11:30:23 2012 From: blakistonr at U.LIBRARY.ARIZONA.EDU (Blakiston, Rebecca) Date: Mon, 10 Sep 2012 15:30:23 +0000 Subject: 2 week course on DIY usability testing Message-ID: Next month, from October 15th-28th, I will be teaching an asynchronous Do-It-Yourself Usability Testing course. This is appropriate for anyone who is interested in conducting usability testing in-house with little (or no) budget. In this very practical, hands-on course, you will: * Create personas that represent your target audiences * Write primary tasks for each persona * Write sample scenarios that reflect the primary tasks * Identify what primary tasks you want to test * Write non-leading scenarios for usability testing * Acquire incentives * Select a time and location for testing * Recruit a note taker * Identify computer(s) to use for testing * Recruit participants * Conduct a usability test * Interpret results of a usability test * Make decisions based on the results of a usability test * Develop a plan for ongoing usability testing * Understand other options for gathering user input, including card sorting, ethnographic field studies, and surveys See the course overview, let me know if you have any questions, and help me spread the word! Thanks, Rebecca Rebecca Blakiston Instructional Services Librarian Website Product Manager University of Arizona Libraries blakistonr at u.library.arizona.edu (520) 307-2834 ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-09-10 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From Miriam.Bolotin at MONTGOMERYCOUNTYMD.GOV Mon Sep 10 15:21:54 2012 From: Miriam.Bolotin at MONTGOMERYCOUNTYMD.GOV (Bolotin, Miriam) Date: Mon, 10 Sep 2012 15:21:54 -0400 Subject: Job announcement Message-ID: Virtual Services Manager, Montgomery County (MD) Public Libraries This position will develop and implement strategic directions for the Library Department's Virtual Services unit and for MCPL's digital presence (i.e. website, mobile technologies, social media, cloud applications, Intranet). This will involve using professional analysis tools and techniques to assess customer and staff needs and to evaluate the impact of strategies developed and implemented. . . Closing date 9/19/2012 . . .Job: IRC9442. See http://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/ohr/staffing/careers.html Mimi Bolotin Librarian, Virtual Services Montgomery County Public Libraries 21 Maryland Avenue, Rockville, MD? 20850 240-777-0091 ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-09-10 From mschofield at NOVA.EDU Mon Sep 10 16:12:20 2012 From: mschofield at NOVA.EDU (Michael Schofield) Date: Mon, 10 Sep 2012 16:12:20 -0400 Subject: Random & Casual Poll: What abt. Web Services Should You Know? Message-ID: Hi everyone, Every so often in the library blogosophere I see posts dedicated to whether librarians should know how to code. The answer I usually give is awful - something like, "Um. Probably." Anyway, since you all work with the web and/or library systems, I'm curious about your wizened answers. Here's the scenario: if a LIS student intending to work in web services (or w/e) asked your advice, what code / platforms / other skills would you recommend for success? I'll compile and share the results in a couple of weeks. All the best, Michael Schofield(@nova.edu) | Web Services Librarian 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/ 2012-09-10 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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The issue contains the following essays, available as HTML separates through the links below (if you're viewing a web page) or from http://citesandinsights.info: The Front: Give Us a Dollar and We'll Give You Back Four (2012-2013) pp. 1-4 Information on my new book, designed to be a tool for public libraries aiming to improve or retain funding, including its availability as an $11.99 PDF, $21.95 paperback or $31.50 hardcover. While it's a tool, it's also an interesting set of detailed tables on the activities of public libraries--if you're numerate, since the tables deliberately lack textual commentary. Words: Thinking About Blogging, Part 2 pp. 4-19 The second part of the two-part essay that began in the September 2012 issue, this one's almost entirely by and about librarians and libraries--and the stopping and starting of blogs. Intersections: The Liblog Landscape: Where Are They Now? pp. 19-24 Those of you who knew about the various studies under the rubric "Liblog Landscape" may have figured out that there wasn't a 2011 version and isn't going to be a 2012 version. But I still had a spreadsheet with the most complete list of English-language liblogs ever assembled (I'm pretty sure)--and it only required a few hours to see how the 1,304 liblogs that began before June 1, 2010 were doing in late July 2012. This piece summarizes the results and links to a webpage with that liblog list in two parts. ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-09-10 From gerrymck at IASTATE.EDU Mon Sep 10 18:03:11 2012 From: gerrymck at IASTATE.EDU (McKiernan, Gerard [LIB]) Date: Mon, 10 Sep 2012 22:03:11 +0000 Subject: _Non-U.S._ Digital Textbook Initiatives-Part 2 In-Reply-To: <31F366253C635746A73718A84BF5F9A811ADA1B5@ITSDAG5A.its.iastate.edu> Message-ID: *** Spoiler Alert > Possible Duplicate Posting *** Colleagues/ I am greatly interested in learning about _non-U.S._ Digital Textbook initiatives for inclusion in my Digital Textbook blog [ http://digital-textbooks.blogspot.com/ ] and/or working bibliography. To date I've identified only several projects outside of the United States, that include: _Digital School Program with Open Textbooks Approved by Polish Government!_ [ http://digital-textbooks.blogspot.com/2012/04/digital-school-program-with-open.html ] _In South Korean Classrooms, Digital Textbook Revolution Meets Some Resistance_ [ http://digital-textbooks.blogspot.com/2012/03/in-south-koreanclassrooms-digital.html ] _E-books Venture to Target UK Students_ [ http://digital-textbooks.blogspot.com/2012/04/e-books-venture-to-target-uk-students.html ] I am interested in any / all other non-U.S. Digital Textbook projects at the institutional, local, state, regional, and/or national level(s). BTW-1: I will be giving two (2) lectures and a workshop for the DILL (Digital Library Learning) program in Parma, Italy ( http://dill.hioa.no/ ) during the week of September 17 2012 and two/three presentations in Belgrade later that week/weekend. If you are in/near Parma and/or Belgrade during these times and am interested in attending and/or want to gather, please contact me. No fee to attend the presentations and the beer is on me [:-)] Regards, /Gerry Gerry McKiernan Associate Professor and Science and Technology Librarian Iowa State University 152 Parks Library Ames IA 50011 http://digital-textbooks.blogspot.com/2012/04/non-us-digital-textbook-initiatives.html ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-09-10 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jason.kneip at YAHOO.COM Tue Sep 11 00:03:02 2012 From: jason.kneip at YAHOO.COM (Jason Kneip) Date: Mon, 10 Sep 2012 21:03:02 -0700 Subject: Have a nice day! 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Here?s the scenario: if a LIS student intending to work in web services (or w/e) asked your advice, what code / platforms / other skills would you recommend for success? I?ll compile and share the results in a couple of weeks. All the best, Michael Schofield(@nova.edu) | Web Services Librarian 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/ 2012-09-10 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From hogue_m at LIB.CHATTANOOGA.GOV Tue Sep 11 11:46:05 2012 From: hogue_m at LIB.CHATTANOOGA.GOV (Hogue Melanie) Date: Tue, 11 Sep 2012 11:46:05 -0400 Subject: Random & Casual Poll: What abt. Web Services Should You Know? Message-ID: PHP, ASP.NET and Apache, XML, Javascript, HTML 5, CSS. In ASCENDING order of importance. It is still possible to oversee web services without being an extensive coder; but you should be able to read code and have some understanding what it is doing. How fully you should learn these may depend on other preferences you might have. For example, do you prefer to wear several hats for variety or usability knowledge (public service and web admin)? Or do you prefer to work in a smaller library, library system, or town? You will need to be more proficient if you do not have possibly paraprofessional subordinates who can write code according to your directives. Melanie Amy Hogue, Librarian I Chattanooga Public Library, Chattanooga, Tennessee hogue_m at lib.chattanooga.gov 423-855-2684 From: Web technologies in libraries [mailto:WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Holmberg, Lisa Sent: Tuesday, September 11, 2012 10:40 AM To: WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: Re: [WEB4LIB] Random & Casual Poll: What abt. Web Services Should You Know? Get their head around how any code works, pho, JavaScript, whatever... Once you understand one you can carry over the knowledge to any code. Teach troubleshooting problems. Teach evaluating resources / tools / services for the library Teach innovation. Teach instructing non IT staff Sent from my iPad On Sep 10, 2012, at 2:19 PM, "Michael Schofield" wrote: Hi everyone, Every so often in the library blogosophere I see posts dedicated to whether librarians should know how to code. The answer I usually give is awful - something like, ?Um. Probably.? Anyway, since you all work with the web and/or library systems, I?m curious about your wizened answers. Here?s the scenario: if a LIS student intending to work in web services (or w/e) asked your advice, what code / platforms / other skills would you recommend for success? I?ll compile and share the results in a couple of weeks. All the best, Michael Schofield(@nova.edu) | Web Services Librarian 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/ 2012-09-10 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From rossfsinger at GMAIL.COM Tue Sep 11 12:01:29 2012 From: rossfsinger at GMAIL.COM (Ross Singer) Date: Tue, 11 Sep 2012 12:01:29 -0400 Subject: Random & Casual Poll: What abt. Web Services Should You Know? In-Reply-To: Message-ID: On Tuesday, September 11, 2012 at 11:46 AM, Hogue Melanie wrote: > > PHP, ASP.NET and Apache, XML, Javascript, HTML 5, CSS. In ASCENDING order of importance. > > > > If anything, I would put PHP after ASP.NET and probably after Apache as a generically language useful to be familiar with. In almost 20 years of working in and around libraries (sigh), I have only had one (count them, one, ah ah ah) project that knowledge of ASP.NET might have been handy. And I was still able to avoid that by using Ruby. If anything, ASP.NET over PHP limits your avenues simply because PHP is so much more ubiquitous. -Ross. > > > > > > > > It is still possible to oversee web services without being an extensive coder; but you should be able to read code and have some understanding what it is doing. How fully you should learn these may depend on other preferences you might have. For example, do you prefer to wear several hats for variety or usability knowledge (public service and web admin)? Or do you prefer to work in a smaller library, library system, or town? You will need to be more proficient if you do not have possibly paraprofessional subordinates who can write code according to your directives. > > > > > > Melanie Amy Hogue, Librarian I > > > Chattanooga Public Library, Chattanooga, Tennessee > > > hogue_m at lib.chattanooga.gov (mailto:hogue_m at lib.chattanooga.gov) > > > 423-855-2684 > > > > > > > From: Web technologies in libraries [mailto:WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Holmberg, Lisa > Sent: Tuesday, September 11, 2012 10:40 AM > To: WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU (mailto:WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU) > Subject: Re: [WEB4LIB] Random & Casual Poll: What abt. Web Services Should You Know? > > > > > > > > Get their head around how any code works, pho, JavaScript, whatever... Once you understand one you can carry over the knowledge to any code. > > > > > > > > Teach troubleshooting problems. > > > > Teach evaluating resources / tools / services for the library > > > > Teach innovation. > > > > Teach instructing non IT staff > > > > > > Sent from my iPad > > > > > On Sep 10, 2012, at 2:19 PM, "Michael Schofield" wrote: > > > > > > Hi everyone, > > > > > > > > > > > > Every so often in the library blogosophere I see posts dedicated to whether librarians should know how to code. The answer I usually give is awful - something like, ?Um. Probably.? Anyway, since you all work with the web and/or library systems, I?m curious about your wizened answers. Here?s the scenario: if a LIS student intending to work in web services (or w/e) asked your advice, what code / platforms / other skills would you recommend for success? > > > > > > > > > > > > I?ll compile and share the results in a couple of weeks. > > > > > > > > > > > > All the best, > > > > > > > > > > > > Michael Schofield(@nova.edu) | Web Services Librarian > > > > > > Alvin Sherman Library, Research, and Information Technology Center > > > > > > > > > > > > Hi! 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URL: From varnum at UMICH.EDU Tue Sep 11 12:53:50 2012 From: varnum at UMICH.EDU (Ken Varnum) Date: Tue, 11 Sep 2012 12:53:50 -0400 Subject: NISO Open Discovery Initiative - survey In-Reply-To: Message-ID: (with apologies for cross-posting) The Open Discovery Initiative (ODI), a working group of the National Information Standards Organization (NISO), has been formed to develop a Recommended Practice related to the index-based discovery services for libraries. ODI aims to investigate and improve the ecosystem surrounding these discovery services, with a goal of broader participation of content providers and increased transparency to libraries.**** ** ** An important component of our work involves gathering information from the key stakeholders: libraries, content providers, and developers of discovery products. **** ** ** If you are involved in discovery services we request that you respond to our survey. The survey results will provide essential information to the workgroup as it develops recommended practices related to discovery services. A full report on the findings of this survey will be made available publically on the NISO website later this year.**** ** ** We are especially interested in input from:**** - libraries that have implemented or plan to implement a discovery service and - organizations that potentially contribute content to one or more of these services: o primary publishers, **** o producers of aggregated databases of citation or full-text content for libraries, and**** o creators of abstracting and indexing services.**** ** ** We anticipate that the survey will take about 20 minutes to complete. https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/QBXZXSB**** ** ** All respondents that identify themselves will be entered into a drawing for one of six $25 Amazon e-gift cards, kindly sponsored by Ex Libris and SAGE. These respondents will also receive a copy of the aggregated results. 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URL: From chodgson at NISO.ORG Tue Sep 11 13:31:35 2012 From: chodgson at NISO.ORG (Cynthia Hodgson) Date: Tue, 11 Sep 2012 13:31:35 -0400 Subject: NISO Open Discovery Initiative - Survey invitation Message-ID: (with apologies for cross-posting) The Open Discovery Initiative (ODI), a working group of the National Information Standards Organization (NISO), has been formed to develop a Recommended Practice related to the index-based discovery services for libraries. ODI aims to investigate and improve the ecosystem surrounding these discovery services, with a goal of broader participation of content providers and increased transparency to libraries. An important component of our work involves gathering information from the key stakeholders: libraries, content providers, and developers of discovery products. If you are involved in discovery services we request that you respond to our survey. The survey results will provide essential information to the workgroup as it develops recommended practices related to discovery services. A full report on the findings of this survey will be made available publically on the NISO website later this year. We are especially interested in input from: . libraries that have implemented or plan to implement a discovery service, and . organizations that potentially contribute content to one or more of these services: o primary publishers, o producers of aggregated databases of citation or full-text content for libraries, and o creators of abstracting and indexing services. We anticipate that the survey will take about 20 minutes to complete. https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/QBXZXSB All respondents that identify themselves will be entered into a drawing for one of six $25 Amazon e-gift cards, kindly sponsored by Ex Libris and SAGE. These respondents will also receive a copy of the aggregated results. Note that any results shared will be anonymous and only aggregate data will be released. In addition, if you are interested in keeping up to date with ODI, please sign up to our Interest mailing list - http://www.niso.org/lists/opendiscovery Thank you ODI Working Group nisohq at niso.org ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-09-11 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From chodgson at NISO.ORG Tue Sep 11 13:37:53 2012 From: chodgson at NISO.ORG (Cynthia Hodgson) Date: Tue, 11 Sep 2012 13:37:53 -0400 Subject: NISO Publishes Themed Issue of Information Standards Quarterly on Linked Data for Libraries, Archives, and Museums - available in open access Message-ID: NISO Publishes Themed Issue of Information Standards Quarterly on Linked Data for Libraries, Archives, and Museums Contributed articles illustrate both challenges and innovations in implementing linked data The National Information Standards Organization (NISO) announces the publication of a special themed issue of the Information Standards Quarterly (ISQ) magazine on Linked Data for Libraries, Archives, and Museums. ISQ Guest Content Editor, Corey Harper, Metadata Services Librarian, New York University has pulled together a broad range of perspectives on what is happening today with linked data in cultural institutions. He states in his introductory letter, "As the Linked Data Web continues to expand, significant challenges remain around integrating such diverse data sources. As the variance of the data becomes increasingly clear, there is an emerging need for an infrastructure to manage the diverse vocabularies used throughout the Web-wide network of distributed metadata. Development and change in this area has been rapidly increasing; this is particularly exciting, as it gives a broad overview on the scope and breadth of developments happening in the world of Linked Open Data for Libraries, Archives, and Museums." The feature article by Gordon Dunsire, Corey Harper, Diane Hillmann, and Jon Phipps on Linked Data Vocabulary Management describes the shift in popular approaches to large-scale metadata management and interoperability to the increasing use of the Resource Description Framework to link bibliographic data into the larger web community. The authors also identify areas where best practices and standards are needed to ensure a common and effective linked data vocabulary infrastructure. Four "in practice" articles illustrate the growth in the implementation of linked data in the cultural sector. Jane Stevenson in Linking Lives describes the work to enable structured and linked data from the Archives Hub in the UK. In Joining the Linked Data Cloud in a Cost-Effective Manner, Seth van Hooland, Ruben Verborgh, and Rik Van de Walle show how general purpose Interactive Data Transformation tools, such as Google Refine, can be used to efficiently perform the necessary task of data cleaning and reconciliation that precedes the opening up of linked data. Ted Fons, Jeff Penka, and Richard Wallis discuss OCLC's Linked Data Initiative and the use of Schema.org in WorldCat to make library data relevant on the web. In Europeana: Moving to Linked Open Data , Antoine Isaac, Robina Clayphan, and Bernhard Haslhofer explain how the metadata for over 23 million objects are being converted to an RDF-based linked data model in the European Union's flagship digital cultural heritage initiative. Jon Voss provides a status on Linked Open Data for Libraries, Archives, and Museums (LODLAM) State of Affairs and the annual summit to advance this work. Thomas Elliott, Sebastian Heath, John Muccigrosso Report on the Linked Ancient World Data Institute, a workshop to further the availability of linked open data to create reusable digital resources with the classical studies disciplines. Kevin Ford wraps up the contributed articles with a standard spotlight article on LC's Bibliographic Framework Initiative and the Attractiveness of Linked Data. This Library of Congress-led community effort aims to transition from MARC 21 to a linked data model. "The move to a linked data model in libraries and other cultural institutions represents one of the most profound changes that our community is confronting," stated Todd Carpenter, NISO Executive Director. "While it completely alters the way we have always described and cataloged bibliographic information, it offers tremendous opportunities for making this data accessible and usable in the larger, global web community. This special issue of ISQ demonstrates the great strides that libraries, archives, and museums have already made in this arena and illustrates the future world that awaits us." "Institutions that are just starting to dip their toes in the waters of linked data will find much in this issue of ISQ to inspire and challenge them," said Cynthia Hodgson, ISQ Managing Editor. "Those further along the implementation path can learn how others have addressed the common issues encountered in making the transition to a linked data model." ISQ is available in open access in electronic format on the NISO website. Both the entire issue and individual articles may be freely downloaded. Print copies are available by subscription and as print on demand. For more information and to access the free electronic version, visit: www.niso.org/publications/isq. About Information Standards Quarterly Information Standards Quarterly (ISQ) is NISO's print and electronic magazine for communicating standards-based technology and best practices in library, publishing, and information technology, particularly where these three areas overlap. ISQ reports on the progress of active developments and also on implementations, case studies, and best practices that show potentially replicable efforts. 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Thomas Edelblute Public Access Systems Coordinator Anaheim Public library On Sep 10, 2012, at 2:19 PM, "Michael Schofield" > wrote: Hi everyone, Every so often in the library blogosophere I see posts dedicated to whether librarians should know how to code. The answer I usually give is awful - something like, ?Um. Probably.? Anyway, since you all work with the web and/or library systems, I?m curious about your wizened answers. Here?s the scenario: if a LIS student intending to work in web services (or w/e) asked your advice, what code / platforms / other skills would you recommend for success? I?ll compile and share the results in a couple of weeks. All the best, Michael Schofield(@nova.edu) | Web Services Librarian Alvin Sherman Library, Research, and Information Technology Center Hi! 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Submission due date- December 7, 2012 Thanks, Mou ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~~*~*~*~*~* 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/ 2012-09-11 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From milehighbrarian at GMAIL.COM Tue Sep 11 16:21:16 2012 From: milehighbrarian at GMAIL.COM (Nina Mchale) Date: Tue, 11 Sep 2012 14:21:16 -0600 Subject: Random & Casual Poll: What abt. Web Services Should You Know? In-Reply-To: <00ad01cd8f90$95222d40$bf6687c0$@nova.edu> Message-ID: I would also add familiarity with one or more of the major proprietary or open source content management systems popular in library environments--WordPress, Drupal, Joomla!, MediaWiki, SharePoint, LibGuides, etc. CMS management is a set of skills in and of itself, beyond just knowledge of whatever code is operates the CMS. Related to this is web content strategy. Who creates content along with you, the web person? How do you manage content so that it doesn't get old/stale/outdated or is even just written well for web presentation? How do you make sure brand/messaging/voice are all on target, with multiple authors/editors? Often, navigating tasks, procedures, policies, staffing, etc., related to content management is more complicated that learning programming languages. ;) The web person/people in a library will have all of the responsibility for web content, but very little in the way of actual authority to do what s/he needs to do. It might be hard to build experience in this area, but I'd suggest volunteering for a non-profit--church, school, HOA, historical society, etc.--if this isn't available to the student. Also, web analytics: familiarity with basic metrics (visits, visitors, unique visitors), goals, KPIs, conversions, and how to apply all of these to an assessment of library web services. -- Nina Nina McHale, MA/MSLS milehighbrarian.net Facebook & Twitter: @ninermac On Mon, Sep 10, 2012 at 2:12 PM, Michael Schofield wrote: > Hi everyone,**** > > ** ** > > Every so often in the library blogosophere I see posts dedicated to > whether librarians should know how to code. The answer I usually give is > awful - something like, ?Um. Probably.? Anyway, since you all work with the > web and/or library systems, I?m curious about your wizened answers. Here?s > the scenario: *if a LIS student intending to work in web services *(or > w/e) *asked your advice, what code / platforms / other skills would you > recommend for success?***** > > ** ** > > I?ll compile and share the results in a couple of weeks.**** > > ** ** > > All the best,**** > > ** ** > > *M*ichael *Schofield*(@nova.edu) | Web Services Librarian**** > > 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/ > > 2012-09-10 > > ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-09-11 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From hogue_m at LIB.CHATTANOOGA.GOV Tue Sep 11 16:53:58 2012 From: hogue_m at LIB.CHATTANOOGA.GOV (Hogue Melanie) Date: Tue, 11 Sep 2012 16:53:58 -0400 Subject: Random & Casual Poll: What abt. Web Services Should You Know? In-Reply-To: A Message-ID: Oh, you're right. The list gets very long! In my case, it was serendipitous; but one should be able to make choices and plan. If you are aiming to be a one-man show (working in a small library) or if you know the library system where you will work; you can aim for what will work for you or what is likely to be in use. I have found, like someone else already said, that once you learn a programming language (like PHP), the mark-up language for websites (HTML, XML) or "style controls" (like XSLT and CSS), you can look hard at other types of these and figure them out quickly. Frameworks and CMSs use one programming language and many or all of the mark-up and style languages all together as SYSTEMs. CMSs, like Joomla and Drupal are known for being relatively user friendly; but ASP.NET in my experience is more for computer network administrators; unless you are really motivated or gifted in that area. Melanie Amy Hogue Chattanooga Public Library, Chattanooga, Tennessee hogue_m at lib.chattanooga.gov 423-855-2684 From: Web technologies in libraries [mailto:WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Nina Mchale Sent: Tuesday, September 11, 2012 4:21 PM To: WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: Re: [WEB4LIB] Random & Casual Poll: What abt. Web Services Should You Know? I would also add familiarity with one or more of the major proprietary or open source content management systems popular in library environments--WordPress, Drupal, Joomla!, MediaWiki, SharePoint, LibGuides, etc. CMS management is a set of skills in and of itself, beyond just knowledge of whatever code is operates the CMS. Related to this is web content strategy. Who creates content along with you, the web person? How do you manage content so that it doesn't get old/stale/outdated or is even just written well for web presentation? How do you make sure brand/messaging/voice are all on target, with multiple authors/editors? Often, navigating tasks, procedures, policies, staffing, etc., related to content management is more complicated that learning programming languages. ;) The web person/people in a library will have all of the responsibility for web content, but very little in the way of actual authority to do what s/he needs to do. It might be hard to build experience in this area, but I'd suggest volunteering for a non-profit--church, school, HOA, historical society, etc.--if this isn't available to the student. Also, web analytics: familiarity with basic metrics (visits, visitors, unique visitors), goals, KPIs, conversions, and how to apply all of these to an assessment of library web services. -- Nina Nina McHale, MA/MSLS milehighbrarian.net Facebook & Twitter: @ninermac On Mon, Sep 10, 2012 at 2:12 PM, Michael Schofield wrote: Hi everyone, Every so often in the library blogosophere I see posts dedicated to whether librarians should know how to code. The answer I usually give is awful - something like, "Um. Probably." Anyway, since you all work with the web and/or library systems, I'm curious about your wizened answers. Here's the scenario: if a LIS student intending to work in web services (or w/e) asked your advice, what code / platforms / other skills would you recommend for success? I'll compile and share the results in a couple of weeks. All the best, Michael Schofield(@nova.edu) | Web Services Librarian Alvin Sherman Library, Research, and Information Technology Center Hi! 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URL: From griffy.2 at OSU.EDU Tue Sep 11 22:06:09 2012 From: griffy.2 at OSU.EDU (Griffy, Henry) Date: Wed, 12 Sep 2012 02:06:09 +0000 Subject: Random & Casual Poll: What abt. Web Services Should You Know? In-Reply-To: <00ad01cd8f90$95222d40$bf6687c0$@nova.edu> Message-ID: It seems like the most crucial thing (for success) is not knowing how to use these various languages, but just knowing they exist and understanding the differences between them: the various problems they were created to solve and the various ways they do so. * The LAMP stack (and Win/iOS/Android equivalents). * The content/style/behavior division -- and options for manipulating each. * The varieties of media types and the complications of handling them. * What an algorithm is. * The difference between structured data and other kinds of content. * The complications of alphabets and their representations (character sets and fonts). And at least three over-arching problems: * Accessibility (device-, disability-, and user-experience-based) * Sustainability * Privacy All the Babel of languages (in my experience) are hella confusing without some kind of conceptual framework and understanding of the distinctions their creators are working with. Once you get those distinctions, the details make way more sense. H Henry Griffy Learning Technologies Grant Support Office of the CIO 370 Science and Engineering Library 175 W 18th Ave Columbus, OH 43210 Ph: 614-247-4663 ________________________________ From: Web technologies in libraries [WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU] on behalf of Michael Schofield [mschofield at NOVA.EDU] Sent: Monday, September 10, 2012 4:12 PM To: WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: [WEB4LIB] Random & Casual Poll: What abt. Web Services Should You Know? Hi everyone, Every so often in the library blogosophere I see posts dedicated to whether librarians should know how to code. The answer I usually give is awful - something like, ?Um. Probably.? Anyway, since you all work with the web and/or library systems, I?m curious about your wizened answers. Here?s the scenario: if a LIS student intending to work in web services (or w/e) asked your advice, what code / platforms / other skills would you recommend for success? I?ll compile and share the results in a couple of weeks. All the best, Michael Schofield(@nova.edu) | Web Services Librarian 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. ________________________________ Spam Not spam Forget previous vote ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-09-10 ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-09-11 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From listuser at CHILLCO.COM Wed Sep 12 03:21:05 2012 From: listuser at CHILLCO.COM (Cary Gordon) Date: Wed, 12 Sep 2012 09:21:05 +0200 Subject: Random & Casual Poll: What abt. Web Services Should You Know? In-Reply-To: Message-ID: Learning a programming language can be useful, but I think that learning about programming will provide a better base in the long term. I have coded in many languages, some of which I like, others, not so much. The structural, goal-oriented approach that I learned programming on cards (3x5 cards, not Hollerith ? computer time was expensive) has served me well across all of them, and enabled me to make informed choices, where there were choices to be made. I also agree that learning about databases, not just SQL, can be very useful. I went to school in the pre-SQL, when dinosaurs roamed the data center era, and was schooled in SQL through books and Microsoft training. When I went back to school for my masters, I took the opportunity to take a modern database class, and even with my pretty extensive experience, I found it very valuable. For math-heads, a little set theory won't hurt in that regard, either. Thanks, Cary On Wed, Sep 12, 2012 at 4:06 AM, Griffy, Henry wrote: > It seems like the most crucial thing (for success) is not knowing how to use > these various languages, but just knowing they exist and understanding the > differences between them: the various problems they were created to solve > and the various ways they do so. > > The LAMP stack (and Win/iOS/Android equivalents). > The content/style/behavior division -- and options for manipulating each. > The varieties of media types and the complications of handling them. > What an algorithm is. > The difference between structured data and other kinds of content. > The complications of alphabets and their representations (character sets and > fonts). > > And at least three over-arching problems: > > Accessibility (device-, disability-, and user-experience-based) > Sustainability > Privacy > > All the Babel of languages (in my experience) are hella confusing without > some kind of conceptual framework and understanding of the distinctions > their creators are working with. Once you get those distinctions, the > details make way more sense. > > > H > > Henry Griffy > Learning Technologies Grant Support > Office of the CIO > 370 Science and Engineering Library > 175 W 18th Ave > Columbus, OH 43210 > Ph: 614-247-4663 > ________________________________ > From: Web technologies in libraries [WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU] on behalf of > Michael Schofield [mschofield at NOVA.EDU] > Sent: Monday, September 10, 2012 4:12 PM > To: WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU > Subject: [WEB4LIB] Random & Casual Poll: What abt. Web Services Should You > Know? > > Hi everyone, > > > > Every so often in the library blogosophere I see posts dedicated to whether > librarians should know how to code. The answer I usually give is awful - > something like, ?Um. Probably.? Anyway, since you all work with the web > and/or library systems, I?m curious about your wizened answers. Here?s the > scenario: if a LIS student intending to work in web services (or w/e) asked > your advice, what code / platforms / other skills would you recommend for > success? > > > > I?ll compile and share the results in a couple of weeks. > > > > All the best, > > > > Michael Schofield(@nova.edu) | Web Services Librarian > > 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. > > > > ________________________________ > > Spam > Not spam > Forget previous vote > ============================ > > To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib > > Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ > > 2012-09-10 > > ============================ > > To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib > > Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ > > 2012-09-11 -- Cary Gordon The Cherry Hill Company http://chillco.com ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-09-12 From rosalynmetz at GMAIL.COM Wed Sep 12 09:41:14 2012 From: rosalynmetz at GMAIL.COM (Rosalyn Metz) Date: Wed, 12 Sep 2012 09:41:14 -0400 Subject: Random & Casual Poll: What abt. Web Services Should You Know? In-Reply-To: <00ad01cd8f90$95222d40$bf6687c0$@nova.edu> Message-ID: Communication. Communication. Communication. I think as long as you have an aptitude to learn a new technology, you can put your mind to it. The hard part is being able to communicate what it is that you're going to be doing. For example, I want to build an application that is going to accomplish a particular task for my user. In the end, the user doesn't really want to know what language I build it in. What the user wants to know is whether or not my application is going to have this feature or that feature. If I can't communicate with a user in order to discover what it is they want and what I can do to deliver it, the number of programming languages, web tools, etc. that I know will be completely useless. On Mon, Sep 10, 2012 at 4:12 PM, Michael Schofield wrote: > Hi everyone,**** > > ** ** > > Every so often in the library blogosophere I see posts dedicated to > whether librarians should know how to code. The answer I usually give is > awful - something like, ?Um. Probably.? Anyway, since you all work with the > web and/or library systems, I?m curious about your wizened answers. Here?s > the scenario: *if a LIS student intending to work in web services *(or > w/e) *asked your advice, what code / platforms / other skills would you > recommend for success?***** > > ** ** > > I?ll compile and share the results in a couple of weeks.**** > > ** ** > > All the best,**** > > ** ** > > *M*ichael *Schofield*(@nova.edu) | Web Services Librarian**** > > 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/ > > 2012-09-10 > > ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-09-12 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From darby.lists at GMAIL.COM Wed Sep 12 10:22:51 2012 From: darby.lists at GMAIL.COM (Andrew Darby) Date: Wed, 12 Sep 2012 10:22:51 -0400 Subject: Code4Lib Journal - Call for Proposals Message-ID: Call for Papers (and apologies for cross-posting): The Code4Lib Journal (C4LJ) exists to foster community and share information among those interested in the intersection of libraries, technology, and the future. We are now accepting proposals for publication in our 19th issue. Don't miss out on this opportunity to share your ideas and experiences. To be included in the 19th issue, which is scheduled for publication in mid January 2013, please submit articles, abstracts, or proposals at http://journal.code4lib.org/submit-proposal or to journal at code4lib.org by Friday, October 12th. When submitting, please include the title or subject of the proposal in the subject line of the email message. C4LJ encourages creativity and flexibility, and the editors welcome submissions across a broad variety of topics that support the mission of the journal. Possible topics include, but are not limited to: * Practical applications of library technology (both actual and hypothetical) * Technology projects (failed, successful, or proposed), including how they were done and challenges faced * Case studies * Best practices * Reviews * Comparisons of third party software or libraries * Analyses of library metadata for use with technology * Project management and communication within the library environment * Assessment and user studies C4LJ strives to promote professional communication by minimizing the barriers to publication. While articles should be of a high quality, they need not follow any formal structure. Writers should aim for the middle ground between blog posts and articles in traditional refereed journals. Where appropriate, we encourage authors to submit code samples, algorithms, and pseudo-code. For more information, visit C4LJ's Article Guidelines or browse articles from the first 18 issues published on our website: http://journal.code4lib.org. Remember, for consideration for the 19th issue, please send proposals, abstracts, or draft articles to journal at code4lib.org no later than Friday, October 12th. Send in a submission. Your peers would like to hear what you are doing. Code4Lib Journal Editorial Committee -- Andrew Darby Head, Web & Emerging Technologies University of Miami Libraries ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-09-12 From hogue_m at LIB.CHATTANOOGA.GOV Wed Sep 12 10:25:52 2012 From: hogue_m at LIB.CHATTANOOGA.GOV (Hogue Melanie) Date: Wed, 12 Sep 2012 10:25:52 -0400 Subject: Random & Casual Poll: What abt. Web Services Should You Know? In-Reply-To: A Message-ID: Right. And a similar disconnect between the administrator and the "coder" about what is involved in their requests for features can hinder success as well. Producing what the user wants may not be costless or without compromise; at least a deep understanding, if not creative proficiency, of web technology will prevent some awful problems. Melanie Amy Hogue, Librarian I Chattanooga Public Library, Chattanooga, Tennessee hogue_m at lib.chattanooga.gov 423-855-2684 From: Web technologies in libraries [mailto:WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Rosalyn Metz Sent: Wednesday, September 12, 2012 9:41 AM To: WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: Re: [WEB4LIB] Random & Casual Poll: What abt. Web Services Should You Know? Communication. Communication. Communication. I think as long as you have an aptitude to learn a new technology, you can put your mind to it. The hard part is being able to communicate what it is that you're going to be doing. For example, I want to build an application that is going to accomplish a particular task for my user. In the end, the user doesn't really want to know what language I build it in. What the user wants to know is whether or not my application is going to have this feature or that feature. If I can't communicate with a user in order to discover what it is they want and what I can do to deliver it, the number of programming languages, web tools, etc. that I know will be completely useless. On Mon, Sep 10, 2012 at 4:12 PM, Michael Schofield wrote: Hi everyone, Every so often in the library blogosophere I see posts dedicated to whether librarians should know how to code. The answer I usually give is awful - something like, "Um. Probably." Anyway, since you all work with the web and/or library systems, I'm curious about your wizened answers. Here's the scenario: if a LIS student intending to work in web services (or w/e) asked your advice, what code / platforms / other skills would you recommend for success? I'll compile and share the results in a couple of weeks. All the best, Michael Schofield(@nova.edu) | Web Services Librarian 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/ 2012-09-10 ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-09-12 ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-09-12 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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I still use MARCEdit quite a bit- it's indispensable. Michael Mitchell Technical Services Librarian Brazosport College Lake Jackson, TX Michael.mitchell at brazosport.edu -----Original Message----- From: Web technologies in libraries [mailto:WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Joselito Dela Cruz Sent: Wednesday, September 12, 2012 9:52 AM To: WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: [WEB4LIB] Marc Editor Hello All, We are looking for a "very good" Marc Editing software. Anyone ( or a cataloger you know) using other marc editing software aside from MarcEdit? Thanks, Jay Dela Cruz, MLIS Hodges University | 2655 Northbrooke Drive, Naples, FL 34119-7932 ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-09-12 ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-09-12 From Judy.Scuderi at LAKELANDGOV.NET Wed Sep 12 12:07:55 2012 From: Judy.Scuderi at LAKELANDGOV.NET (Scuderi, Judy) Date: Wed, 12 Sep 2012 16:07:55 +0000 Subject: Marc Editor In-Reply-To: Message-ID: I love MarcReport. I've been using it for years. You can get a 30 day demo. http://www.marcofquality.com/soft/softindex.html Judy -----Original Message----- From: Web technologies in libraries [mailto:WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Joselito Dela Cruz Sent: Wednesday, September 12, 2012 10:52 AM To: WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: [WEB4LIB] Marc Editor Hello All, We are looking for a "very good" Marc Editing software. Anyone ( or a cataloger you know) using other marc editing software aside from MarcEdit? 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To register for the Conference (7-8 November) and Pre-conference Workshops (6 November), please visit: http://www.lib.sun.ac.za/b10/register.html Information on the registration process is available at: http://www.berlin10.org/reg.html The draft programme is available at: http://www.berlin10.org/programme.html **************** The Berlin 10 Open Access Conference is hosted by Stellenbosch University, and organised in collaboration with the Max Planck Society. Other partners include the Association of African Universities (AAU), the Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf) and UNESCO. **************** The Berlin Declaration on Open Access to Knowledge in the Sciences and Humanities, issued in 2003 by international research, scientific, and cultural institutions, promotes the Internet as a medium for disseminating global knowledge. It has been signed by the leaders of over 300 research institutions, libraries, archives, museums, funding agencies, and governments from around the world. Signatories include the Max Planck Society (co-initiator and custodian of the declaration), CERN, the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Academia Europea, Harvard University, and the International Federation of Library Associations. The Berlin Open Access Conference Series supports the continued adoption and realisation of the principles of the declaration and has been hosted in Germany, Switzerland, England, Italy, France, China, and more recently in the USA (North America). Berlin 10 will mark the first such meeting to take place on the African continent. The program will feature concrete steps taken by a variety of stakeholders to support Open Access and invite participants to consider added actions that might be taken - including encouraging signatures to the Berlin Declaration on Open Access to Knowledge in the Sciences and Humanities. 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The hard part is being able to communicate what it is that you're going to be doing. For example, I want to build an application that is going to accomplish a particular task for my user. In the end, the user doesn't really want to know what language I build it in. What the user wants to know is whether or not my application is going to have this feature or that feature. If I can't communicate with a user in order to discover what it is they want and what I can do to deliver it, the number of programming languages, web tools, etc. that I know will be completely useless. On Mon, Sep 10, 2012 at 4:12 PM, Michael Schofield wrote: Hi everyone, Every so often in the library blogosophere I see posts dedicated to whether librarians should know how to code. The answer I usually give is awful - something like, ?Um. Probably.? Anyway, since you all work with the web and/or library systems, I?m curious about your wizened answers. Here?s the scenario: if a LIS student intending to work in web services (or w/e) asked your advice, what code / platforms / other skills would you recommend for success? I?ll compile and share the results in a couple of weeks. All the best, Michael Schofield(@nova.edu) | Web Services Librarian 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 ( http://staff.library.nova.edu/pm ) site. ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-09-10 ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-09-12 ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-09-12 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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I think we?re building our own now: New Graduate must have 10 years industry experience ;-) Linux, Windows sys admin, dba in oracle, SQLserver, high level abilities in Java, PERL, Python, Ruby, ASP, C#, machine code, Cisco, Red Hat and Microsoft certified network engineer, barista skills and must clean windows. Alan Cockerill Library Technologies Coordinator Library & Information Services James Cook University PO Box 6811 CAIRNS QLD 4870 AUSTRALIA P:(07) 4042 1737 I:+61 7 4042 1737 F: (07) 4042 1026 E: Alan.Cockerill at jcu.edu.au www.jcu.edu.au Location: B1 Level 0 CRICOS Provider Code: 00117J (QLD) Skype: alan.cockerill.jcu Web: http://www-public.jcu.edu.au/libcomp/library/contacts/staff/JCUPRD_017401 Blog: http://jculibrarytechnology.blogspot.com/ Tweet: http://twitter.com/cockerilla Note: The contents of this email transmission, including any attachments, are intended solely for the named addressee and are confidential; any unauthorised use, reproduction or storage of the contents and any attachments is expressly prohibited. If you have received this transmission in error please delete it and any attachments from your system immediately and advise the sender by return email or telephone. James Cook University does not warrant that this email and any attachments are error or virus free. From: Web technologies in libraries [mailto:WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of John Creech Sent: Thursday, 13 September 2012 2:41 AM To: WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: Re: [WEB4LIB] Random & Casual Poll: What abt. Web Services Should You Know? Network topology. Many people do not grok how many hops a click on a library web site takes before the full text is delivered to the patron, how many servers it passes through in multiple locations around the U.S. or internationally. John >>> Rosalyn Metz 9/12/2012 6:41 AM >>> Communication. Communication. Communication. I think as long as you have an aptitude to learn a new technology, you can put your mind to it. The hard part is being able to communicate what it is that you're going to be doing. For example, I want to build an application that is going to accomplish a particular task for my user. In the end, the user doesn't really want to know what language I build it in. What the user wants to know is whether or not my application is going to have this feature or that feature. If I can't communicate with a user in order to discover what it is they want and what I can do to deliver it, the number of programming languages, web tools, etc. that I know will be completely useless. On Mon, Sep 10, 2012 at 4:12 PM, Michael Schofield > wrote: Hi everyone, Every so often in the library blogosophere I see posts dedicated to whether librarians should know how to code. The answer I usually give is awful - something like, ?Um. Probably.? Anyway, since you all work with the web and/or library systems, I?m curious about your wizened answers. Here?s the scenario: if a LIS student intending to work in web services (or w/e) asked your advice, what code / platforms / other skills would you recommend for success? I?ll compile and share the results in a couple of weeks. All the best, Michael Schofield(@nova.edu) | Web Services Librarian 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/ 2012-09-10 ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-09-12 ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-09-12 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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From creation of the challenge to creating the actual badge image itself, and then a way to display earned badges, it's all built into the platform. [snip] Through their college careers, students gain knowledge and skills that may not be well-represented in their college degrees. A student may have learned practical skills such as knowing how to write HTML code, have earned a prestigious scholarship or served as an officer in a student organization. Purdue's Passport platform integrates with the popular Mozilla Open Badge Infrastructure, including Mozilla Backpack. This system, developed by the same organization that develops the Firefox Web browser, allows the digital badge to include metadata such as who issued the badge, how it was earned and when it was earned; users display their badges through the Backpack site. Badges are currently in use or in development at institutions such as MIT, Carnegie Mellon, the University of California-Davis and Seton Hall. Organizations outside of higher education are issuing badges, too, including NASA, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, The U.S. departments of Veterans Affairs and Education, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, and the movie studio Disney-Pixar. [snip] Purdue's Passport platform consists of two apps: The Passport app allows instructors to set the steps, or challenges, a student must achieve to earn the badge. The app also allows an instructor or adviser to create a badge by choosing from several templates. The second part of the platform is Passport Profile. This is an app designed for tablets that allows users to display their badges, both Passport badges as well as badges from their Mozilla Backpack. [snip] Source and Links Available Via [ http://alternative-educate.blogspot.com/2012/09/purdue-passport-digital-badges-show.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/ 2012-09-12 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From milehighbrarian at GMAIL.COM Wed Sep 12 19:58:05 2012 From: milehighbrarian at GMAIL.COM (Nina Mchale) Date: Wed, 12 Sep 2012 17:58:05 -0600 Subject: Random & Casual Poll: What abt. Web Services Should You Know? In-Reply-To: <8D9F7E2E7EFD0D4DB227B792548C478B071695@HKNPRD0610MB385.apcprd06.prod.outlook.com> Message-ID: You forgot: salary, $32,000. ;) On Wed, Sep 12, 2012 at 3:42 PM, Cockerill, Alan wrote: > **** > > You raise an interesting side issue John ? ?ambient knowledge?. I know my > understanding and ability to problem solve is greatly improved by some > understanding of the nuts and bolts of TCP/IP. I remember the light going > on playing with ARP and telneting to a mail server and saying HELO. I > can?t imagine not knowing about dnslookup, ping, traceroute, whois but > they?re not things I directly use every day. I?m not sure they?re essential > to a web programmer ? it?s hard for me to imagine coming in as a new > graduate right now.**** > > I?ve often seen library tech jobs advertised on the interwebs where I?ve > thought any applicant that would meet these could walk on water. I think > we?re building our own now: New Graduate must have 10 years industry > experience ;-) Linux, Windows sys admin, dba in oracle, SQLserver, high > level abilities in Java, PERL, Python, Ruby, ASP, C#, machine code, Cisco, > Red Hat and Microsoft certified network engineer, barista skills and must > clean windows.**** > > ** ** > > *Alan Cockerill* > Library Technologies Coordinator**** > > Library & Information Services > James Cook University PO Box 6811 CAIRNS QLD 4870 AUSTRALIA > P:(07) 4042 1737 I:+61 7 4042 1737 F: (07) 4042 1026**** > > E: Alan.Cockerill at jcu.edu.au**** > > www.jcu.edu.au**** > > Location: B1 Level 0**** > > CRICOS Provider Code: 00117J (QLD)**** > > * * > > Skype: alan.cockerill.jcu > Web: > http://www-public.jcu.edu.au/libcomp/library/contacts/staff/JCUPRD_017401* > *** > > Blog: http://jculibrarytechnology.blogspot.com/**** > > Tweet: http://twitter.com/cockerilla**** > > * * > > * * > > *Note*: The contents of this email transmission, including any > attachments, are intended solely for the named addressee and are > confidential; any unauthorised use, reproduction or storage of the contents > and any attachments is expressly prohibited. If you have received this > transmission in error please delete it and any attachments from your system > immediately and advise the sender by return email or telephone. James Cook > University does not warrant that this email and any attachments are error > or virus free.**** > > ** ** > > ** ** > > ** ** > > *From:* Web technologies in libraries [mailto:WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU] *On > Behalf Of *John Creech > *Sent:* Thursday, 13 September 2012 2:41 AM > > *To:* WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU > *Subject:* Re: [WEB4LIB] Random & Casual Poll: What abt. Web Services > Should You Know?**** > > ** ** > > Network topology. Many people do not grok how many hops a click on a > library web site takes before the full text is delivered to the patron, how > many servers it passes through in multiple locations around the U.S. or > internationally. **** > > ** ** > > John > > >>> Rosalyn Metz 9/12/2012 6:41 AM >>> > Communication. Communication. Communication. I think as long as you have > an aptitude to learn a new technology, you can put your mind to it. The > hard part is being able to communicate what it is that you're going to be > doing. **** > > ** ** > > For example, I want to build an application that is going to accomplish a > particular task for my user. In the end, the user doesn't really want to > know what language I build it in. What the user wants to know is whether or > not my application is going to have this feature or that feature. If I > can't communicate with a user in order to discover what it is they want and > what I can do to deliver it, the number of programming languages, web > tools, etc. that I know will be completely useless. > > > > **** > > On Mon, Sep 10, 2012 at 4:12 PM, Michael Schofield > wrote:**** > > Hi everyone, **** > > ** ** > > Every so often in the library blogosophere I see posts dedicated to > whether librarians should know how to code. The answer I usually give is > awful - something like, ?Um. Probably.? Anyway, since you all work with the > web and/or library systems, I?m curious about your wizened answers. Here?s > the scenario: *if a LIS student intending to work in web services *(or > w/e) *asked your advice, what code / platforms / other skills would you > recommend for success?* **** > > ** ** > > I?ll compile and share the results in a couple of weeks. **** > > ** ** > > All the best, **** > > ** ** > > *M*ichael *Schofield*(@nova.edu) | Web Services Librarian **** > > 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/ **** > > 2012-09-10 **** > > ** ** > > ** ** > > ============================ **** > > To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib **** > > Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ **** > > 2012-09-12 **** > > ============================ **** > > To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib **** > > Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ **** > > 2012-09-12 **** > -- Nina Nina McHale, MA/MSLS milehighbrarian.net Facebook & Twitter: @ninermac ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-09-12 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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This seems to me to be an issue deserving some action from our attention and action from our profession. http://thoughts.care-affiliates.com/2012/09/we-have-problem-another-vendor.html Thanks, Carl Carl Grant CARE Affiliates [Management Consulting Services] E: carl at care-affiliates.com P: +1.540.449.2418 Twitter: carl_grant Skype: carl_grant Blog: http://thoughts.care-affiliates.com Web: http://www.care-affiliates.com ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-09-13 From ismith at SUN.AC.ZA Thu Sep 13 09:47:52 2012 From: ismith at SUN.AC.ZA (Smith, Ina ) Date: Thu, 13 Sep 2012 13:47:52 +0000 Subject: Berlin 10 Open Access Conference: Early Bird Registration extended until 30 Sept. 2012 In-Reply-To: <0AAD41FAE2C75A41B9E076D1C7BF84D62EA02421@stbexchmb02.stb.sun.ac.za> Message-ID: Berlin 10 Open Access Conference, Stellenbosch, South Africa EARLY BIRD REGISTRATION EXTENDED UNTIL 30 SEPTEMBER 2012 We take pleasure in announcing that Early Bird Registration (ZAR 3 300,00) for the Berlin 10 Open Access Conference - to be held at the Wallenberg Research Centre, Stellenbosch Institute for Advanced Study (STIAS) - has been extended until 30 September 2012. To register for the Conference (7-8 November) and Pre-conference Workshops (6 November), please visit: http://www.lib.sun.ac.za/b10/register.html Information on the registration process is available at: http://www.berlin10.org/reg.html The draft programme is available at: http://www.berlin10.org/programme.html **************** The Berlin 10 Open Access Conference is hosted by Stellenbosch University, and organised in collaboration with the Max Planck Society. Other partners include the Association of African Universities (AAU), the Academy of Science of South Africa (ASSAf) and UNESCO. **************** The Berlin Declaration on Open Access to Knowledge in the Sciences and Humanities, issued in 2003 by international research, scientific, and cultural institutions, promotes the Internet as a medium for disseminating global knowledge. It has been signed by the leaders of over 300 research institutions, libraries, archives, museums, funding agencies, and governments from around the world. Signatories include the Max Planck Society (co-initiator and custodian of the declaration), CERN, the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Academia Europea, Harvard University, and the International Federation of Library Associations. The Berlin Open Access Conference Series supports the continued adoption and realisation of the principles of the declaration and has been hosted in Germany, Switzerland, England, Italy, France, China, and more recently in the USA (North America). Berlin 10 will mark the first such meeting to take place on the African continent. The program will feature concrete steps taken by a variety of stakeholders to support Open Access and invite participants to consider added actions that might be taken - including encouraging signatures to the Berlin Declaration on Open Access to Knowledge in the Sciences and Humanities. Call to action - Please visit http://www.berlin10.org/call-to-action.html for more information. ***************** For registration enquiries, please contact: Ellen Claasen ellen.claasen at mrc.ac.za All other enquiries can be directed to: Ina Smith ismith at sun.ac.za More information on the Berlin 10 Open Access Conference: http://www.berlin10.org/ ________________________________ E-pos vrywaringsklousule Hierdie e-pos mag vertroulike inligting bevat en mag regtens geprivilegeerd wees en is slegs bedoel vir die persoon aan wie dit geadresseer is. Indien u nie die bedoelde ontvanger is nie, word u hiermee in kennis gestel dat u hierdie dokument geensins mag gebruik, versprei of kopieer nie. Stel ook asseblief die sender onmiddellik per telefoon in kennis en vee die e-pos uit. Die Universiteit aanvaar nie aanspreeklikheid vir enige skade, verlies of uitgawe wat voortspruit uit hierdie e-pos en/of die oopmaak van enige l?ers aangeheg by hierdie e-pos nie. 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During this time close to 10.000 students from countries such as the United States, the United Kingdom and the Netherlands answered our questions about the use of textbooks. The results from Denmark and Germany will be online soon. In the meantime, take a look at the already existing results ? in a written and graphical version. [snip] * US students are the champions of digital textbooks: 58% favour digital over printed textbooks. * UK students are the kings and queens of taking it easy: 62.5% of the students in favor of digital textbooks prefer them because they are easier to carry. * Dutch students never get tired of flipping real pages around: 70% of them are still preferring printed book Source and Links to Individual Country Survey Results Available Via [ http://digital-textbooks.blogspot.com/2012/09/the-big-bookboon-textbook-survey-60-of.html ] Enjoy ! 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Join Jason Clark, Montana State University Libraries, and Chad Mairn, St. Petersburg College, FL, in this hands-on webinar to learn about mobile web development and get you started. Using the jQuery Mobile Framework By the end of 2012, it is expected that more than 80% of the world's population will have access to a smartphone. Your library users will assume that your library can be accessible from anywhere, any time, on any device. Now is the time to be ready! (Read more at http://www.amigos.org/node/1399) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Upcoming Know & Go Sessions Amigos is offering two informative Know & Go sessions in the coming weeks: IrfanView & GIMP: 2 Free Image Editors, and The Current State of the EAD Revision. IrfanView & GIMP: 2 Free Image Editors is scheduled for September 24, from 1:30 - 2:30 p.m. CDT. 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URL: From Paul.Sutherland at CCC.GOVT.NZ Mon Sep 17 16:36:43 2012 From: Paul.Sutherland at CCC.GOVT.NZ (Sutherland, Paul) Date: Tue, 18 Sep 2012 08:36:43 +1200 Subject: Adobe Digital Editions, Adobe DRM and Microsoft ISA Server Message-ID: I wonder if anyone has an environment where they use Adobe DRM titiles with a Micrsosoft ISA Server at their endoint This could be titles from a vendor such as Overdrive - or free titles with DRM such as material here http://www.adobe.com/products/digitaleditions/library/ We have a third party vendor who looks after our staff environment endpoint with an Microsoft ISA Server between us and the outside world The problems below do not happen with our public environment which is managed by Library IT Staff. (We do not use ISA either.) The problem is when trying to download a title with DRM I get multiple challenges from the ISA Server - which fail - With my limited searching Adobe offers little help http://apus.libanswers.com/a.php?qid=40266 According to Adobe Digital Editions: http://www.adobe.com/support/digitaleditions/ "This error is?occuring because ADE cannot get to Activation server. This generally happens because of either system or application level firewalls disallow access to the Adobe activation site (http://adeactivate.adobe.com/adept/)." Neither does Microsoft If anyone has advice - of what should be looked for allowing on the ISA server greatly appreciated. Or where to look. Thanks paul ********************************************************************** 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. 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The Cyber Zed Shed Committee is looking for proposals that document technology-related innovations in every area of the library. Cyber Zed Shed presentations provide an opportunity to share ideas that can inspire your colleagues to incorporate a new technology in their library or find a new application for an existing technology to address new and old problems in various library environments: * teaching in a classroom * providing answers to questions from patrons * acquiring, cataloging, processing or preserving materials * providing other library services Cyber Zed Shed presentations are 20 minutes, with 15 minutes to present a demonstration, and five additional minutes for audience questions. Presentations should document technology-related innovations in academic and research libraries. A computer, data projector, screen, microphone, and stage will be provided. You will be responsible for bringing all other equipment required for your demonstration, except as agreed to in advance. 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In-Reply-To: Message-ID: I'm interested in trying to use a Typekit font with our III Encore discovery layer. Has anyone explored this with Encore or any other discovery layer? How was the setup? Any noticeable performance hit? Thanks, Chris -- __________________________________ Christopher Evjy Web Manager Jefferson County Public Library, Colorado ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-09-18 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mschofield at NOVA.EDU Tue Sep 18 14:22:44 2012 From: mschofield at NOVA.EDU (Michael Schofield) Date: Tue, 18 Sep 2012 14:22:44 -0400 Subject: Web Fonts in your discovery layer? In-Reply-To: Message-ID: Hi Chris, We don't have a discovery layer, but we use custom fonts and icon-fonts that live on our own server. I know that swapping image icons with icon fonts has done nothing but increased performance - but that's more about removing images than anything. I can't imagine that Typekit or Google Web Fonts would greatly impact yours. There are web font JS plugins-or you could write your own-that fallback on your font stack if Typekit seems a little laggy, but they serve-up thousands of web fonts flawlessly. Notable lag or "font flashing" (displaying one font before the web font loads) probably aren't much of an issue. Also, if you use a relatively popular web font you might have the added benefit that many of your users have already cached it browsing other websites - same benefit to using the Google jQuery CDN instead of locally serving it. Anyway, I'm just speculating - enthusiastically. : ) From: Web technologies in libraries [mailto:WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Chris Evjy Sent: Tuesday, September 18, 2012 1:42 PM To: WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: [WEB4LIB] Web Fonts in your discovery layer? I'm interested in trying to use a Typekit font with our III Encore discovery layer. Has anyone explored this with Encore or any other discovery layer? How was the setup? Any noticeable performance hit? Thanks, Chris -- __________________________________ Christopher Evjy Web Manager Jefferson County Public Library, Colorado ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-09-18 ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-09-18 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From kent-gerber at BETHEL.EDU Tue Sep 18 17:29:32 2012 From: kent-gerber at BETHEL.EDU (Kent Gerber) Date: Tue, 18 Sep 2012 16:29:32 -0500 Subject: Help with Implications of Library's place in University DNS Message-ID: Dear Web Librarians, Our Library is in the midst of a University-wide web redesign and during a meeting we heard that the Web Services group might be considering moving the library from it's library.bethel.edu domain to something more like www.bethel.edu/offices/library. Is this a cause for concern? My suspicion is that we might lose some functionality with this change but I wanted to consult your expertise before I get too riled up. Do any of you have experience with this kind of DNS shift and is there a significant technological or functional change that I should be aware of with this issue? Our library does not have an internal Web Services group and we depend on the University's Web Services group for these kinds of issues. Any advice or experience is appreciated. Kent -- Kent Gerber, MSLIS Digital Library Manager Bethel University 3900 Bethel Drive Saint Paul, MN 55112 email: kent-gerber at bethel.edu phone: 651-638-6937 ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-09-18 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From zhu.kelly at YMAIL.COM Tue Sep 18 17:55:12 2012 From: zhu.kelly at YMAIL.COM (Kelly Zhu) Date: Tue, 18 Sep 2012 14:55:12 -0700 Subject: Help with Implications of Library's place in University DNS In-Reply-To: Message-ID: To me, this is very unfortunate thing. ?It seems to suggest that the library services are not highly assessed; the IT head and the university leaders (I assume the name change is their idea) do not realize that they actually throw away a valuable soft asset. ?Who cares about the new name, though it sounds logic in your organization? ?Not to say your library will downgrade to one of the offices on campus. Technically speaking, the new name is not a domain name. ?Very likely, you will lose the control of it as a physical server. ?I am guessing your IT will host the server for you, and let you access to files remotely somehow. To put it short: you need to?vehemently oppose the idea. Kelly Zhu Web Services Librarian Chambers Library University of Central Oklahoma ________________________________ From: Kent Gerber To: WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU Sent: Tuesday, September 18, 2012 4:29 PM Subject: [WEB4LIB] Help with Implications of Library's place in University DNS Dear Web Librarians, Our Library is in the midst of a University-wide web redesign and during a meeting we heard that the Web Services group might be considering moving the library from it's library.bethel.edu domain to something more like www.bethel.edu/offices/library. Is this a cause for concern? My suspicion is that we might lose some functionality with this change but I wanted to consult your expertise before I get too riled up. Do any of you have experience with this kind of DNS shift and is there a significant technological or functional change that I should be aware of with this issue?? Our library does not have an internal Web Services group and we depend on the University's Web Services group for these kinds of issues. Any advice or experience is appreciated. Kent -- Kent Gerber, MSLIS Digital Library Manager Bethel University 3900 Bethel Drive Saint Paul, MN 55112 email: kent-gerber at bethel.edu phone: 651-638-6937 ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-09-18 ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-09-18 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From AWDobbs at SHIP.EDU Tue Sep 18 18:02:46 2012 From: AWDobbs at SHIP.EDU (Dobbs, Aaron) Date: Tue, 18 Sep 2012 22:02:46 +0000 Subject: Help with Implications of Library's place in University DNS In-Reply-To: Message-ID: Hiya, There is no real need for the URL to change, even if the *actual* network path does change. "library.bethel.edu" is a much better web address than requiring an extensive network path to get to the same content (no matter where it lives) - and library.bethel.edu will also positively impact any SEO for searches such as: Bethel Library. At MPOW we had library.ship.edu aliased to go to our CMS pages at: ship.edu/library - when we started our LibGuides service, we were able to have library.ship.edu redirected to point to our LibGuides instance, instead. The DNS aliasing has worked well for us. -Aaron :-)' From: Web technologies in libraries [mailto:WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Kent Gerber Sent: Tuesday, September 18, 2012 5:30 PM To: WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: [WEB4LIB] Help with Implications of Library's place in University DNS Dear Web Librarians, Our Library is in the midst of a University-wide web redesign and during a meeting we heard that the Web Services group might be considering moving the library from it's library.bethel.edu domain to something more like www.bethel.edu/offices/library. Is this a cause for concern? My suspicion is that we might lose some functionality with this change but I wanted to consult your expertise before I get too riled up. Do any of you have experience with this kind of DNS shift and is there a significant technological or functional change that I should be aware of with this issue? Our library does not have an internal Web Services group and we depend on the University's Web Services group for these kinds of issues. Any advice or experience is appreciated. Kent -- Kent Gerber, MSLIS Digital Library Manager Bethel University 3900 Bethel Drive Saint Paul, MN 55112 email: kent-gerber at bethel.edu phone: 651-638-6937 ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-09-18 ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-09-18 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From TEdelblute at ANAHEIM.NET Tue Sep 18 18:30:28 2012 From: TEdelblute at ANAHEIM.NET (Thomas Edelblute) Date: Tue, 18 Sep 2012 22:30:28 +0000 Subject: Help with Implications of Library's place in University DNS In-Reply-To: Message-ID: Earlier this year we change from http://www.anaheim.net/library to http://library.anaheim.net and a redirect so anyone who types in the first one automatically goes to the second. Most people were too busy appreciating the new web site to realize the address had changed, and we had conversations months later with people who did not realize the address had been changed. From: Web technologies in libraries [mailto:WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Kent Gerber Sent: Tuesday, September 18, 2012 2:30 PM To: WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: [WEB4LIB] Help with Implications of Library's place in University DNS Dear Web Librarians, Our Library is in the midst of a University-wide web redesign and during a meeting we heard that the Web Services group might be considering moving the library from it's library.bethel.edu domain to something more like www.bethel.edu/offices/library. Is this a cause for concern? My suspicion is that we might lose some functionality with this change but I wanted to consult your expertise before I get too riled up. Do any of you have experience with this kind of DNS shift and is there a significant technological or functional change that I should be aware of with this issue? Our library does not have an internal Web Services group and we depend on the University's Web Services group for these kinds of issues. Any advice or experience is appreciated. Kent -- Kent Gerber, MSLIS Digital Library Manager Bethel University 3900 Bethel Drive Saint Paul, MN 55112 email: kent-gerber at bethel.edu phone: 651-638-6937 ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-09-18 ________________________________ THIS MESSAGE IS INTENDED ONLY FOR THE USE OF THE INDIVIDUAL OR ENTITY TO WHICH IT IS ADDRESSED AND MAY CONTAIN INFORMATION THAT IS PRIVILEGED, CONFIDENTIAL, AND EXEMPT FROM DISCLOSURE UNDER APPLICABLE LAWS. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, or the employee or agent responsible for delivering the message to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, forwarding, or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify the sender immediately by e-mail or telephone, and delete the original message immediately. Thank you. ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-09-18 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From kayiwa at UIC.EDU Tue Sep 18 19:03:22 2012 From: kayiwa at UIC.EDU (Francis Kayiwa) Date: Tue, 18 Sep 2012 18:03:22 -0500 Subject: Help with Implications of Library's place in University DNS In-Reply-To: Message-ID: On Tue, Sep 18, 2012 at 04:29:32PM -0500, Kent Gerber wrote: > Dear Web Librarians, > > Our Library is in the midst of a University-wide web redesign and during a > meeting we heard that the Web Services group might be considering moving > the library from it's library.bethel.edu domain to something more like > www.bethel.edu/offices/library. Is this a cause for concern? > > My suspicion is that we might lose some functionality with this change but > I wanted to consult your expertise before I get too riled up. > > Do any of you have experience with this kind of DNS shift and is there a > significant technological or functional change that I should be aware of > with this issue? Our library does not have an internal Web Services group > and we depend on the University's Web Services group for these kinds of > issues. > > Any advice or experience is appreciated. It shouldn't matter much where it lives 'slong as you have a decent sysadmin to make this trivial change. The sysadmin using CName or webaliasing can save your vanity ID to point to any `destination`. This can either be done using the webserver that serves up your pages and/or the name server (the latter would be my more reliable solution as it changes less frequently than a webserver's config file would.) regards, ./fxk > > Kent > > -- > Kent Gerber, MSLIS > Digital Library Manager > Bethel University > 3900 Bethel Drive > Saint Paul, MN 55112 > email: kent-gerber at bethel.edu > phone: 651-638-6937 > > ============================ > > To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib > > Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ > > 2012-09-18 -- Irrationality is the square root of all evil. -- Douglas Hofstadter ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-09-18 From MHESS8 at DEPAUL.EDU Wed Sep 19 11:08:28 2012 From: MHESS8 at DEPAUL.EDU (Hess, M. Ryan) Date: Wed, 19 Sep 2012 15:08:28 +0000 Subject: Help with Implications of Library's place in University DNS In-Reply-To: <3772E57C82691A41B4A88FE45E66CBE62738F86E@SHIPMAIL02.ship.lcl> Message-ID: One thing that come to my mind is that the new URL is not as friendly. I would really push to keep your existing one using the DNS aliasing. If only to make it simple for staff to say the URL to people over the phone or in the classroom aloud. Nobody is going to be able to remember the new path. M Ryan Hess Web Services Coordinator DePaul University JTR 120, DePaul University, Lincoln Park Campus, 2350 N Kenmore Ave., Chicago IL 60614 office: 773-325-7829 | cell: 650-224-7279 | fax: 773-325-2297 | mhess8 at depaul.edu From: , Aaron > Reply-To: Web technologies in libraries > Date: Tuesday, September 18, 2012 5:02 PM To: "WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU" > Subject: Re: [WEB4LIB] Help with Implications of Library's place in University DNS Hiya, There is no real need for the URL to change, even if the *actual* network path does change. ?library.bethel.edu? is a much better web address than requiring an extensive network path to get to the same content (no matter where it lives) ? and library.bethel.edu will also positively impact any SEO for searches such as: Bethel Library. At MPOW we had library.ship.edu aliased to go to our CMS pages at: ship.edu/library ? when we started our LibGuides service, we were able to have library.ship.edu redirected to point to our LibGuides instance, instead. The DNS aliasing has worked well for us. -Aaron :-)? From: Web technologies in libraries [mailto:WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Kent Gerber Sent: Tuesday, September 18, 2012 5:30 PM To: WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: [WEB4LIB] Help with Implications of Library's place in University DNS Dear Web Librarians, Our Library is in the midst of a University-wide web redesign and during a meeting we heard that the Web Services group might be considering moving the library from it's library.bethel.edu domain to something more like www.bethel.edu/offices/library. Is this a cause for concern? My suspicion is that we might lose some functionality with this change but I wanted to consult your expertise before I get too riled up. Do any of you have experience with this kind of DNS shift and is there a significant technological or functional change that I should be aware of with this issue? Our library does not have an internal Web Services group and we depend on the University's Web Services group for these kinds of issues. Any advice or experience is appreciated. Kent -- Kent Gerber, MSLIS Digital Library Manager Bethel University 3900 Bethel Drive Saint Paul, MN 55112 email: kent-gerber at bethel.edu phone: 651-638-6937 ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-09-18 ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-09-18 ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-09-19 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From isidro.aguillo at CCHS.CSIC.ES Wed Sep 19 11:22:35 2012 From: isidro.aguillo at CCHS.CSIC.ES (Isidro F. Aguillo) Date: Wed, 19 Sep 2012 17:22:35 +0200 Subject: Help with Implications of Library's place in University DNS In-Reply-To: Message-ID: Talking about friendly URLs, why are many libraries using "lib" instead of "library" in the URL?. There is no real advantage on this that fact penalizes in search engines rank as end-users are asking for "library", not lib. The same applies to biol instead of biology, med instead of medicine and more relevant to this forum, eprints/dspace instead of repository. A few examples: The University of Chicago Library lib.uchicago.edu/ UMD Library University of Minnesota Duluth www.d.umn.edu/lib/ The Library-University of California, Berkeley www.lib.berkeley.edu/ e-Library at Iowa State University www.lib.iastate.edu/ Monash University Library www.lib.monash.edu/ Michigan State University Libraries www.lib.msu.edu/ NCSU Libraries www.lib.ncsu.edu/ UC Davis - University Library www.lib.ucdavis.edu/ The University of Iowa Libraries www.lib.uiowa.edu/ University of Maryland Libraries www.lib.umd.edu/ MLibrary Homepage | MLibrary www.lib.umich.edu/ University of Texas Libraries www.lib.utexas.edu/ University Libraries - University of Tennessee, Knoxville www.lib.utk.edu/ University Libraries | Virginia Tech www.lib.vt.edu/ University of Washington Libraries www.lib.washington.edu/ Best, El 19/09/2012 17:08, Hess, M. Ryan escribi?: > One thing that come to my mind is that the new URL is not as friendly. > I would really push to keep your existing one using the DNS aliasing. > If only to make it simple for staff to say the URL to people over the > phone or in the classroom aloud. Nobody is going to be able to > remember the new path. > > M Ryan Hess > Web Services Coordinator > DePaul University > JTR 120, DePaul University, Lincoln Park Campus, 2350 N Kenmore Ave., > Chicago IL 60614 > office: 773-325-7829 | cell: 650-224-7279 | fax: 773-325-2297 | > mhess8 at depaul.edu > > From: , Aaron > > Reply-To: Web technologies in libraries > > Date: Tuesday, September 18, 2012 5:02 PM > To: "WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU " > > > Subject: Re: [WEB4LIB] Help with Implications of Library's place in > University DNS > > Hiya, > > There is no real need for the URL to change, even if the *actual* > network path does change. > > ?library.bethel.edu? is a much better web address than requiring an > extensive network path to get to the same content (no matter where it > lives) ? and library.bethel.edu will also positively impact any SEO > for searches such as: Bethel Library. > > At MPOW we had library.ship.edu aliased to go to our CMS pages at: > ship.edu/library ? when we started our LibGuides service, we were able > to have library.ship.edu redirected to point to our LibGuides > instance, instead. > > The DNS aliasing has worked well for us. > > -Aaron > > :-)? > > *From:*Web technologies in libraries [mailto:WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU] > *On Behalf Of *Kent Gerber > *Sent:* Tuesday, September 18, 2012 5:30 PM > *To:* WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU > *Subject:* [WEB4LIB] Help with Implications of Library's place in > University DNS > > Dear Web Librarians, > > Our Library is in the midst of a University-wide web redesign and > during a meeting we heard that the Web Services group might be > considering moving the library from it's library.bethel.edu > domain to something more like > www.bethel.edu/offices/library > . Is this a cause for concern? > > My suspicion is that we might lose some functionality with this change > but I wanted to consult your expertise before I get too riled up. > > Do any of you have experience with this kind of DNS shift and is there > a significant technological or functional change that I should be > aware of with this issue? Our library does not have an internal Web > Services group and we depend on the University's Web Services group > for these kinds of issues. > > Any advice or experience is appreciated. > > Kent > > -- > Kent Gerber, MSLIS > Digital Library Manager > Bethel University > 3900 Bethel Drive > Saint Paul, MN 55112 > email: kent-gerber at bethel.edu > phone: 651-638-6937 > > ============================ > > To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib > > Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ > > 2012-09-18 > > ============================ > > To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib > > Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ > > 2012-09-18 > > ============================ > > To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib > > Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ > > 2012-09-19 > -- **************************** Isidro F. Aguillo, HonDr. The Cybermetrics Lab, CSIC Madrid. SPAIN isidro.aguillo at cchs.csic.es **************************** ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-09-19 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From michael.yunkin at UNLV.EDU Wed Sep 19 11:31:24 2012 From: michael.yunkin at UNLV.EDU ( Michael Yunkin) Date: Wed, 19 Sep 2012 08:31:24 -0700 Subject: Help with Implications of Library's place in University DNS In-Reply-To: <5059E33B.30802@cchs.csic.es> Message-ID: Web technologies in libraries wrote on 09/19/2012 08:22:35 AM: > From: "Isidro F. Aguillo" > To: WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU > Date: 09/19/2012 08:25 AM > Subject: Re: [WEB4LIB] Help with Implications of Library's place in > University DNS > Sent by: Web technologies in libraries > > Talking about friendly URLs, why are many libraries using "lib" > instead of "library" in the URL?. There is no real advantage on this > that fact penalizes in search engines rank as end-users are asking > for "library", not lib. And yet when I search for any of these places they are the first result in Google. There are SEO considerations in higher ed (particularly for lower-level pages); URLs aren't one of them. -Michael Yunkin Web Content Manager/Usability Specialist UNLV Libraries Las Vegas, NV ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-09-19 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From rossfsinger at GMAIL.COM Wed Sep 19 11:36:53 2012 From: rossfsinger at GMAIL.COM (Ross Singer) Date: Wed, 19 Sep 2012 11:36:53 -0400 Subject: Help with Implications of Library's place in University DNS In-Reply-To: <5059E33B.30802@cchs.csic.es> Message-ID: On Wednesday, September 19, 2012 at 11:22 AM, Isidro F. Aguillo wrote: > Talking about friendly URLs, why are many libraries using "lib" instead of "library" in the URL?. There is no real advantage on this that fact penalizes in search engines rank as end-users are asking for "library", not lib. The same applies to biol instead of biology, med instead of medicine and more relevant to this forum, eprints/dspace instead of repository. While I would say that the reason is most likely historical (since I know, for example, that www.lib.utk.edu predates any 'search engine' and, generally, the domain .lib.utk.edu predates, well, Gopher -- speaking first hand on this, I guess dates me a bit). But setting aside the reason for .lib, do you have any evidence that this hurts SEO? I would be shocked if search engines' dictionaries didn't map lib to library, especially since the terms are so prevalent in computing (among the zillions of other applications of lib/library). I would think just from critical mass alone, the search engines would infer a synonymous relationship between lib and library that would cancel any loss of SEO. But, if you have evidence to the contrary, I think it would be useful to these libraries! -Ross. > > A few examples: > > The University of Chicago Library lib.uchicago.edu/ > UMD Library University of Minnesota Duluth www.d.umn.edu/lib/ (http://www.d.umn.edu/lib/) > The Library-University of California, Berkeley www.lib.berkeley.edu/ (http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/) > e-Library at Iowa State University www.lib.iastate.edu/ (http://www.lib.iastate.edu/) > Monash University Library www.lib.monash.edu/ (http://www.lib.monash.edu/) > Michigan State University Libraries www.lib.msu.edu/ (http://www.lib.msu.edu/) > NCSU Libraries www.lib.ncsu.edu/ (http://www.lib.ncsu.edu/) > UC Davis - University Library www.lib.ucdavis.edu/ (http://www.lib.ucdavis.edu/) > The University of Iowa Libraries www.lib.uiowa.edu/ (http://www.lib.uiowa.edu/) > University of Maryland Libraries www.lib.umd.edu/ (http://www.lib.umd.edu/) > MLibrary Homepage | MLibrary www.lib.umich.edu/ (http://www.lib.umich.edu/) > University of Texas Libraries www.lib.utexas.edu/ (http://www.lib.utexas.edu/) > University Libraries - University of Tennessee, Knoxville www.lib.utk.edu/ (http://www.lib.utk.edu/) > University Libraries | Virginia Tech www.lib.vt.edu/ (http://www.lib.vt.edu/) > University of Washington Libraries www.lib.washington.edu/ (http://www.lib.washington.edu/) > > Best, > > > El 19/09/2012 17:08, Hess, M. Ryan escribi?: > > One thing that come to my mind is that the new URL is not as friendly. I would really push to keep your existing one using the DNS aliasing. If only to make it simple for staff to say the URL to people over the phone or in the classroom aloud. Nobody is going to be able to remember the new path. > > > > M Ryan Hess > > Web Services Coordinator > > DePaul University > > JTR 120, DePaul University, Lincoln Park Campus, 2350 N Kenmore Ave., Chicago IL 60614 > > office: 773-325-7829 | cell: 650-224-7279 | fax: 773-325-2297 | mhess8 at depaul.edu (https://outlook.depaul.edu/owa/UrlBlockedError.aspx) > > > > From: , Aaron > > Reply-To: Web technologies in libraries > > Date: Tuesday, September 18, 2012 5:02 PM > > To: "WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU (mailto:WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU)" > > Subject: Re: [WEB4LIB] Help with Implications of Library's place in University DNS > > > > > > Hiya, > > > > > > > > > > > > There is no real need for the URL to change, even if the *actual* network path does change. > > > > > > ?library.bethel.edu? is a much better web address than requiring an extensive network path to get to the same content (no matter where it lives) ? and library.bethel.edu will also positively impact any SEO for searches such as: Bethel Library. > > > > > > > > > > > > At MPOW we had library.ship.edu aliased to go to our CMS pages at: ship.edu/library ? when we started our LibGuides service, we were able to have library.ship.edu redirected to point to our LibGuides instance, instead. > > > > > > The DNS aliasing has worked well for us. > > > > > > > > > > > > -Aaron > > > > > > :-)? > > > > > > > > > > > > From: Web technologies in libraries [mailto:WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Kent Gerber > > Sent: Tuesday, September 18, 2012 5:30 PM > > To: WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU (mailto:WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU) > > Subject: [WEB4LIB] Help with Implications of Library's place in University DNS > > > > > > > > > > > > Dear Web Librarians, > > > > Our Library is in the midst of a University-wide web redesign and during a meeting we heard that the Web Services group might be considering moving the library from it's library.bethel.edu (http://library.bethel.edu) domain to something more like www.bethel.edu/offices/library (http://www.bethel.edu/offices/library). Is this a cause for concern? > > > > My suspicion is that we might lose some functionality with this change but I wanted to consult your expertise before I get too riled up. > > > > Do any of you have experience with this kind of DNS shift and is there a significant technological or functional change that I should be aware of with this issue? Our library does not have an internal Web Services group and we depend on the University's Web Services group for these kinds of issues. > > > > Any advice or experience is appreciated. > > > > Kent > > > > -- > > Kent Gerber, MSLIS > > Digital Library Manager > > Bethel University > > 3900 Bethel Drive > > Saint Paul, MN 55112 > > email: kent-gerber at bethel.edu (mailto:kent-gerber at bethel.edu) > > phone: 651-638-6937 > > > > ============================ > > > > To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib > > Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ > > 2012-09-18 > > > > ============================ > > To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib > > Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ > > 2012-09-18 > > > > > > ============================ > > To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib > > Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ > > 2012-09-19 > > > > > > -- **************************** Isidro F. Aguillo, HonDr. The Cybermetrics Lab, CSIC Madrid. SPAIN isidro.aguillo at cchs.csic.es (mailto:isidro.aguillo at cchs.csic.es) **************************** ============================ > To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib > Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ > 2012-09-19 > > ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-09-19 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From leo at LEOKLEIN.COM Wed Sep 19 12:18:20 2012 From: leo at LEOKLEIN.COM (Leo Robert Klein) Date: Wed, 19 Sep 2012 11:18:20 -0500 Subject: Help with Implications of Library's place in University DNS In-Reply-To: <891CFC0A91B44B459FEDF459A415B96E@gmail.com> Message-ID: The search engines might have caught on. I think the real attraction of the 'library' sub-domain is that it's so much easier to remember. To go from that to 'school.edu/scribble-scribble/library' seems like a step in the wrong direction -- particularly from a marketing stand-point, if nothing else. LEO -- ------------------- www.leoklein.com (site) www.ChicagoLibrarian.com (blog) aim/msn/yhoo/goog: 'leorobertklein' -- ------------------------------- On 9/19/2012 10:36 AM, Ross Singer wrote: > I would think just from critical mass alone, the search engines would > infer a synonymous relationship between lib and library that would > cancel any loss of SEO. > > But, if you have evidence to the contrary, I think it would be useful to > these libraries! > > -Ross. ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-09-19 From milehighbrarian at GMAIL.COM Wed Sep 19 12:19:43 2012 From: milehighbrarian at GMAIL.COM (Nina Mchale) Date: Wed, 19 Sep 2012 10:19:43 -0600 Subject: Help with Implications of Library's place in University DNS In-Reply-To: <891CFC0A91B44B459FEDF459A415B96E@gmail.com> Message-ID: Hey, all, SEO and technical issues aside, consider human factors as well. Imagine yourself giving someone the URL over the phone. Is it easier to say "That's lib, L-I-B, dot..." OR just "That's library dot..." ...followed by the domain name and suffix, which, at least in an academic setting, is probably similar to the parent institution. It also looks better to use full words, rather than a jumble of acronyms, on printed or other collateral for branding/marketing. And having the URL library.institutionname.edu is quicker/shorter than www.insitutionname.edu/library or even insitutionname.edu/library. Easier to say, easier to read, easier for users to remember. It's also important, IMO, to provide a more distinct identity for the library on campus. That's not too much to ask. That said, there are always campus IT departments that aren't willing to play nice with domain names and/or local conventions that might not make this possible. (Example: last place I worked was an academic library that supported three colleges, so we couldn't brand as one or the other of the colleges, so we went the the campus name as the domain name, with "library" as the subdomain.) "Lib" is a silly pet peeve of mine. And anyway, do you say, "lib" or "libe"? Again, imagine giving the URL out to a student over the phone. ;) -- Nina Nina McHale, MA/MSLS milehighbrarian.net Facebook & Twitter: @ninermac On Wed, Sep 19, 2012 at 9:36 AM, Ross Singer wrote: > On Wednesday, September 19, 2012 at 11:22 AM, Isidro F. Aguillo wrote: > > Talking about friendly URLs, why are many libraries using "lib" instead > of "library" in the URL?. There is no real advantage on this that fact > penalizes in search engines rank as end-users are asking for "library", not > lib. The same applies to biol instead of biology, med instead of medicine > and more relevant to this forum, eprints/dspace instead of repository. > > While I would say that the reason is most likely historical (since I know, > for example, that www.lib.utk.edu predates any 'search engine' and, > generally, the domain .lib.utk.edu predates, well, Gopher -- speaking > first hand on this, I guess dates me a bit). > > But setting aside the reason for .lib, do you have any evidence that this > hurts SEO? I would be shocked if search engines' dictionaries didn't map > lib to library, especially since the terms are so prevalent in computing > (among the zillions of other applications of lib/library). > > I would think just from critical mass alone, the search engines would > infer a synonymous relationship between lib and library that would cancel > any loss of SEO. > > But, if you have evidence to the contrary, I think it would be useful to > these libraries! > > -Ross. > > > A few examples: > > The University of Chicago Library lib.uchicago.edu/ > UMD Library University of Minnesota Duluth www.d.umn.edu/lib/ > The Library-University of California, Berkeley www.lib.berkeley.edu/ > e-Library at Iowa State University www.lib.iastate.edu/ > Monash University Library www.lib.monash.edu/ > Michigan State University Libraries www.lib.msu.edu/ > NCSU Libraries www.lib.ncsu.edu/ > UC Davis - University Library www.lib.ucdavis.edu/ > The University of Iowa Libraries www.lib.uiowa.edu/ > University of Maryland Libraries www.lib.umd.edu/ > MLibrary Homepage | MLibrary www.lib.umich.edu/ > University of Texas Libraries www.lib.utexas.edu/ > University Libraries - University of Tennessee, Knoxville > www.lib.utk.edu/ > University Libraries | Virginia Tech www.lib.vt.edu/ > University of Washington Libraries www.lib.washington.edu/ > > Best, > > > El 19/09/2012 17:08, Hess, M. Ryan escribi?: > > One thing that come to my mind is that the new URL is not as friendly. I > would really push to keep your existing one using the DNS aliasing. If only > to make it simple for staff to say the URL to people over the phone or in > the classroom aloud. Nobody is going to be able to remember the new path. > > M Ryan Hess > Web Services Coordinator > DePaul University > JTR 120, DePaul University, Lincoln Park Campus, 2350 N Kenmore Ave., > Chicago IL 60614 > office: 773-325-7829 | cell: 650-224-7279 | fax: 773-325-2297 | > mhess8 at depaul.edu > > From: , Aaron > Reply-To: Web technologies in libraries > Date: Tuesday, September 18, 2012 5:02 PM > To: "WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU" > Subject: Re: [WEB4LIB] Help with Implications of Library's place in > University DNS > > Hiya,**** > > ** ** > > There is no real need for the URL to change, even if the *actual* network > path does change.**** > > ?library.bethel.edu? is a much better web address than requiring an > extensive network path to get to the same content (no matter where it > lives) ? and library.bethel.edu will also positively impact any SEO for > searches such as: Bethel Library.**** > > ** ** > > At MPOW we had library.ship.edu aliased to go to our CMS pages at: > ship.edu/library ? when we started our LibGuides service, we were able to > have library.ship.edu redirected to point to our LibGuides instance, > instead. **** > > The DNS aliasing has worked well for us. **** > > ** ** > > -Aaron**** > > :-)?**** > > ** ** > > *From:* Web technologies in libraries [mailto:WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU] > *On Behalf Of *Kent Gerber > *Sent:* Tuesday, September 18, 2012 5:30 PM > *To:* WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU > *Subject:* [WEB4LIB] Help with Implications of Library's place in > University DNS**** > > ** ** > > Dear Web Librarians, > > Our Library is in the midst of a University-wide web redesign and during a > meeting we heard that the Web Services group might be considering moving > the library from it's library.bethel.edu domain to something more like > www.bethel.edu/offices/library. Is this a cause for concern? > > My suspicion is that we might lose some functionality with this change but > I wanted to consult your expertise before I get too riled up. > > Do any of you have experience with this kind of DNS shift and is there a > significant technological or functional change that I should be aware of > with this issue? Our library does not have an internal Web Services group > and we depend on the University's Web Services group for these kinds of > issues. > > Any advice or experience is appreciated. > > Kent > > -- > Kent Gerber, MSLIS > Digital Library Manager > Bethel University > 3900 Bethel Drive > Saint Paul, MN 55112 > email: kent-gerber at bethel.edu > phone: 651-638-6937 > > ============================ **** > > To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib ** ** > > Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ **** > > 2012-09-18 **** > ============================ > > To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib > > Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ > > 2012-09-18 > ============================ > > To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib > > Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ > > 2012-09-19 > > > > -- > **************************** > > Isidro F. Aguillo, HonDr. > The Cybermetrics Lab, CSIC > Madrid. SPAIN > isidro.aguillo at cchs.csic.es > > **************************** > > ============================ > > To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib > > Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ > > 2012-09-19 > > > ============================ > > To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib > > Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ > > 2012-09-19 > > ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-09-19 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From Wilfred.Drew.ctr at RL.AF.MIL Wed Sep 19 12:25:54 2012 From: Wilfred.Drew.ctr at RL.AF.MIL (Drew, Wilfred E CTR USAF AFMC AFRL/RIOI) Date: Wed, 19 Sep 2012 12:25:54 -0400 Subject: Help with Implications of Library's place in University DNS In-Reply-To: A Message-ID: If SEO is handled correctly, it does not matter what the URL is. If you watch users, most do not type in URLs to go to sites. The URL in the format of library.university.edu is no longer of such great importance. This is especially true when one uses mobile devices. This whole issue of placement in DNS is just not as important as it was 10 or 5 years ago. Bill Drew -----Original Message----- From: Web technologies in libraries [mailto:WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Michael Yunkin Sent: Wednesday, September 19, 2012 11:31 AM To: WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: Re: [WEB4LIB] Help with Implications of Library's place in University DNS Web technologies in libraries wrote on 09/19/2012 08:22:35 AM: > From: "Isidro F. Aguillo" > To: WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU > Date: 09/19/2012 08:25 AM > Subject: Re: [WEB4LIB] Help with Implications of Library's place in > University DNS Sent by: Web technologies in libraries > > > Talking about friendly URLs, why are many libraries using "lib" > instead of "library" in the URL?. There is no real advantage on this > that fact penalizes in search engines rank as end-users are asking for > "library", not lib. And yet when I search for any of these places they are the first result in Google. There are SEO considerations in higher ed (particularly for lower-level pages); URLs aren't one of them. -Michael Yunkin Web Content Manager/Usability Specialist UNLV Libraries Las Vegas, NV ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-09-19 ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-09-19 -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: smime.p7s Type: application/pkcs7-signature Size: 5589 bytes Desc: not available URL: From randtke at GMAIL.COM Wed Sep 19 12:41:30 2012 From: randtke at GMAIL.COM (Wilhelmina Randtke) Date: Wed, 19 Sep 2012 11:41:30 -0500 Subject: Help with Implications of Library's place in University DNS In-Reply-To: Message-ID: Yes, the rebranding of the URL, and the fact that they will change it to something that is hard to remember is the biggest issue. The backend is not easier or harder based on the URL. So, you will not inconvenience IT by requesting the old URL remain. Do not let them tell you that the change is for a technological necessity, because it isn't. They can point library.bethel.edu at any server or directory they want to, and it's simple to do. -Wilhelmina Randtke On Wed, Sep 19, 2012 at 10:08 AM, Hess, M. Ryan wrote: > One thing that come to my mind is that the new URL is not as friendly. I > would really push to keep your existing one using the DNS aliasing. If only > to make it simple for staff to say the URL to people over the phone or in > the classroom aloud. Nobody is going to be able to remember the new path. > > M Ryan Hess > Web Services Coordinator > DePaul University > JTR 120, DePaul University, Lincoln Park Campus, 2350 N Kenmore Ave., > Chicago IL 60614 > office: 773-325-7829 | cell: 650-224-7279 | fax: 773-325-2297 | > mhess8 at depaul.edu > > From: , Aaron > Reply-To: Web technologies in libraries > Date: Tuesday, September 18, 2012 5:02 PM > To: "WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU" > Subject: Re: [WEB4LIB] Help with Implications of Library's place in > University DNS > > Hiya,**** > > ** ** > > There is no real need for the URL to change, even if the *actual* network > path does change.**** > > ?library.bethel.edu? is a much better web address than requiring an > extensive network path to get to the same content (no matter where it > lives) ? and library.bethel.edu will also positively impact any SEO for > searches such as: Bethel Library.**** > > ** ** > > At MPOW we had library.ship.edu aliased to go to our CMS pages at: > ship.edu/library ? when we started our LibGuides service, we were able to > have library.ship.edu redirected to point to our LibGuides instance, > instead. **** > > The DNS aliasing has worked well for us. **** > > ** ** > > -Aaron**** > > :-)?**** > > ** ** > > *From:* Web technologies in libraries [mailto:WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU] > *On Behalf Of *Kent Gerber > *Sent:* Tuesday, September 18, 2012 5:30 PM > *To:* WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU > *Subject:* [WEB4LIB] Help with Implications of Library's place in > University DNS**** > > ** ** > > Dear Web Librarians, > > Our Library is in the midst of a University-wide web redesign and during a > meeting we heard that the Web Services group might be considering moving > the library from it's library.bethel.edu domain to something more like > www.bethel.edu/offices/library. Is this a cause for concern? > > My suspicion is that we might lose some functionality with this change but > I wanted to consult your expertise before I get too riled up. > > Do any of you have experience with this kind of DNS shift and is there a > significant technological or functional change that I should be aware of > with this issue? Our library does not have an internal Web Services group > and we depend on the University's Web Services group for these kinds of > issues. > > Any advice or experience is appreciated. > > Kent > > -- > Kent Gerber, MSLIS > Digital Library Manager > Bethel University > 3900 Bethel Drive > Saint Paul, MN 55112 > email: kent-gerber at bethel.edu > phone: 651-638-6937 > > ============================ **** > > To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib **** > > Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ **** > > 2012-09-18 **** > ============================ > > To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib > > Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ > > 2012-09-18 > ============================ > > To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib > > Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ > > 2012-09-19 > > ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-09-19 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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OR just "That's library dot..." > ...followed by the domain name and suffix, Given that "library" appears to be among the most difficult words to spell in the English language (see our referring search terms, littered with 'libary') I'd say that's a questionable advantage of one over the other. -Michael Yunkin Web Content Manager/Usability Specialist UNLV Libraries Las Vegas, NV ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-09-19 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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OR just "That's library dot..." > ...followed by the domain name and suffix, Given that "library" appears to be among the most difficult words to spell in the English language (see our referring search terms, littered with 'libary') I'd say that's a questionable advantage of one over the other. -Michael Yunkin Web Content Manager/Usability Specialist UNLV Libraries Las Vegas, NV ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-09-19 ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-09-19 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From karcher at U.NORTHWESTERN.EDU Wed Sep 19 14:01:26 2012 From: karcher at U.NORTHWESTERN.EDU (Sebastian Karcher) Date: Wed, 19 Sep 2012 12:01:26 -0600 Subject: Zotero Trainer Workshops this Fall Message-ID: Zotero is offering a series of training workshops this fall. During these intensive (and fun!) two day events, participants acquire an in-depth understanding of Zotero?s capabilities, how to extend those capabilities, and how Zotero can best meet their users? needs. Participants also learn and share best-practices for teaching and supporting Zotero at their institution and approaches for developing institution-specific documentation. The workshops are targeted at librarians and anyone else who supports or wants to support Zotero at their institution or department. While basic familiarity with Zotero is recommended, there are no technical prerequisites for participating. The dates are: October 11-12, 2012: Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA November 1-2, 2012: Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY November 8-9, 2012: Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA (just outside of Boston) November 15-16, 2012: University of Colorado, Boulder, CO A midwest workshop is planned, date and location TBA The cost to attend the workshops is $350. 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URL: From aarontay at GMAIL.COM Wed Sep 19 14:49:54 2012 From: aarontay at GMAIL.COM (Aaron Tay) Date: Thu, 20 Sep 2012 02:49:54 +0800 Subject: Help with Implications of Library's place in University DNS In-Reply-To: Message-ID: Interesting that the consensus here is that library.institutionname.edu is easier to remember or use for people than insitutionname.edu/library ? We gotten feedback from users arguing the reverse. Think they said everyone knows how to get to the institutional homepage and then it's common sense just to add /library . Anyway we are a lib.institutionname type of library. With best regards, Tay Chee Hsien, Aaron (Mr) :: Senior Librarian, NUS Libraries :: National University of Singapore :: Central Library (Information Services), 12 Kent Ridge Crescent, Singapore 119275 :: 65-6516 2030(DID) :: (Fax) :: 65-6774 7180 :: aarontay at nus.edu.sg> (E) :: www.nus.edu.sg (W) :: Company Registration No: 200604346E On 20 Sep, 2012, at 12:20 AM, Nina Mchale wrote: Hey, all, SEO and technical issues aside, consider human factors as well. Imagine yourself giving someone the URL over the phone. Is it easier to say "That's lib, L-I-B, dot..." OR just "That's library dot..." ...followed by the domain name and suffix, which, at least in an academic setting, is probably similar to the parent institution. It also looks better to use full words, rather than a jumble of acronyms, on printed or other collateral for branding/marketing. And having the URL library.institutionname.edu is quicker/shorter than www.insitutionname.edu/library or even insitutionname.edu/library. Easier to say, easier to read, easier for users to remember. It's also important, IMO, to provide a more distinct identity for the library on campus. That's not too much to ask. That said, there are always campus IT departments that aren't willing to play nice with domain names and/or local conventions that might not make this possible. (Example: last place I worked was an academic library that supported three colleges, so we couldn't brand as one or the other of the colleges, so we went the the campus name as the domain name, with "library" as the subdomain.) "Lib" is a silly pet peeve of mine. And anyway, do you say, "lib" or "libe"? Again, imagine giving the URL out to a student over the phone. ;) -- Nina Nina McHale, MA/MSLS milehighbrarian.net Facebook & Twitter: @ninermac On Wed, Sep 19, 2012 at 9:36 AM, Ross Singer wrote: > On Wednesday, September 19, 2012 at 11:22 AM, Isidro F. Aguillo wrote: > > Talking about friendly URLs, why are many libraries using "lib" instead > of "library" in the URL?. There is no real advantage on this that fact > penalizes in search engines rank as end-users are asking for "library", not > lib. The same applies to biol instead of biology, med instead of medicine > and more relevant to this forum, eprints/dspace instead of repository. > > While I would say that the reason is most likely historical (since I know, > for example, that www.lib.utk.edu predates any 'search engine' and, > generally, the domain .lib.utk.edu predates, well, Gopher -- speaking > first hand on this, I guess dates me a bit). > > But setting aside the reason for .lib, do you have any evidence that this > hurts SEO? I would be shocked if search engines' dictionaries didn't map > lib to library, especially since the terms are so prevalent in computing > (among the zillions of other applications of lib/library). > > I would think just from critical mass alone, the search engines would > infer a synonymous relationship between lib and library that would cancel > any loss of SEO. > > But, if you have evidence to the contrary, I think it would be useful to > these libraries! > > -Ross. > > > A few examples: > > The University of Chicago Library lib.uchicago.edu/ > UMD Library University of Minnesota Duluth www.d.umn.edu/lib/ > The Library-University of California, Berkeley www.lib.berkeley.edu/ > e-Library at Iowa State University www.lib.iastate.edu/ > Monash University Library www.lib.monash.edu/ > Michigan State University Libraries www.lib.msu.edu/ > NCSU Libraries www.lib.ncsu.edu/ > UC Davis - University Library www.lib.ucdavis.edu/ > The University of Iowa Libraries www.lib.uiowa.edu/ > University of Maryland Libraries www.lib.umd.edu/ > MLibrary Homepage | MLibrary www.lib.umich.edu/ > University of Texas Libraries www.lib.utexas.edu/ > University Libraries - University of Tennessee, Knoxville > www.lib.utk.edu/ > University Libraries | Virginia Tech www.lib.vt.edu/ > University of Washington Libraries www.lib.washington.edu/ > > Best, > > > El 19/09/2012 17:08, Hess, M. Ryan escribi?: > > One thing that come to my mind is that the new URL is not as friendly. I > would really push to keep your existing one using the DNS aliasing. If only > to make it simple for staff to say the URL to people over the phone or in > the classroom aloud. Nobody is going to be able to remember the new path. > > M Ryan Hess > Web Services Coordinator > DePaul University > JTR 120, DePaul University, Lincoln Park Campus, 2350 N Kenmore Ave., > Chicago IL 60614 > office: 773-325-7829 | cell: 650-224-7279 | fax: 773-325-2297 | > mhess8 at depaul.edu > > From: , Aaron > Reply-To: Web technologies in libraries > Date: Tuesday, September 18, 2012 5:02 PM > To: "WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU" > Subject: Re: [WEB4LIB] Help with Implications of Library's place in > University DNS > > Hiya,**** > > ** ** > > There is no real need for the URL to change, even if the *actual* network > path does change.**** > > ?library.bethel.edu? is a much better web address than requiring an > extensive network path to get to the same content (no matter where it > lives) ? and library.bethel.edu will also positively impact any SEO for > searches such as: Bethel Library.**** > > ** ** > > At MPOW we had library.ship.edu aliased to go to our CMS pages at: > ship.edu/library ? when we started our LibGuides service, we were able to > have library.ship.edu redirected to point to our LibGuides instance, > instead. **** > > The DNS aliasing has worked well for us. **** > > ** ** > > -Aaron**** > > :-)?**** > > ** ** > > *From:* Web technologies in libraries [mailto:WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU] > *On Behalf Of *Kent Gerber > *Sent:* Tuesday, September 18, 2012 5:30 PM > *To:* WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU > *Subject:* [WEB4LIB] Help with Implications of Library's place in > University DNS**** > > ** ** > > Dear Web Librarians, > > Our Library is in the midst of a University-wide web redesign and during a > meeting we heard that the Web Services group might be considering moving > the library from it's library.bethel.edu domain to something more like > www.bethel.edu/offices/library. Is this a cause for concern? > > My suspicion is that we might lose some functionality with this change but > I wanted to consult your expertise before I get too riled up. > > Do any of you have experience with this kind of DNS shift and is there a > significant technological or functional change that I should be aware of > with this issue? Our library does not have an internal Web Services group > and we depend on the University's Web Services group for these kinds of > issues. > > Any advice or experience is appreciated. > > Kent > > -- > Kent Gerber, MSLIS > Digital Library Manager > Bethel University > 3900 Bethel Drive > Saint Paul, MN 55112 > email: kent-gerber at bethel.edu > phone: 651-638-6937 > > ============================ **** > > To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib ** ** > > Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ **** > > 2012-09-18 **** > ============================ > > To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib > > Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ > > 2012-09-18 > ============================ > > To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib > > Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ > > 2012-09-19 > > > > -- > **************************** > > Isidro F. Aguillo, HonDr. > The Cybermetrics Lab, CSIC > Madrid. 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URL: From bzhang at CSUS.EDU Wed Sep 19 15:03:21 2012 From: bzhang at CSUS.EDU (Zhang, Bin) Date: Wed, 19 Sep 2012 19:03:21 +0000 Subject: Help with Implications of Library's place in University DNS In-Reply-To: <5199696407268278633@unknownmsgid> Message-ID: It is pretty easy to have aliases so any of those URLs will take the users to the Library?s website, and this is what we have: ? www.lib.csus.edu ? Library.csus.edu ? www.csus.edu/library It does become an issue when the campus decides to consolidate web servers, so the library?s web site has to move to the campus main web server. This is happening on our campus. We basically have to rebuild the library website to work with the campus environment. Many of the dynamic content we developed over the past few years will stop working. I see this as a bigger problem than simple URL change. I don?t know if any of you face this problem? --- Bin Zhang Digital Information Services Librarian Library 3501D Library Systems & IT Services, University Library California State University, Sacramento 2000 State University Drive East, Sacramento, CA 95819-6039 (916) 278-5664 (O); (916) 278-3891 (F) bzhang AT csus DOT edu From: Web technologies in libraries [mailto:WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Aaron Tay Sent: Wednesday, September 19, 2012 11:50 AM To: WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: Re: [WEB4LIB] Help with Implications of Library's place in University DNS Interesting that the consensus here is that library.institutionname.edu is easier to remember or use for people than insitutionname.edu/library ? We gotten feedback from users arguing the reverse. Think they said everyone knows how to get to the institutional homepage and then it's common sense just to add /library . Anyway we are a lib.institutionname type of library. With best regards, Tay Chee Hsien, Aaron (Mr) :: Senior Librarian, NUS Libraries :: National University of Singapore :: Central Library (Information Services), 12 Kent Ridge Crescent, Singapore 119275 :: 65-6516 2030(DID) :: (Fax) :: 65-6774 7180 :: aarontay at nus.edu.sg (E) :: www.nus.edu.sg (W) :: Company Registration No: 200604346E On 20 Sep, 2012, at 12:20 AM, Nina Mchale > wrote: Hey, all, SEO and technical issues aside, consider human factors as well. Imagine yourself giving someone the URL over the phone. Is it easier to say "That's lib, L-I-B, dot..." OR just "That's library dot..." ...followed by the domain name and suffix, which, at least in an academic setting, is probably similar to the parent institution. It also looks better to use full words, rather than a jumble of acronyms, on printed or other collateral for branding/marketing. And having the URL library.institutionname.edu is quicker/shorter than www.insitutionname.edu/library or even insitutionname.edu/library. Easier to say, easier to read, easier for users to remember. It's also important, IMO, to provide a more distinct identity for the library on campus. That's not too much to ask. That said, there are always campus IT departments that aren't willing to play nice with domain names and/or local conventions that might not make this possible. (Example: last place I worked was an academic library that supported three colleges, so we couldn't brand as one or the other of the colleges, so we went the the campus name as the domain name, with "library" as the subdomain.) "Lib" is a silly pet peeve of mine. And anyway, do you say, "lib" or "libe"? Again, imagine giving the URL out to a student over the phone. ;) -- Nina Nina McHale, MA/MSLS milehighbrarian.net Facebook & Twitter: @ninermac On Wed, Sep 19, 2012 at 9:36 AM, Ross Singer > wrote: On Wednesday, September 19, 2012 at 11:22 AM, Isidro F. Aguillo wrote: Talking about friendly URLs, why are many libraries using "lib" instead of "library" in the URL?. There is no real advantage on this that fact penalizes in search engines rank as end-users are asking for "library", not lib. The same applies to biol instead of biology, med instead of medicine and more relevant to this forum, eprints/dspace instead of repository. While I would say that the reason is most likely historical (since I know, for example, that www.lib.utk.edu predates any 'search engine' and, generally, the domain .lib.utk.edu predates, well, Gopher -- speaking first hand on this, I guess dates me a bit). But setting aside the reason for .lib, do you have any evidence that this hurts SEO? I would be shocked if search engines' dictionaries didn't map lib to library, especially since the terms are so prevalent in computing (among the zillions of other applications of lib/library). I would think just from critical mass alone, the search engines would infer a synonymous relationship between lib and library that would cancel any loss of SEO. But, if you have evidence to the contrary, I think it would be useful to these libraries! -Ross. A few examples: The University of Chicago Library lib.uchicago.edu/ UMD Library University of Minnesota Duluth www.d.umn.edu/lib/ The Library-University of California, Berkeley www.lib.berkeley.edu/ e-Library at Iowa State University www.lib.iastate.edu/ Monash University Library www.lib.monash.edu/ Michigan State University Libraries www.lib.msu.edu/ NCSU Libraries www.lib.ncsu.edu/ UC Davis - University Library www.lib.ucdavis.edu/ The University of Iowa Libraries www.lib.uiowa.edu/ University of Maryland Libraries www.lib.umd.edu/ MLibrary Homepage | MLibrary www.lib.umich.edu/ University of Texas Libraries www.lib.utexas.edu/ University Libraries - University of Tennessee, Knoxville www.lib.utk.edu/ University Libraries | Virginia Tech www.lib.vt.edu/ University of Washington Libraries www.lib.washington.edu/ Best, El 19/09/2012 17:08, Hess, M. Ryan escribi?: One thing that come to my mind is that the new URL is not as friendly. I would really push to keep your existing one using the DNS aliasing. If only to make it simple for staff to say the URL to people over the phone or in the classroom aloud. Nobody is going to be able to remember the new path. M Ryan Hess Web Services Coordinator DePaul University JTR 120, DePaul University, Lincoln Park Campus, 2350 N Kenmore Ave., Chicago IL 60614 office: 773-325-7829 | cell: 650-224-7279 | fax: 773-325-2297 | mhess8 at depaul.edu From: , Aaron > Reply-To: Web technologies in libraries > Date: Tuesday, September 18, 2012 5:02 PM To: "WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU" > Subject: Re: [WEB4LIB] Help with Implications of Library's place in University DNS Hiya, There is no real need for the URL to change, even if the *actual* network path does change. ?library.bethel.edu? is a much better web address than requiring an extensive network path to get to the same content (no matter where it lives) ? and library.bethel.edu will also positively impact any SEO for searches such as: Bethel Library. At MPOW we had library.ship.edu aliased to go to our CMS pages at: ship.edu/library ? when we started our LibGuides service, we were able to have library.ship.edu redirected to point to our LibGuides instance, instead. The DNS aliasing has worked well for us. -Aaron :-)? From: Web technologies in libraries [mailto:WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Kent Gerber Sent: Tuesday, September 18, 2012 5:30 PM To: WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: [WEB4LIB] Help with Implications of Library's place in University DNS Dear Web Librarians, Our Library is in the midst of a University-wide web redesign and during a meeting we heard that the Web Services group might be considering moving the library from it's library.bethel.edu domain to something more like www.bethel.edu/offices/library. Is this a cause for concern? My suspicion is that we might lose some functionality with this change but I wanted to consult your expertise before I get too riled up. Do any of you have experience with this kind of DNS shift and is there a significant technological or functional change that I should be aware of with this issue? Our library does not have an internal Web Services group and we depend on the University's Web Services group for these kinds of issues. Any advice or experience is appreciated. Kent -- Kent Gerber, MSLIS Digital Library Manager Bethel University 3900 Bethel Drive Saint Paul, MN 55112 email: kent-gerber at bethel.edu phone: 651-638-6937 ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-09-18 ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-09-18 ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-09-19 -- **************************** Isidro F. Aguillo, HonDr. The Cybermetrics Lab, CSIC Madrid. 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However, we also can use aliases and use the library.institutionname.edu if needed. What we find is more important is that the institution has a link to the library on its home page - many of our students and faculty just type in institutionname.edu and then click on the library link rather than remembering the library's URL. The library link is one of the ten most used links on our institution's home page. We also were able to get research.institutionname.edu for our LibGuides, which we promote as a quick way to access our databases and research guides. Regards, Doris Doris Munson Systems/Reference Librarian Eastern Washington University dmunson at ewu.edu 509-359-6395 From: Web technologies in libraries [mailto:WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Aaron Tay Sent: Wednesday, September 19, 2012 11:50 AM To: WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: Re: [WEB4LIB] Help with Implications of Library's place in University DNS Interesting that the consensus here is that library.institutionname.edu is easier to remember or use for people than insitutionname.edu/library ? We gotten feedback from users arguing the reverse. Think they said everyone knows how to get to the institutional homepage and then it's common sense just to add /library . Anyway we are a lib.institutionname type of library. With best regards, Tay Chee Hsien, Aaron (Mr) :: Senior Librarian, NUS Libraries :: National University of Singapore :: Central Library (Information Services), 12 Kent Ridge Crescent, Singapore 119275 :: 65-6516 2030(DID) :: (Fax) :: 65-6774 7180 :: aarontay at nus.edu.sg (E) :: www.nus.edu.sg (W) :: Company Registration No: 200604346E On 20 Sep, 2012, at 12:20 AM, Nina Mchale > wrote: Hey, all, SEO and technical issues aside, consider human factors as well. Imagine yourself giving someone the URL over the phone. Is it easier to say "That's lib, L-I-B, dot..." OR just "That's library dot..." ...followed by the domain name and suffix, which, at least in an academic setting, is probably similar to the parent institution. It also looks better to use full words, rather than a jumble of acronyms, on printed or other collateral for branding/marketing. And having the URL library.institutionname.edu is quicker/shorter than www.insitutionname.edu/library or even insitutionname.edu/library. Easier to say, easier to read, easier for users to remember. It's also important, IMO, to provide a more distinct identity for the library on campus. That's not too much to ask. That said, there are always campus IT departments that aren't willing to play nice with domain names and/or local conventions that might not make this possible. (Example: last place I worked was an academic library that supported three colleges, so we couldn't brand as one or the other of the colleges, so we went the the campus name as the domain name, with "library" as the subdomain.) "Lib" is a silly pet peeve of mine. And anyway, do you say, "lib" or "libe"? Again, imagine giving the URL out to a student over the phone. ;) -- Nina Nina McHale, MA/MSLS milehighbrarian.net Facebook & Twitter: @ninermac On Wed, Sep 19, 2012 at 9:36 AM, Ross Singer > wrote: On Wednesday, September 19, 2012 at 11:22 AM, Isidro F. Aguillo wrote: Talking about friendly URLs, why are many libraries using "lib" instead of "library" in the URL?. There is no real advantage on this that fact penalizes in search engines rank as end-users are asking for "library", not lib. The same applies to biol instead of biology, med instead of medicine and more relevant to this forum, eprints/dspace instead of repository. While I would say that the reason is most likely historical (since I know, for example, that www.lib.utk.edu predates any 'search engine' and, generally, the domain .lib.utk.edu predates, well, Gopher -- speaking first hand on this, I guess dates me a bit). But setting aside the reason for .lib, do you have any evidence that this hurts SEO? I would be shocked if search engines' dictionaries didn't map lib to library, especially since the terms are so prevalent in computing (among the zillions of other applications of lib/library). I would think just from critical mass alone, the search engines would infer a synonymous relationship between lib and library that would cancel any loss of SEO. But, if you have evidence to the contrary, I think it would be useful to these libraries! -Ross. A few examples: The University of Chicago Library lib.uchicago.edu/ UMD Library University of Minnesota Duluth www.d.umn.edu/lib/ The Library-University of California, Berkeley www.lib.berkeley.edu/ e-Library at Iowa State University www.lib.iastate.edu/ Monash University Library www.lib.monash.edu/ Michigan State University Libraries www.lib.msu.edu/ NCSU Libraries www.lib.ncsu.edu/ UC Davis - University Library www.lib.ucdavis.edu/ The University of Iowa Libraries www.lib.uiowa.edu/ University of Maryland Libraries www.lib.umd.edu/ MLibrary Homepage | MLibrary www.lib.umich.edu/ University of Texas Libraries www.lib.utexas.edu/ University Libraries - University of Tennessee, Knoxville www.lib.utk.edu/ University Libraries | Virginia Tech www.lib.vt.edu/ University of Washington Libraries www.lib.washington.edu/ Best, El 19/09/2012 17:08, Hess, M. Ryan escribi?: One thing that come to my mind is that the new URL is not as friendly. I would really push to keep your existing one using the DNS aliasing. If only to make it simple for staff to say the URL to people over the phone or in the classroom aloud. Nobody is going to be able to remember the new path. M Ryan Hess Web Services Coordinator DePaul University JTR 120, DePaul University, Lincoln Park Campus, 2350 N Kenmore Ave., Chicago IL 60614 office: 773-325-7829 | cell: 650-224-7279 | fax: 773-325-2297 | mhess8 at depaul.edu From: , Aaron > Reply-To: Web technologies in libraries > Date: Tuesday, September 18, 2012 5:02 PM To: "WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU" > Subject: Re: [WEB4LIB] Help with Implications of Library's place in University DNS Hiya, There is no real need for the URL to change, even if the *actual* network path does change. "library.bethel.edu" is a much better web address than requiring an extensive network path to get to the same content (no matter where it lives) - and library.bethel.edu will also positively impact any SEO for searches such as: Bethel Library. At MPOW we had library.ship.edu aliased to go to our CMS pages at: ship.edu/library - when we started our LibGuides service, we were able to have library.ship.edu redirected to point to our LibGuides instance, instead. The DNS aliasing has worked well for us. -Aaron :-)' From: Web technologies in libraries [mailto:WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Kent Gerber Sent: Tuesday, September 18, 2012 5:30 PM To: WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: [WEB4LIB] Help with Implications of Library's place in University DNS Dear Web Librarians, Our Library is in the midst of a University-wide web redesign and during a meeting we heard that the Web Services group might be considering moving the library from it's library.bethel.edu domain to something more like www.bethel.edu/offices/library. Is this a cause for concern? My suspicion is that we might lose some functionality with this change but I wanted to consult your expertise before I get too riled up. Do any of you have experience with this kind of DNS shift and is there a significant technological or functional change that I should be aware of with this issue? Our library does not have an internal Web Services group and we depend on the University's Web Services group for these kinds of issues. Any advice or experience is appreciated. Kent -- Kent Gerber, MSLIS Digital Library Manager Bethel University 3900 Bethel Drive Saint Paul, MN 55112 email: kent-gerber at bethel.edu phone: 651-638-6937 ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-09-18 ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-09-18 ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-09-19 -- **************************** Isidro F. Aguillo, HonDr. The Cybermetrics Lab, CSIC Madrid. 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URL: From hewlett at USFCA.EDU Wed Sep 19 15:55:09 2012 From: hewlett at USFCA.EDU (Norma Jean Hewlett) Date: Wed, 19 Sep 2012 12:55:09 -0700 Subject: Help with Implications of Library's place in University DNS In-Reply-To: Message-ID: If you are going to do a redirect, I'd recommend having it redirect from both library.bethel.edu and www.bethel.edu/library. Users are likely to type in either of these. www.bethel.edu/offices/library is really bad. You are not a staff office - you are probably one of the primary destinations on the website. Here at USF we use www.usfca.edu/library and it seems to work fine. However, my regional campus library was www.usfca.edu/remote_campus/santa_rosa/library for a long time, and that essentially meant nobody ever found it via the url. Jean Hewlett Librarian, Santa Rosa Campus University of San Francisco On Wed, Sep 19, 2012 at 12:31 PM, Munson, Doris wrote: > We have the institutionname.edu/library because of the CMS our institution > uses. However, we also can use aliases and use the > library.institutionname.edu if needed. What we find is more important is > that the institution has a link to the library on its home page ? many of > our students and faculty just type in institutionname.edu and then click on > the library link rather than remembering the library?s URL. The library > link is one of the ten most used links on our institution?s home page. > > > > We also were able to get research.institutionname.edu for our LibGuides, > which we promote as a quick way to access our databases and research guides. > > > > Regards, > > Doris > > > > Doris Munson > > Systems/Reference Librarian > > Eastern Washington University > > dmunson at ewu.edu > > 509-359-6395 > > > > > > > > From: Web technologies in libraries [mailto:WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On > Behalf Of Aaron Tay > > > Sent: Wednesday, September 19, 2012 11:50 AM > To: WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU > > Subject: Re: [WEB4LIB] Help with Implications of Library's place in > University DNS > > > > Interesting that the consensus here is that > > > > library.institutionname.edu is easier to remember or use for people than > insitutionname.edu/library ? > > > > We gotten feedback from users arguing the reverse. Think they said everyone > knows how to get to the institutional homepage and then it's common sense > just to add /library . > > > > Anyway we are a lib.institutionname type of library. > > > > With best regards, > > > > Tay Chee Hsien, Aaron (Mr) :: Senior Librarian, NUS Libraries :: National > University of Singapore :: Central Library (Information Services), 12 Kent > Ridge Crescent, Singapore 119275 :: 65-6516 2030(DID) :: (Fax) :: 65-6774 > 7180 :: aarontay at nus.edu.sg (E) :: > www.nus.edu.sg (W) :: Company Registration No: > 200604346E > > > > > On 20 Sep, 2012, at 12:20 AM, Nina Mchale wrote: > > Hey, all, > > > > SEO and technical issues aside, consider human factors as well. Imagine > yourself giving someone the URL over the phone. Is it easier to say "That's > lib, L-I-B, dot..." OR just "That's library dot..." ...followed by the > domain name and suffix, which, at least in an academic setting, is probably > similar to the parent institution. It also looks better to use full words, > rather than a jumble of acronyms, on printed or other collateral for > branding/marketing. And having the URL library.institutionname.edu is > quicker/shorter than www.insitutionname.edu/library or even > insitutionname.edu/library. Easier to say, easier to read, easier for users > to remember. It's also important, IMO, to provide a more distinct identity > for the library on campus. That's not too much to ask. > > > > That said, there are always campus IT departments that aren't willing to > play nice with domain names and/or local conventions that might not make > this possible. (Example: last place I worked was an academic library that > supported three colleges, so we couldn't brand as one or the other of the > colleges, so we went the the campus name as the domain name, with "library" > as the subdomain.) > > > > "Lib" is a silly pet peeve of mine. And anyway, do you say, "lib" or "libe"? > Again, imagine giving the URL out to a student over the phone. ;) > > > > -- > Nina > > Nina McHale, MA/MSLS > milehighbrarian.net > Facebook & Twitter: @ninermac > > > > On Wed, Sep 19, 2012 at 9:36 AM, Ross Singer wrote: > > On Wednesday, September 19, 2012 at 11:22 AM, Isidro F. Aguillo wrote: > > Talking about friendly URLs, why are many libraries using "lib" instead of > "library" in the URL?. There is no real advantage on this that fact > penalizes in search engines rank as end-users are asking for "library", not > lib. The same applies to biol instead of biology, med instead of medicine > and more relevant to this forum, eprints/dspace instead of repository. > > While I would say that the reason is most likely historical (since I know, > for example, that www.lib.utk.edu predates any 'search engine' and, > generally, the domain .lib.utk.edu predates, well, Gopher -- speaking first > hand on this, I guess dates me a bit). > > > > But setting aside the reason for .lib, do you have any evidence that this > hurts SEO? I would be shocked if search engines' dictionaries didn't map > lib to library, especially since the terms are so prevalent in computing > (among the zillions of other applications of lib/library). > > > > I would think just from critical mass alone, the search engines would infer > a synonymous relationship between lib and library that would cancel any loss > of SEO. > > > > But, if you have evidence to the contrary, I think it would be useful to > these libraries! > > > > -Ross. > > > A few examples: > > The University of Chicago Library lib.uchicago.edu/ > UMD Library University of Minnesota Duluth www.d.umn.edu/lib/ > The Library-University of California, Berkeley www.lib.berkeley.edu/ > e-Library at Iowa State University www.lib.iastate.edu/ > Monash University Library www.lib.monash.edu/ > Michigan State University Libraries www.lib.msu.edu/ > NCSU Libraries www.lib.ncsu.edu/ > UC Davis - University Library www.lib.ucdavis.edu/ > The University of Iowa Libraries www.lib.uiowa.edu/ > University of Maryland Libraries www.lib.umd.edu/ > MLibrary Homepage | MLibrary www.lib.umich.edu/ > University of Texas Libraries www.lib.utexas.edu/ > University Libraries - University of Tennessee, Knoxville > www.lib.utk.edu/ > University Libraries | Virginia Tech www.lib.vt.edu/ > University of Washington Libraries www.lib.washington.edu/ > > Best, > > > El 19/09/2012 17:08, Hess, M. Ryan escribi?: > > One thing that come to my mind is that the new URL is not as friendly. I > would really push to keep your existing one using the DNS aliasing. If only > to make it simple for staff to say the URL to people over the phone or in > the classroom aloud. Nobody is going to be able to remember the new path. > > > > M Ryan Hess > Web Services Coordinator > DePaul University > JTR 120, DePaul University, Lincoln Park Campus, 2350 N Kenmore Ave., > Chicago IL 60614 > office: 773-325-7829 | cell: 650-224-7279 | fax: 773-325-2297 | > mhess8 at depaul.edu > > > > From: , Aaron > Reply-To: Web technologies in libraries > Date: Tuesday, September 18, 2012 5:02 PM > To: "WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU" > Subject: Re: [WEB4LIB] Help with Implications of Library's place in > University DNS > > > > Hiya, > > > > There is no real need for the URL to change, even if the *actual* network > path does change. > > ?library.bethel.edu? is a much better web address than requiring an > extensive network path to get to the same content (no matter where it lives) > ? and library.bethel.edu will also positively impact any SEO for searches > such as: Bethel Library. > > > > At MPOW we had library.ship.edu aliased to go to our CMS pages at: > ship.edu/library ? when we started our LibGuides service, we were able to > have library.ship.edu redirected to point to our LibGuides instance, > instead. > > The DNS aliasing has worked well for us. > > > > -Aaron > > :-)? > > > > From: Web technologies in libraries [mailto:WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On > Behalf Of Kent Gerber > Sent: Tuesday, September 18, 2012 5:30 PM > To: WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU > Subject: [WEB4LIB] Help with Implications of Library's place in University > DNS > > > > Dear Web Librarians, > > Our Library is in the midst of a University-wide web redesign and during a > meeting we heard that the Web Services group might be considering moving the > library from it's library.bethel.edu domain to something more like > www.bethel.edu/offices/library. Is this a cause for concern? > > My suspicion is that we might lose some functionality with this change but I > wanted to consult your expertise before I get too riled up. > > Do any of you have experience with this kind of DNS shift and is there a > significant technological or functional change that I should be aware of > with this issue? Our library does not have an internal Web Services group > and we depend on the University's Web Services group for these kinds of > issues. > > Any advice or experience is appreciated. > > Kent > > -- > Kent Gerber, MSLIS > Digital Library Manager > Bethel University > 3900 Bethel Drive > Saint Paul, MN 55112 > email: kent-gerber at bethel.edu > phone: 651-638-6937 > > ============================ > > To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib > > Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ > > 2012-09-18 > > ============================ > > To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib > > Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ > > 2012-09-18 > > ============================ > > To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib > > Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ > > 2012-09-19 > > > > > -- > > **************************** > > > > Isidro F. Aguillo, HonDr. > > The Cybermetrics Lab, CSIC > > Madrid. SPAIN > > > > isidro.aguillo at cchs.csic.es > > > > **************************** > > ============================ > > To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib > > Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ > > 2012-09-19 > > > > ============================ > > To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib > > Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ > > 2012-09-19 > > > > > > > > ============================ > > To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib > > Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ > > 2012-09-19 > > ============================ > > To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib > > Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ > > 2012-09-19 > > ============================ > > To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib > > Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ > > 2012-09-19 ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-09-19 From thomas.dowling at GMAIL.COM Wed Sep 19 17:05:59 2012 From: thomas.dowling at GMAIL.COM (Thomas Dowling) Date: Wed, 19 Sep 2012 17:05:59 -0400 Subject: Help with Implications of Library's place in University DNS In-Reply-To: Message-ID: Ask them to define the benefit users will get out of this change. You've got good tips here on possible harm or confusion the change will cause. It sounds like they just want URLs to reflect some org chart, which is dimwitted. (And nearsighted: 18 months from now, some campus unit will move into or out of "offices" and URLs will change again.) You might want to arm yourself with some usage statistics to back up any argument that the library site is more of a destination, and requires greater visibility than say, parent services or the campus post office. You might want to point to peer institutions that actually put the library on the university home page, too. Thomas Dowling dowlintp at wfu.edu On Tue, Sep 18, 2012 at 5:29 PM, Kent Gerber wrote: > Dear Web Librarians, > > Our Library is in the midst of a University-wide web redesign and during a > meeting we heard that the Web Services group might be considering moving the > library from it's library.bethel.edu domain to something more like > www.bethel.edu/offices/library. Is this a cause for concern? > > My suspicion is that we might lose some functionality with this change but I > wanted to consult your expertise before I get too riled up. > > Do any of you have experience with this kind of DNS shift and is there a > significant technological or functional change that I should be aware of > with this issue? Our library does not have an internal Web Services group > and we depend on the University's Web Services group for these kinds of > issues. > > Any advice or experience is appreciated. > > Kent > > -- > Kent Gerber, MSLIS > Digital Library Manager > Bethel University > 3900 Bethel Drive > Saint Paul, MN 55112 > email: kent-gerber at bethel.edu > phone: 651-638-6937 > > ============================ > ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-09-19 From LibSys at WALLAWALLA.EDU Wed Sep 19 17:16:07 2012 From: LibSys at WALLAWALLA.EDU (LibSys) Date: Wed, 19 Sep 2012 21:16:07 +0000 Subject: Help with Implications of Library's place in University DNS In-Reply-To: Message-ID: Kent, The least your Web Services can do to mitigate problems would be to provide a redirect from http://library.bethel.edu to http://www.bethel.edu/offices/library . Speaking as the former Webmaster of Walla Walla University, this is a simple matter. If your page structure doesn't change, then sub-pages should also be redirected seamlessly. If they do that, then you have little to nothing to worry about :-) Sid Nash Library Systems Manager Walla Walla University -----Original Message----- From: Web technologies in libraries [mailto:WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Thomas Dowling Sent: Wednesday, September 19, 2012 2:06 PM To: WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: Re: [WEB4LIB] Help with Implications of Library's place in University DNS Ask them to define the benefit users will get out of this change. You've got good tips here on possible harm or confusion the change will cause. It sounds like they just want URLs to reflect some org chart, which is dimwitted. (And nearsighted: 18 months from now, some campus unit will move into or out of "offices" and URLs will change again.) You might want to arm yourself with some usage statistics to back up any argument that the library site is more of a destination, and requires greater visibility than say, parent services or the campus post office. You might want to point to peer institutions that actually put the library on the university home page, too. Thomas Dowling dowlintp at wfu.edu On Tue, Sep 18, 2012 at 5:29 PM, Kent Gerber wrote: > Dear Web Librarians, > > Our Library is in the midst of a University-wide web redesign and > during a meeting we heard that the Web Services group might be > considering moving the library from it's library.bethel.edu domain to > something more like www.bethel.edu/offices/library. Is this a cause for concern? > > My suspicion is that we might lose some functionality with this change > but I wanted to consult your expertise before I get too riled up. > > Do any of you have experience with this kind of DNS shift and is there > a significant technological or functional change that I should be > aware of with this issue? Our library does not have an internal Web > Services group and we depend on the University's Web Services group > for these kinds of issues. > > Any advice or experience is appreciated. > > Kent > > -- > Kent Gerber, MSLIS > Digital Library Manager > Bethel University > 3900 Bethel Drive > Saint Paul, MN 55112 > email: kent-gerber at bethel.edu > phone: 651-638-6937 > > ============================ > ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-09-19 ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-09-19 From Paul.Sutherland at CCC.GOVT.NZ Thu Sep 20 01:37:27 2012 From: Paul.Sutherland at CCC.GOVT.NZ (Sutherland, Paul) Date: Thu, 20 Sep 2012 17:37:27 +1200 Subject: FW: UPDATED: ProQuest Maintenance Window - 29th / 30th September Message-ID: Has anyone ever complained to Proquest about this monthly 12 hour outage. And what did they say? 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Regards, Harish Harish Maringanti ITS Coordinator Kansas State University Libraries 785.532.3261 ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-09-25 From libwebdev at GMAIL.COM Tue Sep 25 22:11:38 2012 From: libwebdev at GMAIL.COM (DW) Date: Wed, 26 Sep 2012 12:11:38 +1000 Subject: FW: UPDATED: ProQuest Maintenance Window - 29th / 30th September Message-ID: I'm a little late to this, but ... No, but I've given up on ProQuest. Their website is so monstrously difficult to use since the upgrade, that I'm planning to remove every unnecessary link to them from our listings. I'll only link to them if there's simply no other way to get a resource. It doesn't seem to matter how often I submit feedback, or how "valuable" it is to them, nothing changes. It's a usability nightmare. dw. =========================================== On Thursday, 20 September 2012 3:37 PM, Paul wrote: Has anyone ever complained to Proquest about this monthly 12 hour outage. And what did they say? It seems pretty lame in this modern world. , I thought we were now a 24/7 business - do our vendors know that? Does Google have a monthly 12 hour outage, or YouTube? Or even WorldCat? I suggest we all send a complaint each time we get these emails to our local Proquest Rep /paul ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-09-25 From xi.chen at OBERLIN.EDU Wed Sep 26 09:45:26 2012 From: xi.chen at OBERLIN.EDU (Xi Chen) Date: Wed, 26 Sep 2012 09:45:26 -0400 Subject: question about change url (domain name) Message-ID: Dear Web4Lib colleagues, Our library has some application installed on an offshore server and using non-college domain name. I wonder if there is a way for us to redirect the url ( non-college domain) to our college one. For example, if we are using www.abc-college.com/sp/index.html for this application, is there any way that we can change this url to www.oberlin.edu/library/sp/index.html ( so that users will still see college domain name instead of our other one) Is this a case of parked or addon domain ( attached to our college's official domain)? Can you let me know what configuration the college webmaster should do to achieve this? Library is just a sub directory and we don't have the root access to the server. Thanks! Xi Chen Oberlin College Library ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-09-26 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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I wonder if there is a way for us to redirect the > url ( non-college domain) to our college one. -- Christian Pietsch ? http://purl.org/net/pietsch LibTec ? Library Technology and Knowledge Management Bielefeld University Library, Bielefeld, Germany ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-09-26 From jill.emery at GMAIL.COM Wed Sep 26 12:13:11 2012 From: jill.emery at GMAIL.COM (Jill Emery) Date: Wed, 26 Sep 2012 09:13:11 -0700 Subject: ER&L 2013 News Message-ID: ER&L 2013 Welcomes You! The 2013 Electronic Resources and Libraries conference welcomes you to participate in this year's conference in a variety of ways from submitting, to community voting to online or in person attendance. Housing and registration are also officially open. Submit to Present - Due October 15 The goal of the ER&L Conference is to bring together information professionals from libraries and related industries to improve the way we collect, manage, maintain, and make accessible electronic resources in an ever-changing online environment. Add to the discussion and submit today. Current tracks are listed here on our facebook page. Community Voting - Mark your calendar October 22-23 Our annual community voting process allows you to weigh in on the content of the 2013 program. Along with the peer review process managed by a great group of volunteers led by Elizabeth Winter (Georgia Tech), the community voting steers our program based on your needs and interests. Details will be posted on our website, facebook and twitter as voting grows near. . Register - Attend a great conference at low Early rate of $285 ER&L is an incredibly affordable and high quality conference. Register today and attend ER&L in person or online. 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Check us out on Twitter to learn more. http://twitter.com/erandl ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-09-26 From hilton.gibson at GMAIL.COM Wed Sep 26 11:48:21 2012 From: hilton.gibson at GMAIL.COM (Hilton Gibson) Date: Wed, 26 Sep 2012 17:48:21 +0200 Subject: question about change url (domain name) In-Reply-To: Message-ID: Or you can try: http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.2/mod/mod_rewrite.html On 26 September 2012 15:45, Xi Chen wrote: > Dear Web4Lib colleagues, > > Our library has some application installed on an offshore server and using > non-college domain name. I wonder if there is a way for us to redirect the > url ( non-college domain) to our college one. > > For example, if we are using www.abc-college.com/sp/index.html for this > application, > is there any way that we can change this url to > www.oberlin.edu/library/sp/index.html ( so that users will still see > college domain name instead of our other one) > > Is this a case of parked or addon domain ( attached to our college's > official domain)? > > Can you let me know what configuration the college webmaster should do to > achieve this? Library is just a sub directory and we don't have the root > access to the server. > > Thanks! > > Xi Chen > Oberlin College Library > ============================ > > To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib > > Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ > > 2012-09-26 > > -- *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 ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-09-26 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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The library director reports directly to the Provost & Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs. This is a full-time, 12 month position. The director articulates and advocates for the library?s strategic directions, provides sound fiscal management, and empowers librarians and staff in a collaborative environment. Working across colleges, departments, administrative units, and student groups, the director promotes and strengthens the library?s role as the academic center of campus. The director works collaboratively with the Council of University of Wisconsin Libraries and other local and national organizations to advance the University of Wisconsin System and the profession. Murphy Library includes a department of 12 faculty librarians, 14 classified staff members, and many student employees. With a caf?, computer lab, collaborative learning information commons, art gallery, and student-centered staff, the library is a very busy campus academic center. Murphy Library participates in multifaceted resource-sharing initiatives among University of Wisconsin, local, and regional library systems. *Required Qualifications* -- A Master of Library Science (or equivalent) degree from an ALA-accredited program. -- At least five years of relevant, progressively responsible library management experience in an academic library. *Preferred Qualifications* -- Second master?s or other advanced degree in addition to the MLS. -- Five or more years experience as director/dean or as head of a significant unit of an academic library. -- Significant experience managing library budgets. -- Experience leading library employees in a collaborative work environment. -- Experience seeking and successfully obtaining internal and external funds, grants, and/or endowments to provide for staff, services, and resources beyond normal operating budgets. -- Experience leading efforts to integrate relevant technology to support teaching, learning, and scholarship. -- Demonstrated commitment to and experience working with both traditional and newer technology-based library resources. -- Experience working with consortia and other resource-sharing groups. -- Demonstrated understanding of the needs and concerns of a diverse population. *Application Procedures* Applications will be accepted through October 15, 2012. 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A pending criminal charge or conviction will not necessarily disqualify an applicant. In compliance with the Wisconsin Fair Employment Act, UW-La Crosse does not discriminate on the basis of arrest or conviction record. ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-09-26 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From xi.chen at OBERLIN.EDU Wed Sep 26 14:48:07 2012 From: xi.chen at OBERLIN.EDU (Xi Chen) Date: Wed, 26 Sep 2012 14:48:07 -0400 Subject: question about change url (domain name) In-Reply-To: Message-ID: Thanks? On Wed, Sep 26, 2012 at 11:48 AM, Hilton Gibson wrote: > Or you can try: http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.2/mod/mod_rewrite.html > > > On 26 September 2012 15:45, Xi Chen wrote: > >> Dear Web4Lib colleagues, >> >> Our library has some application installed on an offshore server and >> using non-college domain name. I wonder if there is a way for us to >> redirect the url ( non-college domain) to our college one. >> >> For example, if we are using www.abc-college.com/sp/index.html for this >> application, >> is there any way that we can change this url to >> www.oberlin.edu/library/sp/index.html ( so that users will still see >> college domain name instead of our other one) >> >> Is this a case of parked or addon domain ( attached to our college's >> official domain)? >> >> Can you let me know what configuration the college webmaster should do to >> achieve this? Library is just a sub directory and we don't have the root >> access to the server. >> >> Thanks! >> >> Xi Chen >> Oberlin College Library >> ============================ >> >> To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib >> >> Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ >> >> 2012-09-26 >> >> > > > -- > *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 > > ============================ > > To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib > > Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ > > 2012-09-26 > > ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-09-26 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From krichel at OPENLIB.ORG Wed Sep 26 18:16:15 2012 From: krichel at OPENLIB.ORG (Thomas Krichel) Date: Thu, 27 Sep 2012 00:16:15 +0200 Subject: question about change url (domain name) In-Reply-To: Message-ID: Xi Chen writes > Thanks? > > On Wed, Sep 26, 2012 at 11:48 AM, Hilton Gibson wrote: > > > Or you can try: http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.2/mod/mod_rewrite.html I am not sure what the "or" refers to here. The way I could see this working is to take requests from a client at www.oberlin.edu/library/sp/foo to start with. For each such request, make the web server at Oberlin forward a query to www.abc-college.com/sp/foo, have this sent by the abc-college web server to the Oberlin server and then forward from the Oberlin server to the client. I have something like this running in production, but in a simpler setting, with two Apache installations on the same box. The scenario I propose here could be quite complicated to set up. It would have multiple fault points. Its drawbacks most likely defeat the purpose of running abs-college.com anyway. But at least theoretically, yes, it's possible. Cheers, Thomas Krichel http://openlib.org/home/krichel http://authorprofile.org/pkr1 skype: thomaskrichel ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-09-26 From zhu.kelly at YMAIL.COM Thu Sep 27 09:10:11 2012 From: zhu.kelly at YMAIL.COM (Kelly Zhu) Date: Thu, 27 Sep 2012 06:10:11 -0700 Subject: question about change url (domain name) In-Reply-To: Message-ID: You might want to check with your domain registrar, and see if they provide URL forwarding. ?- Kelly ________________________________ From: Xi Chen To: WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU Sent: Wednesday, September 26, 2012 1:48 PM Subject: Re: [WEB4LIB] question about change url (domain name) Thanks? On Wed, Sep 26, 2012 at 11:48 AM, Hilton Gibson wrote: Or you can try:?http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.2/mod/mod_rewrite.html > > > >On 26 September 2012 15:45, Xi Chen wrote: > >Dear Web4Lib colleagues, >> >> >>Our library has some application installed on an offshore server and using non-college domain name. I wonder if there is a way for us to redirect the url ( non-college domain) to our college one.? >> >> >>For example, if we are using www.abc-college.com/sp/index.html for this application, >>is there any way that we can change this url to www.oberlin.edu/library/sp/index.html ?( so that users will still see college domain name instead of our other one) >> >> >>Is this a case of parked or addon domain ( attached to our college's official domain)?? >> >> >>Can you let me know what configuration the college webmaster should do to achieve this? Library is just a sub directory and we don't have the root access to the server. >> >> >>Thanks! >> >> >>Xi Chen >>Oberlin College Library >>============================ >>To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib >>Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ >>2012-09-26 > > > >-- > >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 > >============================ >To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib >Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ >2012-09-26 ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-09-26 ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-09-27 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Carter Life Sciences & Electronic Resources Librarian University of Minnesota Duluth Library 416 Library Drive 276 Library Duluth, MN 55812 Phone:218-726-6693 Fax: 218-726-8019 scarter at d.umn.edu http://www.d.umn.edu/lib/ref/scarter On Thu, Sep 20, 2012 at 12:37 AM, Sutherland, Paul < Paul.Sutherland at ccc.govt.nz> wrote: > ** > Has anyone ever complained to Proquest about this monthly 12 hour outage. > > And what did they say? > > It seems pretty lame in this modern world. , > > I thought we were now a 24/7 business - do our vendors know that? > > Does Google have a monthly 12 hour outage, or YouTube? > > Or even WorldCat? > > I suggest we all send a complaint each time we get these emails to our > local Proquest Rep > > /paul > > ------------------------------ > *From:* ProQuest [mailto:marketing at proquest.co.uk] > *Sent:* Wednesday, 19 September 2012 10:34 PM > *To:* Field, Guy > *Subject:* [MARKETING] UPDATED: ProQuest Maintenance Window - 29th / 30th > September > > > Having trouble reading this email? *View the online > version* > [image: ProQuest2] > > > Dear ProQuest Customer, > > ProQuest? will be performing infrastructure maintenance on Saturday, > September 29*, 2012.* A twelve (12) hour window will be required for this > maintenance. 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URL: From varnum at UMICH.EDU Thu Sep 27 16:04:08 2012 From: varnum at UMICH.EDU (Ken Varnum) Date: Thu, 27 Sep 2012 16:04:08 -0400 Subject: No subject Message-ID: (with apologies for cross-posting) Survey closes October 4, 2012 - please respond to it if you haven't already! The Open Discovery Initiative (ODI), a working group of the National Information Standards Organization (NISO), has been formed to develop a Recommended Practice related to the index-based discovery services for libraries. ODI aims to investigate and improve the ecosystem surrounding these discovery services, with a goal of broader participation of content providers and increased transparency to libraries. An important component of our work involves gathering information from the key stakeholders: libraries, content providers, and developers of discovery products. If you are involved in discovery services we request that you respond to our survey. The survey results will provide essential information to the workgroup as it develops recommended practices related to discovery services. A full report on the findings of this survey will be made available publically on the NISO website later this year. We are especially interested in input from: - libraries that have implemented or plan to implement a discovery service and - organizations that potentially contribute content to one or more of these services: - primary publishers, - producers of aggregated databases of citation or full-text content for libraries, and - creators of abstracting and indexing services. We anticipate that the survey will take about 20 minutes to complete. https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/QBXZXSB All respondents that identify themselves will be entered into a drawing for one of six $25 Amazon e-gift cards, kindly sponsored by Ex Libris and SAGE. These respondents will also receive a copy of the aggregated results. Note that any results shared will be anonymous and only aggregate data will be released. In addition, if you are interested in keeping up to date with ODI, please sign up to our Interest mailing list - http://www.niso.org/lists/opendiscovery Thank you ODI Working Group -- Ken Varnum Web Systems Manager E: varnum at umich.edu 300C Hatcher Graduate Library T: 734-615-3287 University of Michigan Library @varnum Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1190 http://www.lib.umich.edu/users/varnum ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-09-27 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From gerrymck at IASTATE.EDU Fri Sep 28 14:52:08 2012 From: gerrymck at IASTATE.EDU (McKiernan, Gerard [LIB]) Date: Fri, 28 Sep 2012 18:52:08 +0000 Subject: Digital Textbook Presentations > Parma, Italy > September 2012 In-Reply-To: <31F366253C635746A73718A84BF5F9A811AE59E1@ITSDAG5A.its.iastate.edu> Message-ID: *** Spoiler Alert > Possible Duplicate Posting *** Colleagues/ In late September 2012, I had the opportunity to offer a three-hour workshop to students enrolled in the Digital Library Learning (DILL) program at the University of Parma, Italy. DILL is a two-year international master for elite information professionals to provide them with the skills and competencies to navigate the rapidly evolving world of digital libraries. It is offered in cooperation between Oslo and Akershus University College of Applied Sciences (Norway), Tallinn University (Estonia), and the University of Parma (Italy). DILL is a Master Programme under the European Union's Erasmus Mundus Programme. McKiernan, Gerry. ?Digital Textbooks: An Idea Whose Time Has Come.? Workshop presentation given at Biblioteca Internazionale Ilaria Alpi, Parma, Italy, September 18, 2010. In addition, I also gave a supplemental presentation later that week. McKiernan, Gerry. ?Digital Textbooks: An Idea Whose Time Has Come.? Presentation given at the University of Parma, Parma, Italy, September 20, 2010. I wish to thank Anna Maria Tammaro, Professor at University of Parma and Coordinator, International Master DILL Digital Library Learning, and Elisabetta Longhi, University of Parma, Tutor, International Master DILL Digital Library Learning, for their kindness and hospitality. I am most grateful for the generous financial support provided by Erasmus Mundus Programme that enabled me to present. Links to self-archived copies both presentation are available at [ http://digital-textbooks.blogspot.com/2012/09/digital-textbook-presentations-parma.html ] Regards, /Gerry Gerry McKiernan Associate Professor and Science and Technology Librarian Iowa State University 152 Parks Library Ames IA 50011 http://digital-textbooks.blogspot.com/ ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-09-28 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From gerrymck at IASTATE.EDU Sat Sep 29 10:46:51 2012 From: gerrymck at IASTATE.EDU (McKiernan, Gerard [LIB]) Date: Sat, 29 Sep 2012 14:46:51 +0000 Subject: Digital Textbook Presentations > Belgrade, Serbia > September 2012 In-Reply-To: <31F366253C635746A73718A84BF5F9A811AE5DAC@ITSDAG5A.its.iastate.edu> Message-ID: *** Spoiler Alert > Possible Duplicate Posting *** Colleagues/ In late September 2012, I also had opportunities to present at various venues in Belgrade, Serbia. The first was prepared for presentation at 11th Conference New Technologies and Standards: Digitization of National Heritage. However, due to the cancellation of my flight from Vienna, where I had a long layover on my way from Milan, I was not able to deliver it. McKiernan, Gerry. ?Open Access Textbooks: A Survey of Major Initiatives.? Presentation prepared for XI New Technologies and Standards: Digitization of National Heritage 2012, Faculty of Mathematics, University of Belgrade, Serbia, September 21, 2012. Fortunately, I was able to re-book my flight to arrive in Belgrade to give a scheduled presentation at the University of Belgrade library. McKiernan, Gerry. ?Digital Textbooks: An Idea Whose Time Has Come.? Presentation given at the University Library "Svetozar Markovi?", University of Belgrade, Serbia, September 21, 2012. On Saturday, I visited the Nikola Tesla Museum, and later gave a presentation at the American Corner, a venue co-sponsored by the Embassy of the United States, Serbia. McKiernan, Gerry. ?Digital Textbook Impressions.? Presentation given at the American Corner, Belgrade, Serbia, September 22, 2012. I wish to thank Adam Sofronijevic Head, Development and System Administration, and Vesna Vuksan, Senior Librarian, Development and System Administration, both of the Book Digitization and Cultural Activities Department, University Library "Svetozar Markovi?" University of Belgrade, for their kindness and hospitality. I am most grateful to the Embassy of the United States, Serbia, for their generous support that enabled me to visit Belgrade. Links to the presentations are available at [ http://digital-textbooks.blogspot.com/2012/09/digital-textbook-presentations-belgrade.html ] Regards, /Gerry Gerry McKiernan Associate Professor and Science and Technology Librarian Iowa State University 152 Parks Library Ames IA 50011 http://digital-textbooks.blogspot.com/ ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-09-29 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From gerrymck at IASTATE.EDU Sat Sep 29 21:26:45 2012 From: gerrymck at IASTATE.EDU (McKiernan, Gerard [LIB]) Date: Sun, 30 Sep 2012 01:26:45 +0000 Subject: eText @ University of Illinois at Urbana-Illinois In-Reply-To: <31F366253C635746A73718A84BF5F9A811AE63C2@ITSDAG5A.its.iastate.edu> Message-ID: *** Spoiler Alert > Possible Duplicate Posting *** Colleagues/ IMHO > A Most-Excellent Home-Grown Digital Textbook Platform (From My Alma Mater) ! /Gerry What is eText? eText is a fully accessible, interactive, and environmentally sound platform to deliver classroom materials to students and faculty at the University of Illinois. Who can use eText? eText is universally accessible. That means any individual, with valid University credentials and connected device with an HTML5 compliant web browser, can access eText content regardless of nature of their device and their visual abilities. Video Demo Available Via [ http://digital-textbooks.blogspot.com/2012/09/etext-university-of-illinois-at-urbana.html ] Regards, /Gerry Gerry McKiernan Associate Professor and Science and Technology Librarian Iowa State University 152 Parks Library Ames IA 50011 http://digital-textbooks.blogspot.com/ ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2012-09-29 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From gerrymck at IASTATE.EDU Sun Sep 30 13:41:49 2012 From: gerrymck at IASTATE.EDU (McKiernan, Gerard [LIB]) Date: Sun, 30 Sep 2012 17:41:49 +0000 Subject: The Atlantic: California Takes a Big Step Forward: Free, Digital, Open-Source Textbooks In-Reply-To: <31F366253C635746A73718A84BF5F9A811AE7234@ITSDAG5A.its.iastate.edu> Message-ID: Colleagues/ Did you just experience A Paradigm Shift ? /Gerry The Atlantic: California Takes a Big Step Forward: Free, Digital, Open-Source Textbooks This week, California took a big step forward in the march toward online education. Governor Jerry Brown signed into law a proposal to create a website that will allow students to download digital versions of popular textbooks for free. The new legislation encompasses two bills: One, a proposal for the state to fund 50 open-source digital textbooks, targeted to lower-division courses, which will be produced by California's universities. (Students will be able to download these books for free or pay $20 for hard copies.) The other bill is a proposal to establish a California Digital Open Source Library to host those books. [more] Source and Full Text Available Via [ http://digital-textbooks.blogspot.com/2012/09/the-atlantic-california-takes-big-step.html ] IMHO > A similar project should be initiated in Iowa and all states ! /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/ 2012-09-30 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: