Re: [CODE4LIB] Anyone working with iPython?

2013-12-21 Thread Eric Hellman
I use it all the time. If anyone has played with mathematica notebooks, it's the same thing, with python, and other languages apparently on the way. Eric Hellman President, Gluejar.Inc. Founder, Unglue.it https://unglue.it/ http://go-to-hellman.blogspot.com/ twitter: @gluejar On Dec 19,

Re: [CODE4LIB] Digital Bookplates

2014-01-03 Thread Eric Hellman
improvements by me. https://github.com/Gluejar/pyepub Eric Eric Hellman President, Gluejar.Inc. Founder, Unglue.it https://unglue.it/ http://go-to-hellman.blogspot.com/ twitter: @gluejar On Jan 3, 2014, at 11:31 AM, Lauren Magnuson wrote: > I'm considering creating a Drupal module for creatin

Re: [CODE4LIB] COinS metadata format support

2014-02-11 Thread Eric Hellman
success/adoption for COinS to the amount of work invested in it, especially compared to other things I’ve been involved with. There’s a lesson there somewhere. Eric Hellman President, Gluejar.Inc. Founder, Unglue.it https://unglue.it/ http://go-to-hellman.blogspot.com/ twitter: @gluejar On Jan 17

Re: [CODE4LIB] mailing list administratativia

2014-06-09 Thread Eric Hellman
I assume you've discovered the word is usually spelled "administrivia". It's fun making up words. My latest is "bibliopotheosis" On May 29, 2014, at 10:23 AM, Eric Lease Morgan wrote: > * Apparently “administratativia” is a word of my own design because a search > of it in Google returns only

Re: [CODE4LIB] Book Club software tools and approaches?

2014-07-07 Thread Eric Hellman
You may want to check out BookGobble.com I wrote about the founder, Mira Wilczek, last year: http://go-to-hellman.blogspot.com/2013/09/booksmashs-lust-o-meter-shows-how.html eric On Jul 1, 2014, at 9:38 AM, Jon Gorman wrote: > Hi all, > > I've been musing on software tools that might be usef

[CODE4LIB] Canvas Fingerprinting by AddThis

2014-08-13 Thread Eric Hellman
/www.techdirt.com/articles/20140721/14523127960/tons-sites-including-whitehousegov-experiment-with-tracking-technology-that-is-difficult-to-block.shtml Eric Eric Hellman President, Gluejar.Inc. Founder, Unglue.it https://unglue.it/ http://go-to-hellman.blogspot.com/ twitter: @gluejar

Re: [CODE4LIB] Canvas Fingerprinting by AddThis

2014-08-13 Thread Eric Hellman
s out > into the polluted ocean of the internet where everyone else is swimming? > > --Jimmy > > > > > > On Wed, Aug 13, 2014 at 2:33 PM, Gary McGath wrote: > >> On 8/13/14 1:22 PM, Eric Hellman wrote: >>> It seems that Code4Lib hasn'

Re: [CODE4LIB] Canvas Fingerprinting by AddThis

2014-08-13 Thread Eric Hellman
riginal Message- > From: Code for Libraries [mailto:CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Eric > Hellman > Sent: Wednesday, August 13, 2014 3:37 PM > To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU > Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] Canvas Fingerprinting by AddThis > > I blogged this. > > ht

Re: [CODE4LIB] Canvas Fingerprinting by AddThis

2014-08-14 Thread Eric Hellman
I must say I'm surprised that most of the response to "libraries are letting advertisers track patrons as they browse their catalogs" is discussion of privacy condomware. Perhaps I've missed something? > On Aug 14, 2014, at 1:39 PM, Karen Coyle wrote: > > Bill (&others), are you running Priva

[CODE4LIB] Library Privacy, RIP (Was: Canvas Fingerprinting by AddThis)

2014-08-15 Thread Eric Hellman
On Aug 14, 2014, at 4:32 PM, William Denton wrote: > At the university where I work Google Analytics is the standard, and we use > it on the library's web site. There's probably no way around that---but we > can tell people how to block the tracking, which will help them locally > (ironically

Re: [CODE4LIB] Library Privacy, RIP (Was: Canvas Fingerprinting by AddThis)

2014-08-16 Thread Eric Hellman
x27;re being tracked across sites all over the internet. If you identify yourself to one of them, you can be identified. Note that the main concern here is if you use your own device to access the library's catalog. On Aug 15, 2014, at 5:52 PM, Karen Coyle wrote: > On 8/15/14, 12:07 PM, Er

Re: [CODE4LIB] Library Privacy, RIP (Was: Canvas Fingerprinting by AddThis)

2014-08-16 Thread Eric Hellman
Can't we make our own non dynamic share links > > > > > Sent from my Windows Phone > ________ > From: Eric Hellman<mailto:e...@hellman.net> > Sent: ‎8/‎16/‎2014 12:25 PM > To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU<mailto:CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND

Re: [CODE4LIB] Privacy audits Re: [CODE4LIB] Library Privacy, RIP

2014-08-18 Thread Eric Hellman
Count me in. On Aug 16, 2014, at 1:26 PM, Karen Coyle wrote: > I think a "Code4lib guide to library privacy" or something of that nature > would be a valuable contribution. I'd be happy to work with folks on it.

Re: [CODE4LIB] metadata for free ebook repositories

2014-08-18 Thread Eric Hellman
Unglue.it is focusing on Creative Commons licensed works. We have a cataloguer who has just started working on bringing the records up to snuff. Eric On Aug 18, 2014, at 6:04 PM, Stuart Yeates wrote: > There are a stack of great free ebook repositories available on the web, > things like http

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

2014-12-09 Thread Eric Hellman
A job hazard of mine is reading free ebooks. Biodigital, by John Sundman. Seemingly written expressly for me. My review: http://go-to-hellman.blogspot.com/2014/05/the-future-of-book-is-unfinished-john.html Get it, and help make it free: https://unglue.it/work/136615/ Zero Sum Game, by S L Huang.

Re: [CODE4LIB] Vote for Code4lib 2016 location

2015-02-23 Thread Eric Hellman
These are both great but the Philly folks seem to have forgotten the "Weather" section. > On Feb 22, 2015, at 8:48 PM, Francis Kayiwa wrote: > > Hey All, > > Just wanted to make everyone aware of the two fantastic proposals to host > Code4lib 2016 that have been submitted. The cities of of Lo

Re: [CODE4LIB] Vote for Code4lib 2016 location

2015-02-23 Thread Eric Hellman
My reasons for preferring LA are purely personal and #theweatheristoodamncold, and I'm optimistic that I can make it to either location this year after several years away. But the most valuable sessions for me at C4LConf for me have been the BOF/breakout sessions. This is very different from mu

[CODE4LIB] security and privacy in RFPs

2015-03-04 Thread Eric Hellman
rivacy and security in libraries. Contact me on or off list. Eric Eric Hellman President, Gluejar.Inc. Founder, Unglue.it https://unglue.it/ http://go-to-hellman.blogspot.com/ twitter: @gluejar

Re: [CODE4LIB] Ebook reader app

2015-03-25 Thread Eric Hellman
Another approach- I think the Colorado consortium did this, is to whitelabel the Bluefire App, which works with any Adobe-DRM ebook. With the Rakuten acquisition of Overdrive, I think it it might be wise to let the dust settle and see what happens with Kobo. And I know of at least 2, maybe 3, m

Re: [CODE4LIB] Lending/circulating independent ebooks

2015-03-25 Thread Eric Hellman
Unglue.it implemented something like that as part of "buy to unglue", using per-loan embedded licenses and watermarking. We've not had a lot of success getting publishers to buy into it. Or libraries. If you have applications, several of the components are open source. Eric

Re: [CODE4LIB] Protagonists

2015-05-05 Thread Eric Hellman
I'm working on metadata for GITenberg. Documentation in progress: https://github.com/gitenberg-dev/documentation/tree/master/metadata At least the linking-works-to-Gutenberg aspects of this problem should be a lot easier by th

[CODE4LIB] CODEX Hackathon in SFO for ALA

2015-05-21 Thread Eric Hellman
*CODEX Hackathon* codexhackathon.com June 26-28, 2015. San Francisco WHAT'S THE FUTURE OF READING? We're throwing a literary/publishing/library/books hackathon during the American Library Association conference in San Francisco on June 26-28, 2015. It's called CODEX. It's going to be epic.

[CODE4LIB] Let's implement the referrer meta tag

2015-06-11 Thread Eric Hellman
interested to know of sites that are using it; I know Thomas Dowling implemented a referrer policy on http://oatd.org/ <http://oatd.org/> Would it be a good idea to make it a required practice for libraries? Eric Hellman President, Gluejar.Inc. Founder, Unglue.it https://unglue

Re: [CODE4LIB] Let's implement the referrer meta tag

2015-06-12 Thread Eric Hellman
I'd not heard of this. But on reading it closely, I don't think it regulates the referer header, rather it prevent restricts the origins of resources that a page can load.So it doesn't work with referrer policies. but I could be wrong Eric On Jun 12, 2015, at 12:24 AM, Conal Tuohy wrote: > >

Re: [CODE4LIB] Let's implement the referrer meta tag

2015-06-12 Thread Eric Hellman
gt;> http://go-to-hellman.blogspot.com/2015/06/protect-reader-privacy-with-referrer.html >>> < >>> http://go-to-hellman.blogspot.com/2015/06/protect-reader-privacy-with-referrer.html >>>> >>>> >>>> I hope this is easy to deploy on library websites, because the privacy >>> enhancement is significant. >>>> >>>> I'd be very interested to know of sites that are using it; I know Thomas >>> Dowling implemented a referrer policy on http://oatd.org/ < >>> http://oatd.org/> >>>> >>>> Would it be a good idea to make it a required practice for libraries? >>>> >>>> >>>> Eric Hellman >>>> President, Gluejar.Inc. >>>> Founder, Unglue.it https://unglue.it/ >>>> http://go-to-hellman.blogspot.com/ >>>> twitter: @gluejar >>>

Re: [CODE4LIB] Let's implement the referrer meta tag

2015-06-13 Thread Eric Hellman
> Network, Inc. > http://www.lirn.net/ | http://www.twitter.com/LIRNnotes | > http://www.facebook.com/LIRNnotes > > On Jun 12, 2015, at 18:23, Eric Hellman wrote: > >> While going to SSL is a good thing to do, it's not a good idea to be loading >> non-secur

[CODE4LIB] a Library Digital Privacy Pledge ?

2015-06-13 Thread Eric Hellman
Jeremy's response made me think. What do people think about formulating a "Library Digital Privacy Pledge" that libraries, publishers and vendors could sign onto? Or perhaps a set of pledges. I'd start with moving services to SSL. Principle: Library Services and Resources should be delivered, w

[CODE4LIB] Draft for The Library Digital Privacy Pledge

2015-06-24 Thread Eric Hellman
ation has published What Every Librarian Needs to Know About HTTPS Eric Hellman President, Gluejar.Inc. Founder, Unglue.it https://unglue.it/ http://go-to-hellman.blogspot.com/ twitter: @gluejar

Re: [CODE4LIB] Protocol-relative URLs in MARC

2015-08-19 Thread Eric Hellman
Thank you Christian Pietsch and Kevin Ford for saving me the trouble, and for doing so with more correctness than I would have mustered. IMHO, where an https url is available, adding a insecure link as an alternative is 100% disadvantageous to users. Eric Hellman President, Free Ebook

[CODE4LIB] "coders for libraries"

2015-09-01 Thread Eric Hellman
about us: "code4lib: coders for libraries, libraries for coders. (I really hate the word "coders.") code4lib.org <http://code4lib.org/>" As someone who feels that Code4Lib should welcome people who don't particularly identify as "coders", I would we

[CODE4LIB] code4lib services and https

2015-09-01 Thread Eric Hellman
tp://code4lib.spreadshirt.com/> HTTPS SUPPORTED, but serving insecure resoures. wiki.code4lib.org <http://planet.code4lib.org/> HTTPS NOT SUPPORTED. Insecure login! So can we start setting an example, now? If cost of certificates is an issue, I am willing to step up. Eric Hel

Re: [CODE4LIB] "coders for libraries"

2015-09-01 Thread Eric Hellman
Code4Lib | You can't spell 'Library' without 'x4C' > On Sep 1, 2015, at 10:58 AM, Mark A. Matienzo wrote: > How about if we turn this topic around and focus on thinking about coming > up with a tagline that emphasizes our goals for inclusivity rather than > identity? > > Mark > > -- > Mark A. Ma

Re: [CODE4LIB] code4lib services and https

2015-09-01 Thread Eric Hellman
Yes, here's the discussion. https://listserv.nd.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A1=ind1311&L=CODE4LIB#157 <https://listserv.nd.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A1=ind1311&L=CODE4LIB#157> The environment has chaged quite a bit since then. Eric Hellman President, Free Ebook Foundation Founder, Unglue.it http

Re: [CODE4LIB] Alexander Street Press and Google Analytics

2015-09-30 Thread Eric Hellman
GA doesn't do that AFAIK. might be your proxy server. Eric Hellman President, Free Ebook Foundation Founder, Unglue.it https://unglue.it/ http://go-to-hellman.blogspot.com/ twitter: @gluejar > On Sep 30, 2015, at 1:47 PM, Laura Krier wrote: > > Hey folks, > I'm hopin

Re: [CODE4LIB] Alexander Street Press and Google Analytics

2015-09-30 Thread Eric Hellman
rowser tracking, but I >>> still can't figure out why it continues to append the linker parameter to >>> external sites. Anyone else using cross-browser tracking? The mystery >>> deepens... >>> >>> Laura >>> >>> On Wed, Sep 3

[CODE4LIB] my experience with Let's Encrypt

2015-11-12 Thread Eric Hellman
integration occurs. However, once it occurs, certificate maintenance and renewal will cease to be an issue. Eric Hellman President, Free Ebook Foundation Founder, Unglue.it https://unglue.it/ https://go-to-hellman.blogspot.com/ twitter: @gluejar

[CODE4LIB] Let's Encrypt public beta

2015-12-03 Thread Eric Hellman
https://letsencrypt.org/2015/12/03/entering-public-beta.html <https://letsencrypt.org/2015/12/03/entering-public-beta.html> Remember, LE is designed for automation, so your big value-add will be figuring out how to automate cert renewal on your platform. Eric Hellman President, Free

Re: [CODE4LIB] OCLC shutting down xISBN and xID (was Re: [CODE4LIB] Matching print and electronic editions of the same book)

2015-12-11 Thread Eric Hellman
cooperatively. Eric Eric Hellman President, Free Ebook Foundation Founder, Unglue.it https://unglue.it/ https://go-to-hellman.blogspot.com/ twitter: @gluejar

[CODE4LIB] Free Ebooks by ISBN

2015-12-21 Thread Eric Hellman
our_api_key}&username={your_username} /download_ebook/2576/ pdf Internet Archive CC BY-NC-ND /download_ebook/2577/ epub Internet Archive CC BY-NC-ND

[CODE4LIB] The HTTPS pledge list goes up next week.

2015-12-23 Thread Eric Hellman
elp publicise what you've done and what you're doing to make the switch. If you have a web page or blog post describing your use of HTTPS or your implementation plans, let us know and we'll add it to our list. Email us at ple...@libraryfreedomproject.org. Eric Hellman President,

[CODE4LIB] Let's Encrypt and EZProxy

2016-01-14 Thread Eric Hellman
s are switched to HTTPS? Also, I blogged my experience talking to people about privacy at #ALAMW16. http://go-to-hellman.blogspot.com/2016/01/not-using-https-on-your-website-is-like.html <http://go-to-hellman.blogspot.com/2016/01/not-using-https-on-your-website-is-like.html> Eric Eric Hellma

Re: [CODE4LIB] Let's Encrypt and EZProxy

2016-01-14 Thread Eric Hellman
firmly into the true > believer category to go the route you suggest. > > Cary > >> On Jan 14, 2016, at 11:20 AM, Eric Hellman wrote: >> >> A while back, the issue of needing a wildcard certificate (not supported by >> Lets Encrypt) for EZProxy was discussed

Re: [CODE4LIB] VIAF https certs

2016-02-02 Thread Eric Hellman
The folks at 18F offered to set up a dashboard for the library world like https://pulse.cio.gov/https/domains/ b ut we thought it might be too depressing just now.

Re: [CODE4LIB] VIAF https certs

2016-02-03 Thread Eric Hellman
https://www.ssllabs.com/ssltest/analyze.html?d=dx.doi.org Someone seem to be on the job there. > On Feb 2, 2016, at 2:32 PM, Stuart A. Yeates wrote: > > There are a relatively small number of infrastructure domains to which a > huge n

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

2013-02-21 Thread Eric Hellman
OK, pedant, tell us why you think methods that can be over-ridden are static. Also, tell us why you think classes in Java are not instances of java.lang.Class On Feb 18, 2013, at 1:39 PM, Justin Coyne wrote: > To be pedantic, Ruby and JavaScript are more Object Oriented than Java > because they

[CODE4LIB] githubs for poetry, legal docs

2013-02-27 Thread Eric Hellman
e started using Docracy.com to help us manage legal agreements. Eric Eric Hellman President, Gluejar.Inc. Founder, Unglue.it https://unglue.it/ http://go-to-hellman.blogspot.com/ twitter: @gluejar

Re: [CODE4LIB] We should use HTTPS on code4lib.org

2013-11-09 Thread Eric Hellman
I wrote an article about some of the fuss we had to deal with relating to redirecting to https. http://go-to-hellman.blogspot.com/2013/10/internet-plumbing-mixed-redirect-chains.html we dealt with some of the internet archive hiccups, too, but these were more to do with changing a website rathe

[CODE4LIB] Safari extensions

2010-08-05 Thread Eric Hellman
Has anyone played with the new Safari extensions capability? I'm looking at you, Godmar. Eric Hellman President, Gluejar, Inc. 41 Watchung Plaza, #132 Montclair, NJ 07042 USA e...@hellman.net http://go-to-hellman.blogspot.com/ @gluejar

Re: [CODE4LIB] MARCXML - What is it for?

2010-10-25 Thread Eric Hellman
e advantage to this? I can see using a human-readable format >> for poorly-documented file formats -- they're relatively easy to read >> and understand. But MARC is well, well-documented, with more than one >> free implementation in cursory searching. And once you know a binary &g

Re: [CODE4LIB] mailing list administratativia

2010-10-27 Thread Eric Hellman
follow-up was where the throttling > began). > > Alex > -- > Project Wrangler, SOA, Information Alchemist, UX, RESTafarian, Topic Maps > --- http://shelter.nu/blog/ -- > -- http://www.google.com/profiles/alexander.

Re: [CODE4LIB] mailing list administratativia

2010-10-27 Thread Eric Hellman
ies [mailto:code4...@listserv.nd.edu] On Behalf Of Eric > Hellman > Sent: Wednesday, October 27, 2010 5:58 PM > To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU > Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] mailing list administratativia > > I vote for changing the limit threshold to > > PI * (eventual le

Re: [CODE4LIB] c4l2011 location + reg. open time

2010-12-08 Thread Eric Hellman
I believe that would be "Indiana Memorial Union" on the campus of IU in Bloomington, Indiana Sent from my iPad On Dec 8, 2010, at 10:50 PM, Karen Coyle wrote: > I can't find anything on the wiki that says WHERE c4l2011 will be. (I thought > IMU was a hint, but that comes out as "International

[CODE4LIB] question about coding in libraries

2011-02-01 Thread Eric Hellman
of people employed at or on contract to your library whose major responsibilities include software development or maintenance. Broadly defined. 2. The total FTE staff at your library. (send to me, not the list, I will summarize) Eric Hellman President, Gluejar, Inc. 41 Watchung Plaza, #132 Montclair

[CODE4LIB] data on dev staff in libraries

2011-02-03 Thread Eric Hellman
12.2% 68 5 7.4% 53 5 9.4% 45 5 11.1% 39 5 12.8% 62 4.5 7.3% 89 3 3.4% 70 3 4.3% 49 3 6.1% 48 3 6.3% 69 2 2.9% 37 2 5.4% 24 2 8.3% 26 1 3.8% 19 1

[CODE4LIB] AGPL for libraries (was: A to Z lists)

2011-02-17 Thread Eric Hellman
ions. I > know there're products we could buy, but, like everyone else, we don't have > much money at the moment. > > Thanks for any info or advice! > > Michele DeSilva > Central Oregon Community College Library > Emerging Technologies Librarian > 541-

[CODE4LIB] GPL incompatible interfaces

2011-02-17 Thread Eric Hellman
tuck working with, have at it. If I'm mistaken and there are none left, then I'd like to know it. Eric Hellman President, Gluejar, Inc. 41 Watchung Plaza, #132 Montclair, NJ 07042 USA e...@hellman.net http://go-to-hellman.blogspot.com/ @gluejar

Re: [CODE4LIB] GPL incompatible interfaces

2011-02-18 Thread Eric Hellman
ng proprietary or open source (in > your Apache/MIT sense) untouched. I haven't seen any examples myself, > and can't quite see how it would be done legally. Eric Hellman President, Gluejar, Inc. 41 Watchung Plaza, #132 Montclair, NJ 07042 USA e...@hellman.net http://go-to-hellman.blogspot.com/ @gluejar

[CODE4LIB] Gluejar is hiring

2011-03-01 Thread Eric Hellman
Hi, Everyone! http://go-to-hellman.blogspot.com/2011/03/gluejar-is-hiring.html Eric Hellman President, Gluejar, Inc. 41 Watchung Plaza, #132 Montclair, NJ 07042 USA e...@hellman.net http://go-to-hellman.blogspot.com/ @gluejar

Re: [CODE4LIB] [dpla-discussion] Rethinking the "library" part of DPLA

2011-04-07 Thread Eric Hellman
mments, uploaded pictures, video, whatever. I really think this community > conversation and context-creation around materials is a big part of what > makes public libraries special. Eric Hellman President, Gluejar, Inc. http://www.gluejar.com/ Gluejar is hiring! e...@hellman.net http://go-to-hellman.blogspot.com/ @gluejar

Re: [CODE4LIB] [dpla-discussion] Rethinking the "library" part of DPLA

2011-04-12 Thread Eric Hellman
huge, and it makes no > sense to users that a library provide services based on publication date, > much less that enhanced services stop at 1923. > > kc > > Karen Coyle > kco...@kcoyle.net http://kcoyle.net > ph: 1-510-540-7596 > m: 1-510-435-8234 > skype: kcoylenet E

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

2011-04-27 Thread Eric Hellman
This thread got me thinking about what I learned during a time when I actually had time to learn whatever I wanted to: Applied Epistemology (reading list supplied mostly by @edsu) Copyright Law (reading list supplied mostly by @grimmelm) Writing and Journalism Eric Hellman President, Gluejar

Re: [CODE4LIB] Seth Godin on The future of the library

2011-05-18 Thread Eric Hellman
ituation, I see no evidence that ebooks will cost less > than razor blades, ever. Eric Hellman President, Gluejar, Inc. http://www.gluejar.com/ e...@hellman.net http://go-to-hellman.blogspot.com/ @gluejar

Re: [CODE4LIB] Seth Godin on The future of the library

2011-05-18 Thread Eric Hellman
Exactly. I apologize if my comment was perceived as coy, but I've chosen to invest in the possibility that Creative Commons licensing is a viable way forward for libraries, authors, readers, etc. Here's a link the last of a 5 part series on open-access ebooks. I hope it inspires work in the code

Re: [CODE4LIB] Seth Godin on The future of the library

2011-06-01 Thread Eric Hellman
t-before. It's my hope that there are a number of not-so-hard problems around this situation that people on this list have the tools to solve. Eric On May 19, 2011, at 1:30 AM, Karen Coyle wrote: > Quoting Eric Hellman : > >> Exactly. I apologize if my comment was perc

Re: [CODE4LIB] Adding VIAF links to Wikipedia

2011-06-10 Thread Eric Hellman
We talked a bit about this at LOD-LAM; Asaf Bartov of the Wikimedia foundation offered to help make this work better. email me if you need a a contact. On Jun 2, 2011, at 10:40 AM, Ralph LeVan wrote: > Yes, the bot was approved, but in a much more limited application that was > initially intend

[CODE4LIB] JHU integration of PD works

2011-06-15 Thread Eric Hellman
;unified" approaches being touted by vendors delivering something really different? Looking forward, I wonder whether the "print-first, then enrich with digital" strategy required by today's infrastructure and work flow will decline compared to a more Googlish web-first strategy.

[CODE4LIB] privacy enhanced implementation of Like button

2011-07-23 Thread Eric Hellman
Has anyone seen, used or written a wrapper script for Facebook Like buttons (http://developers.facebook.com/docs/opengraph/ ) that prevents the leakage of all user browsing behavior to Facebook? For example, the script might invoke the facebook script on an "OnClick" event. Eric Er

[CODE4LIB] New thread: Why are you doing what you're doing?

2011-09-28 Thread Eric Hellman
I think it's a good question, worth asking about *every* dev position being hired for. I would be interested to hear an answer from others on the list. In fact, I think the price of putting a position announcement on Code4lib should be a willingness to answer "why?". And "why not?" is a pretty

Re: [CODE4LIB] Examples of visual searching or browsing

2011-11-10 Thread Eric Hellman
ut production or close-to-production sites that are making good use > of these or similar tools to provide visual, non-linear access to > collections. Who's doing slick stuff in this area that deserves a look? > > Thanks! > > Julia > Eric Hellman President, Gluejar, In

Re: [CODE4LIB] Library News (à la ycombinator's hackernews)

2011-11-29 Thread Eric Hellman
And the discussion at hacker news is illuminating... http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3272980 On Nov 29, 2011, at 1:30 PM, Mark A. Matienzo wrote: > On Tue, Nov 29, 2011 at 1:25 PM, Jonathan Rochkind wrote: >> Don't know if the link is in error, or what. Anyone know what software >> Hacker N

Re: [CODE4LIB] Pandering for votes for code4lib sessions

2011-12-01 Thread Eric Hellman
I think that it's not out of bounds to ask people for c4l votes unless you're offering tangible rewards in exchange for said votes. "Tangible rewards" as used here shall in no circumstance be construed to apply to any offers of beer or its nonalcoholic equivalent. "Non-alcoholic equivalent" as u

Re: [CODE4LIB] Pandering for votes for code4lib sessions

2011-12-01 Thread Eric Hellman
because voters want the chance to make snide remarks about you on the backchannel. (I'll only be able to attend virtually this year. Please don't ask to take away my vote!) Eric Hellman President, Gluejar, Inc. http://www.gluejar.com/ 41 Watchung Plaza #132, Montclair NJ 07042 e...@

Re: [CODE4LIB] site vulnerabilities

2011-12-16 Thread Eric Hellman
I gave a lightning talk on XSS vulnerabilities in library software at the first Code4Lib conference. You'll be happy to know that as bad as things are, they've improved considerably! I showed several ILS vendors how I could insert arbitrary javascripts into their products. Some of them fixed th

Re: [CODE4LIB] What software for a digital library

2011-12-16 Thread Eric Hellman
to Python, but I'm quite happy with Django. Eric Hellman President, Gluejar, Inc. http://www.gluejar.com/ 41 Watchung Plaza #132, Montclair NJ 07042 e...@hellman.net http://go-to-hellman.blogspot.com/ @gluejar

Re: [CODE4LIB] site vulnerabilities

2011-12-19 Thread Eric Hellman
By the way, who ever decided it would be fun to reply by checking the gluejar website for XSS vulnerabilities, by all means, tell everyone about it! Eric On Dec 16, 2011, at 10:14 PM, Michael J. Giarlo wrote: > On Fri, Dec 16, 2011 at 21:42, Eric Hellman wrote: >> >> You'

Re: [CODE4LIB] too much Metadata

2012-02-16 Thread Eric Hellman
Related: http://go-to-hellman.blogspot.com/2009/06/when-are-you-collecting-too-much-data.html On Feb 10, 2012, at 3:57 PM, Patrick Berry wrote: > So, one question I forgot to toss out at the Ask Anything session is: > > When do you know you have enough metadata? > > "You'll know it when you

[CODE4LIB] Open positions at OCLC New Jersey

2008-07-21 Thread Eric Hellman
d match, and submit a resume at https://jobs-oclc.icims.com/oclc_jobs/jobs/candidate/jobs.jsp?ss=1&searchLoc ation=US-NJ so that you exist in the minds of HR. Eric Eric Hellman, Director OCLC New Jersey [EMAIL PROTECTED]2 Broad St., Sui

Re: [CODE4LIB] COinS in OL?

2008-12-01 Thread Eric Hellman
make use of them? > > Thanks, > kc Eric Hellman, Director OCLC New Jersey [EMAIL PROTECTED] 2 Broad St., Suite 208 tel 1-973-509-7800 Bloomfield, NJ 07003 http://nj.oclc.org/

Re: [CODE4LIB] COinS in OL?

2008-12-07 Thread Eric Hellman
; But this re-affirms my suggestion that there might be a better > microformat-ish way to embed information in the page in addition to > OpenURL. COinS/OpenURL is important because we have an established > infrastructure for it, but it's actually pretty limited and not always > the easiest

Re: [CODE4LIB] COinS in OL?

2008-12-08 Thread Eric Hellman
f Congress Control Number--eg "98013779"--, yes. > LCC--Library of Congress Classification--eg BF575.H27 W35 1991--I don't > think so. > > Jonathan > > Eric Hellman wrote: >> just catch up on the discussion here... >> >> for the benefit of those

Re: [CODE4LIB] registering info: uris?

2009-04-01 Thread Eric Hellman
hat I don't understand is the reason to express that identifier as: info:doi/10./j.1475-4983.2007.00728.x when http://dx.doi.org/10./j.1475-4983.2007.00728.x Eric Hellman e...@hellman.net (personal) http://hellman.net/eric/

Re: [CODE4LIB] registering info: uris?

2009-04-07 Thread Eric Hellman
ular about this that I just get a brain dump when I try to understand it. Does it make sense to anyone? kc -- --- Karen Coyle / Digital Library Consultant kco...@kcoyle.net http://www.kcoyle.net ph.: 510-540-7596 skype: kcoylenet fx.: 510-848-3913 mo.: 510-435-8234 Eric Hellman http://hellman.net/eric/

Re: [CODE4LIB] Use of rft.identifier in COiNS?

2009-04-29 Thread Eric Hellman
key/value pair? Thanks for any help you can provide. Chris Catalfo Programmer, LibraryThing [1] http://ocoins.info/cobgbook.html [2] http://generator.ocoins.info/?sitePage=info/dc.html&; Eric Hellman 41 Watchung Plaza, #132 Montclair, NJ 07042 USA e...@hellman.net (personal) http://hellman.net/eric/

Re: [CODE4LIB] A Book Grab by Google

2009-05-20 Thread Eric Hellman
Should note that Google could be paying $100,000,000+ to rights holders without getting ANYTHING in return in the absence of a settlement- that's what the copyright attorneys I've talked to believe would have been the ruling by the court had the suit gone to trial. And if that happened libr

Re: [CODE4LIB] A Book Grab by Google

2009-05-20 Thread Eric Hellman
gain more options in indexing and thus improved access to their collections. Eric http://hellman.net/eric/ On May 20, 2009, at 3:47 PM, st...@archive.org wrote: On 5/20/09 11:19 AM, Eric Hellman wrote: > I don't see how bashing Google (which is NOT what the > library association

Re: [CODE4LIB] A Book Grab by Google

2009-05-20 Thread Eric Hellman
egalese yourself at http://go-to-hellman.blogspot.com/2009/04/does-google-really-get-orphan-monopoly.html Eric On May 20, 2009, at 2:54 PM, Karen Coyle wrote: Eric Hellman wrote: Should note that Google could be paying $100,000,000+ to rights holders without getting ANYTHING in return in the absence

Re: [CODE4LIB] A Book Grab by Google

2009-05-20 Thread Eric Hellman
that the monopoly on orphan works is what will give Google the edge that keeps away competition, but he doesn't interpret the MFN clause as relating only to orphan works. kc * Eric Hellman wrote: I think one thing in Karen's comment is incorrect. As far as I can tell, the 'most f

[CODE4LIB] Google Fusion Tables

2009-06-12 Thread Eric Hellman
http://googleresearch.blogspot.com/2009/06/google-fusion-tables.html Google Fusion Tables: http://tables.googlelabs.com/Home My review: http://go-to-hellman.blogspot.com/2009/06/linked-data-vs-google-fusion-tables.html Eric Hellman 41 Watchung Plaza, #132 Montclair, NJ 07042 USA e...@hellman.net (personal)

Re: [CODE4LIB] Setting users google scholar settings

2009-07-15 Thread Eric Hellman
ting mechanism. Has anyone found a way of persisting this setting in the users browser, so when they start a new session this is the default? Yes, I know they can go "Scholar Preferences" -> "Save" to persist it, but I'm looking for a more automated way of doing

[CODE4LIB] proxying Google Book Search and advertising networks to protect patron privacy

2009-08-05 Thread Eric Hellman
same reason. I would be very interested to hear from any libraries that have done either of these things and of their experiences doing so. Eric Hellman President, Gluejar, Inc. 41 Watchung Plaza, #132 Montclair, NJ 07042 USA e...@hellman.net http://go-to-hellman.blogspot.com/

Re: [CODE4LIB] proxying Google Book Search and advertising networks to protect patron privacy

2009-08-05 Thread Eric Hellman
9:59 AM, Eric Hellman wrote: Recent attention to privacy concerns about Google Book Search have led me to investigate whether any libraries are using tools such as proxy servers to enhance patron privacy when using Google Book Search. Similarly, advertising networks (web bugs, for example) cou

Re: [CODE4LIB] proxying Google Book Search and advertising networks to protect patron privacy

2009-08-05 Thread Eric Hellman
e client. I'm guessing part of the reason for the "new api" was to address these issues. Jon Gorman Eric Hellman President, Gluejar, Inc. 41 Watchung Plaza, #132 Montclair, NJ 07042 USA e...@hellman.net http://go-to-hellman.blogspot.com/

Re: [CODE4LIB] proxying Google Book Search and advertising networks to protect patron privacy

2009-08-05 Thread Eric Hellman
xying doesn't solve that. Cheers, -Nate Eric Hellman President, Gluejar, Inc. 41 Watchung Plaza, #132 Montclair, NJ 07042 USA e...@hellman.net http://go-to-hellman.blogspot.com/

Re: [CODE4LIB] proxying Google Book Search and advertising networks to protect patron privacy

2009-08-06 Thread Eric Hellman
I guess a better way to distinguish is between public terminals (which have a different set of usage issues) and private terminals. On Aug 6, 2009, at 9:48 AM, Karen Coyle wrote: Eric Hellman wrote: There are two usage scenarios. 1. use of resources through a computer in the library or on

[CODE4LIB] followup on proxying Google Book Search, question on Shib/SAML

2009-08-10 Thread Eric Hellman
ot; in the context of SAML/Shibboleth? Thanks! Eric Hellman President, Gluejar, Inc. 41 Watchung Plaza, #132 Montclair, NJ 07042 USA e...@hellman.net http://go-to-hellman.blogspot.com/

Re: [CODE4LIB] followup on proxying Google Book Search, question on Shib/SAML

2009-08-10 Thread Eric Hellman
Exactly what I was looking for, but what I want to know, are these things actually used and implemented for real resource providers? On Aug 10, 2009, at 10:04 AM, Till Kinstler wrote: Eric Hellman schrieb: I am in the process of looking at other technologies to see if there are

Re: [CODE4LIB] Implementing OpenURL for simple web resources

2009-09-14 Thread Eric Hellman
by Royal Charter (RC 000391), an exempt charity in England & Wales and a charity registered in Scotland (SC 038302). Eric Hellman President, Gluejar, Inc. 41 Watchung Plaza, #132 Montclair, NJ 07042 USA e...@hellman.net http://go-to-hellman.blogspot.com/

Re: [CODE4LIB] Implementing OpenURL for simple web resources

2009-09-14 Thread Eric Hellman
iving software can't assume that whatever url is in rft_is represents an actual access point (available to the user) for the document. Eric Hellman President, Gluejar, Inc. 41 Watchung Plaza, #132 Montclair, NJ 07042 USA e...@hellman.net http://go-to-hellman.blogspot.com/

Re: [CODE4LIB] Implementing OpenURL for simple web resources

2009-09-14 Thread Eric Hellman
ntified, it's certainly not expected that it will resolve to full text). Eric, out of curiosity, will your own link resolver software automatically take rft_id's and display them to the user as links? Jonathan Eric Hellman wrote: Could you give us examples of http urls in rft_id

Re: [CODE4LIB] Implementing OpenURL for simple web resources

2009-09-14 Thread Eric Hellman
my 2 cents. Eric Hellman President, Gluejar, Inc. 41 Watchung Plaza, #132 Montclair, NJ 07042 USA e...@hellman.net http://go-to-hellman.blogspot.com/

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