[CODE4LIB] GLAM Hack Philly Feb 1-2 2014

GLAM Hack Philly, a hackathon for Galleries, Libraries, Archives, and Museums, is almost here. It will take place on the weekend of February 1-2 at Kislak Center for Special Collections in University of Pennsylvania Library . More info at http://glamhack.com Attending the hackathon is free and w

Re: [CODE4LIB] tool for finding close matches in vocabular list

+1 for OpenRefine. Exactly what it is made to do. Chad On Fri, Mar 21, 2014 at 2:29 PM, Roy Tennant wrote: > Have you considered dumping it into Open Refine? [1] I haven't used it a > lot, but it is likely a good tool to find similar data and allow you to > globally replace with a canonical en

Re: [CODE4LIB] Serious vulnerability in OpenSSL

Francis, Are you asking us to register our servers into a great big list of vulnerable machines? Chad On Tue, Apr 8, 2014 at 10:11 AM, Francis Kayiwa wrote: > -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- > Hash: SHA1 > > On 4/8/2014 10:06 AM, Cary Gordon wrote: > > Please read this page and its support

Re: [CODE4LIB] barriers to open metadata?

Karen, There are tools out there, like the OpenRefine[1], and specifically the Reconciliation Service API's [2] which can be built to interact with it, which are meant to help solve this problem. For instance, the there is a third-party VIAF Reconciliation service [3] built on top of the VIAF API

Re: [CODE4LIB] barriers to open metadata?

If libraries aren't willing to put in the the effort to make their own data more useful and connected, then I don't think they are going do much of anything useful very with "linked data cake" served on a silver platter. Are you really suggesting that we cede linked data creation, management and c

Re: [CODE4LIB] Non-library job boards to advertise a developer position widely

Bohyun, I'd recommend mailing lists of local tech meetups? There is always stuff coming through the meetup.com lists for the groups I'm in. The Technical.ly group of websites covers Baltimore, DC, Philly, NYC, and Delaware, and has jobs boards (though you might have to pay

Re: [CODE4LIB] what good books did you read in 2014?

The best novel I read this year was _Americanah_ by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie - http://chimamanda.com/books/americanah/ . It is a tender and personal but exquisitely sharp examination of race, identity, and immigration. The best comic I read this year was _Daytripper_ by Fábio Moon and Gabriel Bá.

[CODE4LIB] Philadelphia Bid for 2016

Hi All, On behalf of the proposal committee, I'm pleased to confirm that Philadelphia has now submitted a bid to host the 2016 National Conference. http://wiki.code4lib.org/2016_Hosting_Proposals Our proposal can be found at http://c4l-phl.github.io/ Thanks, and happy voting! Chad

Re: [CODE4LIB] Vote for Code4lib 2016 location

Hi All, Couple of notes on the proposal for multi-track. 1) It ain't set in stone. Much of whether or not it would happen really depends on logistics of the space, the extra costs involved, & community feedback. Right now I'd say community feedback we have heard is pretty evenly split. As a com

Re: [CODE4LIB] Where to look for a JavaScript Code Coach?

Eliza, Looks like Girl Develop It has a Milwaukee outfit, and even looks like they already run javascript classes. http://www.meetup.com/Girl-Develop-It-Milwaukee I've heard nothing but good things about GDI classes in my neck of the woods, but obviously can't speak specifically about folks from

Re: [CODE4LIB] Friday Humor: Stuff Business People Say

Similar, but for us poor remote workers: http://conferencecall.biz/ On Fri, Jul 24, 2015 at 1:50 PM Tim McGeary wrote: > Some Friday humor to share - I'm sure we all hear most, if not all, of > these phrases in our day. Perhaps we need to make a Stuff Librarians Say > or Stuff Library IT Peopl

Re: [CODE4LIB] Code4Lib 2016: Philadelphia - Save the Date [url]

Eric, There will be an official url, but the site is still in progress. Chad On Mon, Aug 10, 2015 at 2:55 PM Eric Lease Morgan wrote: > On Aug 10, 2015, at 11:38 AM, David Lacy wrote: > > > The 2016 conference will be held from March 7 through March 10 in the > Old City District of Philadelphi

[CODE4LIB] code4lib 2016 Childcare Needs Assessment

Hi all, The Local Planning Committee is working to arrange on-site Childcare for the duration of code4lib 2016, but we'd love to get some feedback to help us make the best decisions about the childcare we arrange. If you are planning to come to code4lib 2016 in Philly (March 7th - 10th) and think

[CODE4LIB] Call for Participants: Code4LibCon 2016 Pre-conference Committee

The Code4libCon Pre-Conference Committee for the 2016 conference in Philadelphia is now seeking community members who want to help make another year of awesome pre-conference sessions go as smoothly as possible. If you are interested in participating, add your name under the Pre-Conference Committ

[CODE4LIB] Call for Participants: Code4LibCon 2016 Scholarship Committee

The Code4libCon Scholarship Committee for the 2016 conference in Philadelphia is now forming. This group works with funding institutions to arrange the scholarships offered. They solicit submissions and select winners of the scholarship(s). They also work with the winners to plan their travel and a

[CODE4LIB] Call for Participants : Code4libCon 2016 Program Committee

The Code4libCon Program Committee for the 2016 conference in Philadelphia is now forming. This committee plans the structure of the program, solicits prepared talks from the community, arranges the voting on presentations, and shapes the final program to ensure balance and diversity of topics and

Re: [CODE4LIB] code4lib.slack.com

is up to you! :-) > >> Unfortunately, Slack doesn't provide an automated sign up mechanism; > >> people need to be invited to join it. If you're interested in joining > >> code4lib.slack.com, please provide your email through this form > >> (goo.gl/forms/p9

[CODE4LIB] Call for Participants: 2016 Code4libcon T-Shirt Committee

What do most attendees take away from a code4lib conference? You might say "new knowledge of library tech" or" a network of peers to rely on", but the real answer is: "a sweet t-shirt"! The 2016 Code4lib Conference T-shirt Committee is looking for members to help turn the idea of a sweet t-shirt i

[CODE4LIB] 2016 Code4lib Conference Diversity Scholarships - Apply Now

As part of Code4lib's ongoing commitment to eliminating barriers that prevent participation for underrepresented groups, we are pleased to announce that we are now seeking applicants for our 2016 Diversity Scholarship program. The Code4Lib Scholarship Committee

Re: [CODE4LIB] Code4lib 2016 Registration is Open

Daniel, Sorry about that mistake. Thanks for emailing the Concentra registrar. We'll be following up on that and will hopefully have a resolution for you soon. Thanks Chad On Thu, Dec 10, 2015 at 12:22 PM Kerchner, Daniel wrote: > I emailed the Concentra-CMS registrar, so hopefully those of us

[CODE4LIB] Code4lib 2016 Regsitration: Part Two!

Hi All, The second round of registration for the 2016 Code4lib conference will open at 12 noon (EST) on Wednesday January 13th. We provide links to the registration form via the conference website and the mailing list. In the event of registration filling up, we will be

[CODE4LIB] Code4lib 2016 - Multiple Committees seeking members

s (physical and virtual). The full list is available at http://wiki.code4lib.org/2016_Conference_Committees Looking forward to seeing many of you in Philadelphia! Chad Nelson on Behalf of the 2016 Local Planning Committee

[CODE4LIB] Second Wave of Code4lib 2016 Regstration Now Open

The second wave of registration for the 2016 Code4lib conference is now open. https://www.eventsforce.net/concentra/5/register There are 100 spots available, and there will be a waiting list as we get close to filling those spots. Hotel and childcare information will be included in the registra

[CODE4LIB] SOLD OUT - Second Wave of Code4lib 2016 Regstration Now closed

, Jan 13, 2016 at 12:02 PM Chad Nelson wrote: > The second wave of registration for the 2016 Code4lib conference is now > open. > > https://www.eventsforce.net/concentra/5/register > > There are 100 spots available, and there will be a waiting list as we get > close t

Re: [CODE4LIB] [code4libcon] Register for preconference workshops: Code4Lib 2016 in Philadelphia

Hi All, In order to keep with great tradition of *something* going wrong during a code4lib registration, we've decided to have technical difficulties with our website at the exact moment we announced the opening of Pre-Conference Only registration. We are currently working to restore the list of

[CODE4LIB] Call for code4lib 2016 volunteers: Duty Officers

de4lib/antiharassment-policy Please respond to Chad Nelson (chad.nel...@temple.edu) by 2/19/16 with your interest in being a duty officer. After the deadline, the Local Planning Committee will review the list of interested people and will create a draft list of volunteers by 2/26/16. At that ti

Re: [CODE4LIB] digital collections sitemaps

Hi Mark, Actually, the sitemap.org protocol allows for a sitemap to include references to multiple child sitemaps http://www.sitemaps.org/protocol.html#index. Which is what we did at my former employer: http://digitalcollections.library.gsu.edu/sitemap/sitemap.xml And thus the robots.txt only in

Re: [CODE4LIB] You *are* a coder. So what am I?

Kyle, Along those lines, I'd say the first place I started learning to be a coder was writing Excel functions. It was where I learned, in a very basic way, the ideas of looping through a set, defining and using variables and constants, etc. The first time I successfully completed an hours worth of

Re: [CODE4LIB] Question on CONTENTdm and Linked Data

Hi Matt, The largest hurdle you would face with linked data and ContentDM are the inconsistently persistent URLs (to say nothing of the application specific jankyness in the url). When an item is added to a collection in ContentDM, it is assigned an ID which is used in the URL, ie http://digitalc

Re: [CODE4LIB] jobs.code4lib.org and job locations

Chris, I've just started doing some work on it, but only just started. Happy to collaborate. Chad On Sun, Feb 24, 2013 at 3:35 PM, Chris Fitzpatrick wrote: > hi, > has anyone volunteered for the mapping feature? if not, I'd like to take a > crack at it as I am wanting to get more practical dj

Re: [CODE4LIB] Software that recognizes buildings and/or other features

Kyle, I can't help but think of a talk from pycon 2012: Militarizing Your Backyard with Python: Computer Vision and the Squirrel Hordes https://us.pycon.org/2012/schedule/presentation/267/ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QPgqfnKG_T4 tl:dw; He used some python bindings for computer vision librarie

[CODE4LIB] Fwd: Next C4LIBMA Meetup: April 24 at Temple University Paley Library

Just a reminder that the next Code4lib Mid Atlantic (ok, Philly-area) meetup is Wednesday April 24th at Temple University Library. -- Forwarded message -- From: Doreva Belfiore Date: Thu, Apr 11, 2013 at 9:42 AM Subject: [C4LMA] Next C4LIBMA Meetup: April 24 at Temple University P

Re: [CODE4LIB] Code4Lib Conference Registration

Hi John, As code4lib is a community effort to which anyone can contribute, you don't need to stop at saying what you might have written, you can actually go write it. If you already have an account on the code4lib site, you can edit that page to improve everyone

[CODE4LIB] GLAM Hack Philly - Feb 1-2, 2014

GLAM Hack Philly is a free, weekend-long hackathon focused on building apps with open data from Galleries, Libraries, Archives, and Museums. It will take place the weekend of February 1-2, 2012 at the University of Pennsylvania’s Kislak Center for Special Collections. The event will bring together

Re: [CODE4LIB] GLAM Hack Philly - Feb 1-2, 2014

make the hackathon much more accessible. :) Thanks, GLAM Hack Philly organizers, On Fri, Nov 22, 2013 at 3:08 PM, Chad Nelson wrote: > GLAM Hack Philly is a free, weekend-long hackathon focused on building > apps with open data from Galleries, Libraries, Archives, and Museums. It >

Re: [CODE4LIB] usability question: searching for a database (not in a database)

e? >> > > If the issue is trying to keep the wording short so you don't clutter up > the main page, consider putting a larger, more detailed message on the > results page, such as : > >Didn't find what you were looking for? >This searches the na

[CODE4LIB] regs using LOC marcxml

What about the toc data on those linked pages? And are there limits to requests per day I can make against the server? I think some early testing got my IP address blocked from lccn.loc.gov, though that might have been because of a misplaced open connection command ::hangs head in shame:: Thanks

Re: [CODE4LIB] What do you wish you had time to learn?

Node.js hadoop basics of complex data structures How anyone else learned to stop worrying and love their LMS how to maintain focus when I have 3000 things on the go how to get a toddler to consistently sleep through the night And for Benjamin Brussel Sprouts, Garlic, Cashews, Olive Oil and a Bit o

[CODE4LIB] sip2-php and III

Hi All, Has anybody used John Wohlers'php-sip2 http://code.google.com/p/php-sip2/ in a production web service with Millennium? It gives the ability to renew items outside the opac, which is what we really want to be able to integrate into some third party applications. However, I'm wondering abo

Re: [CODE4LIB] PDF Compression

+1 for ghostscript. Used it for excatly the urpose you are talking about and found it very useful. It's copious options listmean that the learning curve is a little stiff, but it will let you do pretty much anything you want to your pdfs. Cha

Re: [CODE4LIB] Chat Options

Mark, We had an issue at a previous job where, if the libraryh3lp widget didn't load properly, it prevented the rest of the page from rendering, effectively making our website unavailable. The snippet of js + html libraryh3lp provides doesn't account for situations where their service is unavaila

Re: [CODE4LIB] 2013 Code4lib Registration Details

What's it gonna cost? On Nov 26, 2012 5:04 PM, "Francis Kayiwa" wrote: > Registration for the 2013 Code4lib Conference will commence tomorrow at > noon Eastern. That is 2012, November 27th at noon EST or 1700 UTC. > > The URI for the registration is http://www.regonline.com/code4lib2013 > > Hotel

[CODE4LIB]

s, maybe we're actually 10% women and we're way > above target. in which case the real question might be "how do we get more > women in tech." > > > On Tue, Nov 27, 2012 at 9:11 AM, Chad Nelson > wrote: > > > Ooops. Hit the wrong key. > > > &g

Re: [CODE4LIB] What is a "coder"?

The focus of this community is, and should be, technical. But lots of people contribute to the "code" that gets written even if they don't write code. Librarians, archivists, catalogers, curators, etc., provide coders with real world problems that need to be solved. People who actually talk to user

Re: [CODE4LIB] Help with WordPress for Code4Lib Journal

Tom, What version of WP are you currently on? Is the source of the plugin available anywhere? Chad On Tue, Dec 4, 2012 at 10:27 AM, Tom Keays wrote: > On Tue, Dec 4, 2012 at 9:53 AM, Ross Singer wrote: > > > Seriously, folks, if we can't even figure out how to upgrade our Drupal > > insta

Re: [CODE4LIB] Help with WordPress for Code4Lib Journal

Beat me by one minute Tom! And here it is in code4lib github https://github.com/code4lib/IssueManager On Tue, Dec 4, 2012 at 1:47 PM, Tom Keays wrote: > On Tue, Dec 4, 2012 at 1:01 PM, Shaun Ellis wrote: > > > You can upload it to your account and then someone with admin rights to > > Code4L

[CODE4LIB] Proposed Duty Officer

Hi All, In response to the call for Duty Officers for the 2016 Code4lib conference, we have put together a list of volunteers who offered to take on the role. http://wiki.code4lib.org/Duty_Officers#Proposed_2016_Duty_Officers Considering the sensitive nature of the role, duty officers will not b

Re: [CODE4LIB] [code4libcon] Proposed Duty Officer

/anarchivi.st/ > > On Mon, Feb 22, 2016 at 5:16 PM, Chad Nelson > wrote: > >> Hi All, >> >> In response to the call for Duty Officers for the 2016 Code4lib >> conference, we have put together a list of volunteers who offered to take >> on the rol

Re: [CODE4LIB] [code4libcon] Proposed Duty Officer

HI All, Feedback about proposed duty officers can be emailed to directly to me, chadbnel...@gmail.com, or submitted via this anonymous form <http://goo.gl/forms/YKfWRwyiOr>. Thanks Chad On Tue, Feb 23, 2016 at 12:59 PM Chad Nelson wrote: > Mark, > > That is a very good point a

Re: [CODE4LIB] [code4libcon] Proposed Duty Officer

Hi All, Just wanted to let everyone know that we've had an addition duty officer volunteer this morning whose name has now been added to the list, Julie Swierczek. And a reminer that today is the last day to provide feedback on proposed duty officers so that we can move forward with preparing for

Re: [CODE4LIB] code4lib mailing list

First off, thank you Eric for all of the work over the years supporting this listserv. I really like Bethany's proposal for CLIR/DLF to host and migrate. Support from the highest level of DLF combined with organization experience running the software sounds like the most sustainable plan I have he

Re: [CODE4LIB] Software used in Panama Papers Analysis

Tom, The Knight funded OpenNews project is not exactly a community but certainly is working along those lines. Their upcoming SRCCON conference seems focused on the same kinds of things code4lib is, but for journalism. Another upcoming conference, 'csv,

Re: [CODE4LIB] Formalizing Code4Lib?

I would take issue with the idea that "an existing library non-profit might be able to do this without that much overhead." I think that we, as a community, severely underestimate the amount of work it takes to coordinate a conference like ours. Fiscal agents are ultimately responsible for the con