[CODE4LIB] Job: Director, Rossell Hope Robbins Library (University of Rochester, New York) at University of Rochester

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Director, Rossell Hope Robbins Library (University of Rochester, New York) University of Rochester Rochester Director, Rossell Hope Robbins Library University of Rochester, Rochester, New York Salary: Not Specified Status: Full-time Posted: 01/14/15 Deadline: Director, Rossell Hope

[CODE4LIB] Job: Government Documents Librarian (Texas A&M University Corpus Christi, Texas) at Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi

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Government Documents Librarian (Texas A&M University Corpus Christi, Texas) Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi Corpus Christi Government Documents/Reference Librarian Texas A&M University Corpus Christi, Corpus Christi, Texas Salary: Not Specified Status: Full-time Posted: 01/14/15 Deadl

[CODE4LIB] Job: Special Collections Librarian and University Archivist at Furman University

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Special Collections Librarian and University Archivist Furman University Greenville Furman University, Greenville, South Carolina Salary: Not Specified Status: Full-time Posted: 01/14/15 Deadline: Special Collections Librarian and University Archivist Job Description Summary: Provide

Re: [CODE4LIB] Wi-Fi location triangulation

2015-01-19 Thread Cab Vinton
Are we talking beacons here? Gimbal (made by Qualcomm) has beacons that cost just $5 per. No experience w/ beacons, but they're on my too-long list of fun but potentially useful tech to look into ... Cab Vinton, Director Plaistow Public Library Plaistow, NH

Re: [CODE4LIB] Wi-Fi location triangulation

2015-01-19 Thread Riley Childs
And a ton of access points. Sent from my Windows Phone -- Riley Childs Senior Charlotte United Christian Academy Library Services Administrator IT Services Administrator (704) 537-0331x101 (704) 497-2086 rileychilds.net @rowdychildren I use Lync (select External Contact on any XMPP chat client) _

Re: [CODE4LIB] Wi-Fi location triangulation

2015-01-19 Thread Cary Gordon
Right. The user would need an app to do this. Cary > On Jan 19, 2015, at 11:44 AM, Richard, Joel M wrote: > > I thought that the Smithsonian was working with ... someone on this. Maybe > Google since they are mapping the insides of some of our museums. The process > they used goes something l

Re: [CODE4LIB] Wi-Fi location triangulation

2015-01-19 Thread Richard, Joel M
I thought that the Smithsonian was working with ... someone on this. Maybe Google since they are mapping the insides of some of our museums. The process they used goes something like this: They send a person to walk around the building with a laptop measuring the varying strengths of signal fro

[CODE4LIB] Job: Junior Web Applications Developer at Ryerson University Library

2015-01-19 Thread jobs
Junior Web Applications Developer Ryerson University Library Toronto The Ryerson University Library and Archives (RULA) is a vital support to learning, teaching, and scholarly, research and creative activities at the university. Its primary role is to collect, organize, preserve, disseminate, and

Re: [CODE4LIB] Wi-Fi location triangulation

2015-01-19 Thread Cary Gordon
Actually, I don’t think that it is necessary to give turn-by-turn directions in the library. A dot on an accurate floorpan should be sufficient. Cary > On Jan 19, 2015, at 5:46 AM, Jim Gilbert(WTPL) > wrote: > > Look at retail wifi uses throughout the country. > Large retails have the capabil

Re: [CODE4LIB] Wi-Fi location triangulation

2015-01-19 Thread Jim Gilbert(WTPL)
Look at retail wifi uses throughout the country. Large retails have the capability of tracking individual users through their cell phone. Register that number with the retailer, and they can tailor coupons to you. >From what I understand, it takes a robust infrastructure, and the APs aren't >exa