From primarydat at AOL.COM Fri Aug 1 10:03:04 2014 From: primarydat at AOL.COM (James Moses) Date: Fri, 1 Aug 2014 10:03:04 -0400 Subject: Primary Research Group has published the Survey of Tablet Computer Lending Programs in Libraries, ISBN 978-157440-298-8 Message-ID: Primary Research Group has published the Survey of Tablet Computer Lending Programs in Libraries, ISBN 978-157440-298-8 The 80-page study presents the results of a survey of 42 libraries with tablet lending programs or those just about to implement one. The report gives detailed data and commentary on how the programs were organized, financed and implemented and their impact on patrons and libraries. The report helps its readers to answer questions such as: how many tablets do libraries maintain for loan? Which brands do they prefer and which are they planning to purchase in the future? How much have they spent on their tablet lending programs and plan to spend? Do they load their tablets with apps? If so how do they choose them? How many tablets are lost to theft? Or to negligence or accidents? What is the fine for overdue tablets? What is the length of the lending period? What are the circulation figures for tablets? What has been the impact on other library resources, such as a pre-existing laptop lending program? Or on use of the library?s eBook collection? Which libraries do they view as models and what advice can they offer to peers? What services or training are offered to library patrons about how to use the tablets? Data in the report is broken out by library type (public library/public college/private college/special library), by size of library staff, and size of stock of tablet loaned and other variables. Just a few of the report?s many findings are that: ? The mean stock of tablets maintained for patron lending by the libraries in the sample was 17.56 with a median of 10 and a range of 1 to 190. ? For the Amazon Kindle, 7.14% considered a purchase highly likely within the next two years; 23.81%, likely. ? Libraries that lend out laptops generally did not report a decrease in demand for laptops from patrons after the implementation of a tablet computer lending program. For further information view our website at: http://www.primaryresearch.com/view_product.php?report_id=487 ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2014-08-01 From mariant at DPLS.LIB.OR.US Fri Aug 1 10:24:15 2014 From: mariant at DPLS.LIB.OR.US (Marian Thomas) Date: Fri, 1 Aug 2014 14:24:15 +0000 Subject: Posting an Job Announcement on the List - to this address? or? Message-ID: Job posting we would like to post and please redirect me if I need to do this another way. 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Their higher-end products are also very fairly priced. These are wired routers and would be used with access points, or WiFi routers configured as APs. On Mon, Aug 4, 2014 at 7:50 AM, Carol Bean wrote: > Hello folks, > > I am finding a lot of old (like 5 years ago) information on what libraries > do to control excessive bandwidth usage (e.g., from viewing video sites), > but I don't see anything recent. If you are using something for bandwidth > management, I'd love to hear about it, especially if it involves libraries > with limited resources. > > Thanks for any help, > Carol > > Carol Bean > beanworks at gmail.com > ============================ > > To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib > > Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ > > 2014-08-04 > -- Cary Gordon The Cherry Hill Company http://chillco.com ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2014-08-04 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From beanworks at GMAIL.COM Mon Aug 4 16:10:47 2014 From: beanworks at GMAIL.COM (Carol Bean) Date: Mon, 4 Aug 2014 22:10:47 +0200 Subject: Bandwidth control in libraries In-Reply-To: Message-ID: Thanks, Cary, I hadn't heard about MicroTek. The situations I had in mind involve WIFI routers, so this looks interesting indeed. Thanks, Carol On Aug 4, 2014, at 5:25 PM, Cary Gordon wrote: > Bandwidth shaping solutions require a combination of hardware and software, and there are lots of them. > > I am a fan of MicroTek , a company that builds software for single-board routers from RouterBoard. Their products are inexpensive and they work. They also require a degree of comfort with the Linux command line. Their entry level product, the RB750 , costs $40 and is intended for SOHO use. It might not support a larger operation, but for the price, you could use it to evaluate its suitability. Their higher-end products are also very fairly priced. > > These are wired routers and would be used with access points, or WiFi routers configured as APs. > > > On Mon, Aug 4, 2014 at 7:50 AM, Carol Bean wrote: > Hello folks, > > I am finding a lot of old (like 5 years ago) information on what libraries do to control excessive bandwidth usage (e.g., from viewing video sites), but I don't see anything recent. If you are using something for bandwidth management, I'd love to hear about it, especially if it involves libraries with limited resources. > > Thanks for any help, > Carol > > Carol Bean > beanworks at gmail.com > ============================ > To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib > > Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ > > 2014-08-04 > > > > > -- > Cary Gordon > The Cherry Hill Company > http://chillco.com > ============================ > To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib > > Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ > > 2014-08-04 > ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2014-08-04 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Their entry level product, the RB750 < > http://routerboard.com/RB750>, costs $40 and is intended for SOHO use. It > might not support a larger operation, but for the price, you could use it > to evaluate its suitability. Their higher-end products are also very fairly > priced. > > These are wired routers and would be used with access points, or WiFi > routers configured as APs. > > > On Mon, Aug 4, 2014 at 7:50 AM, Carol Bean wrote: > >> Hello folks, >> >> I am finding a lot of old (like 5 years ago) information on what >> libraries do to control excessive bandwidth usage (e.g., from viewing video >> sites), but I don't see anything recent. If you are using something for >> bandwidth management, I'd love to hear about it, especially if it involves >> libraries with limited resources. >> >> Thanks for any help, >> Carol >> >> Carol Bean >> beanworks at gmail.com >> ============================ >> >> To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib >> >> Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ >> >> 2014-08-04 >> > > > > -- > Cary Gordon > The Cherry Hill Company > http://chillco.com > ============================ > > To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib > > Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ > > 2014-08-04 > > > ============================ > > To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib > > Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ > > 2014-08-04 > ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2014-08-04 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From beanworks at GMAIL.COM Mon Aug 4 17:50:16 2014 From: beanworks at GMAIL.COM (Carol Bean) Date: Mon, 4 Aug 2014 23:50:16 +0200 Subject: Bandwidth control in libraries In-Reply-To: Message-ID: Yes, those do look interesting. Must take a closer look. Thanks! Carol On Aug 4, 2014, at 11:06 PM, Steffen Schilke wrote: > You might want to look at: > > http://seriousbit.com/netbalancer/ > > on Linux Trickle http://www.tecmint.com/manage-and-limit-downloadupload-bandwidth-with-trickle-in-linux/ > > > On Mon, Aug 4, 2014 at 10:10 PM, Carol Bean wrote: > Thanks, Cary, > > I hadn't heard about MicroTek. The situations I had in mind involve WIFI routers, so this looks interesting indeed. > > Thanks, > Carol > > On Aug 4, 2014, at 5:25 PM, Cary Gordon wrote: > >> Bandwidth shaping solutions require a combination of hardware and software, and there are lots of them. >> >> I am a fan of MicroTek , a company that builds software for single-board routers from RouterBoard. Their products are inexpensive and they work. They also require a degree of comfort with the Linux command line. Their entry level product, the RB750 , costs $40 and is intended for SOHO use. It might not support a larger operation, but for the price, you could use it to evaluate its suitability. Their higher-end products are also very fairly priced. >> >> These are wired routers and would be used with access points, or WiFi routers configured as APs. >> >> >> On Mon, Aug 4, 2014 at 7:50 AM, Carol Bean wrote: >> Hello folks, >> >> I am finding a lot of old (like 5 years ago) information on what libraries do to control excessive bandwidth usage (e.g., from viewing video sites), but I don't see anything recent. If you are using something for bandwidth management, I'd love to hear about it, especially if it involves libraries with limited resources. >> >> Thanks for any help, >> Carol >> >> Carol Bean >> beanworks at gmail.com >> ============================ >> To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib >> >> Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ >> >> 2014-08-04 >> >> >> >> >> -- >> Cary Gordon >> The Cherry Hill Company >> http://chillco.com >> ============================ >> To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib >> >> Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ >> >> 2014-08-04 >> > > ============================ > To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib > > Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ > > 2014-08-04 > > > ============================ > To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib > > Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ > > 2014-08-04 > ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2014-08-04 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Carol On Aug 4, 2014, at 11:06 PM, Steffen Schilke wrote: You might want to look at: http://seriousbit.com/netbalancer/ on Linux Trickle http://www.tecmint.com/manage-and-limit-downloadupload-bandwidth-with-tr ickle-in-linux/ On Mon, Aug 4, 2014 at 10:10 PM, Carol Bean wrote: Thanks, Cary, I hadn't heard about MicroTek. The situations I had in mind involve WIFI routers, so this looks interesting indeed. Thanks, Carol On Aug 4, 2014, at 5:25 PM, Cary Gordon wrote: Bandwidth shaping solutions require a combination of hardware and software, and there are lots of them. I am a fan of MicroTek , a company that builds software for single-board routers from RouterBoard. Their products are inexpensive and they work. They also require a degree of comfort with the Linux command line. Their entry level product, the RB750 , costs $40 and is intended for SOHO use. It might not support a larger operation, but for the price, you could use it to evaluate its suitability. Their higher-end products are also very fairly priced. These are wired routers and would be used with access points, or WiFi routers configured as APs. On Mon, Aug 4, 2014 at 7:50 AM, Carol Bean wrote: Hello folks, I am finding a lot of old (like 5 years ago) information on what libraries do to control excessive bandwidth usage (e.g., from viewing video sites), but I don't see anything recent. If you are using something for bandwidth management, I'd love to hear about it, especially if it involves libraries with limited resources. 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URL: From beanworks at GMAIL.COM Tue Aug 5 11:11:54 2014 From: beanworks at GMAIL.COM (Carol Bean) Date: Tue, 5 Aug 2014 17:11:54 +0200 Subject: Bandwidth control in libraries In-Reply-To: <333E805A1B04284A90BF24897AFA7B68C851C0@mailsrv1.waterford.com> Message-ID: Thanks for this. I think it's probably overkill, and requires a dedicated PC, whichI don't think is a viable option for most of the places I'm considering. And I note it says up to 100 Mbps, which is much less than the total throughput some of these places are looking at. Still, it might work if we can split the network and put public wifi only through a setup like this. Thanks, Carol On Aug 5, 2014, at 3:08 PM, Mutch, Andrew wrote: > Carol, > > M0n0wall has some traffic shaping and bandwidth limiting features if you want that as part of an all-in-one captive portal/firewall/DHCP server solution for a wired or wireless network. Although I haven?t used the bandwidth throttling features yet, I know people who have and have been satisfied with how it works. > > http://m0n0.ch/wall/ > > Andrew Mutch > Library Systems Technician > Waterford Township Public Library > Waterford, Michigan > > > From: Web technologies in libraries [mailto:WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Carol Bean > Sent: Monday, August 4, 2014 5:50 PM > To: WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU > Subject: Re: [WEB4LIB] Bandwidth control in libraries > > Yes, those do look interesting. Must take a closer look. > > Thanks! > Carol > > On Aug 4, 2014, at 11:06 PM, Steffen Schilke wrote: > > > You might want to look at: > > http://seriousbit.com/netbalancer/ > > on Linux Trickle http://www.tecmint.com/manage-and-limit-downloadupload-bandwidth-with-trickle-in-linux/ > > > On Mon, Aug 4, 2014 at 10:10 PM, Carol Bean wrote: > Thanks, Cary, > > I hadn't heard about MicroTek. The situations I had in mind involve WIFI routers, so this looks interesting indeed. > > Thanks, > Carol > > On Aug 4, 2014, at 5:25 PM, Cary Gordon wrote: > > > Bandwidth shaping solutions require a combination of hardware and software, and there are lots of them. > > I am a fan of MicroTek , a company that builds software for single-board routers from RouterBoard. Their products are inexpensive and they work. They also require a degree of comfort with the Linux command line. Their entry level product, the RB750 , costs $40 and is intended for SOHO use. It might not support a larger operation, but for the price, you could use it to evaluate its suitability. Their higher-end products are also very fairly priced. > > These are wired routers and would be used with access points, or WiFi routers configured as APs. > > > On Mon, Aug 4, 2014 at 7:50 AM, Carol Bean wrote: > Hello folks, > > I am finding a lot of old (like 5 years ago) information on what libraries do to control excessive bandwidth usage (e.g., from viewing video sites), but I don't see anything recent. If you are using something for bandwidth management, I'd love to hear about it, especially if it involves libraries with limited resources. > > Thanks for any help, > Carol > > Carol Bean > beanworks at gmail.com > ============================ > To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib > > Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ > > 2014-08-04 > > > > > -- > Cary Gordon > The Cherry Hill Company > http://chillco.com > ============================ > To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib > > Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ > > 2014-08-04 > > > ============================ > To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib > > Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ > > 2014-08-04 > > > ============================ > To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib > > Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ > > 2014-08-04 > > > ============================ > To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib > > Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ > > 2014-08-04 > > ============================ > To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib > > Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ > > 2014-08-05 > ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2014-08-05 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From gilbert.j at WHITEHALLPL.ORG Tue Aug 5 11:33:25 2014 From: gilbert.j at WHITEHALLPL.ORG (Jim Gilbert(WTPL)) Date: Tue, 5 Aug 2014 15:33:25 +0000 Subject: Bandwidth control in libraries In-Reply-To: <3B45C2F5-9D56-49C7-9FE3-2BF432DD91D5@gmail.com> Message-ID: Carol, I have a pfSense box on my public wifi, which has its own VLAN. I cap bandwidth based on using a common cable modem plan from a local ISP. While it does require a dedicated dual-NIC computer, it can actually be an older machine. (I use a CPU that was a prior patron public lab XP computer). (I grabbed a network card from a NT 4 server we rotated out and installed it on the PCI bus of the newer computer). https://www.pfsense.org/hardware/#sizing James Gilbert, BS, MLIS Systems Librarian Whitehall Township Public Library 3700 Mechanicsville Road Whitehall, PA 18052 610-432-4339 ext: 203 From: Web technologies in libraries [mailto:WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Carol Bean Sent: Tuesday, August 05, 2014 11:15 AM To: WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: Re: [WEB4LIB] Bandwidth control in libraries Thanks for this. I think it's probably overkill, and requires a dedicated PC, whichI don't think is a viable option for most of the places I'm considering. And I note it says up to 100 Mbps, which is much less than the total throughput some of these places are looking at. Still, it might work if we can split the network and put public wifi only through a setup like this. Thanks, Carol On Aug 5, 2014, at 3:08 PM, Mutch, Andrew wrote: Carol, M0n0wall has some traffic shaping and bandwidth limiting features if you want that as part of an all-in-one captive portal/firewall/DHCP server solution for a wired or wireless network. Although I haven't used the bandwidth throttling features yet, I know people who have and have been satisfied with how it works. http://m0n0.ch/wall/ Andrew Mutch Library Systems Technician Waterford Township Public Library Waterford, Michigan From: Web technologies in libraries [mailto:WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Carol Bean Sent: Monday, August 4, 2014 5:50 PM To: WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: Re: [WEB4LIB] Bandwidth control in libraries Yes, those do look interesting. Must take a closer look. Thanks! Carol On Aug 4, 2014, at 11:06 PM, Steffen Schilke wrote: You might want to look at: http://seriousbit.com/netbalancer/ on Linux Trickle http://www.tecmint.com/manage-and-limit-downloadupload-bandwidth-with-trickle-in-linux/ On Mon, Aug 4, 2014 at 10:10 PM, Carol Bean > wrote: Thanks, Cary, I hadn't heard about MicroTek. The situations I had in mind involve WIFI routers, so this looks interesting indeed. Thanks, Carol On Aug 4, 2014, at 5:25 PM, Cary Gordon wrote: Bandwidth shaping solutions require a combination of hardware and software, and there are lots of them. I am a fan of MicroTek , a company that builds software for single-board routers from RouterBoard. Their products are inexpensive and they work. They also require a degree of comfort with the Linux command line. Their entry level product, the RB750 , costs $40 and is intended for SOHO use. It might not support a larger operation, but for the price, you could use it to evaluate its suitability. Their higher-end products are also very fairly priced. These are wired routers and would be used with access points, or WiFi routers configured as APs. On Mon, Aug 4, 2014 at 7:50 AM, Carol Bean > wrote: Hello folks, I am finding a lot of old (like 5 years ago) information on what libraries do to control excessive bandwidth usage (e.g., from viewing video sites), but I don't see anything recent. If you are using something for bandwidth management, I'd love to hear about it, especially if it involves libraries with limited resources. 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URL: From beanworks at GMAIL.COM Tue Aug 5 15:10:24 2014 From: beanworks at GMAIL.COM (Carol Bean) Date: Tue, 5 Aug 2014 21:10:24 +0200 Subject: Bandwidth control in libraries In-Reply-To: <19C21EA2CEDA2147B16CA362FB140ABF3C0A49E6@Aquarius.cliu.org> Message-ID: Interesting! And tempting to try it out and test it, although I fear it would be too complex for most places to accomplish on their own. Still might be worth considering, though. Thanks, Carol On Aug 5, 2014, at 5:33 PM, Jim Gilbert(WTPL) wrote: > Carol, > > I have a pfSense box on my public wifi, which has its own VLAN. > I cap bandwidth based on using a common cable modem plan from a local ISP. > > While it does require a dedicated dual-NIC computer, it can actually be an older machine. > (I use a CPU that was a prior patron public lab XP computer). > (I grabbed a network card from a NT 4 server we rotated out and installed it on the PCI bus of the newer computer). > > https://www.pfsense.org/hardware/#sizing > > James Gilbert, BS, MLIS > Systems Librarian > Whitehall Township Public Library > 3700 Mechanicsville Road > Whitehall, PA 18052 > 610-432-4339 ext: 203 > > From: Web technologies in libraries [mailto:WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Carol Bean > Sent: Tuesday, August 05, 2014 11:15 AM > To: WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU > Subject: Re: [WEB4LIB] Bandwidth control in libraries > > Thanks for this. I think it's probably overkill, and requires a dedicated PC, whichI don't think is a viable option for most of the places I'm considering. And I note it says up to 100 Mbps, which is much less than the total throughput some of these places are looking at. Still, it might work if we can split the network and put public wifi only through a setup like this. > > Thanks, > Carol > > On Aug 5, 2014, at 3:08 PM, Mutch, Andrew wrote: > > > Carol, > > M0n0wall has some traffic shaping and bandwidth limiting features if you want that as part of an all-in-one captive portal/firewall/DHCP server solution for a wired or wireless network. Although I haven?t used the bandwidth throttling features yet, I know people who have and have been satisfied with how it works. > > http://m0n0.ch/wall/ > > Andrew Mutch > Library Systems Technician > Waterford Township Public Library > Waterford, Michigan > > > From: Web technologies in libraries [mailto:WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Carol Bean > Sent: Monday, August 4, 2014 5:50 PM > To: WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU > Subject: Re: [WEB4LIB] Bandwidth control in libraries > > Yes, those do look interesting. Must take a closer look. > > Thanks! > Carol > > On Aug 4, 2014, at 11:06 PM, Steffen Schilke wrote: > > > > You might want to look at: > > http://seriousbit.com/netbalancer/ > > on Linux Trickle http://www.tecmint.com/manage-and-limit-downloadupload-bandwidth-with-trickle-in-linux/ > > > On Mon, Aug 4, 2014 at 10:10 PM, Carol Bean wrote: > Thanks, Cary, > > I hadn't heard about MicroTek. The situations I had in mind involve WIFI routers, so this looks interesting indeed. > > Thanks, > Carol > > On Aug 4, 2014, at 5:25 PM, Cary Gordon wrote: > > > > Bandwidth shaping solutions require a combination of hardware and software, and there are lots of them. > > I am a fan of MicroTek , a company that builds software for single-board routers from RouterBoard. Their products are inexpensive and they work. They also require a degree of comfort with the Linux command line. Their entry level product, the RB750 , costs $40 and is intended for SOHO use. It might not support a larger operation, but for the price, you could use it to evaluate its suitability. Their higher-end products are also very fairly priced. > > These are wired routers and would be used with access points, or WiFi routers configured as APs. > > > On Mon, Aug 4, 2014 at 7:50 AM, Carol Bean wrote: > Hello folks, > > I am finding a lot of old (like 5 years ago) information on what libraries do to control excessive bandwidth usage (e.g., from viewing video sites), but I don't see anything recent. If you are using something for bandwidth management, I'd love to hear about it, especially if it involves libraries with limited resources. > > Thanks for any help, > Carol > > Carol Bean > beanworks at gmail.com > ============================ > To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib > > Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ > > 2014-08-04 > > > > > -- > Cary Gordon > The Cherry Hill Company > http://chillco.com > ============================ > To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib > > Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ > > 2014-08-04 > > > ============================ > To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib > > Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ > > 2014-08-04 > > > ============================ > To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib > > Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ > > 2014-08-04 > > > ============================ > To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib > > Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ > > 2014-08-04 > > ============================ > To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib > > Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ > > 2014-08-05 > > > ============================ > To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib > > Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ > > 2014-08-05 > > ============================ > To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib > > Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ > > 2014-08-05 > ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2014-08-05 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Andrew From: Web technologies in libraries [mailto:WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Carol Bean Sent: Tuesday, August 05, 2014 11:12 AM To: WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: Re: [WEB4LIB] Bandwidth control in libraries Thanks for this. I think it's probably overkill, and requires a dedicated PC, whichI don't think is a viable option for most of the places I'm considering. And I note it says up to 100 Mbps, which is much less than the total throughput some of these places are looking at. Still, it might work if we can split the network and put public wifi only through a setup like this. Thanks, Carol On Aug 5, 2014, at 3:08 PM, Mutch, Andrew wrote: Carol, M0n0wall has some traffic shaping and bandwidth limiting features if you want that as part of an all-in-one captive portal/firewall/DHCP server solution for a wired or wireless network. Although I haven't used the bandwidth throttling features yet, I know people who have and have been satisfied with how it works. http://m0n0.ch/wall/ Andrew Mutch Library Systems Technician Waterford Township Public Library Waterford, Michigan From: Web technologies in libraries [mailto:WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Carol Bean Sent: Monday, August 4, 2014 5:50 PM To: WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: Re: [WEB4LIB] Bandwidth control in libraries Yes, those do look interesting. Must take a closer look. Thanks! Carol On Aug 4, 2014, at 11:06 PM, Steffen Schilke wrote: You might want to look at: http://seriousbit.com/netbalancer/ on Linux Trickle http://www.tecmint.com/manage-and-limit-downloadupload-bandwidth-with-tr ickle-in-linux/ On Mon, Aug 4, 2014 at 10:10 PM, Carol Bean wrote: Thanks, Cary, I hadn't heard about MicroTek. The situations I had in mind involve WIFI routers, so this looks interesting indeed. Thanks, Carol On Aug 4, 2014, at 5:25 PM, Cary Gordon wrote: Bandwidth shaping solutions require a combination of hardware and software, and there are lots of them. I am a fan of MicroTek , a company that builds software for single-board routers from RouterBoard. Their products are inexpensive and they work. They also require a degree of comfort with the Linux command line. Their entry level product, the RB750 , costs $40 and is intended for SOHO use. It might not support a larger operation, but for the price, you could use it to evaluate its suitability. Their higher-end products are also very fairly priced. These are wired routers and would be used with access points, or WiFi routers configured as APs. On Mon, Aug 4, 2014 at 7:50 AM, Carol Bean wrote: Hello folks, I am finding a lot of old (like 5 years ago) information on what libraries do to control excessive bandwidth usage (e.g., from viewing video sites), but I don't see anything recent. If you are using something for bandwidth management, I'd love to hear about it, especially if it involves libraries with limited resources. 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URL: From beanworks at GMAIL.COM Tue Aug 5 15:57:12 2014 From: beanworks at GMAIL.COM (Carol Bean) Date: Tue, 5 Aug 2014 21:57:12 +0200 Subject: Bandwidth control in libraries In-Reply-To: <333E805A1B04284A90BF24897AFA7B68C851CA@mailsrv1.waterford.com> Message-ID: Andrew, Currently, there is no management; it's usually just routers (as far as I can tell). Many of them do have Gigabit connections. I am so tempted to try something like this, but I have to keep in mind that even if it's successful, the target libraries typically don't have anyone on hand that could replicate it. :-/ So...worth considering; I just have to figure out how to make it relatively easy for them (acknowledging that what is relatively easy for me does not translate to what is easy for them). Thanks, Carol On Aug 5, 2014, at 9:26 PM, Mutch, Andrew wrote: > Carol, > > M0n0wall is compatible with Gigabit Ethernet cards although there can be hardware limitations related to that that are spelled out here: > > http://doc.m0n0.ch/handbook/hardware-sizing.html > > Like PfSense (which was forked from the M0n0wall project), you can run M0n0wall on lower-end PCs although we run ours on a Dell Optiplex 755. > > What are these libraries using currently to manage their wireless connections? > > On the throughput question - unless a library has a Gigabit connection out to the Internet, the total throughput allowed by that connection is going to be the ultimate throttle on how much data you can push through that pipe. > > Andrew > > From: Web technologies in libraries [mailto:WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Carol Bean > Sent: Tuesday, August 05, 2014 11:12 AM > To: WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU > Subject: Re: [WEB4LIB] Bandwidth control in libraries > > Thanks for this. I think it's probably overkill, and requires a dedicated PC, whichI don't think is a viable option for most of the places I'm considering. And I note it says up to 100 Mbps, which is much less than the total throughput some of these places are looking at. Still, it might work if we can split the network and put public wifi only through a setup like this. > > Thanks, > Carol > > On Aug 5, 2014, at 3:08 PM, Mutch, Andrew wrote: > > > Carol, > > M0n0wall has some traffic shaping and bandwidth limiting features if you want that as part of an all-in-one captive portal/firewall/DHCP server solution for a wired or wireless network. Although I haven?t used the bandwidth throttling features yet, I know people who have and have been satisfied with how it works. > > http://m0n0.ch/wall/ > > Andrew Mutch > Library Systems Technician > Waterford Township Public Library > Waterford, Michigan > > > From: Web technologies in libraries [mailto:WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Carol Bean > Sent: Monday, August 4, 2014 5:50 PM > To: WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU > Subject: Re: [WEB4LIB] Bandwidth control in libraries > > Yes, those do look interesting. Must take a closer look. > > Thanks! > Carol > > On Aug 4, 2014, at 11:06 PM, Steffen Schilke wrote: > > > > You might want to look at: > > http://seriousbit.com/netbalancer/ > > on Linux Trickle http://www.tecmint.com/manage-and-limit-downloadupload-bandwidth-with-trickle-in-linux/ > > > On Mon, Aug 4, 2014 at 10:10 PM, Carol Bean wrote: > Thanks, Cary, > > I hadn't heard about MicroTek. The situations I had in mind involve WIFI routers, so this looks interesting indeed. > > Thanks, > Carol > > On Aug 4, 2014, at 5:25 PM, Cary Gordon wrote: > > > > Bandwidth shaping solutions require a combination of hardware and software, and there are lots of them. > > I am a fan of MicroTek , a company that builds software for single-board routers from RouterBoard. Their products are inexpensive and they work. They also require a degree of comfort with the Linux command line. Their entry level product, the RB750 , costs $40 and is intended for SOHO use. It might not support a larger operation, but for the price, you could use it to evaluate its suitability. Their higher-end products are also very fairly priced. > > These are wired routers and would be used with access points, or WiFi routers configured as APs. > > > On Mon, Aug 4, 2014 at 7:50 AM, Carol Bean wrote: > Hello folks, > > I am finding a lot of old (like 5 years ago) information on what libraries do to control excessive bandwidth usage (e.g., from viewing video sites), but I don't see anything recent. If you are using something for bandwidth management, I'd love to hear about it, especially if it involves libraries with limited resources. > > Thanks for any help, > Carol > > Carol Bean > beanworks at gmail.com > ============================ > To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib > > Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ > > 2014-08-04 > > > > > -- > Cary Gordon > The Cherry Hill Company > http://chillco.com > ============================ > To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib > > Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ > > 2014-08-04 > > > ============================ > To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib > > Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ > > 2014-08-04 > > > ============================ > To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib > > Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ > > 2014-08-04 > > > ============================ > To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib > > Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ > > 2014-08-04 > > ============================ > To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib > > Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ > > 2014-08-05 > > > ============================ > To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib > > Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ > > 2014-08-05 > > ============================ > To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib > > Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ > > 2014-08-05 > ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2014-08-05 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From CabusM at PHILAU.EDU Tue Aug 5 16:56:32 2014 From: CabusM at PHILAU.EDU (Cabus, Michael) Date: Tue, 5 Aug 2014 20:56:32 +0000 Subject: Summon search Message-ID: Howdy y'all, In the process of implementing Summon on our site...I used their tool to embed a search box, and we are using jquery-ui tabs to let users select a type of search (articles, books, everything)..problem is, I can only the search box to generate for one tab at a time. I tried to add a jsfiddle and just send that link on, but, the Summon embed code and jsfiddle are not great friends...so, here is essentially the setup:
  • Summon
  • Articles
  • Books/Videos
  • Images
  • .... With additional tabs setup the same way. The search box appears for the first tab, but does not seem to search properly...it appears for none of the other tabs. I tested the code out locally, placing each in a separate file (one for everything, another for books, etc) and each one worked...I am wondering if a.) In a tabbed environment the Summon code needs to be modified to accommodate multiple instances of the Summon embed code on the same page b.) The fact that I am calling jquery and jquery libraries like jquery-ui and a carousel library are causing the Summon code to get knocked out...inspecting the code, I can see Summon appears to be using a jquery library itself, so that may be causing an issue. Has anyone implemented Summon search like this before? Any idea why it's not working out? Thanks so much Michael Cabus Systems Librarian, Paul J. Gutman Library Philadelphia University Phone. 215.951.5365 ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2014-08-05 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From gpark at SIUE.EDU Tue Aug 5 18:09:20 2014 From: gpark at SIUE.EDU (Sarah Park) Date: Tue, 5 Aug 2014 17:09:20 -0500 Subject: Summon search In-Reply-To: Message-ID: Michael, If you want to create a tabbed search box for various "type" searches, it would be easier to create your own tabbed search boxe using direct URL search statements, something like http://philau.summon.serialssolutions.com/?#!/search?ho=t &q=keyword&l=en for any http://philau.summon.serialssolutions.com/?#!/search?fvf=ContentType,Journal %20Article,f &q=keyword for journal articles only http://philau.summon.serialssolutions.com/?#!/search?ho=t &fvf=ContentType,Book%20%2F%20eBook,f&q=keyword&l=en for Books/eBooks Unless you want to develop your own search interface using Summon API. You can get most of summon searches done through search statements like that, and SerialsSolutions has pretty good documentations for tweaks. Sarah From: Web technologies in libraries [mailto:WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Cabus, Michael Sent: Tuesday, August 05, 2014 3:57 PM To: WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: [WEB4LIB] Summon search Howdy y'all, In the process of implementing Summon on our site.I used their tool to embed a search box, and we are using jquery-ui tabs to let users select a type of search (articles, books, everything)..problem is, I can only the search box to generate for one tab at a time. I tried to add a jsfiddle and just send that link on, but, the Summon embed code and jsfiddle are not great friends.so, here is essentially the setup:
  • Summon
  • Articles
  • Books/Videos
  • Images
  • .. With additional tabs setup the same way. The search box appears for the first tab, but does not seem to search properly.it appears for none of the other tabs. I tested the code out locally, placing each in a separate file (one for everything, another for books, etc) and each one worked.I am wondering if a.) In a tabbed environment the Summon code needs to be modified to accommodate multiple instances of the Summon embed code on the same page b.) The fact that I am calling jquery and jquery libraries like jquery-ui and a carousel library are causing the Summon code to get knocked out.inspecting the code, I can see Summon appears to be using a jquery library itself, so that may be causing an issue. Has anyone implemented Summon search like this before? Any idea why it's not working out? Thanks so much Michael Cabus Systems Librarian, Paul J. Gutman Library Philadelphia University Phone. 215.951.5365 ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2014-08-05 ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2014-08-05 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From CabusM at PHILAU.EDU Tue Aug 5 20:24:37 2014 From: CabusM at PHILAU.EDU (Cabus, Michael) Date: Wed, 6 Aug 2014 00:24:37 +0000 Subject: Summon search In-Reply-To: <010201cfb0f9$e8732800$b9597800$@siue.edu> Message-ID: Hi Sarah, Thanks so much...this is a good idea... I was using their search widget builder, but I start to realize the code it generates is a bit wonky. Michael ________________________________ From: Web technologies in libraries [WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU] on behalf of Sarah Park [gpark at SIUE.EDU] Sent: Tuesday, August 05, 2014 6:09 PM To: WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: Re: [WEB4LIB] Summon search Michael, If you want to create a tabbed search box for various ?type? searches, it would be easier to create your own tabbed search boxe using direct URL search statements, something like http://philau.summon.serialssolutions.com/?#!/search?ho=t&q=keyword&l=en for any http://philau.summon.serialssolutions.com/?#!/search?fvf=ContentType,Journal%20Article,f&q=keyword for journal articles only http://philau.summon.serialssolutions.com/?#!/search?ho=t&fvf=ContentType,Book%20%2F%20eBook,f&q=keyword&l=en for Books/eBooks Unless you want to develop your own search interface using Summon API. You can get most of summon searches done through search statements like that, and SerialsSolutions has pretty good documentations for tweaks. Sarah From: Web technologies in libraries [mailto:WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Cabus, Michael Sent: Tuesday, August 05, 2014 3:57 PM To: WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: [WEB4LIB] Summon search Howdy y?all, In the process of implementing Summon on our site?I used their tool to embed a search box, and we are using jquery-ui tabs to let users select a type of search (articles, books, everything)..problem is, I can only the search box to generate for one tab at a time. I tried to add a jsfiddle and just send that link on, but, the Summon embed code and jsfiddle are not great friends?so, here is essentially the setup:
  • Summon
  • Articles
  • Books/Videos
  • Images
  • ?. With additional tabs setup the same way. The search box appears for the first tab, but does not seem to search properly?it appears for none of the other tabs. I tested the code out locally, placing each in a separate file (one for everything, another for books, etc) and each one worked?I am wondering if a.) In a tabbed environment the Summon code needs to be modified to accommodate multiple instances of the Summon embed code on the same page b.) The fact that I am calling jquery and jquery libraries like jquery-ui and a carousel library are causing the Summon code to get knocked out?inspecting the code, I can see Summon appears to be using a jquery library itself, so that may be causing an issue. Has anyone implemented Summon search like this before? Any idea why it?s not working out? Thanks so much Michael Cabus Systems Librarian, Paul J. Gutman Library Philadelphia University Phone. 215.951.5365 ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2014-08-05 ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2014-08-05 ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2014-08-05 From gilbert.j at WHITEHALLPL.ORG Wed Aug 6 10:59:11 2014 From: gilbert.j at WHITEHALLPL.ORG (Jim Gilbert(WTPL)) Date: Wed, 6 Aug 2014 14:59:11 +0000 Subject: Bandwidth control in libraries In-Reply-To: <4A0C90C4-CBCA-41A5-8899-2A2EDDC0C3BE@gmail.com> Message-ID: Carol, With pfSense, once configuration is completed - and the box installed, it is largely hands off... I rarely need to do anything beyond a reboot - (and that is automated, reboot - hands off). There are options that allow remote management via a webpage - I disabled access from the Wi-Fi guest side; and have access from my wired network. They also sell their own boxes - https://www.pfsense.org/hardware/ *I would suggest asking if they are customizable via a web-interface. James Gilbert, BS, MLIS Systems Librarian Whitehall Township Public Library 3700 Mechanicsville Road Whitehall, PA 18052 610-432-4339 ext: 203 From: Web technologies in libraries [mailto:WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Carol Bean Sent: Tuesday, August 05, 2014 3:58 PM To: WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: Re: [WEB4LIB] Bandwidth control in libraries Andrew, Currently, there is no management; it's usually just routers (as far as I can tell). Many of them do have Gigabit connections. I am so tempted to try something like this, but I have to keep in mind that even if it's successful, the target libraries typically don't have anyone on hand that could replicate it. :-/ So...worth considering; I just have to figure out how to make it relatively easy for them (acknowledging that what is relatively easy for me does not translate to what is easy for them). Thanks, Carol ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2014-08-06 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Duties and Responsibilities: * Sales of Artstor digital content and tools by developing relationships with a diverse group of decision makers, including academic librarians, administrators and faculty members. * Prospect for new accounts introducing educational institutions, departments, and libraries to Artstor products and services. * Demonstrate digital products and tools, providing librarians and faculty members with useful information and strategies for promoting Artstor as a campus-wide resource and platform. * Work with team members to meet and exceed participation and revenue goals on an annual basis. * Communicate Artstor's mission, messages, and fees to potential customers. * Respond to inquiries, update customer information management tool and pipeline, negotiate basic terms of License Agreements, give remote demonstrations, and set up trial access. * Represent Artstor at conferences and other events. * Keeps up-to-date on various Artstor initiatives and developments and being able to communicate these initiatives to potential participants. * Additional special projects as assigned by managers and other senior staff members. Qualifications: * Two to three years of experience selling digital content or software solutions to librarians and other decision makers in higher education. * Bachelor's Degree in a related field (Library Science or Art History). * Experience in academic library or Web/software development fields. * Excellent communication skills in a variety of settings. * Attention to detail and accuracy. * Ability to work well as a team member. * Comfortable with technology, including familiarity with metadata structures, trends, and Web development. * Exceptional organizational skills. * Able to perform independently, be self-motivated, adapt to constant change, and juggle multiple tasks with a positive attitude. * Strong commitment and interest in the use of images in an educational setting. Additional Preferred Qualifications: * Familiarity with the Artstor Digital Library and/or Shared Shelf. * Art, art history, or architectural background. * Business development, marketing, and/or academic library experience. * Working knowledge of image management software and database technology. * Experience with customer relationship management software (Talisma, Sales Force, or other). Artstor is an equal opportunity employer. Artstor offers a competitive salary, excellent benefits and a collegial working environment. Nominations and applications, including a cover letter, resume and salary history should be emailed to: careers at artstor.org. ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2014-08-06 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Take advantage of the informal Thursday evening reception and Friday evening networking dinners to get to know LITA leaders, Forum speakers, and your colleagues. 2014 LITA Forum is the 17th annual gathering of technology-minded information professionals and is a highly regarded annual event for those involved in new and leading edge technologies in the library and information technology field. Comments from past attendees: ?Best conference I?ve been to in terms of practical, usable ideas that I can implement at my library.? ?I get so inspired by the presentations and conversations with colleagues who are dealing with the same sorts of issues that I am.? ?After LITA I return to my institution excited to implement solutions I find here.? ?This is always the most informative conference! It inspires me to develop new programs and plan initiatives.? This Year?s featured Keynote Sessions : AnnMarie Thomas, Associate Professor, University of St. Thomas, School of Engineering Ms. Thomas co-founded, and co-directs, the University of St. Thomas Center for Pre-Collegiate Engineering Education , and served as the Founding Executive Director of the Maker Education Initiative where she worked to establish the national Maker Corps program. Lorcan Dempsey, OCLC Vice President and Chief Strategist Lorcan Dempsey oversees the research division and participates in planning at OCLC. Previously he worked at JISC in the UK, overseeing national information programs and services, and before that was Director of UKOLN , a national UK research and policy unit at the University of Bath. Kortney Ryan Ziegler, Founder Trans*h4ck Dr. Ziegler is the director of the multiple award winning documentary, STILL BLACK: a portrait of black transmen , runs the GLAAD Media Award and is also the founder of Trans*H4CK --the only tech event of its kind that spotlights trans* created technology, trans* entrepreneurs and trans* led startups. The Preconference Workshops include: Linked Data for Libraries: How libraries can make use of Linked Open Data to share information about library resources and to improve discovery, access, and understanding for library users Led by: Dean B. Krafft and Jon Corson-Rikert, Cornell University Library Learn Python by Playing with Library Data Led by: Francis Kayiwa, Kayiwa Consulting 2014 LITA Forum sponsors include: EBSCO Innovative OCLC Visit http://www.ala.org/lita/conferences/forum/2014 for registration and additional information. 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For example, might Deepfreeze Cloud be checking in with the server waiting for a response and adding a little time onto things like starting up and starting applications? -Wilhelmina Randtke ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2014-08-07 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From evan.njoroge at GMAIL.COM Fri Aug 8 01:16:53 2014 From: evan.njoroge at GMAIL.COM (Evan Mungai Njoroge) Date: Fri, 8 Aug 2014 08:16:53 +0300 Subject: Omeka - - to host or not to host? In-Reply-To: Message-ID: Ken, Congrats, I like the Omeka site, which theme are you using and if its ok with you can you share? EVAN NJOROGE *?*+254721375981 *?*+254721375981 *?*about.me/uhusiano *?* * "Facilitating access to African digital content" * On Fri, Mar 7, 2014 at 6:43 PM, Ken Varnum wrote: > Our library (University of Michigan) manages its own web server > infrastructure, which we use to host Omeka alongside Drupal: > http://www.lib.umich.edu/online-exhibits > > It's not particularly burdensome, given that we're already maintaining the > infrastructure for Drupal. > > > > -- > 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 > > > On Thu, Mar 6, 2014 at 4:13 PM, Eric Loehr wrote: > >> Hi all, >> >> >> We've been using a hosted instance of Omeka for exhibits on Dreamhost.com >> for a few years, but are planning to ramp up its use and we're considering >> the possibility of hosting it on a server here at Smith or possibly >> shifting to a more flexible hosted version (as a non-profit, Dreamhost is >> giving us server space for free for Omeka, so we really can't complain - - >> but it's a shared server and we don't have root access/complete control - - >> which has been a slight problem for us with user permissions.) >> >> What are other liberal arts schools doing for Omeka hosting, and how has >> it worked out for you? >> >> >> Thanks for any info you can provide - - >> >> Eric >> >> >> >> -- >> Eric Loehr >> Library Systems Manager >> Smith College Libraries >> eloehr at smith.edu >> (413) 585-2969 >> >> ============================ >> >> To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib >> >> Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ >> >> 2014-03-06 >> > > ============================ > > To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib > > Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ > > 2014-03-07 > ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2014-08-08 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Some key additions: - Support for retrieving results from additional third-party services: EBSCO Discovery Service, EBSCO Integration Toolkit, Primo Central and LibGuides. - New themes offering updated support for the Bootstrap framework. - Support for ReCAPTCHA security on several key forms. - Expanded account functionality, including user-initiated password changes and recovery by email. - Expanded book cover display functionality, including the ability to generate dynamic cover images on the fly. Additionally, several bug fixes, new configuration options and minor improvements have been incorporated. Questions about the new release or VuFind in general can be directed to Demian Katz, the lead developer of the project at Villanova University. The software and its documentation may be found at http://vufind.org. Contact: Demian Katz demian.katz at villanova.edu Villanova University Falvey Memorial Library 800 Lancaster Avenue Villanova, PA 19085 ### ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2014-08-08 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From peterson at AMIGOS.ORG Fri Aug 8 12:04:29 2014 From: peterson at AMIGOS.ORG (Christine Peterson) Date: Fri, 8 Aug 2014 16:04:29 +0000 Subject: Registration Open For "Libraries, Authors, and Publishing," an Amigos Online Conference Message-ID: Title: Libraries, Authors, and Publishing: An Amigos Online Conference Date: Thursday, September 18, 2014, 9:00am - 4:00pm central Conference details Registration Keynote speaker Andrew Richard Albanese will kick off the conference. Albanese is features editor at Publishers Weekly. He has covered the publishing and information technology fields since 1999, and has written for numerous publications, including Lingua Franca, and Salon.com. Prior to joining Publishers Weekly, he was a reporter and editor at Library Journal, and a former editor with Oxford University Press and Regan Books. Breakout sessions will be of interest to both academic and public libraries. Topics include open textbooks, the library as a for-fee publishing service or as a managing editor, the Open Journal System, how libraries can become active in publishing, a successful partnership among a public library, high school, and Smashwords, and legal issues you should consider as libraries consider publishing services. Cannot make this date? Register now so you can listen to the recordings afterward, at a time of your convenience. Questions? Contact Christine Peterson, peterson at amigos.org, 800-843-8482 x2891. Christine Peterson E-book Program Manager Continuing Education Librarian Amigos Library Services 14400 Midway Road | Dallas, TX 75244-3905 800-843-8482 x 2891 |972-340-2891 (direct) http://www.amigos.org | peterson at amigos.org Libraries, Authors, and Publishing Online Conference September 18, 2014 Register [cid:image001.png at 01CF8B09.FDF19BF0] Check out our member benefits [fb][rss] [linkedin] ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2014-08-08 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dale.poulter at VANDERBILT.EDU Fri Aug 8 15:11:46 2014 From: dale.poulter at VANDERBILT.EDU (Poulter, Dale) Date: Fri, 8 Aug 2014 19:11:46 +0000 Subject: VRC- Associate Application Developer position Message-ID: The Visual Resources Center at Vanderbilt University seeks a creative and driven individual for the role of Associate Application Developer. This position will be focused on further developing the open-source content management tool called Digital Media Management Library (DIMLI) as well as other digital humanities projects to support the teaching and research initiatives in the Department of History of Art. While much of the existing projects are developed in PHP and MySQL, this individual will be essential in determining the future direction of these tools as technology and the web constantly change the way our patrons work. A successful candidate will be able to write code for the application, make design choices, able to multitask and prioritize projects, communicate with both on-campus users and those from other institutions, and have a passion for learning new things. A highly successful candidate will be able to create and edit applications using PHP, MySQL, Javascript, HTML, CSS while managing development through GitHub. Knowledge of RDF, SPARQL, application development for mobile devices, GIS, and/or Node.js a plus. Additional information can be found at https://vanderbilt.taleo.net/careersection/jobdetail.ftl?job=1409815&lang=en&sns_id=addthis-service-code ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2014-08-08 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From burkejj at MIAMIOH.EDU Sun Aug 10 22:47:55 2014 From: burkejj at MIAMIOH.EDU (Burke, John) Date: Sun, 10 Aug 2014 22:47:55 -0400 Subject: Makerspaces in libraries resources Message-ID: ** Apologies for cross-posting ** I wanted to once again thank everyone who responded to my library makerspaces survey last November (see a summary of the results ). >From those responses and my other research, I put together a page of Makerspace Resources that offer links to makerspace sites, listservs, project sites, product links, and collections of planning resources. I hope you will find this information useful if you are starting or continuing to build a makerspace. You might also be interested in the book that resulted from the survey and my research: *Makerspaces: A Practical Introduction for Librarians *(just available this August). More information on the book is available on the Rowman and Littlefield Publishers site . Again, thank you to all! John John J. Burke, MSLS Library Director & Principal Librarian 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/ 2014-08-10 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From smontesinos at QF.ORG.QA Mon Aug 11 07:48:46 2014 From: smontesinos at QF.ORG.QA (Sandra K. Montesinos) Date: Mon, 11 Aug 2014 11:48:46 +0000 Subject: New Vacancy Senior Web Programmer - Qatar National Library Message-ID: Qatar National Library has a new opening for a Senior Web Programmer position, if interested please send me your CV to Sandra Montesinos smontesinos at qf.org.qa Job Purpose: This position is vital to lead the web development team to develop Qatar National Library digital portals. The Lead Web Programmer will also play a lead role in the integration of all digitized content into one user centred access platform. This position will be working to produce innovative and dynamic back end development of new websites as well as maintaining existing websites. This position also participates in strategic planning activities of the LIT Directorate. Key Result Areas * Lead web development projects and collaborate with the team * Co-ordinate with external vendor in design and development, testing and the implementation of new library portals * Work with external stakeholders to develop and deploy upgrade/migration plans for existing content management system * Design, implement and deploy web based applications and websites from initial design and architecture through development, test and deployment * Provide technical expertise in front and back end web development. Support web infrastructure by providing end-user support, documentation, applications maintenance, product evaluation, back end development and internal management tools * Work with site architects to develop and document functional specifications based on requirements gathered from stakeholders. Support the implementation of life-cycle * Develop the back end of open source repositories * Develop web applications using one or more of the following programming languages: PHP, Ruby, Python, Java, * Strong customer service attitude; enthusiasm for working in a collaborative team-oriented environment * Develop applications to build the interface with focus on usability features. * Design new concepts and test the product * Troubleshoot existing scripts and suggest enhancements. * Document scripts, forms and procedures and train staff on how to maintain and use them. * Work with teams to manage system administration, web/application server administration and database server administration, maintaining up-to-date system documentation and managing code in a version-control system. * Keep abreast of developments, trends and issues in areas of responsibility * Participate in team work and committees as needed * Familiarize, understand and implement QF health, safety, and environment policy, procedures, legal regulations and objectives applicable to areas of responsibility. * Ensures coordination with HSE department in implementing, monitoring and reviewing of HSE performance to ensure work under his/her control is performed in a safe, healthy and environmentally sound manner. * This position includes, but is not limited to, other duties as required and defined by the scope, purpose, and spirit of the institution and are not always indicative of the title and grade of the position Job Requirements * BSC in Computer Science or Software engineering with minimum 4 years' experience in software development * Experience working with Open Source software; experience with version control, test-driven development, and continuous integration techniques. * Knowledge of UNIX, Linux, Apache and experience working with ORACLE SPARC servers with Solaris OS * Sound working experience of open source digital repositories like Fedora, DSpace or Islandora * Working experience of Solr, Lucien or other indexing system * Experience in PHP, PERL, Javascript, HTML5, DHTML, XHTML, XML, XSL, Javascript ,AJAX and CSS3. Work samples will be required. * Working with relational databases such as MySQL or Postgresql. * Working experience of developing Drupal back-end and Front-end * Experience with metadata and digital object transformation and repurposing. * Experience with digital library standards, such as, Dublin Core, MARC, METS, EAD, and OAI-PMH. * Experience with software development in an academic library, National Library or higher education setting. * Expertise in SQL programming for the web and in developing web forms. Work samples will be required. * Highly skilled in PHP, MySQL, Javascript, Ajax * Experience with database and system design concepts. * Experience of integrating multimedia on the web. * Excellent testing and troubleshooting capabilities. * Excellent time management and verbal and written communication skills. * Knowledge of Google Maps APIs. For more information about Qatar National Library or Qatar Foundation, please feel free to visit www.qnl.qa or www.qf.org.qa CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This email and any attachments transmitted with it are confidential and intended for the use of individual or entity to which it is addressed. If you have received this email in error, please delete it immediately and inform the sender. Unless you are the intended recipient, you may not use, disclose, copy or distribute this email or any attachments included. The contents of the emails including any attachments may be subjected to copyrights law, In such case the contents may not be copied, adapted, distributed or transmitted without the consent of the copyright owner. ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2014-08-11 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From smontesinos at QF.ORG.QA Mon Aug 11 07:53:11 2014 From: smontesinos at QF.ORG.QA (Sandra K. Montesinos) Date: Mon, 11 Aug 2014 11:53:11 +0000 Subject: New Vacancy Quality Control Officer - Qatar National Library Message-ID: Qatar National Library has a new opening for a Quality Control Officer position, if interested please send me your CV to Sandra Montesinos smontesinos at qf.org.qa Job Purpose: The Quality Control Officer will administer the quality assurance system of all digitization projects and report on progress. The post holder will be responsible for creating Structural Metadata and will ensure standard. This position may coordinate with digitization project partners and supervise other quality control technicians to ensure quality control of the digitized images. Key Result Areas * Supervise Quality Control technicians and other digitization technicians as needed. * Create and ensure all technical and structural metadata are accurate and meet standards. * Assign and monitor digitization jobs to operators using the workflow software. * The use of virtual proofing and conventional quality control procedures to ensure all digitize items conform to accurate image reproduction. * Ensures digitization operators use correct/latest procedures and practices. * Ensure all digitization equipment are calibrated with standard equipment and procedures. * Identifies and records all non-conformances within the defined digitization policies and procedures. * Performs Quality Control on digitized files. * Checks each job for number of files, file naming, color accuracy and bleeds, layers, color separations, resolution, cropping, skews, etc. * Create color profiles for special materials and ensures images are color profiled correctly. * Proofreads all jobs for OCR accuracy. * Develop and test Arabic OCR * Provides feedback to digitization operators so that errors can be corrected where they originate. * Trains digitization operators on the various software applications and calibration tools available to them. * Keep abreast of developments, trends and issues in areas of responsibility * Participate in team work and committees as needed * Perform miscellaneous duties and conduct special projects as assigned * Familiarize, understand and implement QF health, safety, and environment policy, procedures, legal regulations and objectives applicable to areas of responsibility. * Ensures coordination with HSE department in implementing, monitoring and reviewing of HSE performance to ensure work under his/her control is performed in a safe, healthy and environmentally sound manner. * This position includes, but is not limited to, other duties as required and defined by the scope, purpose, and spirit of the institution and are not always indicative of the title and grade of the position Job Requirements * Bachelor's degree in Media or other relevant subject * Minimum 4 years of experience in Digitization projects. * Expert skills in imaging software's such as using Adobe Master Suite (Photoshop, Acrobat, Illustrator, LightRoom]. * The ability to create and fine tune color profiles for monitors, scanners and printers using specialized profile editing software's. * Working experience to calibrate monitor, scanner and printers using professional calibration tools. * Working experience of XML and other compatible programimg languages used in Digitization * Experience in Digitization Workflow management tools. * Working experience in creation of metadata in METS, METS/ALTO, EAD and MODS * Familiarity with X-Rite, Epson and Kodak Approval proofing devices * Working knowledge with OCR software's such as AbbyFine Reade, Sakhr or any other Arabic OCR software * High attention to detail and accuracy * Candidate must be flexible and team oriented * Ability to work in a fast-paced environment handling multiple tasks and tight deadlines * Strong problem-solving and troubleshooting skills * Excellent communication skills Ability to work effectively both independently and collaboratively with teams. * Strong communication and presentation skills For more information about Qatar National Library or Qatar Foundation, please feel free to visit www.qnl.qa or www.qf.org.qa CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This email and any attachments transmitted with it are confidential and intended for the use of individual or entity to which it is addressed. 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Take a look at the programme for SWIB14 here: http://swib.org/swib14/programme.php. You can register for the conference at http://swib.org/swib14/registration.php. We have reserved a contingent of 80 rooms near the conference venue. While registering, early birds will be able to book a room until 29 September. Further information and contact: Adrian Pohl North Rhine-Westphalian Library Service Center (hbz) Phone +49 221 400 75-235 E-Mail: swib(at)hbz-nrw.de Joachim Neubert German National Library of Economics Leibniz Information Centre for Economics (ZBW) Phone +49 40 428 34-462 E-Mail: j.neubert(at) zbw.eu Website: http://swib.org/swib14 Twitter: http://twitter.com/swibcon Twitter Hashtag: #swib14 Looking forward to meeting you in Bonn, Joachim ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2014-08-12 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Take a look at our latest blog post to find out more: http://openplanetsfoundation.org/blogs/2014-08-12-coming-preserving-pdf-identify-validate-repair-hamburg . *Why attend? * - Learn about PDF and PDF/A standards - Document and prioritise known preservation problems with PDF files - Assess state of the art identification and validation tools - Test the tools on sample files and compare the results - Define organisational requirements and policies for conformance - Identify requirements for future development work (road-mapping) - Help improve current PDF tools (hacking) *More information* To see the full event overview and agenda, please visit the event wiki page: http://wiki.opf-labs.org/display/KB/2014-09-01+Preserving+PDF+-+identify,+validate,+repair. Please do get in touch with us if you have any questions about the event. We hope to see you in Hamburg! 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Please share with anyone who might be interested. Thanks! http://umjobs.org/job_detail/99436/user_experience_architect -Suzanne -- Suzanne Chapman Head, User Experience Department University of Michigan | MLibrary 734-763-0246 ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2014-08-13 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From pharrer at GMAIL.COM Wed Aug 13 14:39:11 2014 From: pharrer at GMAIL.COM (Peter Harrer) Date: Wed, 13 Aug 2014 13:39:11 -0500 Subject: Tick-tock... In-Reply-To: Message-ID: Dear Mr. Duncan, I was quite taken with the announcements I've received from you through Web4Libs. You have personality and intelligence and are not shy to express them. (Though I do not know what you mean by "pirates", unless they're hackers.) You impress me as an interesting and possibly an enlightening person. When you said you're looking for creative types and for people who think "out-of-the box" for the ILS Consultant position, I believed you. I submitted for the position, knowing I might be terrific given my background, but was quite respectfully turned down. Rejection is nothing new; I've had far more than my fair share. Most interesting was the rejection email I received. It contained the same, polite, well-phrased text as I've received from many another organization*,"...we have several applicants whose backgrounds relate more closely to our present requirements, we wish to inform you that we are not considering your candidacy further"*. How many times have I seen that same, exact statement? It's amazing how little it varies. Do HR personnel all attend the same conferences where they watch a PowerPoint presentation entitled, "How to Phrase Rejection Notices in 10 Easy Steps"? More to the point, what does this boiler plated text tell me? It tells me that although you may be everything you appear to be in your announcements, you are beleaguered by a hiring process and/or an HR department FIRMLY ENSCONCED IN ITS BOX. They are capable of supplying only those candidates that fit within their narrow margins. If you place conformists in charge of hiring, all you'll get is a selection of conformist candidates. Creative types and "out-the-box" thinkers will never make it. We are too unusual to push their buttons. Or maybe a few will make it through? I hope so. Thanks for your consideration. Sincerely, PETER HARRER On Fri, Aug 1, 2014 at 9:50 AM, Jim Duncan wrote: > That sound? Either it?s a crocodile relentlessly stalking you? > > > > ? or ? > > > > an impending deadline to apply for our ILS Consultant position! At 10:52 > pm Sunday, applications are due. > > > > Is CLiC a kind of Neverland? 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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 a User Experience Librarian and the Website Product Manager at the University of Arizona Libraries in Tucson, Arizona. She 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, user experience, and continuous learning. 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Web based video tutorial creation tools? Which programs, apps and websites are they using? What has been the impact of the growth of mobile technologies such as tablet computers on their information literacy instruction practices? How about the role of social network? How are they evaluating new technologies? How do they assess online gaming approaches to information literacy? The questionnaire was designed and the report written by information literacy veterans Erica DeFrain, Assistant Professor and Social Sciences Librarian at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, and Nicole Pagowsky, Research & Instruction Librarian at the University of Arizona. Just a few of the report?s many findings are that: ? 17.86% of survey respondents report having created and used online games or gamification concepts. ? 23.81% of respondents reported currently using classroom response systems. Research university librarians reported the largest percentage of use (52.94%), and community colleges the least (5.88%). ? 36.59% of those who had used blended learning used a formal assessment method to evaluate its success. Video searching was also a popular component of many librarians? IL instruction, with 28.57% using it and 31.75% hoping to soon. 22.22% stated that they were not interested, and 15.87% were unfamiliar with the concept. Again, community college librarians were the most likely to be teach video searching concepts (52.94%). 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Artstor is headquartered in New York, NY. The Account Manager will be responsible for increasing revenues and subscriptions to the Digital Library and Shared Shelf, Artstor's collection management service. This position includes some travel (10%-30%), and requires a self-motivated, flexible, organized team player who thrives in an environment of constant change. Duties and Responsibilities: * Sales of Artstor digital content and tools by developing relationships with a diverse group of decision makers, including academic librarians, administrators and faculty members. * Prospect for new accounts introducing educational institutions, departments, and libraries to Artstor products and services. * Demonstrate digital products and tools, providing librarians and faculty members with useful information and strategies for promoting Artstor as a campus-wide resource and platform. * Work with team members to meet and exceed participation and revenue goals on an annual basis. * Communicate Artstor's mission, messages, and fees to potential customers. * Respond to inquiries, update customer information management tool and pipeline, negotiate basic terms of License Agreements, give remote demonstrations, and set up trial access. * Represent Artstor at conferences and other events. * Keeps up-to-date on various Artstor initiatives and developments and being able to communicate these initiatives to potential participants. * Additional special projects as assigned by managers and other senior staff members. Qualifications: * Two to three years of experience selling digital content or software solutions to librarians and other decision makers in higher education. * Bachelor's Degree in a related field (Library Science or Art History). * Experience in academic library or Web/software development fields. * Excellent communication skills in a variety of settings. * Attention to detail and accuracy. * Ability to work well as a team member. * Comfortable with technology, including familiarity with metadata structures, trends, and Web development. * Exceptional organizational skills. * Able to perform independently, be self-motivated, adapt to constant change, and juggle multiple tasks with a positive attitude. * Strong commitment and interest in the use of images in an educational setting. 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URL: From haitzlm at UCMAIL.UC.EDU Mon Aug 18 14:03:16 2014 From: haitzlm at UCMAIL.UC.EDU (Haitz, Lisa (haitzlm)) Date: Mon, 18 Aug 2014 18:03:16 +0000 Subject: Searching in Libraries Message-ID: At our library, we're discussing search. We have web site searches, Summon search, our Catalog search, etc...not to mention our 700+ databases. Our patrons, and even some library staff, cant understand why there is more than one box for search. On the other hand, we have some staff that think these searches should be distinctly different. They feel that our interface should not be dumbed-down and users should have to learn to search natively. This article had me thinking about search in libraries, and how some of these reccomendations can easily apply to us: http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2014/08/18/the-current-state-of-e-commerce-search/ What philosophy have you embraced at your institution, and what tools did you use to arrive at your philosophy? Thanks! Lisa Haitz Web Developer Univ of Cincinnati Libraries ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2014-08-18 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From amostrom at GMAIL.COM Mon Aug 18 14:27:41 2014 From: amostrom at GMAIL.COM (Amy Drayer) Date: Mon, 18 Aug 2014 13:27:41 -0500 Subject: Searching in Libraries In-Reply-To: <368C651461AEDA4C9052964EB2C25BE15B00F314@UCMAILA6.ad.uc.edu> Message-ID: Dear Lisa and Web4Libbers: This is a great question, and I do not think it has one right answer. I believe we can agree on some basic points though, that the search utilities need to behave as similarly as possible (although some just cannot based on the type of data) with as seamless an experience as possible. Beyond that, the answer is going to vary based on the mission of the library and why/how the users use the library. The biggest differentiation might be between public library users and academic library users. Public library users may get frustrated and/or confused getting everything back in a single search. Academic library users, however, are more likely to want to most relevant and newest content available, which is often going to come from multiple database searches. The best option is to make all those options easy to find and as obvious as possible. Whether that is using a single search with perhaps a bento box results page, or presenting multiple search tabs with clear labels, is likely up to those additional factors of library purpose, user intent, and even additional aspects such as collection scope. I personally would love to see a great implementation of a single search interface that doesn't negatively the user experience (speed, relevancy, functionality, etc); but if a user is asking very specifically for the latest James Patterson book and gets slammed with an encyclopedia-thick response, the single search interface might not be the best solution. I would also rather not leave the user up to the vendor's (interface) discretion. For what it's worth, my opinion is that a single search isn't "dumbing it down" so much as it is making the content much easier for more users to find. Using the library shouldn't require a master's degree. The best approach we can take is to fully understand the user needs and implement/develop the tools necessary to achieve those needs more successfully (and referring to the article, I would love to see search engines, especially library searches, better provide the different search/browse methods). I look forward to seeing other responses to this inquiry. In peace, Amy M. Drayer, MLIS Senior IT Specialist, Web Developer amostrom at gmail.com http://www.puzumaki.com On Mon, Aug 18, 2014 at 1:03 PM, Haitz, Lisa (haitzlm) < haitzlm at ucmail.uc.edu> wrote: > At our library, we're discussing search. We have web site searches, > Summon search, our Catalog search, etc...not to mention our 700+ databases. > > Our patrons, and even some library staff, cant understand why there is > more than one box for search. > > On the other hand, we have some staff that think these searches should be > distinctly different. They feel that our interface should not be > dumbed-down and users should have to learn to search natively. > > This article had me thinking about search in libraries, and how some of > these reccomendations can easily apply to us: > > http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2014/08/18/the-current-state-of-e-commerce-search/ > > What philosophy have you embraced at your institution, and what tools did > you use to arrive at your philosophy? > > Thanks! > Lisa Haitz > Web Developer > Univ of Cincinnati Libraries > ============================ > > To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib > > Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ > > 2014-08-18 > ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2014-08-18 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From JTidal at CITYTECH.CUNY.EDU Mon Aug 18 14:30:26 2014 From: JTidal at CITYTECH.CUNY.EDU (Junior Tidal) Date: Mon, 18 Aug 2014 14:30:26 -0400 Subject: Searching in Libraries In-Reply-To: <368C651461AEDA4C9052964EB2C25BE15B00F314@UCMAILA6.ad.uc.edu> Message-ID: I think gathering user input, like a usability test, to solve this would help determine if the interfaces should be changed. Our current website has a catalog search and a site search on the same page, and I've noticed that the site search has been used for catalog searches. Unfortunately, this won't display any library materials that students are seeking. It's made me think that having multiple search boxes is probably not the most ideal interface. I think that the University of Oregon has a great approach, where they use a drop down menu is used to select the appropriate search tool. http://library.uoregon.edu/ This is something we'll probably emulate in our next redesign. I was also thinking that a drop down menu is much more friendly for mobile touch devices than tabs? Best, Junior 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 >>> "Haitz, Lisa (haitzlm)" 8/18/2014 2:03 PM >>> At our library, we're discussing search. We have web site searches, Summon search, our Catalog search, etc...not to mention our 700+ databases. Our patrons, and even some library staff, cant understand why there is more than one box for search. On the other hand, we have some staff that think these searches should be distinctly different. They feel that our interface should not be dumbed-down and users should have to learn to search natively. This article had me thinking about search in libraries, and how some of these reccomendations can easily apply to us: http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2014/08/18/the-current-state-of-e-commerce-search/ What philosophy have you embraced at your institution, and what tools did you use to arrive at your philosophy? Thanks! Lisa Haitz Web Developer Univ of Cincinnati Libraries ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2014-08-18 ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2014-08-18 From morville at SEMANTICSTUDIOS.COM Mon Aug 18 14:34:57 2014 From: morville at SEMANTICSTUDIOS.COM (Peter Morville) Date: Mon, 18 Aug 2014 14:34:57 -0400 Subject: Searching in Libraries In-Reply-To: Message-ID: I'm an advocate of a single search box for libraries. There are some slides on that topic in this deck... http://www.slideshare.net/morville/inspiration-architecture-oregon-virtual-reference-summit-2014 Peter Morville President, Semantic Studios Author, Intertwingled, http://www.amazon.com/dp/0692225587 On Aug 18, 2014, at 2:27 PM, Amy Drayer wrote: > Dear Lisa and Web4Libbers: > > This is a great question, and I do not think it has one right answer. I believe we can agree on some basic points though, that the search utilities need to behave as similarly as possible (although some just cannot based on the type of data) with as seamless an experience as possible. > > Beyond that, the answer is going to vary based on the mission of the library and why/how the users use the library. The biggest differentiation might be between public library users and academic library users. Public library users may get frustrated and/or confused getting everything back in a single search. Academic library users, however, are more likely to want to most relevant and newest content available, which is often going to come from multiple database searches. > > The best option is to make all those options easy to find and as obvious as possible. Whether that is using a single search with perhaps a bento box results page, or presenting multiple search tabs with clear labels, is likely up to those additional factors of library purpose, user intent, and even additional aspects such as collection scope. > > I personally would love to see a great implementation of a single search interface that doesn't negatively the user experience (speed, relevancy, functionality, etc); but if a user is asking very specifically for the latest James Patterson book and gets slammed with an encyclopedia-thick response, the single search interface might not be the best solution. I would also rather not leave the user up to the vendor's (interface) discretion. For what it's worth, my opinion is that a single search isn't "dumbing it down" so much as it is making the content much easier for more users to find. Using the library shouldn't require a master's degree. > > The best approach we can take is to fully understand the user needs and implement/develop the tools necessary to achieve those needs more successfully (and referring to the article, I would love to see search engines, especially library searches, better provide the different search/browse methods). > > I look forward to seeing other responses to this inquiry. > > In peace, > > Amy M. Drayer, MLIS > Senior IT Specialist, Web Developer > amostrom at gmail.com > http://www.puzumaki.com > > > On Mon, Aug 18, 2014 at 1:03 PM, Haitz, Lisa (haitzlm) wrote: > At our library, we're discussing search. We have web site searches, Summon search, our Catalog search, etc...not to mention our 700+ databases. > > Our patrons, and even some library staff, cant understand why there is more than one box for search. > > On the other hand, we have some staff that think these searches should be distinctly different. They feel that our interface should not be dumbed-down and users should have to learn to search natively. > > This article had me thinking about search in libraries, and how some of these reccomendations can easily apply to us: > http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2014/08/18/the-current-state-of-e-commerce-search/ > > What philosophy have you embraced at your institution, and what tools did you use to arrive at your philosophy? > > Thanks! > Lisa Haitz > Web Developer > Univ of Cincinnati Libraries > ============================ > To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib > > Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ > > 2014-08-18 > > > ============================ > To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib > > Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ > > 2014-08-18 > ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2014-08-18 From GilsonT at COFC.EDU Mon Aug 18 15:49:55 2014 From: GilsonT at COFC.EDU (Gilson, Thomas V) Date: Mon, 18 Aug 2014 19:49:55 +0000 Subject: Reminder: Charleston Seminars: Introduction to Data Curation Message-ID: Charleston Seminars: Introduction to Data Curation Join us for the inaugural event of the Charleston Seminar series taught by faculty from UNC Chapel Hill School of Information & Library Science. Register now at http://bit.ly/chs14data. When: Monday, November 3 (9:00 am - 4:00 pm) and Tuesday, November 4 (9:00 am - 12:00 pm) Where: Francis Marion Hotel (387 King Street, Charleston, SC 29403) Abstract: Libraries and archives are increasingly responsible for curation of digital data. This includes not only acquiring and managing data but curation within the context of libraries and archives. It will be an interactive event, include a combination of lecture, discussion and also engagement with data creators and facilitating new forms of research through data use. This workshop will provide participants with an introduction to the primary opportunities, challenges, principles and strategies for addressing data practical exercises. There are two registration options: Certificate Program, and Non-Certificate Program. Participants who wish to engage in a specific project of interest can work with an instructor to do so. These participants will receive a certificate of accomplishment from the School of Information and Library Science UNC-Chapel Hill and the Charleston Conference following the completion of their project work and approval from the supervising faculty. Instructors: Jonathan Crabtree - Assistant Director for Archives and Information Technology, Odum Institute for Research in Social Science, UNC Chapel Hill Christopher (Cal) Lee - Associate Professor, School of Information and Library Science, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill For more information, visit http://www.katina.info/conference/conference-info/events/data-curation/ or contact Leah Hinds at leah at katina.info. Please excuse the cross-posting Tom Gilson Associate Editor, Against the Grain Head of Reference, Emeritus Addlestone Library College of Charleston Charleston, SC 29401 ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2014-08-18 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jtonyan at UCCS.EDU Mon Aug 18 16:18:01 2014 From: jtonyan at UCCS.EDU (Joel Tonyan) Date: Mon, 18 Aug 2014 20:18:01 +0000 Subject: Examples of Systems Departments' Mission and Vision Statements? Message-ID: Hi, I recently became the systems librarian for the University of Colorado Colorado Springs. The library recently created a web services department, and we've been tasked with crafting mission and vision statements. I'm looking for examples from other systems departments. Would anyone care to share theirs? Thanks! Joel Tonyan Systems Librarian Kraemer Family Library University of Colorado Colorado Springs 1420 Austin Bluffs Pkwy Colorado Springs, CO 80918 719-255-5189 [25px-Facebook-icon][cid:image002.png at 01CFBAEF.37B850D0] ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2014-08-18 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From haitzlm at UCMAIL.UC.EDU Mon Aug 18 16:29:09 2014 From: haitzlm at UCMAIL.UC.EDU (Haitz, Lisa (haitzlm)) Date: Mon, 18 Aug 2014 20:29:09 +0000 Subject: Examples of Systems Departments' Mission and Vision Statements? In-Reply-To: <18FD01BC31DA2F4B830C4EF601F4A4B2086529@UCCS-EX4.uccs.edu> Message-ID: I'd love to see these too, as we are re-arranging as well. I'd also add to this request- does the web services model seem to work for you? What would you consider a minimal staffing level for web services at an academic library- I know it will vary based on students etc.... We're about 42,000 enrolled. I am the web services department right now (although we just added 2 developers for our upcoming digital repository). Lisa Haitz University of Cincinnati On August 18, 2014, at 4:18PM, Joel Tonyan wrote: Hi, I recently became the systems librarian for the University of Colorado Colorado Springs. The library recently created a web services department, and we?ve been tasked with crafting mission and vision statements. I?m looking for examples from other systems departments. Would anyone care to share theirs? Thanks! Joel Tonyan Systems Librarian Kraemer Family Library University of Colorado Colorado Springs 1420 Austin Bluffs Pkwy Colorado Springs, CO 80918 719-255-5189 [25px-Facebook-icon][cid:image002.png at 01CFBAEF.37B850D0] ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2014-08-18 ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2014-08-18 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mviana at PUCRS.BR Mon Aug 18 16:46:42 2014 From: mviana at PUCRS.BR (Michelangelo M M Viana) Date: Mon, 18 Aug 2014 20:46:42 +0000 Subject: RES: [WEB4LIB] Searching in Libraries In-Reply-To: Message-ID: Hi Amy, Here at PUCRS (Brazil) we are about to adopt a single search box for our entire local and on-line collections, physical and electronic, using PRIMO discovery (Ex Libris). We are harvesting records from our ILS (Aleph500: mixed), from our SFX records (e-books and e-journals), from our Metalib records (databases entries) and from Primo Central Index (global index). We will also allow metasearch (for remote federated search) through same search box. In the future the repository records (DSpace) too. Now users will can really use a single search box to find books, articles, magazines and databases. Besides that, we will adopt for Primo the same user interface customized by Northeastern University: http://onesearch.northeastern.edu which uses responsive design: - only one interface for all devices (desktop, tablets and smartphones), because we also agree that using the library search tool shouldn't require ?install? several and different versions of same system (desktop version, mobile version, APP for IOS, Android?). Regards, Michelangelo Michelangelo Mazzardo Marques Viana | Support and Development Coordinator of Libraries Systems. Librarian CRB-10/1306 Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul - PUCRS Ir. Jose Otao Central Library | Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil +55(51) 3353.4371| mviana at pucrs.br | http://www.pucrs.br/biblioteca ____________________________________________________________________ Find us on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/bibliotecapucrs Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bibliotecapucrs Know our spaces on Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/bibliotecapucrs De: Web technologies in libraries [mailto:WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU] Em nome de Amy Drayer Enviada em: segunda-feira, 18 de agosto de 2014 15:28 Para: WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU Assunto: Re: [WEB4LIB] Searching in Libraries Dear Lisa and Web4Libbers: This is a great question, and I do not think it has one right answer. I believe we can agree on some basic points though, that the search utilities need to behave as similarly as possible (although some just cannot based on the type of data) with as seamless an experience as possible. Beyond that, the answer is going to vary based on the mission of the library and why/how the users use the library. The biggest differentiation might be between public library users and academic library users. Public library users may get frustrated and/or confused getting everything back in a single search. Academic library users, however, are more likely to want to most relevant and newest content available, which is often going to come from multiple database searches. The best option is to make all those options easy to find and as obvious as possible. Whether that is using a single search with perhaps a bento box results page, or presenting multiple search tabs with clear labels, is likely up to those additional factors of library purpose, user intent, and even additional aspects such as collection scope. I personally would love to see a great implementation of a single search interface that doesn't negatively the user experience (speed, relevancy, functionality, etc); but if a user is asking very specifically for the latest James Patterson book and gets slammed with an encyclopedia-thick response, the single search interface might not be the best solution. I would also rather not leave the user up to the vendor's (interface) discretion. For what it's worth, my opinion is that a single search isn't "dumbing it down" so much as it is making the content much easier for more users to find. Using the library shouldn't require a master's degree. The best approach we can take is to fully understand the user needs and implement/develop the tools necessary to achieve those needs more successfully (and referring to the article, I would love to see search engines, especially library searches, better provide the different search/browse methods). I look forward to seeing other responses to this inquiry. In peace, Amy M. Drayer, MLIS Senior IT Specialist, Web Developer amostrom at gmail.com http://www.puzumaki.com On Mon, Aug 18, 2014 at 1:03 PM, Haitz, Lisa (haitzlm) > wrote: At our library, we're discussing search. We have web site searches, Summon search, our Catalog search, etc...not to mention our 700+ databases. Our patrons, and even some library staff, cant understand why there is more than one box for search. On the other hand, we have some staff that think these searches should be distinctly different. They feel that our interface should not be dumbed-down and users should have to learn to search natively. This article had me thinking about search in libraries, and how some of these reccomendations can easily apply to us: http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2014/08/18/the-current-state-of-e-commerce-search/ What philosophy have you embraced at your institution, and what tools did you use to arrive at your philosophy? Thanks! Lisa Haitz Web Developer Univ of Cincinnati Libraries ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2014-08-18 ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2014-08-18 ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2014-08-18 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From alan.cockerill at JCU.EDU.AU Mon Aug 18 17:00:44 2014 From: alan.cockerill at JCU.EDU.AU (Cockerill, Alan) Date: Mon, 18 Aug 2014 21:00:44 +0000 Subject: Examples of Systems Departments' Mission and Vision Statements? In-Reply-To: <18FD01BC31DA2F4B830C4EF601F4A4B2086529@UCCS-EX4.uccs.edu> Message-ID: My first thought is 'Does your library have mission and vision statements?' Because if yours doesn't echo/reinforce those you may have issues down the line. Likewise if your library's doesn't echo/reinforce that of the university. Alan Cockerill Library Technologies Coordinator James Cook University PO Box 6811 CAIRNS QLD 4870 Phone:+61 7 4232 1737 Fax: +61 7 4232 1516 Email: Alan.Cockerill at jcu.edu.au Skype: alan.cockerill.jcu Web: http://www-public.jcu.edu.au/libcomp/library/contacts/staff/JCUPRD_017401 Blog: http://jculibrarytechnology.blogspot.com/ Tweet: http://twitter.com/cockerilla CRICOS Provider Code: 00117J (QLD) From: Web technologies in libraries [mailto:WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Joel Tonyan Sent: Tuesday, 19 August 2014 6:18 AM To: WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: [WEB4LIB] Examples of Systems Departments' Mission and Vision Statements? Hi, I recently became the systems librarian for the University of Colorado Colorado Springs. The library recently created a web services department, and we've been tasked with crafting mission and vision statements. I'm looking for examples from other systems departments. Would anyone care to share theirs? Thanks! Joel Tonyan Systems Librarian Kraemer Family Library University of Colorado Colorado Springs 1420 Austin Bluffs Pkwy Colorado Springs, CO 80918 719-255-5189 [25px-Facebook-icon][cid:image002.png at 01CFBAEF.37B850D0] ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2014-08-18 ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2014-08-18 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From listuser at CHILLCO.COM Mon Aug 18 20:37:15 2014 From: listuser at CHILLCO.COM (Cary Gordon) Date: Mon, 18 Aug 2014 17:37:15 -0700 Subject: RES: [WEB4LIB] Searching in Libraries In-Reply-To: <43890997BF798C49BC34C56289A215424BE12B6B@sioux.pucrsnet.br> Message-ID: This is one of those eternal discussions. On one hand resource-specific searching, and some training on how to do it trumps simpler searches in returning relevant results. On the other hand, Google. Most of the tools to search everything involve search engines like Solr. Done right, the result can be a great balance of single window searching, faceted results, and deeper search tools. The only downside is that it takes resources, infrastructure and time to do it. Cary On Mon, Aug 18, 2014 at 1:46 PM, Michelangelo M M Viana wrote: > Hi Amy, > > > > Here at PUCRS (Brazil) we are about to adopt a single search box for our > entire local and on-line collections, physical and electronic, using PRIMO > discovery (Ex Libris). > > We are harvesting records from our ILS (Aleph500: mixed), from our SFX > records (e-books and e-journals), from our Metalib records (databases > entries) and from Primo Central Index (global index). We will also allow > metasearch (for remote federated search) through same search box. In the > future the repository records (DSpace) too. > > Now users will can really use a single search box to find books, articles, > magazines and databases. > > Besides that, we will adopt for Primo the same user interface customized > by Northeastern University: http://onesearch.northeastern.edu which uses > responsive design: > > - only one interface for all devices (desktop, tablets and smartphones), > because we also agree that using the library search tool shouldn't require > ?install? several and different versions of same system (desktop version, > mobile version, APP for IOS, Android?). > > > > Regards, > > Michelangelo > > > > *Michelangelo Mazzardo Marques Viana* | Support and Development > > *Coordinator of Libraries Systems*. Librarian CRB-10/1306 > > Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul - PUCRS > > Ir. Jose Otao Central Library | Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil > > +55(51) 3353.4371| mviana at pucrs.br | http://www.pucrs.br/biblioteca > > ____________________________________________________________________ > > Find us on *Facebook*: http://www.facebook.com/bibliotecapucrs > > Follow us on *Twitter*: https://twitter.com/bibliotecapucrs > > Know our spaces on *Flickr*: http://www.flickr.com/bibliotecapucrs > > > > *De:* Web technologies in libraries [mailto:WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU] *Em > nome de *Amy Drayer > *Enviada em:* segunda-feira, 18 de agosto de 2014 15:28 > *Para:* WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU > *Assunto:* Re: [WEB4LIB] Searching in Libraries > > > > Dear Lisa and Web4Libbers: > > This is a great question, and I do not think it has one right answer. I > believe we can agree on some basic points though, that the search utilities > need to behave as similarly as possible (although some just cannot based on > the type of data) with as seamless an experience as possible. > > Beyond that, the answer is going to vary based on the mission of the > library and why/how the users use the library. The biggest differentiation > might be between public library users and academic library users. Public > library users may get frustrated and/or confused getting everything back in > a single search. Academic library users, however, are more likely to want > to most relevant and newest content available, which is often going to come > from multiple database searches. > > The best option is to make all those options easy to find and as obvious > as possible. Whether that is using a single search with perhaps a bento > box results page, or presenting multiple search tabs with clear labels, is > likely up to those additional factors of library purpose, user intent, and > even additional aspects such as collection scope. > > I personally would love to see a great implementation of a single search > interface that doesn't negatively the user experience (speed, relevancy, > functionality, etc); but if a user is asking very specifically for the > latest James Patterson book and gets slammed with an encyclopedia-thick > response, the single search interface might not be the best solution. I > would also rather not leave the user up to the vendor's (interface) > discretion. For what it's worth, my opinion is that a single search isn't > "dumbing it down" so much as it is making the content much easier for more > users to find. Using the library shouldn't require a master's degree. > > The best approach we can take is to fully understand the user needs and > implement/develop the tools necessary to achieve those needs more > successfully (and referring to the article, I would love to see search > engines, especially library searches, better provide the different > search/browse methods). > > I look forward to seeing other responses to this inquiry. > > > In peace, > > Amy M. Drayer, MLIS > Senior IT Specialist, Web Developer > amostrom at gmail.com > http://www.puzumaki.com > > > > On Mon, Aug 18, 2014 at 1:03 PM, Haitz, Lisa (haitzlm) < > haitzlm at ucmail.uc.edu> wrote: > > At our library, we're discussing search. We have web site searches, Summon > search, our Catalog search, etc...not to mention our 700+ databases. > > Our patrons, and even some library staff, cant understand why there is > more than one box for search. > > On the other hand, we have some staff that think these searches should be > distinctly different. They feel that our interface should not be > dumbed-down and users should have to learn to search natively. > > This article had me thinking about search in libraries, and how some of > these reccomendations can easily apply to us: > > http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2014/08/18/the-current-state-of-e-commerce-search/ > > What philosophy have you embraced at your institution, and what tools did > you use to arrive at your philosophy? > > Thanks! > Lisa Haitz > Web Developer > Univ of Cincinnati Libraries > > ============================ > > To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib > > Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ > > 2014-08-18 > > > > ============================ > > To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib > > Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ > > 2014-08-18 > ============================ > > To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib > > Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ > > 2014-08-18 > -- Cary Gordon The Cherry Hill Company http://chillco.com ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2014-08-18 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Caitlin -- Caitlin Nelson LibraryHost, LLC Founder / Librarian 352-363-1542 caitlin at libraryhost.com www.libraryhost.com Date: Fri, 7 Mar 2014 10:43:44 -0500 > From: Ken Varnum > Subject: Re: Omeka - - to host or not to host? > > Our library (University of Michigan) manages its own web server > infrastructure, which we use to host Omeka alongside Drupal: > http://www.lib.umich.edu/online-exhibits > > It's not particularly burdensome, given that we're already maintaining the > infrastructure for Drupal. > > > > -- > 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 > > > On Thu, Mar 6, 2014 at 4:13 PM, Eric Loehr wrote: > > > Hi all, > > > > > > We've been using a hosted instance of Omeka for exhibits on Dreamhost.com > > for a few years, but are planning to ramp up its use and we're > considering > > the possibility of hosting it on a server here at Smith or possibly > > shifting to a more flexible hosted version (as a non-profit, Dreamhost is > > giving us server space for free for Omeka, so we really can't complain - > - > > but it's a shared server and we don't have root access/complete control > - - > > which has been a slight problem for us with user permissions.) > > > > What are other liberal arts schools doing for Omeka hosting, and how has > > it worked out for you? > > > > > > Thanks for any info you can provide - - > > > > Eric > > > > > > > > -- > > Eric Loehr > > Library Systems Manager > > Smith College Libraries > > eloehr at smith.edu > > (413) 585-2969 > > > > ============================ > > > > To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib > > > > Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ > > > > 2014-03-06 > > > > ============================ > > To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib > > Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ > > 2014-03-07 > ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2014-08-19 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Actually, I might look into seeing if I can get a barebones install up this evening to see if there are any noticeable 'gotchas' with the installation process. - Andrew Stevens On 08/19/2014 02:33 PM, Lee, Jonathon wrote: > > Hi, > > We have some money to hire a person skilled in Linux to help install > Guide on the Side (http://code.library.arizona.edu/) at our library. > > If anyone has had success with this and can recommend someone in the > Los Angeles area, please contact me directly. > > Thanks! > > Jonathon Lee, Library Division Chairperson > > Los Angeles Harbor College Library > > leeja at lahc.edu > > (310) 233-4475 > > ============================ > > To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib > > Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ > > 2014-08-19 > ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2014-08-19 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Best wishes, Jackie Radebaugh -- ---- Associate Professor of Library Science Electronic Resources and Systems Librarian Simon Schwob Memorial Library Columbus State University Columbus, GA Phone: 706-507-8693 E-Mail: radebaugh_jacqueline at columbusstate.edu ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2014-08-20 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From cblatchley at CCPA.NET Wed Aug 20 10:08:34 2014 From: cblatchley at CCPA.NET (Blatchley, Carolyn) Date: Wed, 20 Aug 2014 14:08:34 +0000 Subject: Timer and Alert Software for Library's Computers In-Reply-To: Message-ID: Jackie, We have had a great experience at Cumberland County Library System (PA) with Smart Access Manager from Comprise, while our neighboring library system just moved to Envisionware, and it also seems to do well. In addition to automatically shutting down computers 10 minutes prior to closing the library, we have sign-up kiosks, printer management and payment, timed sessions, managed filtering, and the ability to control computers from a staff workstation (for instance, extending a patron?s time at the workstation, sending warning messages to people we are considering throwing off the computer for disruptive behavior and/or an ability to shut the computer down remotely.) You can use as many or as few of the features as you like. If you want to include scheduling and management software to interface with your patron database, you?ll want to talk to your ILS vendor. You will likely need SIP, SIP2 or NCIP capabilities. Carolyn Blatchley Training Services Coordinator Cumberland County Library System 1601 Ritner Highway, Suite 100 Carlisle, PA 17013-9304 717.240.5379 | cblatchley at ccpa.net cumberlandcountylibraries.org From: Web technologies in libraries [mailto:WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Jacqueline Radebaugh Sent: Wednesday, August 20, 2014 9:35 AM To: WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: [WEB4LIB] Timer and Alert Software for Library's Computers Good Morning! We are having problems with getting people off of the library's computers at closing time. We would like to install some kind of timer that will shut the computers off at closing time. We would also like to install alert software that will warn students when the computers are about to shut down. Do you have any suggestions of software that we can use? Thank you very much in advance for your help. Best wishes, Jackie Radebaugh -- ---- Associate Professor of Library Science Electronic Resources and Systems Librarian Simon Schwob Memorial Library Columbus State University Columbus, GA Phone: 706-507-8693 E-Mail: radebaugh_jacqueline at columbusstate.edu ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2014-08-20 The information in this message may be privileged and confidential and protected from disclosure. If the reader of this message is neither the intended recipient, nor an employee or agent responsible for delivering this message to the intended recipient, then you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, unauthorized use, or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by replying to this message and deleting it from your computer. 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On Wed, Aug 20, 2014 at 10:08 AM, Blatchley, Carolyn wrote: > Jackie, > > > > We have had a great experience at Cumberland County Library System (PA) > with Smart Access Manager from Comprise > , while our neighboring > library system just moved to Envisionware, and it also seems to do well. > > > > In addition to automatically shutting down computers 10 minutes prior to > closing the library, we have sign-up kiosks, printer management and > payment, timed sessions, managed filtering, and the ability to control > computers from a staff workstation (for instance, extending a patron?s time > at the workstation, sending warning messages to people we are considering > throwing off the computer for disruptive behavior and/or an ability to shut > the computer down remotely.) You can use as many or as few of the features > as you like. > > > > If you want to include scheduling and management software to interface > with your patron database, you?ll want to talk to your ILS vendor. You will > likely need SIP, SIP2 or NCIP capabilities. > > > > Carolyn Blatchley > > Training Services Coordinator > > Cumberland County Library System > > 1601 Ritner Highway, Suite 100 > > Carlisle, PA 17013-9304 > > 717.240.5379 | cblatchley at ccpa.net > > cumberlandcountylibraries.org > > > > *From:* Web technologies in libraries [mailto:WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU] *On > Behalf Of *Jacqueline Radebaugh > *Sent:* Wednesday, August 20, 2014 9:35 AM > *To:* WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU > *Subject:* [WEB4LIB] Timer and Alert Software for Library's Computers > > > > Good Morning! > > > > We are having problems with getting people off of the library's computers > at closing time. > > > > We would like to install some kind of timer that will shut the computers > off at closing time. We would also like to install alert software that > will warn students when the computers are about to shut down. > > > > Do you have any suggestions of software that we can use? > > > > > > Thank you very much in advance for your help. > > > > Best wishes, > > > > Jackie Radebaugh > > > > -- > ---- > Associate Professor of Library Science > Electronic Resources and Systems Librarian > Simon Schwob Memorial Library > Columbus State University > Columbus, GA > > Phone: 706-507-8693 > E-Mail: radebaugh_jacqueline at columbusstate.edu > > ============================ > > To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib > > Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ > > 2014-08-20 > > The information in this message may be privileged and confidential and > protected from disclosure. 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URL: From rallen at NOBLENET.ORG Wed Aug 20 10:30:59 2014 From: rallen at NOBLENET.ORG (Rich Allen) Date: Wed, 20 Aug 2014 10:30:59 -0400 Subject: Timer and Alert Software for Library's Computers In-Reply-To: Message-ID: Hi Jacqueline We have been using PC Reservation from Envisionware for several years and works very well Each day you can set the opening and closing times as well as designate areas(Reference, 2nd floor) You can send different warning messages (Computers shutting down in 5 mins), you're talking too loud, etc.) from staff computers including shutting down a computer or two. The system will work off your ILS system patron module so you can block patrons with overdues or other violations from using the computers. There are consortium and education pricing, but you will have to check with Envisionware. There is also the print management system called LPT1 you might interested in. We have had itfor a year and has eliminated print queues, wasted paper, etc. Installed coin box on printer. If you need more info, please let me know Cheers > Good Morning! > > We are having problems with getting people off of the library's computers > at closing time. > > We would like to install some kind of timer that will shut the computers > off at closing time. We would also like to install alert software that > will warn students when the computers are about to shut down. > > Do you have any suggestions of software that we can use? > > > Thank you very much in advance for your help. > > Best wishes, > > Jackie Radebaugh > > -- > ---- > Associate Professor of Library Science > Electronic Resources and Systems Librarian > Simon Schwob Memorial Library > Columbus State University > Columbus, GA > > Phone: 706-507-8693 > E-Mail: radebaugh_jacqueline at columbusstate.edu > > ============================ > > To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib > > Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ > > 2014-08-20 > Rich Allen Technical Services Librarian Winthrop Public Library 2 Metcalf Square Winthrop Massachusetts 02152 rallen at noblenet.org North of Boston Library Exchange ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2014-08-20 From mviana at PUCRS.BR Wed Aug 20 10:39:14 2014 From: mviana at PUCRS.BR (Michelangelo M M Viana) Date: Wed, 20 Aug 2014 14:39:14 +0000 Subject: RES: [WEB4LIB] Timer and Alert Software for Library's Computers In-Reply-To: Message-ID: Hi Jacqueline, Take a look at Smart Access Manager (SAM), from Comprise company: http://www.comprisetechnologies.com/?page_id=28 It uses SIP2 protocol (from ILS) to users login and session timeout, library closing time warning etc. It?s a comprehensive solution, quite expensive (price varies according number of PCs), but maybe an option for you. Regards, Michelangelo Michelangelo Mazzardo Marques Viana | Support and Development Coordinator of Libraries Systems. Librarian CRB-10/1306 Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul - PUCRS Ir. Jose Otao Central Library | Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil +55(51) 3353.4371| mviana at pucrs.br | http://www.pucrs.br/biblioteca ____________________________________________________________________ Find us on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/bibliotecapucrs Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/bibliotecapucrs Know our spaces on Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/bibliotecapucrs De: Web technologies in libraries [mailto:WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU] Em nome de Jacqueline Radebaugh Enviada em: quarta-feira, 20 de agosto de 2014 10:35 Para: WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU Assunto: [WEB4LIB] Timer and Alert Software for Library's Computers Good Morning! We are having problems with getting people off of the library's computers at closing time. We would like to install some kind of timer that will shut the computers off at closing time. We would also like to install alert software that will warn students when the computers are about to shut down. Do you have any suggestions of software that we can use? Thank you very much in advance for your help. Best wishes, Jackie Radebaugh -- ---- Associate Professor of Library Science Electronic Resources and Systems Librarian Simon Schwob Memorial Library Columbus State University Columbus, GA Phone: 706-507-8693 E-Mail: radebaugh_jacqueline at columbusstate.edu ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2014-08-20 ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2014-08-20 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From awaller at MYMCPL.ORG Wed Aug 20 11:09:47 2014 From: awaller at MYMCPL.ORG (Aaron Waller) Date: Wed, 20 Aug 2014 11:09:47 -0400 Subject: Timer and Alert Software for Library's Computers Message-ID: Jackie, we use Envisionware as well, and it works very well for session management. But this would also assume that you need to track sessions and exert absolute control over access to the computer. Plus Envisionware is expensive and somewhat complex. If all you need is a popup reminder and a shutdown task, I would simply use windows task scheduler or equivalent. Two simple tasks should get the job done. First - The Popup: http://www.dummies.com/how-to/content/create-a-task-to-display-a-popup-message-in-window.html Then a shutdown task: http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/95316-task-scheduler-create-shut-down-pc-automatically-task.html Depending on how many computers you have, as well as how "locked down" they are, you may also want to explore different ways of deploying this(Group policy, scripts etc.). There are actually several different ways to accomplish the same thing. Just be you take measures to make sure someone can't change or remove the tasks (if they can... they will...). I hope this helps, Aaron Waller Web Developer awaller at mymcpl.org Mid Continent Public Library - www.mymcpl.org ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2014-08-20 From rcromi at STARKLIBRARY.ORG Wed Aug 20 12:36:53 2014 From: rcromi at STARKLIBRARY.ORG (Rick Cromi) Date: Wed, 20 Aug 2014 16:36:53 +0000 Subject: Timer and Alert Software for Library's Computers In-Reply-To: Message-ID: Are these Windows boxes? You could use Group Policy to set up a Scheduled Task that shuts the machines down when you want each day. I think you can also configure when the notifications display as well. Rick Cromi System Administrator Stark County District Library rcromi at starklibrary.org From: Jacqueline Radebaugh [mailto:radebaugh_jacqueline at COLUMBUSSTATE.EDU] Sent: Wednesday, August 20, 2014 9:39 AM To: WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: [WEB4LIB] Timer and Alert Software for Library's Computers Good Morning! We are having problems with getting people off of the library's computers at closing time. We would like to install some kind of timer that will shut the computers off at closing time. We would also like to install alert software that will warn students when the computers are about to shut down. Do you have any suggestions of software that we can use? Thank you very much in advance for your help. Best wishes, Jackie Radebaugh -- ---- Associate Professor of Library Science Electronic Resources and Systems Librarian Simon Schwob Memorial Library Columbus State University Columbus, GA Phone: 706-507-8693 E-Mail: radebaugh_jacqueline at columbusstate.edu ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2014-08-20 ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2014-08-20 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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This position participates in needs assessment to provide user-centered solutions that reflect a thorough understanding of the University community?s library and research needs. *Responsibilities:* Build, modify, test, debug, manage, and troubleshoot homegrown and open source web applications, including applications to automate library workflows and modules to extend Drupal?s functionality. Participate in needs assessments and usability testing with library users in order to identify opportunities for application development and improvement. Develop end-user and technical documentation and training for newly created web applications. Gather data about application use. Plan and manage projects of various sizes. Research emerging web technologies and practices for potential use. Collaborate with other members of the campus IT & web community. For more information about this position see http://cooklibrary.towson.edu/employment-opportunities . *Requirements: *Bachelor's degree in information technology, information science, computer science or related area and one year of experience in web application development. Demonstrated skill developing applications and websites using PHP, SQL, HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. Experience working with open source applications, such as Drupal. Ability to learn and use new web technologies and concepts. Knowledge of methods for gathering user needs and designing interfaces for a variety of platforms, including mobile devices. Ability and desire to participate in all aspects of the application development lifecycle, including needs assessment, prototyping, coding, testing, and documenting. Excellent analytical and communication skills. Outstanding teamwork skills. Ability to effectively prioritize and execute tasks. Self-motivated, self-directed, and detail-oriented. Additional related experience and formal education in which one has gained the knowledge, skills, and abilities required for full performance of the work of the job class may be substituted for the education or experience requirement on a year-for-year basis with 30 college credits being equivalent to one year of experience. A Criminal Background Investigation is required for the hired candidate and the results may impact employment. *Salary:* Competitive salary and full university benefits that include excellent health, life insurance, and retirement plans; tuition remission; and 22 days of annual leave, 14 holidays, personal and sick days. The position is contingent on funds being available at the time of hire. *To Apply:* Fully complete the online application http://www.towson.edu/adminfinance/hr/employment/ and *upload one document containing a cover letter and resume*. 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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 Jacqueline Radebaugh [radebaugh_jacqueline at COLUMBUSSTATE.EDU] Sent: Wednesday, August 20, 2014 9:34 AM To: WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU Subject: [WEB4LIB] Timer and Alert Software for Library's Computers Good Morning! We are having problems with getting people off of the library's computers at closing time. We would like to install some kind of timer that will shut the computers off at closing time. We would also like to install alert software that will warn students when the computers are about to shut down. Do you have any suggestions of software that we can use? Thank you very much in advance for your help. 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Amigos is currently looking for speakers for our Tuesday, November 18th online conference focusing on the impact of discovery tools on the user experience. Libraries have long been a bridge to connecting their communities to information resources. One of the promises of discovery tools is heightened visibility of library resources and ease of use on the part of the user. Public and academic libraries continue to maintain diverse and specialized collections to meet their user's demands. This conference will look at how the experience of adopting a discovery tool has affected specific libraries, e.g., lessons learned, and will provide insight on where discovery is headed. Has your library implemented a discovery tool? Are you assessing the user's experience with discovery tools? Have you worked through any implementation issues that would be helpful to others? Have you developed an evaluation criteria for selecting a discovery tool? If you can speak on one of these topics or if you have another idea, complete the following form http://www.amigos.org/node/2720 by September 10th. Online events eliminate your travel time by allowing you to present from the comfort of your office. Don't worry if you've never presented online; it's easy and we are happy to help you. If you have any questions about the conference topic or presenting at an online conference, please contact Arta Kabashi at kabashi at amigos.org or 800-843-8482, ext.2857. ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2014-08-20 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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To see the library panels for this year (and to vote!) please follow this link! http://bit.ly/1kRrk10 Not sure what this is all about? If you want to know more about #sxswLAM, (our core group that help organize and propel this juggernaut) please see these slides from our presentation at the 2014 ALA conference (and we?ll be at several more over the coming months): http://www.slideshare.net/CarsonBlockConsultingInc/sxsw-alapresentation And finally ? if you have an interest in getting involved, please get in touch with me directly. The group is welcoming and warm and full of smart people who are passionate about libraries. If that describes you, what are you waiting for? Thanks! Carson -- *Carson Block Consulting Inc.* *Technology Vision. Technology Power. 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September Metadata Design Instructor: Grace Agnew Easy Patron Surveys Instructor: Jennifer Sweeney Developing a Website Content Strategy Instructor: Rebecca Blakiston Introduction to Readers' Advisory Instructor: Jessica Moyer New Initiatives in Academic Libraries: Tools and Tips Instructor: Marcus Banks Business Writing: Producing Clear, Concise Policies, Procedures and Public Relations Materials Instructor: Ed Rossman Transforming and Querying XML with XSLT and Xquery Instructor: Robert Chavez HTML, CSS, and the DOM Instructor: Jason Bengtson Beginning Programming in Python, Part I Instructor: Tony Castelletto Marketing the Library in the 21st Century Instructor: Debra Lucas-Alfieri October Introduction to Cataloging Instructor: Melissa Adler Introduction to Drupal for Libraries Instructor: Cody Hennesy Introduction to the Semantic Web Instructor: Robert Chavez Bringing Library Services to Mobile Devices Instructor: Scott La Counte Techniques for Student Engagement in Library Instruction Instructor: John Doherty Getting to Know: Romance Instructor: Jessica Moyer Introduction to Client-Side Web Scripting Instructor: Jason Bengtson Beginning Programming in Python, Part II Instructor: Tony Castelletto Introduction to Archives Administration and Management Instructor: Christine D'Arpa While academic programs focus on conceptual understanding of foundations, we focus on the kinds of skills that library schools generally expect librarians to learn on-the-job, but which usually turn out to require additional study. These workshops earn Continuing Education Units, and are intended as professional development activities. Workshops are taught asynchronously, so you can participate as your own schedule allows. 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/ 2014-08-21 From radebaugh_jacqueline at COLUMBUSSTATE.EDU Thu Aug 21 12:47:34 2014 From: radebaugh_jacqueline at COLUMBUSSTATE.EDU (Jacqueline Radebaugh) Date: Thu, 21 Aug 2014 12:47:34 -0400 Subject: Timer and Alert Software for Library's Computers In-Reply-To: <20A272F97B61574795DC34D4A616042CBA8CB116@LRCCD-MBXD1.LRCCD.ad.losrios.edu> Message-ID: Dear Colleagues, Thank you all for your suggestions. I have been passing them on to the university's IT department (it manages the library's computers). With your kind help, I am sure that we can come up with a suitable solution to our problem. Thank you again! Best wishes, Jackie Radebaugh -- ---- Associate Professor of Library Science Electronic Resources and Systems Librarian Simon Schwob Memorial Library Columbus State University Columbus, GA Phone: 706-507-8693 E-Mail: radebaugh_jacqueline at columbusstate.edu On Wed, Aug 20, 2014 at 6:53 PM, Karlsen, Jeffrey wrote: > If you are using DeepFreeze already, you can use it to accomplish this > goal. > > > ------------------------------ > > *From:* Web technologies in libraries [WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU] on behalf > of Jacqueline Radebaugh [radebaugh_jacqueline at COLUMBUSSTATE.EDU] > *Sent:* Wednesday, August 20, 2014 9:34 AM > *To:* WEB4LIB at LISTSERV.ND.EDU > *Subject:* [WEB4LIB] Timer and Alert Software for Library's Computers > > Good Morning! > > > > We are having problems with getting people off of the library's computers > at closing time. > > > > We would like to install some kind of timer that will shut the computers > off at closing time. 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In particular, our interests include the requirements necessary for performing validation and quality checks within tools, and the extent to which established and developing constraint languages remain valuable in our context. *Scope and Motivation: * Over the last fourteen years, the DCMI community has focused much of its efforts on the development of Application Profiles as a means to enable reuse of properties across multiple schemas, as well as constraint languages to express those profiles. Building on the DC-2013 special session Application Profiles as an Alternative to OWL Ontologies , this session will explore the requirements for defining and implementing Application Profiles from the perspective of software developers and other implementers. In particular, our session will focus on the requirements necessary for performing validation and quality checks within tools, and the extent to which established and developing constraint languages, such as Description Set Profiles and Shape Expressions/RDF Data Shapes, remain valuable in our context. *Confirmed Panelists:* - Mark Matienzo (mark at matienzo.org), DPLA, USA (Facilitator) - Kevin Ford, Library of Congress, USA - Thomas Johnson, Oregon State University, USA - Eric Miller, Zepheira, USA - David Wood, 3 Round Stones, USA *Open Questions Guiding the Session:* 1. How can Application Profile-based validation provide meaningful feedback to a user editing a "record" or set of statements? 2. From the perspective of an implementor, what do we mean by "validation," and does this mean different things from the perspective of implementers building user-facing tools or automated systems to perform these checks? 3. How are existing constraint languages valuable to implementers, particularly if the tools we are building cannot interpret or act on them natively? 4. Should we prioritize developing tools that can interpret serialized constraint definitions, or ensuring that our tools and systems can serialize their constraints into one of these languages? *Special Session Sponsors:* - Digital Public Library of America (DPLA) - DCMI Technical Board You can register using the day-rate option to DC-2014 or join us for the full DC-2014 program at http://dcevents.dublincore.org/index.php/IntConf/index/pages/view/registration-2014 . Don't procrastinate, register now! The Conference discount hotel block rate at the AT&T Center ends 12 September. This Special Session and DC-2014 Conference cap the second week of the Austin City Limits Music Festival ( http://www.aclfestival.com/) and hotel rooms will become increasingly scarce as the Conference dates approaches. 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URL: From mstwml at RIT.EDU Fri Aug 22 09:31:11 2014 From: mstwml at RIT.EDU (Marcia Trauernicht) Date: Fri, 22 Aug 2014 13:31:11 +0000 Subject: JOB POSTING: Emerging Technologies Librarian, RIT, Rochester NY Message-ID: https://sjobs.brassring.com/tgwebhost/jobdetails.aspx?jobId=984899 The Emerging Technologies Librarian is a member of the IT Support and Development Department within The Wallace Center, Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT.) This position will identify and implement innovative uses of emerging information and web technologies to enhance the delivery of online content in a university setting including projects related to libraries, instruction, and student learning. Specific projects may include piloting vendor applications, or using web services to improve the user experience in discovering, searching, or acquiring library materials and content. Additionally, the position will assist users in working with the Drupal CMS, customizing the interface for various applications, and integrating services from separate applications, including library databases and services supporting digital collections. Projects will likely include implementation and customization of open source code, using various API's made available by Google, OCLC, or Code4Lib members, as well as various library vendors, universities or development groups. Duties to include: -Identify, Implement and maintain technology related projects from start to finish -Maintain awareness of current library related technologies both open source and vendor specific. -Compare available solutions to organizational requirements. -Direct and manage student employees when available. -Customizing the interface for various applications. -Integrating services from separate applications including library databases and services supporting digital collections. -Program, script or otherwise create new solutions when applicable. -Projects will likely include implementation and customization of open source code, using various API's made available by Google, OCLC, or Code4Lib members, as well as various library vendors, universities or development groups. -Maintain awareness of solutions and their place in the product life cycle including ability to retire solutions when necessary. -Perform usability studies, gather end user input or analyze collected data as necessary. Support and train users on library software and other applications supported by The Wallace Center -Group Training -Individual Training -Possible Opportunities to present at conferences and groups Develop and organize documentation related to projects: -Outline goals, objectives, requirements and milestones. -Update the project plan as needed at each milestone. -Create documentation on projects, applications or solutions in accordance with policies and standards. Serve on project teams with goal of integrating services together -Internal and/or external stakeholders -Work with vendors, working groups, or other libraries Serve on TWC technology steering team -Propose, review and work projects in accordance with organizational goals -Work with TWC staff to analyze needs and recommend solutions Required Minimum Qualifications: BS in a technical field (IT, CS, SE) or MLS. Equivalent work experience (5-7 years minimum) in a library systems environment may be considered. 2-3 years combined experience with project management a plus. Required Minimum Education Level Bachelors or Equivalent Experience Required Application Documents Curriculum Vitae or Resume How To Apply: In order to be considered for this position, you must apply for it at: http://careers.rit.edu/staff. Click the link for search openings and in the keyword search field, enter the title of the position or the BR number (1173BR) Additional Details The hiring process for this position may require a criminal background check and/or motor vehicle records check. Any verbal or written offer made is contingent on satisfactory results, as determined by Human Resources. RIT does not discriminate. RIT promotes and values diversity, pluralism and inclusion in the work place. RIT provides equal opportunity to all qualified individuals and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, age, marital status, sex, gender, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, veteran status or disability in its hiring, admissions, educational programs and activities. RIT provides reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities, veterans or wounded warriors where appropriate. If you need reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, please contact the Human Resources office at 585-475-2424 or email your request to Careers at rit.edu. Determinations on requests for reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis. ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2014-08-22 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From mstwml at RIT.EDU Fri Aug 22 10:36:51 2014 From: mstwml at RIT.EDU (Marcia Trauernicht) Date: Fri, 22 Aug 2014 14:36:51 +0000 Subject: JOB POSTING: Digital Initiatives Librarian, RIT, Rochester NY In-Reply-To: Message-ID: Digital Initiatives Librarian The Wallace Center (TWC) Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT,) Rochester, New York Fulltime position. The Digital Initiatives Librarian works collaboratively to assess and implement initiatives related to digital content in the library, archives and special collections; develop and implement digital preservation strategies and policies, develop new digital library offerings; outreach to the campus on the library's digital and open access projects and services; advance infrastructure supporting digital and archival library collections; and identify and help develop technologies for these purposes and in support of digital initiatives across campus. This staff member will * Lead TWC staff in the identification of digital resource needs and solutions. * Identify and lead new digital and open access initiatives. * Assist with staff training related to digital collections and technologies. * Supervise both permanent staff and student employees working on digital and open access initiatives. * Formulate policies, procedures and best practices for the production, management, and preservation of digital content and metadata, technical workflow, quality control, and associated intellectual property issues. * Provide technical expertise in digital applications and lead the evaluation and implementation of technologies related to the management and dissemination of digital content, e.g. digital asset management system, institutional repository, and online exhibition tools. * Identify grant opportunities and work collaboratively to create proposals in support of digital collections, digital preservation projects and other digital initiatives. * Represent and champion digital preservation interests and other digital initiatives across the library and the campus. * Assist in providing training and outreach to the campus community about the institutional repository, digital collections and digital and open access projects and programs. To be successful in this position requires engaging with and staying current on digital trends, technologies, and industry standards to provide direction and leadership for The Wallace Center in the rapidly changing digital environment. Required Minimum Qualifications * Intermediate skills with digital repository software such as DSpace or Digital Commons. * Intermediate skills with digital asset management software such as Cumulus or ContentDM. * Intermediate skills with scanning equipment. * Intermediate skills with Microsoft Office Suite. * Intermediate skills with integrated library system software such as Innovative Interfaces. * Experience managing and preserving digital collections, including familiarity with related standards, tools, and technologies. * Experience with metadata schema and encoding (DC, MARC, OAI, EAD, METS, MODS, PREMIS, TEI, XML), and with the hardware and software required to create, store, organize and deliver digital content. Documented knowledge of best practices in digital projects and with large-scale scanning and digitization projects. * Knowledge of copyright and permissions issues as they relate to digital repositories. * Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of image, audio, video and multimedia capture and manipulation issues; experience with digital file formats and software. * Experience identifying and writing grant proposals. * Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment and to manage multiple projects and priorities successfully. * Supervisory and project management skills. * Excellent oral and written communication skills. Required: 1-3 years academic library experience or similar cultural institution experience working with digital collections. Required: Master's degree in Library Science or related field. How to Apply In order to be considered for this position, you must apply for it at: http://careers.rit.edu/staff. Click the link for search openings and in the keyword search field, enter Digital Initiatives Librarian, or, in the Requisition Number field, enter 1266BR. Required application documents are a resume or curriculum vitae and a cover letter. Additional Details The hiring process for this position may require a criminal background check and/or motor vehicle records check. Any verbal or written offer made is contingent on satisfactory results, as determined by Human Resources. RIT does not discriminate. RIT promotes and values diversity, pluralism and inclusion in the work place. RIT provides equal opportunity to all qualified individuals and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, age, marital status, sex, gender, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, veteran status or disability in its hiring, admissions, educational programs and activities. RIT provides reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities, veterans or wounded warriors where appropriate. If you need reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, please contact the Human Resources office at 585-475-2424 or email your request to Careers at rit.edu. Determinations on requests for reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis. ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2014-08-22 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From jill.emery at GMAIL.COM Fri Aug 22 16:00:31 2014 From: jill.emery at GMAIL.COM (Jill Emery) Date: Fri, 22 Aug 2014 13:00:31 -0700 Subject: Fund Your Project! =?UTF-8?Q?=E2=80=8BER&L/EBSCO_?=Library Research Fellowship Message-ID: ER&L and EBSCO could help? ?fund your project! The *2015 ER&L/EBSCO Library Research Fellowship*? ?will? fund a project impacting eresources management, measuring and evaluating use, users and usage. ?Round 1 applications are due next week, Thursday, August 28. Round 1 is a short form to provide a project overview. After a short peer review process, leading candidates will move into a Round 2 proposal where more details including a project outline and budget are required. The Fellowship awards up to $4000. The winning project will be evaluated quarterly and given a stage at ER&L 2015 and other venues to share your work. Visit http://electroniclibrarian.org/erlplus/fellowship/ for the award application and summary, as well as to view the 2014 winning ER&L/EBSCO Library Research Fellowship project from NC Live entitled, ?Making Usage Data Meaningful.? ? *Upcoming ER&L Dates & Deadlines* 8/29 - ER&L/EBSCO Library Research Fellowship Applications Due 8/29 - Call for Workshops Due - Submit: http://www.electroniclibrarian.com/conference-info/workshopcall15/ 9/1 - Call for Session Proposals Opens 10/1 - ER&L @ The Digital Shift - More info: http://electroniclibrarian.org/libraries-archives-and-museums-at-the-intersection-of-history-and-technology/ 10/14 - Call for Session Proposals Due Date ER&L 2015 10th Anniversary Electronic Resources and Libraries February 22-25, 2015 *http://electroniclibrarian.org * ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2014-08-22 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From announce at DUBLINCORE.NET Sun Aug 24 07:43:15 2014 From: announce at DUBLINCORE.NET (DCMI Announce) Date: Sun, 24 Aug 2014 04:43:15 -0700 Subject: DC-2014 full-day workshop--"Fonds & Bonds: Archival Metadata, Tools, and Identity Management" Message-ID: ***Please excuse the cross-posting*** Fonds & Bonds: Archival Metadata, Tools, and Identity Management *Full-day Workshop @ DC-2014* *Wednesday, 8 October 2014* =============================================================== *LOCATION:* Austin, Texas, USA *VENUE:* Harry Ransom Center (http://www.hrc.utexas.edu/) *HOMEPAGE:* http://dcevents.dublincore.org/IntConf/index/pages/view/2014-archives *CONFERENCE WEBSITE:* http://purl.org/dcevents/dc-2014 *REGISTRATION: * http://dcevents.dublincore.org/index.php/IntConf/index/pages/view/registration-2014 *(Wednesday day-rate option available)* =============================================================== This DC 2014 special event will bring together experts and practitioners to explore archival description in the cultural heritage descriptive landscape, the emergence of authority files/identity description as an opportunity for cultural heritage cross-community collaboration, and provide attendees with the latest information on key metadata editing and management tools used by the working archivist. *Workshop Sponsors:* - Harry Ransom Center, University of Texas at Austin (Host) - ArchivesPortal Europe (APEx) - ArchivesSpace - Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University - Europeana - Institute for Advanced Technology in the Humanities, University of Virginia - ISNI (International Standard Name Identifier) - OCLC (Europe) - University of Miami *Workshop Planning Committee:* - Daniel Pitti -- The Institute for Advanced Technology in the Humanities, University of Virginia - Julianna Barrera-Gomez -- University of Texas at San Antonio - Eric Childress -- OCLC Research - Jen Schaffner -- OCLC Research - Ryan Hildebrand -- Harry Ransom Center, University of Texas at Austin The Workshop program is available at http://dcevents.dublincore.org/IntConf/index/pages/view/2014-archives. You can register for the Workshop as a day-rate option to DC-2014 or join us for the full DC-2014 program at http://dcevents.dublincore.org/index.php/IntConf/index/pages/view/registration-2014 . Don't procrastinate, register now! Workshop space is limited. The Workshop and DC-2014 Conference cap the second week of the Austin City Limits Music Festival (http://www.aclfestival.com/) and hotel rooms will become increasingly scarce as the Workshop date approaches. Eric Childress, OCLC DCMI Governing Board Chair-Elect ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2014-08-24 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Intersections: Some Notes on Elsevier pp. 2-16 A half-dozen subtopics (actually five subtopics and some miscellanea) involving Elsevier that haven't been covered recently elsewhere in C&I. The Back pp. 16-18 Four mini-essays. ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2014-08-25 From JDuncan at CLICWEB.ORG Tue Aug 26 12:43:10 2014 From: JDuncan at CLICWEB.ORG (Jim Duncan) Date: Tue, 26 Aug 2014 10:43:10 -0600 Subject: Bust a (ILS) move... Message-ID: Good news: No musical talent or fancy footwork required! But if you know how to make an ILS sing and dance, please consider applying for our position... http://bit.ly/1p94GlV Jim Duncan, Executive Director | Colorado Library Consortium (CLiC) | http://www.clicweb.org/ | Ph: 303-422-1150 (office) | LinkedIn: jamesmduncan ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2014-08-26 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From frumkinj at EMAIL.ARIZONA.EDU Tue Aug 26 14:29:23 2014 From: frumkinj at EMAIL.ARIZONA.EDU (Frumkin, Jeremy A - (frumkinj)) Date: Tue, 26 Aug 2014 18:29:23 +0000 Subject: 2 Technology Position at the University of Arizona Libraries Message-ID: We are seeking creative, dedicated, and collaborative individuals to join our newly-formed User Experience Department at the University of Arizona Libraries. We strive to improve all aspects of the student and faculty experience through elegant code, agile development, and user-centered design. Our fun and talented staff embrace learning and growth through risk and experimentation, and we are eager to partner with other campus units, academic libraries, and private enterprise to pioneer new ways to enhance teaching, research, and learning on our campus and beyond. Consider joining us in sunny Tucson! The Applications Systems Analyst/Developer, Senior will play a key role in the development and improvement of web and internal applications in support of our internal business operations as well as externally-facing services. You will develop applications and create scripts; design, write, test and maintain software codes; and consult with, analyze and evaluate user requests and requirements and recommend solutions. Salary: $54,944 annually. First Review of Applications: 9/22/14. The Systems Administrator, Senior will play a key role in the development and improvement of server infrastructure. Part of the UX-IT Operations work team, you will collaborate with other technology staff in administrating current production and development systems, with a focus on Linux systems. Salary: $54,944 annually. First Review of Applications: 9/22/14. Please share broadly with anyone you know you might be interested! -- jaf ------------------------------------------------------------ Jeremy Frumkin Assistant Dean / Chief Technology Strategist University of Arizona Libraries +1 520.626.7296 jaf at arizona.edu ------------------------------------------------------------ "To clarify, add detail. Imagine that, to clarify, add detail. Clutter and overload are not attributes of information, they are failures of design. 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Roy ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Christina Date: Wed, Aug 27, 2014 at 7:18 AM On behalf of our partners at Dartmouth College and Boston Public Library, we are pleased to announce the launch of an exciting new initiative, funded by the Institute for Museum and Library Services (IMLS), that will examine how libraries, archives, and museums, can most effectively use crowdsourcing techniques to augment their collections and enhance their patrons? experience! This initiative, provisionally entitled the Crowdsourcing Consortium for Libraries and Archives (CCLA), will employ a series of meetings and webinars to collect, examine, and share the most recent, cutting-edge technologies, tools, and platforms and accompanying best practices in the field. The goal of the CCLA is to create a forum that enables all interested stakeholders to join a national conversation about the most pressing needs and challenges regarding the development and deployment of crowdsourcing technologies in the cultural heritage domain. As a first step in this process, we want to hear from you! The CCLA team invites you to take *a short 10-minute survey* to share your thoughts on the current state of crowdsourcing in libraries, museums, and other cultural heritage institutions. Your opinions and insights will directly inform the agenda of upcoming CCLA activities and events, influence the discourse of current and future discussions, and have the potential to translate into real-world applications. Thank you! 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A general idea of the scope of your website(s) functionality. 2. The size of your user base. 3. The volume of traffic your web projects experience. 4. The amount of new development vs. maintenance of existing projects Thanks in advance, Aaron Waller Web Developer awaller at mymcpl.org 816-503-4182 Mid Continent Public Library - www.mymcpl.org [http://www.mymcpl.org/sites/all/themes/mcpl/_resources/img/css/logo.gif] [http://www.mymcpl.org/_uploaded_resources/WinnerPromo_button.jpg] ________________________________ Unless explicitly attributed, the opinions expressed are personal and not that of Mid-Continent Public Library. ________________________________ ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2014-08-28 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From hilton.gibson at GMAIL.COM Thu Aug 28 18:23:02 2014 From: hilton.gibson at GMAIL.COM (Hilton Gibson) Date: Fri, 29 Aug 2014 00:23:02 +0200 Subject: How is your public library's web team structured? In-Reply-To: <39EE8B9819B35D45A13B686F694FB9C86279AD2D@EXMAILBOX.mcpl.loc> Message-ID: Hi Aaron Perhaps this will help. http://wiki.lib.sun.ac.za/index.php/SUNScholar/Capacity_Building/Digital_Repository_Content_Management Regards Hilton *Hilton Gibson* Ubuntu Linux Systems Administrator JS Gericke Library Room 1025D Stellenbosch University Private Bag X5036 Stellenbosch 7599 South Africa Tel: +27 21 808 4100 | Cell: +27 84 646 4758 http://scholar.sun.ac.za http://bit.ly/goodir http://library.sun.ac.za http://za.linkedin.com/in/hiltongibson On 28 August 2014 21:48, Aaron Waller wrote: > My organization is planning to hire additional staff to meet a rising > demand for web-based projects. We are exploring different ways of > delegating the work load. > > > > I'm just curious, how other public library systems have structured their > "Web" departments. How many on staff; Job titles; specialties; management > structure, etc. Also, what percentage of your projects do you outsource vs > developing in-house? > > > > For comparison, please include in your response: > > 1. The size of your organization. > > 2. A general idea of the scope of your website(s) functionality. > > 2. The size of your user base. > > 3. The volume of traffic your web projects experience. > > 4. The amount of new development vs. maintenance of existing projects > > > > Thanks in advance, > > > > *Aaron Waller* > > Web Developer > > awaller at mymcpl.org > > 816-503-4182 > > Mid Continent Public Library - www.mymcpl.org > > > > > > ------------------------------ > Unless explicitly attributed, the opinions expressed are personal and not > that of Mid-Continent Public Library. > ------------------------------ > ============================ > > To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib > > Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ > > 2014-08-28 > ============================ To unsubscribe: http://bit.ly/web4lib Web4Lib Web Site: http://web4lib.org/ 2014-08-28 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: