From waltcrawford at GMAIL.COM Tue Oct 1 11:05:03 2013 From: waltcrawford at GMAIL.COM (Walt Crawford) Date: Tue, 1 Oct 2013 08:05:03 -0700 Subject: Cites & Insights 13:11 (November 2013) available Message-ID: The November 2013 Cites & Insights (13:11) is now available for downloading at http://citesandinsights.info/civ13i11.pdf The issue is 36 pages long. The "online version," designed for reading online or on a tablet or large-screen ereader, is 69 pages long. This issue includes: The Front: Erehwon Community Library: A $4 to $1 Example pp. 1-4 An example of what a library could derive from $4 to $1: Public Library Benefits and Budgets, using a mythical "median library" that's the average of the two public libraries with precisely median service population. (This essay is very similar to a September 27, 2013 post at Walt at Random, except that the post misspells the library name.) Words: The Ebook Marketplace pp. 4-30 It's been a while since I've looked at a range of ebook-related issues. This roundup covers up to four years--and it's really Part 1 (of at least two and maybe three or four parts). It includes items related to ebook devices, competition, collusion, DRM, stupidity, ebooks going beyond narrative text, "what's a book?" and miscellany. (Part 2 will include sales, pricing, software, history and future--and probably lots more.) The Back pp. 30-36 Sixteen mostly-snarky little essays on a range of topics--including one that's really not snarky: What if a stereo magazine had three successive reviews of three different speaker systems, found all of them excellent--and the three were priced (per pair) at $106,800, $29,800 and $159.99 respectively? (Yes, that's a decimal point in the third price.) Oh, and what if the second and third were designed by the same designer--who added his signature to the nameplate of the $159.99 version? ________________________________ Reverting to form For the last few issues, announcements didn't link directly to the PDF(s). Instead, announcements linked to the C&I home page, which now has the "Pay What You Wish" section just above the current issue table of contents and links. I was hoping this speed bump--adding one click to the process of getting to the issue--would encourage a few more people to contribute. I think it worked. A little bit. For a while. But it's now one day shy of three months since there's been a donation. So, at least for now, I'm reverting to the direct links. Of course, I'd still very much appreciate donations. Of course, donations would still encourage me to keep going with C&I. Oh, and it's still the case that donating $50 or more will get you a PDF version of Your Library Is... if you want it. ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2013-10-01 From nls2 at HOTMAIL.COM Tue Oct 1 11:54:13 2013 From: nls2 at HOTMAIL.COM (Karen Merguerian) Date: Tue, 1 Oct 2013 11:54:13 -0400 Subject: Federal government shutdown: keeping track? Message-ID: Is anyone out there keeping track of information resources affected by the federal government shutdown? I'd like to pass along some information to library users, but am not sure myself, though I did figure out there are degrees of availability: NCJRS and Bureau of Justice Statistics seem to be up (maybe due to being part of law enforcement?) while PubMed and some of the congressional / regulatory sites are available (but with limited support and updating), and finally others (ERIC, NOAA) seem to be down. I know there are a lot of news sites that are tracking what services are available, but I'm looking for something focused on the research and information infrastructure. Any libraries or library associations doing that? Maybe a wiki or something we can all contribute to? Thanks,Karen Merguerian(Northeastern University, Boston MA) ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2013-10-01 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From escarlet at KENT.EDU Tue Oct 1 12:02:07 2013 From: escarlet at KENT.EDU (SCARLETTO, EDITH) Date: Tue, 1 Oct 2013 16:02:07 +0000 Subject: Federal government shutdown: keeping track? In-Reply-To: Message-ID: There are notes on each agencies website detailing the shutdown. Edith [EmbraceUL_v281small] Edith Scarletto Subject Librarian for Geography & Geology Kent State University Libraries 330-672-1674/330-672-2017 escarlet at kent.edu From: Web technologies in libraries [mailto:WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Karen Merguerian Sent: Tuesday, October 01, 2013 11:54 AM To: WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: [WEB4LIB] Federal government shutdown: keeping track? Is anyone out there keeping track of information resources affected by the federal government shutdown? I'd like to pass along some information to library users, but am not sure myself, though I did figure out there are degrees of availability: NCJRS and Bureau of Justice Statistics seem to be up (maybe due to being part of law enforcement?) while PubMed and some of the congressional / regulatory sites are available (but with limited support and updating), and finally others (ERIC, NOAA) seem to be down. I know there are a lot of news sites that are tracking what services are available, but I'm looking for something focused on the research and information infrastructure. Any libraries or library associations doing that? Maybe a wiki or something we can all contribute to? Thanks, Karen Merguerian (Northeastern University, Boston MA) ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2013-10-01 ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2013-10-01 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From primarydat at AOL.COM Tue Oct 1 13:15:10 2013 From: primarydat at AOL.COM (James Moses) Date: Tue, 1 Oct 2013 13:15:10 -0400 Subject: Still time to take the survey of library services for distance learning programs and receive a free copy of the ensuing report Message-ID: Primary Research Group, publisher of research reports and surveys about libraries, is surveying academic libraries world wide for a report on how libraries serve distance learning programs. Participants receive a free PDF copy of the report generated from the survey data. Participants are listed in the report but answers are confidential. To take the survey go the site listed below: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/LibraryServicesforDIstanceLearning ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2013-10-01 From hdalal at RIDER.EDU Tue Oct 1 14:10:27 2013 From: hdalal at RIDER.EDU (Heather Dalal) Date: Tue, 1 Oct 2013 14:10:27 -0400 Subject: Federal government shutdown: keeping track? In-Reply-To: <055F821B0776C340BD1A290E82FE8B6239B6C10C@BLUPRD0811MB436.namprd08.prod.outlook.com> Message-ID: My colleague sent this : http://wtvr.com/2013/09/30/government-shutdown-whats-closed-whats-open/ And I saw this on facebook. from Government Document Librarian colleagues: Status of Government websites (as of 12:24pm CT) CLOSED ENTIRELY Census, BEA, BLS, LC, NCES, CDC Wonder, USDA OPEN BUT WITH NOTES SAYING "NOTHING WILL BE UPDATED..." BLS, HUD, CDC, NCHS, NIH, USA.gov, AHRQ, And as you already know, GPO OPEN WITH NO NOTES ON IT ALL ABOUT THE SHUTDOWN USGS -- Heather Dalal, MLIS, MEd (Instructional Design) Assistant Professor I-Librarian Moore Library, Rider University Lawrenceville, NJ 08648-3099 609-895-5731 On 10/1/2013 12:02 PM, SCARLETTO, EDITH wrote: > > There are notes on each agencies website detailing the shutdown. > > > Edith > > EmbraceUL_v281small > > Edith Scarletto > > Subject Librarian for Geography & Geology > > Kent State University Libraries > > 330-672-1674/330-672-2017 > > escarlet at kent.edu > > *From:*Web technologies in libraries [mailto:WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU] > *On Behalf Of *Karen Merguerian > *Sent:* Tuesday, October 01, 2013 11:54 AM > *To:* WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU > *Subject:* [WEB4LIB] Federal government shutdown: keeping track? > > Is anyone out there keeping track of information resources affected by > the federal government shutdown? I'd like to pass along some > information to library users, but am not sure myself, though I did > figure out there are degrees of availability: NCJRS and Bureau of > Justice Statistics seem to be up (maybe due to being part of law > enforcement?) while PubMed and some of the congressional / regulatory > sites are available (but with limited support and updating), and > finally others (ERIC, NOAA) seem to be down. > > I know there are a lot of news sites that are tracking what services > are available, but I'm looking for something focused on the research > and information infrastructure. Any libraries or library associations > doing that? Maybe a wiki or something we can all contribute to? > > Thanks, > > Karen Merguerian > > (Northeastern University, Boston MA) > > ============================ > > To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib > > Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ > > 2013-10-01 > > ============================ > > To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib > > Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ > > 2013-10-01 > ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2013-10-01 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From nls2 at HOTMAIL.COM Tue Oct 1 16:28:24 2013 From: nls2 at HOTMAIL.COM (Karen Merguerian) Date: Tue, 1 Oct 2013 16:28:24 -0400 Subject: Federal government shutdown: keeping track? In-Reply-To: <524B1013.30301@rider.edu> Message-ID: As a followup, here's what we've noticed about government research information: while a few sites are completely down, often the home page has the closure notice or a banner about limited support and updating, but the site information and subsidiary sites remain available. Those are noted below as "limited." Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry: limited Agricola: down Bureau of Economic Analysis: down Bureau of Justice Statistics: available Bureau of Labor Statistics: limited Census (and FedStats): down Data.gov: down EDGAR: available ERIC: down fdSys: limited Federal Election Commission: limited Library of Congress: limited (thomas.gov and beta.congress.gov available) MedlinePlus: limited National Archives and Records Administration: limited NCJRS: available National Oceanic and Atmospheric Agency: limited Pubmed: limited RegInfo: available As far as backoffice functions are concerned, what my colleagues tell me is: no ordering of ILL documents from National Library of Medicine no availability of LC Authorities no access to e-verify to check immigration status for hiring Our Associate Dean did a general blog post at http://www.lib.neu.edu/snippets just to let our stakeholders and users know some of the ways we are affected. HTH, Karen Merguerian (Northeastern University, Boston MA) Date: Tue, 1 Oct 2013 14:10:27 -0400 From: hdalal at RIDER.EDU Subject: Re: [WEB4LIB] Federal government shutdown: keeping track? To: WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU My colleague sent this : http://wtvr.com/2013/09/30/government-shutdown-whats-closed-whats-open/ And I saw this on facebook. from Government Document Librarian colleagues: Status of Government websites (as of 12:24pm CT) CLOSED ENTIRELY Census, BEA, BLS, LC, NCES, CDC Wonder, USDA OPEN BUT WITH NOTES SAYING ?NOTHING WILL BE UPDATED?? BLS, HUD, CDC, NCHS, NIH, USA.gov, AHRQ, And as you already know, GPO OPEN WITH NO NOTES ON IT ALL ABOUT THE SHUTDOWN USGS -- Heather Dalal, MLIS, MEd (Instructional Design) Assistant Professor I-Librarian Moore Library, Rider University Lawrenceville, NJ 08648-3099 609-895-5731 On 10/1/2013 12:02 PM, SCARLETTO, EDITH wrote: There are notes on each agencies website detailing the shutdown. Edith Edith Scarletto Subject Librarian for Geography & Geology Kent State University Libraries 330-672-1674/330-672-2017 escarlet at kent.edu From: Web technologies in libraries [mailto:WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Karen Merguerian Sent: Tuesday, October 01, 2013 11:54 AM To: WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: [WEB4LIB] Federal government shutdown: keeping track? Is anyone out there keeping track of information resources affected by the federal government shutdown? I'd like to pass along some information to library users, but am not sure myself, though I did figure out there are degrees of availability: NCJRS and Bureau of Justice Statistics seem to be up (maybe due to being part of law enforcement?) while PubMed and some of the congressional / regulatory sites are available (but with limited support and updating), and finally others (ERIC, NOAA) seem to be down. 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Message-ID: Does your library have a Pinterest page? Mine is Youth Librarians http://www.pinterest.com/art4librarians ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2013-10-02 From announce at DUBLINCORE.NET Wed Oct 2 17:53:49 2013 From: announce at DUBLINCORE.NET (DCMI Announce) Date: Wed, 2 Oct 2013 14:53:49 -0700 Subject: NISO/DCMI Webinar: Metadata for Public Sector Administration Message-ID: ***Please excuse the cross-posting*** =============================================================== NISO/DCMI Webinar: Metadata for Public Sector Administration PRESENTER: Makx Dekkers & Stijn Goedertier DATE: October 30, 2013 TIME: 1:00pm - 2:30pm Eastern (17:00-18:30 UTC) World Clock: http://bit.ly/19EvBJe INFORMATION & REGISTRATION: http://www.niso.org/news/events/2013/dcmi/publicsector/ =============================================================== ABOUT THE WEBINAR: One key challenge for e-Government programs around the world has been the lack of easily accessible information about the metadata schemas, controlled vocabularies, code lists, and other reference data that provide interoperability among a broad diversity of data sources. The Asset Description Metadata Schema [1] was developed for exchanging information about such "interoperability assets". The schema was developed with support from the European Commission with the objective of facilitating interoperability across eGovernment programmes in Europe, but it is already proving its usefulness in a wider context, for example to describe specifications maintained by DCMI and W3C. One key implementation of ADMS is in a federation of semantic asset repositories on the Joinup server [2]. Libraries that collect government information will benefit if such information is based on a set of commonly used schemas, vocabularies and code lists, making it easier to aggregate information from multiple sources. This webinar introduces the ADMS schema and discusses examples of its implementation. ABOUT THE SPEAKERS: Makx Dekkers has been the editor in the development and consensus process for ADMS. He is an independent information professional who has been working in areas of information management, metadata and interoperability for more than three decades. After a career start in library and information networking and international cooperation, he became the Managing Director at DCMI in 2001, a position he held until 2011. Since then, he has been involved with projects concerning interoperability in the areas of Open Government Data and Public Sector information. Stijn Goedertier, Manager at PriceWaterhouseCoopers Belgium, is a key participant in the ADMS project. REGISTRATION: Registration is per site (access for one computer) and closes at 12:00 pm Eastern (16:00 UTC) on October 30, 2013. Discounts are available for NISO and DCMI members and students. 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The Asset Description Metadata Schema [1] was developed for exchanging information about such "interoperability assets". The schema was developed with support from the European Commission with the objective of facilitating interoperability across eGovernment programmes in Europe, but it is already proving its usefulness in a wider context, for example to describe specifications maintained by DCMI and W3C. One key implementation of ADMS is in a federation of semantic asset repositories on the Joinup server [2]. Libraries that collect government information will benefit if such information is based on a set of commonly used schemas, vocabularies and code lists, making it easier to aggregate information from multiple sources. This webinar introduces the ADMS schema and discusses examples of its implementation. ABOUT THE SPEAKERS: Makx Dekkers has been the editor in the development and consensus process for ADMS. He is an independent information professional who has been working in areas of information management, metadata and interoperability for more than three decades. After a career start in library and information networking and international cooperation, he became the Managing Director at DCMI in 2001, a position he held until 2011. Since then, he has been involved with projects concerning interoperability in the areas of Open Government Data and Public Sector information. Stijn Goedertier, Manager at PriceWaterhouseCoopers Belgium, is a key participant in the ADMS project. REGISTRATION: Registration is per site (access for one computer) and closes at 12:00 pm Eastern (16:00 UTC) on October 30, 2013. Discounts are available for NISO and DCMI members and students. 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URL: From gerrymck at IASTATE.EDU Wed Oct 2 20:09:59 2013 From: gerrymck at IASTATE.EDU (McKiernan, Gerard [LIB]) Date: Thu, 3 Oct 2013 00:09:59 +0000 Subject: EDUCAUSE Brief > Copyright Challenges in a MOOC Environment In-Reply-To: <31F366253C635746A73718A84BF5F9A83C64487F@ITSDAG5A.its.iastate.edu> Message-ID: *** Spoiler Alert > Possible Duplicate *** Colleagues/ Executive Summary The intersection of copyright with the scale and delivery of MOOCs highlights the enduring tensions between academic freedom, institutional autonomy, and copyright law in higher education.To gain insight into the copyright concerns of MOOC stakeholders, EDUCAUSE talked with CIOs, university general counsel, provosts, copyright experts, and representatives from other higher education associations. The consensus was that intellectual property questions for MOOC content merit wide discussion because they affect multiple stakeholders and potentially carry significant consequences. Each MOOC provider, for example, establishes a proprietary claim on material included in its courses, licenses to the user the terms of access and use of that material, and establishes its ownership claim of user-generated content. This conflicts with the common institutional policy approach that grants rights to faculty who develop a course. Fair-use exceptions to traditional copyright protection face challenges as well, given a MOOC?s potential for global reach. Nonetheless, fair use and MOOCs are not mutually exclusive ideas. MOOCs remain an experiment. Initiating discussions with a wide range of campus stakeholders will ensure clarity of purpose and a common understanding of copyright issues in a MOOC environment. Source and Full Text Available Via: [ http://moocsandlibraries.blogspot.com/2013/10/educause-brief-copyright-challenges-in.html ] /Gerry Gerry McKiernan Associate Professor and Science and Technology Librarian Iowa State University 152 Parks Library Ames IA 50011 "It's Not The Journey; It's The Detours." http://ref-notes.blogspot.com/2013/09/its-not-journey-its-detours.html ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2013-10-02 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From artprofessor at GMAIL.COM Thu Oct 3 09:37:07 2013 From: artprofessor at GMAIL.COM (Art Teacher) Date: Thu, 3 Oct 2013 06:37:07 -0700 Subject: Do you have a pinterest website? In-Reply-To: Message-ID: Do you or your library have a Pinterest page? I saw this posted recently. It has some pretty good sources. "25 Libraries We Most Love On Pinterest:" http://oedb.org/ilibrarian/25-libraries-we-most-love-on-pinterest/?utm_source=buffer&utm_campaign=Buffer&utm_content=bufferafb96&utm_medium=facebook On Wed, Oct 2, 2013 at 1:26 PM, Art Teacher wrote: > Does your library have a Pinterest page? > Mine is Youth Librarians > http://www.pinterest.com/art4librarians ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2013-10-03 From JTidal at CITYTECH.CUNY.EDU Thu Oct 3 10:13:07 2013 From: JTidal at CITYTECH.CUNY.EDU (Junior Tidal) Date: Thu, 3 Oct 2013 10:13:07 -0400 Subject: Do you have a pinterest website? In-Reply-To: Message-ID: Hi all, Our is pinterest.com/citytechlibrary Best, Junior Tidal Assistant Professor Web Services and Multimedia Librarian New York City College of Technology, CUNY 300 Jay Street, Rm A434 Brooklyn, NY 11201 718.260.5481 http://library.citytech.cuny.edu >>> Art Teacher 10/2/2013 4:26 PM >>> Does your library have a Pinterest page? Mine is Youth Librarians http://www.pinterest.com/art4librarians ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2013-10-02 ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2013-10-03 From librarychristine at GMAIL.COM Thu Oct 3 11:58:14 2013 From: librarychristine at GMAIL.COM (Christine Pennacchio) Date: Thu, 3 Oct 2013 11:58:14 -0400 Subject: Do you have a pinterest website? In-Reply-To: <524D43330200000C0015E414@email1.citytech.cuny.edu> Message-ID: Yes, I have one: http://www.pinterest.com/cpennacchio ...and I curate one for Molloy College Library: http://www.pinterest.com/molloylibrary ...and there's one at the children's department of the public library where I work weekends, too: http://www.pinterest.com/childrensshpl/ Christine Pennacchio On Thu, Oct 3, 2013 at 10:13 AM, Junior Tidal wrote: > Hi all, > > Our is pinterest.com/citytechlibrary > > Best, > > Junior Tidal > Assistant Professor > Web Services and Multimedia Librarian > New York City College of Technology, CUNY > 300 Jay Street, Rm A434 > Brooklyn, NY 11201 > 718.260.5481 > > http://library.citytech.cuny.edu > > > >>> Art Teacher 10/2/2013 4:26 PM >>> > Does your library have a Pinterest page? > Mine is Youth Librarians > http://www.pinterest.com/art4librarians > > ============================ > > To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib > > Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ > > 2013-10-02 > > ============================ > > To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib > > Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ > > 2013-10-03 > ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2013-10-03 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Mulla, M.L.I.Sc., Ph.D. Librarian, Visvesvaraya Technological University, "Jnana Sangama," Belgaum - 590 018, Karnataka, India.* *Ph: 0831-2498192* Website: www.vtu.ac.in Email: krmulla at vtu.ac.in / krmulla at gmail.com ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2013-10-03 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mxchakraborty at SALISBURY.EDU Thu Oct 3 16:37:46 2013 From: mxchakraborty at SALISBURY.EDU (Moushumi Chakraborty) Date: Thu, 3 Oct 2013 16:37:46 -0400 Subject: Call for nominations -- Routledge Distance Learning Librarianship Conference Sponsorship Award Message-ID: Please excuse duplication on various listservs. Take a Bow - Or Encourage Someone Else To! The Distance Learning Section (DLS) of the Association of College & Research Libraries (ACRL) is now accepting nominations for the annual Routledge Distance Learning Librarianship Conference Sponsorship Award. This prestigious award honors an ACRL member who has made valuable contributions to the field of distance librarianship. Award: $1,200 to help defray the costs of attending the 2014 ALA Annual Conference in Las Vegas, NV and a plaque sponsored by Routledge/Taylor & Francis that will be presented at the conference. Submissions must be received by December 6, 2013. Self-nominations are welcome! For complete information about this award and the application form, please visit: http://www.ala.org/acrl/awards/achievementawards/dlsaward The applicant should demonstrate achievement in one or more of the following areas: * Support for distance learning librarianship and library services, e.g., service to students and faculty, innovation and/or leadership * Training of faculty/staff who support library services for distance students * Significant research and publication in areas of distance learning librarianship * Advocacy at decision-making levels, especially in funding and policy development as related to distance learning librarianship * Work with outside agencies in support of students learning at a distance * Consultation services in support of higher education distance students and programs beyond the traditional library boundaries * Planning and implementation of distance learning library programs of such exemplary quality that they serve as a model for others. Check out a list of previous recipients here: http://distancelearningsection.wordpress.com/previousrecipientsdlsaward/ Questions? Contact Mou Chakraborty, DLS Awards Committee Chair: mxchakraborty at salisbury.edu, (410) 543-6131. ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~~*~*~*~*~* 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/ 2013-10-03 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From gerrymck at IASTATE.EDU Thu Oct 3 18:16:17 2013 From: gerrymck at IASTATE.EDU (McKiernan, Gerard [LIB]) Date: Thu, 3 Oct 2013 22:16:17 +0000 Subject: SPARC > Open Educational Resources Initiative In-Reply-To: <31F366253C635746A73718A84BF5F9A83C645190@ITSDAG5A.its.iastate.edu> Message-ID: *** Spoiler Alert > Possible Duplicate Posting *** Colleagues/ IMHO > Most Important Initiative !!! /Gerry Educational materials are an important output of the research process, and SPARC believes that Open Educational Resources (OER) maximize the power of the Internet to improve teaching and learning, and increase access to education. SPARC supports the creation and sharing of open materials used in teaching, as well as new approaches to learning where people create and shape knowledge openly together, and promotes practices and policies that advance this vision. What are Open Educational Resources (OERs)? Open Educational Resources are teaching, learning, and research resources released under a license that permits their free use and repurposing by others. OERs can be full courses, course materials, lesson plans, open textbooks, learning objects, videos, games, tests, software, or any other tool, material, or technique that supports access to knowledge. Open Educational Resources are broadly considered to meet the ?4Rs Framework,? meaning that users are free to: Reuse: Content can be reused in its unaltered form; Revise: Content can be adapted, adjusted, modified or altered; Remix: The original or revised content can be combined with other content to create something new; Redistribute: Copies of the content can be shared with others in its original, revised or remixed form. Why Open Educational Resources? The Internet enables us to teach, learn and develop knowledge faster and on a wider scale than ever before. Learners can find information instantly on virtually any topic, and connect with peers across the globe. Teachers can share their knowledge with students on another continent almost as easily as in their own classroom. And educational resources such as books can be disseminated to a worldwide audience at virtually no marginal cost. [snip] How Do Open Educational Resources Work? The OER movement is comprised of four main categories: OpenCouseWare (OCW) [snip] OER Publishers: [snip] OER Repositories [snip] Publicly-Funded Initiatives [snip] How Do We Enable Open Educational Resources? There are three main strategies that can be used to promote Open Educational Resources: Supporting OER adoption. OERs are available in a wide variety of subjects and course levels, yet many educators are not aware of these resources or do not know where to find them. Students, professors, librarians, and administrators can help spread the word to other educators and advocate adoption of OER whenever appropriate. Supporting OER development. [snip] Advocating effective policies. [snip] Why Should You Care About Open Educational Resources? During the past several years, Open Educational Resources have begun to be developed across a wide range of subjects, in an increasingly diverse set of educational settings. Researchers, scholars, students, educators and librarians are being called upon to participate in an environment that is evolving quickly, and that poses new challenges and opportunities for the creation, sharing, review, and use of educational resources. Enabling the efficient creation and widespread adoption of Open Educational Resources will play a key role in ensuring that the scholarly communication system evolves in a way that supports the needs of scholars and the academic enterprise as a whole. Learn more about OER ? [snip] Source and Full Text Available Via: http://open-resources-librarian.blogspot.com/2013/10/sparc-open-educational-resources.html See also my Open Sesame: Strategies for Promoting Open Educational Resources for Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) http://www.capita-softwareandmanagedservices.co.uk/software/Documents/libraries-panlibus28.PDF Regards, /Gerry Gerry McKiernan Associate Professor and Science and Technology Librarian Iowa State University 152 Parks Library Ames IA 50011 "It's Not The Journey; It's The Detours." http://ref-notes.blogspot.com/2013/09/its-not-journey-its-detours.html ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2013-10-03 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Libraries leading the way; open textbook large scale projects; fostering open policies; and a community college state system goes open are all in store for you at the CCCOER fall webinar series. Please join us. Find OER Use the links below to find open textbooks and open courseware for community college courses: * Browse 750+ Open Textbooks by SubjectBrowse * 41 Highest Enrolled Courses from the Open Course LibraryFind * 150+ peer and accessibility reviews of open textbooks at College Open Textbooks Learning with Computer Learn about OER Attend our monthly educational outreach webinars featuring faculty who are engaged in open educational resource development and re-use. Click on the Webinars 2012 Archives for to view the recordings. World Globe Who is using OER? Many colleges promote the use of OER on their campuses by providing information and networking on their websites. If you would like your college website added, please contact us. Share Create Explore Share and Adopt OER Check out the Campus Promo Kit for help in promoting the use of OER on your campus and to provide training and tutorials for faculty on best practices for adoption and sharing of OER. Join Our Advisory Group Participate in in our advisory group which meets monthly online to plan activities for promoting open policies and share best practices. Source and Links Available Via: [ http://open-resources-librarian.blogspot.com/2013/10/community-college-consortium-for-open.html ] /Gerry Gerry McKiernan Associate Professor and Science and Technology Librarian Iowa State University 152 Parks Library Ames IA 50011 "It's Not The Journey; It's The Detours." http://ref-notes.blogspot.com/2013/09/its-not-journey-its-detours.html ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2013-10-03 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From jjbc7 at HOTMAIL.COM Fri Oct 4 19:44:10 2013 From: jjbc7 at HOTMAIL.COM (Jeri Allen) Date: Fri, 4 Oct 2013 19:44:10 -0400 Subject: Professional Development Opportunity Message-ID: Texas Library Association District 7 Mini-Conference ? Saturday, October 12 ? In person OR via webinar! ? 4 great workshops and presentations! ? CEUs available! ? Vendor bags for onsite attendees! District 7 of the Texas Library Association is hosting a mini-conference on Saturday, October 12, at the University of North Texas in Denton, Texas, and YOU are invited to attend, either in person or via webinar! Look at these great workshops and presentations: ? Learn How To Use Social Media Marketing To Save Time and Grow Your Nonprofit Now! ? Grantsmanship 101: Developing Strategies for Successful Proposals ? E-content E-specially for Texas ? Update on TexShare and K-12 Databases ? Consultations, Technology Planning and More: The Benefits of Amigos Library Services Fees are only $10-$20---full details and registration are available at http://www.txla.org/groups/D7-Fall. Join us! ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2013-10-04 From gerrymck at IASTATE.EDU Sat Oct 5 18:11:44 2013 From: gerrymck at IASTATE.EDU (McKiernan, Gerard [LIB]) Date: Sat, 5 Oct 2013 22:11:44 +0000 Subject: Open Educational Resources as Learning Materials: Prospects and Strategies for University Libraries In-Reply-To: <31F366253C635746A73718A84BF5F9A83C646380@ITSDAG5A.its.iastate.edu> Message-ID: *** Spoiler Alert > Possible Duplicate *** Colleagues/ FYI > Research Library Issues / No. 280 / Sept. 2012 BTW: I am greatly interested in similar initiatives ... /Gerry > Marilyn S. Billings, Scholarly Communication and Special Initiatives Librarian, University of Massachusetts Amherst > Sarah C. Hutton, Head, Undergraduate Teaching and Learning Services, University of Massachusetts Amherst > Jay Schafer, Director of Libraries, University of Massachusetts Amherst > Charles M. Schweik, Associate Professor, Department of Environmental Conservation and Center for Public Policy and Administration, University of Massachusetts Amherst > Matt Sheridan, Digital Repository Resident Librarian, University of Massachusetts Amherst Conclusion The Open Education Initiative at UMass Amherst has demonstrated there are several ways to address the concerns students and parents have as they face an average of $1,168 per year for books and supplies. The University Libraries, in collaboration with the campus academic administration (the Provost?s Office), faculty support groups (Center for Teaching and Faculty Development), and academic programs (the Information Technology minor), have led the effort to incentivize faculty to modify the traditional commercial textbook model with resources that are openly available or available to students at no additional charge. Among the alternatives now in place are: > True open access textbooks available through the libraries? institutional repository, ScholarWorks@ UMass Amherst, or other open textbook solutions > Hybrid open educational resources that utilize the learning management system to provide accessto appropriate resources (articles, e-books, streaming media) already licensed by the libraries > Reducing the number of ?required textbooks? by supplementing one core commercial textbookwith either open access resources or resources already licensed by the libraries to reduce theoverall cost to students. OERs are not without issues to address. Faculty need to fully understand copyright and alternatives such as Creative Commons licensing. If faculty are assigning students to use existing licensed resources, those licenses must provide adequate access for multiple users. And, important for any resources being provided by the campus or the library, the materials must be fully accessible to all students. [snip]. While assessment of student and faculty satisfaction is still under way, preliminary indications are that both groups are very satisfied with efforts to challenge the existing model of expensive commercial textbooks with a model using OERs. One-time savings to students of over $205,000 have resulted from an initial investment of $27,000?and these savings will multiply each time the course is taught. Working with faculty and commercial publishers to promote and facilitate the adoption of open educational resources and other hybrid models places the libraries in an excellent position to uphold their public land-grant mission and to gain support from campus administration, parents, and students. Source and Full Text Available Via: http://open-resources-librarian.blogspot.com/2013/10/open-educational-resources-as-learning.html /Gerry Gerry McKiernan Associate Professor and Science and Technology Librarian Iowa State University 152 Parks Library Ames IA 50011 "It's Not The Journey; It's The Detours." http://ref-notes.blogspot.com/2013/09/its-not-journey-its-detours.html ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2013-10-05 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From gerrymck at IASTATE.EDU Sun Oct 6 15:27:47 2013 From: gerrymck at IASTATE.EDU (McKiernan, Gerard [LIB]) Date: Sun, 6 Oct 2013 19:27:47 +0000 Subject: Flooved: Open Educational Resources Platform In-Reply-To: <31F366253C635746A73718A84BF5F9A83C646A27@ITSDAG5A.its.iastate.edu> Message-ID: *** Spoiler Alert > Possible Duplicate Posting *** Colleagues/ Posted on behalf of Uri Grodzinski, Flooved Disclaimer: This is for information purposes only and does not constituent a formal endorsement. /Gerry How it works: Along the lines of the Open Access movement, we source our content directly from leading lecturers (currently focusing on Maths and Physics), who share our vision that access to educational materials should be free. These consist of open-access textbooks, unpublished textbooks or extremely high quality lecture notes which we call proto-textbooks. In addition we have some textbooks which are in print, where the author holds the digital copyright and granted us permission to upload their book [Snip] A combination of automatically-assigned topics and metadata and a vetting process involving lecturers and PhD candidates make sure that students (and others) can easily find all of this free content on flooved.com. In addition to the cost saved by using our OER, registered users (registration is 100% free and requires nothing but an email address) enjoy a host of very useful features, which create a layer of social content on top of the existing texts: ? User-profiles helps students and lecturers track what they read and see what their peers are reading and recommending. ? Annotations and social annotations ? to comment and create a discussion over the course material. ? Q&A - with questions answered by peers as well as by tutors. What can you do? 1. Advocate Contributing OER on flooved.com: In order to make the content lecturers have already produced freely available and easily accessible to students worldwide. We encourage authors to submit their content as a creative Commons ?Attribution 3.0 Unported' licence, and the default license is a non-exclusive royalty free worldwide license which can be revoked at the author?s discretion. 2. Advocate Using OER: We are always happy to see lecturers and students interacting over the open content on our platform, and to know that they are benefit ting from high-quality content and from their interaction over it. Lecturers, or the students themselves, often open a ?course profile? where they link to flooved content, and external OER, relevant to their course syllabus. We encourage that and are happy to help them find relevant content from our great collection. 3. Advocate and set-up OER in your library: We are ready, willing and able to help librarians integrate our resources into their library search results, so that their students can easily find our OER when they enter a search query. We will also provide the library with usage analytics (we are currently working towards meeting the COUNTER standard for such analytics, but intend to provide much more detailed pattern of usage and interaction. For more details, and to get your institution?s metadata file so that you can assess this more thoroughly, please contact me at uri at FLOOVED.COM . A final note ? we hope to offer university libraries, lecturers and students a wonderful free alternative to expensive textbooks. But it?s important to note that the dramatic reduction in costs is not our main advantage over traditional textbooks. Instead, it?s the resulting, more efficient way of studying, when you are less busy searching for relevant material and can use most of your time for studying. It?s the interactions with other students, from course mates to similarly-minded peers from the other side of the world, and it?s the unique, continuous interaction between students and their lecturers. These are the things we like the most about our platform. We appreciate your feedback very much and will in most cases also act upon it as much as we can, so please feel free to drop us a line, or just reply here. Looking forward to hearing from you, Uri Grodzinski *********************************************************************** Dr Uri Grodzinski uri at FLOOVED.COM Head of Content & Analytics, Flooved www.flooved.com Postdoctoral researcher Department of Psychology University of Cambridge Downing Street, Cambridge CB2 3EB Source and Full Text Available Via: [ http://digital-textbooks.blogspot.com/2013/10/flooved-open-educational-resources_6.html ] Gerry McKiernan Associate Professor and Science and Technology Librarian Iowa State University 152 Parks Library Ames IA 50011 "It's Not The Journey; It's The Detours." http://ref-notes.blogspot.com/2013/09/its-not-journey-its-detours.html ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2013-10-06 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Source and Full Text Available Via [ http://sensory-information-navigation.blogspot.com/2013/10/code4lib-journal-on-dentographs-new.html ] Gerry McKiernan Associate Professor and Science and Technology Librarian Iowa State University 152 Parks Library Ames IA 50011 "It's Not The Journey; It's The Detours." http://ref-notes.blogspot.com/2013/09/its-not-journey-its-detours.html ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2013-10-06 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From gerrymck at IASTATE.EDU Sun Oct 6 18:35:04 2013 From: gerrymck at IASTATE.EDU (McKiernan, Gerard [LIB]) Date: Sun, 6 Oct 2013 22:35:04 +0000 Subject: ASIS Bulletin > Altmetrics: What, Why and Where? In-Reply-To: <31F366253C635746A73718A84BF5F9A83C646BC9@ITSDAG5A.its.iastate.edu> Message-ID: *** Spoiler Alert > Possible Duplicate Posting *** Colleagues/ IMHO > Most Informative ! /Gerry Heather Piwowar, Guest Editor Introduction Altmetrics is a hot buzzword. What does it mean? What's behind the buzz? What are the risks and benefits of using alternative metrics of research impact ? altmetrics ? in our discovery and evaluation systems? How are altmetrics being used now, and where is the field going? This special section of the Bulletin of the Association for Information Science and Technology focuses on these questions. Essays from seven perspectives highlight the role of altmetrics in a wide variety of settings. The collection begins with its most general article, one I authored with my ImpactStory co-founder Jason Priem, motivating the role of altmetrics for individual scholars through "The Power of Altmetrics on a CV." The next few papers highlight ways that altmetrics may transform scholarly communication itself. Ross Mounce, a doctoral student and Panton Fellow of the Open Knowledge Foundation, explores the relationship between open access and altmetrics in "OA and Altmetrics: Distinct but Complementary." Juan Pablo Alperin, doctoral student and developer with the Public Knowledge Project, encourages us to "Ask Not What Altmetrics Can Do for You, but What Altmetrics Can Do for Developing Countries." Stacy Konkiel and Dave Scherer, librarians at Indiana University and Purdue, respectively, discuss how almetrics can empower institutional repositories in "New Opportunities for Repositories in the Age of Altmetrics." Completing the collection are three more perspectives from the builders of hot altmetrics tools. Jennifer Lin and Martin Fenner, both of PLOS, explore patterns in altmetrics data in "The Many Faces of Article-level Metrics." Jean Liu, blogger, and Euan Adie, founder of Altmetric.com, consider "Five Challenges in Altmetrics: A Toolmaker's Perspective." Finally, Mike Buschman and Andrea Michalek, founders of Plum Analytics, wrap up the collection asking, "Are Alternative Metrics Still Alternative?" [snip] We might even consider nontraditional applications of citation metrics to be altmetrics ? citations to datasets as first-class research objects, for example. Other examples include citation counts filtered by type of citation, like citations by editorials or citations only from review articles or citations made only in the context of experimental replication. All of these are alternative indicators of impact. Altmetrics offer four potential advantages: A more nuanced understanding of impact, showing us which scholarly products are read, discussed, saved and recommended as well as cited. Often more timely data, showing evidence of impact in days instead of years. A window on the impact of web-native scholarly products like datasets, software, blog posts, videos and more. Indications of impacts on diverse audiences including scholars but also practitioners, clinicians, educators and the general public. Of course, these indicators may not be ?alternative? for long. At that point, hopefully we?ll all just call them metrics. [snip] Source and Links Available Via: [ http://scholarship20.blogspot.com/2013/10/asis-bulletin-altmetrics-what-why-and.html ] Gerry McKiernan Associate Professor and Science and Technology Librarian Iowa State University 152 Parks Library Ames IA 50011 "It's Not The Journey; It's The Detours." http://ref-notes.blogspot.com/2013/09/its-not-journey-its-detours.html ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2013-10-06 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jbiquez at ICSMX.COM Mon Oct 7 16:47:19 2013 From: jbiquez at ICSMX.COM (Jorge Biquez) Date: Mon, 7 Oct 2013 15:47:19 -0500 Subject: Mobile Dev Tools Advice Message-ID: Hello all. We are planning to develop some Mobile apps. We know the process it is not easy and the learning curve could be hard. Actually we are exploring for now CORONA and Platinum APPcelerator since both let you create for Android and IOs AND they are not too expensive on the commercial version. We also are considering some other commercial tools , even when more expensive, if they give us the tools we need to develop in an "easier" way reducing the learning curve. As part of the process we know we have to master Javascript and HTML5 for those frameworks. Yes, we know we could go native but the learning curve harder that these ones. On this. Any suggestions on books, online courses (free if possible) to have the bases on Javacript and HTML5 ? If you are in the same process or have done it already. Can you share your experience on what tools do/did you use and why? Thanks in advance Jorge Biquez ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2013-10-07 From gerrymck at IASTATE.EDU Mon Oct 7 19:09:39 2013 From: gerrymck at IASTATE.EDU (McKiernan, Gerard [LIB]) Date: Mon, 7 Oct 2013 23:09:39 +0000 Subject: NISO Altmetrics Project > First In-person / [Streamed] Meeting > October 9, 2013 > San Francisco, CA In-Reply-To: <31F366253C635746A73718A84BF5F9A83C6488CE@ITSDAG5A.its.iastate.edu> Message-ID: *** Spoiler Alert > Possible Duplicate Posting *** Colleagues/ NISO Altmetrics Project > First In-person / [Streamed] Meeting > October 9, 2013 > San Francisco, CA As previously announced, NISO is undertaking?with a grant from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation?a two-phase initiative to explore, identify, and advance standards and/or best practices related to a new suite of assessment metrics for the scholarly community. The first phase of the project is intended to expose areas for potential standardization and collectively prioritize those potential projects. The first in-person meeting in support of this work will take place on Wednesday, October 9, 2013 in San Francisco. The objectives of this one-day meeting will include a short opening keynote on topic of assessment, lightning talks on related projects, brainstorming for identification of topics for discussion, and prioritizing proposed work items. The meeting is free for all attendees. [snip]. In-person registration for this event closed on Friday, October 4 at 5:00 p.m. (ET). Virtual attendance registration closes on Tuesday, October 8 at 5:00 p.m. (ET). [snip] Source and Agenda and Links and Virtual Registration Available At [ http://scholarship20.blogspot.com/2013/10/niso-altmetrics-project-first-in-person.html ] /Gerry Gerry McKiernan Associate Professor and Science and Technology Librarian Iowa State University 152 Parks Library Ames IA 50011 "It's Not The Journey; It's The Detours." http://ref-notes.blogspot.com/2013/09/its-not-journey-its-detours.html ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2013-10-07 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From rebecca at OPENPLANETSFOUNDATION.ORG Tue Oct 8 06:35:47 2013 From: rebecca at OPENPLANETSFOUNDATION.ORG (Rebecca McGuinness) Date: Tue, 8 Oct 2013 06:35:47 -0400 Subject: SCAPE Project training: Effective, Evidence-based Preservation Planning, 13-14 November, Aarhus Message-ID: SCAPE Project Training Event Effective, Evidence-based Preservation Planning 13-14 November State and University Library, Aarhus, Denmark Registration is open for the third SCAPE Project training event: https://scape-preservation-planning.eventbrite.co.uk This two-day event will guide delegates through the steps of the SCAPE Preservation Planning and Watch lifecycle. It will begin with an introduction to the SCAPE Planning and Watch ecosystem, its components and how they support the full lifecycle of digital objects. Delegates will learn about both human-readable and machine-readable policy drivers and will create policy statements. Following this, delegates will be introduced to a number of tools that have been developed or extended as part of this SCAPE project. These include the content-profiling tool, C3PO, which will enable you to perform deep analysis of your digital content; Scout, a preservation watch system which can detect preservation risks and opportunities through its knowledge base and automatically notify users of new risks and opportunities; and Plato, a decision-making tool that implements a solid preservation planning process and integrates services for content characterisation, preservation action and automatic object comparison. Learning Outcomes (by the end of the training event the attendees will be able to): * Understand the SCAPE Planning and Watch lifecycle, and the benefits and opportunities. * Explain why a policy framework is important in successful preservation planning. * Evaluate when and how to execute preservation planning. * Apply preservation policy to a planning scenario. * Carry out content profiling experiments. * Analyse content profile results. * Understand how to monitor your repository and its environment * Create a preservation plan. * Envisage how the SCAPE components can be applied to your own collection Delegates will receive a certificate of attendance for the training course. Agenda The agenda is available here: http://wiki.opf-labs.org/display/SP/Agenda+-+Effective%2C+Evidence-Based+Preservation+Planning. Who should attend? Practitioners (digital librarians and archivists, digital curators, repository managers, or anyone responsible for managing digital collections) To get the most out of this training course you will ideally have some knowledge or experience of digital preservation. Developers who are interested in learning about automated preservation planning and policies. Registration Please register at: https://scape-preservation-planning.eventbrite.co.uk . The cost for the two days is 800 DKK. Morning and afternoon coffee breaks and lunch will be provided and are included in the registration fee. *Please ensure you bring your laptop with you so you can participate in the practical exercises.* Registration will close on Wednesday 6 November. Further information For information about travel and accommodation, please visit the event wiki page: http://wiki.opf-labs.org/display/SP/SCAPE+Training+Event+-+Effective%2C+Evidence-Based+Preservation+Planning To find out more about the SCAPE Project please visit: http://www.scape-project.eu/ We hope to see you in Aarhus! Kind Regards, Rebecca McGuinness SCAPE Project Training Lead ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2013-10-08 From giuseppina.vullo at UNIPV.IT Tue Oct 8 10:04:26 2013 From: giuseppina.vullo at UNIPV.IT (Giuseppina Vullo) Date: Tue, 8 Oct 2013 16:04:26 +0200 Subject: Call for papers: Faster, Smarter and Richer (FSR): Reshaping the Library Catalogue Message-ID: ***Apologies for cross-posting*** *Faster, Smarter and Richer (FSR): Reshaping the Library Catalogue* International Conference 27-28 February 2014 The Vatican Library Rome, Italy Conference url In cooperation with the Italian Library Association (AIB) and the Vatican Library (BAV), we are delighted to announce the FSR International Conference ?Faster, Smarter and Richer: Reshaping the Library Catalogue? - which takes place in Rome, Italy on 27-28 February 2014. *The FSR Conference* The development and growth of electronic publications and some significant advances in the field of digital libraries are changing the scenarios in which traditional libraries are acting today. All those issues are bringing into question the goals of the catalogue and its services. This international conference aims at offering a scientific forum on the value of cataloguing and ?real? library data that brings together researchers, professionals, users, content providers and developers in the LIS (Library and Information Science). For centuries the catalogue has been considered the library?s most powerful tool. Its organization was finely tuned in order to facilitate access to printed heritage and to allow content retrieval. This international conference aims at addressing issues connected to the creation of catalogues and information storage, cooperation among libraries in dealing with content management, partnerships among libraries and other cultural agencies, handling of traditional heritage with specific features such as rare books, cartographic and music material vis-?-vis to digital resources such as e-books, blogs, and videoconferences. By bringing together researchers, developers, content providers and users in the field of bibliographic data, the conference offers the opportunity of rethinking the role of libraries and their traditional and new users. The FSR Conference will be hosting a Doctoral Consortium on 26th February 2014. *Topics of interest* General areas of interests include, but are not limited to, the following topics:** - *Working with new standards* - Cataloguing in the semantic web - MARC vs. non MARC - RDA: pros and cons, opportunities and disadvantages - Describing secondary digital resources - Controlled vocabularies vs. tagging - Bibliographic data integrity (single catalogue, national systems) - *Working together* - Organising authority data management - Cooperating with publishers and e-commerce agents - Libraries and educational programmes - One record, many users. Many producers, one record - ALM: innovative models and tools for cooperation - Cooperation among academic library systems: organisational models and achievements - *New challenges for cataloguers / data managers (and for catalogues / data storage systems)* - Meta-cataloguing, federated search, what else? - Implementing a new standard: organisational issues, costs, priorities, training - Speaking to / with users. Working for / with users - Learning from use: the functions of data mining - Faceted search - Bridging resources - Opacs for children - Are online publications at risk of opacity? - *Professional education for cataloguers* - Learning to link resources - Digital curation - New roles and profiles for libraries - Multimedia, multiculturalism, multidomain - Managing bibliographic systems and efficient and intelligible / intuitive interfaces - Creating professional (self)training resources - *New practices in cataloguing* - Metadata and traditional cataloguing - From shared / derived cataloguers to metadata creators - Promoting reading through cataloguing - Describing and indexing fiction - Semantic interoperability - Describing the virtual *We invite submissions of:* - Research papers presenting theoretical solutions, but with a clear illustration on how these solutions can be applied - Position papers presenting opinions on some aspect of practice, or describing work that is still in progress, but sufficiently mature to warrant attention - Experiences and case studies specifying requirements, challenges or opportunities - Best practices *Instructions for submitting abstracts* Please submit the abstracts of your paper or poster by email at < fsr_call at aib.it>. Deadline for submission of abstracts is 15 November 2013.* * Accepted contributions will be limited to one paper and/or poster abstract per author*. *Abstract length should not exceed 500 words. Please note that the language of the conference will be English, and therefore the committee will only accept submissions in this language (an abstract in Italian is optional). All submitted abstracts will be peer-reviewed. *Papers publication* Selected papers will be considered for publication in Cataloging & Classification Quarterly . If chosen, authors will have to obtain permission from the copyright holder to publish any work that is not their own (e.g. screenshots from databases), and submit their papers for peer review by April 1, 2014. *Submissions* ? Language: English (an abstract in Italian is optional)** ? Text length: max. 500 words** ? Keywords: max. 3 ? Bio: 5 lines (or link to own site) ? Working group presentation: 10 lines (or link to site) ? Submissions: ? Info: *Important dates* - Submission deadline for extended abstract and poster proposals: *15th Nov. 2013* - Notification of acceptance: *10th Dec. 2013* - Camera-ready due for papers and posters: *20th Jan. 2014* *Doctoral Consortium* The FSR Conference will be hosting a Doctoral Consortium on 26th February 2014. More info at < http://www.aib.it/attivita/congressi/fsr-2014/2013/37518-fsr-dc/>. Best wishes on behalf of the FSR Programme Committee [Giuseppina Vullo ] ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2013-10-08 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From rlitwin at GMAIL.COM Tue Oct 8 10:52:06 2013 From: rlitwin at GMAIL.COM (Rory Litwin) Date: Tue, 8 Oct 2013 07:52:06 -0700 Subject: Classes in November and December with Library Juice Academy Message-ID: Classes in November and December with Library Juice Academy Apologies for cross posting. Please share as appropriate. http://libraryjuiceacademy.com November Introduction to RDA Instructor: Helen Gbala http://libraryjuiceacademy.com/012-intro-RDA.php Introduction to Drupal for Libraries Instructor: Cody Hennesy http://libraryjuiceacademy.com/023-drupal-1.php Introduction to Python Programming for Librarians Instructor: Andromeda Yelton http://libraryjuiceacademy.com/066-python.php Getting More Active Learning Into Your Teaching Instructor: Andrew Walsh http://libraryjuiceacademy.com/041-active-learning.php Information Literacy, Composition Studies and Higher Order Thinking Instructor: Andrea Baer http://libraryjuiceacademy.com/068-IL-composition-studies.php Developing a Website Content Strategy Instructor: Rebecca Blakiston http://libraryjuiceacademy.com/049-content-strategy.php RDFa1.1 (RDFa and RDFa Lite) and RSS Instructor: Robert Chavez http://libraryjuiceacademy.com/053-RDF-RSS.php Bilingual Storytime at Your Biblioteca Instructor: Katie Scherrer http://libraryjuiceacademy.com/033-storytime-biblioteca.php Business Information Instructor: Amy Jansen http://libraryjuiceacademy.com/063-business-information.php December The majority of our classes in December run only two weeks, so as not to overlap with academic librarians' winter breaks. 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Box 188784 Sacramento, CA 95818 Tel. 218-260-6115 Fax 916-415-5446 inquiries at libraryjuiceacademy.com http://libraryjuiceacademy.com/ Neat fact: Library Juice Academy customers have participated in workshops from fifteen different countries thus far: US, Canada, United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, Greece, Japan, Jamaica, United Arab Emirates, Germany, Bahamas, Israel, South Africa, and Trinidad and Tobago. ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2013-10-08 From burkejj at MIAMIOH.EDU Tue Oct 8 11:02:11 2013 From: burkejj at MIAMIOH.EDU (Burke, John) Date: Tue, 8 Oct 2013 11:02:11 -0400 Subject: Makerspaces in libraries survey Message-ID: For a book that I am writing on makerspaces in libraries, I am curious to learn more about libraries that have a makerspace, fab lab, or hackerspace. These spaces are areas in a library where patrons can use tools and equipment to imagine, design, build, and create all sorts of different things. I'm trying to get a sense of what types of making are happening in various library settings. If you have a makerspace or are planning to launch one, I would appreciate you taking a few minutes to fill out my survey at http://tinyurl.com/librarymakerspaces It should take about five minutes to complete (depending on how much you?d like to share). The results of the survey will be shared with this list soon after the survey closes, with a more involved analysis available once the book is published. I am eager to learn more about makerspace implementations, and to share that information with you. Please complete the survey before *October 22*. Thanks so much for your participation! John John J. Burke, MSLS Director, Gardner-Harvey Library Miami University Middletown burkejj at miamioh.edu 513-727-3293 http://www.users.miamioh.edu/burkejj Text your questions to 513-273-5360 ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2013-10-08 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From Kathleen.Smith at SJVLS.ORG Tue Oct 8 11:36:44 2013 From: Kathleen.Smith at SJVLS.ORG (Smith, Kathleen) Date: Tue, 8 Oct 2013 15:36:44 +0000 Subject: WEB4LIB Mobile Dev Tools Advice Message-ID: It's not free, but the monthly subscription is very reasonable for http://www.lynda.com which our org has been using for bringing us up to speed on a variety of web related topics. Kathleen Smith, Associate Systems Librarian San Joaquin Valley Library System 2420 Mariposa Street, Fresno, CA 93721 kathleen.smith at sjvls.org 559-600-6256 -----Original Message----- From: Web technologies in libraries [mailto:WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of WEB4LIB automatic digest system Sent: Monday, October 07, 2013 8:00 PM To: WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: WEB4LIB Digest - 6 Oct 2013 to 7 Oct 2013 (#2013-230) There are 2 messages totaling 231 lines in this issue. Topics of the day: 1. Mobile Dev Tools Advice 2. NISO Altmetrics Project > First In-person / [Streamed] Meeting > October 9, 2013 > San Francisco, CA ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2013-10-07 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Mon, 7 Oct 2013 15:47:19 -0500 From: Jorge Biquez Subject: Mobile Dev Tools Advice Hello all. We are planning to develop some Mobile apps. We know the process it is not easy and the learning curve could be hard. Actually we are exploring for now CORONA and Platinum APPcelerator since both let you create for Android and IOs AND they are not too expensive on the commercial version. We also are considering some other commercial tools , even when more expensive, if they give us the tools we need to develop in an "easier" way reducing the learning curve. As part of the process we know we have to master Javascript and HTML5 for those frameworks. Yes, we know we could go native but the learning curve harder that these ones. On this. Any suggestions on books, online courses (free if possible) to have the bases on Javacript and HTML5 ? If you are in the same process or have done it already. Can you share your experience on what tools do/did you use and why? Thanks in advance Jorge Biquez ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2013-10-07 ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 7 Oct 2013 23:09:39 +0000 From: "McKiernan, Gerard [LIB]" Subject: NISO Altmetrics Project > First In-person / [Streamed] Meeting > October 9, 2013 > San Francisco, CA *** Spoiler Alert > Possible Duplicate Posting *** Colleagues/ NISO Altmetrics Project > First In-person / [Streamed] Meeting > October 9, 2013 > San Francisco, CA As previously announced, NISO is undertaking?with a grant from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation?a two-phase initiative to explore, identify, and advance standards and/or best practices related to a new suite of assessment metrics for the scholarly community. The first phase of the project is intended to expose areas for potential standardization and collectively prioritize those potential projects. The first in-person meeting in support of this work will take place on Wednesday, October 9, 2013 in San Francisco. The objectives of this one-day meeting will include a short opening keynote on topic of assessment, lightning talks on related projects, brainstorming for identification of topics for discussion, and prioritizing proposed work items. The meeting is free for all attendees. [snip]. In-person registration for this event closed on Friday, October 4 at 5:00 p.m. (ET). Virtual attendance registration closes on Tuesday, October 8 at 5:00 p.m. (ET). [snip] Source and Agenda and Links and Virtual Registration Available At [ http://scholarship20.blogspot.com/2013/10/niso-altmetrics-project-first-in-person.html ] /Gerry Gerry McKiernan Associate Professor and Science and Technology Librarian Iowa State University 152 Parks Library Ames IA 50011 "It's Not The Journey; It's The Detours." http://ref-notes.blogspot.com/2013/09/its-not-journey-its-detours.html ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2013-10-07 ------------------------------ End of WEB4LIB Digest - 6 Oct 2013 to 7 Oct 2013 (#2013-230) ************************************************************ ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2013-10-08 From jbiquez at ICSMX.COM Tue Oct 8 12:57:57 2013 From: jbiquez at ICSMX.COM (Jorge Biquez) Date: Tue, 8 Oct 2013 11:57:57 -0500 Subject: WEB4LIB Mobile Dev Tools Advice In-Reply-To: <5a3448202f7841caaffbc6b553903a80@BY2PR05MB077.namprd05.pro d.outlook.com> Message-ID: Hello. Thanks for the advice. Jorge Biquez At 10:36 a.m. 08/10/2013, you wrote: >It's not free, but the monthly subscription is >very reasonable for http://www.lynda.com which >our org has been using for bringing us up to >speed on a variety of web related topics. > >Kathleen Smith, Associate Systems Librarian >San Joaquin Valley Library System >2420 Mariposa Street, Fresno, CA 93721 >kathleen.smith at sjvls.org >559-600-6256 > > >-----Original Message----- >From: Web technologies in libraries >[mailto:WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of WEB4LIB automatic digest system >Sent: Monday, October 07, 2013 8:00 PM >To: WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU >Subject: WEB4LIB Digest - 6 Oct 2013 to 7 Oct 2013 (#2013-230) > >There are 2 messages totaling 231 lines in this issue. > >Topics of the day: > > 1. Mobile Dev Tools Advice > 2. NISO Altmetrics Project > First In-person / [Streamed] Meeting > October > 9, 2013 > San Francisco, CA > >============================ > >To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib > >Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ > >2013-10-07 > >---------------------------------------------------------------------- > >Date: Mon, 7 Oct 2013 15:47:19 -0500 >From: Jorge Biquez >Subject: Mobile Dev Tools Advice > >Hello all. > >We are planning to develop some Mobile apps. We >know the process it is not easy and the learning curve could be hard. > >Actually we are exploring for now CORONA and >Platinum APPcelerator since both let you create >for Android and IOs AND they are not too expensive on the commercial version. > >We also are considering some other commercial >tools , even when more expensive, if they give >us the tools we need to develop in an "easier" way reducing the learning curve. > >As part of the process we know we have to master >Javascript and HTML5 for those frameworks. Yes, >we know we could go native but the learning curve harder that these ones. > >On this. Any suggestions on books, online >courses (free if possible) to have the bases on Javacript and HTML5 ? > >If you are in the same process or have done it >already. Can you share your experience on what tools do/did you use and why? > >Thanks in advance > >Jorge Biquez > >============================ > >To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib > >Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ > >2013-10-07 > >------------------------------ > >Date: Mon, 7 Oct 2013 23:09:39 +0000 >From: "McKiernan, Gerard [LIB]" >Subject: NISO Altmetrics Project > First >In-person / [Streamed] Meeting > October 9, 2013 > San Francisco, CA > >*** Spoiler Alert > Possible Duplicate Posting *** > >Colleagues/ > >NISO Altmetrics Project > First In-person / >[Streamed] Meeting > October 9, 2013 > San Francisco, CA > >As previously announced, NISO is >undertaking?with a grant from the Alfred P. >Sloan Foundation?a two-phase initiative to >explore, identify, and advance standards and/or >best practices related to a new suite of >assessment metrics for the scholarly community. >The first phase of the project is intended to >expose areas for potential standardization and >collectively prioritize those potential projects. >. > >The first in-person meeting in support of this >work will take place on Wednesday, October 9, >2013 in San Francisco. The objectives of this >one-day meeting will include a short opening >keynote on topic of assessment, lightning talks >on related projects, brainstorming for >identification of topics for discussion, and prioritizing proposed work items. > >The meeting is free for all attendees. [snip]. >In-person registration for this event closed on >Friday, October 4 at 5:00 p.m. (ET). Virtual >attendance registration closes on Tuesday, October 8 at 5:00 p.m. (ET). > >[snip] > >Source and Agenda and Links and Virtual Registration Available At > >[ >http://scholarship20.blogspot.com/2013/10/niso-altmetrics-project-first-in-person.html >] > >/Gerry > >Gerry McKiernan >Associate Professor >and >Science and Technology Librarian >Iowa State University >152 Parks Library >Ames IA 50011 > >"It's Not The Journey; It's The Detours." > >http://ref-notes.blogspot.com/2013/09/its-not-journey-its-detours.html > > >============================ > >To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib > >Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ > >2013-10-07 > >------------------------------ > >End of WEB4LIB Digest - 6 Oct 2013 to 7 Oct 2013 (#2013-230) >************************************************************ > >============================ > >To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib > >Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ > >2013-10-08 ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2013-10-08 From WrightJ at FREELIBRARY.ORG Tue Oct 8 13:43:56 2013 From: WrightJ at FREELIBRARY.ORG (Wright, Jen) Date: Tue, 8 Oct 2013 17:43:56 +0000 Subject: WEB4LIB Mobile Dev Tools Advice In-Reply-To: <201310081658.r98GwRq6032701@mail-mx3-prod-v.cc.nd.edu> Message-ID: There is also Treehouse. They have individual subscriptions. We are looking into offering subscriptions for our cardholders. -----Original Message----- From: Web technologies in libraries [mailto:WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Jorge Biquez Sent: Tuesday, October 08, 2013 12:58 PM To: WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: Re: [WEB4LIB] WEB4LIB Mobile Dev Tools Advice Hello. Thanks for the advice. Jorge Biquez At 10:36 a.m. 08/10/2013, you wrote: >It's not free, but the monthly subscription is very reasonable for >http://www.lynda.com which our org has been using for bringing us up to >speed on a variety of web related topics. > >Kathleen Smith, Associate Systems Librarian San Joaquin Valley Library >System >2420 Mariposa Street, Fresno, CA 93721 >kathleen.smith at sjvls.org >559-600-6256 > > >-----Original Message----- >From: Web technologies in libraries >[mailto:WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of WEB4LIB automatic digest >system >Sent: Monday, October 07, 2013 8:00 PM >To: WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU >Subject: WEB4LIB Digest - 6 Oct 2013 to 7 Oct 2013 (#2013-230) > >There are 2 messages totaling 231 lines in this issue. > >Topics of the day: > > 1. Mobile Dev Tools Advice > 2. NISO Altmetrics Project > First In-person / [Streamed] Meeting > October > 9, 2013 > San Francisco, CA > >============================ > >To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib > >Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ > >2013-10-07 > >---------------------------------------------------------------------- > >Date: Mon, 7 Oct 2013 15:47:19 -0500 >From: Jorge Biquez >Subject: Mobile Dev Tools Advice > >Hello all. > >We are planning to develop some Mobile apps. We know the process it is >not easy and the learning curve could be hard. > >Actually we are exploring for now CORONA and Platinum APPcelerator >since both let you create for Android and IOs AND they are not too >expensive on the commercial version. > >We also are considering some other commercial tools , even when more >expensive, if they give us the tools we need to develop in an "easier" >way reducing the learning curve. > >As part of the process we know we have to master Javascript and HTML5 >for those frameworks. Yes, we know we could go native but the learning >curve harder that these ones. > >On this. Any suggestions on books, online courses (free if possible) to >have the bases on Javacript and HTML5 ? > >If you are in the same process or have done it already. Can you share >your experience on what tools do/did you use and why? > >Thanks in advance > >Jorge Biquez > >============================ > >To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib > >Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ > >2013-10-07 > >------------------------------ > >Date: Mon, 7 Oct 2013 23:09:39 +0000 >From: "McKiernan, Gerard [LIB]" >Subject: NISO Altmetrics Project > First In-person / [Streamed] Meeting >> October 9, 2013 > San Francisco, CA > >*** Spoiler Alert > Possible Duplicate Posting *** > >Colleagues/ > >NISO Altmetrics Project > First In-person / [Streamed] Meeting > >October 9, 2013 > San Francisco, CA > >As previously announced, NISO is >undertaking-with a grant from the Alfred P. >Sloan Foundation-a two-phase initiative to explore, identify, and >advance standards and/or best practices related to a new suite of >assessment metrics for the scholarly community. >The first phase of the project is intended to expose areas for >potential standardization and collectively prioritize those potential >projects. >. > >The first in-person meeting in support of this work will take place on >Wednesday, October 9, >2013 in San Francisco. The objectives of this one-day meeting will >include a short opening keynote on topic of assessment, lightning talks >on related projects, brainstorming for identification of topics for >discussion, and prioritizing proposed work items. > >The meeting is free for all attendees. [snip]. >In-person registration for this event closed on Friday, October 4 at >5:00 p.m. (ET). Virtual attendance registration closes on Tuesday, >October 8 at 5:00 p.m. (ET). > >[snip] > >Source and Agenda and Links and Virtual Registration Available At > >[ >http://scholarship20.blogspot.com/2013/10/niso-altmetrics-project-first >-in-person.html >] > >/Gerry > >Gerry McKiernan >Associate Professor >and >Science and Technology Librarian >Iowa State University >152 Parks Library >Ames IA 50011 > >"It's Not The Journey; It's The Detours." > >http://ref-notes.blogspot.com/2013/09/its-not-journey-its-detours.html > > >============================ > >To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib > >Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ > >2013-10-07 > >------------------------------ > >End of WEB4LIB Digest - 6 Oct 2013 to 7 Oct 2013 (#2013-230) >************************************************************ > >============================ > >To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib > >Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ > >2013-10-08 ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2013-10-08 ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2013-10-08 From sigridkelsey at GMAIL.COM Tue Oct 8 13:54:32 2013 From: sigridkelsey at GMAIL.COM (Sigrid Kelsey) Date: Tue, 8 Oct 2013 12:54:32 -0500 Subject: Job Announcement: Web Developer, LSU Libraries Message-ID: Advertising Number: 0004390 Job Title: Assistant Librarian Working Title: Web Development Librarian Position Type: Faculty Department: 17501 - DEAN'S OFFICE - LSU LIBRARIES Work Location: Middleton Library Job Summary/Responsibilities: Reporting to the Director of Library Communications and Publications (LCP), the incumbent will take a leadership role in the planning, design, and management of an evolving library web presence in order to meet the needs of the LSU students, faculty, and staff. The Web Development Librarian chairs the Web Advisory Committee (WAC). In collaboration with the committee and the Director of LCP, the incumbent is responsible for establishing and implementing goals, policies, and procedures for the Libraries' websites, with a focus on improving the user experience. The incumbent maintains expertise in current web technologies and design; designs, implements, and documents appropriate assessments of web services; creates appropriate training materials for library faculty and staff responsible for content creation and maintenance of web pages; and assists the Director of LCP with overall library communications as appropriate. This position supervises one or more Computer Analysts and may also supervise student employees. Required Qualifications: Master's degree from an ALA-accredited library program; demonstrated website design and implementation ability; experience with HTML, CSS, PHP, and MySQL; demonstrated ability in database design and development; demonstrated ability to think critically and analytically, to study problems and develop well-reasoned and supported solutions; demonstrated ability to work well with others and lead projects to completion; excellent writing and communication skills; evidence of potential to meet the promotion and tenure requirements for scholarship/research and professional service. Desired Qualifications: Professional library experience; experience with XML, JavaScript and jQuery, mobile design; graphic design experience; experience with WordPress , Moodle, and APIs; previous supervisory experience. Special Instructions to Applicants: Please provide three professional references including name, title, phone number and e-mail address. BENEFITS: LSU offers outstanding benefits to eligible employees and their dependents including health, life, dental, and vision insurance; flexible spending accounts; retirement options; annual and sick leave; 14 paid holidays; wellness benefits; tuition exemption; training and development opportunities; employee discounts; and more! EEO Statement: THE LSU SYSTEM IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY/EQUAL ACCESS EMPLOYER Quicklink for Posting: lsusystemcareers.lsu.edu/applicants/Central?quickFind=56758 ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2013-10-08 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From Lawrence_D at CDE.STATE.CO.US Tue Oct 8 14:10:17 2013 From: Lawrence_D at CDE.STATE.CO.US (Lawrence, Dan) Date: Tue, 8 Oct 2013 18:10:17 +0000 Subject: Makerspaces in libraries survey In-Reply-To: Message-ID: Hi John, I'd like to point you to some resources coming out of the Colorado State Library. FYI, we recently launched a website for librarians called Library Creation & Learning Centers : http://create.coloradovirtuallibrary.org/ Also, and this may be an additional source to identify participants for your survey, or a place for other people interested in discussion, we just launched the Create mailing list: http://www.cvl-lists.org/mailman/listinfo/create "The Create mailing list is a place to share ideas, information, resources and questions regarding creation and makerspaces in libraries. The primary purpose of this list is to offer the opportunity for communication and support for library staff interested or involved in creation/makerspaces." There's currently almost 250 subscribers. Best, -Dan Dan Lawrence | Director, Networking and Resource Sharing | State Library | Colorado Department of Education | 201 E. Colfax Ave., Room 309, Denver, CO 80203| tel 303.866.6907 | cell 720.484.1936 | Lawrence_D at cde.state.co.us | ColoradoStateLibrary.org | From: Web technologies in libraries [mailto:WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Burke, John Sent: Tuesday, October 08, 2013 9:02 AM To: WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: [WEB4LIB] Makerspaces in libraries survey For a book that I am writing on makerspaces in libraries, I am curious to learn more about libraries that have a makerspace, fab lab, or hackerspace. These spaces are areas in a library where patrons can use tools and equipment to imagine, design, build, and create all sorts of different things. I'm trying to get a sense of what types of making are happening in various library settings. If you have a makerspace or are planning to launch one, I would appreciate you taking a few minutes to fill out my survey at http://tinyurl.com/librarymakerspaces It should take about five minutes to complete (depending on how much you'd like to share). The results of the survey will be shared with this list soon after the survey closes, with a more involved analysis available once the book is published. I am eager to learn more about makerspace implementations, and to share that information with you. Please complete the survey before October 22. Thanks so much for your participation! John John J. 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Please share as appropriate. http://libraryjuiceacademy.com November Introduction to RDA Instructor: Helen Gbala http://libraryjuiceacademy.com/012-intro-RDA.php Introduction to Drupal for Libraries Instructor: Cody Hennesy http://libraryjuiceacademy.com/023-drupal-1.php Introduction to Python Programming for Librarians Instructor: Andromeda Yelton http://libraryjuiceacademy.com/066-python.php Getting More Active Learning Into Your Teaching Instructor: Andrew Walsh http://libraryjuiceacademy.com/041-active-learning.php Information Literacy, Composition Studies and Higher Order Thinking Instructor: Andrea Baer http://libraryjuiceacademy.com/068-IL-composition-studies.php Developing a Website Content Strategy Instructor: Rebecca Blakiston http://libraryjuiceacademy.com/049-content-strategy.php RDFa1.1 (RDFa and RDFa Lite) and RSS Instructor: Robert Chavez http://libraryjuiceacademy.com/053-RDF-RSS.php Bilingual Storytime at Your Biblioteca Instructor: Katie Scherrer http://libraryjuiceacademy.com/033-storytime-biblioteca.php Business Information Instructor: Amy Jansen http://libraryjuiceacademy.com/063-business-information.php December The majority of our classes in December run only two weeks, so as not to overlap with academic librarians' winter breaks. Grant Proposal Development for Libraries Instructor: Grace Agnew http://libraryjuiceacademy.com/067-grant-writing.php Marketing the Library in the 21st Century Instructor: Debra Lucas-Alfieri http://libraryjuiceacademy.com/044-marketing.php Ontologies and Linked Data Instructor: Robert Chavez http://libraryjuiceacademy.com/054-ontologies-linked.php The Sustainability Movement on Campus: Forming a Library Action Plan for Engagement Instructor: Madeleine Charney http://libraryjuiceacademy.com/029-sustainability.php Techniques for Creative Problem Solving in Libraries Instructor: Annie Downey http://libraryjuiceacademy.com/028-creative.php Team-Based Work Structures Instructor: Aliqae Geraci http://libraryjuiceacademy.com/021-team-based.php Working Faster, Working Smarter: Productivity Strategies for Librarians Instructor: Emily Drabinski http://libraryjuiceacademy.com/004-productivity.php Participatory Culture in the Library: Community-driven Collecting, Cataloging, and Curating Instructor: Margaret Heller http://libraryjuiceacademy.com/002-community-driven.php Online Instruction Instructor: John Doherty http://libraryjuiceacademy.com/015-online-instruction.php Certificate Programs We have scheduled new rounds of both of our six-course certificate programs, beginning next February. Certificate in User Experience (UX) http://libraryjuiceacademy.com/certificate-ux.php Certificate in XML and RDF-Based Systems http://libraryjuiceacademy.com/certificate-xml-rdf.php Course structure These are an online classes that are taught asynchronously, meaning that participants do the work on their own time as their schedules allow. The classes do not meet together at any particular times, although the instructors may set up optional sychronous chat sessions. Instruction includes readings and assignments in one-week segments. Class participation is in an online forum environment. Payment info You can register in these course through the first week of instruction (4-week classes only). The "Register" buttons on the website go to our credit card payment gateway, which may be used with personal or institutional credit cards. (Be sure to use the appropriate billing address). If your institution wants to pay using a purchase order, please contact us to make arrangements. More FAQs: http://libraryjuiceacademy.com/faq.php Testimonials: http://libraryjuiceacademy.com/testimonials.php Library Juice Academy P.O. Box 188784 Sacramento, CA 95818 Tel. 218-260-6115 Fax 916-415-5446 inquiries at libraryjuiceacademy.com http://libraryjuiceacademy.com/ Neat fact: Library Juice Academy customers have participated in workshops from fifteen different countries thus far: US, Canada, United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, Greece, Japan, Jamaica, United Arab Emirates, Germany, Bahamas, Israel, South Africa, and Trinidad and Tobago. For an archive of past messages from the ILI listserv, visit: http://lists.ala.org/wws/arc/ili-l. ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2013-10-08 From whelman at UBALT.EDU Wed Oct 9 09:44:36 2013 From: whelman at UBALT.EDU (William Helman) Date: Wed, 9 Oct 2013 09:44:36 -0400 Subject: WEB4LIB Mobile Dev Tools Advice In-Reply-To: <4D3B2BB663604840B22E388FD46E03130121E7876E@EXCHMB1.private.library.phila.gov> Message-ID: When we were starting out, we found "Head First html5 Programming" ( http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/706018590) and "Head First Mobile Mobile Web" ( http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/744291335) useful. For what it's worth, we decided that mobile web and not native was right for our user community, and went with jQuery mobileas our html5 framework. We found their online documentation and user community to be very helpful. And, it had almost no appreciable learning curve, assuming you have a reasonable grasp of html to start with. If you'd like to take a look, we've posted our code to GitHub. You can also see the final product at http://langsdale.ubalt.edu if you visit on a phone, or http://langsdale.ubalt.edu/m on a desktop or tablet. -Bill Helman Integrated Digital Services Librarian. The University of Baltimore, Langsdale Library whelman at ubalt.edu | 410-837-4209 | http://whelman.com | @thinkpol On Tue, Oct 8, 2013 at 1:43 PM, Wright, Jen wrote: > There is also Treehouse. They have individual subscriptions. We are > looking into offering subscriptions for our cardholders. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Web technologies in libraries [mailto:WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On > Behalf Of Jorge Biquez > Sent: Tuesday, October 08, 2013 12:58 PM > To: WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU > Subject: Re: [WEB4LIB] WEB4LIB Mobile Dev Tools Advice > > Hello. > > Thanks for the advice. > > Jorge Biquez > > ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2013-10-09 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From WrightJ at FREELIBRARY.ORG Wed Oct 9 12:04:41 2013 From: WrightJ at FREELIBRARY.ORG (Wright, Jen) Date: Wed, 9 Oct 2013 16:04:41 +0000 Subject: hosted business software for libraries Message-ID: Are any of you currently using Google Drive or Office 365 in your library? We have a Google Drive (not for profit) account that we can use for staff, but we also subscribe to Microsoft for our business suite (public and staff PCs). We are currently testing out Google Drive to use as a collaboration tool, but are considering 365 as an option as well. Thanks, Jen Jennifer Maguire-Wright Special Projects Director Information Technology Free Library of Philadelphia 215-686-5353 wrightj at freelibrary.org ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2013-10-09 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jbrice at CCFLS.ORG Wed Oct 9 13:34:11 2013 From: jbrice at CCFLS.ORG (Brice, John) Date: Wed, 9 Oct 2013 13:34:11 -0400 Subject: hosted business software for libraries In-Reply-To: <4D3B2BB663604840B22E388FD46E03130121E798A7@EXCHMB1.private.library.phila.gov> Message-ID: We use a combination of LibreOffice (free open source software) and Google Drive. Google Drive is great stable, and is very easy to use. Unfortunately it has some serious issues if you want to do complicated formatting or mail merging. So we use LibreOffice for the heavy lifting. In most instances you can import Office documents into LibreOffice edit and or change them and then save as an Office .doc. John On Wed, Oct 9, 2013 at 12:04 PM, Wright, Jen wrote: > Are any of you currently using Google Drive or Office 365 in your > library? We have a Google Drive (not for profit) account that we can use > for staff, but we also subscribe to Microsoft for our business suite > (public and staff PCs). We are currently testing out Google Drive to use > as a collaboration tool, but are considering 365 as an option as well.**** > > Thanks,**** > > Jen**** > > Jennifer Maguire-Wright**** > > Special Projects Director**** > > Information Technology**** > > Free Library of Philadelphia**** > > 215-686-5353**** > > wrightj at freelibrary.org**** > > ** ** > > ** ** > > ** ** > ============================ > > To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib > > Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ > > 2013-10-09 > -- *John J. Brice, III* ___________________________________________________________________________________ Executive Director Meadville Public Library 848 North Main Street Meadville, PA 16335 814-336-1773 ext 302 ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2013-10-09 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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If you do not rename the original Google Drive folder you get duplicate files like myfile01, myfile01(1)m myfile02, myfile02(1), etc. because they are different inodes. I expect there might be other cases where this may cause a problem like copying files to another computer and then installing Google Drive. This is from a discussion concerning Google Drive and CCC "Google Drive keeps a database at /Users/yourname/Library/Application Support/Google/Drive/snapshot.db. This database records, among other things, the inode number of your Google Drive folder. File and folder inodes are physical addresses that indicate where within the filesystem a particular file resides." I am not using Office 365 it is just next door, but Chris is using that office, my office is 366, really. ;-) Tom ==================================================== Support Request http://portal.support.appstate.edu ==================================================== Thomas McMillan Grant Bennett Appalachian State University Operations & Systems Analyst P O Box 32026 University Library Boone, North Carolina 28608 (828) 262 6587 Library Systems http://www.library.appstate.edu ==================================================== Confidentiality Notice: This communication constitutes an electronic communication within the meaning of the Electronic Communications Privacy Act, 18 U.S.C. Section 2510, and its disclosure is strictly limited to the recipient intended by the sender of this message. If you are not the intended recipient, any disclosure, copying, distribution or use of any of the information contained in or attached to this transmission is STRICTLY PROHIBITED. Please contact this office immediately by return e-mail or at 828-262-6587, and destroy the original transmission and its attachment(s), if any, if you are not the intended recipient. On Oct 9, 2013, at 12:04 PM, Wright, Jen wrote: > Are any of you currently using Google Drive or Office 365 in your library? We have a Google Drive (not for profit) account that we can use for staff, but we also subscribe to Microsoft for our business suite (public and staff PCs). We are currently testing out Google Drive to use as a collaboration tool, but are considering 365 as an option as well. > > Thanks, > > Jen > > Jennifer Maguire-Wright > Special Projects Director > Information Technology > Free Library of Philadelphia > 215-686-5353 > wrightj at freelibrary.org > > > > > ============================ > To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib > > Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ > > 2013-10-09 > ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2013-10-09 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Library personnel work in a collegial team-based environment, are members of the University faculty, participate in the Library's instruction program, and engage in active programs of scholarship and professional service. The Library offers strong support for professional development activities, including publishing, presenting, and attending conferences and workshops. The University Libraries particularly encourages applications from candidates who have experience working with students from diverse backgrounds and a demonstrated commitment to improving access to higher education for students from populations underrepresented at Appalachian State University. MORE: http://hrs.appstate.edu/employment/epa-jobs/869 ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2013-10-10 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From listuser at CHILLCO.COM Thu Oct 10 12:32:13 2013 From: listuser at CHILLCO.COM (Cary Gordon) Date: Thu, 10 Oct 2013 09:32:13 -0700 Subject: Mac drive cloning (was: Re: [WEB4LIB] hosted business software for libraries) In-Reply-To: Message-ID: I highly recommend SuperDuper for Mac drive backup and copying. Thanks, Cary On Oct 9, 2013, at 12:36 PM, Thomas Bennett wrote: > If you only use WEB access for Google Drive then nothing below has any affect on WEB access only. > > I recently had an issue with Google Drive while upgrading to a larger and SSD drive on my MAC Book, using Carbon Copy Clone [CCC]. > > Unlike Dropbox and maybe others, Google Drive uses inodes instead of just directory paths which means essentially that you cannot just copy a google drive folder and have it synchronized automatically. I had to (important) rename the original Google Drive folder and then reinstall Google Drive and then wait for it to synchronize over 5,000 files over about 24 hours, meaning I also had to go in to the menu and say retry the ones that failed. > > If you do not rename the original Google Drive folder you get duplicate files like myfile01, myfile01(1)m myfile02, myfile02(1), etc. because they are different inodes. > > I expect there might be other cases where this may cause a problem like copying files to another computer and then installing Google Drive. > > > This is from a discussion concerning Google Drive and CCC > > "Google Drive keeps a database at /Users/yourname/Library/Application Support/Google/Drive/snapshot.db. This database records, among other things, the inode number of your Google Drive folder. File and folder inodes are physical addresses that indicate where within the filesystem a particular file resides." > > I am not using Office 365 it is just next door, but Chris is using that office, my office is 366, really. ;-) > > > Tom > > > ==================================================== > Support Request http://portal.support.appstate.edu > ==================================================== > Thomas McMillan Grant Bennett Appalachian State University > Operations & Systems Analyst P O Box 32026 > University Library Boone, North Carolina 28608 > (828) 262 6587 > Library Systems http://www.library.appstate.edu > ==================================================== > > Confidentiality Notice: > This communication constitutes an electronic communication within the meaning of the Electronic Communications Privacy Act, 18 U.S.C. Section 2510, and its disclosure is strictly limited to the recipient intended by the sender of this message. 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Please excuse cross-postings Hello, The first of two CARL webinars, "So you're thinking of upgrading your ILS" that took place yesterday, October 9, has been archived. To view the archived session, please click here, http://tinyurl.com/kr33t6w. Once you have clicked on the link, you will need to enter your name, email address, screen name and organization. If your organization is not listed on the drop down menu, you can choose any of the organizations listed. Please email Christine Park, chpark at losmedanos.edu, if you have any problems connecting. There is one more webinar in the series which will occur next Wednesday, October 16 at 11:00 Pacific Time. Information for watching the second webinar live is below. This webinar will also be archived and information on how to access it will be sent out after the webinar takes place. No prior registration is required for the October 16 webinar. Please note that the system can only handle 300 telephone lines. If multiple people from your institution are planning on participating, please consider watching and dialing in together if you have a speaker phone. You can also use VOIP; this option does not have a limit on how many people can participate. The four Panelists for Wednesday October 16 are * Rogan Hamby, Managers Headquarters Library and Reference Services, York County Library Systems, South Carolina; Operations Manager, SCLENDS, a 19 library consortium, migration project manager. Most libraries switched from Horizon, TLC and Unicorn to Evergreen * Janel Kinlaw, Broadcast Librarian, National Public Radio, NPR's Library upgraded from Techlib to Collective Access * George Williams, Access Services Manager, Latah County Library District, Idaho, their 52 library consortium switched from ExLibris's Voyager to Koha. * Merrillene Wood, Interim Library Director, Western Nebraska Community College, WNCC switched from Follett Destiny as an individual entity to a statewide KOHA consortium (Pioneer) Login information for the October 16th Session PRIOR TO YOUR FIRST CCC CONFER MEETING Test Your Computer Readiness, http://www.cccconfer.org/support/supportReadiness.aspx PARTICIPANT DETAILS Dial your telephone conference line: 913-312-3202 or (888) 886-3951 Cell phone users dial: 913-312-3202 Enter passcode: 969692 Go to www.cccconfer.org Click the Participant Log In button under the Webinars logo Locate your meeting and click Go (CARL Webinar-So you're thinking of upgrading your ILS) Fill out the form and click connect Christina Salazar Systems Librarian John Spoor Broome Library California State University, Channel Islands 805/437-3198 [Description: Description: CI Formal Logo_1B grad_em signature] ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2013-10-10 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From bennetttm at APPSTATE.EDU Fri Oct 11 10:22:56 2013 From: bennetttm at APPSTATE.EDU (Thomas Bennett) Date: Fri, 11 Oct 2013 10:22:56 -0400 Subject: Mac drive cloning (was: Re: [WEB4LIB] hosted business software for libraries) In-Reply-To: Message-ID: Niether product overcomes the GoogleDrive inode issue and I think Michael Black put it best though, on an apple discussion : "Since you can try both for free, check them out and see which one is to your taste - you really cannot go wrong with either." You can see the entire discussion at : https://discussions.apple.com/thread/4141237?start=0&tstart=0 Thomas ==================================================== Support Request http://portal.support.appstate.edu ==================================================== Thomas McMillan Grant Bennett Appalachian State University Operations & Systems Analyst P O Box 32026 University Library Boone, North Carolina 28608 (828) 262 6587 Library Systems http://www.library.appstate.edu ==================================================== Confidentiality Notice: This communication constitutes an electronic communication within the meaning of the Electronic Communications Privacy Act, 18 U.S.C. Section 2510, and its disclosure is strictly limited to the recipient intended by the sender of this message. If you are not the intended recipient, any disclosure, copying, distribution or use of any of the information contained in or attached to this transmission is STRICTLY PROHIBITED. Please contact this office immediately by return e-mail or at 828-262-6587, and destroy the original transmission and its attachment(s), if any, if you are not the intended recipient. On Oct 10, 2013, at 12:32 PM, Cary Gordon wrote: > I highly recommend SuperDuper for Mac drive backup and copying. > > Thanks, > > Cary > > On Oct 9, 2013, at 12:36 PM, Thomas Bennett wrote: > >> If you only use WEB access for Google Drive then nothing below has any affect on WEB access only. >> >> I recently had an issue with Google Drive while upgrading to a larger and SSD drive on my MAC Book, using Carbon Copy Clone [CCC]. >> >> Unlike Dropbox and maybe others, Google Drive uses inodes instead of just directory paths which means essentially that you cannot just copy a google drive folder and have it synchronized automatically. I had to (important) rename the original Google Drive folder and then reinstall Google Drive and then wait for it to synchronize over 5,000 files over about 24 hours, meaning I also had to go in to the menu and say retry the ones that failed. >> >> If you do not rename the original Google Drive folder you get duplicate files like myfile01, myfile01(1)m myfile02, myfile02(1), etc. because they are different inodes. >> >> I expect there might be other cases where this may cause a problem like copying files to another computer and then installing Google Drive. >> >> >> This is from a discussion concerning Google Drive and CCC >> >> "Google Drive keeps a database at /Users/yourname/Library/Application Support/Google/Drive/snapshot.db. This database records, among other things, the inode number of your Google Drive folder. File and folder inodes are physical addresses that indicate where within the filesystem a particular file resides." >> >> I am not using Office 365 it is just next door, but Chris is using that office, my office is 366, really. ;-) >> >> >> Tom >> >> >> ==================================================== >> Support Request http://portal.support.appstate.edu >> ==================================================== >> Thomas McMillan Grant Bennett Appalachian State University >> Operations & Systems Analyst P O Box 32026 >> University Library Boone, North Carolina 28608 >> (828) 262 6587 >> Library Systems http://www.library.appstate.edu >> ==================================================== >> >> Confidentiality Notice: >> This communication constitutes an electronic communication within the meaning of the Electronic Communications Privacy Act, 18 U.S.C. Section 2510, and its disclosure is strictly limited to the recipient intended by the sender of this message. 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Each student will get a free development account with a cloud-based Drupal service and will have continued access to their course website after the course finishes. Learning outcomes: * Ability to build a website in Drupal 7. * Hands-on experience using Drupal core features: fields, nodes, modules, blocks, menus, users, and themes. * Knowledge of Drupal in the context of designing and managing library websites. Cody Hennesy is the E-Learning Librarian at the University of California, Berkeley, where he focuses on the intersection of the library, technology and learning. He has coded a variety of academic library sites and tools and recently developed the front-end for the online resource, Alternatives in Print: A Directory of Alternative Publishers and Critical Periodicals - http://directory.libraryjuicepress.com/ Course structure This is an online class that is taught asynchronously, meaning that participants do the work on their own time as their schedules allow. The class does not meet together at any particular times, although the instructor may set up optional sychronous chat sessions. Instruction includes readings and assignments in one-week segments. Class participation is in an online forum environment. Payment info You can register in this course through the first week of instruction. The "Register" button on the website goes to our credit card payment gateway, which may be used with personal or institutional credit cards. If your institution wants to pay using a purchase order, please contact us to make arrangements, at inquiries at libraryjuiceacademy.com. Library Juice Academy P.O. 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You will walk through each of these three phases and discuss how to adapt various types of approaches for implementation at your own institution. You will learn how to discover your unique content problems, present them to your organization, and subsequently establish new roles, responsibilities, and workflows for the entire lifecycle of your content. This course can be taken as one of six courses needed to earn our Certificate in User Experience (UX), but can be taken as a stand-alone course as well. http://libraryjuiceacademy.com/certificate-ux.php Rebecca Blakiston is an Instructional Services Librarian and the Website Product Manager at the University of Arizona Libraries in Tucson, Arizona. She specializes in instructional design, focusing on scenario-based activities and active learning. She also provides oversight, management, and strategic planning for the library website, specializing in guerilla usability testing, writing for the web, and content strategy. She has published and presented nationally on topics including instructional design, e-learning, user experience, and continuous learning. Interview with Rebecca: http://libraryjuiceacademy.com/news/?p=270 Course structure This is an online class that is taught asynchronously, meaning that participants do the work on their own time as their schedules allow. The class does not meet together at any particular times, although the instructor may set up optional sychronous chat sessions. Instruction includes readings and assignments in one-week segments. Class participation is in an online forum environment. Payment info You can register in this course through the first week of instruction. The "Register" button on the website goes to our credit card payment gateway, which may be used with personal or institutional credit cards. If your institution wants to pay using a purchase order, please contact us to make arrangements, at inquiries at libraryjuiceacademy.com. Library Juice Academy P.O. Box 188784 Sacramento, CA 95818 Tel. 218-260-6115 Fax 916-415-5446 inquiries at libraryjuiceacademy.com http://libraryjuiceacademy.com/ Testimonials: http://libraryjuiceacademy.com/testimonials.php Check out our jingle: http://libraryjuiceacademy.com/news/?p=139 ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2013-10-14 From Lisa.Schiff at UCOP.EDU Mon Oct 14 14:04:33 2013 From: Lisa.Schiff at UCOP.EDU (Lisa Schiff) Date: Mon, 14 Oct 2013 18:04:33 +0000 Subject: ORCID Customer Support Specialst Position (temporary) Message-ID: Hi Everyone, ORCID has a new opening available. Customer Support Specialist (Temporary) THE ROLE ORCID is seeking an enthusiastic and motivated team member with exceptional communication skills to contribute to our user-centric and highly responsive support team. The successful candidate will provide user and member support, and help identify ways we can continue to put our members and users at the center of our work. In addition to providing user support over the web, additional responsibilities of this position include assisting our members with technical questions via phone and web, and helping with other tasks as needed. While no technical certification is necessary, applicants must be competent in HTML, excited to learn new applications, and comfortable talking with software developers. Applicants should have excellent writing and communication skills, and an excitement about technology. Experience in research and scholarly communication and multi-lingual skills are a plus. Experienced support leaders and those with a passion for improving software are encouraged to apply. This temporary position is a work-from-home opportunity, with a possible option to convert to a permanent work-from-home position. WHO WE ARE ORCID (Open Researcher and Contributor ID) is an independent not-for-profit organization. We are working with the international research community to connect research with researchers. Our mission is to provide a registry of persistent unique researcher identifiers, and to automate linkages to other persistent ID schemes and research objects such as publications, datasets, grants, and patents. Launched in October 2012, ORCID has over 300,000 active users and over 80 member organizations including professional associations, universities and research organizations, academic publishers, research funders, and vendors serving the research community. Our Website and Registry (orcid.org) is published in five languages. JOB DESCRIPTION The Customer Support Specialist will have the following responsibilities: * Respond to user support requests and feedback online, while ensuring that feedback flows to the cross-functional team to fuel improvement and innovation * Educate and inform users via documentation and other tools * Process user feedback to ensure we are constantly improving the user experience * Advocate for users and engage in an array of activities that drive user experience improvements * Review our user response process to improve internal and external communication * Assist with calls to members and support of the member API * Assist with QA, research, and other tasks as needed REQUIREMENTS * Bachelors degree or equivalent * Experience providing customer support, ideally over email * Exceptional communication skills and a strong work ethic; ability to prioritize effectively and get things done in a dynamic, unstructured environment * Attention to detail, particularly in written documents * Process improvement experience * Experience extracting actionable recommendations from feedback and data, and communicating it to stakeholders * Tech-savvy and with a passion for research and scholarly activities * Comfortable writing webpages in HTML and with basic CSS; expert knowledge of Google Drive suite and virtual collaboration tools * Motivated and results-driven, with a high-level of energy, enthusiasm, and initiative * Legally authorized to work in, and living in, the United States NICE TO HAVE REQUIREMENTS * Multi-lingual * 3 years of experience providing email-based customer support * Experience/exposure to working in a startup environment * Experience/exposure to the scholarly publishing community * Experience providing support to the research community * Experience writing technical documentation * Familiarity with Google Analytics * Based in the greater NYC area TO APPLY Send a cover letter and resume by October 8, 2013 to work at orcid.org. In your letter please include a Shakespeare quote. ----------------------------------------------- Lisa Schiff, Ph.D. Technical Lead Access & Publishing Group California Digital Library University of California Office of the President 415 20th Street, 4th Floor Oakland, CA 94612-2901 510-987-0881 (t) 510-893-5212 (f) http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3572-2981 Follow eScholarship on Facebook and Twitter ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2013-10-14 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Working experience with Windows- and Unix-based servers. Experience with DBMSs (MS SQL, MySQL, Oracle, or MS Access) and writing queries in Structural Query Language (SQL). Experience programming in Shell script, XSL, PHP, Perl or Python. Experience with Web standards and scripting using HTML, XML, CSS, JavaScript, or JQuery. Knowledge of library metadata standards and practices including a minimum of two of the following: MARC21, RDA, Dublin Core, EAD, OAI-PMH, TEI, METS and MODS. Ability to understand and analyze a complex library systems infrastructure and inter-operability issues between various systems. Excellent interpersonal, communication, writing, and organizational skills. Excellent analytical skills and ability to learn quickly and utilize the acquired knowledge. Ability to work independently and in a collaborative team environment. Strong service orientation. Preferred Qualifications: Experience administrating Voyager Integrated Library System. Experience with discovery services, OpenURL, and Web Services. Experience integrating a wide variety of third-party applications into library information systems. Understanding of library operations related to selecting, acquiring, organizing and finding/searching. Knowledge of user authentication and authorization using LDAP and Shibboleth, especially synchronizing user accounts across multiple application used in libraries. Advanced knowledge and skills in programming and modeling. Salary: $52,140 - $68,000/Annualized (flexible, depending on qualifications). This is an Administrative & Professional (A&P), benefits eligible, position. The University of Texas at San Antonio is one of the fastest growing higher education institutions in Texas and the third largest institution in the UT System. Serving the San Antonio metropolitan area and the broader region of South Texas, UTSA has about 30,000 students enrolled in 66 bachelor's, 52 master's and 24 doctoral degree programs across its three campuses: Main Campus, Downtown Campus and Hemisfair Park Campus. As a multicultural institution of access and excellence, UTSA aims to be a premier public research university providing access to educational excellence and preparing citizen leaders for the global environment. Applications must be completed through the online applicant system STARS at https://www.utsajobs.com/ together with cover letter, resume, and names, addresses, and phone numbers of three references. Please reference requisition no. 20130506. Posting open until filled. For assistance accessing STARS, call UTSA Human Resources at (210) 458-4250. This is a security sensitive position. Employment is contingent upon a successful background check. UTSA is an EEO/AA employer. 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See: http://serials.infomotions.com/code4lib/archive/2013/201309/3567.html ============================================================ VIAFbot and the Integration of Library Data on Wikipedia by Maximilian Klein and Alex Kyrios URL: http://journal.code4lib.org/articles/8964 This article presents a case study of a project, led by Wikipedians in Residence at OCLC and the British Library, to integrate authority data from the Virtual International Authority File (VIAF) with biographical Wikipedia articles. This linking of data represents an opportunity for libraries to present their traditionally siloed data, such as catalog and authority records, in more openly accessible web platforms. The project successfully added authority data to hundreds of thousands of articles on the English Wikipedia, and is poised to do so on the hundreds of other Wikipedias in other languages. Furthermore, the advent of Wikidata has created opportunities for further analysis and comparison of data from libraries and Wikipedia alike. This project, for example, has already led to insights into gender imbalance both on Wikipedia and in library authority work. We explore the possibility of similar efforts to link other library data, such as classification schemes, in Wikipedia. ============================================================ >From Finding Aids to Wiki Pages: Remixing Archival Metadata with RAMP by Timothy A. Thompson, James Little, David Gonz?lez, Andrew Darby, and Matt Carruthers URL: http://journal.code4lib.org/articles/8962 The Remixing Archival Metadata Project (RAMP) is a lightweight web-based editing tool that is intended to let users do two things: (1) generate enhanced authority records for creators of archival collections and (2) publish the content of those records as Wikipedia pages. The RAMP editor can extract biographical and historical data from EAD finding aids to create new authority records for persons, corporate bodies, and families associated with archival and special collections (using the EAC-CPF format). It can then let users enhance those records with additional data from sources like VIAF and WorldCat Identities. Finally, it can transform those records into wiki markup so that users can edit them directly, merge them with any existing Wikipedia pages, and publish them to Wikipedia through its API. ============================================================ Thresholds for Discovery: EAD Tag Analysis in ArchiveGrid, Implications for Discovery Systems By M. Bron, M. Proffitt and B. Washburn URL: http://journal.code4lib.org/article/8956 The ArchiveGrid discovery system is made up in part of an aggregation of EAD (Encoded Archival Description) encoded finding aids from hundreds of contributing institutions. In creating the ArchiveGrid discovery interface, the OCLC Research project team has long wrestled with what we can reasonably do with the large (120,000+) corpus of EAD documents. This paper presents an analysis of the EAD documents (the largest analysis of EAD documents to date). The analysis is paired with an evaluation of how well the documents support various aspects of online discovery. The paper also establishes a framework for thresholds of completeness and consistency to evaluate the results. We find that, while the EAD standard and encoding practices have not offered support for all aspects of online discovery, especially in a large and heterogeneous aggregation of EAD documents, current trends suggest that the evolution of the EAD standard and the shift from retrospective conversion to new shared tools for improved encoding hold real promise for the future. ============================================================ Fedora Commons With Apache Hadoop: A Research Study By Mohamed Mohideen Abdul Rasheed URL: http://journal.code4lib.org/article/8988 The Digital Collections digital repository at the University of Maryland Libraries is growing and in need of a new backend storage system to replace the current filesystem storage. Though not a traditional storage management system, we chose to evaluate Apache Hadoop because of its large and growing community and software ecosystem. Additionally, Hadoop?s capabilities for distributed computation could prove useful in providing new kinds of digital object services and maintenance for ever increasing amounts of data. We tested storage of Fedora Commons data in the Hadoop Distributed File System (HDFS) using an early development version of Akubra-HDFS interface created by Frank Asseg. This article examines the findings of our research study, which evaluated Fedora-Hadoop integration in the areas of performance, ease of access, security, disaster recovery, and costs. ============================================================ Harnessing Apache Mahout to Link Content by LIM Chee Kiam, Balakumar CHINNASAMY URL: http://journal.code4lib.org/articles/8912 The National Library Board of Singapore has successfully used Apache Mahout to link contents in several collections such as its Infopedia collection of articles (http://infopedia.nl.sg). This article introduces Apache Mahout (http://mahout.apache.org) and focuses on its ability to link content through text analytic techniques. The article will run through the what, why, and the how. If there is a big collection of content that needs to be linked, Apache Mahout may just be the answer. ============================================================ For Video Streaming/Delivery: Is HTML5 the Real Fix? by El?as Tzoc and John Millard URL: http://journal.code4lib.org/articles/9059 The general use for streaming or playing videos on the web has grown exponentially in the last decade. The combination of new streaming technologies and faster Internet connections continue to provide enhanced and robust user experience for video content. For many organizations, adding videos on their websites has transitioned from a ?cool? feature to a mission critical service. Some of the benefits in putting videos online include: to engage and convert visitors, to raise awareness or drive interest, to share inspirational stories or recent unique events, etc. Along with the growth in the use and need for video content on the web; delivering videos online also remains a messy activity for developers and web teams. Examples of existing challenges include creating more accessible videos with captions and delivering content (using adaptive streaming) for the diverse range of mobile and tablet devices. In this article, we report on the decision-making and early results in using the Kaltura video platform in two popular library platforms: CONTENTdm and DSpace. ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2013-10-15 From sara.odonnell.ls at GMAIL.COM Tue Oct 15 13:55:12 2013 From: sara.odonnell.ls at GMAIL.COM (Sara O'Donnell) Date: Tue, 15 Oct 2013 11:55:12 -0600 Subject: Attending 2013 LITA Forum? Volunteers Needed! Message-ID: *WHAT* *LITA Lightning Round-Up!* A free webinar presented by the ACRL-ULS Technology & Libraries Committee. This post-conference online session will provide attendees with an overview of some of the best presentations from LITAin Louisville, KY. Speakers from a variety of university libraries will present overviews of what they learned at the conference in a lightning-round fashion. *WHEN* Tuesday, November 19, 1-2pm Central / 2-3pm Eastern *ARE YOU ATTENDING THE CONFERENCE?* We need volunteers to present as part of this webinar! If you are attending LITA and would like to share what you learned in 10 minutes or less, please fill out this brief form. We hope to hear from you! On behalf of the ACRL-ULS Technology & Libraries Committee, *Sara Arnold-Gaza, Towson University * *Carolyn Cunningham, University of Texas Austin* *Britt Fagerheim, Utah State University* *Sara O?Donnell, University of Northern Colorado* *Nicole Sump-Crethar, Oklahoma State University* ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2013-10-15 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From burkejj at MIAMIOH.EDU Tue Oct 15 15:51:58 2013 From: burkejj at MIAMIOH.EDU (Burke, John) Date: Tue, 15 Oct 2013 15:51:58 -0400 Subject: Reminder: Makerspaces in libraries survey Message-ID: (Please pardon repeated posts). My thanks to everyone who has responded to the survey so far. I am still eager to hear about libraries of all types that have implemented or are planning to implement makerspaces or "making" activities. Please respond to the survey linked below before October 22. Thank you so much! John John J. Burke, MSLS Director, Gardner-Harvey Library Miami University Middletown burkejj at miamioh.edu 513-727-3293 http://www.users.miamioh.edu/burkejj Text your questions to 513-273-5360 ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Burke, John Date: Tue, Oct 8, 2013 at 11:02 AM Subject: Makerspaces in libraries survey To: "Burke, John J." For a book that I am writing on makerspaces in libraries, I am curious to learn more about libraries that have a makerspace, fab lab, or hackerspace. These spaces are areas in a library where patrons can use tools and equipment to imagine, design, build, and create all sorts of different things. I'm trying to get a sense of what types of making are happening in various library settings. If you have a makerspace or are planning to launch one, I would appreciate you taking a few minutes to fill out my survey at http://tinyurl.com/librarymakerspaces It should take about five minutes to complete (depending on how much you?d like to share). 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In this 4-week course you will build a Drupal site > from the ground up, gaining hands-on experience with Drupal core tools and > concepts. We will pay special attention to Drupal features as they relate > to the specific organizational needs of libraries and library web services. > > This is an introductory level course, and though familiarity with HTML and > CSS will be helpful, they are not required. Each student will get a free > development account with a cloud-based Drupal service and will have > continued access to their course website after the course finishes. > > Learning outcomes: > > * Ability to build a website in Drupal 7. > * Hands-on experience using Drupal core features: fields, nodes, modules, > blocks, menus, users, and themes. > * Knowledge of Drupal in the context of designing and managing library > websites. > > Cody Hennesy is the E-Learning Librarian at the University of California, > Berkeley, where he focuses on the intersection of the library, technology > and learning. He has coded a variety of academic library sites and tools > and recently developed the front-end for the online resource, Alternatives > in Print: A Directory of Alternative Publishers and Critical Periodicals - > http://directory.libraryjuicepress.com/ > > Course structure > This is an online class that is taught asynchronously, meaning that > participants do the work on their own time as their schedules allow. The > class does not meet together at any particular times, although the > instructor may set up optional sychronous chat sessions. Instruction > includes readings and assignments in one-week segments. Class participation > is in an online forum environment. > > Payment info > You can register in this course through the first week of instruction. The > "Register" button on the website goes to our credit card payment gateway, > which may be used with personal or institutional credit cards. 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URL: From cstrauber at GMAIL.COM Wed Oct 16 08:46:30 2013 From: cstrauber at GMAIL.COM (Chris Strauber) Date: Wed, 16 Oct 2013 08:46:30 -0400 Subject: Hackathon in Philly January 24th Message-ID: Hey all, I'd like to invite you to a hackathon in Philadelphia on January 24th. It's being sponsored by ALA's Library Code Year IG (with help from LITA and ALCTS) at the Penn Special Collections center. We'll be hacking on several Worldcat APIs and the DPLA API, and there will be coders from both organizations present to help introduce them and participate. It's open to all skill levels: we'll be using the Worldcat APIs as a beginners' track, and DPLA for the more self-directed. It's not an official ALA event, so no need to register for the conference to come. More details here: < http://www.libhack.org>. 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This draft recommended practice provides specific guidelines for content providers on metadata elements, linking, and technical formats, and for discovery service providers on content listings, linking, file formats, methods of transfer, and usage statistics. The document also provides background information on the evolution of discovery and delivery technology and a standard set of terminology and definitions for this technology area. "An increasing number of libraries, especially those that serve academic or research institutions, have invested in index-based discovery services as a strategic interface to all their resources," states Marshall Breeding, an independent library consultant and Co-chair of the ODI Working Group. "These libraries expect their uniquely licensed and purchased electronic content to be made available within their discovery service of choice. But it is often not clear which resources are available, which are indexed in full text, by citations only, or both, and whether the metadata derives from aggregated databases or directly through the full text. Libraries deserve a clear explanation of the degree of availability of their content in the available discovery services and they need usage statistics for access from the discovery tool." "The domain of index-based discovery services involves a complex ecosystem of interrelating issues and interests among content providers, libraries, and discovery service creators," explains Jenny Walker, an independent consultant and Co-chair of the ODI Working Group. "The increasing use of indexed search as a primary means for library patrons to discover and access licensed content brings with it new requirements for industry practices that will ensure consistent provision of metadata, unbiased linking to source material, and neutrality of algorithms for generating result sets, relevance rankings, and link order. Specific guidelines around these issues are given in the ODI Recommended Practice." "In addition to the recommendations in the current draft, the ODI Working Group has identified a number of actions for future work," states Nettie Lagace, NISO Associate Director for Programs. "NISO plans to support this follow-up effort to address such issues as collaborative discussion mechanisms, application programming interfaces, handling of restricted content, on-demand lookup, and interaction with COUNTER about usage statistics related to discovery services." The draft recommended practice is open for public comment through November 18, 2013. To download the draft or submit online comments, visit the Open Discovery Initiative webpage at: www.niso.org/workrooms/odi/. 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/ 2013-10-16 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From afry at BGSU.EDU Wed Oct 16 10:31:02 2013 From: afry at BGSU.EDU (Amy Lynn Fry) Date: Wed, 16 Oct 2013 14:31:02 +0000 Subject: take pressure off proxy server? Message-ID: Hi! I am brand new to Web4Lib. We currently use WAM proxy. Every semester, during our busiest times, our proxy server tends to get overloaded, and, as a result, people cannot access resources. They either don't load, or users get a 402 or a 403 error. Is there a way we could set up our resources to take pressure off our proxy server? (without having two links in every record) We are investigating moving to EZProxy, and I'm really, really hoping we will do that next year, but I'd like to be able to offer our patrons a more reliable experience using our resources NOW. Can anyone help me? Thanks, Amy Amy Fry Electronic Resources Coordinator Bowling Green State University Jerome Library Bowling Green, OH 43403 419.372.2690 afry at bgsu.edu ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2013-10-16 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From zhu.kelly at YMAIL.COM Wed Oct 16 11:07:00 2013 From: zhu.kelly at YMAIL.COM (Kelly Zhu) Date: Wed, 16 Oct 2013 08:07:00 -0700 Subject: take pressure off proxy server? In-Reply-To: <4f07198b040749f58796127f3e407552@CO1PR05MB297.namprd05.prod.outlook.com> Message-ID: Who provided 400 error pages, the proxy or the resource site? ?- Kelly On Wednesday, October 16, 2013 9:31 AM, Amy Lynn Fry wrote: Hi! ? I am brand new to Web4Lib. ? We currently use WAM proxy. Every semester, during our busiest times, our proxy server tends to get overloaded, and, as a result, people cannot access resources. They either don?t load, or users get a 402 or a 403 error. ? Is there a way we could set up our resources to take pressure off our proxy server? (without having two links in every record) ? We are investigating moving to EZProxy, and I?m really, really hoping we will do that next year, but I?d like to be able to offer our patrons a more reliable experience using our resources NOW. Can anyone help me? ? Thanks, Amy ? 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Francis | Platform Support Specialist lola.francis at gta.ga.gov 678.365.6435 ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2013-10-16 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From GRIESNER at CCBCMD.EDU Wed Oct 16 19:46:21 2013 From: GRIESNER at CCBCMD.EDU (Riesner, Giles W.) Date: Wed, 16 Oct 2013 23:46:21 +0000 Subject: take pressure off proxy server? In-Reply-To: <4f07198b040749f58796127f3e407552@CO1PR05MB297.namprd05.prod.outlook.com> Message-ID: Hi Amy, We're on WAM too. I know that my boss did this in javascript on our old website. (It doesn't look like it's working on the new site.) I'll ask him about it and see if he could get back to you with what he did. Regards, Giles Riesner Giles W. Riesner, Jr., Lead Library Technician, Library Technology Community College of Baltimore County 800 S. Rolling Road Baltimore, MD 21228 griesner at ccbcmd.edu 1-443-840-2736 ________________________________ From: Web technologies in libraries [WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU] on behalf of Amy Lynn Fry [afry at BGSU.EDU] Sent: Wednesday, October 16, 2013 10:31 AM To: WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: [WEB4LIB] take pressure off proxy server? Hi! I am brand new to Web4Lib. We currently use WAM proxy. Every semester, during our busiest times, our proxy server tends to get overloaded, and, as a result, people cannot access resources. They either don?t load, or users get a 402 or a 403 error. Is there a way we could set up our resources to take pressure off our proxy server? (without having two links in every record) We are investigating moving to EZProxy, and I?m really, really hoping we will do that next year, but I?d like to be able to offer our patrons a more reliable experience using our resources NOW. Can anyone help me? Thanks, Amy Amy Fry Electronic Resources Coordinator Bowling Green State University Jerome Library Bowling Green, OH 43403 419.372.2690 afry at bgsu.edu ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2013-10-16 ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2013-10-16 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From bennetttm at APPSTATE.EDU Thu Oct 17 15:44:23 2013 From: bennetttm at APPSTATE.EDU (Thomas Bennett) Date: Thu, 17 Oct 2013 15:44:23 -0400 Subject: take pressure off proxy server? In-Reply-To: <4f07198b040749f58796127f3e407552@CO1PR05MB297.namprd05.prod.outlook.com> Message-ID: Don't know if you are doing this already but if you filter your clients before they have to use WAM can take some load off. Before we moved to Drupal we were using Zope in which once you get to subject or title page a call would be made as such Where the return value of ip_add_flag(), a python script returning 1 or 0, would set the http environment variable 'hostname' and let this code (opens in a new window) display proxy url to off campus or non proxy url if on campus, and urls are all in a database The script simply used the split function which is also in Perl and probably Ruby or any other language and check the first 2 octets of the ip address, we owned the entire range and that is what really makes it work. (split on the period in the ip address and check [0] and [1] elements of the array that split returns. Not having as much experience in php we now have all our database links using the proxy url but the same solution should be able to use in Drupal using php or an external script call. Recently the local Google Search Appliance (on campus Google indexing server/spider) brought down our WAM proxy server by too many proxy links being checked at a time, guess it was a threaded process. So still having the old server running because some services still are not duplicated on Drupal, we still had a database page where we could at least give on campus users access to some of our databases. Since moving to the Drupal site the old server had not been updated to which databases we had access to but most of them we still had licensed. I'll be happy to share any scripting or answer any questions if anyone is interested. Tom ==================================================== Support Request http://portal.support.appstate.edu ==================================================== Thomas McMillan Grant Bennett Appalachian State University Operations & Systems Analyst P O Box 32026 University Library Boone, North Carolina 28608 (828) 262 6587 Library Systems http://www.library.appstate.edu ==================================================== Confidentiality Notice: This communication constitutes an electronic communication within the meaning of the Electronic Communications Privacy Act, 18 U.S.C. Section 2510, and its disclosure is strictly limited to the recipient intended by the sender of this message. If you are not the intended recipient, any disclosure, copying, distribution or use of any of the information contained in or attached to this transmission is STRICTLY PROHIBITED. Please contact this office immediately by return e-mail or at 828-262-6587, and destroy the original transmission and its attachment(s), if any, if you are not the intended recipient. On Oct 16, 2013, at 10:31 AM, Amy Lynn Fry wrote: > Hi! > > I am brand new to Web4Lib. > > We currently use WAM proxy. Every semester, during our busiest times, our proxy server tends to get overloaded, and, as a result, people cannot access resources. They either don?t load, or users get a 402 or a 403 error. > > Is there a way we could set up our resources to take pressure off our proxy server? (without having two links in every record) > > We are investigating moving to EZProxy, and I?m really, really hoping we will do that next year, but I?d like to be able to offer our patrons a more reliable experience using our resources NOW. Can anyone help me? > > Thanks, > Amy > > Amy Fry > Electronic Resources Coordinator > Bowling Green State University > Jerome Library > Bowling Green, OH 43403 > 419.372.2690 > afry at bgsu.edu > > ============================ > To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib > > Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ > > 2013-10-16 > ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2013-10-17 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From andrew_ashton at BROWN.EDU Thu Oct 17 16:55:40 2013 From: andrew_ashton at BROWN.EDU (Ashton, Andrew) Date: Thu, 17 Oct 2013 16:55:40 -0400 Subject: Job: Library Web Manager at Brown University Library Message-ID: Brown University Library seeks a Library Web Manager to oversee and manage content and software tools to support the Library?s web presence. The Library Web Manager will coordinate with stakeholders across the Library to administer the Library?s content management system and ensure consistency and accuracy of information on the Library?s public websites, intranet, and social media. S/he will work to improve the integration of the Library?s web-based discovery systems, and assist in the assessment, testing and implementation of new or improved services. Responsibilities: ? Provide oversight and guidance for the creation, organization and maintenance of content for the Library?s public websites and intranet ? Coordinate with content owners to ensure that the Library?s web presence is relevant, accurate, up-to-date, user-centered and accessible ? Collaborate in the design, implementation, and management of a Drupal content management system (CMS) for the Libraries, including responsibility for configuration and user support ? Develop and recommend policies, workflows, and content authoring guidelines for Web content development, implementation, and maintenance ? Conduct training in creating web content using the CMS ? Working with a library-wide advisory groups, assist in the development of effective and intuitive interfaces for the discovery of library content by ensuring the effective presentation of search options, metadata, and related resources ? Field questions and identify solutions to improve access and retrieval of library resources via the web ? Regularly assess and promote awareness of new and existing services, such as Summon, VuFind, etc. ? Participate in the design, implementation and analysis of user research/usability studies ? Conduct regular analytics to identify opportunities for improvement Qualifications: Required: ? Bachelor?s Degree ? Demonstrated content management and web publishing experience ? 3-4 years of related professional experience ? Excellent organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills. ? Excellent written and oral communication skills ? Ability to think creatively ? Demonstrated experience working with content management systems (e.g. Drupal, Wordpress) and information technologies relevant to web site design and maintenance (e.g. HTML, CSS, Javascript, PHP) ? Strong understanding of usability, usability testing, and information architecture concepts ? Experience with web analytics analysis ? Strong interpersonal and collaborative skills Desired: ? Master's degree in Library or Information Science, Computer Science, or equivalent. ? Experience developing and managing Drupal-based web sites ? Supervisory experience leading a team To apply for this position (Job #B01524), please visit Brown?s Online Employment website (https://careers.brown.edu), complete an application online, attach documents, and submit for immediate consideration. Documents should include cover letter, resume, and the names and e-mail addresses of three references. Review of applications will continue until the position is filled. Brown University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer -- Andrew Ashton Associate University Librarian for Digital Technologies Brown University Library ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2013-10-17 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From listuser at CHILLCO.COM Thu Oct 17 20:21:03 2013 From: listuser at CHILLCO.COM (Cary Gordon) Date: Thu, 17 Oct 2013 17:21:03 -0700 Subject: take pressure off proxy server? In-Reply-To: <30E2E783F910BA47923E2A1491D1097997FCE6DB@CWEXMB02.ccbc.ccbcmd.edu> Message-ID: The answer is that you should move to EZProxy sooner than later. WAM, like Squid and other similar solutions, is resource intensive. EZProxy is not. It is easy to setup and configure, and it is supported by a great community (and, of course, OCLC). It was very inexpensive when we worked with it, and I don't think that it is very expensive now. I believe it is likely that doing the move now would take less resources than trying to fix your WAM issue. Thanks, Cary Amy Lynn Fry wrote: > From: Web technologies in libraries [WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU] on behalf of Amy Lynn Fry [afry at BGSU.EDU] > Sent: Wednesday, October 16, 2013 10:31 AM > To: WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU > Subject: [WEB4LIB] take pressure off proxy server? > > Hi! > > I am brand new to Web4Lib. > > We currently use WAM proxy. Every semester, during our busiest times, our proxy server tends to get overloaded, and, as a result, people cannot access resources. They either don?t load, or users get a 402 or a 403 error. > > Is there a way we could set up our resources to take pressure off our proxy server? (without having two links in every record) > > We are investigating moving to EZProxy, and I?m really, really hoping we will do that next year, but I?d like to be able to offer our patrons a more reliable experience using our resources NOW. Can anyone help me? > > Thanks, > Amy > > Amy Fry > Electronic Resources Coordinator > Bowling Green State University > Jerome Library > Bowling Green, OH 43403 > 419.372.2690 > afry at bgsu.edu > > ============================ > To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib > Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ > 2013-10-16 > ============================ ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2013-10-17 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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This survey has 4 sections: * Section 1, Your Background, consists of 4 questions. * Section 2, Quality Standards, consists of rating the importance of the 18 Quality Standards. * Section 3, Pedagogical Guidelines, consists of rating the usefulness of the 10 Pedagogical Strategies. * Section 4, Additional Comments, consists of an optional opportunity to provide additional comments or suggestions. Your responses will be added together with other experts and educators involved in developing and/or using OER in selected universities in various regions . Your participation in this study is voluntary and you may stop at any time. Your participation in this survey will remain confidential. The survey does not require any personal information that would identify who is making the responses. While there are no foreseeable risks to you as a participant in this survey, your participation will contribute significantly to creating Quality Standards and Pedagogical Guidelines for OER useful for effective university teaching. We shall be pleased to share results of this survey with you upon request. If you have any questions about the survey, please contact any of the researchers below. If you?ve read our explanation above and agree to participate in this survey, please click the ?Continue to Survey? button below. If not, please exit this page. Findings of the survey will be first shared on a website (http://web.icu.ac.jp/IERS) and later published in an open journal which is under a Creative Commons license. Thank you for your contribution to the development of the quality standards / pedagogical guidelines for OER use in higher education. Sincerely, Researchers Insung Jung (isjung at icu.ac.jp) and Teruyoshi Sasaki (sasaki at icu.ac.jp) Professors of Education, International Christian University 3-10-2 Osawa, Mitaka-shi, Tokyo 181-8585, Japan Tel: 81-422-33-3125/3123 Source and Link Available At http://open-resources-librarian.blogspot.com/2013/10/survey-quality-and-pedagogical.html Gerry McKiernan Associate Professor and Science and Technology Librarian Iowa State University 152 Parks Library Ames IA 50011 "It's Not The Journey; It's The Detours." http://ref-notes.blogspot.com/2013/09/its-not-journey-its-detours.html ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2013-10-17 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From danream at GMAIL.COM Fri Oct 18 13:59:43 2013 From: danream at GMAIL.COM (Dan Ream) Date: Fri, 18 Oct 2013 13:59:43 -0400 Subject: Open Position - Emerging Technologies Librarian in Virginia Message-ID: Applications are now being invited for the following position at Rappahannock Community College, in the beautiful Northern Neck and Middle Peninsula area of eastern Virginia.... *Position Title: Emerging Technologies Librarian FA058 * Hiring Range: Salary is commensurate with education and experience; *hiring minimum is $52,314*; excellent benefits package. General Information: Rappahannock Community College in Virginia is a two-year public institution of higher education with campuses in Warsaw and Glenns, and satellite teaching locations throughout the Northern Neck and Middle Peninsula region. Rappahannock Community College serves the citizens of twelve counties and two towns, comprising one of the largest geographic areas of any school in Virginia?s community college system. The college?s two libraries are located on the Glenns and Warsaw campuses, with the Warsaw campus library also serving through contractual arrangement as the official public library of Richmond County, Virginia. Responsibilities: The Emerging Technologies Librarian, under the supervision of the Library Coordinator, has primary responsibility for the integration of innovative technologies into the Library. This entails maintaining and enhancing content of the library website, coordinating the library?s presence in social media, expanding the library?s presence in Blackboard, and the creation of instructional and promotional materials for use online and in person, in the library and in the community. The person in this position actively participates in online and face-to-face reference and instruction and participates in collection development. Other duties include the integration of library services into classes; the creation of online modules (such as tutorials, presentations and other documents) to explain and promote library services; evaluation of apps and widgets to determine applicability for use in the library; developing and maintaining subject guides; and representing the library on some college committees, in regional associations and at professional conferences.. The person in this position is expected to keep abreast of information and trends in library and related technology fields and be innovative in recommending new ideas to connect students with information. Person must be comfortable with change and with working in a rapidly changing technological environment. The College Librarian will provide occasional backup support in the absence of the Library Coordinator in supervising all library personnel operations. This position serves all college sites and will maintain a schedule at both campuses. The Emerging Technologies Librarian also serves the citizens of Richmond County in the library?s dual capacity as both a college and public library. This position will also supervise student assistants. Required qualifications: Master?s degree from an ALA accredited school of library/information science. Strong verbal and written communication skills. Demonstrated experience using an LMS and presentation software. Strong evidence of customer service focus/orientation. Willingness to participate in the life of the College through activities, committee work and special assignments. Preferred qualifications: Previous experience working in a reference and/or digital services position in a library. Instructional experience in an academic library or other teaching experience. Experience in maintaining webpage content. Familiarity with digital initiatives in a library environment. High level of digital literacy/fluency, including ability to adapt to new technologies and learn new tools quickly. A completed Commonwealth of Virginia online employment application, cover letter and resume describing qualifications and unofficial transcripts are required. Applications will only be accepted online through the Recruitment Management System at http://jobs.virginia.gov and must be received by 5:00pm on November 4, 2013. Resumes will not substitute for a completed state application. Rappahannock Community College does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, age, national origin, sex, or disability in recruiting and employment. Inquiries related to college's nondiscrimination policies should be directed to the Human Resources Manager, 12745 College Drive, Glenns, Virginia 23149. ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2013-10-18 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mariem at WCCLS.ORG Sun Oct 20 17:05:01 2013 From: mariem at WCCLS.ORG (Marie Martin) Date: Sun, 20 Oct 2013 21:05:01 +0000 Subject: Job Opportunities -- Content & Projects Librarian, Projects & Training Librarian Message-ID: Hi all! Both of these positions will be part of our 3-person web team. We run our public website and staff extranet on Drupal, so Drupal experience is a plus. :) Details follow. Thanks! Marie Job Title: Content and Projects Librarian II AND Projects and Training Librarian I or II (Two positions) Washington County Cooperative Library Services Closing Date: 11/8/13 City & State: Hillsboro, OR Brief description of position: Washington County Cooperative Library (WCCLS) is recruiting for two positions: (a) Content and Project Librarian II and (b) Projects and Training Librarian I or II. There is one recruitment to fill both positions. Both of the positions support all general operations of the Automation Program. Some of the responsibilities of the Content and Projects Librarian include: creating original web and social media content for various communication tools, analyzing web use, monitoring and maintaining web presence, and participating in Automation program projects including leading projects. Some of the responsibilities of the Projects and Training Librarian include: creating and implementing project plans, creating and preparing training materials for library staff, identifying training techniques and tools, and supporting WCCLS web presence and social media. Link to the full job announcement: http://agency.governmentjobs.com/cowashingtonor/default.cfm?action=viewJob&jobID=740156 and application information: http://www.co.washington.or.us/Support_Services/HR/Employment/employment-opportunities.cfm Marie Martin Web System Administrator Washington County Cooperative Library Services | www.wccls.org mariem at wccls.org | 503-846-3261 ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2013-10-20 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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The symposium ? which will be held in Rome on 26th February 2013 - welcomes submissions by PhD candidates working on the topics of FSR. You can consult the list of FSR Conference topics at < http://www.aib.it/attivita/congressi/fsr-2014/2013/36531-cfp>. *Eligibility* The Doctoral Consortium is open to all PhD Students. PhD Students at the beginning of their work are particularly welcome when they have a specific research proposal with a well-defined problem statement and preliminary results and ideas about the solution that they want to discuss. PhD students in a more advanced stage of their work should still have a sufficient time before completing their dissertation to be able to benefit from the symposium experience. *Submission guidelines* Submissions should be written based on the following structure: - Problem: describe the core problem of the PhD and motivate its relevance - State of the art: describe relevant related work - Proposed approach: present the approach taken and motivate how this is novel with respect to existing works - Methodology: sketch the methodology that is (or will be) adopted and, in particular, the approach to be taken for evaluating the results of the work - Results: describe the current status of the work and any results that have been reached so far - Conclusions and future work: conclude and specify the major items of future work. - Papers should not exceed 30,000 characters. Please provide bibliography with cited works only. Papers must be in PDF (Adobe?s Portable Document Format) format and must be submitted electronically. - Submissions must be single-author, on the topic of the doctoral work. The name of the supervisor must be clearly marked (? supervised by ? ?) on the paper, under the author?s name. - All papers must be written in English. Please send your submission directly by email to the Doctoral Consortium coordinator with Subject ?TPDL 2013 Doctoral Consortium Submission?. - Revised versions of the presented papers will be published after the conference in a special issue of JLIS.it, Italian Journal of Library and information science, peer-reviewed and open access, < http://leo.cilea.it/index.php/jlis> - A panel of prominent researchers and professionals in the LIS (Library and Information Science) field participating in the FSR Doctoral Consortium Committee will conduct the workshop. They will review all the submissions and comment on the content of the work as well as on the presentation. Students will have 20 minutes to present their research, focusing on the main theme of their thesis, what they have achieved so far, and how they plan to continue their work. The following 20 minutes are reserved for discussion and feedback from the panel of reviewers. The Doctoral Consortium will take place on a single full day. Up to 10 students will have the opportunity to participate. - Awards for Best FSR Doctoral Consortium Paper will be conferred at the FSR Conference on 28th February 2014. *Doctoral Consortium and FSR Conference* Students whose proposals are accepted for presentation at the Doctoral Consortium will be offered support in the form of waived conference fees, but will have to fund their own travel and accommodation expenses. *Selection process* All submissions will be reviewed by the Doctoral Consortium Committee composed of experienced researchers and professionals, who can provide feedback and suggest future research. *Submission* Please send your submission as PDF directly by email to < fsr2014-doctoral at aib.it> with Subject ?FSR 2014 Doctoral Consortium Submission" *Important dates* - Paper submission deadline: *30th Dec. 2013* - Notification of acceptance: *20th Jan. 2014* - Camera-ready due: *05th Feb. 2014* *Doctoral Consortium Committee* * * ? Giuseppina Vullo, University of Pavia, Italy (Coordinator), giuseppina dot vullo at unipv dot it ? Vittore Casarosa, ISTI-CNR, Pisa, Italy ? Karen Coyle, Librarian and consultant, ? Milena Dobreva, University of Malta, Malta ? Salvatore Vassallo, Digital archivist, Archivum Romanum Societatis Iesu, Rome, Italy More information: inquiries can be sent to the Doctoral Consortium Coordinator. Best wishes on behalf of the FSR Doctoral Committee, Giuseppina Vullo [Call for papers URL < http://www.aib.it/attivita/congressi/fsr-2014/2013/37518-fsr-dc/>] ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2013-10-21 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From GilsonT at COFC.EDU Mon Oct 21 11:03:53 2013 From: GilsonT at COFC.EDU (Gilson, Thomas V) Date: Mon, 21 Oct 2013 15:03:53 +0000 Subject: FREE Live Broadcast of Select Charleston Conference Sessions Message-ID: For the first time ever, the Charleston Conference is excited to make available a select group of our 2013 sessions as a live broadcast online via UStream. The presentations will be openly available to view at http://www.ustream.tv/channel/charleston-conference at the following times: Wednesday, November 6 9:00 am - 12:00 pm HOT TOPICS in Legal and Licensing Issues: Emerging Controversies and Solutions Speakers: Ann Okerson, Center for Research Libraries; William Hannay, Schiff Hardin LLP; Kevin Smith, Duke University; Judy Ruttenberg, Association of Research Libraries. Thursday, November 7 9:00 - 9:45 AM Discovery or Displacement? A Large Scale Longitudinal Study of the Effect of Discovery Systems on Online Journal Usage Speakers: Michael Levine-Clark, University of Denver; Jason Price, SCELC; John McDonald, University of Southern California 12:45 - 2:00 PM I Hear the Train A Comin' - LIVE Speakers: Greg Tananbaum (Moderator), ScholarNext Consulting; William Gunn, Mendeley; Lorraine Haricombe, University of Kansas Friday, November 9 8:45 - 10:00 am What Provosts Want Librarians to Know Speakers: James J. O'Donnell (Moderator), Georgetown University; Beth Paul, Stetson University; Jeanine Stewart, McDaniel College; John Vaughn, Association of American Universities Please contact Leah Hinds with questions: leah at katina.info. (And please excuse the cross postings.) 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It goes far beyond simple web searches and equips students with the research skills necessary to find, evaluate, and appropriately use the types of information required for college level research. This course is geared toward college students, especially those majoring in art and design, but will be useful to anyone who wants to become a more effective searcher. Students will explore the ?deep web? (information not found through search engines) and experiment with various search strategies and filtering techniques. Students will also be encouraged to explore resources found in local libraries. Association of Independent Colleges of Art and Design The Association of Independent Colleges of Art and Design is a non-profit consortium of 43 leading art schools in the US and Canada. AICAD colleges educate more than 50,000 undergraduate and graduate students each year, plus many thousands more in summer and continuing education programs. This collaborative course is an unprecedented collaboration among many librarians from AICAD colleges. Each module is signed by the specific librarians who worked on it. Students in this course are encouraged to become acquainted with a librarian at their college or a nearby public library. Source and Enrollment Link Available At: http://moocsandlibraries.blogspot.com/2013/10/canvas-network-information-literacy-for.html Enjoy ! Gerry McKiernan Associate Professor and Science and Technology Librarian Iowa State University 152 Parks Library Ames IA 50011 "It's Not The Journey; It's The Detours." http://ref-notes.blogspot.com/2013/09/its-not-journey-its-detours.html ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2013-10-21 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From bweir1 at SWARTHMORE.EDU Mon Oct 21 15:04:32 2013 From: bweir1 at SWARTHMORE.EDU (Barbara J Weir) Date: Mon, 21 Oct 2013 15:04:32 -0400 Subject: Librarian for Digital Initiatives and Scholarship at Swarthmore College In-Reply-To: <58615229.23967279.1382382059470.JavaMail.zimbra@swarthmore.edu> Message-ID: Please post the following job opening: Librarian for Digital Initiatives and Scholarship (1.0 FTE, 12-month, regular, salary grade 8) The Librarian for Digital Initiatives and Scholarship will establish and grow a dynamic program to support new models of scholarship. S/he will foster the successful adoption and application of digital approaches to teaching, learning, and research, will develop sustainable and scalable digital resources, and will explore emerging and existing technologies which enable the use of digital content. Will manage a portfolio of digital scholarship, digital collection and library technology projects, in close collaboration with faculty, librarians, academic technologists and tri-college partners. Initial goals for the Librarian for Digital Initiatives and Scholarship include conducting an environmental scan of academic departments, identifying potential scholarly projects, determining suitable tools and methodologies for use in each, and establishing priorities based on the content?s cultural, academic or historical value. Will manage the lifecycle of these identified projects, from the creation of digital objects to long-term preservation. Requirements: * ALA-accredited MLS or MLIS degree, or MA/PhD with significant experience in digital humanities * At least 2 years experience in academic or library services. * Project management skills and experience in overseeing technology based projects * Experience with the research tools and approaches of and demonstrated knowledge of emerging trends in digital scholarship * Demonstrates initiative in identifying and implementing projects * Ability to quickly learn new tools and technologies * Ability to work enthusiastically, effectively and collaboratively with diverse faculty, students and staff * Ability to work independently Desired qualifications * Familiar with academic and scholarly research practices * Success in matching technical solutions to project needs * Working knowledge of digital asset management systems, content management systems and/or web page development. * Working knowledge of most common library metadata formats * Knowledge of issues in the research/knowledge creation lifecycle * Working knowledge of current scripting and programming languages Swarthmore College is a highly selective liberal arts college located in the suburbs of Philadelphia, whose mission combines academic rigor with social responsibility. Swarthmore has a strong institutional commitment to excellence through diversity in its educational program and employment practices and actively seeks and welcomes applications from candidates with exceptional qualifications, particularly those with demonstrable commitments to a more inclusive society and world. Swarthmore does not discriminate on the basis of sex, race, color, age, religion, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, or any other legally protected status, in employment or other programs. Applicants may apply at: http://www.swarthmore.edu/human-resources/employment.xml -- Barbara Weir Associate Librarian for Technical Services and Digital Initiatives Swarthmore College 500 College Ave. Swarthmore, PA 19081 610-328-8443 bweir1 at swarthmore.edu ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2013-10-21 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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The Asset Description Metadata Schema [1] was developed for exchanging information about such "interoperability assets". The schema was developed with support from the European Commission with the objective of facilitating interoperability across eGovernment programmes in Europe, but it is already proving its usefulness in a wider context, for example to describe specifications maintained by DCMI and W3C. One key implementation of ADMS is in a federation of semantic asset repositories on the Joinup server [2]. Libraries that collect government information will benefit if such information is based on a set of commonly used schemas, vocabularies and code lists, making it easier to aggregate information from multiple sources. This webinar introduces the ADMS schema and discusses examples of its implementation. ABOUT THE SPEAKERS: Makx Dekkers has been the editor in the development and consensus process for ADMS. He is an independent information professional who has been working in areas of information management, metadata and interoperability for more than three decades. After a career start in library and information networking and international cooperation, he became the Managing Director at DCMI in 2001, a position he held until 2011. Since then, he has been involved with projects concerning interoperability in the areas of Open Government Data and Public Sector information. Stijn Goedertier, has been working since 2010 as a contractor for the Interoperability Solutions for European Public Administration (ISA) Programme of the European Commission. His interests include digital public services, administrative processes, and semantic interoperability. Since 2011, he has been closely involved in the development and promotion of the e-Government Core Vocabularies and Asset Description Metadata Schema (ADMS) together with public administrations and standardisation organisations in Europe. In that context, Stijn was also responsible for the design and operation of the federation of semantic asset repositories on Joinup [2]. Stijn is also a manager at PwC Technology Consulting where he focuses on Information Management. He has a Master degree in Business Engineering and a PhD in Process Mining. REGISTRATION: Registration is per site (access for one computer) and closes at 12:00 pm Eastern (16:00 UTC) on October 30, 2013. Discounts are available for NISO and DCMI members and students. For more information and to register, visit the event webpage: http://www.niso.org/news/events/2013/dcmi/publicsector/ =============================================================== [1] https://joinup.ec.europa.eu/asset/adms/release/100 [2] https://joinup.ec.europa.eu/catalogue/repository ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2013-10-22 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Topical areas suggested include: - information stewardship - research evaluation metrics - new skills and new roles - open access - scholarly publishing - the library as publisher - involvement, engagement, connection with patrons/customers - training - embedded librarianship - research data management and services - grant writing - virtual reference, instruction, etc. - e-science - innovative uses of technology - library mobile apps - information visualization - ILMS redefined - data literacy, media literacy, multi-literacy - institutional repositories - sustainable and effective assessment - exciting and innovative partnerships outside of and within the library - user-generated content - data curation - innovative uses of metadata standards and interoperability - new models for library services - mega-collaborations (shared print, shared services, etc.) - marketing/outreach services - "green" libraries - creating/reinventing new spaces in libraries - web-scale discovery tools - folksonomies These are only a few of the topics that will be explored in this book. The editor is looking for case studies, thoughtful and insightful opinions, and innovative new services and models for moving libraries forward. To submit book chapter proposals, please submit an abstract of approximately 100 words and a title for the chapter to Dr. Brad Eden at brad.eden at valpo.edu. Deadline for proposals is November 25, 2013. Deadline for accepted chapters to be submitted to the editor would be May 1, 2014. ------------------------------ Bradford Lee Eden, Ph.D. Dean of Library Services Christopher Center for Library and Information Resources Valparaiso University Valparaiso, Indiana 46383 brad.eden at valpo.edu 219-464-5099 ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2013-10-22 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From krmulla at GMAIL.COM Wed Oct 23 10:26:42 2013 From: krmulla at GMAIL.COM (Dr.K.R. 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We would have to find a browser, like PWB, that can be configured to restrict access. At present we use WinU to display a button that launches our 'Library Catalogue'. We would need something similar that will run on Linux. I am writing to enquire if any library uses Linux for their OPACs. I would appreciate any advice. Regards John ##################################################################################### This e-mail message has been scanned for content and cleared by MailMarshal Hosted at Galway County Council Is ? MailMarshal, Arna ?st?il ag Comhairle Contae na Gaillimhe, a rinne an teachtaireacht r?omhphoist seo a scanadh agus a ghlanadh ? thaobh ?bhair de. Correspondence is welcome in Irish or in English. T? m?le f?ilte roimh chomhfhreagras i nGaeilge n? i mB?arla. T? eolas at? pr?obh?ideach agus r?nda sa r?omhphost seo agus in aon iat?n a ghabhann leis agus is don seola? amh?in ?. Mura seola? th?, n?l t? ?daraithe an r?omhphost n? aon iat?n a ghabhann leis a l?amh, a ch?ipe?il n? a ?s?id. M? t? an r?omhphost seo faighte agat tr? dhearmad, cuir an seolt?ir ar an eolas tr? r?omhphost a sheoladh ar ais agus scrios ansin ? le do thoil. This e-mail and any attachment contains information which is private and confidential and is intended for the addressee only. If you are not an addressee, you are not authorised to read, copy or use the e-mail or any attachment. If you have received this e-mail in error, please notify the sender by return e-mail and then destroy it. 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At present we use WinU to display a button that launches our ?Library Catalogue?. We would need something similar that will run on Linux. ? I am writing to enquire if any library uses Linux for their OPACs. I would appreciate any advice. ? Regards John ? ________________________________ This e-mail message has been scanned for content and cleared by MailMarshal Hosted at Galway County Council T? an teachtaireacht r?omhphoist seo scan?ilte d??bhar agus glanta ag MailMarshal at? ?st?lta i gComhairle Chontae na Gaillimhe. Correspondance is welcome in Irish or in English. T? m?le f?ilte roimh chomhfhreagras i nGaeilge n? i mB?arla. T? eolas at? pr?obh?ideach agus r?nda sa r?omhphost seo agus aon iat?n a ghabhann leis agus is leis an duine/na daoine sin amh?in a bhfuil siad seolta chucu a bhaineann siad. Mura seola? th?, n?l t? ?daraithe an r?omhphost n? aon iat?n a ghabhann leis a l?amh, a ch?ip?il n? a ?s?id. 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We use Public Web Browser to restrict access to the catalogue. We often use low spec computers for this purpose. We have the idea of making these PCs boot from a USB pen that uses Linux. We would have to find a browser, like PWB, that can be configured to restrict access. At present we use WinU to display a button that launches our ?Library Catalogue?. We would need something similar that will run on Linux. I am writing to enquire if any library uses Linux for their OPACs. I would appreciate any advice. Regards John ________________________________ [X] [X] This e-mail message has been scanned for content and cleared by MailMarshal Hosted at Galway County Council T? an teachtaireacht r?omhphoist seo scan?ilte d??bhar agus glanta ag MailMarshal at? ?st?lta i gComhairle Chontae na Gaillimhe. Correspondance is welcome in Irish or in English. T? m?le f?ilte roimh chomhfhreagras i nGaeilge n? i mB?arla. 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URL: From artprofessor at GMAIL.COM Wed Oct 23 13:21:39 2013 From: artprofessor at GMAIL.COM (Art Teacher) Date: Wed, 23 Oct 2013 10:21:39 -0700 Subject: Fwd: Teens Go Green! Online Arts and Programming Workshop In-Reply-To: Message-ID: --------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Art Teacher Date: Tue, Oct 22, 2013 at 6:41 PM Subject: Teens Go Green! Online Arts and Programming Workshop To: calsy-l , "pubyac at lists.lis.illinois.edu" , alsctchlit Build a portfolio of ideas for creating innovative green art projects and programming. More info and sign up at http://www.artmuseums.com/greenlibrarian.htm Sign up by November 1, 2013. Library Invoices accepted. For more information visit http://www.artmuseums.com/greenlibrarian.htm Many Tweens and Teens are already green. They have an appreciation and sensitivity to going green. Now you have the opportunity to offer and share some fun and educational art projects and programming. This 4 week online workshop is taught by the author of Teens Go Green! Tips, Techniques, Tools, and Themes for Young Adult Programming Libraries Unlimited Dec. 2012. Tweens and Teens Going Green Art Programming for Librarians class is the creative spark you need to incorporate entertaining and educational fun into your programming ideas. What can you do with recycled fast food containers, newspapers, old books, plastic bottles and other throwaways? You can easily turn them into art objects and programming ideas. You will learn how to develop themes which include gardening, ocean life, and other subjects such as helping to make others aware of endangered wildlife. This is your opportunity to develop a portfolio of creative ideas that you can use with your tween and teen visitors immediately. This class is for everyone-even those without any art background will stretch their creativity and skills by making hands on projects with objects that they may have previously tossed away. Presenter Instructor Valerie Colston, M.A. is an author and art professor with many years of experience developing and teaching art programs in libraries in San Diego, California. This 12 hour online workshop is inspired by the newly released and recommended (School Librarians Feb. 2012) book published by Libraries Unlimited titled Teens Go Green! Tips, Techniques, Tools, and Themes for Young Adult Programming Libraries Unlimited Dec. 2012 . Ms. Colston was an art consultant to the Wyland Foundation Ocean Challenge program for teachers. Her book 200 Projects to Strengthen Your Art Skills published by Barrons Educational Series has received outstanding reviews appearing in School Library Journal, National Art Education Association newsletter, and more. Her It's Easy to be a Green Teen appeared in the youth librarian publication Voices of Youth Advocates magazine. She has several years experience teaching online workshops to librarians across the U.S. and in other countries. What did others say about the class? I have to say, the Intergenerational Art projects really have me interested! I think it's so important for kids to have a sense of where they come from. It helps them later in life! I think that is something our patrons in particular would really enjoy highlighting! I think I'll present my ideas to my boss and the children's librarian and see if we can have a celebration for that. I also have to say, I've really appreciated the many links shared in these last 4 weeks. I have many more bookmarks! I was particularly impressed with the African culture and their ability to recycle plastic to create unique works of art. The cultural information, the links and suggested crafts could be used during Black History Month or to celebrate Martin Luther King Day. I loved all of the Fashion Show ideas. I would love to do the one where you provide materials like wrapping paper, etc and let them just create! Then we could do a fashion show with what they created. The list of things teens like programming to be about is very helpful. It gives me a starting point when thinking about what I'd like to do with tweens. I also really like the bobbleheads. Format 12 hour online workshop. Access website at any time. Fee-$59.00 Illustrated Lecture, Discussion Board Topics, and Class Assignments. Sign up at http://www.artmuseums.com/greenlibrarian.htm contact: art259 at hotmail.com 858-453-2ART ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2013-10-23 From kbryant at WELLSTOWN.ORG Wed Oct 23 15:11:22 2013 From: kbryant at WELLSTOWN.ORG (Kristi Bryant) Date: Wed, 23 Oct 2013 15:11:22 -0400 Subject: WEB4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU In-Reply-To: <6F8C0499CDDFE04485C8AD3E353DCE4601AEFC5362B8@gcc-exch07vm1> Message-ID: Hi John, I just attended the NELA conference in Portland Maine. One of the presenters spoke about using old equipment as terminals for OPACs. It was a client server environment with the machines running Linux. Here is the blurb from the conference program. Dean Baumeister from Memorial Hall Library in Andover, MA, shows how his library has found new uses for old technology. Hope you can connect with him~ Good luck, Kristi Bryant Reference and Technology Librarian Wells Public Library Wells, Maine 04090 207-646-8181 ext. 205 e-mail: kbryant at wellstown.org web: www.wellstown.org "Google can bring you back 100,000 answers, a librarian can bring you back the right one." Neil Gaiman From: Web technologies in libraries [mailto:WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of John Fitzgibbon Sent: Wednesday, October 23, 2013 11:14 AM To: WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: [WEB4LIB] WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU Hi, We have several PCs which are reserved as OPACs (PCs which can only be used to access the library catalogue). We use Public Web Browser to restrict access to the catalogue. We often use low spec computers for this purpose. We have the idea of making these PCs boot from a USB pen that uses Linux. We would have to find a browser, like PWB, that can be configured to restrict access. At present we use WinU to display a button that launches our 'Library Catalogue'. We would need something similar that will run on Linux. I am writing to enquire if any library uses Linux for their OPACs. I would appreciate any advice. Regards John ________________________________ [www.galway.ie/images/hc_logo_en.gif][www.galway.ie/images/hc_logo_ga.gif] This e-mail message has been scanned for content and cleared by MailMarshal Hosted at Galway County Council T? an teachtaireacht r?omhphoist seo scan?ilte d??bhar agus glanta ag MailMarshal at? ?st?lta i gComhairle Chontae na Gaillimhe. Correspondance is welcome in Irish or in English. T? m?le f?ilte roimh chomhfhreagras i nGaeilge n? i mB?arla. 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Works and communicates directly with developers, system administrators, and business owners to quickly build new systems, deploy custom code and maintain current infrastructure. Responsible for installation, configuration, maintenance and support of software, systems and related networking infrastructure on physical and virtual servers in the Library, NU Data Centers and in hosted environments, as well as modify and deploy custom code in cooperation with software developers and others in a team environment. In collaboration with system administrators, perform ongoing support and maintenance for library systems and related applications, including, but not limited to hardware/VM upgrades, networking, CPU, memory, and storage systems, performance tuning, monitoring, alerting and backup systems. Support the management, preservation and access of digital library content; act as team leader on certain projects and functions as technical resource to other developers, system administrators and technical staff in the Library and University. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: -- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Science, or the equivalent combination of education, training, and experience from which comparable skills can be acquired; Strong knowledge of operating systems and networking standards. -- Demonstrated experience in managing physical and virtual server environments with Linux systems, related software, and basic system administration utilities, and networking standards. -- Demonstrated experience with Linux server administration. Strong skills with command line GNU tools and scripting languages. Experience maintaining web applications such as Apache, and basic database (MySQL or Oracle) administration. -- Knowledge of group server administration using tools (such as?but not limited to?Puppet or Chef), package management, and monitoring tools such as Hyperic and Nagios. -- Knowledge of network and application security best practices. -- Knowledge of application development best practices and ability to support related infrastructure such as continuous integration, monitoring, version control, automated builds, etc. -- Demonstrated ability to work independently on a project from specification to launch; communicate effectively, orally and in writing; and work with all levels of staff, vendors, and consultants. -- Demonstrated ability to develop new skills quickly, and to grasp unfamiliar architectures and application designs quickly. 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Division: CA? - Vice President, Instruction Position Type: Faculty Positions Location: Ca?ada College Percentage of Full Time: 100% Months per Year: Start Date: Spring 2014 Semester Position Number: 3F0021/3F0072 Posting Date: 10-07-2013 First Review Date: Deadline is 10 p.m. PST 11-08-2013 Closing Date: Open Until Filled General Statement: Ca?ada College seeks employees who value working in a collegial, collaborative environment, guided by a commitment to helping all students achieve success. All departments strongly encourage collaboration across disciplines to create integrated, interdisciplinary learning experiences. Ca?ada faculty are expected to be knowledgeable about, and willing to use, different learning and teaching methods as appropriate to the discipline. Duties and Responsibilities: 1. Provide vision, direction, and leadership in the development, delivery, and assessment of all Library instructional efforts for campus-based and distance education students and faculty 2. Provide reference service and instruction on the use of print and electronic information resources to students, faculty, staff and the community 3. Conduct subject-specific research workshops, develop and teach credit classes in information competency, participate in activities designed to increase and document student use of the Library 4. Foster and coordinate the expansion of information competency into the general curriculum and academic and vocational programs 5. Participate in the collection, development and implementation of print and electronic information resources and services 6. Provide leadership in the development and assessment of student learning outcomes 7. Participate in the development and production of the Library's outreach initiatives and public service programming 8. Contribute to the development and maintenance of the Library's Web page 9. Participate in the supervision and evaluation of student assistants and library support staff 10. Participate in development of library reports, policies and procedures 11. Maintain currency with trends and best practices in the fields of Library Science and Information Management with particular focus on instruction, access services, and digital assets management 12. Participate in division, College, District and consortium committees as assigned 13. Perform other duties as required by contract and general institutional needs. Requirements: ? Master's degree in Library Science, Library and Information Science OR the equivalent (see information that follows). ? Demonstrated cultural competence, sensitivity to and understanding of the diverse academic, socioeconomic and ethnic backgrounds of community college students, faculty, and staff For persons applying for this position based on Equivalence, please answer the supplemental question on the online application choosing one or more of the following: Degree Equivalence: Possession of a degree(s) with similar content to those listed above. Transcripts required. Academic Background Equivalence: Meet all of the requirements for minimum qualifications in an allied field and have completed twenty-four semester units of both upper-division and graduate work in the academic field specified above. Transcripts required. Professional Achievement Equivalence: Outstanding professional achievement or substantial training in the field specified. Preparation, experience, and ability must be equivalent to those expected from a candidate who meets minimum qualifications. Desirable Skills and Abilities: The screening committee will select interview candidates from among those applicants who, in addition to meeting the requirements, give evidence of any or all of the following: 1. Demonstrated ability and enthusiasm to teach diverse students, develop curricular materials, and collaborate with faculty in traditional, online, and distance education environments. 2. Strong student-centered public service providing in-person and remote reference services to students, faculty, and staff who reflect diverse, social, economic, academic preparedness, age, language, and gender differences 3. Experience working with individual students and with supporting faculty instruction in the development of information competency across the curriculum 4. Commitment to serving traditionally underrepresented students 5. Knowledge of print and electronic information resources and services 6. Demonstrated proficiency in technical and user support of web-based instructional and access services including electronic reserves, online course management systems, and institutional repositories 7. Practical experience in collection development in print and online resources 8. Knowledge of developing and assessing student learning outcomes 9. Skill in guiding research and analysis and documentation of Library effectiveness 10. Skill in supervising student assistants and/or library support staff 11. Demonstrated skill in effective oral and written communication 12. Ability to troubleshoot simple library computer and software issues for students and staff 13. Knowledge of copy cataloging on OCLC 14. Spanish bilingual/bicultural skills Evidence of effectiveness as a colleague: 15. The ability and desire to work collaboratively with other faculty and staff to enhance instruction, curriculum, and student success 16. Commitment to professional responsibilities outside of the Library through enthusiastic contributions to department, division and college activities EEO Statement: The San Mateo County Community College District is an Equal Opportunity Employer that seeks to employ individuals who represent the rich diversity of cultures, language groups, and abilities of its surrounding communities. Benefits: Benefits include a choice of medical plans, dental coverage, vision care, sick leave, salary continuance insurance and an optional tax-deferred flexible benefit plan. Coverage is offered for employees and all eligible dependents. Academic employees participate in the State Teachers' Retirement System, a defined-benefit retirement plan through the State of California. Employees may also be eligible for various first-time homebuyer programs. Required Documents: Resume/Curriculum Vitae Cover Letter College Transcripts Special Instructions to Applicants: All applicants are required to submit: 1. A completed online District application form ( go to https://jobs.smccd.edu to complete the application form and to apply for this position); 2. A r?sum? that details all education, training, and work experience; 3. Complete copies of all undergraduate and graduate academic transcripts; 4. A cover letter which addresses how your knowledge and experience apply to the Requirements and Desirable Skills and Abilities listed in this announcement. Other application information may be obtained from the web page or by contacting the Office of Human Resources as follows: SMCCCD Office of Human Resources 3401 CSM Drive, San Mateo, CA 94402 Automated Service Line.: 650.574.6555 FAX.: 650.574.6574 WebPage: smccd.edu/hr Applicants with disabilities may request that special accommodations be made to complete the selection process. 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We always do a monthly schedule, most of what I've found already is basically a grid list of days across the top, names down the side. I really don't want to waste the paper for a weekly schedule. Keeps track of total hours per employee (optional) Any suggestions? TIA Kelli Staley COSUGI Conference Chair Elect 2013-2014 Circulation, Collection and Computer Services Dept. Head Lansing Public Library 2750 Indiana Ave. Lansing, IL 60438 (708) 474-2447x123 kelli at lansingpl.org http://www.lansingpl.org ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2013-10-23 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From riley at TFSGEO.COM Wed Oct 23 16:48:28 2013 From: riley at TFSGEO.COM (Riley Childs) Date: Wed, 23 Oct 2013 16:48:28 -0400 Subject: scheduling software suggestions? In-Reply-To: Message-ID: LibStaffer from SpringShare Riley Childs Library Director and IT Admin Junior Charlotte United Christian Academy P: 704-497-2086 (Anytime) P: 704-537-0331 x101 (M-F 7:30am-3pm ET) Sent from my iPhone Please excuse mistakes > On Oct 23, 2013, at 4:39 PM, Kelli Staley wrote: > > I don't want to use Outlook for this. > > I'm looking for a (free or cheap) scheduling software that: > > Allows staff to input requests off (optional, but nice) > > Allows input of special events; assign someone to work the event (i.e. Juan is scheduled 12-5, but is handling the computer class from 2-3:30) > > Allows scheduling without setting up fixed shifts, but shows areas are covered. > > Allows view/print of multiple weeks at a time. We always do a monthly schedule, most of what I've found already is basically a grid list of days across the top, names down the side. > I really don't want to waste the paper for a weekly schedule. > > Keeps track of total hours per employee (optional) > > Any suggestions? TIA > > Kelli Staley > COSUGI Conference Chair Elect 2013-2014 > > Circulation, Collection and Computer Services Dept. Head > Lansing Public Library > 2750 Indiana Ave. > Lansing, IL 60438 > (708) 474-2447x123 > kelli at lansingpl.org > http://www.lansingpl.org > ============================ > To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib > > Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ > > 2013-10-23 ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2013-10-23 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Thanks ! /Gerry Gerry McKiernan Associate Professor and Science and Technology Librarian Iowa State University 152 Parks Library Ames IA 50011 "It's Not The Journey; It's The Detours." http://ref-notes.blogspot.com/2013/09/its-not-journey-its-detours.html ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2013-10-23 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From kbryant at WELLSTOWN.ORG Thu Oct 24 09:43:25 2013 From: kbryant at WELLSTOWN.ORG (Kristi Bryant) Date: Thu, 24 Oct 2013 09:43:25 -0400 Subject: scheduling software suggestions? In-Reply-To: Message-ID: Hi Kelli, I know Jeff Cabral from McArthur Public Library in Biddeford, Maine uses a scheduling software. You might check with him. His email address is jcabral at mcarthur.lib.me.us Kristi Bryant Reference and Technology Librarian Wells Public Library Wells, Maine 04090 207-646-8181 ext. 205 e-mail: kbryant at wellstown.org web: www.wellstown.org "Google can bring you back 100,000 answers, a librarian can bring you back the right one." Neil Gaiman From: Web technologies in libraries [mailto:WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Kelli Staley Sent: Wednesday, October 23, 2013 4:39 PM To: WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: [WEB4LIB] scheduling software suggestions? I don't want to use Outlook for this. I'm looking for a (free or cheap) scheduling software that: Allows staff to input requests off (optional, but nice) Allows input of special events; assign someone to work the event (i.e. Juan is scheduled 12-5, but is handling the computer class from 2-3:30) Allows scheduling without setting up fixed shifts, but shows areas are covered. Allows view/print of multiple weeks at a time. We always do a monthly schedule, most of what I've found already is basically a grid list of days across the top, names down the side. I really don't want to waste the paper for a weekly schedule. Keeps track of total hours per employee (optional) Any suggestions? TIA Kelli Staley COSUGI Conference Chair Elect 2013-2014 Circulation, Collection and Computer Services Dept. Head Lansing Public Library 2750 Indiana Ave. Lansing, IL 60438 (708) 474-2447x123 kelli at lansingpl.org http://www.lansingpl.org ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2013-10-23 ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2013-10-24 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: From primarydat at AOL.COM Thu Oct 24 12:27:40 2013 From: primarydat at AOL.COM (James Moses) Date: Thu, 24 Oct 2013 12:27:40 -0400 Subject: Primary Research Group Inc. has published The Survey of Library Services for Distance Learning Programs, 2014 Edition, ISBN 978-157440-263-6 Message-ID: Primary Research Group Inc. has published The Survey of Library Services for Distance Learning Programs, 2014 Edition, ISBN 978-157440-263-6 The study examines how academic libraries are serving their institution?s distance and blended learning programs, including the impact of the rapid development of MOOCs and the increasing use of lecture capture in online courses. The study looks at staffing, budgets, salaries and other nuts and bolts aspects of college library programs to serve distance learners. It also probes how librarians communicate with distance learners ? through online information literacy courses, online tutorials, instant messaging and a strong presence on course management systems, among many other ways. The study offers hard data on the percentage of distance learning librarians that archive and use lecture capture materials, their spending on licensed films and other intellectual property for distance learners, and the ways that librarians track contacts with distance learning students and much more. Just a few of the report?s many findings are that: ? 27.5% of the programs in the sample offer some kind of information literacy course online. ? 7.5% have a library blog or listserv that caters to distance learning students. All were larger colleges with more than 10,000 students, of which more than 21% had such a blog. ? Private colleges were somewhat more likely than public ones to consider text messaging an important means of communicating with distance or blended learning students. ? 47.5% of the colleges sampled have licensed films and videos from commercial providers so that they may be viewed by multiple distance learning students as part of their coursework or for preparation and research. ? Nearly 27% of the private colleges in the sample say that they have already developed their own MOOCs. ? 32.5% of librarians sampled said that the library?s relationship with the distance learning program was better than with other academic departments and only 7.5% said that it was not quite as good as with other departments ? a ratio of nearly 5:1. For further information view our website at www.PrimaryResearch.com. ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2013-10-24 From kbryant at WELLSTOWN.ORG Thu Oct 24 12:52:36 2013 From: kbryant at WELLSTOWN.ORG (Kristi Bryant) Date: Thu, 24 Oct 2013 12:52:36 -0400 Subject: FW: [WEB4LIB] scheduling software suggestions? In-Reply-To: <20131024124700.160814fuktbye51g@mail.msln.net> Message-ID: Below is information from Jeff Cabral.... Hope this helps! Kristi Bryant Reference and Technology Librarian Wells Public Library Wells, Maine 04090 207-646-8181 ext. 205 e-mail: kbryant at wellstown.org web: www.wellstown.org "Google can bring you back 100,000 answers, a librarian can bring you back the right one." Neil Gaiman -----Original Message----- From: Jeff Cabral [mailto:jcabral at mcarthur.lib.me.us] Sent: Thursday, October 24, 2013 12:47 PM To: Kristi Bryant Cc: Web technologies in libraries Subject: RE: [WEB4LIB] scheduling software suggestions? Hi there At the moment we don't use a scheduling software, but I think I mentioned to you that we were hoping to change over (to a product I used in the past at a former library). I am still trying to convince my staff of the merits - they will get there in the end. Right now it's done in Publisher and is not interactive or useful at all. The product that I would highly recommend is http://www.whentowork.com/ Very cost-effective and I believe it will do most, if not all of what you want, including the optional items you listed. Thanks Jeff Jeff Cabral Library Director McArthur Public Library Box 346 Biddeford, ME 04005 (207) 284-4181 jcabral at mcarthur.lib.me.us www.mcarthurlibrary.org Quoting "Kristi Bryant" : > Hi Kelli, > > I know Jeff Cabral from McArthur Public Library in Biddeford, Maine > uses a scheduling software. You might check with him. His email > address is jcabral at mcarthur.lib.me.us > > > Kristi Bryant > Reference and Technology Librarian > Wells Public Library > Wells, Maine 04090 > 207-646-8181 ext. 205 > e-mail: kbryant at wellstown.org > web: www.wellstown.org > > "Google can bring you back 100,000 answers, a librarian can bring > you back the right one." Neil Gaiman > > > > From: Web technologies in libraries [mailto:WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU] > On Behalf Of Kelli Staley > Sent: Wednesday, October 23, 2013 4:39 PM > To: WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU > Subject: [WEB4LIB] scheduling software suggestions? > > I don't want to use Outlook for this. > > I'm looking for a (free or cheap) scheduling software that: > Allows staff to input requests off (optional, but nice) > Allows input of special events; assign someone to work the event > (i.e. Juan is scheduled 12-5, but is handling the computer class > from 2-3:30) > > Allows scheduling without setting up fixed shifts, but shows areas > are covered. > Allows view/print of multiple weeks at a time. We always do a > monthly schedule, most of what I've found already is basically a > grid list of days across the top, names down the side. > I really don't want to waste the paper for a weekly schedule. > Keeps track of total hours per employee (optional) > Any suggestions? TIA > > Kelli Staley > COSUGI Conference Chair Elect 2013-2014 > > Circulation, Collection and Computer Services Dept. Head > Lansing Public Library > 2750 Indiana Ave. > Lansing, IL 60438 > (708) 474-2447x123 > kelli at lansingpl.org > http://www.lansingpl.org > ============================ > > To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib > > Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ > > 2013-10-23 > ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2013-10-24 From christina.salazar at CSUCI.EDU Thu Oct 24 14:16:04 2013 From: christina.salazar at CSUCI.EDU (Salazar, Christina) Date: Thu, 24 Oct 2013 18:16:04 +0000 Subject: Archive information for CARL's "So you're thinking of upgrading your ILS" October 16th webinar In-Reply-To: <3C8BC14D89C47144BBB24D501CFF07200E7DED64@BL2PRD0711MB421.namprd07.prod.outlook.com> Message-ID: Please excuse cross-postings Hello, The second of two of the California Academic and Research Libraries' (CARL) webinars, "So you're thinking of upgrading your ILS" that took place on October 16, has been archived. To view the archived session, please click here, http://tinyurl.com/l2hmx7v. Once you have clicked on the link, you will need to enter your name, email address, screen name and organization. If your organization is not listed on the drop down menu, you can choose any of the organizations listed. If you would also like to view the first webinar in the series, you can connect to it by clicking on this link, http://tinyurl.com/kr33t6w. Please email Christine Park, chpark at losmedanos.edu, if you have any problems connecting. Christina Salazar Systems Librarian John Spoor Broome Library California State University, Channel Islands 805/437-3198 [Description: Description: CI Formal Logo_1B grad_em signature] ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2013-10-24 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From edwinrodarte at GMAIL.COM Thu Oct 24 21:47:13 2013 From: edwinrodarte at GMAIL.COM (Edwin Rodarte) Date: Thu, 24 Oct 2013 18:47:13 -0700 Subject: FW: [WEB4LIB] scheduling software suggestions? In-Reply-To: <71289F7C1A53E642BADE615C569CCF5756E6D50B47@wthex2k7.town.wells.me.us> Message-ID: We use shiftplanning.com So far it has been great On Thu, Oct 24, 2013 at 9:52 AM, Kristi Bryant wrote: > Below is information from Jeff Cabral.... Hope this helps! > > > Kristi Bryant > Reference and Technology Librarian > Wells Public Library > Wells, Maine 04090 > 207-646-8181 ext. 205 > e-mail: kbryant at wellstown.org > web: www.wellstown.org > > "Google can bring you back 100,000 answers, a librarian can bring you back > the right one." Neil Gaiman > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Jeff Cabral [mailto:jcabral at mcarthur.lib.me.us] > Sent: Thursday, October 24, 2013 12:47 PM > To: Kristi Bryant > Cc: Web technologies in libraries > Subject: RE: [WEB4LIB] scheduling software suggestions? > > Hi there > > At the moment we don't use a scheduling software, but I think I mentioned > to you that we were hoping to change over (to a product I used in the past > at a former library). I am still trying to convince my staff of the merits > - they will get there in the end. Right now it's done in Publisher and is > not interactive or useful at all. > > The product that I would highly recommend is http://www.whentowork.com/Very cost-effective and I believe it will do most, if not all of what you > want, including the optional items you listed. > > Thanks > Jeff > > Jeff Cabral > Library Director > McArthur Public Library > Box 346 > Biddeford, ME 04005 > > (207) 284-4181 > > jcabral at mcarthur.lib.me.us > www.mcarthurlibrary.org > > > Quoting "Kristi Bryant" : > > > Hi Kelli, > > > > I know Jeff Cabral from McArthur Public Library in Biddeford, Maine > > uses a scheduling software. You might check with him. His email > > address is jcabral at mcarthur.lib.me.us > > > > > > Kristi Bryant > > Reference and Technology Librarian > > Wells Public Library > > Wells, Maine 04090 > > 207-646-8181 ext. 205 > > e-mail: kbryant at wellstown.org > > web: www.wellstown.org > > > > "Google can bring you back 100,000 answers, a librarian can bring > > you back the right one." Neil Gaiman > > > > > > > > From: Web technologies in libraries [mailto:WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU] > > On Behalf Of Kelli Staley > > Sent: Wednesday, October 23, 2013 4:39 PM > > To: WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU > > Subject: [WEB4LIB] scheduling software suggestions? > > > > I don't want to use Outlook for this. > > > > I'm looking for a (free or cheap) scheduling software that: > > Allows staff to input requests off (optional, but nice) > > Allows input of special events; assign someone to work the event > > (i.e. Juan is scheduled 12-5, but is handling the computer class > > from 2-3:30) > > > > Allows scheduling without setting up fixed shifts, but shows areas > > are covered. > > Allows view/print of multiple weeks at a time. We always do a > > monthly schedule, most of what I've found already is basically a > > grid list of days across the top, names down the side. > > I really don't want to waste the paper for a weekly schedule. > > Keeps track of total hours per employee (optional) > > Any suggestions? TIA > > > > Kelli Staley > > COSUGI Conference Chair Elect 2013-2014 > > > > Circulation, Collection and Computer Services Dept. Head > > Lansing Public Library > > 2750 Indiana Ave. > > Lansing, IL 60438 > > (708) 474-2447x123 > > kelli at lansingpl.org > > http://www.lansingpl.org > > ============================ > > > > To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib > > > > Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ > > > > 2013-10-23 > > > > ============================ > > To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib > > Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ > > 2013-10-24 > -- Edwin Rodarte Circulation Assistant Supervisor Western University of Health Sciences erodarte at westernu.edu ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2013-10-24 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From caitlin at LIBRARYHOST.COM Sat Oct 26 14:31:12 2013 From: caitlin at LIBRARYHOST.COM (Caitlin Nelson) Date: Sat, 26 Oct 2013 14:31:12 -0400 Subject: Assessing interest in SkillSwap: peer-to-peer education for information professionals. Message-ID: Hello Colleagues - I am asking you today to read about a new venture called "SkillSwap" and let me know via a one-question (yes / no) survey if you would ever use this service. This service will be relevant to web developers, librarians, and any information professionals - I hope it's as exciting to you as to me! I am currently at a Startup Weekend (http://gainesville.startupweekend.org) and am working with a team to build out the alpha version of SkillSwap (described below) - we are looking to get feedback on the development of this service. Please go to the survey link below let us know if you would ever use this service, yes or no. https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/C5F3DKY SkillSwap is peer-to-peer education for information professionals. Using the SkillSwap website you will be able to create a profile with the skills you have and the skills you want to develop. You can then search the database for a compatible colleague with whom to do a swap. The details of the swap are up to you: you could meet in person for a chat, shadowing or a mini-workshop; you could talk remotely by phone or video conference service. You could exchange best practice documents or create new processes right then and there. SkillSwap lets librarians and archivists collaborate to grow their knowledge and become more than the sum of your parts. It's cheap, flexible, and personalized education - easier to sell to your boss than a workshop in another state! And it will be a great way for rural or solo practitioners to keep up with networking and skill development. https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/C5F3DKY I am committed to making SkillSwap a reality and am very excited about this new venture. If you're interested in being a beta tester or have any questions or comments, please feel free to contact me. Thank you so much for your time!! 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(RLEA-2013), on 29th to 30th November 2013 at the University Head Quarter at ?Jnana Sangama?, Belgaum. The Conference is open for all the Library and Information Professionals working in academic institutions, R & D Centres, Corporate and Public Libraries. The Heads of the Institutions/ Departments/ Sections are hereby requested to bring this to the notice of all the concerned and encourage them for participation and paper presentation in the Conference. Broacher of the Conference & OOD Letter are download form this website: http://vtuerm12.webs.com/events.htm Thanking you, Yours truly, Dr. K. R. Mulla Organizing Secretary, Librarian, Visvesvaraya Technological University, "Jnana Sangama" Belgaum-590 018, Karnataka. +91-9449873452 (M), +91-9448031969 (M) +91-831-2498191 (O) +91-831-2498192 (Fax) Email: krmulla at vtu.ac.in URL: www.vtu.ac.in Conference Website: http://vtuerm12.webs.com/events.htm -- *Dr. K. R. 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Lightning Talks are short 5-minute presentations on a topic of your choosing. The Lightning Talk session is on Saturday, November 9, from 2:00 until 2:50 pm (during concurrent session 5). We will have no more than 9 Lightning Talks in the session. Each talk must be concise -- the time limit will be strictly enforced -- and contain no more than 10 slides (if used at all). Six of the 9 sessions will be allotted through a first-come, first-serve basis. We will accept proposals from the first 6 people who reply, and once these slots are full, the other names will go on a waiting list. We assume you?re registered for LITA Forum! The remaining 3 slots will be selected at 5 PM on Friday, November 8, through a lottery of people expressing interest *at the conference*. Details will be announced at the opening session. TO SIGN UP: 1. Submit your proposal via the Lightning Talk Signup form (http://bit.ly/lita-lightning). 2. We will begin notifying the lightning-talkers and the first few runners-up as soon as we have six participants, so get your submission in quickly. 3. If your plans change, please let us know so we can reassign your slot! 4. JUST A FEW RULES: 1. Current presenters or poster-session givers are requested to give others a chance (unless they are burning with a completely different idea they are absolutely dying to share). 2. These are quick, fun, low-barrier talks. Extensive slides and handouts are not required or expected. Remember, when the bell rings and your five minutes are up you are outta there! 3. If your talk is selected, plan to be in the Seneca/Iroquois room by 1:45 pm to load your slides (if you use them) onto the presentation computer. Bring a thumb drive or be ready to download them from the cloud. Microsoft PowerPoint will be available on the presentation computer, along with an Internet connection. We will ensure that they are forwarded to the LITA office for inclusion on the Forum website. 4. Please -- no product pitches! More information on the LITA Forum is available on the LITA website ( http://www.ala.org/lita/conferences/forum/2013), Facebook ( https://www.facebook.com/LITA.ALA) and Twitter (http://twitter.com/LITAForum ). -- Ken Varnum | Web Systems Manager | MLibrary - University of Michigan - Ann Arbor varnum at umich.edu | @varnum | http://www.lib.umich.edu/users/varnum | 734-615-3287 ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2013-10-28 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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The presentations will be openly available to view at http://www.ustream.tv/channel/charleston-conference at the following times (all times listed are Eastern): Wednesday, November 6 9:00 - 10:00 AM A portion of the morning preconference HOT TOPICS in Legal and Licensing Issues: Emerging Controversies and Solutions Speaker: Judy Ruttenberg, Association of Research Libraries. Thursday, November 7 9:00 - 9:45 AM Discovery or Displacement? A Large Scale Longitudinal Study of the Effect of Discovery Systems on Online Journal Usage Speakers: Michael Levine-Clark, University of Denver; Jason Price, SCELC; John McDonald, University of Southern California 12:45 - 2:00 PM I Hear the Train A Comin' - LIVE Speakers: Greg Tananbaum (Moderator), ScholarNext Consulting; William Gunn, Mendeley; Lorraine Haricombe, University of Kansas Friday, November 9 8:45 - 10:00 am What Provosts Want Librarians to Know Speakers: James J. O'Donnell (Moderator), Georgetown University; Beth Paul, Stetson University; Jeanine Stewart, McDaniel College; John Vaughn, Association of American Universities Tom Gilson Associate Editor, Against the Grain Head of Reference Emeritus Addlestone Library College of Charleston Charleston, SC 29424 ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2013-10-28 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From listuser at CHILLCO.COM Mon Oct 28 13:46:57 2013 From: listuser at CHILLCO.COM (Cary Gordon) Date: Mon, 28 Oct 2013 10:46:57 -0700 Subject: Drupal dinner at Internet Librarian Message-ID: Are you at Internet Librarian in (cold & wet) Monterey? Join us at the Drupal dine-around at Montrio Bistro, Tuesday at 6 PM. Please sign up and join us (or email me). The sheet is on the corkboard next to registration Everyone is invited and welcome! The usual cross-posting apology applies. 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Basic KM requirements may contain following functionalities- "document sharing-internal & external, reviews/workflows, content aggregation, syndication, social networking among KM platform?users, wikis, forums, blogs, communities, polls, my space/my contributions, survey, event calendars, newsletters, tasks management,?configuration management, forms functionality, tracker functionality, dashboards etc." ? You may be using following combination of DMS and CMS. Please share the reasons why you have gone for that CMS combination if you can! ? ????? Alfresco-Drupal ????? Alfresco-SharePoint Services ????? Alfresco-Liferay ????? Alfresco-Joomla ????? Alfresco-XYZ CMS etc. If you are not using the Alfresco but have past experience of using it, please feel free to share your experiences. If you feel some low cost CMS can be integrated, share your success stories. Thanks in advance! ? ? Regards? 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It will begin with an introduction to the SCAPE Planning and Watch ecosystem, its components and how they support the full lifecycle of digital objects. Delegates will learn about both human-readable and machine-readable policy drivers and will create policy statements. Following this, delegates will be introduced to a number of tools that have been developed or extended as part of this SCAPE project. These include the content-profiling tool, C3PO, which will enable you to perform deep analysis of your digital content; Scout, a preservation watch system which can detect preservation risks and opportunities through its knowledge base and automatically notify users of new risks and opportunities; and Plato, a decision-making tool that implements a solid preservation planning process and integrates services for content characterisation, preservation action and automatic object comparison. Learning Outcomes (by the end of the training event the attendees will be able to): * Understand the SCAPE Planning and Watch lifecycle, and the benefits and opportunities. * Explain why a policy framework is important in successful preservation planning. * Evaluate when and how to execute preservation planning. * Apply preservation policy to a planning scenario. * Carry out content profiling experiments. * Analyse content profile results. * Understand how to monitor your repository and its environment * Create a preservation plan. * Envisage how the SCAPE components can be applied to your own collection Delegates will receive a certificate of attendance for the training course. Agenda The agenda is available here: http://wiki.opf-labs.org/display/SP/Agenda+-+Effective%2C+Evidence-Based+Preservation+Planning. Who should attend? Practitioners (digital librarians and archivists, digital curators, repository managers, or anyone responsible for managing digital collections) To get the most out of this training course you will ideally have some knowledge or experience of digital preservation. Developers who are interested in learning about automated preservation planning and policies. Registration Please register at: https://scape-preservation-planning.eventbrite.co.uk . The cost for the two days is 800 DKK. Morning and afternoon coffee breaks and lunch will be provided and are included in the registration fee. *Please ensure you bring your laptop with you so you can participate in the practical exercises.* Registration will close on Wednesday 6 November. Further information For information about travel and accommodation, please visit the event wiki page: http://wiki.opf-labs.org/display/SP/SCAPE+Training+Event+-+Effective%2C+Evidence-Based+Preservation+Planning. To find out more about the SCAPE Project please visit: http://www.scape-project.eu/ We hope to see you in Aarhus! ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2013-10-29 From chodgson at NISO.ORG Tue Oct 29 14:00:22 2013 From: chodgson at NISO.ORG (Cynthia Hodgson) Date: Tue, 29 Oct 2013 14:00:22 -0400 Subject: NISO Virtual Conference: Web-Scale Discovery Services: Transforming Access to Library Resources Message-ID: NISO Virtual Conference: Web-Scale Discovery Services: Transforming Access to Library Resources Virtual conferences are new type of educational event that NISO is offering this year. These 5-6 hour conferences are held online in webinar-like formats, with occasional breaks in the schedule for participants. The longer length allows the depth of coverage of a conference coupled with the convenience of a webinar. Date: November 20, 2013 Time: 11:00 - 5:00 p.m. (Eastern Time) Event webpage: http://www.niso.org/news/events/2013/virtual/discovery ABOUT THE VIRTUAL CONFERENCE Web-scale Discovery Services are becoming an integral part of libraries' information gathering arsenal. These services are able to use a single interface to seamlessly integrate results from a wide range of online sources, emulating the experience patrons have come to expect from Internet search engines. But despite their ability to streamline searching, Discovery Services provide a wide set of challenges for libraries who implement them. NISO's third virtual conference, Web-Scale Discovery Services: Transforming Access to Library Resources, will touch on the potential of discovery services, how to select a product, as well as the issues and challenges involved. TOPICS AND SPEAKERS . Keynote Speaker - Lorcan Dempsey, Chief Strategist at OCLC and Vice President, OCLC Research . Selecting a Web-scale Discovery Service - Speaker TBA . Web-Scale Discovery Service: Making the Decision to Buy or Build - Speaker TBA . Implementation: Delivering the Goods - Michael Kucsak, Director of Library Systems and Technology, University of North Florida . Zen and the Art of Discovery Maintenance - Athena Hoeppner, Electronic Resources Librarian, University of Central Florida Libraries . The Library with a Thousand Databases: Web Scale Discovery and The Hero's Journey - Matthew Reidsma, Web Services Librarian, Grand Valley State University Libraries . Update on the NISO Open Discovery Initiative - Marshall Breeding, Independent Consultant and co-chair, NISO Open Discovery Initiative . Conference Roundtable with all the speakers REGISTRATION Registration is per site (access for one computer) and closes at 12:00 pm Eastern on November 19, 2013 (the day before the virtual conference). Discounts are available for NISO members and students. All virtual conference registrants receive access to the recorded version for one year. Visit the event webpage to register and for more information: http://www.niso.org/news/events/2013/virtual/discovery 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/ 2013-10-29 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From roytennant at GMAIL.COM Tue Oct 29 20:11:17 2013 From: roytennant at GMAIL.COM (Roy Tennant) Date: Tue, 29 Oct 2013 17:11:17 -0700 Subject: Code4Lib 2014 Call for Proposals Message-ID: Code4lib 2014 is a loosely-structured conference that provides people working at the intersection of libraries/archives/museums and technology with a chance to share ideas, be inspired, and forge collaborations. The conference will be held at the *Sheraton Raleigh Hotel in downtown Raleigh, NC from March 24 - 27, 2014*. For more information about the hotel, visit http://www.sheratonraleigh.com/ We are currently accepting proposals for prepared talks and pre-conferences. While only a limited number of these can be selected, multiple lightning talk and breakout sessions will provide additional opportunities for you to make your voice heard at the conference. *Proposals for Prepared Talks:* Prepared talks are 20 minutes (including setup and questions), and should focus on one or more of the following areas: - Projects you've worked on which incorporate innovative implementation of existing technologies and/or development of new software - Tools and technologies ? How to get the most out of existing tools, standards and protocols (and ideas on how to make them better) - Technical issues ? Big issues in library technology that should be addressed or better understood - Relevant non-technical issues ? Concerns of interest to the Code4Lib community which are not strictly technical in nature, e.g. collaboration, diversity, organizational challenges, etc. *To submit a proposal:* - Go to http://wiki.code4lib.org/index.php/2014_Prepared_Talk_Proposals - Log in to the wiki in order to submit a proposal. If you are not already registered, follow the instructions to do so. - Provide a title and brief (500 words or fewer) description of your proposed talk. - If you so choose, you may also indicate when, if ever, you have presented at a prior Code4Lib conference. This information is completely optional, but it may assist us in opening the conference to new presenters. As in past years, the Code4Lib community will vote on proposals that they would like to see included in the program. This year, however, only the top 10 proposals will be guaranteed a slot at the conference. Additional presentations will be selected by the Program Committee in an effort to ensure diversity in program content. Community votes will, of course, still weigh heavily in these decisions. Presenters whose proposals are selected for inclusion in the program will be guaranteed an opportunity to register for the conference. The standard conference registration fee will still apply. Proposals can be submitted through Friday, November 8, 2013, at 5pm PST. Voting will commence on November 18, 2013 and continue through December 6, 2013. The final line-up of presentations will be announced in early January, 2014. *Pre-Conference Proposals:* Pre-conferences are full- or half-day sessions that will be held on Monday, March 24th, 2014 and can cover just about any topic you can think of [1]. If you are interested in hosting a pre-conference session, please create a pitch at http://wiki.code4lib.org/index.php/2014_preconference_proposals. Pitches should be added to the wiki by December 6. Please indicate the topic of your session and your preference for full-day or half-day. This is expected to be a fluid process, as our venue provides some flexibility in determining space. *Pre-Conference Attendance:* If you are interested in attending a pre-conference, please list your name underneath the pre-conference description on the wiki; this does not incur any obligation on your part, but will help planners. You might want to visit the page occasionally as new session pitches are added. Actual, less-revocable registration for pre-conferences will be handled as part of the overall conference registration, and will involve a very small fee. We look forward to reading your proposals, and seeing you at the conference! Code4Lib 2014 Program Committee ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2013-10-29 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Dan Cohen, Executive Director of the Digital Public Library of America (DPLA), will discuss DPLA's ambitious endeavor to make the cultural and scientific heritage of humanity available to all. Karen Coyle, a recognized expert on digital libraries with over 30 years of experience with library technology, will address emerging trends related to Linked Data. Additional information about TCDL 2014, including a call for proposals, will be forthcoming. Things to know about TCDL 2014 When: April 28-29, 2014 Where: AT&T Executive Education and Conference Center in Austin, Texas Cost: Early registration rates will be $110 for TDL members, $140 for regular attendees, and $50 for students. (Stay tuned for future announcements about the opening of registration for TCDL 2014.) Registration rates will cover all conference sessions, including keynotes, presentations, poster sessions, and workshops. Light breakfast and snacks, as well as a conference reception, will be included as part of the regular registration package. About the Texas Conference on Digital Libraries The Texas Conference on Digital Libraries covers topics relevant to the creation, promotion, and preservation of research, scholarship, and cultural heritage digital materials. The goal of TCDL is to bring together those working on digital projects -- including outreach librarians, repository managers, cataloguers, faculty members, technical staff, and others -- in order to build a practical, usable and sustainable model for digital libraries. For more information visit the TCDL 2014 website. TCDL 2014 Conference Planning Committee * Billie Peterson-Lugo (Baylor University, Chair) * Elizabeth Gushee (Harry Ransom Center, UT Austin, Vice-Chair) * Jim Brewer (Texas Tech University) * Nerissa Lindsay (Texas A&M International University) * Cameron Kainerstorfer (UT Southwestern Medical Center) * Kristi Park (Texas Digital Library) * Mark Phillips (University of North Texas) * Rachel Vacek (University of Houston) Thanks, Cameron Kainerstorfer UT Southwestern Medical Center Library: Digital Collections Unit 5323 Harry Hines Blvd., Dallas, TX 75390-9049 214-648-7675 cameron.kainerstorfer at utsouthwestern.edu http://library.utsouthwestern.edu ________________________________ UT Southwestern Medical Center The future of medicine, today. ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2013-10-30 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Pierce County Library, a 2013 National Medal for Libraries recipient, serves 558,000 residents of 15 cities and unincorporated Pierce County through 18 branches and online services. The successful candidate will help shape the technological environment (both digital and physical) as our technology visionary in this newly created, executive level position. Immediate work includes leading creation of a new department that integrates the work of the technical IT department and public service Virtual Services into one department. The Library?s strategic Technology Plan, created by staff with input from customers, will guide the vision of this vital department, which will provide a superior and up-to-date online and technology experience for customers and staff. The successful candidate will ? Have both strong technical IT skills and a commitment and understanding of customer service. ? Have demonstrated skill in project management and supervision. ? Be a strategic thinker and an excellent communicator. ? Have proven ability to lead and implement change, develop and lead staff, build teams, work cross-functionally and participate in a System that continually improves. ? Serve as a member of the Library?s Administrative Team. ? Ensure community members have opportunities to learn, explore, read and enrich their lives through technology. If you are results oriented, committed to collaboration and you believe that Pierce County Library can be the community?s first choice for the discovery and exchange of information and ideas, your next career move may be with us. *Pay Grade: $7,038- $9,549 monthly. *FLSA Exempt, Management (non union-represented) position. *Schedule: Forty (40) hours per week *on a regular schedule to be determined at time of hire. Must be able to work evenings and weekends, substitute for other staff, and attend meetings. *Application Requirements: *In addition to completing the application, please also include a *cover letter and a resume. *Apply through the site below no later than* 8:00 a.m. on Monday, November 25, 2013.* * * * https://piercecountylibrary-openhire.silkroad.com/epostings/index.cfm?fuseaction=app.jobInfo&version=1&jobid=159 *** * * *or:* * * *http://bit.ly/1aTUbqj* * * -- *Carson Block Consulting Inc.* *Technology Vision. Technology Power. Your Library.* *http://www.carsonblock.com* voice: (970) 673-7475 ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2013-10-31 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: